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Solstice 2014

by Raymond Arnold

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1.
Bring the light... Bright the li-ight... Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the light (Bring the light) Bring the li-ight (Bring the li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Drive your chariot (Bring the light) Pull the flame (Bring the light) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Eat the sky (Bring the light) Make it bleed (Bring the light) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Speak the word (Bring the light) Make it be (Bring the light) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Crucible Rising (Bring the light) Pressure and Heat (Bring the light) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the light (Bring the light) Bring the li-ight (Bring the li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the light (Bring the light) Bring the li-ight (Bring the li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me.
2.
Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun barely rising above the horizon Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Flowers are withering, naked bark brittle oh, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Don't understand why the light would abandon us, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown (And) I don't know how much more he may demand of us Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun, sailing away. I don’t know where. I don’t know why… Sky, Darkening grey, wishing there weren’t so many goodbyes….. ...little one, little one why... Asking me questions I don't have the answers to, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Watching you shiver, and I don't know what to do Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Maybe if we did the dance, said the words just right Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Maybe he'll come back maybe things'll be alright Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun, sailing away. I don’t know where. I don’t know why… Oh... sky, Darkening grey, wishing there weren’t so many goodbyes….. ...little one, little one why...
3.
Chasing patterns in the sky Trace the line from star to star Look around and wonder why Where we going? Who we are? Vernal flower, summer breeze Cricket wings and autumn leaves Fractal patterns, golden mean Whispers of a world unseen. Looking for a signal... hidden in the noise Where we come from, where we going? Where we come from, where we going? Looking for an answer... to give the girls and boys, asking: Where we come from, where we going? Where we come from, where we going? Oh, Where we come from, where we going? Chasing patterns in the sky Feeling lost, alone and small Birds depart and crickets die Frost encroaching, winter falls Track the omens, year by year Fit the pieces, best you can Tell a story they can hear Something we can understand Looking for a signal... hidden in the noise Where we come from, where we going? Where we come from, where we going? Looking for an answer... to give the girls and boys, asking: Where we come from, where we going? Where we come from, where we going? Oh, Where we come from, where we going? Chasing patterns in the sky Seasons turn and stories change Weather vane and satellite Rising tide and hurricane Spiral Arm and Golden Mean Trace the line from star to star Seeking worlds yet unseen Where we going, who we are?
4.
When I Die 03:08
They may bury my body when I die Near some graveyard I'll be found Simply rotting in the ground If they bury my body when I die They may burn my body when I die As that fiery furnace flashes II'll be nothing more than ashes If they burn my body when I die They may use my body when I die As the doctors ply their arts I'll be in a hundred parts If they use my body when I die They may freeze my body when I die Though I may well be mistaken I would hope to reawaken If they freeze my body when I die They may eat my body when I die If a zombie horde remains They'll be hankering for brains As they eat my body when I die. I'd prefer to never die at all Cheating death is such a rarity It would take a singularity To permit we never die at all They may bury my body when I die Near some graveyard I'll be found Simply rotting in the ground If they bury my body when I die.
5.
Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun barely rising above the horizon Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Flowers are withering, naked bark brittle oh, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Good folk are gonna die, sun-god ain’t shedding tears Little one, little one, bitter wind blown I just stare at the sky, digging the graves each year Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun, sailing away. I don’t know where. I don’t know why. Oh…. sky. Darkening grey, Wishing there weren't so many goodbyes... ...little one, little one why... Maybe if we looked a while and found a stone, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Dragged it a hun-der-red miles and got it got it home, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown (We could) dig us a henge, raise those bluestones up high, Little one, little one, bitter wind blowin. (And in) two hundred years when we looked at the sky, oh, Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Our children would know just when winter would come, oh Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Looking and laboring, doing what must be done Little one, little one, bitter wind blown Sun, sailing away. I don’t know where. I don’t know why. Oh…. sky. Darkening grey, Wishing there weren't so many goodbyes... ...little one, little one why...
6.
Beneath midwinter midnight moon Told you I'd be coming soon I wish somehow, I wish you knew that you are not alone. You are not alone. Beneath midwinter midnight snow There's no sign pointing where to go No single sign that life could grow But still, you're not alone. You are not alone. Beneath midwinter midnight sky Sometimes people say goodbye, And no one's here to tell us why But we are not alone. But we are not alone. Beneath midwinter morning light Getting hard to know what's right But take my hand and hold on tight Cause we are not alone. We are not alone We are not alone
7.
