the_shower_studios

posting music online

2007-12-03T00:25:00.000-08:00

I finally found a simple way to post music online! Using google groups, I get 100 megs to post works in progress...

http://groups.google.com/group/theshowerstudios

click on the Works In Progress page...

-Joseph

thanksgiving update

2007-11-20T00:06:00.000-08:00

sorry it's been a while since I updated this blog... did a lot these few months...

started recording some tracks for the Newman CD Project... wait until you hear some of these original songs!
helped produce a benefit concert which helped raise over 12k to support safepassage.org!
upgraded my set-up... added a Motu 8pre, a couple of KRK Rockit 6GL monitors, and 3 more mics!
AudioDesk which comes with the Motu 8pre seems very powerful but not as intuitive as GarageBand or RiffWorks
started a musical collective called NorthWest SideProjects with some friends
started teaching guitar to a few friends

-Joseph

recording sessions

2007-06-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

Tue (6/19) - got a new mic (Sterling ST55)
Wed (6/20) - 7:30pm Psalm 19 Dre and Maria - DONE
Thu (6/21) - 7:30pm Psalm 32 Lish and Ben - DONE
- 8:45pm Psalm 32 Peter - DONE

April Fools

2007-06-02T02:05:00.001-07:00

Here's a link to April Fools (mp3) with Matt Sanford on vocals...

April Fools
music by joseph and matt
lyrics by joseph

(why) can't you understand, how much you mean to me?
(why) can't you take a stand and let me walk away?
(why) can't i be somebody to see the truth?
(why) can't i say goodbye not waste my youth on...

[chorus] on you...

should i dwell on my lonely tears?
should i be a slave to all my fears?
should i walk away and carry on?
separate and write this song

[chorus] for you...

[bridge]

is this love that i'm feeling?
is this right what i'm doing?
is this real what i'm dreaming?
or just a weak mind thinking,

of you...

[instrumental]

now you got to tell me the truth in your heart
now you got to decide where to start
now you got to find a way to say
now you got to choose what's next for me

[chorus] and you...

jam session

2007-01-21T01:09:00.000-08:00

when my friends are over at my place jamming the night away... all my stress just fades away

songs being worked on

2007-01-21T01:08:00.000-08:00

some songs being worked on at the studio... All I Can Say

sorry for the broken links

2006-02-17T10:13:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to figure out an alternative way to host the song files.

-Joseph

latest recordings

2005-02-28T22:40:00.000-08:00

Obvious (lyrics and music by Matt, cello by Nico, piano by Hellen) This is the latest progress on Obvious. Hellen did an excellent job coming up with the piano parts. Now that the songwriting phase is wrapping up, everyone is ready to re-record and produce a final version.

Broken One (lyrics and music by Joseph, vocals by Shawn) Shawn came down the studio to lay down the vocals for the song. It's awesome since this song has been in the back burner for almost half a year now.

Obvious (lyrics and music by Matt, cello by Nico) I added some sound effects to the song... basically some background noise to give the song a setting.

Eyes of a Child (lyrics and music by Matt) This is a personal conversation between an adult and God. The adult is asking God why things have become more complicated compared to the past childhood. This is a very honest song.

2005-02-22T01:11:00.000-08:00

The Shower Studios (Seattle)

Located at the heart of Belltown is a place
where Joseph and his friends get inspired
to make music and share it with the rest of
the world. Feel free to send us comments.

Send comments to joseph.laurino@gmail.com

songs by

2005-02-22T00:31:00.000-08:00

Matt Sanford

Obvious (lyrics, cello by nico) Matt says he doesn't know where the lyrics came from. I think this song is a gift from Love. This song probably has one of the best lyrics about falling in love (well, I guess for some, falling for physical attraction) with that special someone. Matt always complained that there were too many words in April Fools -- I'm glad he came up with the lyrics himself! This is really a beautiful song and Nico's cello part adds to the elegant simplicity of the song.

