LYRICS (with color-coded dialogue/ narrative)
WEATHERED AND TORN (2022) WEATHERED AND TORN (2022) COUNT TO ZERO Break the cycle… You created the pain Your sins are all-consuming And another price paid by fear The “blind eye” can see And the “deafened ears” know The time is here Count to zero Your lying eyes! Forsake your absolution For another false sense of life Love, hate and apathy And the feelings you kept deep inside Count to zero Create your “today” Stand tall, tomorrow may be too late Make your change And let today be your “someday” (be your “someday”) Lead the way Count to zero Don’t hesitate Begin today Count to zero Don’t walk away Seize the day Count to zero It’s not too late Keep the faith Count to zero Every single day Count to zero SURVIVOR'S GUILT The oceans are rising High water mark on the distant shore Faith is awakening Broken hearts, yearning for so much more The stars are now falling Under a bright midnight sky The tides are now turning I surrender! Please don’t leave me behind “One day, some day We will celebrate ‘tomorrow’ One day, some way We will live beyond the sorrow One day, some day We will celebrate the afterglow” Please give me another day I’ll never make it through! God, please give me one more day Another day with you “One day, some day We will celebrate ‘tomorrow’ One day, some way We will live beyond the sorrow One day, some day We will celebrate the rest of our lives One day, some way We will celebrate the best of our lives” One day, some day One day, some way One day, some way WEATHERED AND TORN Am I still alive? Is this all that remains of what I am? Frayed and empty Scared and withering away Never again! Never again! Never again! Not one more day! Never again! Never again! Never again! No more! Why me? What you gave you are now taking from me This war is wearing on me I’m at my breaking point now Come back down! Come back down! Come back down for Your creation! Take us home! Take us home! Take us away from this world! Weathered and torn, ashes adorned Is there no one to walk with me into the sunset? Weathered and torn, my innocence is stillborn Is there no one to cry to… will you hear me? Weathered and torn Weathered and torn, ashes adorned Is there no one to walk with me into the sunset? Weathered and torn, my innocence is reborn Is there no one to cry to… will you hear me? Don’t you cry… Don’t cry… Don’t you cry… I will carry you… I will ALWAYS carry you! COEXISTENCE? We cannot coexist! Dead faith is rising And we’re falling from grace Prophecy unfolding Of what must take place Stigmatize, polarize The devil no longer in disguise Segregate… Manipulate… Retaliate… Ignorance… Ignorance is… bliss? Compliance? Defiance? Read in-between the lines Blind faith in science? Glorifying the beast? Be not deceived by the marvels that they weave Brutalize… Demonize… The beginning of the end All the “king’s” horses All the “king’s” men Will trample you again and again Ignorance… Ignorance is… (no longer) bliss Compliance? Defiance? Read in-between the lines Tolerance? Intolerance? Trust the quiet voice inside Accept? Resist? We cannot coexist You were born as seeds of light That I planted in the soil of earthly sorrow You will bloom in their hearts and shine Giving someone another tomorrow THE DEAD ME Once upon a dream I used to watch you shine You were the brightest star in my sky And always so strong and willing to lead the way But I couldn’t watch you fall away No, don’t mourn the “dead” me Bury him far from your life Don’t mourn the “dead” me, no… So now that the stars have fallen on me again Each path that I choose Opens every old wound I yearned to bleed so I could numb the grief With this pain I felt so alive But that was the “dead” me No, don’t mourn the “dead” me Bury him far from your life Don’t mourn the “dead” me, no… So, release the bad dreams Bury them- move on with your life Forlorn memories Erase them from your heart Today I had to die So You could save my life No, don’t mourn the “dead” me Bury him far from your life Don’t mourn the “dead” me, no So, release the bad dreams Bury them- move on with your life Behold the new me Carry him- embrace my new life Don’t mourn the “dead” me Don’t mourn the “dead” me Don’t mourn the “dead” me Don’t mourn the “dead” me All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth (Copyright 2022 IOE Music) ANGEL BORN (2021) AUTUMN IS BURNINGAll alone I wade here Under a blackened sky For daylight is ending And the last days have begun And all alone I pray… Why was I left behind? Tell me, how could I have ever been so blind? Shade, please shade me I don’t know what I have become I don’t even know myself anymore You’re fanning a dying flame This is the rainbow’s end So listen closely to me now For time is no longer on your side But I will bring you the peace That you could never find Shade, please shade me I don’t like what I have become I don’t even know myself Save, please save me I'm so afraid of what will come Oh please, can you hear me? Autumn will be burning But the leaves will not be turning anymore I’m sending you a warning Go take shelter before the morning breaks A warning? A warning! Autumn is burning! Autumn is burning! Autumn is burning me! Autumn is burning me! Shade, please shade me From all that I have ever done And everything I have become Save, please save me! I'm so afraid of what will come Oh please, will you forgive me? Autumn will be burning But the leaves will not be turning… ever again The sky will soon be falling And the sun will be gone forever And time is running out For these are the last days Time is running… ANGEL BORN Breathe life back into me I took the very last breath I had to give You kept me from falling Until I had the strength to stand on my own Today I gaze again At the footprints you left for me in the sand All from so many smiles ago And now I’m here all alone And I need you to carry me again This is only goodbye… for now So don’t you cry another tear For my new angel born Let the wind open your wings And fly you away I dream of you angel born Now you’re gone and I’m all alone I will remember you every day Please carry me now… You will always be my angel born “You were the one that taught me how to fly Together we’ll open our wings in this ‘twice upon a time’…” So don’t you cry another tear For my new angel born Let the wind open your wings And fly you away I dream of you angel born Now you’re gone and I’m all alone I will remember you every day Please carry me now… Today another angel was born And he taught you how to fly You will always be my angel born I will remember you every day Fly home angel born MY PROMISE I heard you, now here I am I can see you smile But your mask, it covers the pain inside I can hear you laugh Beneath the buried tears that you hide Say hello Say hello for me I need to know Can you hear me? Will I ever see you again? Because you left without saying goodbye Now I feel so lost inside without you A part of me has died Say hello Say hello for me I need to know Can you hear me? Hello? “Hello, it’s been too long I am more alive than I have ever been.” But I still miss you more than you could know Say hello… Say hello… Say hello for me I need you to know… If I had never known you I would mourn you for a lifetime Say hello Say hello for me I need to know Can you hear me? Hello? “Hello, it’s been too long I am more alive than I have ever been” Hello? “Hello, it’s never ‘the end’ Now I will wait to meet again” Hello? “Hello… Don’t you grieve But celebrate the time you had with me…” This is my promise to you This is my promise to all of you Hello, hello… WHERE DREAMS BEGIN I am the autumn wind The fire-painted sky I am the rain I am the clouds upon high I am your smile and every tear that you have cried I am yesterday, tomorrow and for all time Now be silent Let time stand still in your mind Where dreams begin… Now long before I opened your eyes I knew you and gave your dream to you So take a look inside your heart And tell me what does it say to do? Where dreams begin I am the morning sun All light without an end I am the snow falling along a riverbed I am all laughter And the air that you breathe I am the love that has cut you so deep Now be silent Let me in to ease your mind Where dreams begin… Now long before I opened your eyes I knew you and gave your dream to you So take a look inside your heart And tell me what does it say to do? Where dreams begin There is nothing you could ever want That I would not give There is nothing you could ever want This is all for you Where dreams begin… Now long before I opened your eyes I knew you and gave your dream to you So take a look inside your heart And tell me what does it say to do? Where dreams begin Where dreams begin… Now long before I opened your heart I loved you and gave my world to you Here I am by your side right now As I hold onto you I’m making your dreams come true Where dreams begin Where dreams begin Where dreams begin IF? Oh, if I could fly… If I could heal the world… If summer would never end… And if peace would last forever… If dreams would always come true… I could never have come this far all by myself And why won’t you answer me? But I always do And WHEN I spread your wings You will soar above the rain And WHEN I watch you heal the world You will feel me smiling… and you will know I am the voice that speaks from the inside Listen to me… And WHEN your day comes I will watch you shine brighter than the sun Then summer will never end, no And ‘if?’ What are you afraid of? You are surrounded by my love I am the voice that speaks from the inside Listen to me! I will fly you away into another world of wonder Deep in your heart where your treasure lies For you are my shining star and so very beautiful in my eyes So now open the door to your dream on the other side Everything has become so clear Now I know what I need to do I’ll talk to you soon I will fly you away into another world of wonder Deep in your heart where your treasure lies For you are my shining star and so very beautiful in my eyes Now open the door to your dream on the other side Now go be somebody’s hero Be somebody’s hero today Now go be somebody’s hero Be somebody’s hero for more than today Now go be somebody’s hero Be somebody’s hero Change their life- begin today! KILLING GOD When I first held you in my hands I vowed to give you all I had to give When I first looked into your eyes I knew that I would love you beyond the end of time All I want is for you to love me! We’re killing God When I first kissed your face I would have forever held you in my arms So hold tight to me I’d do anything… Anything to keep you safe from harm All I want is for you to love me back! I give my all for nothing in return So help me, I’m crying For you never knew my name Help me, I’m trying Has my love all but been in vain? We’re killing God There’s blood in the water today… I’m bleeding your tears… Shielding your fears for you… yeah, YOU! I’m numbing your pain Washing your shame away So help me, I’m crying For you never knew my name Help me, I’m trying Has my love all but been in vain? Help me, I’m crying For the world doesn’t know my name Help me, I’m dying You have all but erased my name We’re killing God Can you hear my right now? Killing God I’m trying to reach you We’re killing God Don’t let me go You’re killing God Don’t let me go You’re killing God Killing God FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT (Moore, Levine & Emmett) WAR ROOM I’ve felt your pain longer than you would believe The damage inside has cut you so very deep In an ocean of your own tears, I see the tide pulling you away So right now this will all change And I will end your war today I know this is so hard for you to believe Because I have loved you longer than you could dream So no matter what the mirror shows you right now You will always be perfect to me Dry your eyes Don’t cry yourself to sleep The world has soured you But I will rebuild you Because I never want to lose you Starlight so bright, guiding me tonight So why do heroes fall, never to see the dawn? And all alone I pray for my Champion today So please help me before I fall away! No one could ever see The weight you carry every day… But I do… I do! No one could ever know How broken you have become… But I will rebuild you I promise! Starlight so bright, guiding me tonight So why do heroes fall, never to see the dawn? And all alone I pray for my Champion today So please help me! Starlight so bright, guiding me tonight So why do heroes fall, never to see the dawn? And all alone I pray for my Champion today Please help me before I fall away! Please don’t let me fall away! SERENITY REIGN A still morning is born Rising here at the top of the world Dreaming today away The winter has ended never to return again The light I placed within you is burning so bright Shine, now shine… A new morning has been born Another chance to make a change Now one more day to dream away Believe me when I say to you On a warm summer day I finally found you Never knowing how much I needed you in my life Ivory towers stand where ruins once remained So now I will place the world in the palm of your hand So shine, now shine… Morning has been born again Another day to dream away For I will give you your fairytale ending One day not far away Let serenity reign Let serenity reign Let it reign down today Shine on me Shine on me Shine on Reign on me Reign on me Reign on So shine, now shine… Morning has been born again Another day to dream away For I will give you your fairytale ending One day not far away Let serenity reign Let serenity reign From the top of the world Let your serenity reign Let your serenity reign Here at the top of the world This is your fairytale ending ANIMATION IN A STILL WORLD Man-made disillusion Global lies, evolution (Logic cannot compute) You claim you believe Yet you continue to be deceived (by the elite) And you still deny the truth Worldwide deception Please pay attention You’ve been so easy to mislead Still you lie in-between the lines Yet you continue to deny Why do you defend the beast? (Misinformation Feed) (Repeat) (Ctrl) – (Alt) – (Delete) You are my animation… In a still world that is so naive In a still world where truth is never well-received Don’t hate the victim, hate the enemy For you were also once deceived Animation… (Misinformation Feed) (Repeat) (Ctrl) – (Alt) – (Delete) Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world. It is difficult to let go of your core beliefs even when presented with facts that contradict them. It is so important to you that you protect these core beliefs that you rationalize, or even deny anything that that does not support them. You have been programmed from birth to accept certain ‘undeniable truths’ but you have not always been presented with evidence that support these ‘truths’. If you happen to uncover evidence that disproves what you have been taught to believe, you will be silenced by the establishment. Now remember… you are being lied to, so question everything and trust your senses. They do not lie. In a still world that is so naive In a still world where truth is never well-received Don’t hate the victim, hate the enemy For you were also once deceived (Ctrl) – (Alt) – (Delete) (Reboot) Animation… Animation… Animation in a still world MARIGOLD SUN Summer will rise… Heal me with your burning sun Close my wound- the sorrow of yesterday Shade me with your quiet night and let me sleep I don’t have the strength to face another day alone Smile, l know you can Every day is a gift from me Rain, go away And blind me with your sun, renew me today Free me from my own mind, take me away Into a marigold sun I cannot see beyond the darkened clouds For the rain never seems to end Please God lift this weight Another chapter in your life that you had never read From a storybook I’d written long ago Laugh, l know you can Life is a gift from me Rain, go away And blind me with your sun, renew me today Free me from my own mind, take me away Into a marigold sun Do you remember the promise I made you? Have you forgotten my words so soon? Today I will stop the rain, and open the clouds for you Shining my light, bringing you back to life Rain, go away And blind me with your sun, and lead the way Free me from my own mind, take me away Alive, so alive I can see the blue sky And feel your light inside But I still can’t see beyond the sun But I know you can And I am looking up at you now Even though I can’t see you I know you’re watching over me And now I can smile again I can laugh again I feel alive again I am just beyond the marigold sun IN MEMORY OF ME I have a message to give to you… “Early this morning I came back home To visit you in a dream I saw you were so sad so I left you a gift To say I love you… To remind you of me Always remember I am never gone But God brought me home Now I stand behind the stage As I watch the rest of your play I know you will make me proud of you Like you always do You shed too many tears for me So dry your eyes and know… My life was so much more Than it ever would have been without you Now I am well and will always be So go on in memory of me…” Hold onto me now I’ll never let you go Fading memories are all I have In memory of… Even now on your darkest day You never doubted me or my plans for you Now watch and you will see What I will reveal to you In memory of… Stay here with me now Just for a while then you can go I needed this more than you will ever know In memory of… “Me” I know you are bleeding inside Because everything is still so real But time