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Ghost Notes

by Dale Harris

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1.
Lightning Rod 06:20
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When I was falling from the sky you were My lightning rod, you Guided my feet back to the ground When I was learning how to die you were My empty tomb, more alive than anything I’ve found Out of the blue, after the long night Upwards I flew, wings melting in the sunlight Out of the storm, trembling and awed Into your arms I fell, like a lightning rod When I was tumbling through the air you were The rock that broke my fall Holding me hard against your heart When I was stumbling through my prayers you were The tunnel and the light Winding my way back to the start Out of the blue, after the long night Upwards I flew, wings melting in the sunlight Out of the storm, trembling and awed Into your arms I fell, like a lightning rod
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Live Until You Die 03:53
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I asked a wise man for the secret to his laughter He said nobody gets out of here alive So keep on breathing and you’ll find the joy you’re after Spread wings and take your glorious swan dive I asked that wise man for the meaning of his tears and He said pleasure is like chasing after wind One day it’s with you and the next it disappears and And you don’t know when it’ll come around again ... So catch a wave and ride it to the shore There’ll come a day when you can’t catch no more So until it fades, just don’t ask why You gotta live, just live until you die You had me thinking ‘bout that afternoon in Paris When the world was young we were so naive And every misadventure was a gift for us to cherish And each memory was a wonder to receive And all the ground we’ve covered and the moments so exquisite Open roads and mountain lakes and city lights And I don’t know what’s coming but I sure don’t want to miss it Take my hand and hold me close with all your might (and we’ll) Catch a wave and ride it to the shore There’ll come a day when you can’t catch no more So until it fades, just don’t ask why You gotta live, just live until you die Birth and life and laughter, death And all the spaces in between Earth and light and water, breath And all the faces that I’ve seen Birth and life and laughter, death still we have this moment now Earth and light and water, breath But you can show me how to... Catch a wave and ride it to the shore There’ll come a day when you can’t catch no more So until it fades, just don’t ask why You gotta live, just live until you die
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(This Roller Coaster) Once 04:34
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You only go round this rollercoaster once Might as well put your hands in the air And when the ride stops there’ll be Lots of time for second guesses And when the ride stops it’ll start, eternity Hold on to today Tomorrow's a mystery It's a blind corner anyhow And I know it's cliche But yesterday is history And all we have for sure is now You only walk through the valley of the shadow once Might as well walk with your head held high And when the day comes there’ll be lots of time For all your questions And when the ride stops it’ll start, eternity Hold on to today Tomorrow's a mystery It's a blind corner anyhow And I know it's cliche But yesterday is history And all we have for sure is now I sound my Barbaric yawp Over the rooftops of the world Hold on to today Tomorrow's a mystery It's a blind corner anyhow And I know it's cliche But yesterday is history And all we have for sure is now
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The Valley of Dry Bones 04:04
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I’m going down to the Valley of Dry Bones To light a candle in the shadow of death To hear his voice come calling from the cyclone And dust off those dry bones And fill them with his breath I don’t know what you want from me But you’ve got me on my knees I let go of my dignity Just to hear you say... I’m going down to the Valley of Dry Bones To light a candle in the shadow of death To hear his voice come calling from the cyclone And dust off those dry bones And fill them with his breath And the days slipped away from me Like a sailor lost at sea But the waves washing over me Won’t sweep my heart away... And I heard a voice calling to the Son of Man Can these dry bones live again? Like empty dreams waking in the dead of night Can lifeless eyes regain their sight? I’m going down to the Valley of Dry Bones To light a candle in the shadow of death To hear his voice come calling from the cyclone And dust off those dry bones And fill them with his breath
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Stranger in a Strange Land 03:21
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Johnny used to talk like an encyclopedia salesman Peddling his wares in an age of Wikipedia He used to walk like a Polaroid camera Running out of film in an age of social media Stranger in a strange land Stranger than fiction, stranger than truth I’m in the quicksand I can’t get no traction, I don’t need no proof I’m in a strange land Marty took his stand like a deer in the headlights Staring down the traffic while the cars whizzed by He didn’t understand he’d brought a book to a gun fight Flipping through the pages when the lead started to fly Stranger in a strange land Stranger than fiction, stranger than truth I’m in the quicksand I can’t get no traction, I don’t need no proof I’m in a strange land Billy brought the house down with his swan song about freedom He drew a line in the sand of the beach while the tide was on the rise He may have lost some battles but he wouldn’t let them beat him He stood there on the mountain top for a glimpse of paradise Stranger in a strange land Stranger than fiction, stranger than truth I’m in the quicksand I can’t get no traction, I don’t need no proof I’m in a strange land Misfits and oddballs And square pegs in round holes Like sore thumbs sticking out there on a limb Lovers, fanatics And hopeful romantics Ah the world wasn’t worthy It wasn't worthy of them Stranger in a strange land Stranger than fiction, stranger than truth I’m in the quicksand I can’t get no traction, I don’t need no proof I’m in a strange land
