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Lonely Time

by John Christian

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1.
The Mailbox 04:39
The people have seen a wish down the river Forever they’ve been alone together And besides the weather What makes the mailbox rattle at night I’ve seen a lot of anger – I’ve seen a lot of pain I’ve spent years inside it and the people just the same God only helps me know What makes the mailbox rattle at night Allow me to feel that wish down the river Tell them to wait until I can be with her For besides the weather What makes the mailbox rattle at night The morning seems to be the same It hasn’t changed since yesterday The rain still beats down hard against my door If I awake I’ll be afraid Now’s not the time My hears me say I’ve already felt the rain I need no more I hold the covers to my chin Knock .. knock .. knock .. knock I let them in The rain still beats down harder on my floor The people have seen a wish down the river Forever they’ve been alone together And besides the weather What makes the mailbox rattle at night
2.
I love the madness Its twisting its turning Its odds all against me Though we must be safe in our human stew Still I choose to be left alone with you When the sky meets the river The ocean’s not too far You play your hand Strike in your land Tell me who’s sitting on the star If you’ve answered me the teacher was You’re wrong only in line The teacher he’s still there Still hoping he has time I love the madness Its twisting its turning Its odds all against me Though we must be safe in our human stew Still I choose to be left alone with you Each of us are changing in ways too little known With stammer indecision and future over-blown We walk inside the mainline And whisper to the trees …hello I love the madness Its twisting its turning Its odds all against me Though we must be safe in our human stew Still I choose to be left alone with you
3.
For the moment everything is fine As you read the poems that no longer rhyme Comprehending less but never left behind In the state where things crash to the floor That is where you will not see me score We have been there and there is no need for more Elevation talks – that’s when I want you For the moment everything is cool I would not want to be known as the fool Living, giving, breathing – breaking every rule All the talking without action is ignored Take as much from love as you can afford In the end you’ll find your heart behind a door Elevation talks – that’s when I want you For the moment everything is right An alarm has sounded but there is no need to fight Comprehending more as we hold on tight In a state where everything becomes aglow Where what is learned is all that is and that I know Then next the two of us connecting to the flow Elevation talks – that’s when I want you
4.
When it comes that you’re laughing no more Go check the score that you came with When it comes – when yesterday’s near But tomorrow is here to contend with Then you swiftly pass the rivers As you cease discerning secrets That is stashed behind the billboards of our land After all these mile-long hours You just can’t believe it’s coming You are the actor in the play – a hero all the way With nothing more to say than it’s OK When it comes that you lie on the floor Hungry for more than you came with So it comes that time has to pass You’re out on your ass that you’re born with Life has a reason but it doesn’t know the meaning Of the words written on the bathroom wall Prepare your voices and join in the chorus That is on it’s way back home; a fool too late to roam The stage is set; the lights go out on you 1:07 … and the girls become women Sweeping up floors for their brothers and sisters Life envelopes the mind and drowns it in their fears We fail…we cry…we live 1:09 … and the boys become men Scanning the playground they fight to win friends They hear the whistle blow so it’s time for them to go But who will stop the show Not I…I cry…I live Not soon enough we stop 1:11 … and the boys become women Sweeping up dirt from their broken heaven Not me he cries alone – who can understand
5.
Lonely Time 05:34
In my lonely time I've come to understand That there will always be this dream I can still recall every single hour When I heard the voices scream No matter what I do everything is wrong Except when I am here Competition is indelicate I know It only reasons to breed fear What's required is a thicker skin I hear Then and only then you're strong But peeling back the layers of the missing years In a vision that goes on What's the payoff? What's the message that we're told? What's the meaning of the sign? Everyone of us needs passion to behold In our lonely time In my lonely time I delegate the scene Move the pieces 'round the board Holding back the thoughts which carry me away Realization strikes the chord I take roads that are so narrow and so long And try to avoid the crooked trail As I grow older my preferences remain My soul and body though grow frail
6.
Little did we know all that was happening Little did we think about where the path would lead Little did we see with our blinders on We could not understand the way to be Little did we feel; our bodies ached with pain Little did we realize that what we dreamt we made Little did we hear that inner voice that sees Instead we walked into a maze unclear Little did we think about anything Little did we understand the rule of give and take Little did we know all that was happening Little does it matter now for little did we know
7.
Now I Know 03:28
Childhood memories escape me now Besides which in those days we were carefree anyhow But I remember my first time on that star Now I know it really pays to remain who you truly are I pulled the curtain down when the show was done It was quite finished but for me it had just begun I found there was no need for anyone to grieve Now I know it really pays to live as you believe I’ve slept in the cold; all wet on the ground Thought I lost everything but now it is found My fears are far away and in it all so deep Now I know it really pays to sow before you reap
8.
Wake Up Soul 02:56
Wake up soul – wake up soul Wake up soul from your sleep and see Wake up soul – wake up soul Wake up soul from your sleep and know That you are under no suspicion And it will take a bit of time The payoff comes back ten times thicker So lay down your arms There’s nothing to defend That there is nothing but a story One that is under your control Still the need you have for glory Make an offering I’ll meet you at the end That there are very few conditions Even though sometimes it is hard to understand Blending consciousness with vision Gracefully then balance All that has to mend Wake up soul – wake up soul Wake up soul from your sleep and see Wake up soul – wake up soul Wake up soul from your sleep and know
9.
Writing these words I wonder what is the point of even trying Is anybody listening? The cost was so much more but I can see it now there was Nobody listening Trading love for anger, surrounded by only strangers I wanted to have somebody listening When I recall the faces I can’t remember places I was ‘Cause I wasn’t listening In the beginning there was only tomorrows…my my And in the end there may be only sorrows…my my Come and unite with me We can take on the world and have Everybody listening Though you think you know the story it is only past glory when You were listening Chameleon sunrise dawning and in life you are clawing at someone So they would be listening Forgetting that you also hear Not seeing that it’s nothing more than mere pridefulness That you are not listening In the beginning there was only tomorrows…my my And in the end there may be only sorrows…my my Sitting cross-legged on the floor with no reason to think more If nobody is listening At the dawn of the day my strength is there to only cause Other people listening When you can only take so much. The writing is on the backs Of everybody listening So from here the journey starts and continues on its path To get myself listening
10.
Lazy Boy 02:00
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Recorded May 2016. This is a very personal album. It exposes life as seen through a songwriter's eye.

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released May 29, 2016

John Christian - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, melodica, vocals, bass, toy piano, piano, organ, Mini Moog, Oberheim OBX, accordion, sampling, drums, percussion, glockenspiel, and vibraphone.

Steve Brown - bass on 'For The Moment'

Written, arranged and produced by John Christian

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