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 New Album by The Groove VANISHING MOON Lyrics listed alphabetically below AQUA MARINE (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Remembering days long gone They roll back in my dreams Like the calm before the storm Nothing’s ever what it seems Floating on the clear glass surface Sliding on the open sea Thinking ‘bout the time that flies Like the wind between you and me CHORUS I see it etched upon my mind Every detail of the scene Aqua Marine Deep inside the darkest alley Far within the frozen frame Out upon the empty highway Nothing ever seems the same Every day feels like a struggle Every night feels like a crawl Every time it seems a little farther away But closer than I want to recall………………..CH BRIDGE Every stroke of the brush Upon my soul is all too much I’m holding on to fractured light Through the prism of your sight I’m tracing my footsteps through The outline of your sketches to Recesses that lie in between Aqua Marine Colors of the palette Faded in due time Only you alone Made the canvas shine The yellow seems to vanish Like the moon above our hearts The crimson seems to pale Where the shadows start…………CH BEST I CAN (Words by Rich Lerner) (Music by Rich Lerner and Sammy Smith) Copyright 2004 Tryin’ to do, Tryin to do the best I can Tryin’ to prove I’m a worthy man Tryin’ to say things inside my heart Still at the beginning never too late to start Tryin’ to learn, learn from my mistakes Tryin’ to be ready when I get a break It’s getting’ stronger the longer it goes on Tryin’ to feel – feel my way along Feel the weight of the world – Do the best I can Feel the weight of the world – Try to understand Feel the weight of the world – On every child woman & man Feel the weight of the world Feel the weight of the world Tryin’ to do the thing that’s right Tryin’ to see the eternal light I follow my heart – I’ll lend you a hand Tryin’ to do the best I can Never too late to start (repeats refrain) HERS (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 There’s an elegance about her She always keeps her head When whirlwinds surround her She just lays still instead There are glimpses of the future In her memory When I looked into her eyes It felt like history HERS is the voice of beauty HERS are the eyes of truth HERS are the whispering words HERS is the final proof There’s a radiance about her I feel it when we touch Without uttering a word She can say so much She moves my emotions She takes control Across the seven oceans She sailed my soul HERS is the heart of passion HERS are the thoughts of dreams HERS is the touch of kindness HERS are the ways and means HERS are the mountain ranges HERS are the crystal seas HERS is the open highway Hers is the summer breeze SHE’S NOT THE SAME (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Time sure spins when you’re hangin’ round Up until dawn with the rain fallin’ down Stare out the window and hear not a sound ‘Cept that dark and luscious night I stared at my watch it was five twenty nine The sun came up and I missed the sign I was mesmerized I’d been struck blind and I never saw it comin’…………………CH (CHORUS) I’m thinkin’ ‘bout long ago Something has changed -She’s not the same I’m goin’ through changes too There’s no one to blame - She’s not the same I wasn’t real sure what I’d gotten into Time was running out and I wasn’t in the mood I was caught off guard deep in solitude When the whole thing hit rock bottom I was waylaid on the kokomo Quarantined in the bungalow Hidden in the vanishing moon glow And I didn’t have a clue…………………CH I just returned I’d been out for a smoke When the phone call said the levee broke It’s time to go she plainly spoke Sayin’ “Do you not agree?” I picked up the bags, she wrapped in a shawl I stepped on the gas and we both hit the wall I never dreamed we’d take the fall But here I go a stumblin’………………..CH I’m spinnin’ my wheels, can’t get no traction I’m up on the mend from this over reaction All this publicity but no satisfaction And the hits just keep on comin’……………..CH (refrain) She’s not the same no more - ooh the same no more - not the same SPARE ME (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Spare Me your latest inquisition It’s getting’ on my nerves Spare Me your brutal indecision It’s something I don’t deserve Spare Me your pointless observations I’ve heard ‘em all before Spare Me your vane interpretations I’m headin’ for the door BRIDGE: Spare Me all the torture Of trying to ignore Your twisted sense of reason I simply can’t endure Spare Me all your good intentions It’s just a waste of breath Spare Me your dubious inventions They’re ‘bout to bore me to death Spare Me the righteous indignation I’m shell shocked on the beach Spare Me your trials and tribulations I see you’ve memorized the speech BRIDGE: Let the critics sing your praises Let the public all acclaim You can go through all your phases But please forget my name Spare Me the slow articulation It’s babble from below Spare Me the constant arbitration It’s nothing I should know Spare me the reading of your thesis You should wear a muzzle Spare Me all your jagged jigsaw pieces There’s nothing here to puzzle …….