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Between the Stars
06:24
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Between the Stars
G. LaMonte (c) 2018
Quiet out here between all the light
Leap between suns in this eternal night
The promise of home never in sight
In the space in between the stars
Silence in here in the void in between
Silence so loud it can make your ears bleed
And sometimes I tether alone in the dream
In the space in between the stars
You think that your world is the only one
Then you walk on your moon and the damage is done
And the only way out is through and then on to the space in between the stars
There's a place out here where they don't know the night
Seven suns shine forever in light
And a doorway exists out of space and of time
Where you can forget who you are
You will not know if you're hunter or game
Here in the deep you'll surrender your name
To find yourself all over again
In the space in between the stars
Shadows dance and draw you close
You leave behind everything you know
To find all the room that you need to grow
In the space in between the stars
There are voices I hear that I cannot sing
Their love and their fury are all of a thing
And I cannot describe the solace they bring
Quiet out here between all the light
Sleep between suns in this eternal flight
And the promise of love lost to the night
In the space in between the stars
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Leave the Light On
05:13
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Leave the Light On
(c) G. LaMonte 2018
She sat on the bed and she lifted her head
She laughed like a child, ah, but this was no child
I reached for the light and the comfort of night
She gripped my hand, and there was fear in her smile
It's black in the void and the nights, they are long
Day's what you make it, but the monsters ain't gone
Call me a fool and I won't say you're wrong
Please, leave the light on
She let me take her, and she held her own
And then she wept like a child, oh, but this was no child
She might have run or she might have slept
But she stayed in my arms, trembling and wild
There are worlds out there where the suns never set
I want to die there so I can forget
What's under my skin that you haven't seen yet
Please, leave the light on
Ten days we slept, and made love in the light
Then she turned on a smile, ah, but that was no smile
I'm ready to show you what's under my skin
If you're gone in the morning, I'll understand
And with that she raised a hand and let the night in
She shone like the stars
Every brand, every scar
Marked her as a slave, ah, but this was no slave
A child of pain
She'd fought all the way
To land in my arms, 'cross the stars and light years away
Now, we walk the stars, her hand in mine
The path between suns, it's not a straight line
Call me a fool, but I love how she shines
When she turns the night on
Yes, it's black in the void and the nights, they are long
Day's what you make it but the monsters ain't gone
Call me a fool and I won't say you're wrong
Please, leave the light on
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Tears Don't Fall
06:32
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Tears Don't Fall
G. LaMonte (c) 2018
No starshine - no sorrow
Never ending line
Object set in motion
Lost track of time
Oblivion is out there ... it's right here
Cannot steer at all
Livin' in space where
Tears don't fall
Tears don't fall - Never see the cryin'
Tears don't fall - Even in the dyin'
Livin' this illusion feeling nothing at all
Livin' in space where tears don't fall
Light years fly by
Cannot count the days
Don't believe in anything
No sacred space
Void is all that lies ahead ... it's all lies
Just a taste of salt
Livin' in space where
Tears don't fall
Tears don't fall - Never see the cryin'
Tears don't fall - Even in the dyin'
Livin' this illusion feeling nothing at all
Livin' in space where tears don't fall
Nothin' on the outside
Nothin' in the head
Calculate the distance
Livin' and the dead
Approaching the horizon
Back here at the start
It all adds up to zero
Without a beating heart
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The Fault in Me
05:58
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The Fault in Me
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
I can't see my face without a mirror
Every child knows how light can bend
That is why reflections lie
Tell me what you see in me, my friend
Tell me what you want from me, my lover
I cannot see clearly to your soul
So dark in here when you close your eyes
Your kisses burn, why am I so cold?
