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Tony: "Ivan, cut it out."
Joel: "Gaaah..."
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Bright Shining
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Daniel: Keyboard (Piano)
Ivan: Drums
This has been too long in hiding
Stopped up to mess with my head
Caught in some fool's kind of fighting
Won't stop till one of us is dead
It won't be me
The fear can't keep me held down that long
Someday you'll see
The pain has only made me strong
What will I do with the time I have left in this world?
Can I let this love in me speak?
Does this castle have strength to raise up this girl?
I won't let these walls become weak
Chorus
You have given life to me
No song could tell of your worth
In the darkness I still see
The brightest shining angel on the earth
The brightest shining angel on the earth
I just can't help being frightened
Everything scares me these days
In a world where we're all so enlightened
I travel by old-fashioned ways
It's not to be
If I sit back and wait for you to move
It has to be me
A coward with just himself to prove
How can I fight when my enemy lies within?
I won't be conquered by a fool
I'll never risk losing unless I begin
I must have this beautiful jewel
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Colleen Dhas Cruthen Na Moe
Irish Traditional, arranged by BishopFish
Amy Bergendorff: Lead Vocals
Joel: Tin Whistle & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Harpsichord)
Daniel: Keyboard (Strings)
It was on a fine summer's morning
The birds sweetly tuned on each bough
As I was out walking for pleasure
I saw a maid milking her cow
Her voice so enchanting melodious
And I was unable to go
My heart it was loaded with sorrow
For colleen dhas cruthen na moe *
It was then that I made my advances
Good morrow, most beautiful maid
Your beauty my heart so entrances
"Pray sir, do not banter," she said
"I'm not such a rare precious jewel
That I may enamour you so
I'm only a poor little milk girl"
Says colleen dhas cruthen na moe *
The Indies afford no such jewel
So rare and so flawlessly clear
Pray do not add flame to my fuel
Consent but to love me my dear
Had I the lamp of Aladdin
The wealth of the African shore
I'd rather be poor in a cottage
With colleen dhas cruthen na moe *
* pretty girl milking her cow
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Come Home Soon
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano) & Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums
That look in your eyes
Was it fear? Was it quiet trepidation?
My timely demise
I will be here, to see the death of a nation
It's no surprise
Is this a tear? Resign myself to my station
Chorus
This burning love will lead to nowhere
Unless I swear to bite down hard and never give
I never bought that all is fair in love and war
Unfair's the common where I live
A familiar ache
In my chest, will it dull tomorrow?
So much at stake
It may be best
To die, forget my sorrow
Another heartbreak
Like all the rest, should I buy or borrow?
I miss you already
Even though it's only been six hours
Keep calm, keep steady
Fighting as my outlook slowly sours
I need to tell you
This haunts my soul
You've got me through and through
You make me whole
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Fooling Around
Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Joel: Guitar
Ivan: Drums
Daniel: Percussion
Instrumental...
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Forest Green
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Stephanie Rogers: Violin
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Ivan: Drums
Daniel: Bass
Forest green, won't you take me home?
You've got me all alone
I want to rest in your shadow
You've got the peace I've been searching out
Shake away my doubt
Give me the colour of the rainbow
Chorus
Lord, You've shown me your glory in the trees
Whisper to me your mercy, through the leaves
Purify my spirit, by your streams
Carry off my weakness, in your dreams
Ocean Blue, let me sail away
Let me greet the new day
You float this ship into the sunrise
Only you, let me turn out the light
Let me welcome the night
You supply me with new eyes
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Forever Home
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar, Lead & Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums
Take me away, soon I will go with you
To a far distant land, where there can be no discontentment
Or restlessness of heart
Only love, boundless love
Follow a sunset, there you will find, my true home
Many times I feel so out of place a stranger far from home
Someday I will leave this place, but until then I'll roam
I can see I'm not the same as those that I'm around each day
A citizen of light who's doomed to walk a darker way
I'm waiting for that day, someday
Reality is all just a state of mind
Do you really think you're at home here? (Take me to Heaven)
Have you asked yourself what you honestly think is true?
