7 Sources Music

les saisons du monde by 7 Sources Music

BY TEACHING I’LL BE TAUGHT TELL ME OF ALL THE THINGS YOU SEE, TELL ME IF IT MEANS TO BE A REASON FOR YOUR COMPANY, OR A REASON FOR COMPASSION I CAN GIVE AND I DO NOT FORSAKE, A PAYMENT FOR THE TIME IT TAKES, TO WORK OUT WHAT I WILL RELEASE, TO THOSE WHO SEEK PEACE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I WAS LOST AND I WAS WAITING, I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I COULD SEE ON MY KNEES ANTICIPATING, NO PLACE TO GO FOR THE LIKES OF ME THEN A LIGHT SHONE ON MY DARKENED BROW, IN MY CAVE OF DARK & FEAR AS I WANDERED WITHOUT FAITH ONE CAME TO BRING ME CHEER EVERY DAY I FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, EVERY DAY I WIN AND LOSE ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK IN A HARD LIFE THAT I CHOOSE YET YOU GIVE ME INSPIRATION, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS BATTLE I WAGE DAILY, IS THE CALLING OF A SIGN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELL ME NOW OF YOUR AFFLICTIONS, TELL ME NOW YOUR DESIRE YOU DESERVE THE RECOGNITION, FOR CONTINUING TO FIGHT 2 STEPS FORWARD AND 1 STEP BACK IS THE LEAST THAT I CAN DO I WILL GIVE WHAT I CAN GIVE YOU, TO CLEAR THE PATH FOR YOU FOR IN GIVING I AM TAKING, FOR MYSELF THE PEACE YOU NEED I WILL TEACH YOU TO ACCEPT THAT NOT ALL ARE MADE OF GREED YOU WILL TEACH ME HOW TO TELL YOU THAT YOU GIVE ME MY RETURN AS I GIVE I HAVE PARTAKEN, OF THE LESSON YOU HAVE LEARNED I THANK YOU AS YOU THANK ME... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I WAS DOWN AND NEARLY BROKEN, BUT YOUR BOON CAME JUST IN TIME NOW I TOO BECOME A GIVER, LIKE A FRUIT UPON THE VINE GIVE AND TAKE ARE PERFECT STRANGERS, BUT ARE CARVED FROM THE SAME PLACE FOR ONE TO EXIST THE OTHER ALSO, MUST REVEAL THE HIDDEN FACE THERE IS NO UP WITHOUT A DOWN, THERE IS NO STOP WITHOUT A GO THERE IS NO GIVE WITHOUT A TAKE THERE IS NO LOVE IF THERE IS HATE WITH DEATH AND LIFE THERE IS A CYCLE THAT COMES AROUND LIKE RAIN THE LESSON THAT YOU GIVE ME, I RETURN, BACK AGAIN I THANK YOU I THANK YOU.

GALLOPING FORTH ON A STALLION OF WHITE, HE RIDES ON IN SILENCE HE'S YESTERDAY'S KNIGHT. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN HE WENT ON HIS QUEST, YET STILL HE MUST RIDE FOR HE'S DOOMED NOT TO REST. FLYING ALONG ON THE CREST OF A DREAM, BATTLES IN SILENCE HIS FOES ARE UNSEEN NO ONE TO CHEER HIM THERE'S NO ONE TO BLAME, STILL HE MUST RIDE AS THE KEEPER OF THE FLAME. YESTERDAY'S KNIGHT LIKE A SWORD BURNING BRIGHT, SHOOTS THROUGH THE SKY WITH A BLAZE OF LIGHT, A KEEPER OF JUSTICE, BEARER OF PAIN, SAVES US FROM DARKNESS, A PALLADIN'S FLAME GHOSTLY VISIONS OF BATTLES LONG PAST, FLEETING GLIMPSES VISIONS DON'T LAST SOMEHOW HE RIDES EACH AND EVERY NIGHT, PROTECTING OUR HOPES WITH HIS SWORD, OF LIGHT KNOWLEDGE OF FREEDOM, FREEDOM TO LOVE, FEELINGS OF LAUGHTER, THE STRENGTH FROM ABOVE LIGHTING THE WAY AS HE FORGES ON AHEAD... OUR KNIGHT FIGHTS THE EVIL THAT WE DREAD FLYING ALONG ON THE CREST OF A DREAM, BATTLES IN SILENCE HIS FOES ARE UNSEEN NO ONE TO CHEER HIM THERE'S NO ONE TO BLAME, STILL HE MUST RIDE AS THE PALLADIN OF THE FLAME

