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Grace of the Unknown
05:16
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Today I packed my things and rushed out of my door
Just trying to find my way out in a different world
Cut every line I just had to move along
So precious, so beautiful this trip to the unknown
Every stranger's face I see it's giving me the creeps
Every shadow on the street I stomp it and then- flee!
Now I am so happy but I have to find my cause
I have to fly away my love, again.
I like to get into a whirl of these good vibes
I like to see familiar people I don't like
To make it feel much better some friends must be paired
to my own conspicuous grace of the unknown
Every path that's set for me is another try
Every sunset I look into is heavenly so right
Now I am so happy but I have to find my cause
I have to fly away my love, again.
I - I - I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be like a rolling stone (rep. 3)
Every stranger's face I see it's giving me the creeps
Every shadow on the street I stomp it and then- flee!
Now I am so happy but I have to find my cause
I have to fly away my love, again.
I - I - I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be like a rolling stone (rep. and fade)
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Home
04:40
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Through thick and thin sometimes you do
realise the truth you so evade
and all your dreams that were supposed to fade away
are coming back to you now
freed from the darkness, somehow
It's been so long before the dawn
an endless night with no place to call home
and wasted love has taught you how to live
it's wasted no more, you're on the right track
if you just let go she'll be coming back
To where she belongs in your heart
never let the sun go down
where you belong is not far,
far from the dreams you had
but all the hard times are gone
you're coming home.
Through hell or high water you can only fight
be there for what you're standing for
what brings you down can only lift you up
these shadows haunt you but now you're wiser
they fool you no more, it's only laughter
Now you belong with the stars
never let the sun go down
now you are strong and you'll fight
to chase these fears away
but all the hard times are gone
all the hard times are gone
all the hard times are gone
You're coming home
home
home
home
You're coming home
home
home
home
You're coming home!
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Power Blaster
05:11
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Here she comes, she's got the style now
with every move she lights the sky - yeah, yeah
and she promises she'll mend your broken heart
with a nod she'll make you fly so high, yeah
with a nod she'll break your mind!
She's a power blaster
she's a devil hunter
she's so fine I lose my mind!
She can see through you and she knows it
with just a glimpse she knows the deal, yeah yeah
and she'll hurt you if you don't know how to prove her
you're the man that's worth to be
you're the man she always sees
you're the air she needs to breathe!
She's a power blaster
she's a devil hunter
she's so fine I lose my mind!
(solo part)
She's a power blaster
she's a devil hunter
she's so fine and she's mine!
She's a power blaster
she's a devil hunter
she's so fine I lose my mind!
(mellow transition part)
Sometimes I think there's only too much
oh, there's only too much of that feeling of love when I touch her
Sometimes the rain can't wash away
oh, these tears I have cried too long before I met her
Now I know I have to be strong
I know I have to be...
Sometimes I think I'm only that strong
oh , if only this strain could go away so I can breathe again
no time to spend, I'm going insane
oh, if only I could just mesmerise her and keep her
Now I know I just have to go
I know I have to go...
(vocal ensemble fuga)
(repeatedly until fade)
-I think there's only too much
that feeling of love
Rain can't wash away
tears I have cried-
solo voice:
There's only too much
the feeling of love
Please, rain!
Come wash away the tears!
Yes, there's only too much love
And I know that feeling
No, there's no rain can wash away
can wash away these tears...
(fade out)
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Escape
05:32
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Sitting by my door, beer on my hand
this terrible mixture of malt and gas
down by the river -and I got a shiver-
all I want now is an hour glass
Money in my pocket, my eyes out of their sockets
as I see a perfect place
without disgrace -it's the human race-
I race towards my dreaming escape
Tears for a pillow, a weeping willow
nothing can ever be this way
when I get the blues - the blues blew the fuse
I get confused day by day
And all the plans I'm making
maybe for the best or worse,
-but I reassure you: no one gets hurt-
If hurting is the deal, the deal is done
and I'll be gone as soon as you're done.
I escape
Eyes will break
Love won't wane
I escape
(orch,. medley)
As I told you before my time is short
shorter than the fragment of a ray of light
when get to conclusions-delusions-infusions, huh
all I know is a beating heart
I know you mean no harm, you mean only good
but your intensions, honey, were never proved
close your eyes and count to ten
ten were the commandments God gave to Men.
I escape
Eyes will break
Love won't wane
I escape!
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A Different Working Day
03:28
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Get up, get off your bed
and greet the brand new day
Greet the warm sun
smell the flowers as they bloom
No need to worry about a thing
no need to rush no more
Money is not the issue here
nor any kind of pride.
Feeling somehow lonely
but that's a part of life
Take a walk in the park
where trees grow up so high
Touch the surface of a lake
feel the water cool
Being happy for being there
is all that's asked of you
And all the lovely people
sharing this old world
are smiling back to you
and you know what is worth
(solo part)
If all the lovely people
could join their hands again
There wouldn't be-
there wouldn't be no hatred
and you know-
yes you know what is worth.
Get up get of your bed
and greet the brand new day\
the sun is always shining
and life's too short to spare.
