Lyrics: Somewhere To Be..

Album Lyrics - Somewhere To Be Going

Somewhere to Be Going

I’m cleaning out my closets

Of all the things buried long ago

Most of them I had forgotten

Why I kept them I don’t know

So I’m culling the detritus

Keeping only what I really need

The rest is going to the sidewalk

I like this feeling that I’m freed

I have somewhere to be going

I’m ready for the coming days

(somewhere)

I see waterfalls and rivers flowing

In the valley there beyond the haze

(be there)

It’s easy to keep doing

All the things you’ve done before

We stay with what’s familiar

And fear what’s beyond our door

We self-impose our limits

Missing out on “could have beens”

But moving past old endings

Is where a new life begins

I have somewhere to be going

I’ll find new ways to play the game

(somewhere)

I’ll sail where the winds are blowing

As the distant shores call out my name

(be there)

I’ve loaded up my U-Haul

And I’ve left the neighborhood

I’m taking all my confidence

From all that I’ve withstood

Roads open up before me

I see mirages far away

They dissolve into reality

Of whatever else will come my way

I have somewhere to be going

And I know there’s so much more to see

(somewhere)

I’m discovering everything worth knowing

And I’ll make the most of what will be

(be there)

Count You As A Friend

I have discovered in my wizened days

That you are someone who deserves my praise

Even when it seemed I was on my own

You were never far and I was not alone

I assess myself as a lucky man

You have been there with me since we began

All the evidence is easy to defend

It’s clear to all that I count you as a friend

You were my anchor in the tossing sea

I’ll be the same for you if you agree

We’ve stood the test of time like redwood trees

We’ve weathered storms and basked in summer breeze

Our roots are intertwined beneath our feet

True friends like you are so hard to meet

It’s like the same blood is in our veins

We ebb and flow but the bond remains

After all the turmoil has reached its end

I hope you know that I count you as a friend

You know me like no one can

Because of you I’m a better man

I count you as a friend

No More Pale Delusions

I wake up tired from watching all the plastic smiles

Truth leaves through a whirlpool down the drain

Blinded by false sunshine, my patience has worn thin

I just want the real life to remain

They all talk in circles like broken radios

Truth is drowned by static on the line

Whitewash gets brushed everywhere until the color’s gone

They all do this when they lack a spine

No more pale delusions, I’m done with their charade

I’d rather live with problems than with the lies they’ve made

Everyone’s a hustler selling what they haven’t earned

We scroll past the streams in ashen light

Billboards make their promises with retouched perfect teeth

And news sells fear and tells us it’s alright

I’m tempted to give in but the silence isn’t safe

I’m tired of their masks and bleached out skins

Please cancel the white noise, no more trying to pretend

I can’t be sustained by hollow wins

No more pale delusions, give me cracked but real

I’ll face whatever’s there when they strip away the peel

Closer

So here I am, I’m on this timeline

I can see where I’m bound

Follow the rules, only move forward

Towards what else can be found

I have learned things, mistakes were made

And now it’s time to atone

Two hearts in synch can do so much more

Than I’ll do on my own

I am closer to the end than when

I began long ago

But I would not change any thing

In all of the things I know

Fam’ly and friends stay in our lives

So we can continue on

So many hands lifting us higher

Like we’ve already won

Breaking down walls, opening doorways

Facing choices we see

Take a deep breath, raising our feet

To step into what will be

We are closer, our souls are speaking

Our hearts and spirits blend

Why was it me? I’ve been so blessed

That I cannot comprehend

Everything dear is closely held

And closer as time goes by

The bottom line in all that’s done

Gives us the reason why

Fire in your eyes says what words can’t

For a love that is burning deep

It gives me strength to fulfill all

The promises that I keep

I am closer to the end than when

I began long ago

But I would not change any thing

In all of the things I know

Whispers To Remind Me

We can spend a lifetime feeling stuck in waiting rooms

We are stepping on the gas but only running on the fumes

We’ve learned to do without and to ignore the pain

But will we turn the corner or collapse under the strain?

I used to know how hard to push and whether things would break

But now there’s only whispers to remind me what’s at stake

I’m chasing scattered fragments of the soul I may have lost

Can it be reassembled and how much will it cost?

Where is all the evidence that was left here at the scene?

Just some unsaid words that fill the spaces in between

Once I heard the many voices running through my head

Now there’s only whispers to remind me what was said

I need to change direction to change my story line

I need to find a balance on this journey that is mine

The wind’s behind my back and I’m breathing cleaner air

Will I see what’s possible on some new thoroughfare?

