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Coraz​ó​n

by James Morse

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1.
"Down in the alley, away, six floors down, he could see a cracked flower pot scattered over a spray of dirt and something pink sticking out of a green paper bow. It was down six floors smashed down six floors." 'Fuck,' said the modern man, the post modern soliloquist, talking in circles, around his friend the ventriloquist... (I keep running around) "'I don't understand Ivan, what does it mean?'" <FRIGHT> [with emphasis] no, it's you! [with force, accusatory tone] "'Is this just a wild fantasy or a mistake on the part of the old man, some impossible quid pro quo?" "' For the secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for. Without a stable conception of the object of life, man would not consent to go on living, and would rather destroy himself than remain on earth, though he had bread in abundance. That is true. But what happened? Instead of taking men’s freedom from them, Thou didst make it greater than ever! Didst Thou forget that man prefers peace, and even death, to freedom of choice in the knowledge of good and evil? '" "Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost." “'But ... that's absurd!' he cried, [flushing]. 'Your poem is in praise of Jesus, it does not blame him —as you meant it to do. And who will believe you about freedom? Is that the way to understand it? That's not the idea of it in the Orthodox Church...'" (feast or famine...) (you can't believe what your feelings teach ya, you've gotta go your own way, spread your wings and fly away over the sea as it drowns the world) "'But the little sticky leaves, and the precious graves, and the blue sky, and the woman you love! How will you live, how will you love them?... 'With such a hell in your heart and your head, how can you? No, that's just what you are going away for, to join them... if not, you will kill yourself, you can't endure it!'" "'Everything is permitted ... everything is permitted, is that it?'" (Catch all the rainfall in your Blue Bucket of Gold, where do your footsteps fall, when you're getting older? Every day I'm getting older..." Come back, come back, come back, come back, come back, from The Deep
2.
Oh, brother, you need some time and space away, alone, just some time to think, You've been carrying this weight your whole damn life, now it's time to let go of it, (high) time to let go of the habit you know so well... Self hate and disdain, tricks you into thinking you're the one with the key it's a disease, my friend, oh, but it isn't the end, You're free, to just be, as the Good Lord intends, let the facsimiles fall, (this knot is not who you were intended to be at all) Love yourself! Don't ever forget your Belovedness or anyone else's Kindness isn't weakness, (Love yourself!) toughness is only defense, When you gonna, gonna start living for real? When you gonna let yourself drown in Grace, Right now it's the opposite of what you think, You don't have to solve this Mystery, You don't have to solve this Mystery, You don't have to solve this Mystery, let Him instead.
3.
It looks as if we've found ourselves way up in a tree, Oh, it's alright, if we stay a while, I don't really mind it here. I've got a lot of good people on my mind, I'm not looking to be distant strangers, Maybe we'll all sit out by the campfire singing kumbaya... watching sparks fly up into the sky... I look at where we are my friend and it seems we've grown apart somewhat, Oh I believe in what the distance brings though I'm bound here to waiting patiently. I've got a lot of good people on my mind, I'm not looking to be distant strangers, Maybe we'll all sit out by the campfire singing kumbaya... watching sparks fly up into the sky... (into the sky...) The weather outside, can't affect your mind if you don't let it now (oh you won't let it now) don't let it get inside and hide that light you've got to let it shine (you've got to let it shine) I'm saying 'no man is an island' we're together in this 'no man is an island' we're together in this
4.
The sky inside and the silhouettes in view amidst the subtle hues, Moving through the scenes and the motions the motions, And the rise the ocean and I thought I saw the water, thought I saw the water, but the grain the grains of sand surrounded us (oh, they surrounded us!) while the visions came and went I could have been caught up in the mirage of the barren land beyond the fence in an arid sand nothingness I could have thought I saw when the film fell off... ...You. Sometimes we survive like animals like beasts in the wild the Truth so elusive oh the sieve settles and strains distills and all that retains oh, but the shade, drew away and Your arms surrounded us (Your arms surrounded us) while the visions came and went I could have been caught up in the mirage of the barren land beyond the fence in an arid sand nothingness I could have thought I saw when the film fell off... ...the likes of You.
5.
Misty 02:44
Look at me I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree And I feel like I'm clingin' to a cloud I can't understand I get misty, just holding your hand Walk my way And a thousand violins begin to play Or it might be the sound of your hello That music I hear I get misty whenever you're near Don't you know that you're leading me on? And it's just what I want you to do Can't you see that I'm hopelessly lost? That's why I'm following you On my own When I wander through this wonderland alone Never knowing my right foot from my left My hat from my glove I'm too misty, and too much in love Too misty And too much Too much in love
6.
Who is the father of chaos and lies and who is the author of life? for all of diabolos's schemes and scattering he surely must know he's in vain And it takes a toll (And it takes a toll) "I can't believe what you've done..." creation groans and aches what did the Spirit see As it left the Son's broken body And descended into a sea Filled with souls locked in Dante's Dream? Oh, how can a Father of lights from above watch as his Son dies below? for a moment it seems the deceiver is king while the Temple Veil tears into two And it takes a toll (And it takes a toll) "I can't believe what you've done..." creation groans and aches what did the Spirit see As it left the Son's broken body And descended into a sea Filled with souls locked in Dante's Dream?
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Lazarus 01:36
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Age 02:12
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rise and fall of empires so alike and time so constant as the tide lists and strings not trying to forget and pace so constant as the race so crawl out from underneath your skin, you've been a'hiding in... lift off that blind so you can see, you're standing in the moment is this a mirage? or is it my heart? hiding in corners of picture frames keeping me awake... and I didn't even notice, that my camera's out of focus, and the likeness of a sight, 'til it was gone... is it too late? moving s l o w l y d o w n these lanes here in my hometown... how? say what you wanna say, remember everything is memory everything?

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dedicated to Ben, Kathleen, Jim, Rosemary, Cliff, Kay, Maureen, John, Mary, Kevin, Vicki, Paula, Donna, Laurie, and Mike

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released February 29, 2020

written and produced by James Morse

all songs recorded, and mixed by James Morse except preliminary tracks
'Friends' - Damon Moon at Standard Electric Studios, and 'Nostalgia' - Chris DuPont at Solid Sound Studios

'Friends' credits:
accompanied by Sydney Morse, Damon Moon, Will Derr, Scotty Smith, Paul Stevens, Ben Kinzer, Joe Crabb, Toma Tadros, and Adrien Sandercock

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