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Life
03:50
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Life has, oh, so many strange ways
of making you reconsider
when you think you've won the game
rearranges the rules
to make you try harder
Life has oh so many different ways
to make you pay-
to make you pay for your mistakes
She pulls the strings and you obey
even if you think-
even if you think you have control
But she gives us love to share
gives us joy and moments to remember by
yet these are few and never taken for granted
until she makes new rules... again...
To make you wonder.
Life has oh so many- many aspects
it's never the same whatever you may think it'll happen
When you think the day is done
she twists the night
she lights the gutter
Life has oh so many, many ways
to make you understand her power
when you think you've seen it-
seen it comin'
she just smiles, and turns away, yeah.
But she gives us love to share
gives us joy and moments to remember by
yet these are few and never taken for granted
until she makes new rules... again...
To make you wonder.
(rep. and fade)
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Angel's Embrace
05:11
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Riding on a silver ray of sunlight
shredding darkness, solitude and fear
Whispering the only prayer of changing
may this be the absolute convey
A lonely heart surrounded by dark demons
Struggling to sleep, to find soothing peace
Whispering the only song of hope
may this be the desolation's end.
Take me, save me, put me on an angel's embrace
why won't you
break these chains and toss the devil back to his pit
so he can leave me be
(rep. twice)
Seen so many different sides of madness
now, what's left of soul becomes a black hole
Shivering inside a well of no remorses
may this be much quicker than just death
Take me, save me, put me on an angel's embrace
why won't you
break these chains and toss the devil back to his pit
so he can leave me be
(rep. and fade)
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Shadow's Dream
04:43
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Time will free us all
and life will flow
inside our veins of clay
Once there was plenty of joy that came by
but once
there was beauty
Now
we have to move on
We are just a shadow's dream
a box of stardust
a ray of hope
Words can only confuse our minds opaque
with lies we mostly coexist
hence these silver scars
these silver scars will be no more
but love
is but a child
peace
is but the soul
We are just a shadow's dream
a box of stardust
a ray of hope
(second part)
Clouds are breaking, soul is shaking
every time a child is born
into this world
Fear of living, quest of being so alive
when love is there
Infinite dream
A cycle within
Oh... oh...
Oh...
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A Moment to Think
06:15
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There's always something in your mind
that keeps your soul locked away
and it's a quite alarming fact
you can't defeat this inner fight
I can see your smile
I can fear your angst
If there's a chance you might escape
then do it, don't hesitate.
(chorus)
In the midnight hour
in the times of past
you are so defined
you can make it
but you're drowned.
After some years of broken dreams
after these long years of desolation
you only see what's left to be seen
you can't defeat this crippling emotion
I can see your fears
I can see your demons
I think you must break free, now.
(chorus)
In the midnight hour
in the times of past
you are so defined
you can make it
but you're drowned.
(rap part)
There is no perfect place, no perfect night
I know this wont be easy to confide in
but my thoughts are with you
My every part is with you
Go ahead and turn the tide
there is no prospect you can hide
you gotta be patient
You gotta be your-self
Your self is master
Seize the future, make it past
only this way you can last
and do whatever you think is right
and don't look back
don't look back
don't look back
It'll only hurt you.
(outro)
You're free, yes you're free. (rep. until end)
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10. |
The End
05:06
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Fears hiding in the mist of something that you left behind
Tears rolling down your cheeks, sweetness of a bitter song
Hear you this, my love in the air, far enough to hold you
Sun- it's a shining lie, something that you don't know why
(chorus)
Cos it's there, everywhere you stand
deep inside your soul, just a single stroke
now my love fly high, reach the sun,
take this girl away, just to hear me whisper
"The End"
Crash- lying on the floor, blood becomes rain again
Smile- as I'm torn apart, somehow I enjoy this one...
Hear you this, my love in the air, far enough to hold you
Sun- it's a shining lie, something that you don't know why
(chorus)
Cos it's there, everywhere you stand
deep inside your soul, just a single stroke
now my love fly high, reach the sun,
take this girl away, just to hear me whisper
"The End"
The End
The End
Yeah- ah!
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11. |
Golden Age
04:19
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See the rainbow as it shines on a rainy day
As the sun sneaks through the clouds
It's this wisdom this sense of being there
after all, you made it until here
Like the raindrops soaking the thirsty ground
things you've learned and deeds that made you proud
A whole life is measured out in rainbow's ends
It's the laughter that hangs out so well
It's just you and these intimate moments
It's just you and all you made to carry on
it's a legacy of love respect and trust
A golden age
Every step you take is nearer to the truth
a trip so hard but yet you can't do without
A working man, a husband and a father's life
adornments of a wondrous time
It's just that you're feeling insecure
it's just that what's left undone that hurts you more
It's a legacy of love respect and trust
You can't have it all
It's just you and what you're standing for
it's the gain, the resolution of a life
it's what you have earned and now you're on
A Golden Age
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John Kampouropoulos Athens, Greece
A storyteller with an attitude and versatility.
A cut-through all genres style of
music, based on performance and unique presentation of each song.
Been for 30 yrs in the music scene, former EMI signee, now a rogue solo artist, a DIY kind of musician, a producer, composer, performer, arranger and video maker.
Affiliates to KAMPtheBand profile (former project)
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