I think that I am broken from the outside in
One measure of your kindness leaves me wonderin'
I do not deserve this heart beats in my hands
The fault in me grows wider
Not enough to let you in
I can't see tomorrow in this moment
It's the only moment I can know
The hope that lies in your eyes
Disappears the second you let go
It's not you, it's me ... These words get spoken
Blame myself so I don't have to change
Your love is something unfamiliar
The fault in me grows wider
To better feel this pain
The fault in me grows deeper
The fault in me grows true
The fault in me makes room for
Everything but you
Now, I cannot see daylight from this window
And I cannot tell if the stars still shine
All I know is shadow
I can't trust your heart if I can't trust mine
I think that I am broken from the outside in
One measure of your kindness leaves me wonderin'
I do not deserve this heart beats in my hands
The fault in me grows wider
Not enough to let you in
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I Believe in Light
04:04
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I Believe in Light
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
Don't believe in love
Fairytales, lies
Don't believe that smile
So much it can hide
I believe you shine
I can see it with my eyes
And I believe in light
I believe in light
I believe in salt
I can taste it on your skin
I believe that whisper
And this tremblin' within
I believe you shine
I can see it with my eyes
And I believe in light
I believe in light
And if you need me to be happy
This is never gonna last
Just let me be your shadow
To that golden light you cast
I believe in the ocean
That scent lingers when you're gone
I believe the rhythm in your breast
Is the heart of every song
I believe you shine
I can see it with my eyes
And I believe in light
I believe in light
And if you need me to be happy
This is never gonna last
Just let me be your shadow
To that golden light you cast
I believe in light
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Hail the Sun
05:06
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Hail the Sun
(c) 2018 G. LaMonte
I was all a straight line never veering from my path
My own light in the dark void; nothing to distract
A heart of ice on fire and every single eye
Jealous of my freedom as I blazed across the sky
You all golden brilliance and a warmth that radiates
Your gravity more tempting than any I would ever taste
Now I'm caught up in your orbit and I'm bending to your form
And I find myself revolving in a circle of your warmth
Hail the Sun, that is you in my life
Even as you melt this ice away
I become less of me, more of you
With each passing day
Hail the Sun
I was all a straight line, now you're the center of it all
And I find myself returning, ever turning as I fall
Knowing in the falling I am letting go my fear
And our embrace may last a million years
Hail the Sun, that is you in my life
Even as you melt this ice away
I become less of me, more of you
With each passing day
Hail the Sun
I was all a straight line never veering from my path
My own light in the dark void, nothing to distract
Now I'm dancing in your orbit and I swear I'll never leave
Someday I'll crash into you, and I will cease to be
Hail the Sun, that is you in my life
Even as you melt this ice away
I become less of me, more of you
With each passing day
Hail the Sun
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Poison Garden
06:13
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Poison Garden
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
Do not breathe too deep
Careful where you place your feet
Root and stem, leaf and seed
Flowering vine, tricksy weed
Welcome to my poison garden
May you find your ease
Step into my poison garden
Sleep
Morning's glory, night's shade, oh
Elderberry, mistletoe
Rain to cleanse, then bring your flame
Choose your path, child; it's yours to name
Welcome to my poison garden
May you find your ease
Step into my poison garden
Sleep
Sleep the night ... Sleep fore'er
Belladonna's blooming there
Daffodil and buttercup
Peace is sure if there's enough
And there's enough
Opium's poppy, hemlock, yew
Wormwood, foxglove, mandrake root
Trumpets wild angels blow
Berries on lantana grow
Welcome to my poison garden
May you find your ease
Step into my poison garden
Sleep
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8. |
Heavy
03:53
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Heavy
(c) 2018 G. LaMonte
Gravity, Baby
Makes you feel like you're always falling down
How do you pick up your feet after putting them down?
Heavy
How do you lift yourself up when the world drags you down?
Heavy
The gravity of every little thing is so much more than I can bear
No matter what I do, I'm tellin' you the pain is always there
You're so
Heavy - Get your rise on
Heavy - You can fly but
You've got to let go of every little thing that makes you so
Heavy
How do you live with yourself when your anger is all you feed?