Eyes of a Child This is a personal conversation between an adult and God. The adult is asking God why things have become more complicated compared to the past childhood. This is a very honest song.

April Fools (lyrics) This is the 1st original song collaboration and this song basically started this musical journey. One day in March of 2004, Matt started playing a riff in the background and once I heard it I knew it was going to be the hook for a song. That riff ended up becoming the chorus of April Fools. I asked Matt to play the riff again and I took over the guitar to try to figure out a verse. I played the same chords but instead of strumming the parts, I was plucking the strings. This naturally gave way to a different rhythm for the chord changes and Matt liked it -- so we got a verse and a chorus. Over the next few days, I would play the verse and chorus and people liked it, except for Javier, he wanted a bridge! I never wrote a bridge for a song and I was already 28! How do you do these things? Javier talked about the tricks of making a bridge for a song (something about going up to the 6th and if you were coming from a minor chord, go to a major chord). So I tried the first bridge chord and the rest of the bridge basically wrote itself. The lyrics for the song were basically written on April Fools Day 2004 at around 3AM. I was talking to a friend about the hardships of breaking up with someone, but that someone doesn't know how to let go. I've had a similar experience and I wanted to sleep that night, so I needed to let go of the emotional baggage by writing my thoughts down.

Shawn McDonald

Not You Back in the day, I was part of a band with Shawn and Rodney. We never could find a drummer so that band (Blue Echo) disbanded. This is one of Shawn's songs and we're just trying to collaborate in the studio instead of getting gigs. Um, Oscar, where is the drum track???

Andy Ygona

I Feel Better (piano & saxophone duet) Andy has too much talent... too much!

Against The Grain

Dark Highway (recorded live) JP, the bass player, came up with the chord progression for the whole song -- including the crazy break 3/4ths into the song. JP doesn't write bridges over troubled waters, he just comes up with superfast chord changes since he's the bass player and he only playes notes! I got smart and decided to play lead guitar on this one.

It's Over (recorded live) Adrian came up with the chord progression for the whole song. He played it and Cho just picked one of the lyrics he has already written. This song was done in one night!

Distance (studio version) This is the same four chords over and over. Adrian just changes the strumming pattern during the chorus.

It's Over (studio version)

Joseph Laurino

Broken One (lyrics) Damien Rice is one of my favorite artists. One day, I was playing the guitar part for his song, "Cannonball", and I decided to write a song with the capo on the sixth fret just like "Cannonball". Lyrically, I tried to write about the dark times during a breakup from an intense relationship. Those times feel like the end of times and all one can do is talk to their friends and pour your heart out. This song is like one of your friends who is trying to point you to the light.

Alive (lyrics) I got really tired of writing yet another love song so I came up with Alive. Also, this is the first song where I used the cut capo technique. I never tried cut capo before but after playing around with it, I came up with this riff right away.

My Point of View (lyrics) Have you ever met someone that changed your point of view? It's amazing how this person can make you look at the world in a completely different way. You start analyzing your past and say, "What was I thinking???!!!"

Love Take My Hand (lyrics) This riff was made up by Andy and I back in February 1996, a few days before Valentines Day.

Test nothing fancy, I just started playing along to the drum loop...

"distance", "obvious" and "april fools" recorded at alexis' studio (prospect studios)
"alive" recorded at oscar's studio
drums on "april fools" by alexis

enjoy!
-joseph

inspiration

2005-01-19T11:58:00.000-08:00

people sometimes wonder where songs come from...
well, just take a look at these pictures

-joseph

some songs

2005-01-17T13:50:00.000-08:00

alive.mp3 (music by joseph, saxophone by andy ygona)
i feel better.mp3 (music by andy ygona)
she's not you.mp3 (lyrics, music and vocals by shawn mcdonald)
obvious.mp3 (lyrics, music and vocals by matt sanford)
april fools.wma (music and vocals by matt sanford, lyrics by joseph)
test.mp3 (music by joseph)
dark highway.wma (by against the grain, recorded live)
it's over.wma (by against the grain, recorded live)
alive.mp3 (music by joseph, lyrics for this)

