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Av
og Til
Janina
Carlstad
Jeg er så glad
at du er nær
Alle er klar
Nå er du her
Før når var alle
mørk
Tidene var trist
Lose not the heart
Lose not the heart
All is clear
Now that you are
here
Before all was
dark
Mists rising ‘neath
dawning rays
Times were uncertain
Night flowed into
days
Forget not
Who we were
Or from whence
we came
This day or this
name
Though voices may
claim
It different from
long ago
It’s your
face, your voice, your eyes I know
Nå sol ☼
er nær ♫
Den mørke er ned
Stemme fra skogen
Og fjellene
Resound with the
echoes
Of breath
My heart’s
knowing
beginnings
Lose not the heart
Lose not the soul
Forget not
Who we were
Or from whence
we came
For now we come
this way again
Fram og tilbake
Jeg forstå igjen…
Now we come this
way again
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Turn Around
J. Carlstad
I sit and wonder - why
What’s inside?
Sometimes I feel so dead
- I’ll hide
Don’t know where to look
Uncertain where to turn
Half afraid of what I’ll find
Or what I’ll really learn…
I’m brought along this pathway now
By kindness and a smile
Life is a mystery
This much I’ve learned this while
Don’t know much about destiny
Can’t see the forest for the trees
‘cuz I forget to breathe
Real deep
And feel a fresh new breeze
The losses we take in life
Don’t always make much sense
I’ve tried so hard
To make it work
But now there’s this big “fence”
I see the sun
Don’t feel it much
Devil music plays inside
Those “rules” I still rebel against
I simply can’t abide
But now somehow
Sweet rays of warmth
Begin to reach and find
Those shadows filtering through
The recesses of this mind
It’s like revenge is in reverse
Storm dispelled by sunny skies
A smile playfully hovered o’er your lips
Absorbed in the mirth in your eyes
I feel it now
Beginning to change
And soon it will be done –
The strength, the fire,
The flames, my life
Back
Loving
The bright sun
Removing the intensity
Of loss, the Darkness, fear
Now weaving the web
music reaches out -
Friendships far and near
I know that life will tell me
Whether this is Heaven or this is Hell
I know I can put
This revenge in reverse
And dance upon shadows
Where life once fell
I’ve such pain in my neck and yet
This world weeps a sadder song than I
Though I sit bereft and alone in sorrow
I must at least just try
To turn from
- this selfish reflection ….
mirror of my questioning soul
Let me build instead upon this web
Connecting notes in melody
With hope and life spilling across the page
Not anger and rancor for all to see
It’s the song that’s brought me here
A ray of light against the dark
Melody to hear
Hopes, words that wait to spark
It’s like revenge is in reverse
Storm dispelled by sunny skies
A smile playfully hovered o’er your lips
Absorbed in the mirth in your eyes
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| Frettin' |
Just Flick It
By J. M. Carlstad
Starts w drums
And instrumental Dm, Am, Em
Changing to distortion of chords (on electric) or flamenco style on Classical
Why
me?
I
gave it all I had
Wasn’t
what you wanted but
I’ve
given to you
‘twas
the best I could do, but now
You
say it’s not for you…
I’ll
be the change I want to see
Not
losing out
‘cuz
what’s in it for me?
Yeah
though the sun sneaks
behind
the clouds
As
you leave this friendship
Cased
in shrouds
Through
words
That
flick the killswitch
On
trust and emotion
Dude,
Yer leaving behind
A
void… yeah
Less
devotion
Just
wonderin’ here…
why
is it always me
That
has to give in?
Who
said that caring
Was
ever a sin???
So
yeah – suppression
Seems
to be the way to go
Though
it isn’t right
And
this YOU know!
I’m
not giving up
This
soul
Though
the sun’s gone behind clouds
And
all you’ve left me with
Is
darkness and doubts
Winning
and losing all the same
Wondering
‘bout faith and who’s to blame
Seems
ya think life’s so blind
While
you leave it all behind?
and
it’s your truths, your life
You
seek to find?
Emotions
and giving
That’s
what some of us call
Living!
but
if this is what you think feels right
you
might wanna align yer sight
‘stead
of
Thinkin’
the rest of us
Just
sit behind reminiscing
Thinkin’
about the friends
That
we think we’re missin’
Well,
I don’t mind giving
But I’ve gotta live
And I hope you wake up
‘fore it’s all gone through the sieve
Of life’s ebb and flow
Don’t you get it? Don’t
you know?
Dude, I hope you wake up
Before I go, ‘fore I go…
Aaaaaggghhhhh!
(Scream)
Oh
why do you leave it?
Let
it all go?
A
whole world of living
Goes
both ways ya know!!!
Come
on! Come on!
Make
it better today!
Come
on! Come on!
Ya
know there’s more
You
can do it!
Feel
the sun, find a way!
Yeah,
I don’t mind giving
But I’ve gotta live
And I hoped you’d wake up
‘fore it’s all gone through the sieve
Of life’s ebb and flow
Don’t you get it? Don’t
you know?
I hoped you’d wake up
Before I go, ‘fore I go…aaaagggghhhh
(fades with guitar squeal)
Aaagh,
just flick it dude
I’m
tired and disgusted and I’ve gotta go. Gotta spread my wings
Gonna
fly… Gotta go…. Gotta go…
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| Chickadee Breeze |
Chickadee Breeze
By J. M. Carlstad
Stars stare
No more do they shine
Trees sing no
more
Through their leaves
But send me chills
Intent to freeze
Bare from emotion
On the chickadee breeze
Darkness
My present
Instead of glad
light
Sadness unpleasant
Without respite
Daily tears
Making it hard
to see
Bearing emotion
On the chickadee
breeze
Still
The chickadees
preen
And the chickadees
sneeze
They wing through
the trees
On the chickadee
breeze
Through layers
of trees
Emerging like
notes
Making it hard
to despair
From the joy that
they share
As they fly on
the chickadee breeze
I wait for the
spring time
Hope makes me blind
Waiting to see
the light
Trying to find
Brightness in
moments
Though in memories I bind
To the trees,
to the songs
On the chickadee breeze…
What will I find
On the chickadee breeze…
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