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More Than She Knows 05:47
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She’s got sunlight in her hair But she doesn’t know it’s there Shining everywhere she goes She’s got laughter in her hands That she doesn’t understand She knows more than she knows How quickly once upon a time Becomes forever after Like petals falling from a rose And when the journey’s dark I want your daylight to surround her so much more than she knows I love her more than she knows I love her more than she knows There is a star shines in her smile You might glimpse once in a while If it don’t fade before it shows And there’s a wisdom in her words Even when they sound absurd She knows more than she knows How quickly once upon a time Becomes forever after Like petals falling from a rose And when the journey’s dark I want your daylight to surround her so much more than she knows I love her more than she knows I love her more than she knows Be thou her beauty o Lord of my heart Be graceful and radiant in every part While the World tries to teach her to trade it for lies May naught be so fair as your light in her eyes How quickly once upon a time Becomes forever after Like petals falling from a rose And when the journey’s dark I want your daylight to surround her so much more than she knows I love her more than she knows I love her more than she knows
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Hey! Fireweed 07:11
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The firestorm may have left a scar The flames have swept over me and The ashes are burned black and charred The valley is smouldering and The embers are still glowing but The beckoning stars are finally showing through the smoke They’re finally showing through the smoke The hottest flame brings the brightest green The ashes are rich with new life The blaze has swept the forest clean The phoenix will come alive and The heart that’s been tried by fire will Awaken and flourish with desire at the dawn With new desire at the dawn So don’t you walk away right before your miracle arrives Your resurrection’s waiting on the next sunrise Hey fireweed, it’s not over yet Your beauty is breaking up through the ashes It’s flowering, hopeful violet It’s blooming from the embers of your passion Hey Fireweed,your beauty is breaking up through the ashes The smoke will clear with the morning light The flames that swept over you, it Won’t always be so burning bright One day you will start anew, when Your heart has been tried by fire it Will flower with beautiful desire at the dawn Beautiful desire at the dawn So don’t you walk away right before your miracle arrives Your resurrection’s waiting on the next sunrise Hey fireweed, it’s not over yet Your beauty is breaking up through the ashes It’s flowering, hopeful violet It’s blooming from the embers of your passion Hey fireweed, it’s not over yet Your beauty is breaking up through the ashes It’s flowering, hopeful violet It’s blooming from the embers of your passion Hey Fireweed,your beauty is breaking up through the ashes
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Bonjour Ma Petite 04:57
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Bonjour ma petite, je te chante la bienvenue Nous t’avons attendu il y a longtemps Et peut-etre que ce monde, il t’est inconnu Mais ce bras t’aimeront pour tojour Alors, ferme tes yeux et reve dans ton coeur Et plus tard tu le decouvririas Alors reste ici, tout pres de mon coeur Et ces bras t’aimeront pour toujour Hello, little one I sing your welcome We have waited a long time for you And maybe this world is a stranger to you But these arms, they will always love you So close your eyes and dream in your heart Tomorrow you will seek you will find But rest right here, right next to my heart And these arms, they will always love you
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Serendipity Smiles 06:28
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Serendipity goes down to the river in the moonlight And she slips her foot in laughing And she says the water’s fine And I don’t want to drown while we’re swimming in the starlight So I hold her body close to me and tell her that she’s mine And O, Serendipity, I glimpse eternity Once in a while; And O, waves of ecstasy Washing over me whenever Serendipity smiles Serendipity lies down in the grass under the willow And she stretches out her body And she says the shade is fine And the sun is beating down And I’ve got no place I need to go So I stretch out there beside her and I take her hand in mine And O, Serendipity, I glimpse eternity Once in a while; And O, waves of ecstasy Washing over me whenever Serendipity smiles Serendipity sits down in the silence on the mountain top And she spreads her arms out to the world And she says the view is fine And the breeze is dancing round us And I don’t know when we’re gonna stop So I lean my body into hers and I let her take her time.... And O, Serendipity, I glimpse eternity Once in a while; And O, waves of ecstasy Washing over me whenever Serendipity smiles
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Dead Man Walking 03:02