"obvious" and "april fools" recorded at alexis' studio (prospect studios)
"alive" recorded at oscar's studio
drums on "april fools" by alexis

enjoy!
-joseph

updates

2005-01-13T14:47:00.000-08:00

+ got the Tascam US-122 USB Audio/Midi interface
+ rearranged the living room to facilitate the music creation process

2004-07-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

The studio is almost complete!

s t u d i o 1 0 1

2004-07-09T00:23:00.000-07:00

here's an interesting website that talks about how to start one's own home studio

p i a n o c h o r d s

2004-07-08T16:55:00.000-07:00

easy to use piano chord website

n e w g e a r

2004-07-05T22:31:00.000-07:00

+ Yamaha Motif 6 Keyboard
+ Roland V-Compact Drumkit
+ 12 Input Channel Mixer
+ 8-Channel Headphones Distribution Amp

g u i t a r c h o r d s

2004-06-24T02:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/

b r o k e n o n e

2004-06-18T12:48:00.000-07:00

The Broken One

verse:

won't listen, can't listen
to anything, from the heart
heartbroken, mistaken
was blinded, from the start
you're runnin, and stumblin
on the path, away from here

pre-chorus:

you're dyin, revealin
a path, filled with........... fear

chorus:

oh don't despair, oh broken one
love's not here, but love's not gone
time teaches us, one by one
soon you'll realize, where the pain is from

verse:

time is movin, just flowin'
leaving, your lonely art
pride's screamin, and hate'n
it's burning, the past apart
love is hurtin, hurt is searchin
cannot find, one so near

pre-chorus:

life's goin', not stopin
for a love, turned 'to....... fear

chorus:

oh don't despair, oh broken one
love's not here, but love's not gone
time teaches us, one by one
soon you'll realize, where the pain is from

bridge (instrumental):

chorus:

you neet to learn, how to trust in love again
you need to remember, the joys that made the pain
many have visited, love's sadness before
whoever was there, found love was the cure!

so don't despair, oh broken one
love's not here, but love's not gone
time teaches us, one by one
soon you'll realize, where the pain is from

verse:

hhhmm, hhhmm
hhhmm, hhmmm....

ending:

awaken, and listen
to the heart, once........ again....

-----------------------

old lyrics -- for reference...

chorus:

now he's learning, how to fall in love again
he's remembering, the joys that made the pain
many have visited, love's sadness before
whoever was there, found love was the cure
now he's living, within love's grace again
he's alive and smiling, accepting all the pain
many have been tempted, by love so unsure
forever is there, when love is truly pure

bridge (ending):

so don't despair, oh lonely one
love's not her, but love's not gone
love teaches us, one by one
in time you'll realize, your just a man

oh don't despair, oh broken one
love's not here but love's not gone
love teaches us one by one
in time you will realize, how the night knows the sun

oh don't despair, oh broken one
love's not here but love's not gone
love teaches us one by one
in time you will realize, how this game is won

n e w a m p

2004-06-17T02:56:00.000-07:00

+ Spider II 210
+ FBV Shortboard

l o s t m a s k

2004-06-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

you need solutions, not compassion
you need words of the wise, not pleasant lies
i don't need to waste my time on you
i don't need to waste my time on not being true

i have visited your sadness before
i was there when i was twenty-four
i don't need to convince you of a truth
i don't need to convince you of my truth

we have been taught to fear
the truths behind the masks we wear
so we let teachers and prophets profit
on fixing the things we were taught to hate

so what say you my friend?
when will your self-hate end?
i left my masks lost in the past
when will you let go of your own masks?

A p r i l F o o l s

2004-06-14T14:22:00.000-07:00

[guy and girl mix]

[intro]

[plucking verse - guy]
why can't you understand, how much you mean to me?
why can't you take a stand and let me walk away?
why can't i [+drums] be somebody to feel the truth?
why can't i say goodbye and not waste my youth, on you...