will heal you I will heal you You know now that tomorrow will come And I will carry you by your hand… By your broken wing “White feathers I give to you from my new wings White feathers I leave for you in memory of me When you see them Know that I was near thinking of you White feathers to hold for me in your time of need Again until we meet God will bring you peace So go on in memory of me Go on in memory of me Go on in memory of me Go on in memory of me” All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth (Copyright 2020 IOE Music) Except "Fight The Good Fight", music and lyrics by R. Emmett, G. Moore & M. Levine (Copyright 1981- Triumph) SOULRISE (2018) HARVEST DAY In this self-made prison I’m dying… God help me! My days of ‘life’ have faded into distant memories Resurrect my youth, I have been holding on In your light I pray to wash away the shame Bleed my sorrow or take my soul today I’m falling, drowning in tragedy When will peace be returned to me? In your soil of life I planted seeds of tomorrow For all my light will bloom and purge your sorrow When you are wise enough to accept the truth I will bring you back all of your youth “Rain, come again Fall upon my son today and bring him new life” Harvest day- dry your tears And walk in my daylight again Harvest day? Could this really be the end of my disarray? Harvest day Another chapter of you has been written today Harvest day? Could this really be the end of my disarray? Harvest day Another chapter of you will be done “Rain, come again Fall upon my son today and bring him new life” Harvest day- dry your tears And walk in my daylight again Today the sorrow shall end The sun is searing through Life has returned to you LET ME DIE YOUNG Shroud me from my despair In a time when I should have the world at my feet Some ‘angels’ cry when given their wings too soon in life Remember to kiss the ones you love goodnight Release your weight I’ll never let you give up today Now I’ve seen Heaven on Earth I’ve kissed the face of hell and lived to tell I know you’re with me always until the end When Heaven opens for me just let me die young Let me die young So lost inside this tangled web of life Breaking daylight much too late This lonely silence is deafening Re-thread the strand and set your soul free Release the blame For I am a better way And can ease your pain Now I’ve seen Heaven on Earth I’ve kissed the face of hell and lived to tell I know you’re with me always until the end When Heaven opens for me just let me die young Let me die young At the edge of another revolution? This I will not say How much longer until our oblivion? I will pull you home before that day And you should know you will be okay Now I’ve seen Heaven on Earth I’ve kissed the face of hell and lived to tell I know you’re with me always until the end Heaven is open for me now let me die young Let me die young Let me die young Let me die young Let me die young SHIELD ME Release your tears, I’m a soldier sent to shield you I watch over you more than you will ever know Now purge all your fear- your own weapons fight against you Let me be your guide So broken and afraid… How will I spread my wings again? Silence and bind the whispers to all fade and die If I fight the wars for you they will never end Ignore all the lies, all the warfare from inside- quiet your mind Shield me inside so I can breathe new life A ‘stargazer’ in my own mind Shield me with an early, warm falling rain Walk through the door I open for you I’ll light the way Now here on your wall tall I stand Cross over heart, tomorrow in my hand For I will shroud you and suffer your pain And heal your broken heart Shield me inside onto a distant land Rebuild my temple from a grain of sand Shield me with a midnight falling rain A new dawn is waiting for you… “Morning…. Rise!” Shield me inside before I say goodbye Guiding the way with a final sign Shield me with another warm falling rain Now the war is over for you Go and light the way ONLY HUMAN I’ll never let you suffer, I will be right there to heal you And when you cry, I am by your side to dry your eyes When you are alone, listen closely for my voice And then there will be nothing left to fear I can feel so much change in me now Heaviness is fading from my heart I know I cannot change the world But I can change the way I live today I never want to forget where I came from So remember now- you’re only human I will let you fall so I can mend and rebuild you But when you fail, I retest you then progress you Just open your mind to what I am teaching you Then I promise never to let go Remember the forgive yourself I have already forgiven you I know I cannot change the world But I can change the way I live today I never want to forget where I came from So remember now- you’re only human Your world that I made Came with a price to be paid You are the light of me young man You will never be the same Carry me today Let me breathe you in so deep I am only a breath away I know I cannot change the world But I can change the way I live today I never want to forget where I came from So remember now- you’re only human I know I cannot save the world But I am only human You’re only human For I have written, so it will be done A kaleidoscope of beauty will fill your life So remember now- you’re only human MOONRISE Far above the morning desert sands below you And beyond the Indian-painted sun that rises above Is a light that shines upon you and guides you through the night Leading the way with my lunar light This is only a glimpse of what you can expect to see But not right away You still need time to grow Moonrise- Let your light guide the way home Don’t mourn the day the dream will die Chase your horizons in this "once” upon a time Step outside your mind Let your soul guide you For it already knows the way home, remember? For you will reveal Upon the shoulders of giants stands a man Before me lies an autumn Mayan sky Where I watched you smiling down Shrouding me with the beauty of your world Dream at peace at the horizon And remember what brought you here Now open your eyes you’re not dreaming I have returned you home Step outside your mind Let your soul guide you For you have revealed Upon the shoulders of giants stands a man “Moon- Rise!” Moonrise- Let your light guide the way home Don’t mourn the day the dream will die Chase your horizons in this… Moonrise- I will mend your wings so you can fly To where my earthly angels shine Chase your horizons in this "twice” upon a time Open your eyes You’re not dreaming GODLESS Why do so many fear your name? They’re bearing guilt for what they disbelieve But you were never taught how to love or to have faith I can help you find the way So many times in life where science has failed you Playing God with your emotions Trying to deceive you by hiding me and my word Oh, but what can I do? Break the bread of life still unbroken I’m Godless! Godless! Rise above deception With the words I have given you For I am losing my creation Show the world my love For they only divide and hate Godless? Godless! I will show you your dreams That you never knew you had Then bring them to life before your very eyes If you would only let me try Okay, so why do so many kill in your name? They are fueled by greed and misdirection Their contradictions bastardize my words every day I know why you turned the other way Rise above deception With the words I have given you For I am losing my creation Show the world my love For they only divide and hate… the world I do believe this is from Heaven! It’s not too late You can make a difference But you’re running out of time Godless? ONCE WE BELIEVED I still try to smile but you would never let me learn to fly Or change the way I view the world How can I believe that my dawn will come When I’ve fallen so hard today? Please bring me a change Or take me home today I don’t know what else I can do So I surrender once and for all I have been waiting for you Now you will grow so very strong And know that one day you will become everything you want to be You never thought that you would ever see the day Where I would be guiding you Providing your way No, the tears you cry are not your own In solitude you are never alone Spread your wings for the world to see All chains are broken Once you believe in me I can feel you opening your world to me Today your nightmares become sweet dreams Nothing will ever stay the same You prayed for a change to come and take you away Time is never kind but faith is always on your side Will we ever stop to bask In what we’ve done with our lives And what we have become? Tell me- what have I become? Tell me- what will we ever become? Spread your wings for the world to see All chains are broken Once you believe in me Fly now life begins anew Our world has been opened