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The Writers House
Will you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguilesWhen you travel there, you fade away
Disappear into silence, of unfamiliar ways
Blend into shadow, in Stornoway’s haze
Frozen in history, by a Callanish gazeWild Uig Bay, in the glinting moonlight
A dram of Abhainn Dearg, to keep you warm at night
Giants at Dun Borranish, with stories to write
Longing to return, when fortune is rightWill you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguiles
The Writers House, where dreams are explained
Your vision exists, and your music is made
Take me, Take meLeave chaos behind, and the speed of decay
Those feelings of anxiety, and having to obey
To a simpler pace, with echoes of yesterday
A land in tune, with what think and sayWill you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguiles
The Writers House, where dreams are explained
Your vision exists, and your music is made
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Seven
I am lots of different people, depending on your view
Where you are in history, what you trust is true
I am all of your fear, everything you adore
I may try and stop you, or keep you wanting moreYou can’t suppress me, I cannot be appeased
If you try to ignore me, I will bring you to your knees
I cannot be defeated, as I’m never there
I cannot be deceived, when I’m everywhereI’m the lover; a sinner, a dreamer; a killer
The Teacher; a tyrant, a preacher, a whoreUncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire
Humilities overrated, deluded liarI am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I amThe devil on your shoulder, the angel you can’t fake
Tell you you’re wrong, in dreams when you wake
I expose the narrative, the choices you could make
I remind you of morality, which path you should takeControlling; I monitor, evaluate and begin
I’m that thought; that memory, that feelings, that sinUncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire
Humilities overrated, deluded liarI am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you knowI am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am, The lost credo
I am, Your superegoI am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am——
The SWR Project – Seven
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
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Witness
I’m uptight, watched the news tonight
It’s on my mind, can’t unsee their plightA young child of war, desperate and alone
Stood weeping on their bones, no shelter nor no home
Orphaned in the sadness, a victim of dragons madness
With it’s lust for killing, of which we all bear witnessA daughter a mother, a bride a lover
Knelt crying in the rubble, family taken from her
Indiscriminate and malicious, an attack so vicious
The innocent killing, of which we all bear witnessToo old to survive, under tarps they cried
Laid starving together, in the camps they died
Famine and sickness, there is no forgiveness
No relief just killing, of which we all bear witnessHe’s never born arms, never caused any harm
Yet he’s tortured and slaughtered, on his mourning farm
He was seen as extremist, in the genocide business
Another sectarian killing, of which we all bear witnessWatched the news tonight, can’t unsee their fight
We never object, just change channel and forget
What will history deduce? What will be our excuse?
What did we do? When we all knew.We all knew, Witness
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The SWR Project – Witness
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
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Slip Away
I’ve had enough of pain, struggles and the screams
I can’t cope anymore, living with our dreams
I’ve tried so hard to be there, tried hard just for you
Lived through the torment, lived everything we knewI’ve fought to be strong, but the hurts extreme
All hope now has gone, just existing in routine
Maybe things will change, maybe a reprieve
Don’t give up on us, there’s still time to believeI know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, as I slip away
Now I can chose, my own way
Then raise a glass, to remember me
Don’t forget, I’m where I wanna beI can’t tell what’s real anymore, I know I’m getting worse
The meds blur reality, as my dignity deserts
Not everything has changed, I’m still in love with you
This time was not wasted, it’s all we could doI know you scared, I know your heart will grieve
But we know it’s for the best, it’s time for me to leave
And you’re scared to, I can’t start to understand
But please let me be with you, let me hold your handI know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, leave a bouquet
Raise a glass, as I slip away
Then light a candle, to remember me
And scatter my ashes, where I want to beScatter my ashes, where I want to be
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Whisky Bites
Turn your collar up
Protect from the bitter night
Walk the frozen path
Reject all the brighter lightsSpurn a slow look
Accept as the whisky bites
Lite another smoke
Reflect on a winters plightAnd it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to youBurn another page
Collect a new rhyme recite
Pen fading pledge
Correct it all writing rightsLearn fevered lyric
Regret and pain poems sight
Pour another dram
Forget it all loathing spiteAnd it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to youCompose the words the feelings the curse
Obsession, poison, love and passion
And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to youAnd the Whisky Bites
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Anyone Anyway
Know the language of the poets
But your still lost for words
Possess counsel of the ministers
With no faith to serve
Follow knowledge of a wise man
But no soul to believe
Have the heart of a kind man
With no love left to greave
Tears don’t flow, prayers denied
Is it’s all just a state of mind
Everything is different now, yet all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway
Blessed with visions of a dreamer
But memories fade away
Foretell prophecy like a psychic
Yet no gift to convey
Ask the scholars of ages
About love, betrayal and regret
Why strive to live forever
And why can’t we forget
Tears don’t flow, dreams unwind
Is it’s all just a state of mind
Everything is different now, but all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway
It’s all just a state of mind
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The SWR Project – Anyone Anyway
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024
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Spanish Eyes
Lost and drowned, in lights and sounds
She took pity, a stranger in her town
She lead me out, somewhere to breath
Sat me down, to comfort meIn a world insane, trapped and drained
She made me calm, worries waned
And midst the heat, of the day
She found my soul, showed her wayFalling into
Castile beauty
Rescued baptized
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyesMuseums maze, relics mislaid
A misplaced guide, direction betrayed
Her touch so soft, a glance to convey
Where confusion reigned, peace now layLong auburn hair, sun kissed skin
Lost in her, the warmth within
A fleeting moment, a dream revived
Realmente hermosa, Spanish eyesFalling into
Castile beauty
Rescued baptized
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyesFalling Into
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You got it albert – Pre Chorus bit –
Uncontrolled passion – Lust
Requires moderation – Gluttony
Avarice is boundless – Greed
Lacking motivation – Sloth
Patience is lost – Wrath
Jealous desire – Envy
Humilities overrated – Pride
And ‘I am‘ is your Superego – Your conscience…
And… Thank You Sir… 🙂
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Ohh… Now there’s an idea… Something Web Based… I’ll ponder… 🙂
Thank You Lorraine… 🙂
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OK I was Blinking… Where were you…!!!
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Thank You Loraine…. 🙂
I can’t really see my Lyrics/Poems selling that well… Just the ramblings of a confused guy trying to understand stuff… 🙂
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Thats Stevie… He’s a Genius… 🙂
Thanks Albert… 🙂
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You had a moment Jeff… A Senior one… Is everything still dry…? 😉
Thank You my friend… 🙂