[strumming verse]
[guy] [girl]
[on you...] [i know that i should let you go]
[on you...] [but i fear the loneliness without you]
[on you...] [without the burning desire of those eyes]
[on you...] [holding on to the tears of my goodbyes]

[plucking verse - guy]
should i share my lonely tears?
should i be a slave to all my fears?
should i walk away and carry on?
separate and sing this song

[strumming verse]
[guy] [girl]
[for you...] [you dream of a song that can express]
[for you...] [the thoughts trapped beneath my carelessness]
[for you...] [the heart feels empty when there's no more love to give]
[for you...] [your heart will die but i know it will forgive]

[plucking bridge - guy]
is this love that i'm feeling?
is this right what i'm doing?
is this real what i'm dreaming?
or just a weak mind thinking,

[strumming bridge]
[guy] [girl]
[of you...] [is this love that you are preaching?]
[of you...] [is this pain that you'll be learning?]
[of you...] [is this the reason why we are breathing?]
[of you...] [or just my weak heart needing,]

[strumming verse]
[girl] [guy]
[to be free...] [and now you got to tell me the truth in your heart]
[to be free...] [and now you got to decide where to start]
[to be free...] [and now you got to find a way to say]
[to be free...] [and now you got to choose what's next for me]

[plucking verse]
[guy] [girl]
[and you...] [will i ever feel your pain?]
[and you...] [will i ever see you again?]
[and you...] [can you try to be my friend?]
[and you...] [and buy some time that you can spend]

[strumming verse]
[girl] [guy]
[on me?] [my love is free...]
[on me?] [my love is free...]
[on me?] [my love is free...]
[on me?] [my love is free...]

[fade out]

-joseph

o n l o v e

2004-06-11T00:32:00.000-07:00

unconditional LOVE

[Verse]
you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least,
another chance for another day
so please listen to what i have to say...
[Strum]
----

[Verse]
these past few months had been the best,
so give your teaRs some needed rest;
as i promised, i will give up my life for you,
too bad i only have one, since that's too few
[Strum]
There is no need to say you're sorry,
My heart has forgiven you already;

[Bridge]
you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least
another chance for another day
so please care for what I have to say

[Chorus]
and i will wait for you in heaven
where all your regrets will be forgiven
waiting for you will be a fresh new start
and i'll wait with an open heart

[Verse]
soon it will be my last breath
but i won't mourn my very own death...
for my heart has decided
"that LOVE multiplies when divided"*
[Strum]
Although in death, I’ll say goodbye
Once in the sky, we’ll say hello

[Bridge]
you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least
another chance for another day
so please remember what i have to say

[Chorus]
and i will wait for you in heaven
where all your regrets will be forgiven
waiting for you will be a fresh new start
and i'll wait with an open heart

[Strum]
i will remember you...
i will care for you...
i will listen to you...
i will die for you...

* line was take from "by the river piedra" by paulo coehlo

o n g u i t a r s

2004-06-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a WikiBook for the guitar.
Here are some guitar lessons for free!

n i c e t a b s

2004-06-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

Powertabs.Net
Power Tab Editor

g e a r

2004-05-28T18:23:00.000-07:00

GUITARS

Martin DM 6-string Accoustic
Takamine 12-string Accoustic-Electric
Ibanez Arch-top
Epiphone Electric Guitar

EQUIPMENT

Zoom 2020 Effects Box
Line-6 Guitar Port
Boss Drum Machine

SOON TO HAVE

Bass Guitar
Electronic Drums
Keyboard
Mixer
Mics

2004-05-28T17:51:00.000-07:00

playing DramaKing (on my 12-string) during the Elevation Party

r e c e n t w o r d s

2004-05-28T17:26:00.000-07:00

when

when the winter sky decided to burn
the tears of my summer sun
i was left with nothing left to abuse
just a soul that needed to run

away from the captivating hole
hidden underneath that potential ecstasy
yet what price did i have to pay
in order to dwell within those walls of hypocrisy

so that i may find a meaning
of something that was already meant
to be my own way of mumbling
a melody that was mine to spend

this higher

this higher
de sire
to know....