It’s a hall of mirrors from which I have stepped outside

I need to be behind the wheel, not going for a ride

Shadows of my past echo all the things I see

I’ll create new waypoints for my own geography

I am made of substance, not an empty hologram

‘Cause I still hear the whispers to remind me who I am

Finie Terrae Turbatae

There is an unsettledness that’s brewing everywhere

And there’s a scare that we’re unsure of what to do

Desperation’s raining down upon the masses

In the ashes of the nervous streets that we once knew

The things that lead us to the end times

With no lifelines are beliefs in your own eschatology

The old norms that we took for granted

Have transplanted to commandments which make no apology

We’re near the end of a troubled land

And it’s coming for us all

But will anyone be left standing

When it’s time for someone to take the fall?

It feels like it’s a waste of time to keep on fighting

The gaslighting that is creeping like a vine

Past is never frozen as we edit facts we’ve chosen

For a history that fits the party line

If we’ve discarded all the lessons that we’ve learned

But that we’ve spurned for some displaced reality

Then we must accept the world we built

And all the clinging guilt we now own in totality

It’s near the end of a troubled land

There’s no more trust in what is real

But if we never strike a balance

Will we ever get the chance to heal?

See It For Yourself

The world has warped opinions into accepted fact

So much information is created to distract

We need to scrutinize what’s said in the light of day

If it cracks under the pressure then just walk away

Don’t be parroting what they’re telling us to think

Throw your doubt at it, does it float or does it sink?

Talking heads shout their rightness to try and box us in

But you need to dig yourself for where the truth has been

Question all the answers that you’ve seen and heard before

Are they really true or is truth still behind the door?

Walk down your own road as you feel the earth and stone

Every step can teach us what mere facts can’t do alone

Others have a roadmap to a place that speaks of bliss

But instead the painted lines lead straight to the abyss

You gotta kick the tires so that you remove all doubt

Have you found your gospel or are you better off without?

See it for yourself, don’t accept ideas just on their face

See it for yourself, reality will always leave a trace

Don’t fear challenging the things that someone else has said

Activate and exercise the logic in your head

No more hand-me-down beliefs or what is simply myth

Form your own convictions and be your own locksmith

Open up your pathway to where knowledge has been earned

You can thrive in this world when your sanity’s returned

See it for yourself, see it with your own two eyes

See it for yourself, what’s really true never lies

Does the evidence hold up when it’s under weight?

Once you know the answer it opens up the gate

In My Tiny Town

They stopped the traffic down on Main Street

The bands are ready to parade

And all the people there are gathering

To stake their claim under the shade

They stand out by the fire station

The courthouse steps a vantage high

And I am over at the diner

Having meatloaf and some pie

They mowed the grass and swept the sidewalks

Through scattered clouds the sun is shining down

We grew up neighbor helping neighbor

And that’s the way it’s certain to continue

In my tiny town

Over by the water tower

Some friends have gathered for a beer

They discuss the shut down factory

And how to overcome their fear

Climbing up to the overlook

I see everything that’s real

Were things better in the heyday

Or is that just the way we feel?

The past is mixed with the present

And everything here feels like hallowed ground

But all the people who are rooted to this place

They will rise up and stand together

In my tiny town

The homecoming queen sits atop the back seat

And she’s looking out from underneath her crown

She smiles and waves to all

The people who are waving back at her

In my tiny town

Take That hill

Sometimes you start from zero

And sometimes you start below

But you have to keep stepping up

To get where you want to go

It’s been a long and rocky climb

And my soul’s been bruised

But I will not lose my spirit

I will not be used

I am gonna take that hill

My destiny’s at play

I will beat the challenges

That are standing in my way

When the world is pushing down

Pushing back is what I do

I let go of the disappointments

And find a new way through

Don’t dismiss incremental gains

They can add up fast

I’ll continue climbing higher

As I build upon my past

I am gonna take that hill

I am gonna be the boss

And I trust that my success

Will be worth more than the cost

I am gonna take that hill

And there’s no stopping me

And I’ll be the master

Of everything I see

The Covenant Between

There have been many moments when

I was drowning in my pool of doubt

But I kept searching for solutions

To the things I was trying to work out

I gave myself a firm objective

To persevere no matter whether high or low

I help myself to help out others

It’s a simple thing so many do not know

For those I love and those who love me

I will do everything I can

And I vow to my Higher Being

To do my best for my fellow man

If only there were more of us

Who are all committed to the pledge

That everyone is treated like ourselves

Then there’d be less of us to teeter towards the edge

I will not leave things to chance

Nor will I leave details left unseen

And I shall fill my promises

As a party to the covenant between

It’s so hard to make headway

In the absence of a bridge of trust

It doesn’t matter who is worthy

You cannot leave them dangling in the dust

The love that binds us all together

Is like a rope that’s both fragile and strong

It’s how we all play our part

In the humanity to which we all belong

I am searching through my soul

To understand all that I’ve seen

And I will make this commitment

To never break the covenant between