AND SO THEY SAY And so they say, there will be other days. When will it come, for us to see the sun? Light will come at the end of the rainbow. Stars will shine ‘till the end of the night All this madness, soon behind us, all the doubt will be a dream, fading fast and disappearing, gone away as if never been. And so they say, there will be other days. All this madness, soon behind us, all the doubt will be a dream, fading fast and disappearing, gone away as if never been. -- Find the light at the end of the rainbow. See the joy that soon will be. All the days endured behind us. Set the pace of a lasting peace. We have risen from the gloom. Time to sing another tune. Won’t be easy yes it’s true. But I believe in me and you. And so they say, there will be other days. When will it be, for us to see? --- Light will come at the end of the rainbow. Stars will shine and confront the night. --- And so they say, there will be other days. When will it come, for us to see the sun? The light will come, and be so shining bright The stars will shine and take us through the night All this madness, soon behind us, all the doubt, will be a dream --- We have risen from the gloom. Time to sing another tune. Won’t be easy yes it’s true. But I believe in me and you

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT Fight the good fight, make it count Wrong becomes right, without a doubt. It can happen it can be, it can be reality Soon the nightmare will be over, and a righteous path again light the true way, come and see everybody, is in harmony we can see it, we can show it will be the true love flow like a river of Divine like the sweet, sweet taste of wine feel, love, feel, love never fail again, never fail it again never let it fail, again love your brother, love your sister love your mother, love your father love your friends, even love your enemy love the earth, and all the animals love the sky, and the oceans deep LOVE! HEAL! LOVE! HEAL! Never let it fail again.

Still shakes my heart The sounds of love still shake my heart! The sounds of love still shake my heart! The sounds of love still shake my heart! The sounds of love still shake from the start. It is the echo of the season, sunburst patterns in the deep blue sky It is a petty rhyme or reason, mirages burn from hopeless lies Can you feel the mystery of emotion, as the time flies fleeting past? Its so hard to recognize the passing, of a moment, last Subdivided in empty rooms the keepers move with open hands. BREAK Feel the echo of the winters gloom, feel the coldness of the tone Nothing can be-still the cycle of the cold time progression, Dont try to slow it down, time moves ever on. BREAK I searched my soul inside the mirror, to make a portrait from the start But all it did, was start to shimmer, and the sounds of love still shake my heart, The sounds of love still shake my heart! The sounds of love still shake my heart!

Another production demo, inspired in part by Anthony Philips

unfinished production demo

the dying sun by 7 Sources Music

An edit of the original studio demo. I separated the stems because the violin at the end was buried. It was difficult to isolate but I did the best I could. This was a song written by drummer Roger Schnur.

ONLY BLACK AND WHITE It’s not the way the cards are dealt in our lives It’s not the game that runs the show Tt’s not the score that governs how we play it It’s more the luck, the luck of the draw There’s nothing we can do to change it There’s nothing known to make it follow through We try to influence the outcome But soon we see the painful truth Things happen, not always for a reason Fools govern, a fool in many seasons From the leaders, of those who don’t understand To those who would hurt with delight It’s not the fortune of our virtue To guide the time, or save the day So sad to realize, there’s no compassion The enemy cannot see gray, only black and white There’s nothing we can do to change it There’s nothing known to make it follow through We try to influence the outcome But soon we see the painful truth Things happen, not always for a reason Fools govern, a fool in many seasons From the leaders, of those who don’t understand To those who would hurt with delight It’s not the fortune of our virtue To guide the time, or save the day So sad to realize, there’s no compassion The enemy cannot see gray, only black and white