Once we believed in you TWICE UPON A TIME Once dead and soulless, I was so alone And broken until you saved me On the day I needed you the most At the edge of my oblivion But you sent them to me on my darkest day Can you see and hear what is left of me? Dead or alive, reunite me! By you they carry me beyond my internal wars Of emptiness and despair Trusting me with their lives in my hands Don’t ever bury your head in the sand Can you see and hear what is left of me? Dead or alive, reunite me! Shield me from this fear that is killing me! End this lie and this tragedy now! Twice upon a time Once out of reach, now in the palm of your hand Twice upon a time in Heaven as it was on Earth Alive, strong and unbroken Twice upon a time Once out of reach, now in the palm of your hand Twice upon a time in Heaven as it was on Earth Once upon a time- distance can’t divide you and me Twice upon a time- distance can’t divide, you will see (The Enemy) “Stare into my barrel There is no one to save you I will corrupt you- body, mind and soul Your prayers will never be heard Your ‘god’ has forsaken you” No! By my wounds you have been redeemed My blood has been shed for you Remember, the snake will always lie He has no authority, resist! Now you will smile again When the mourning is gone And I will heal your broken heart And bring them back into your arms You will love them again Another time in a better world Where your hearts will be filled with life Twice upon a time ALL IS NOW FORGIVEN All is not yet forgiven Why can’t I ever seem to let go? Still I’m holding on And why does a part of me die when I have to say goodbye? Reflecting on fond memories of what you’ve left behind Please show me what I must do today One day soon not far from now you will learn my truth The world below is your shining stage in this short play of ‘life’ From behind the curtain we watch and wait But all is not forgiven Do not waste your tears in mourning anymore For this is a part of your life that you must endure Self-destruction and apathy will never mend your wounds But I can only help you now No, it was not your time to go But I will never lose my faith No, it was not your time to go I need you to help me heal I can’t do it on my own No, it was not your time to go So until we meet again? I will see you soon again my friend Until then, I must say goodbye You will see signs and gifts left behind So know they will always be with you All is now forgiven No, it was not your time to go So until we meet again WAITING FOR THE SKY TO FALL Distant skies of warm sunlight rise Peering through this second morning rain Your first sign of life after so many tears Be still and listen for what you cannot “hear” Don’t let me live in fear of tomorrow Or drown in a sea of haunting memories Now open your heart Don’t burden your soul with what will go wrong But how long before I die? Embrace your life The sun will still rise While you’re waiting for the sky to fall Peel away the mask that I wore for years That hid all of my secrets, hopes and fears Bring me hope in tomorrow, and what lies ahead You’ve awakened my soul- I’ll be your voice Don’t let me live in fear of tomorrow Or drown in a sea of haunting memories Now open your heart Don’t burden your soul with what will go wrong But how long before I die? Embrace your life The sun will rise after all So once and for all Stop waiting for the sky to fall Heal me, release me Scars still remain but Nothing can bring back the shame Shroud me, absolve me A new hope begins today Just a promise away Now open your heart Don’t burden your soul with what will go wrong But how long before I die? Embrace your life The sun will rise after all So once and for all Stop waiting for the sky to fall You were waiting Waiting You were waiting So once and for all Stop waiting for the sky to fall AND THEN THERE WAS ONE My heart, it bleeds now for all that I’ve lost I thought I was the only one left in my life Alone I lie waiting for you to bring me home So please show me a sign Why do I cry whenever I pray? How can I smile when I think of yesterday? Maybe because I know deep down in my soul You can hear me and always by my side Memories are everything to me now But I can still feel you here protecting me Dear God, please send us your Son I know you can see what your world has become Sorrow still remains with so much to be done And then there was one! And then there was one? No! God grant me serenity that I once had And all the wisdom that I gave away You gave me the strength to carry the weights Of those who cannot carry their own And then there was one? No! Dear God, please send us your Son I know you can see what your world has become Sorrow still remains with so much to be done And then there was one! And then there was one? No! I can feel you so close I can hear the sound of your voice (Angel) “Don’t be afraid! I have been sent here to bring you home.” Once you were so afraid, waiting for the sky to fall Now gaze down at the sand, at the footprints that surround you Look beside and find familiar sets of two And look before you, far ahead, and adore Standing all around you as I open the gates Welcoming you into eternity Are all your loyal sets of four SOULRISE [PART I- Coming Home] All my life I never believed That peace would feel surreal On my last day when all would become so real Bring me back to where I was “born” To the world I knew Long before I became who I “am” Far above stormy clouds we watch the rain Falling from beneath our feet from Heaven Where I watch you sleep Prepare to leave this world behind Quiet your heart and listen closely for a sign Far above stormy clouds we watch the rain Falling from beneath our feet from Heaven Where I watch you sleep Heaven never sleeps Here we will watch the rain fall Far above stormy clouds we watch the rain Falling from beneath our feet from Heaven Where I watch you sleep Soon your soul will rise- rise today On angel wings you will fly- fly away [PART II- Beyond The Firmament] Dream now as I lay you down to sleep Rest your eyes and feel my peace Rise now and be released My angels are bringing you home to me Let your soul rise Your longing is over I will deliver you back to me To my ivory towers Let your soul rise Above the earth, moon, sun and sky Beyond the firmament you will fly... Soon it will be done Let my soul rise [PART III- Welcome Home] Now I know nothing lost is ever gone And nothing gone is ever lost forever Allow yourselves to heal for I have said Life and love will never end Above the earth, moon, sun and sky I had seen miracles before my very eyes Because of you today I will finally have my wings I’ve waited so long You spared me the time to say my goodbyes And now I will close my eyes… Rise… Soul rise Soul rise, soul… Let your soul rise, soul rise, soul… Let your soul rise, soul rise, soul… Let your soul rise, soul rise, soul… I have opened the gates for you my son And I have a prepared a place for you Welcome home! [PART IV- Reunion] Voices from “beyond” (lost family and friends)- Max Wolff, Mary Tittsworth, Kenny Tittsworth, Alyssa Kelly Whelan, Francis Powell & Trooper Tittsworth All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth Copyright 2018 IOE Music REBUILDING THE RUINS (2011) CROSSES IN THE SAND Drowning in water where no one ever hopes to sail Visions growing darker every day When we look at where we are We're sinking fast between the ocean and the sand Drowning in a metaphor the quicksand pulls you under There we see a soul that never lived to cry… why? Living everyday only to regret, but you were given a choice Something you cannot forget All for one, for nothing, you are not to blame It never saw the world… there was never life to hate Playing God today, giving life a second chance Why do you pity what was never born to be? Living in shame is not what he would wish to see “’Tis better to give than to take away.” Forgive yourself today, let’s embrace tomorrow hand in hand No lives were ever taken, they're all crosses in the sand Let the waves wash them away, here and all across the land In your new Independence Day, pray for the crosses in the sand Maybe ten, twenty, even thirty years He'd be another dead man walking Stepping off the ledge "never to be saved" If God so forgiving, then he would understand Sometimes a "choice" is better to be made HUMAN ANGELS Meditating in the morning rain at the center of the storm Safe and sound at the beginning of our new world Surrounded by Earth, water and bright eternal light Another chapter in this man-made paradise A burning sun heals the wounds we bled for so long yesterday Falling tears from above, cleansing the bright blue sky Surrounded by tranquil waters leading from infinity Savoring this moment so reborn in time Meditating without pain... Healing the