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Beyond Words
04:32
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beyond words / beyond doubt / the path of our love works its beauty out
on this earth / in our hearts and minds /heaven at our finger tips / heaven in your smile
beyond you / beyond me /what we are becoming / what our love will be
in your touch / and in your voice / where every single moment is reason to rejoice
beyond words /beyond doubt /the course of our love works the magic out
never fades /never ends / the spiral of the universe weaves its light again
and again / and again /and again
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Both of You
03:46
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for aziz and jamal
there’s nothing that compares with the love I have for both of you
you’re precious, beautiful and you burst with affection
I look down at your shining eyes and cute expectant faces
demanding the treasures of learning to fill the corners of your childhood places
I’m in awe when I see you make your first discoveries
I’m filled with mirth brought on by first pronunciations
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, so honoured to be the mother of the both of you
I watch you grow too fast, you’re my babies still
the time will come too soon when innocence has had its fill
you each have different ways, you’ve gertrude’s smile, you’ve michael’s agility
who knows from where you both acquired that certain stubborn streak?
through you I can relive some of the moments of my youth
I’m astonished at the ease my mother’s words come tumbling out from me
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, so honoured to be the mother of the both of you
I promise to try my best, show patience and be nurturing
hope I’ve learned from errors made in the course of my upbringing
want to protect you from life’s harms for as long as I am able
I shall fight for your right to good health
and a safe and glowing future
the forces of life and living and learning and loving are formidable
the songs you sing, the laughter you bring, makes life so wonderful
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, I cannot believe I’m the mother of the both of you
the mother of the both of you
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3. |
Sunday Song
04:51
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on these long winding lanes that make up life’s journey
I’ve met some lovely people on the way
but I will never forget the day our paths crossed
and we felt compelled to walk together, so many things to say
and as we walked the cloudy skies turned blue
then we came to a lake we felt urged to explore
and the thought of diving in with you
was the most exquisite feeling I could not ignore
I turned and kissed your hand, your cheek, your mouth
you took my breath away by the shore
so we dived down deep into that lake submerged in that beautiful water
we rose to the surface, breathed in the air
I looked across at you drenched in sweetness
the light that shines from you is what I want in my heart
and I want to dive back in again and stay there with you
we’re sitting on the shore of love
and deciding where the next path will lead us
I want to hold you safe in my arms
and take you to the place where my soul lives
and as we walk the cloudy skies rain tears
‘cause the pain would be unbearable if we were to part
in you I’ve found a treasure beyond all measure
I’m in love with you, my inspiration, my heart
we rose to the surface, breathed in the air
I looked across at you drenched in sweetness
the love that shines from you is what I want in my life
and I want to dive back in again and stay there with you
forever
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Clouds
07:02
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I’ve been walking under clouds too long, so long
hiding my feelings under shrouds too long, so long
don’t let the rain fall down, fall down
I’ve been lying to myself too long, so long
I was singing someone else’s song in the dark
don’t let the music fade from our hearts
but since our first moments I’ve been sailing high /over the breeze and beyond the sky
out into space and beyond the stars /out of my life and into your arms
I’ve been drifting in and out of view, out of view
sometimes I disappear completely into you
don’t let my heart sleep on into the day
and let our love drift away
but since our first moments I’ve been sailing high /over the breeze and beyond the sky
out into space and beyond the stars /out of my life and into your arms
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Walking with the Sun
02:51
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I’ve been talking in my sleep again
you’re in my dreams, you’re in my heart
and I’ve been wishing that that the time will come
when I can get through this night and wake up in your arms
I’ve been playing such a dangerous game
pretending I was some place else
but in my heart it’s never been more true
‘cause when I think of you I start to lose myself
‘cause when I think of you / when I think of you
you make me feel like I’ve never felt before
and when I talk to you / and when I walk with you
it’s like walking with the sun that’s come down from the sky to warm this cold heart of mine
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Dream of You and I
03:47
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my world is turning once again / and suddenly I find I’m smiling all the time
like I’m living in a dream / a dream of you and I
‘cause you, you wake me up inside / with a joy I cannot hide
You make me feel alive / you make me feel
like I’m living in a dream / a dream of you and I
no other feeling on earth could be like this
helpless moments longing for your kiss
but when I sleep tonight a dream of you will light my heart
my life...
...is singing to your heart /don’t let the music stop
my body magnetised / you wake me up inside
like I’m living in a dream / a dream of you and I
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Surround Me
08:38
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when the night draws in / when the light wears thin
that’s when I need your arms around me / that’s when I need your love to surround me
surround me
‘cause how could I spend the rest of my life without you?
how could I spend the rest of my life without you?
how could I spend the rest of my life?
every breath / every secret lullaby / every touch / every instant passing us by
every kiss / every movement of your heart / every glance / every moment we’re apart
you come to me / you make me see
that’s when I need your light to lead me / that’s when I need your heart to free me
believe me
‘cause how could I spend the rest of my life without you?
how could I spend the rest of my life without you?
how could I spend the rest of my life?
every trace of reality left behind in the wake of the hurricane you placed in my mind
all meaning in my life turned inside out and upside down / every touch leaving air where once was ground
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Like Music
03:12
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you made me move in the direction of my heart
building my life beside you
building my world around you
and when our stars collided a new universe was formed
out at the edge of time and space
deep in the dark of my night
you are just like music to me
I sink into you, I sink into you
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Then
04:05
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feeling our worlds sink into each other
every thought once outside now within
held together in each other’s arms
two hearts as one love adrift in this storm
then, falling down, falling down, two worlds colliding
watching the buildings fall to the ground
then we rebuild stone by stone start again
without a memory of all that was storm
held together in each other’s arms
watching the sun light up the horizon
then, falling down, falling down, two worlds colliding
watching the buildings fall to the ground
then we rebuild stone by stone start again
without a memory of all that was storm
held together in each other’s arms
watching the sun light up the horizon
and then, then, our love, start again
then
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Shadowlands
02:13
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there is a shadow over our hearts /a dark corner in our thoughts
that stops us living life / that stops us being free
in these shadowlands of our hearts / in the spaces in between
and in the corners of our thoughts / I am here for you
and we’re both going home / our souls are flying away
and at the end of the very last day / I am here for you
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Neil Campbell Liverpool, UK
Liverpool composer and multi-instrumentalist.
‘One of the best acoustic guitar
players of our time’ - Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility
“Neil Campbell remains one the U.K.’s shamefully undiscovered contemporary composers, and I for one hope a larger audience awaits him soon” - Bob Mulvey, TPA
'music of serious quality and distinction' - Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
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