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PARADISE
IF EVERY SOUL HAS SOME IDEA
OF THE REASONS WHY ITS HERE
AND A MILLION THINGS THAT MAKE IT WORTH THE PRICE
WITH SO MUCH HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH
EVER SINCE IT HAD A BIRTH
YOU CAN PICTURE WHAT IT’S LIKE IN PARADISE
IN ALL THE COLORS OF THE SKY
THE TUMBLING OF A RIVER
THE GENTLE TOUCH FROM A LOVING HAND, OR TWO
THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD AND BAD
IN ANY PASSING MOMENT
BUT EVEN STILL, IT’S LIKE A PROMISED LAND
IN EVERY SOUL THERE’S SOME IDEA
EVEN WHEN IT’S NOT SO CLEAR
OF WHAT IT IS THAT’S WORTH THE SACRIFICE
A BIT OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH
THANK THE GOOD LORD FOR THIS BIRTH
TO HAVE A SHOT AND ROLL A COUPLE DICE
YOU MIGHT HAVE FELT THE PERFECT BLISS
FROM A DEEP, DEEP LOVER’S KISS
OR MAYBE FROM THE SMILE ON A FRIEND, OR TWO
THERE’S A LOT OF ECSTASY
EXPERIENCED FOR FREE
DOES A KINGDOM COME EVER HAVE AN END?
IN ALL THE GOOD, IN ALL THE BAD
IN ANY PASSING MOMENT
BUT EVEN STILL IT’S LIKE A PROMISED LAND
IN EVERY SOUL THERE’S SOME IDEA
OF THE REASONS WHY WE’RE HERE
IN A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT’S LIKE IN PARADISE
A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT’S LIKE IN PARADISE
Very nice song Tom. That is something we can agree on. A deep moment of heartfelt bliss, a wisp of Paradise.
Hey Don,
Thank you for the listen, and observation. Not that you and I don’t agree on everything else, right?
Tom
Well you keep on delivering quality and diverse material ….laying down great tunes and thoughtful poetry …. As you know most all of the juke joints in Nashville have musicians that don’t get paid …but they get heard and every now and then the right people hear something that goes further than the juke joint. “The Savoy’s” should take a Greyhound Bus ( cause that’s how they do it in the movies)…. and get down to Broadway in Music City. Gavin’s college band got invited to cut a CD at the studio that Ray Orbison used in Nashville….I’m thinking you and Wes and families should relocate…..(no I haven’t taken my Meds yet). Love ya ..B
Hello Robert,
Thank you for the listen, and the comments.You definitely touched on a nerve; the money thing regarding original music has been completely upside down for quite some time in the music biz. Free streaming doesn’t do anything for any songwriter.
Wes and I have been working on this nearly 70 song catalogue for a while now, and we look toward a hopeful new paradigm; ready made hit songs and recordings about something, ripe for large scale exploitation by the right new “heavy” opportunist, who has vision and ideas beyond this current environment.
See you in a couple of weeks.
Tom
You keep raising the bar. I love the mix of lyrics and melody. And the backing vocals clinch it. Well done.
Hey Mikey,
Thank you, my friend. There are a lot of elements in there, ain’t there? Just ask Wes, the MixMaster, who had a lot to meld. He really brought together the whole choral group, the guitars, and the Fender Rhodes. Not forgetting about the drums and bass. I like it as a record very much, and I like the song as well.
Tommy Boy
Mr. Tom, GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! Love it! Mr. Joe
Hello the Other JC,
That was one of the most detailed reactions I’ve witnessed.
And Wes and I thank you.
Tom
Yeah, there you go. A hit Record. Nashville lookout! Tom’s here! Nice mix too, Wes!
Love the harmonies. Such a beautiful mix! Once again, a perfect blend. Need to listen many times to absorb the texture and many layers. So well done.
Hello Stan,
Yup, there it is. A hit record, eh? It ain’t heavy, it’s a master. Wes and I thank you for the listen and comment.
Tom
Hey Carole,
Thanks on the harmonies (I do like coming up with those harmony and background parts), and it is pretty layered (although not many instruments, really). There’s just a lot of ideas in there, all hopefully in support of the lyric/lead vocal. And I think it’s a great mix and master as well.
Bro Tom