this higher
de sire
know love...

i stumbled across the unforgiving sky
trying to find the answers of all things why
i drowned breathing down the sound of silence
humbling myself to question what's beyond my fence

this higher
de sire
so go....

this higher
de sire
let go....

i know forever is not on my list of things to do
glad it only took me till now to know
my memory is not perfect to remember every last detail
my regrets are mine to keep but it doesn't mean i failed

this higher
de sire
go home...

back to love

Assumptions

Your silent assumptions lead you astray
Guiding your thoughts to places with no meaning
Why do you choose to have pain in the night?
When all things that love you, wait with the light?

But time can make you see the truth
But only after you have suffered enough
Blindly hiding in desperate silence
You say it's love, I say it's selfishness

It's selfish when you abandon the ones that love you
It's selfish when you think you have it worst than anyone
It's selfish when you abandon the ones that love you
It's selfish when you think of you and forget about everyone

Hold on, for you need to learn how to breathe
This dream of ours grounded on reality
Flow with it now, it's where and when matters
Selfless living within the hearts of others

It's selfish when you abandon the ones that love you
It's selfish when you think you have it worst than anyone
It's selfish when you abandon the ones that love you
It's selfish when you think of you and forget about everyone

Life is...

Life is a comedy
for those who let go of their mind
Life is a tragedy
for those who are left behind

Like is painfull
for those who have the time
Life is wonderful
for those who use their time

Life is simple
for those who don't understand
Life is grateful
for those who try to understand

Life is a poison
for those not wanting the cure
Life is a desire
for those who have faith in being sure

Children's Sake

what if there's no heaven?
then there must be no hell...
what then will be the purpose of living?
if not to live each day breathing...

how could you think like that!
i want to live knowing death will give me bliss
how can i believe that this is it?
i believe there's something better that awaits...

but then you're delaying your true potential
for you believe you can procrastinate
you always think that the grass is greener
that you hope that after death, things will be better...

please don't take away my reason for living
each day i look around and see suffering
i feel lost and know i can only do so little
believing that heaven awaits, i can sleep better...

but don't you see, you're accepting defeat
your beliefs have already predetermined your fate
you live life as if you can do nothing
to ease the suffering of some of the living...

but what you say makes me sad
i have always believed in my faith
when i wake up, i go on dreaming
that heaven awaits with angels smiling...

what i say, has freed me
from what i've been told as my fate
i live life knowing that i have choices to make
one of those is to make this place heaven,

for our children's sake...

Daymoon

What is the need of a daymoon?
We are already blessed with the radiance
Of a daystar with confidence so bright

What is the need of a daymoon?
When it also can not penetrate the stormy
Rain clouds that wins over the light of day

What is the need of a daymoon?
The sailors only need guidance at night
And even then, they only trust the stars

What is the need of the daymoon?
It only reflects the brilliance
Of the sun and does not echo its warmth

What is the need of the daymoon?
For unlike stars, it is not perfect
It hides a darkside for none to see

Just like you, just like me.

copyright © 2004 by Joseph Laurino

i n p r o g r e s s

2004-05-28T17:15:00.000-07:00

unconditional LOVE

you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least,
another chance for another day
so Please listen to what i have to say...

these past few months had been the best,
so give your teaRs some needed rest;
as i promised, i will give up my life for you,
too bad i only have one, since that's too few

There is nO need to say you're sorry,
My heart has forgiven you already;

you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least
another chance for another day
so please care for what I have to say

and i will wait for you in heaven
where all your regrets will be forgiven
and i will wait with an open heart
for you would do the same for my heart

Although in death, I’ll say goodbye
Once in the sky, we’ll say hello

soon it will be my last breath
but i won't mourn my very own death...
for my heart has decided
"that LOVE multiplies when divided"*

you gave me the reason to exist
and i'll give you at the very least
another chance for another day
so please remember what i have to say

i will remember you...
i will care for you...
i will listen to you...
i will die for you...