A COLLECTION CONSISTING OF SEPARATE SECTIONS OF A SUITE AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE SUITE INSPIRED BY MANY SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS FROM MY READINGS (This the fullsuite)

Painted On Lies Words by Nanette Garrett Music by Joel Pirard Lights are hot and spinning fast So many girls he tries to ignore Bodies brushing against him Will he be taken in I hear the players And see all the promising eyes I feel her fire And I know that she's in disguise Cause I see the painted on lies Painted on Lies Everyone's believing But I still see Painted on Lies Do you think you're deceiving Your friends they're now leaving You and your painted on lies Perfect stranger don't look away A love distraction is all you need You will soon feel me near Message is all too clear Oh Miss Seduction My how you try to entice I know those sweet looks But I will not be your prize Cause I've seen your painted on lies Alone after dark She waits For someone to surround her You'd think that she'd learn Shelter from the storm A hand To take but not for granted She's been burned Like a wounded child with her emotions down Slowly going underground Wakes at night and she's screaming Tired of playing this masquerade Must try to kill the unknown demon Her own life will be what she saves Just one voice of recognition Is all that she would choose Rumours are a senseless conviction So tell me what is her excuse Painted on Lies Everyone's believing But I still see Painted on Lies Do you think you're deceiving Your friends they're now leaving You and your painted on lies Oh Miss Seduction My how you try to entice I know those sweet looks But I will not be your prize Cause I've seen your painted on lies

These are among the last archives of the band's available performances Featuring "Something Is Calling Me" only played for a while before being dropped as new original material was added to the show, and all done here in a very 'live' way as a reference but saved as a record for posterity, and because we ARE proud. released May 25, 2024 John Curtin on bass except where noted, (*) Jeff Kalmar on guitar and backing vocals except where they switched off. Daniel Bonadeo on lead vocals, Joel Pirard on keys and backing vocals, Bruce Henninger on drums.,

COLLABORATION WORDS, VOCALS AND MELODY: WILLOW BEE KEYS, BASS, DRUM TRACKS, GUITARS, ARRANGEMENT. PRODUCTION, JOEL PIRARD Obsidian Dream I had a dream Black night future time stream Ellora, Your magnetic floor’s obsidian sheen… Blades on ice like magnets swirl the surface graceful as mathematics Only energetic friction spiraling through space Black as ether, former future, present graceful blessed black Smooth as silk we glide my dancer, spiraling through space We move like spirals through the ocean, round and round through altered time Unity of moving motion, synchronized so close not touching Floor magnetic spiral chakras, pulsing hands, yet still not touching Hearts and eyes around together, seamlessly we glide my dancer Electromagnetic lover, dance in black's enfolding cover A warmth to my heart in my dreams…. I fall to the beat of inner music Glide….

COLLABORATION WORDS, VOCALS AND MELODY: WILLOW BEE ORCHESTRATIONS, SYNTHESIZER, LOG DRUM TRACKS, GONGS, ARRANGEMENT. PRODUCTION, JOEL PIRARD Rainbow Body I feel like I am Getting lighter Turning into Disappearing matter Disappearing Into the ether Water body And bones Every cell Stretches out Dissolving Every cell Turns to light, Light filled air Oh soon I’ll fly, Soon I’ll fly Sometimes I feel like it’s wrenching at me When I’m letting go of my body Sometimes I have to look for my feet When I forget they are under me Won’t you look at me I’ve become a rainbow Around your head I see Your aura glow Sometimes it’s so bright You radiate so You turn day to night And night to moon glow I can’t turn back now I’m floating higher Spirit’s claimed me And I aspire Where your heart leads You must follow Follow me into the rainbow Follow me into the rainbow….