(Chords include a slight adjustment to the first verse's live instrumentation, to give the 3rd and 4th stanzas more forward momentum) D Countless winter nights ago, A A woman shivered in the cold. Bm Cursed the skies, and wondered why G The gods invented pain. D Aching angry flesh and bone, A Bitterly she struck the stone Bm Till she saw the sudden spark G Of light, and golden flame. Bm She showed the others, but they told her G She was not fit to control D The primal forces that the gods A Had cloaked in mystery Bm But she would not be satisfied, G And though she trembled, she defied them D Took her torch and raised it high A Set afire history. CHORUS: G Bm Tomorrow can be brighter than to-day, Bm although the night is cold. D A The stars may seem so very far a-way... G But courage, hope and reason burn, Bm In every mind, each lesson learned, D Shining light to guide our way A Bm Make tomorrow brighter than to-day... G Oh................ Bm Oh................ A D Oh... Brighter than to-day. D Ages long forgotten now, A We built the wheel and then the plough. Dm Tilled the earth and proved our worth, G Against the drought and snow. D Soon we had the time to fathom A Mountain peaks and tiny atoms, Bm Beating hearts electric sparks G So much more to know. CHORUS: G Bm Tomorrow can be brighter than to-day, Bm although the night is cold. D A The stars may seem so very far a-way... Bm But courage, hope and reason grow G With every passing season so we’ll D Drive the darkness far away A Bm Make tomorrow brighter than to-day... G Oh................ Bm Oh................ G Oh................ Bm Oh................ A D Oh... Brighter than to-day. D The universe may seem unfair. A The laws of nature may not care. Bm The storms and quakes, our own mistakes, G They nearly doused our flame. D But all these trials we’ve endured A The lessons learned, diseases cured Bm Against our herculean task G We’ve risen to proclaim. CHORUS: G Bm Tomorrow can be brighter than to-day, Bm although the night is cold. D A The stars may seem so very far a-way... Bm But courage, hope and reason bloom G Across the world and one day soon, we’ll D Rise up to the stars and say: A Make tomorrow brighter than today G Oh................ Bm Oh................ G Oh................ Bm Oh................ G Oh................ Bm Oh................ A D Oh... Brighter than to-day.
8.
Hey oh hey, hey oh hi (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Singing, Hey oh hey, hey oh hi (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Steering through a stormy sea (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Sailing solo, thinking free (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Tangled memes and dreams abound (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Don't know where to settle down (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Wanna find a tribe to call my own Wanna find my kind wanna build a home Hey oh hey, hey oh hi Hey oh hey, hey oh hi If I found some folk who always try (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Question why and understand (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Always striving, optimizing’ (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Building something grand (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Gonna find a tribe to call our own Gonna carve a cultural cornerstone Hey oh hey, hey oh hi Singing, Hey oh hey, hey oh hi Not afraid to stand alone (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) Seek the truth where’ere it lies (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) But if you would sail beside me (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi) We could chart a path into the skies Hey oh hey, hey oh hi Hey oh hey, hey oh hi (Hey oh hey, hey oh hi)
9.
Archimedes said if I wanna move a load, gotta get myself a lever, lay it on a fulcrum. ]]]]1 Little bit of effort over quite a bit o’ distance. I can move a load as big as I wish. I can: Move the World (Move the World), if my lever's long enough, I'll Move the World (Move the World) if I got a place to stand, I can Move the World (Move the world), making myself strong enough to Move the World (Move the World) Move the world, if I got a good plan yeah ... Move the world, if I got a good plan yeah But I gotta’dmit that the world’s pretty big And all I got here in my hand is a pitiful twig. But if I met a friend with a great big beam, I could say “Hey Friend!” if you share my dream, you can: Move the World, if your lever is long enough Move the World, and you’ve a place to stand, you can Move the World, make yourself strong enough to Move the World, if you have a good plan, Move the world, if you got a good plan yeah ... Move the world, if you got a good plan yeah But it seems the beam is still not long enough. Simple tools a pretty cool but this is kinda tough (But maybe) If we work together we can build a bigger lever, We can make the world better if we give it a shove. We can: Move the World, if our lever is long enough Move the World, and we’ve a place to stand, we can Move the World, we can make myself strong enough to Move the World, if we have a good plan, we can Move the World, if our lever is long enough Move the World, and we’ve a place to stand, we can Move the World, we can make myself strong enough to Move the World, if we have a good plan, we can
10.
Bring the Light (Bring the Light) Bring the Li-ight (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the Light (Bring the Light) Bring the Li-ight (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Filament Glow'n (Bring the Light) Heart and Home (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bridle the Wind (Bring the Light) Harness the Sea (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Sunder the Atom (Bring the Light) Thunderin' Power (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Sun arisin' (Bring the Light) Shining free (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the Light (Bring the Light) Bring the Li-ight (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Bring the Light (Bring the Light) Bring the Li-ight (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Feel it beat (Bring the Light) Feel it's heat (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me. Snap the synapse (Bring the Light) Seed the dream (Bring the Li-ight) Oh bring the light and let it shine on me.
11.