(repeat 1st bridge) STRENGTH OF THE WILL (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 We crossed the ocean on a ship of light We built a castle out of pitch-black night We grew a flower in the desert sand And stopped a war with an open hand ….ooh Strength of the will We climbed a mountain with a single stride To cast our shadows on the other side We made a river from the sweat of our brows Threw a way the book and wrote our own vows ……ooh Strength of the will Talked with the birds in a sycamore tree Danced with the ghost of eternity Laughed at the joke of hypocrisy ………ooh Strength of the will We hitched our wagon to a shooting star Drove through heaven in a broken down car Formed a diamond on a charcoal grill Chalked it off to the strength of the will ……….ooh Strength of the will TIME FOR THE TURNING (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Time for the turning, the turning away Time for the turning, starting today Time to make peace, time to make haste Time for the turning, no time to waste Time for the journey, the moving beyond Time for this moment to fade and be gone Time to search inside, time to dig deep Time for us all to wake from this sleep Time to look forward – Time to look back Time to look inward – Time now to act Time to forgive - Time now to grow Time for us all to weep what we sow Time for the burning, the burning away Time for the learning, starting today Time to move on time to expand Time to extend a welcoming hand Time for the gates to open and close Time for us all to be so exposed Time for us all to make the hard choice Time for us all to raise up our voice (repeat 1st verse & 1st bridge) TWISTED TIMES (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Hard to carry this heavy load Full of questions down this road Can you help me to crack this code Hard to think about what went down The whole world is one small town We are connected all around………CH CHORUS: Can’t let these twisted times Take hold of a restless mind Make you feel like you’re stumblin’ blind They caravan of the remembered rides Along the current of the changing tides Across the mountains of alibis Before the flood after the fall You got to stand when you get the call Oh lord please help us all………………..CH BRIDGE: These twisted times rain down A monsoon on hallowed ground Leave nothing but the sacred sound of hope Love the ones that you hold close Hold on to what matters most Defy the fears and chase the ghosts Reach into that hidden place Inside the heart behind the face Where the soul can navigate the space……….CH UKULELE WIND (words and music by Rich Lerner) Copyright 2004 Let’s go chase the sunrise Let’s run down the dawn Let’s pretend our only friend Is a ramblin’ cowboy song Let’s lay on the hillside Under the vanishing moon And talk of superstition While the olive branches swoon…….CH (CHORUS) So play the harvest fiddle And strum the mandolin On wings of strings we will soar Through the ukulele wind Upon the crimson prairie The blue coyotes bay Tumbleweeds are rolling And the rosewood guitar plays The campfire timbers crackle The night is soaked with stars The cactus holds a secret Like the pyramids on Mars…………..CH (BRIDGE) Across the painted desert Above the canyon ridge The palominos run Across the mesa bridge We’ve seen the shadow dancers, Felt the big stampede, Heard the whispering sands, And tasted life so free………….CH VANISHING MOON (Words by Rich Lerner) (Music by Rich Lerner and Sam Seawell) Copyright 2004 You were in such a hurry To rewrite the story And watch it come true I was ruined by reason Lost in the season Of the vanishing moon………..CH CHORUS Vanishing moon in the summer sky Vanishing moon over you and I You were blessed in confession But forgot the lesson Horse before the cart I was stumblin’ and fumblin’ My lips they were mumblin’ The fears of my heart…………….CH We made such a mess of This unwritten test of What’s true or false We got so entangled Our motives were mangled Effect and the cause………………CH…CH WHO WOULD BELIEVE IT (words and music by Rich Lerner)
Copyright 2004
Who would have believed it
– It could take a century ‘til then
Feeling is believing
– I don’t want to wait that long again
Talk to me of challenge
– Talk to me of someone breaking through
Show me all the secrets
– Show me all the things that I must do
Help me to remember
– All of the mistakes of my past lives Show me where we’re going
–Show me something clear & true & bright Passage door open wide
Let me through to the other side
All the love I’ve been shown
In this world I’m not alone
Listen to the mountains
– Listen to the harbor call your name Listen to the shadows
– Listen to the sweet cool autumn rain Tell me of your oceans
– Tell me of your greatest mystery Listen to the motion
– Listen to the sand embrace the sea Passage door open wide
Let me through to the other side
All the seed I have sown
In this world I’m not alone
(repeat verses 2 and 3 and 1st Bridge)
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