wounds we've suffered for so long Breathing celestial air I have drifted so far away from home Fate has carried me away onto distant shores I cannot foresee what the future will bring for me Time will tell, for now God only knows Meditating without pain... Healing the wounds we've suffered for so long And today... comes the rain Sailing through oceans of lifelong memories Holding on with no will to fight Tomorrow is just a dream away Praying for that guiding light (no will to fight) Rising above and to lift them away Human angels, reflections from beyond Bringing new life to those long gone Remember, you are never alone I am here to carry you when you fall For we have seen the errors in our ways Rewarded with tomorrow and another day Meditating without pain... Healing the wounds we've carried so long And again... comes the rain Sailing through oceans of lifelong memories Forever is just a dream away, but… ...the dream is still alive TRIBAL SCARS The red sun is still burning War paint is drying Warm rain is falling from a cloudless sky War dance under moonlight Great Spirit, give us sight Until the morning sun ignites Dance with me and the rain will fall Around the fire, we'll pray ‘til dawn Heal your wounds and breathe new life Now your war is over… inside Moonlight is fading Now dawn is breaking Can you feel the scars through my words? In a tribe where I never wanted to be In a tribe where I never want to leave Blood still flows from our scars Twilight skies ablaze- turning dusk into dawn Moonlight seas of haze- crying through song I’m just a feather in the Great Spirit's hand The poet- write your words through me I’m still holding on by a thread so thin All that remains is my one and only dream Twilight skies ablaze- turning dusk into dawn Moonlight seas of haze- prophecy through song Twilight skies ablaze- rain dance under starlight Moonlight seas of haze- life begins at daylight DREAMS UNBROKEN It seems like forever since I last heard your voice I'd dreamed of it so many times only to awaken Now time has healed the pain, again I see you As I did when I was young And I prayed the silence would end You have more life in you now More than I'd ever seen before Now the years have passed and the wounds have healed But we never said we were sorry until today Let time forget the sadness Put the past behind, carry on with our lives Let time forget our pride It took years for me to say… You are the one I always wanted to be, now I am I see you as the one I always remembered You were there The tide carried us back home I cry... just like you I feel pain... just like you I laugh... just like you Why did I carry this weight for so long? So many years of words unspoken Today, all dreams are unbroken SORROW'S END She dreams of visions that come to be She hears the voices of pending reality Waiting for silence, the whispers so consuming She awakens in tears, but the images remain (Then) fade away, fade to gray, to return another day Premonitions of our fate, so burned within her mind To escape would change the course Of our future and our past She'll tear the stars from the sky and hold them in her hand For the day when her sorrow will end … Sorrow shall end “Listen now, listen well, listen to what you fear… “Listen now, listen well, listen to you cannot hear” The sight is changing If I could change what is to be… Then why can’t I hold you next to me? I don’t want to hear them anymore… Please take them away… the “voices” She'll tear the stars from the sky and hold them in her hand But no one would understand... … Sorrow shall end But I will never see her, never see her again I will never hold her, never know her again Never see her, never feel her again I will never touch her, never love her again REBUILDING THE RUINS "Temples and ivory towers that once stood tall Now lie in ruin With shattered icons and broken dreams Here they are... the servants" On this day when all our heroes have fallen Justice has become a fading memory One day our stones will shatter your glass castle walls When time and the elements have taken their toll Frozen hearts, so enslaved A dying wish only to be free Blood of the life forsaken Mutiny breeds as we awaken from this dream But the usurpers are still playing God Justice will soon end their reign over our world Dreaming through the years our voices would be heard... Tell me who will wear my crown of thorns today? Will we ever be saved or… Are we destined to drown in our own misery? Don't let go, never let go I'm not sorry for dying Prayer brought another hero With strength beyond our years Putting faith in his name Will end the tyranny today Rebuilding the ruins Fallen sand castles and broken clay soldiers Lie before me on this warm spring day Now tables are turned, and life is breeding justice Retribution only a heartbeat away What once were ruins are again towers standing tall Rebirth for the ones who deserve Time will heal all wounds But only faith can rebuild our ruins Rebuilding the ruins MY STIGMATA You cry my wounds, I bleed your tears Thorns in my soul, wearing your crown for years You are my brightest night, I am your darkest day We are tomorrow, bonded by blood today I am the only one that you have seen, that you believe in You are the only one- I let you see inside my dreams We have nothing to grieve You see me how I wanted you to see And you’ve become what I intended you to be We are so different yet one in the same But I never wrote the rules to this game You are the only one- I let you see what I can conceive... In the end we stand alone and you still choose to believe We have the only means to shine our light and rid the disease In a dying world we are the holy trinity If I would ever let go, would you still believe? Now I am wearing the crown of thorns so invisible to me I bleed the wounds from my hands and feet for you Open every day of my life My stigmata... wounds I've never bled, scars of humility that yearn My stigmata... chasing the dragon, just to watch him burn My stigmata... tears I've never shed, cries of serenity have won My stigmata... trinity blood red, another hero unsung. VOICE OF MAN: "Help me to remember... to find the place that I once knew Renew my hope, mend my faith I see myself in you as I see you so much in me My wounds are so open, my soul filled with uncertainty When will I bear my cross or is that something I haven't deserved? Humility so subdued- my imperfections show through It seems the day has come for you to carry me once again Now one set of footprints now appear in the sand." VOICE OF “ANGEL”: "I have carried you in times when you knew not what to do I have watched you from the day when you first opened your eyes I let you make mistakes, learn so you would grow I will carry you once again, for your one last lesson learned It will not be long before I see you again It will not be long before you will carry another Now return to the place you once knew Today there are 2 sets of footprints in the sand Welcome home again..." MAN: "I’m so afraid… I can’t carry on.” ANGEL: “I will be here to guide you until the end.” MAN: "But why must I hold the weight of the world?” ANGEL: “Soon you will know, so never give in.” MAN: "My heart is with you.” ANGEL: “And mine is with you.” MAN: “All of my dreams and all that I’ve seen shall become what I am soon to be.” ANGEL: “Hold onto me my child, and never let go.” MAN: "We are one." BOTH VOICES: "We are one in the same" NATIVE TO HIS LAND We shall not cease from exploration And at the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. --T.S. Elliot Back to a place and time when I was young In a simple world so far away All the memories coming back to me Made me what I am The land I knew for so very long I had to leave but never let go Time has passed again here I am Where the story began Life had taken this world away from me Through wiser eyes I see Home to my new native land But so foreign to me Where I roam, where I cry Where I sleep, where I will lie Where I dream, where I survive Where I believe, where I'm alive This land- my native land, once upon a dream I saw your towers standing so tall This land- my native land, ruined remains Fallen before me, lying at my feet Full circle, here I stand Once a boy, now a man I returned to a new native land Now I can move on This land- my native land, once upon a dream I saw your towers standing so tall This land- my native land, and today I know My time has come to let go CHILDREN OF AUTUMN Small, fragile hands wielding heavy stones Trying to break the glass cages that surround them With no one to comfort and no one to protect them Their loneliness carries a heavy weight Are we so tired that we refuse to run the course? And are we so blind that we forget what is in our hearts? Autumn brings dusk to life, the