Listen well and gather round
For a tale of love both lost and found Its start comes at the age of ten In a land hurt by wars of men Both lad and lass has lost their parents Their homes and lives charred ashes in cement In this bleak and painful time Each other's help they did find Charlie had a small guitar To play with lady Erica Together they did form an act To entertain as soldiers pas The passing men did tip them well Both their purse and bellies swelled This went on for 6 odd years The war did pass as did their fears Then a man did come along Who offered her a showbiz song Erica and Charlie said goodbye Upon their parting both did cry Upon the stage she found success Charlie embraced the wilderness He knew as soon as she had gone How strong it was their shared bond He began to write songs of love There count not be any oth' These songs did travel far and wide Until they reached Erica's bedside There after 10 long years She remembered Charlie and burst in tears Then one evening at a party Only creatives were invited She saw Charlie through a crowd His eyes looked up and cleared a cloud There did stand his one true love For so long he had been dreaming of They drifted together in a trance And shared a first and sublime dance From that time on they were together Tis love that's all that lasts forever
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Danger dropped in for a cup of tea.
Just looking for some company "Hello" it called and lit my adrenaline I wondered about risk and sin But danger just said "move right along "Your fear will not serve to make me less strong" I said hello back and ate biscuits of fear Just like that did it disappear. The danger remained, sipping the brew But I could face it I knew We cannot control when danger comes to tea But we can control what our reactions will be Will we let the fear consume So we can't face the danger in the room Or will we let the fear be a bit sweet And have the adrenaline as our treat Danger dropping in for tea can be unexpected company This is no reason to treat impolitely. This guest can't be put off indefinitely. We will all have a story About when danger came in for tea. Twenty one three
Who would have thought that we would be Well on our way To a new era and day Where our race has plenty for all Not through big plans but through many and small Small changes to how we live How we think How we talk How we give Twenty one three Looking to be a very good year for this humanity A time to settle A time to grow A year when our best does show Ready or not The future has come We know shines on us all the same sun Our world is one We must share and spread With every nation must we break bread We must vanquish these thoughts of fitting in Vanquish the fear of original sin Twenty one three Mean a year of potential Boundless and huge A year when we turn away From the coming deluge It seemed to loom dark in 2012 A year when we could have turned this world into hell When hope could have been lost But twenty one three is here and HOPE IS THE BOSS Reach Farther Dig Deeper Are you ready? Here comes the Future. |
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