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Angels of the Valley
04:42
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Angels of the Valley
Down in the valley below
I wandered for a while
And I thought that there was no way out
Until I saw the angel smile
And the bands kept on playing their songs
Of darkness and dismay
But then a melody came from afar
Bring back a brighter day
My angels of the valley
Won't you hear my plead
Wrap your arms around me
Wipe away the tears
Then one day I woke up at dawn
I knew they'd disappeared
Once I prayed may forever they stay
The ones I hold so dear
I can still hear the songs they once sang
Echo in the hall
I remember the joy they could bring
Still, hear their distant call
My angels of the valley
Won't you hear my plead
Let your love surround me
Wipe away the years
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2. |
The Perennial Season
03:29
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The Perennial Season
There's a book I want to read to you
Though we know that there will be no happy end
While going through its pages we may find
That it doesn't mean a thing
Though I was searchin' high and low
Love can be a burden for a traveling man
There's no point in vengeance sweet memory will die
If you hate me then
After all these years
Can we start a new
Get rid of all those things that bring us down
And shake off the blues
If I was a sailor
I would sail along the borderline of sanity
Sometimes it simply seems that I don't know
Neither who nor where I am
And I chanced to meet a man
Who's said to be a master of humility
Makes me understand that all my senses will perceive
Is just a scam
After all this time
Can we still start again
Good riddance to the things that hold us back
Regain our innocence
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3. |
Innocence and Passion
10:44
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Innocence and Passion
Brown-skinned and perfect
I came into this world
To learn how to fail
And as the tempests raged over my head
I learned I wasn't frail
The Lord had mercy on me
Gave me a companion
That never would walk out on me
Those days of innocence
I remember you were a friend of mine
Those days of exuberance
We were untouched by the hands of time
And when we lied down on the grass
We wished that the moment would last forever
You said, be careful they're coming at you
And they are catching up
They tie you down make you spinning the wheel
That will never stop
And the moments that you felt free
Will be nothing but a memory, so long ago
One day you'll wake up and find
There are new people in the game
You see the way they are looking at you
And you think it's a shame
Maybe one day they will understand
That youth is not accomplishment
No, not at all
Horse was the drug of the seventies
Well I don't know though I'm pretty sure
If people are still doin' it now
We looked down upon those doobie boys
Oh how we thought, we were some kind of elite
But then again we lost too many people
Along the way
How does it feel to come back from a trip
And see your friend has passed away
And we went from station to station
And we sent a telegram to Sam
We checked in at the Hotel California
But we won't get fooled again
She surely was the cutest girl in town
Surprisingly she had a crush on me
We went down to our local greasy lake
And we planned to play some outdoor games
Then we tore off our clothes
And rolled naked in the mud
And the sight of her body
Would have mad Kerry King believe in God
We could fly like an eagle
In the year of the cat
And we danced like spirits in the night
Wearing a tall hat
Like the people from the Beltane
Those were the days my friend
I wish they would never end
But they went too fast
But there is one thing still here on my mind
That is going to last
And as you're coming of age
Better listen to the words of the sage
What did he say
Maybe one day you'll come here again
So better listen to the wise man
And what did he say
He said
Passion doesn't age
Passion doesn't age
Passion doesn't age
Passion doesn't age
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4. |
Call of the Bell
07:25
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Call of the Bell
I remember those childhood Sundays
Every full hour
A stone throw away from home
They struck the bells up in the tower
It was such a pagan sound
From a Christian church
It's clang got me mesmerized
Took me to another world
The ringing of the bells became
The soundtrack to my life
Rather traveling hopefully
Than ever to arrive
And all attempts at corporate life
Were destined to fail
And the train they had put me on
Early jumped the rails
The voices of the gods
Got me under a spell
I never can resist
The call of the bell
The call of the bell
The call of the bell
We made love on velvet mornings
And in the dim light of dusk
Looked into life's friendly face
A glimpse behind the mask
And the bells rang in the distance
A whisper and a sigh
And we fell asleep before
The singer said goodnight
The voices of the gods
Got me under a spell
I never can resist
The call of the bell
The call of the bell
The call of the bell
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5. |
A Memorable Day
04:45
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A Memorable Day
After all the pain and hardship
I hitched a ride down south
Coming all the way from Paris
In a reconstructed hearse
And we listened to Libertango
In a version by Grace Jones
And the sky turned red and golden
While we drove along the Rhone
They invited me for supper
The moment we reached Avignon
On that memorable day
That memorable day, oh yeah
On a memorable day
We went from Berlin to Hamburg
And she offered me a pill
Riding through a communist country
Like that gave us some kind of thrill
And a truck had lost a pebble
Turned our windscreen into a kaleidoscope
Then the hippie in the backseat
Said, iI only was on dope
And we laughed and laughed our asses off
And if the driver's looks could kill
On that memorable day
That memorable day, oh yeah
On a memorable day
We were riding in a posh car
And we listened to Nick Drake
And we smelled the scent of summer
As we cruised along the lake
Watched the old folks doing chi gong
In the fading light of day
Watched the young ones chase each other
It has always been that way
And when we went on our way home
We thought that life was beautiful and sad
On that memorable day
That memorable day, oh yeah
On a memorable day
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6. |
Take the World
04:58
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Take the World
The preacher and the acolytes
Found the key to the truth
And their purpose is to save the world
Friend or foe - you gotta choose
High and mighty on their pedestal
Came to lecture all mankind
There's no tolerance for deviance
Renegades gotta die
If you wanna make the world a better place
You might as well make it worse
Maybe you won't be the last
I wonder who came first
The rivers and the oceans
Can never quench that thirst
So take the world
As it is, as it is
Take the world
Take it as it is
Their intentions may be good
But they're on their way to hell
And I wonder will they ever learn
Will they ever break the spell
I'm not talkin' fatalism
But there's one thing you must decide
If you wanna change the world
You better start changing you're mind
If you wanna make the world a better place
You might as well make it worse
Maybe you won't be the last
I wonder who came first
The rivers and the oceans
Can never quench that thirst
So take the world
As it is, as it is
Take the world
Take it as it is
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7. |
Plavo More
03:50
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instrumental
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Frank Ventura Berlin, Germany
It took me 40 years in the music business to finish my first solo album. I played for many bands as a studio and live musician, I wrote songs for others, I wrote movie and TV soundtracks and I played a lot live. But now it's finally time to go solo. I sing and play several instruments: guitar, bass, keyboards and saxophone and I combine melodic singer songwriter folk with progressive or art rock ... more
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