Rocker with a bluesy interlude in the middle updated file GYPSY GEORGE BARKER, GLEN MASSO, with JOEL PIRARD, GYPSY, WILL YOUR LOVE BE HERE TONIGHT WILL YOU COME ON BACK TO ME AND DO WHAT’S RIGHT WILL YOU STAY OUT LATE WITH YOUR BABY FACE HAVING KNOWN YOUR TOUCH HAS PROVED TOO MUCH I’M HERE TO STAY YOU LIGHT THE FIRE INSIDE OF ME OH YET I KNOW THAT IT SETS ME FREE COME ON COME ON I’LL NEVER LEAVE YOUR BED NOT JUST TONIGHT , BUT FOREVER INSTEAD GYPSY NEVER LEAVE MY SIGHT WE DON’T HAVE TO HAVE THE LOVE TO HAVE THE LIGHT FEEL THAT THUNDER INSIDE OF ME OH MY LORD IT MAKES ME SEE LIKE THE DEEP LINES IN MY HAND, THE MESSAGE IS VERY PLAIN YOU ARE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW PLEASE READ ME MY LINES I HOPE YOU SEE A SIGN OH I NEED TO RELIEVE MY PAIN FEEL THAT FIRE BURN INSIDE ME OH LORD I WANT TO SEE

I cannot play like George, but I think I captured his essence. Our mutual friend Glen (who had been a band-mate with George before me) was with him in his last days, told me that George always had a kind word for me when ever I was brought up, which HE did often. He could make you crazy, his playing could make you cry, he could make you want to kiss him. I miss my friend. I wish I could have seen him again. WASTED LADIES GLEN MASSO, GEORGE BARKER YOU COME TO ME FOR A CHANGE GRAY, WHILE IN THE FAST LANE YOU REASON, YOU’RE YOUNG WITH ENERGY TO BURN BUT’S NOW, IT’S NOW YOU FIND YOUR LIFE AT A CRITICAL TURN THERE YOU STAND, YOUR HEAD IN YOUR HAND YOUR EYES TELL ME OF YOUR HEARTACHE AND PAIN BOTTLE BY YOUR SIDE, YOU CARRY IT WITH PRIDE DRINK YOUR SIP FROM THE SKIES WASTED, WASTED YOUR FRIENDS ALL SAY, YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY BUT YOUR TOO BUSY WITH YOUR COUNTRY ATTIRE OH YOU’RE ROLLING TIME, SUCH A WASTE, NOT YOUR STYLE OH WHERE’ YA GOING? OH YOU’RE CRYING INSTRUMENTAL YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU STAND, OR WHERE YOU GO ALL YOUR FRIENDS THEY SAY YOU GAVE YOUR ALL AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, OR UNDERSTAND YOUR HEART WASTED YEAH YOU’VE NO WHERE ELSE TO GO OH WHERE’ YA GOING? OH YOU’RE CRYING OH WASTED LADY NOW, WHERE ARE YOU GOIN'?

It’s better left unsaid So you think you can fly to the ends of the earth, reaching out to the sky, to the lands of my birth. You’re just grabbing at the air and your old worn-out dreams. You cannot deny, life is not what it seems. Though you build up your walls, they’re just castles in the sand, And the rest is better, better left unsaid. Oh you’ve got what it takes, to decide your fate, if you only begin before its’ too late. So show us your stuff, what you’re really made of, and don’t try to act cool, ‘cause you’re nobody’s fool. If you don’t make it right, you’ll be all alone tonight, and the rest is better left unsaid. (instrumental break) So the thing you should do is to tell the truth. Its’ the one thing you’ve got so go on, give it a shot. If you’re true to yourself you will feel more alive. So get up on your feet, this ain’t no free ride, and the rest is better left unsaid This lonely refrain won’t cause anyone pain, and we won’t have to say, it was better, better left unsaid, better left unsaid.