Heavy
You say it is what it is, but it's insanity to me
Heavy
The tragedy of every little thing is always eating at my soul
The weight of all these tears is really taking its toll
You're so
Heavy - Get your rise on
Heavy - You can fly but
You've got to let go of every little thing that makes you so
Heavy
How can you hold on to love when your hear is so full of fear?
Time to let go of what's keeping you here
Heavy
You've got it all together, but you'll never carry everything you need
The weight of the world is on your shoulders makin' it so hard to breathe
You're so
Heavy - Get your rise on
Heavy - You can fly but
You've got to let go of every little thing that makes you so
Heavy
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Tangled
05:50
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Tangled
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
Bound to one another by the no-thing in between
I reach for you across this endless sky
Tangled in some quantum way, strangled in this
Intertwined you and I
We are tangled in this universe we share
Tangled, I lace my fingers in your hair
Tangled, I look for you and you're not there
I reach for you and you are everywhere
We are tangled
Speak to one another, silent language of our own
Dance of light across the strands of time
We are what we are and all the light years in the 'tween
There is no you; there is no I
We are tangled in this universe we share
Tangled, I lace my fingers in your hair
Tangled, I look for you and you're not there
I reach for you and you are everywhere
We are tangled
Sun touch my skin, you burn within
I weep, you taste tears
I dare to fly, you get high
We are so aligned
We are tangled
One of us is climbin' / RISIN' RISIN'
The othewr goes to ground / SINKING DOWN
One of us is in between / IN BETWEEN
The other inside out / INSIDE OUT
Imperfection's circle / PERFECT CIRCLE
We are starlight bound / STARLIGHT BOUND
We are tangled
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10. |
Song for the Dying Sun
07:55
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Song for the Dying Sun
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
I speak for the sun
Her dying light
Travels a million years
Through the night
Touches my eye
A spark in the gloom
In this moment of grace
I am the moon
I am barren and broken
And I sing her light
She'll dance on each facet
And fault in my life
Sometimes I forget
I don't shine on my own
In this sacred embrace
I am not alone
So, I sing the sun
I sing the light
Ever remember and carry your ember
On through the night
I sing your rise
And I sing the fade
Every bit of you that lives forever
Until the end of all day
I sing the sun
I sing the sun
I sing the light
Bright through my skin
To the bones lie within
You expose me for
All that I am
I run for the shade
You reach for my hand
I can't live without love
And you love me
Like nothing else can
I can't live without love
And you love me
Like nothing else can
So, I sing the sun
I sing the light
Ever remember and carry your ember
On through the night
I sing your rise
And I sing the fade
Every bit of you that lives forever
Until the end of all day
I sing the sun
I sing the sun
I sing the light
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Again
05:41
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Again
(c) 2019 G. LaMonte
I've seen the light we speak of when down to our very last breath
The only thing in the room when there is nothing left
Don't know if it's angels or a trick of the brain
How I hope with all of my heart I'll see that light again
I've known the love poets sing of, a once in an aeon's embrace
The only soul for light years around through all this empty space
My love was made of starlight I could not hold in my hand
How I hope with all of my heart I'll find that love again
Tell me time is not a straight line
That it curls and curves spiraling in
So I may find my once in a lifetime
Over and over again
I've walked the stars others dreamed of; lived my life, no regrets
As I watch the void roll in, I've only one wish left
Let me feel the warmth of your sun, once last time take my hand
How I hope with all of my heart I'll find you once again
Tell me time is not a straight line
That it curls and curves spiraling in
So I may find my once in a lifetime
Over and over again
Tell me time is not a straight line
That it curls and curves spiraling in
So I may find my once in a lifetime
Over and over again
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Mama Gina Tampa, Florida
Award winning singer/songwriter & wanderlust ... fearless story-telling ... bluesy vocals ... humor ... straight-ahead, rhythmic, 12 string acoustic guitar ... djembe ... frame drums ... all weft and warp of the soul of this bard
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