endless night But there is still time to mend the wounds you bear Why haven't I fought for you, my one and only regret Time cries for you, my tears will never forget Are we so cold that we ignore helpless life? And are we so naive to think someone else will save them? The days are gone when I believed that man… Would keep the flame alive A cold heart will never warm The children for another night A “man”, lifting the weight of the world Never to see it all again Shining our warm light Onto a cold, desolate night We cannot bring back what is gone But we can save all that remains How can you face the day When you can live unseen at night And hide behind your selfish pride While the children of autumn cry Today I shed my human skin And spill my blood for the animals I live among For the animal I have become On this judgment day of my brothers, I am their keeper ON ELEVATED GROUND Last night I had another dream Again at the edge of eternity Looking down below at our world A new sight overwhelming me If I could play God, then I would create a different world You call me a hero but I'm only a man And I still bleed the same as you, for you... who knew? Sometimes when you see me smile, it's only a facade Holding it in but crying so deep inside I know I can never be what you think you see... but I try If I could play God, I would create a world... …Where tears become laughter …Where sadness is no more …Where peace conquers fear …Where sounds of war are silenced …Where feast will end famine …Where love will fill the world …Where summer skies are never gray …Where autumn leaves will never fall …Where we will live eternally Here, on elevated ground we walk Through valleys of the shadows of life Where love will be all and love will end all Through Utopian skies we pray Over the cloudscape above the rain We can watch the world from miles away IMAGES OF EDEN (SUNLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT- PART IV) In this ethereal light we meet again It must be forever So welcoming but it is not my time I must return So many visions I see of tomorrow What is lost is never gone Questions we have, answers we'll find I believe the end is never really the end I believe this life is not the only one I believe there is another world for me (I've been there before) I have seen eternity Somewhere far away angels are dreaming (waiting to see us again) Somewhere far away angels are flying (on their way home) I've learned all that I will know Given all there is for me to give I guided the way, I bore the truth Given life back to what was gone You gave me the world Now the time has come for me to see you again Now I now know where I am to go Today God is playing God This is goodbye but not farewell For the end is never really "the end" We will one day meet again And fly together hand in hand After the show when we take a bow And walk away from this world, Without a tear, regret or fight We'll exit this grand stage we call "LIFE" ANGEL: "I watched you from the day that you were born Now it is time to see you again From the first emerald rain To the embrace of our spirits Your message there is done Your time at last has come." Warming light surrounding me The astral sun is blinding my eyes Vertigo consuming me My soul is beginning to lift away... I hear my angels from Heaven calling me Ready to take me away to their islands in the sky I once feared this moment as a child But eternal life is before me Here I am standing tall... Reaching for the clouds, staring at the sky I have spread my wings ready to fly With my very last breath of life I cry... "KINGDOM OF FOREVER, NOW I'M COMING HOME." WHEN HEAVEN SLEEPS (Previously Unreleased) The day has ended And I remember the falling star My long road of disbelief Today I stand under sunlight again When did it rain? And I wonder Will I live again in the world I have found? Here in my silence I lie Whole and unbound In my home away from home So far away In my heart and in my mind In a room with a different view ‘Would I have known? Tomorrow will bring What I can be Now that I have fought so hard and won the dream Will I ever be the same again? And what took me away… Bring me back home I have never felt so warm in my soul I daydream only to remember I have never felt so warm in my soul In my days of reflection I am again all that I became What I had in the [palm of my hand I believe I could see this life again I will not forget the sun that fell upon my world On this day of reflection I will not forget the Son that well upon my world On this day… Today All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth Copyright 2011 IOE Music SUNLIGHT OF THE SPIRIT (2006) ASCENSION (Intro) KALEIDOSCOPE I've waited so long to dry the tears from our eyes Shut the world out and free our minds We'll stay locked inside until the end We closed the gate to the lion's den And from nowhere, here you are With me you'll travel so far Now we are so lost inside our own maze Of warmer nights and brighter days (We run) in the garden of eternal life Under the bright silver moonlight I can hear your voice calling me when I'm so far away Waiting for your touch to take away all the pain… Now there are no more falling tears I prayed this day would come Now there are no more falling tears You are the only one When I am miles away I can still hear you whisper I see your smile and feel your embrace Now I know you are safe and warm Thinking about tomorrow we dream today away After so long here we are And we have traveled so far Now there are no more falling tears Away from the world outside Now there are no more falling tears In our EDEN where we hide BEYOND THE HORIZON The early morning sky is bringing me a new day’s light Taking me away from yesterday There's so much more that lies ahead for me Now I see beyond where the water meets the warm sky Dreaming awake… I'm staring at the sun I used to believe Heaven were the clouds in the sky … Islands for the angels to fly to I used to dream and wonder if there could be a better place Nothing can touch me there so far away… Drifting away' beyond the horizon Our angels are our heroes' some say heroes never die They're surrounding me under my warm summer sky Guide me and protect me spread my wings so I can fly' Beyond the horizon What were you hoping for? What were you waiting for? Did you think your dreams would just find you And take you away? Don't tear yourself apart over things out of your control Time passes so fast you'll wonder where your life went Too much wasted time holding on to yesterday The sunlight of the spirit lies beyond the horizon TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY Now it's been a long road getting to where we are today It's been a hard road, not as easy as one may say Living through the winter Dawn of a new day born from spring The end of the sorrow and cold Now life begins again …Another day, to live another day Now it's been a long time since I've seen a brighter day It's been a hard time, with a new hope lighting the way Now is this the real me... The one I'd lost for so many years? It is so hard to believe I'm alive again, now I'm home... (For) another day… to live another day… again It's been a long, long road back home Such a hard road back home Is this the real me coming back again? This is the real me, I'm home again… again It's been a long, lonely road back home Such a hard, dark road back home Such a long time did I roam This road back home To live another day To live another day back home again DREAM-CATCHER “To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour..”