Stardust 05:08
A moment outside space and time Bounded boundless energy Unsurrounded, undesigned Tiny singularity Not quite certain how or why No one yet alive to see Suddenly a burst of light Endless possibility Stardust, all of us are stardust... Stardust, all of us are stardust... Clouds amassing in the dark Hundred billion miles wide Eons pass until the spark Dust collapsing, stars ignite Atoms churning, torn apart Searing hot and shining bright Born anew within the heart Bursting forth into the night Stardust, all of us are stardust... Stardust, all of us are stardust... Silent lights across the black Luminescent and sublime Countless generations pass No one there to see them shine But then a cosmic happenstance Circumstances just align Somewhere on a fragile dot Some tiny molecules combine Stardust, all of us are stardust... Stardust, all of us are stardust... A simple drive to grow and thrive Cradled on a tidal shore Struggling to stay alive Paving way for so much more Not quite certain how or why No one living yet could see Suddenly a spark of life Endless possibility
12.
Uplift 02:54
Hands chip the flint, light the fire, skin the kill Feet move the tribe track the herd with a will Mankind struggles in the cellar of history Time to settle down, time to grow, time to breed Plow tills the soil, plants the seed, pray for rain Scythe reaps the wheat, to the mill, to grind the grain Towns and cities spread to empire overnight Hands keep building as we chant the ancient rite Coal heats the steam, push the piston, turns the wheel Cogs spin the wool, drives the horses made of steel Lightning harnessed does our will and lights the dark Keep rising higher, set our goal, hit the mark. Bridge Crawl out of the mud, Ongoing but slow, For the path that is easy Ain't the one that lets us grow! Light to push the sails, read the data, cities glow Hands type the keys, click the mouse, out we go! Our voices carry round the world and into space Send us out to colonize another place¸ Hands make the tools, build the fire, plant the grain. Feet track the herd, build a world, begin again.
13.
A possible child, Dreamin’ through the longest night A possible smile, Wakin’ to a distant light A possible world, Tell me what you wanna see. Where’s that child going? Tell me, Who’s that child gonna be? In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five thousand years… (Where we wanna go, who we want to be, in another) In five thousand years If we boldly set our sight, Journey through the coldest night In five thousand years… We’ll build ourselves a brand new home, Raise the glass domes high. And in a century or three Our children might look at the sky And then at last they’ll see That distant yellow sun. The cradle of humanity, And all the things we might become. In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five thousand years… (Where we wanna go, who we want to be, in another) In five thousand years… If we sailed across the stars, Unimaginably far In five thousand years... (Instrumental break) And maybe good folk still might die, But maybe not, we gotta try I don’t quite know what shape we’ll take I don’t quite know what world we’ll make I don’t quite know how things might change I don’t quite know what rules we’ll break Our present selves may think it strange But there's so many lives at stake Oh, entropy is bearin’ down But we got tricks of sticking’ ‘round. And if our children see the day That yellow fades to red then grey, We’ll take a moment, one by one Turn to face the dying sun Bittersweetly wave good bye - The journey’s only just begun.... In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five thousand years… (Where we wanna go, who we wanna be, in another) In five thousand years… When all that we once knew is gone, We’ll find a way to carry on In five thousand years. Five thousand years… Whatcha want to do, whatcha wanna see, in another Five thousand years… ….. Where we wanna go... who we wanna be...?
14.
A possible child, Dreamin’ through the longest night A possible smile, Wakin’ to a distant light A whole world of possibilities, Tell me what you see Where’s that child going? Tell me, Who’s that child gonna be? In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five thousand years… (Where we wanna go, who we want to be, in another) In five thousand years If we boldly set our sight, Journey through the coldest night In five thousand years… We’ll build ourselves a brand new home, Raise the glass domes high. And in a century or three Our children might look at the sky And then at last they’ll see That distant yellow sun. The cradle of humanity, And all the things we might become. In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five thousand years… (Where we wanna go, who we want to be, in another) In five thousand years… If we sailed across the stars, Unimaginably far In five thousand years... (Instrumental break) And maybe good folk still might die, But maybe not, we gotta try I don’t quite know what shape we’ll take I don’t quite know what world we’ll make I don’t quite know how things might change I don’t quite know what rules we’ll break Our present selves may think it strange But there's so many lives at stake Oh, entropy is bearin’ down But we got tricks of sticking’ ‘round. And if we live to see the day That yellow fades to red then grey, We’ll take a moment, one by one Turn to face the dying sun Bittersweetly wave good bye - The journey’s only just begun.... In five thousand years… (Whatcha wanna do, whatcha wanna see, in another) Five million years… (Where we wanna go, who we wanna be, in another) In five billion years… When all that we once know is gone, We’ll find a way to carry on In five billion years. Five billion years… Whatcha want to do, whatcha wanna see, in another Five billion years… ….. Where we wanna go... who we wanna be...?

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