Will you go with me, or stay here? (Take me to Heaven)
I hope to see you there, once my time has arrived
To become something more than I am now
And set my spirit free, from these chains holding me
You can remove them and take me to my home
My true home
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Freedom
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Ivan: Drums
The truth is shown in the stories
Survivors and witnesses have told
This isn't about territories
Not about the treasures that men hold
Governments corrupted may not stand
Dictators and bullies all will pay
Evil will be purged from our land
The innocents will see the light of day
You pay no attention to what you've learned
A laugh and a shrug is all you've earned
You only look for a reason to complain
While the blood just continues to stain
Your arguments lack reason
Claims based on pure fiction
Sounding much like treason
All for the sake of causing friction
We are called to liberate the people
Give them the freedoms that you abuse
Desensitized to the recognition of evil
Let those oppressed be the ones to choose
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Heaven's Star
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Steel Drum)
Ivan: Drums
Daniel: Bass
When I think of all the ways she thrills me
I'm amazed she even knows my name
Every time she's near excitement fills me
No one else could make me feel the same
The good Lord sent me an angel and I've found her
Heaven's missing its most gorgeous star
My soul skips a beat when she's around me
She could heal my broken heart's every scar
Wake me up I know I'm only dreaming
She's the greatest dream that I have ever known
My whole world lights up when her eyes are gleaming
Far more than any precious stone
Her smile could melt my heart in an instant
She brings joy to any gloomy day
This attraction couldn't be more persistent and insistent
Maybe Heaven sent her here my way
She's the one I always want to be near me
I'd do anything to make her mine
So I'm praying and I know that God can hear me
So Lord won't you send me some sort of sign
Words can't express what she does to my heart
This is a love that goes straight down to the core
For the time I know that we must remain apart
I know I'll grow to love you even more
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Interlude
Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar
Instrumental...
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Life
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar & Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums
Oh, today would be great if I wasn't running late
Before I go out, I'd best put on some clothes
I grab what I can find, my socks never match, but I don't mind
What a nuisance to have to go out and live
Sunlight hitting my face comes as a surprise
I'm finding it hard to open my eyes
And see what's before me as something good
Can't distinguish between a laugh and a cry
You're playing the fool and I'm wondering why
Is this what you mean by "Go get a life?"
Everything stays the same around here
When will you get over all your fear?
Variety's the spice of life, they say
But I've heard your reply "No chance, no way"
So, today is great, and I'm ready for my fate
I've never much been bothered by the unknown
Open up your eyes to see the world and you could make it be
Open up your mind to show that you will never ever know
I find that life is a risk, but one I must take
And I find that the choices we make
Can lead us to Heaven, or keep us in Hell
Hell, the place we all love, the place we all know
No, it's not somewhere you can go
It's simply the way we all want to live
So you see I cannot stay around here
Else I will be overcome with fear
"Go forth and live your life" they say
And I'll find my reply along the way
Such is life - (4x)
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A Light to Catch Your Eye
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Daniel: Keyboard (Piano)
Tony: Keyboard (Strings)
Ivan: Drums
Keeping this inside is going to kill me
A mind like mine's no kind of place to hide
Hoping that some kind of peace will fill me
But troubled minds will not let peace abide
You're the only one to help me cast off this weight
With my confession this heart might alter its state
Longing will never suffice
All good things must have their price
I'd pay it in full if it ends this tortured wait
I'd pay anything if it means that I am not too late
These keys may never fit the right doors
These strings and your heart's aren't the same
I'll use what tools I have to fight my wars
The
hardest one to use is your sweet name
How I'd love to shout that name out to the open sky
And I'd reveal my heart as if this love could fly
I've never loved so hard for so long
Maybe I've wished it so in song
Somehow something powerful may thrive
The hope is all that keeps this man alive
Where does your passion lie?
What light may catch your eye?
When will this weakness die?
When will I learn to cry?