I WANNA KNOW JOEL PIRARD GEORGE BARKER IT’S NOT THAT I FEEL THIS WAY EVERY DAY CAN I EVEN TRUST THIS FEELING TO EVER GO AWAY AND THE WIND YOU KNOW IS BLOWIN’ BUT WHICH WAY IS IT GOIN’ WHICH WAY DO WE GO AGAIN TODAY? MAYBE GOTTA PULL AN ANSWER, OUT OF THE SKY BUT IS THE FINAL ANSWER SO OUT OF LINE STILL WE’RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN I WANNA TAKE IT ON THE RUN I WANNA KNOW, I WANNA KNOW INSTRUMENTAL I'M REALLY AMAZED THAT I’M STILL HERE NEVER IMAGINED THAT I’D STILL BE NEAR I HAVEN’T FELT THIS WAY IN AGES AND IT FEELS SO RIGHT DADDY’S GOT YOU THINKING THAT YOU’LL NEVER WALK THE LINE STAY WITH ME AND STAY MINE FOR ALL TIME INTRUMENTAL STILL WE’RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN I WANNA TAKE IT ON THE RUN I WANNA KNOW, I WANNA KNOW

Rough Edges Words and music by Joel Pirard and George Barker Before you leave and you walk out that door There’s s few things that I’ve got to say I really loved you and that’s no lie It’s a crime and it ain't no shame If you wanna leave me Better say you’re ready There's a few things that you really ought to know It’s a big city and it would be a pity For you to learn that that you have to crawl before you walk What would you have to say to me? When you see the hard way, that it’s hard to be free? I know your mind is made up And you need to go now Just remember that it’s so hard to show Time to get ready time to be steady Just remember that you reap what you sow Life is a knife edge, take it from me One way or another, it will be what it will be Live on your rough edge, and you will see It’s so twisted and hard to be free..

In Their Eyes The Day came when I got this feeling Move out, forget about life for a while Those double-white lines were calling Get out on the road, forget about life for awhile Oh I got the fever Oh I got to go Oh the feeling carries It’s in my eyes It’s in my eyes The man in black was standing on the road Hitching a ride from here to there he said By the time we reached Dallas he was crying And belly-aching that he wished that he was dead Oh it got so heavy Oh as he stepped out on the road Told him not to take it oh so hard, yeah It’s in our eyes It’s in our lives Oh my eyes were opened Oh I could see it clear What I was looking for I left behind me It’s in my eyes

SPEED CITY JOEL PIRARD GEORGE BARKER RAY LEHNER IS IT SIXTEEN, FIFTEEN INSIDE THE LINE? PEOPLE WONDERING THE CITY AND THE WORDS INSIDE THE SIGN? HE SAYS, “I’VE GOT ALL THE LONG PLAY” HE DOESN’T WANT TO FOLLOW ON THE WAY INSTRUMENTAL SO YOU KNOW THE MUMBLE'S A SIN, OF ADVICE IS IT EVEN LOOKING FOR THE WISE? SOMETIMES HINDSIGHT IS JUST INSIDE YOUR FACE WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT IS TIME TO GO AWAY (INSTRUMENTAL TO END)

NEVER CHANGE GEORGE BARKER, JOEL PIRARD HEARD YOU TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT YOU WERE FEELING TIRED SO YOU TURNED OUT THE LIGHT YOU WERE ANGRY, YOU WERE LIKE A CAT IT WAS THE CUTEST THING IT WAS SO DAMNED EASY THERE WAS A FEELING AS I WANTED TO SLEEP THERE WAS A SOUND THAT SHOOK MY HEAD I HEAR IT NOW AND I HEARD IT WELL NOTHING’S THE SAME AS WE SAY OUR WAY BABY, DON’T YOU EVER CHANGE YOU’RE MY CONSTANT DON’T RE-ARRANGE INSTRUMENTAL TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, TELL ME NO LIES TELL ME WHAT YOU FEEL SHOUT IT TO THE SKY SAY IT NOW, ‘CAUSE I LOVE YOU BACK HOW CAN I SHOW YOU THAT IT IS A FACT BABY DON’T YOU EVER CHANGE YOU’RE MY CONSTANT DON’T RE-ARRANGE INSTRUMENTAL IT’S TIMES LIKE THESE I SIT AND PRAY WHEN YOU COME BACK YOU’RE GOING TO STAY OTHER TIMES SO HARD TO LOOK ABOVE LOVE YOU THAT’S ALL THAT I’M THINKING OF BABY DON’T YOU EVER CHANGE DON’T YOU EVER RE-ARRANGE I TOLD YOU BEFORE AND I’LL SAY IT AGAIN DON’T YOU EVER CHANGE