- William Blake Time stands still as I hear the autumn wind sing One last passing glimpse in a pool of falling rain A young bird trying to fly with broken wings Catch your dream before it slips away… No longer is this a dream, now I'm starting to believe That I feel my soul floating on my angel's wings No longer will I wonder, life's too short to wander The coming of age always comes too soon Catch your dream before it dies today… Heaven sent a miracle, your destiny lies in your hand Don't let it slip away Heaven sent the world to you, passion lies within your soul Don't throw it all away Heaven sent love to you, open your heart, don't pass it by It could be the last time Heaven sent life for you, but you can't seem to find Your peace of mind. You live in… A Dream... From the day you were born Your whole life you were scared to face the storm A Dream... You refuse to believe You'll never be in Heaven without going through Hell I drift away out to sea, to dream and wonder what will be I am a mariner of my own imagination The horizon is my destination Since I found a new way when I awoke one day A seed of hope was planted in my soil of disarray Tomorrow lies another side of life Catch your dream before it dies tonight A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Love surrounds us, passion embraces us from all directions Sharing our treasure in this harem of pleasure Adrenaline rising, hearts are pounding In a world filled with so much more than I can believe Now I can feel you so much closer to me Passionate visions turn my water into wine Smoke blends with perfume in the air The smell of sweat and the warm color of flesh Fills the night again and again All so intoxicating- this ethereal paradise With hungers of love and lust In your mouth tasting many different fruits Nothing is sacred, nothing is taboo Once were two, many more so soon We’re just cherubs shooting arrows at the moon I taste your fruit and you drink my wine This way of life is so divine (This is) our endless night... filled with satin and white lace Our endless delight... This menagerie we consummate I know you won't pretend this fantasy will ever end... (This is) our endless night... The dogma we so disbelieve Our endless delight... In our midsummer night's dream Now I know you won’t pretend this fantasy will ever end Remember… Shakespeare is dead You'll never see the fall again Now I know you can't pretend this fantasy will ever end Remember… Shakespeare is dead And autumn will never come again ALADDIN What is this? You've read my mind How could you know what I was thinking? Heart beating fast, Now we're going in I know what tonight is going to bring Show it all off… show it off for me Show it all off… beyond what the eye can see I hardly believe what I'm really seeing Now all are watching, but it's only for me This exhibition brings submission Visions of you, Visions of two I know what they know our worlds surrounding you I have what they want they all want you now Come play our game, take our hand This brings us closer to forever Hypnotically enhanced, Erotic, in trance This taste of blood you gave me today One I'm dream for again and relive another day Now I'm home I love watching you (x4) Here she comes, you know what I want So stimulating, our worlds embracing Another beautiful scene, it's so serene Three wishes coming true for me Come play our game, take our hand EMERALD RAIN (Sunlight of the Spirit Part I) I remember what once was and what cannot be again It's so hard daydreaming, knowing you can't go back Trying and trying, reaching to relive our yesterdays But now they only live within our minds Memories of long ago never seem to wash away Alone I feel the falling rain, dreaming of what used to be So much older now but with so much yet to come Still I find myself remembering... Emerald Rain… Hear my nostalgic serenade Life brings us change, Nothing remains the same Tomorrow brings a new while the past fades away I still can't help holding on to what was lost Only hoping that one day I'll be whole again Emerald Rain Hear my nostalgic serenade Emerald Rain Singing the swan song of yesterday Our world is drifting so much farther away As we mourn the loss of our yesterdays Now in this only nostalgia remains With the return of the morning rain All that I want, All that I had …And all that I gave but would never take All that I fought, All that I cried …And all that I kept deep down inside All that I love, All that I hate …And all of the things I did create All that I was, All that I am …Is it all that I will be until the end? I REMEMBER WHEN... (Sunlight of the Spirit Part II) I remember when... I had no worries and life was care free I remember when... Summer lasted forever (no more) I remember when... You were there for me But now you're long gone I remember when... I last saw your face But nothing lasts forever Now I'm serene and I've found peace I am whole now and ready to start again I remember when... You cried for me And protected my heart I remember when... Life was easy How did things fall apart? I remember when... Nothing mattered Now everything's changing I remember when... I was near the end But the end is so far away Memories no one can ever take away Even though time has changed the world around me Memories no one can ever take away They're not gone No, They're not gone Memories no one can ever take away Even though time has taken you from me Memories I'll keep forever so you will live on You're not gone No, You'll always live on THROUGH OCTOBER SKIES (Sunlight of the Spirit Part III) In this new day now I'm awake for the first time For the first day of the rest of my life So strong and able to move on to live again today To live another way, now with a clear mind Yesterday was the last time before the pain had died But today I'm alive, with the past far behind… Through October skies, my autumn's sunrise It's the first sight of a new light Through this survivor's eyes, ethereal moonlight The first night of the rest of our lives Another firey world of yellow and red How could I have seen it again- my beginning and my end Autumn I praise your painted sky that I adore Celestial winds, filling my soul once more In this new life the darkness has turned to light The fear has died but the strong has survived After so much time now I can to move on… To live again today, another way, with the end so far away Then one day you came to me, fate waited so many years It knew that we were ready now The search is over now that I found your spirit This is our destiny, the rest will be history ETHEREAL (Instrumental) MIDNIGHT'S TIDE Moonlight on the water, the sound of the ocean Sitting by myself, I'm reflecting in the sand Remembering the younger days… I've gone back to where it all began Everything is drifting away Throughout midnight's tide There I first walked through EDEN And saw the painted October sky for the first time I knew it was where I wanted to be I knew it was where I wanted to stay I will never forget what was born by a dream I will never let go of what was given to me I will never forget when I opened my eyes To see what I was destined to be Yesterday I returned to EDEN I saw myself as a child outside at play With a look of content- not a care in the world So unprepared for the darkness that would fall down upon him I can’t change the past, So why even try? The future is drifting through midnight's tide As a child he was scared of tomorrow Wasting many yesterdays being afraid The spark of life never fueled the flame Before long, the fire had faded away I can't change the past… So why even try? Here I am in EDEN today under the October sky again Seeing myself face to face at last Making my peace after so many years have passed He knew who I was but he was so scared And so afraid of what I may say I remember his sadness and feeling his fear (again) With every question, he shed so many more tears “I CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY BUT DON'T YOU BE AFRAID, IT WILL NOT LAST FOREVER I CAN TELL YOU NOTHING MORE FOR I WOULD CHANGE WHAT WILL BE JUST KNOW THAT ONE DAY, ALL OF YOUR PAIN WILL END AND YOU WILL BE FREE All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth except: ASCENSION, music by Dennis Mullin EMERALD RAIN, music by Dennis Mullin & Gordon Tittsworth Copyright 2006 IOE Music CHAPTER I (2001) STEALTH This morning dawns after a long rain Trees still drip drops of water on warm ground Green leaves of an April spring are blooming Clouds fade away, into a void... no more gray Dove's singing at my window sill as I wonder and think The cold wind calms the bright sunlight It's 12 o'clock, high noon, I'm sitting in my room Feeling serene, daydreaming in my bliss ... On this bright afternoon What will I do today? There's no more disarray I'm finally at peace now that I've won What will I do today? There's no more disarray Through the eyes of God I've set the sun Now I'm home again And I know I'll never be along again...No Live for today and every day But be careful, you might be the one Addicted to fate, not knowing at all Ignorance can put you under the gun TIED TO A WISH Another day is over, another night has just begun So lonely and cold but your heart always warms my soul I'm here all alone wondering where you are ...I'm in the dark Another morning, a new day to dream Wth you in my heart, a feeling so serene I try but just can't find the right words to say how I feel And I'm wondering where you are ... Again today Tell me who you dream of when you sleep Tell me who you cry for when you weep Tell me all your lifelong hopes and dreams Tell me, show me how love can be true Rainy mornings bring me peace They wash away all my bad dreams With you I can find all the love I've left behind It's the pursuit of my reason to live My heart sees I cannot lie Together again, I pray this will never end The angel next to me, so beautiful and fast asleep One last kiss goodnight, I wait for the morning light I want to share my life with you