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A Moment in My History
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Daniel: Keyboard (Strings)
Ivan: Drums
I grow so weary of mystery
Why am I left in the dark
Life leaves me one painful history
With nary a bright shining mark
For once in my life I had confidence
For my sake I mustered my strength
This was mistaken for insolence
This history's increasing in length
Chorus
Rip me apart, lay bare my soul
Open my heart, it's riddled with holes
Know me and understand the love I want to share
I'll die if these gaping wounds
Stay bleeding and bare
So many times I have dreamed of you
I've written my songs of your praise
Every word I still swear is true
But I'm left in one muddled daze
I even broke down and gave my all
While fear tried to conquer my tongue
Your silent stare left me two inches tall
Your part of the song left unsung
You've brought me so much pain
But you've also shown me the light
I know I can't sustain
When I've been robbed of sight
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Ocean Floor
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar
Daniel: Keyboard (Strings) & Bass
Ivan: Drums
Hey, where you going there, you're getting too low
Did someone chase you away?
Why did you leave us, were we moving too slow?
Or were you sick of the pay?
Someone had told me you were flirting with death
But I see you're just exploring
I always knew you couldn't stay with the rest
You keep your life from getting boring
I couldn't stop you; I wouldn't stop you, no
I couldn't stop you; I wouldn't stop you, no
You're heading downward to the ocean floor
Deeper and deeper still
And I might follow but I dare not go
Don't blame me for going just as far as I will
So what's it look like all the way down there?
I never could take the pressure
You so far down, oh man, it just isn't fair
You had to go, I get to stay
That's not fair
The bottom's where the strangest creatures dwell
They play a mournful song
But after peeking just a bit through your shell
Perhaps that's where you belong
I couldn't stop you; I wouldn't stop you, no
They couldn't stop you; nothing will stop you now
So keep your secrets to yourself
Or tell me what you have learned
Having lost so much wealth, oh, tell me what you've earned
Once your back in the light
Oh, the tales you'll have to tell
We'll never know who was right
But it's just as well
You were good to go
But better still to come back
And it just goes to show the very thing you lack
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The Rockin' Song
Music by Tony Chapman and Joel Fry
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Joel: Guitar
Ivan: Drums
Instrumental...
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Ships
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Digital Piano) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar
Daniel: Keyboard (Pad) & Bass
Ivan: Drums
Can't you see
We're complimentary
And I mean that as a compliment
Like orange and blue
Wouldn't I go well with you?
But I'm just having fun, don't want to scare you away
Watchin' grasses grow
Wonderin' why so slow
Swingin' in the breeze
Perfectly at ease
Watching treasure just drift away
Like ice and fire
I'm a conflict of desire
That awkward silence
So typical of science
All I want is a real conversation
Chorus
There may be no ocean nearby
And I may not be able to fly
But you can't blame a guy
For giving it a try
After all, I can dream
Can't I?
I'm looking at the sea
I'm seeing you and me
I'm waiting on the clock
I'm picking my own lock
Soon the sun begins to drop
I look up at the sky
And watch us floating by
Sailing on that dream
Of the blue and orange team
Guess the captain should go down with the airship
So we said goodbye
And the ocean went dry
I let out a sigh
And refused to cry
And the clouds turned to rain
So I couldn't remain
But I could hardly complain
No effort was in vain
I bided my time
I never made you mine
Just watched you with a smile
Hiding all the while
Then I ended up in lost and found
I sailed away
But I'll be back some day
What will you be then?
Will you still be my friend?
I may forget you, but you've got nothing to forget
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Time
Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Joel: Guitar
Ivan: Drums
Instrumental...
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Time For You
Lyrics by Ivan Foster, Music by Ivan Foster & Daniel T. Ramey
Ivan: Drums & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar & Background Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Piano)
Daniel: Keyboard (Pad)
Looking for the answer in my mind
Stopping for the lapses in the time
Can't seem to break the hold the body puts on me
When will it be about time?
How can you stand right here?
And say what I heard you say?
That you don't know what you believe
And everything is relative
How did it get this way?
Chorus
Come on, come on
How can you be this way?
Come on, come on
I told you I would always be
With you
Kicking myself for you
I feel like a trapped animal
Where do I go?
How can I see?
What you want me to see?