a studio version of a song written in the 80's As he did it then Don Pitz sang it this time. SECRET RENDEZVOUS (Overture) Part 1: On Her Way The sound of quiet footsteps on the cobblestones is heard throughout the winding streets, With steady measured tread her eyes look straight ahead she must not let go her defense. Although she seems to look not to the left or right she’s sure she knows the way to go. She’s been that way a thousand times before, her lover’s waiting by the door. They talk of nonsense, dreaming as they fall, of happy days not soon to come For fear of death is worn like a shawl, for war has broken out for some Her only comfort is his quiet face, his only joy is when she smiles They hold each other in their tight embrace, they pray it’s only for a while… (Part 2: Desperate Passion) Part 3: To Dispel The Gloom? Their time is over, a new day starts it’s true, with whispered love songs, their secret rendezvous she’s off to dream now, he’s back inside his room to think about her, she helps dispel the gloom of bloody streets and hob-nailed shoes Their hope’s forever, a new day shows it’s face they’ll stand together in the shadow of disgrace she’s off to wait now for his safe return who knows how many, dead they’ll have to burn to cleanse this earth and bloody streets? The sound of marching footsteps on the cobblestones, are heard with fear throughout the land.

fast paced prog rock about the daily hustle and bustle © 2007 Author: Music by Joel Pirard Don’t Stop In the Morning in the City Sunrise slowly overhead Traffic snarling intersecting People running here and there Don’t stop believing in yourself You hold the answers deep inside People running in the city Many stops along the road As you journey down the avenues Just remember what you’re told Stop to reason Trust your emotions And you won’t have to hide, or swallow your pride When you come home from the showdown When you’ve been working hard all day Keep it all in perspective Don’t take the job home today, not today In the evening as you wind down Set your sights on another day Your example will be followed Don’t you worry come what may? Don’t stop believing in yourself You hold the answers deep inside Don’t stop to reason in your heart is the season You won’t have to hide, or swallow your pride Not today, or any other day....NO MORE!

funky instrumental, came about originally from a jam in a basement many years ago, and we then arranged it. This is the only studio version available. We lost Scott on bass and George on guitar, some years ago ( RIP) and this is all me on this. I did the best I could to play it right. I hope I did them justice.

PACK YOUR BAGS GLEN MASSO, GEORGE BARKER I DON’T CARE, WHEN YOU GO CHILD I DON’T CARE WHEN YOU STAY ENJOY YOUR BOYFRIEND GIRL ENJOY YOUR TIME AWAY OH I LISTEN TO YOUR LOBBIES AND LIES WHEN I GET BACK NOW BABY, I DON’T WANT YOU THERE FRIENDS THEY ALL TELL ME YEAH, THEY CALL ME A FOOL OH AND I LISTEN GIRL, I THOUGHT YOU KNEW NOW I’VE LEARNED MY LESSON, LEARNED MY LESSON WELL GET OUT OF MY FACE BABY, JUST GO ON YEAH INSTRUMENTAL NOW I’M BACK ON THE ROAD, BACK ON THE ROAD WHERE I BELONG PLEASE TO LINGER GIRL YOU’VE GOT NO CALL WHEN I GET BACK, WELL, YOU HAD BETTER BE GONE BETTER BE LONG GONE INSTRUMENTAL YOU’VE GOT TO BE GONE GIRL YOU COULDN’T HOLD THE TRUTH BACK YOUR BAGS AND LEAVE IT TIME TO GO INSTRUMENTAL