* from "by the river piedra" by paulo coelho

b R A V E

i'm crazy enough to be me
i'm cool enough to be me
i'm lazy enough to be me
i am brave enough to be me

are you crazy enough to be you?
are you cool enough to be you?
are you happy enough to be you?
are you brave enough to be you?

there is no them, only, only us
in ourselves we can trust
there is no them, only, only us
we will echo beyond the dust…

my Redemption will be found!
Revolution will have a sound!
your Redemption will be found!
Salvation on this very ground...

i'm crazy enough to be me
got no need to be like you
but can you prove to me
that you are brave enough to be you...

there is no them, only, only us
in ourselves we can trust
there is no them, only, only us
we will echo beyond the dust…

our Redemption will be found
Revolution will have a sound
our Redemption will be found
Salvation on this very ground...

are WE brave enough to be we?
are WE brave enough to be-lieve?
are WE brave enough to be saved?
are WE brave enough in be I-N-G?

April Fools

why can't you understand, how much you mean to me
why can't you take a stand and let me walk away
why can't i be somebody to see the truth
why can't i say goodbye and not waste my youth

on you...

and should i dwell on my lonely tears
should i be a slave to all my fears
should i walk away and carry on
separate and sing this song

for you...

is this love that i'm feeling?
is this right what i'm doing?
is this real what i'm dreaming?
or just a weak mind thinking?

of you...

and now you got to tell me the truth in your heart
and now you got to decide where to start
and now you got to find a way to say
and now you got to choose what’s next for me

and you...

LAST KISS
based on Pearl Jam's song, "Last Kiss"

Oh where, oh where, can my baby be?
The lord took her away from me
She’s gone to heaven, so I’ve got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world

She got her orders and she left for the war
She didn't know it would get this far
But she's good and she went ahead
Now I sleep with my lonely bed
I keep on thinking of her everynight
And hope she's fighting for what is right
But I couldn't sleep so I watched the news
I saw her picture and my heart was lost

Donde, o donde, puede estar mi amor?
Su alma y su corazon etan con Dios
Se fue al Cielo, y tengo que ser bueno
Para ver a mi amor al partir de este mundo

I cried out but my pain couldn't make a sound
My knees lost hope and found the ground
I couldn't believe what's right in front of my eyes
I lost my heart this very night
I remembered the day she left and said
Hold me darling, just a little while
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I will miss
Well now she’s gone, I know her death is not right
I lost my love, my life, tonight

[translate to arabic]
Oh where, oh where, can my baby be?
The lord took her away from me.
She’s gone to heaven, so I’ve got to be good.
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
[end translation]

DramaKing

Verse 1
And in my dreams I found a place
And in my thoughts I found new ways
To be brave and to be myself
To find the treasures of my own wealth

Verse 2
In my heart I heard you
In my heart I saw you
Tell me how should I say hello
And let you know that I need you

Chorus
(I’m) doubting like a DramaKing
living like a DramaKing
dreaming like a DramaKing
singing like a DramaKing

Verse 3
And I'll go home with my regrets
And I'll be doing what it takes
To feel sorry for myself
And steal your heart for myself

Chorus
(I’m) doubting like a DramaKing
living like a DramaKing
dreaming like a DramaKing
singing like a DramaKing

Bridge
And this I promise, I will feel
And this I promise, I will steal
And this I won't hide to conceal
And this I will need to be revealed

Chorus
That I am a DramaKing
That I am a DramaKing
That I am a DramaKing
Will You be my DramaQueen?

WYSIWYG VERSION 2.0

what you'll see, is what you'll get
what you'll see, is what you'll get
what you'll see, is what you'll get
what you'll see, is what you'll get

i got NO TIME to change for you!
i got NO NEED to change for you!
i got NO WANT to change for you!
i got NO I if i change for you!

what you'll say, is what you'll regret
what you'll say, is what you'll regret
what you'll say, is what you'll regret
what you'll say, is what you'll regret

you got NO TIME to change for me!
you got NO NEED to change for me!
you got NO WANT to change for me!
you got NO YOU if you change for me!

