Fletch
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Silent Night / The News 2023
Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
All is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peaceGood Evening. This is the News.
In Dubai the COP 28 conference on climate change has commenced. In his opening address the UN’s Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, told the attendee’s “Do or do not. There is no try”.
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said allegations of duplicity made against him at the conference are aimed to undermine his COP28 presidency. As well as being the COP28 president, Mr Jaber is also CEO of the UAE’s giant state oil company, Adnoc, the second largest oil producer in the world.
Irish singer-songwriter and Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. MacGowan also had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol.
In the Middle east, after a 7 day ceasefire and the release 110 hostages, Israel once again commenced it’s bombardment of Gaza. The Hamas-run health ministry said 178 civilians had been killed in the renewed attacks. Whilst Hamas launched rockets into Israel.
In Russia, Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing Russian troop numbers by 15% to assist the war effort in the Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zalensky has said his forces have gained a foothold on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river.
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died. The German-born former diplomat passed away at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100. In 1973, Kissinger was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize after negotiating the Paris Peace Accords to end US involvement in the Vietnam War.
And that’s the latest edition of the News. Goodnight
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Passing Time
A passing moment, passing disturbs
A passing voice, passing words
A passing thought, passing grew
A passing truth, passing knewA passing challenge, passing by
A passing wisdom, asking whyA passing shadow, passing verdict
A passing sorrow, passing worship
A passing malaise, passing reviewed
A passing madness, passing subduedA passing storm, passing by
A passing grace, showed you triedI don’t know, what I can do, what I can say, to help you through
I don’t know, what I can do, except to say, I’m here for you
Watching, waiting, passing, decline
Watching, waiting, passing, timeA passing whisper, passing judgement
A passing glory, passing reluctant
A passing phase, passing through
A passing chance, passing pursuedA passing tribute, passing by
A passing torch, saying goodbyeI don’t know, what I can do, what I can say, to help you through
I don’t know, what I can do, except to say, I’m here for you
Watching, waiting, passing, decline
Watching, waiting, passing, timeWatching, waiting, passing, decline
Watching, waiting, passing, time -
Too Close
What you gonna feel, what you gonna defend
What you gonna believe, faced with the end
Who you gonna thank, how you gonna survive
What you gonna tell, those left behindWhat you gonna pray, what you gonna send
What you gonna request, close to the end
Who you gonna call, how you gonna decide
What you gonna tell, those left behind140 miles, too close
Ground shuddered, severed ropes
150, Khumbu Ghosts
Spirits broken, finding hopeBarrage emerges, whiteout surges
Camp distorting, to the light were crawling
The light is callingWhat we gonna recite, what we gonna commend
What we gonna mourn, here at the end
Who we gonna lament, how we gonna shine
What we gonna tell, those left behind140 miles, too close
Ground shuddered, fear evoked
3 5 9, souls surprised
No escape, Moira risesBarrage emerging, whiteout surging
Camp distorting, to the light were crawling
The light is calling
140 miles, too closeBarrage emerging, whiteout surging
Camp distorting, to the light were crawling
The Light Forming
The light is calling -
One Wish
We’ve loved each other once before
A different time a different shore
Though you won’t remember our embraces
Moments together forgotten cadenceI’d take you back, to the start
Before the time we had to part
Choices made we got wrong
Torn away from where we belongTake Us Back
All this time we’ve spent apart
Trying to heal a broken heart
Never happened, never mourned
Lonely and desperate nevermoreDifferent faces, different places
Same attraction, same reactionIf I could have a single wish
I’d take us back to innocent bliss
Sharing each other with longing eyes
Making love under empyrean skiesI’ll take you back to the start
Trusted secrets pure of heart
Another chance to make it right
Reclaim those lost and lonely nightsTake Us Back
We’d sail away to distant shores
New horizons, with open doors
Chasing dreams of foreign lands
Warm embraces on exotic sandsDifferent faces, different places
Same attraction, same reactionIf I could have a single wish
I’d take us back to innocent bliss
Share each other with longing eyes
Making love under empyrean skies
Making love under empyrean skiesIf I could have a single wish
A single wish -
Supernova
And you can’t watch
And you can’t conceive
It’s hard to write about
And harder to believeThe cause is forgotten
Or twisted and demeaned
Your justification for carnage
Is mindless and obsceneThey run to the fields
Where snipers engage
Try to drive away
But they’re still in rangeThe young are slaughtered
On a killing spree
Murdering the innocent
Unable to fleeNowhere to run, Nowhere to hide
Terrors begun, terrors arrivedDogmas seduction
Cessation is over
Self destruction
SupernovaWhat can this achieve
But to vent your hatred
Abducting the children
Of those invadedThe violence continues
But this can’t be the way
You’ve won nothing
And the blameless will payNowhere to run, Nowhere to hide
Terrors begun, terrors arrivedDogmas seduction
Cessation is over
Self destruction
SupernovaThe virtuous will suffer
Retaliations swift
More death and destruction
That was easy to predictNowhere to run, Nowhere to hide
Terrors begun, terrors arrived -
The SWR Project – Say it
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2023Say It
They could be all you wanted but nothing you need
They could be all you’ve dreamed of but you just can’t believe
They could be a old friend they could be virtually new
But they never leave a rating and you never give a reviewThey could be carefree and chilled but you just can’t unwind
They could light a fire within but they don’t spark your mind
They could be a old acquaintance or a stranger to pursue
But they never make the epilogue and then there is youIt’s not fair
But I can’t help to compareSay it to me
Say it’s true
Say you want me
Say you do
Say it’s just
Say it’s to be
Say you want us
Say it to meYour thoughts for a penny so I can see the light
Your desires and dreams when you’re alone at night
Your silence is deafening but can you hear a beating
Your diaries kept secret is this history repeatingIt’s not fair
But I can’t help to compareSay it to me
Say it’s true
Say you want me
Say you do
Say it’s just
Say it’s to be
Say you want us
Say it to meIt’s not fair
But I can’t help to compareSay you want us
Say you do
Say you want me
Say it’s trueSay it’s to be
Say it to meSay you want me
Say it’s true
Say you love me
Say you do -
You Showed Me
And you told me, that I’d be free
And you told me, that I could be
And you showed me, all that I need
And you showed me, how to believe
And you showed meAnd we danced, to your old religion
And we danced, to your new rhythm
And you showed me, all I was worth
And you showed me, a hidden verse
And you showed meEmbracing the moment, forgetting what had been
We sang a song together, in your shrine within
Building a home forever, breathing your dreams
You showed me the path, of a righteous queen
You showed meAnd you took me, to virtues shore
And you took me, on your gracious tour
And you showed me, courage to explore
And you showed me, a secret score
And you showed meEmbracing the moment, forgetting what had been
We sang a song together, in your shrine within
Building a home forever, breathing your dreams
You showed me the path, of a righteous queen
You showed meAnd I left you, when you made me king
And I left you, with nothing to sing
And I showed you, hurt and despair
And I showed you, faith isn’t fairOn your journey, I wasn’t worthy
And you showed me -
Thanks Bill… 🙏
And Seasons greeting to you also my friend… 😀
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This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Fletch.
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This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by
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You tease…. 😆
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Go on then Jeff I’ll bite… Tell me all about 1/4 tones, I know you’re dying to….
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Thought I’d start with any easy question Jeff… 😉
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Thank you so much my friend…. 🙏
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“I want the CD Case Signed“
The What? 😂
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I’m looking forward to your critique… 🙂
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I’d of been disappointed if your hadn’t Jeff 😉