LIVE, 2 back to back songs at our first ever performance in 2005

DANCE OF THE ELF QUEEN It happens once a year in a place down by the sea She dances in her bright lit gold, she dances for the suffering, She takes it on herself. Her power as a healer, her sacrifice of love, her dance becomes a balm of light She takes it on to heal the plight, of pain and woe, of all the things, that cause us pain, So we regain, the peace of love, to let the forest grow And now she dances…. The pain that she took will soon be gone but she must rest (so she can be strong again) As Sun rises high, to greet a brand new day, a brand new day It happens every a year in a place down by the sea If you close your eyes and you believe In a place where no one dies, under Elven skies

The sun also shines And when will the day be a glad one, when will the smile in your eyes, Not be mixed with a tear left abandoned, as you wait, all alone in the night? Lonely days as the sun goes down around you, lonely nights as you crawl in your bed Lonely dreams of the better times behind you, as you hope that they’ll come back to you, again And how will the moment be held to, a quiet soft-spoken love whisper If 1000 miles keep you apart from one who is your source of light? --break--- Lonely days as the sun goes down around you, lonely nights as you crawl in your bed Lonely dreams of the better times behind you, as you hope that they’ll come back to you, again And do you feel somehow so empty, and does your heart call out a sigh, Not to see your lover so far now, and to feel you’re lost in the ‘why’? Lonely days as the sun goes down around you, lonely days as you crawl in your bed Lonely dreams of the better times behind you, as you hope that they’ll come back to you, come back to you again --break--- If for you now the feelings are lifted, and you float away on the air, If your worries be saved from the future, will this be the end of your cares?

TOO LATE? Too late to say I’m sorry too late to change the tale. The pain of your departure, the sorrow that prevails. I’ve got to find an answer. I’ve got to save the show. I’ve got to try to show you, the story as it grows.. I still cannot begin to conceive, your mad decision, to just leave; your leap of faith, your lapse of trust, and then our sad untimely end. (Instrumental break) …and the dream…. THE DREAM SEQUENCE Rising on a hill, in a meadow, the golden maiden, rides on in the sun. In her world there is no shadow, in her story filled with fun. Is this reason or reaction, to the truth that’s just begun? Oh I pray that it is real now, so I’ll know that she’s at peace. Sunlight at the end of the rainbow, the madness gives a way released. In her world there is no sadness, in a tale that’s filled with love. My reaction: senses reeling, as the light comes from above, the sky! AFTERMATH So now I know the answer. So now I know its’ true. She was a fragile dancer, like crystal glass and youth. Its’ not because she want to ‘away’, I see, and so her soul was willing the dream has set me free.

the closing track of my collection called WATCHING AND WAITING. WE'VE GOT TO STAND AGAIN BY JOEL PIRARD SEPARATION FROM THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE, FOR A CAUSE IS NOT WHAT WE WOULD CHOOSE TO DO LIVING FREE AND IN THE MOMENT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED CAN BE GONE SO QUICKLY, SO IT'S TRUE CAN WE HOLD ON TO A FEELING CAN WE STILL RETAIN THE DREAM OF OUR FATHERS AS THEY WROTE THE SONG IS THERE MEANING IN THE WORDS THAT THEY WROTE DOWN SO LONG AGO IS THE MESSAGE LOST OR ARE WE STRONG? HELP ME! I'M FALLING DOWN HELP ME.. I'VE GOT TO STAND AGAIN SHADOWS SHOW OUR INDIGNATION YET WE DO NOT SEEM TO CARE WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR US TO SEE TRUTH PEOPLE YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TRUST YOUR HEARTS AND DON'T DESPAIR TRUST YOURSELVES AND USE YOUR REASON NOW THERE'S A TIME THAT ONE MUST NOTICE AS THE MOMENT OF A CHANGE SENSES REELING, TIME TO RE-ARRANGE HELP ME! I'M FALLING DOWN HELP ME.. I'VE GOT TO STAND AGAIN BUILD A NATION AS OUR FATHERS WROTE IT DOWN SO WE WOULD SEE THIS I BEG YOU STOP AND LISTEN SEEK THE ANSWERS AND BE FREE HELP ME! I'M FALLING HELP ME I'M CALLING NOW HELP ME TO STAND, AGAIN HELP ME TO STAND AGAIN