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I got miles to go before I sleep I got miles to go before I sleep If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to keep I’m a dead man walking, taking his first step Like a blind man gawking, or a baby’s first breath I’m a dead man walking, for crying out loud Like a mute man talking, or a torn grave shroud I’m a dead man walking And the winter snow, it covers my tracks And the winter snow, it covers my tracks If I don’t find my way to you I’m sure I won’t find my way back And the lights ahead, they beckon to me When the wounds of the past are all I can see And just one more step and I will be free I’m a dead man walking, taking his first step Like a blind man gawking, or a baby’s first breath I’m a dead man walking, for crying out loud Like a mute man talking, or a torn grave shroud I’m a dead man walking I got miles to go before I sleep I got miles to go before I sleep
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Afraid of the Dark 05:27
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I’m not afraid of the dark I’m more afraid of the light in me That bright and beautiful spark of you No I’m not afraid of the dark Beautiful and dangerous Burning bright and glorious Sparkling victorious Inside of me Could it be that there’s more than we imagine Going on inside the soul Could it be that there’s truth inside the passion And the yearning makes us whole The breath is willing, but the blood is weak The heart is spilling and the spirit can’t speak (cause I’m) I’m not afraid of the dark I’m more afraid of the light in me That bright and beautiful spark of you No I’m not afraid of the dark Beautiful and dangerous Burning bright and glorious Sparkling victorious Inside of me Shine on morning starlight Come illuminate me Light up all my blindness Help me see what you see The breath is willing, but the blood is weak The heart is spilling and the spirit can’t speak (cause I’m) I’m not afraid of the dark I’m more afraid of the light in me That bright and beautiful spark of you No I’m not afraid of the dark Beautiful and dangerous Burning bright and glorious Sparkling victorious Inside of me
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Ghost Notes 03:58
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After the earth shakes and after the wind dies After the fire has scorched the ground Come stand on the mountain and listen for silence A small still voice that whispers the sound Of ghost notes in the song They echo, can you hear them Calling, in the heart of the Long dark night of the soul After the darkness and after the daylight After the shadows have come and gone In the sound of your breathing, your broken heart beating The small still voice it leads you on With ghost notes in the song They echo, can you hear them Calling, in the heart of the Long dark night of the soul Angel song ringing and seraphim singing A cherubim calls in the throne room above Oh can’t you hear it too glorious to bear it His song of redemption salvation and love Ghost notes in the song They echo, can you hear them Calling, in the heart of the Long dark night of the soul
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Learning to Fly 04:28
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When you reach the top You’re only just starting to climb So keep rising up The jump is gonna be sublime You’ll be soaring across the sky You’re not falling you’re learning to fly Just hold your head up and just hold your wings out and Don’t let this moment pas by You’ll be soaring across the sky And you’re not alone You’re walking where angels dare So just don’t look down You’ll be flying on a wing and a prayer You’ll be soaring across the sky You’re not falling you’re learning to fly Just hold your head up and just hold your wings out and Don’t let this moment pas by You’ll be soaring across the sky Just keep the ground below you Just keep the sky above and Just keep the wind against your face The wings of the dawn will show you How deep, how high his love and You will be lifted on his grace You’ll be soaring across the sky You’re not falling you’re learning to fly Just hold your head up and just hold your wings out and Don’t let this moment pas by You’ll be soaring across the sky
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Raindance 03:41
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And when the rain comes falling Falling from heaven above Don’t let it dampen your spirits Let it water your love Nothing green can grow Except the rain comes along In the downpour Just sing this song Raindance! When you’re caught in a storm that you just can’t explain You raindance! Keep moving your feet till the sun shines again Nobody’s a prisoner of circumstance You can find your way out if you just take the chance On a rain dance! And when the rain comes tumbling Soaking the thirsty land Don’t let it slip through the fingers Of your trembling hands And when the levee breaks You won’t get washed away And when the flood comes You’ll laugh and say Raindance! When you’re caught in a storm that you just can’t explain You raindance! Keep moving your feet till the sun shines again Nobody’s a prisoner of circumstance You can find your way out if you just take the chance On a rain dance! Spinning, spilling, splashing, washing over your heart Like a whirling dervish dancing his way to the start of Spinning, spilling, splashing, washing over your heart Like a whirling dervish dancing his way to the start His way to the start, his way to the start And when the rain comes softly Sparkling like morning dew It’s gonna soak your soul down And make everything new 'cause nothing green can grow Except the rain comes along In the downpour Just sing this song Raindance! When you’re caught in a storm that you just can’t explain You raindance! Keep moving your feet till the sun shines again Nobody’s a prisoner of circumstance You can find your way out if you just take the chance On a rain dance!

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released May 6, 2017

Dale Harris - Guitar, Piano, Bass, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals
Elaine Harris - Clarinet, Alto Sax
Gabriel Harris - Drums
Rachael Harris - Flute, Alto Sax
Tyler Lane - Bass, 12 String Guitar
Andrew Moriarity - Keyboards, Concertina
Julie Moore - Piano, Vocals
Andrew Puersten - Vocals

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