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Conflict
04:44
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Your Game Is Over
04:31
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Sanctuary
06:08
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Woke this morning in a sweat, from a dream I can’t forget,
In this dream I was dying.
Shaken now I catch my breath, having seen a kind of death,
That was cruel and terrifying.
My body burned, the sky was red,
I longed for water but the rivers were dead,
I ran for cover from a poison rain,
While Earth cried out in anguish and pain.
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Earth cries out with an agonising sound
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Lay down your weapons and think it through again!
I tell myself it’s just a dream, yet I feel a silent scream
growing, and my head is spinning
I tremble as I look around - dying seas, scoured ground,
I realise the nightmare’s just beginning
My body burns, the sky is red,
I long for water but the rivers are dead,
I run for cover from a poison rain,
While Earth cries out in anguish and pain.
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Earth cries out with an agonising sound
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Lay down your weapons and think it through again!
Sanctuary, hear her cry,
Sanctuary, don’t let me die.
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Filling In Time
05:31
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Through the echoes that call
Too many pleading hands,
Now they realise that death has come too soon
Abandoned barren streets
Are the playground of our children
Is this the time we've all been waiting for?
Filling in time
Washing the stains away
What have we done?
Will there be another day?
Passing the time
Wiping the tears away
Live your life on earth
As you would in heaven
Pieces of glass lie, on the cold tile floor
Fires of this hell won't be quenched by rain
The horizon disappears
Then you disappear
The terror strikes ya
maybe you dreamt it all?
The living blind and seeing Dead
together lie
Innocent eyes look to their
parents & cry
Is God giving us up to die?
This is the Time
We've all been waiting for
What have we done?
Will there be another day?
Filling in time
Washing the stains away
What have we done?
Will there be another day?
Passing the time
Wiping the tears away
Live your life on earth
As you would in heaven
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A time of loss
And a time of grief
The cries of their children
Echoes through the streets
And crumblings buildings, weep
What do we do?
What do we think?
Where do we go?
What do we eat?
What do we drink?
Nowhere to go
Happiness lies for those that cry for
People who have touched their lives
Happiness waits for those that are grateful
People who have touched our lives
And the days are short
And there's so much work to do
A time for hope
And a time for relief
The laughter of their Children
Will echo through the streets
We can rebuild them, believe
What do we do?
What do we think?
Where do we go?
What do we eat?
What do we drink?
Nowhere to go
Happiness lies for those that cry for
People who have touched their lives
Happiness waits for those that are grateful
People who have touched our lives
And the days are short
And there's so much work to do
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Jing & I
05:33
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The streets are cold tonight
Frozen winds are blowing
Telling all who'll listen
Winter will soon be coming
Shelters filled up early
No room for Jing and me
Asked if we could wait till May
Gave us some soup and coffee
We've been traveling together
For a couple of years
Looking out for each other
Sharing our food and tears
Jing has a nasty cough
She's wearing the extra shirt
We know a kindly guard
Lets us borrow a patch of dirt
She's started crying again
Lost a child in a forgotten war
Bury my ghosts with two dollar gin
Hers keep coming back for more
Long cold nights are always the worst
Don't care for all the talking time
Private emotions come to surface
Her hell gets confused with mine
She starts shaking and groaning
Just an hour before the dawn
I hold her close to warm her
By morning she was gone
I need the clothes Jing's wearing
Shakes and tears won't let me
Left her name with unsure spelling
Now her troubles are mine to carry
We've been traveling together
For a couple of years
Looking out for each other
Sharing our food and tears
The streets are cold tonight
Frozen winds are blowing
Telling all who'll listen
Winter will soon be coming
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Take Me Away
04:41
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Bright lights approaching
I think we’re gonna meet
Underneath a lamppost
On a dark and misty street
My life blood is draining
Tired heart go to sleep
Rains starts falling
It bites in so deep
Wind starts howling
Leaves swirling round my feet
This world is fading
And soon I’ll be free
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s safe
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s far away
My soul is rising
And my mind is clear
My body’s dying
But there is no fear
This life has ended
I wish you were near
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s safe
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s far away
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A New Dawn
04:01
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May my hands, cultivate.
May my eyes, captivate.
May my mind, innovate
This gardener will be
In the morning sun
Welcome this new dawn
A new day is born
Salute the sun
The night is done
Today
Welcome this new dawn
New life is formed
Keep me awake
It's not opaque
Today
May my words, speak so right
May my deeds, shine so bright
May my thoughts, come to light
This gardener will be
In the morning sun
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Ian Rushton Auckland
Ian Rushton is UK born New Zealander, producer and self-taught pianist and guitarist, offering anything from contemporary classical and pop/rock instrumentals to adult contemporary pop and rock songs. Rushton regularly collaborates with musicians from around the globe to create an exciting and varied mix of easy listening music. ... more
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