Focusing on our future
I can't see the past
Why look the other way
When all I want to see
Is what I see in you?
With you - (2x)
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Tomorrow & Again
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar & Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums
A flash of light, a revelation
Then it's time to go, but I'll see you tomorrow
I hope we never drift apart
But things will always change so wipe the teardrop from your eye
Smile as we say goodbye, because the best is yet to come
Until then, we'll be together in spirit
I remember the games in the summer at your house or mine
And I remember the trips to Montana together
Or California singin our songs
Please don't forget who we were way back when
When it's all gone, and we'll start over again
All you left were some walls filled with holes and packed boxes
An empty shell that I helped to go
And if I start to forget you, I hope that I'll see you
And stir a memory back in my mind
The sky's not so blue, the grass isn't green
But I'm going now, so let the wind take it all away
It'll all be back another day, for the best is yet to come
Until then, we'll be together in spirit
Then we'll be together, when we'll be together again
We'll be together forever
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Undeserving
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Piano) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar & Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums
A comfortable home filled with the voices of family
Too many material blessings to count
I can't comprehend all of the things that you've given me
So great is the amount
How could I ask for more when what I already have I don't deserve
I don't deserve
Not the life that you've given me, the glory you promised
The riches of Heaven or love that you showed us
(To be with you) For eternity in the golden city
Chorus
Bought at the ultimate price
Given so freely, taken so gratefully
The best that I have is as nothing to you
But I could not give you less
No, I could not give you less
Far better than any of the pleasures of life
Are the comfort and love you provide
To think of your throne, of your glory and majesty
The beauty of where you reside
And the life that I'll live once I join you there
Oh, I don't deserve, I don't deserve
There the mightiest emperor or king over many
Hasn't the worth of our smallest penny
(In light of you) Or eternity in the golden city
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Victory Chant
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Keyboard (Strings) & Group Vocals
Ivan: Drums & Group Vocals
Oh the battle lines are drawn and the soldiers form their ranks
Clouds hang low at dawn and the river floods its banks
Many men will die today, cut down by foemen's steel
They'll give their lives in sacrifice so the nation's wounds may heal
Have faith, me lads, the day is ours, we shall have victory
We'll purge this virus from our land and the people will be free
Chorus
Raise your banners, raise your sword, join us in this cry
Today we'll show our enemies we're not afraid to die
They've taken up a victory chant as if they'd won the day
Get in there lads and give 'em fire, don't let them have their way
When the battle's fought and won you can stand proud and tall
Show the world you weren't afraid to break down oppresion's wall
Give no heed to scoffers for your silence gives you power
And that you'll need to stand your ground again in this dark hour
You've more battles left to fight you can rest assured
But now you've proved your mettle here today in deed and word
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Waiting on You
Lyrics and Music by Joel Fry
Joel: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Tony: Background Vocals
Ivan: Drums & Drum Solo
Daniel: Drums
The first time that I saw you I hit the brakes
The sign you gave me said that moving would be a mistake
Just sat there waiting for a signal from you
Your glow enchanted me and left me there with nothing to do
Chorus
You stopped me dead in my tracks
But you don't have the facts
That I haven't got time for you
You want to hold me in place
Ignore the look on my face
So I'm begging you baby, yeah
Won't you please let me through?
You can't let go of me and I can't resist
I have no power when you've got me clenched in your fist
I'm in a hurry but you don't seem to care
With others passing by you're fine to hold me right there
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With You
Lyrics and Music by Tony Chapman
Tony: Keyboard (Synth Lead) & Lead Vocals
Joel: Guitar
Ivan: Drums
Chasing you everywhere you lead
Where you go, there you'll find me
I've pushed all my boundaries, yet still get left behind
And now you've left my company, but haven't left my mind
Chorus
I know that you must go, I wish it wasn't so
So, so far
Far across the blue, wish I could go too
All I want to be is to be with you
Whether in mind or over land
I can't always be what you demand
But I'll never give you up, I'm giving you my best
So in the end, I'll be the one to pass through your test
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Oh, so true
When you're gone all of my thoughts wander
Back to you
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