A p r i l F o o l s
[guy and girl mix]

[intro]

[plucking verse - guy]
why can't you understand, how much you mean to me?
why can't you take a stand and let me walk away?
why can't i [+drums] be somebody to feel the truth?
why can't i say goodbye and not waste my youth, on you...

[strumming verse - guy]
| on you...
[strumming verse - girl]
i know that i should let you go
but i fear the loneliness without you
without the burning desire of those eyes
holding on to the tears of my goodbyes

[plucking verse - guy]
should i share my lonely tears?
should i be a slave to all my fears?
should i walk away and carry on?
separate and sing this song

[strumming verse - girl]
| for you...
[strumming verse - guy]
you dream of a song that can express
the thoughts trapped beneath my carelessness
the heart feels empty when there's no more love to give
your heart will die but i know it will forgive

[plucking bridge - girl]
is this love that i'm feeling?
is this right what i'm doing?
is this real what i'm dreaming?
or just a weak mind thinking,

[strumming bridge - guy]
| of you...
[strumming bridge - girl]
is this love that you are preaching?
is this pain that you'll be learning?
is this the reason why we are breathing?
or just my weak heart needing,

[strumming verse - girl]
| to be free...
[strumming verse - guy]
and now you got to tell me the truth in your heart
and now you got to decide where to start
and now you got to find a way to say
and now you got to choose what’s next for me

[plucking verse - guy]
| and you...
[plucking verse - girl]
will i ever feel your pain?
will i ever see you again?
can you try to be my friend?
and buy some time that you can spend

[strumming verse - girl]
| on me?
[strumming verse - guy]
my love is free...

[fade out]

copyright © 2004 by Joseph Laurino

In Eden's garden
copyright © 2004 by Cho Phackdy

I watch the sun rise, in your eyes
In Eden's garden, we watch the sun set
You lay beneath a sea of stars as I forget the rest
No other woman, compares to you
No one else can love me like the way that you do
The light from the moon is beaming
Don't wake me if I'm dreaming

Come shoot the breeze
Come follow me
I'll take you to a land of ecstasy
Butterflies fly by
As I hold your stare
I never thought I'd find a love so rare

You're a flower, in a world of thorns
I was cold as, the essence of frost
I couldn't find my lonely heart my love was truly lost
But now that I've, drank from your cup
Love's taking over and my heart won't stay shut
All I need are thoughts of you
Without it and I'll come unglued

Come shoot the breeze
Come follow me
I'll take you to a land of ecstasy
Butterflies fly by
As I hold your stare
I never thought I'd find a love so rare

Missing You
copyright © 2004 by Cho Phackdy

I miss the smell of your skin and your colors within
I miss the way you taste and the smile on your face
You're so far away from here
How can I convey my words
All alone in this cold bed
I'm missing you in my world

When will I see you again
It's only been a day but it seems like ten
I love you even more when you're gone
You're in my mind till the brink of dawn
I would dream of you if I could sleep
The lack of you is making me weak

I must wait for your return and because of this burn
I form my words in a song and pray they aren't wrong
I'm counting down the time
How much longer will it be
The next time you go I'll follow
I'm lost without you and me

When will I see you again
It's only been a day but it seems like ten
I love you even more when you're gone
You're in my mind till the brink of dawn
I would dream of you if I could sleep
The lack of you is making me weak

Your face is right behind my eyes when they're closed
The wind is blowing in your hair
The sun dances on your candy flavored lips
I wish I was there
I wish I was there
I wish you were here.......

When will I see you again
It's only been a day but it seems like ten
I love you even more when you're gone
You're in my mind till the brink of dawn
I would dream of you if I could sleep
The lack of you is making me weak

s a v e t h e m u s i c

2004-05-28T17:11:00.000-07:00

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