I'm tied to a wish come true RETURN TO TWILIGHT Awake as I enter into a dream The sunrise of a deep warm midnight In bliss I'll rise into the Dawn And penetrate the dusk of light This is what brings me to life This is my return to twilight I'm the one who will set the sun And fill your midnight with delight Longing, yearning, you lie before me Living out your fantasy This is what keeps me alive Now I return to twilight Surrounded by images of Eden Dreaming at the edge of Heaven Make this last forever Now I've found bliss, don't ever let it end You are the only one for me, I know you can see You're a dream come true, I cry for you I took my chances and gave my heart Now I pray we'll never be apart Don't take away my bliss SEPTEMBER I'm not alone anymore... remember I'm not afraid anymore... remember But I am still the same this September And the dream still remains... September Sometimes we find that our bad times seem to happen for a reason At the time, why, we might not know But later we learn that they helped us grow Each day brings a new adventure Try to forget the burdens in your life Just remember the glory and the pleasure Then you have discovered life's treasure You gave me rebirth under your sign By the grace of God you brought me back to life You gave me the world I only hoped for I've waited so many years to feel alive again You are my fantasy... remember You're my life without grief... remember You're my soul complete... remember I'll love you eternally... I'll always remember The next day is dawning BRAVE HORSE Why is it that all I do only benefits someone else in the end? Am I a martyr or cursed with good intentions? Some may need to help me through this crying secrecy But a state depndency is what the truth might be Brave Horse... There's love around you, just look, you'll see Brave Horse... Always seeing you in their every dream Brave Horse... All will want you, they're in ecstasy Brave Horse... All have found you, no more fantasy Please another and curse the other Fulfill yourself but accuse one another For their so-called "wrongful convictions" But a contribution to you "stealth" addiction Living in your callous world No one cared when I cried For everyone who lied, judged me or criticized... Now it's my time to shine Now I'm alive Now I'm alive Now it's my time to shine Now I'm alive JADE'S DREAM It's getting late, are you still awake? Lay your head down, rest your soul soon I'll be home Listen to me, don't be afraid That all will fall apart and I won't be there for you You made no mistake with me, I know it's true Words can only say so much so let me prove it to you Have no fear, I'll be here to save you from the dark And protect you while you sleep Stay close to me and you'll see me Wash away your bad dreams and all that you fear I'm going to make you mine... forever I want to watch you shine And save you from the pain of the world Cleanse you with my morning light I want to watch you shine Let go of your past, believe in me Together we'll drift away in our dreams A full life to live with so much to give Take the good with the bad, a long road lies ahead If I should die before you don't cry When you close your eyes and fall asleep I'll see you in your dreams DAWN (Another Sunrise) I pray and hope that we'll see the sun Who do you seek to lie beside you? Smoke circulates your reason I wish for the morning to blanket me and cover you A meer wish can no longer keep me from praying A meer wish can no longer keep me here Yesterday and days before Faces I don't see anymore I can't stop the way we change But I'm not sorry... anymore Has her heart been broken? She needs the shelter of her shroud A pulse, the cradle and the salt to trickle down The moon to guide her within the hall The morning to awaken her I'm not her miracle anymore What would you do if you only lived in the dark With no one to kiss you and tell you goodnight? When will I realize that I can't relive yesterday? When will I remember... memories last forever? I'm not sorry The sun will rise again EDGE OF THE OCEAN Early sunrise... Genesis It's what we call morning... A new beginning Forever in sight... The horizon Here, I'm the only one... Under the sun Blue sky, white clouds, cold water at my feet Waves breaking, seagulls singing Wind on the water, to the heavens I'm reaching For the sight of forever, please give it to me Sunlight on the ocean seems to be A reflection of what we see in our dreams It's a sight of forever... a fantasy But a feeling to me... serenity A beginning with no end at the edge of the ocean A renaissance we see at the edge of the sea We can't see beyond the horizon but we can... Just keep dreaming Just keep reaching Just keep dreaming Just keep believing IMAGES OF EDEN (Instrumental) ONLY IN MY WORLD I've grown so tired from listening to the world Tell who I should be, how I should live and what I should feel I'm sick of all judgmental politics and hypocrites Saying, "Do what I teach you. Believe what I preach to you." No, stay out of my world In your world there is no truth, we're force fed your lies You wonder why your children murder and commit suicide Take a look into young troubled eyes, lend your heart, don't build a wall Did you ever stop to think, maybe you're the problem after all Only in my world... Eden filled with serenity Only in my world... If I open the door and you will see You can't take this away from me I can dream and make believe I know it's not reality But it helps, coping, living in your world All the words I hear are lies... promises broken Give me your trust, put faith in me, rely on me... I'll give you the world In my world of self expression, I'm the sole creator Have no faith for he or she who gives can also take away For all your worthless lies For all your moral demise You don't know how I feel inside Stay out of my world, leave me alone For all your plastic faith For all your symbols of hate For you and your world it's too late I have my own God, go sin for your own ... And stay out of my world Who have you really saved with your lies? How can you really be saved... Gemini? I'm not your savior anymore There's no more world when there are no more words ONE LAST HERO Questions and confusion fill my mind, the dilemma always remains How could I go on if I made this great mistake I could never live with it but I could never get rid of it There's only one solution... go under the knife, no more confusion Alter my life, alter my fate Never too soon, not a minute too late I could never bear to see the pain of a life that I created Go unwanted, falling down in this cynical world of hate I took the necessary extreme and altered my fate I know I'm only a mortal man but playing God just the same Don't rip me off my cross My faith will not be lost You came to me, you took my hand Gave your love to me, may the past be damned You swear to me I'm the only one My love is divine... now we set the sun My wounds have been mended, my soul is finally at peace Now that my scars have healed, I've waited so long to release I'm free to live, free to love without regret, worry or fear There's no more confusion, now everything is clear Where were you when I was falling down? It doesn't matter anymore Where were you when I was falling down? It doesn't matter... ...Now I've set the sun AUTUMN'S END (The Last Sunset) Another short summer has faded again The longer nights now await The years drift away into a distant shade of gray Through cold winds of a new frost and morning dew Obscure memories of a year passing by Ending at midnight, celestial starlight Fast asleep we lie, but not for very long For winter is near, soon arriving at dawn Another truth is silent kept away in secrecy Another world divided, who will protect and shelter me? Show me my life and the warm feeling again The one of a kind I remember as I watch the last sunset I gaze at your falling leaves painted vividly clear The days grow colder, in December I'll surrender To your cold fall breeze, bringing nostalgic peace casting no shadows, the raven sings me to sleep Dusk is approaching, twilight is so near Now I'm reflecting on another long year Now the sun is setting, what will Autumn's end bring... Another winter of pain to crush my heart once again? As I close my eyes one last time for this final transition I'll know that I've lived my life with no regrets, nothing left undone It's time for me to say goodbye Now it's time to watch... the last sunset Can you remember a time when you were young? Can you remember the one and only one? Can you remember a time without worry? Can you remember when you still believed? All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth Except for DAWN (Another Sunrise), lyrics by Kristin Wolverton and Gordon Tittsworth Copyright 2001 Images of Eden |