In the Present Life by 7 Sources Music

GO ON WITH YOUR WALKING WATCHING EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE OH YOU THINK YOU’RE SOMETHING SPECIAL WATCHING ALL THE GUYS ARE WATCHING YOU AS YOU WALK DOWN THE ROAD WITH AN ATTITUDE TO MATCH YOUR FACE YOU THINK YOU’RE REALLY SOMETHING BUT SOON YOU’RE GONNA WAKE AND FIND THAT YOU’RE JUST NOT THE ONE YOU THINK YOU KNOW NO ONE TO BELIEVE IN EXCEPT YOUR OWN LIES AND EVERYTIME YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR LOOK AT YOUR EYES AND EVERYDAY AS YOU WALK AWAY FEEL A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE LESS BOLDER AND THEN SOMEDAY YOU’LL SEE THAT WHAT I SAY TO YOU IS NOT SO FAR FROM WHAT YOU FEEL SO GO ON WITH YOUR WALKING AND YOUR OWN LITTLE MIND GAMES BUT YOU’RE FOOLING NOBODY WITH YOUR SILLY LITTLE LIES IN YOUR MIND THEY THINK YOU’RE SOMETHING FOOLISH THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE ALL SAYING THEY SEE WHAT’S GOING ON RUNNING AROUND WITH YOUR PACK OF ALL YOUR CRAZY FRIENDS A FEW MORE LINES ON YOUR FACE A FEW MORE LINES UP YOUR NOSE YOU’RE FEELING LIKE A DISGRACE AND SO IT GOES AND GOES GOES AND GOES BY JOEL PIRARD 1998

the call of night from PARIAH by 7 SOURCES music THE CALL OF NIGHT THE CALL OF NIGHT COMES FROM THE VALLEY TO ENTER YOUR HEART THE FEEL OF MIGHT ENTERS YOUR SOUL AS IT HAS FROM THE START IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT ON BLIND FAITH AND NOTHING COMES EASY A TWIST OF FATE LEADS YOU TO GO FROM YOUR SHELTER TO ROAM IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM AND DREAMS THAT WE’RE SHOWN IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT ON BLIND FAITH AND NOTHING COMES EASY COULD THIS BE THE TIME COULD THIS CALL THE RHYME? WHEN YOU SEE THE SIGN THAT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE COULD THIS BE THE END WHEN YOU CALL A FRIEND WAITING TO PRETEND THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE? THE CALL OF NIGHT COMES FROM THE VALLEY TO ENTER YOUR HEART THE FEEL OF MIGHT ENTERS YOUR SOUL AS IT HAS FROM THE START IT’S HARD TO SAY IT’S HARD TO KNOW ANSWERS TODAY, TOMORROW WHO KNOWS JUST TRY TO PLAY SEEMS SO DEPENDENT ON BLIND FAITH AND NOTHING COMES EASY NO NOTHING COMES EASY

An anti-whaling song written by Jeff Kalmar. Half was recorded live at the SHOWPLACE in DOVER NJ, but the tape ran out. 2nd part from Kimberly's and joined. there is a slight tempo difference, and the room sizes were much different. Showplace was huge, room mics for both halves of the recording. The band members arranged this, and contributed ideas and linked them all. The Eternal Death Cry Lonely Aetherium, free in the sea, Listening for cries of your kind Taken by slaughterers no more remain, Watch as they circle - you can't understand On, on they run, in the life of a machine Rising on pillars of steel Blood churns the salt water crystal in their veins Wandering death on the sea You've sailed with the Eskimo, run with the seal, Followed the ice from the pole Gazed at the Midnight Sun, spawned in the south, The cold Arctic summer, the iron they hurl, On, on they run, in the life of a machine, Rising on pillars of steel, Hopeless the cause, life is closing on the prey, Hearts numbed by spray guide the wheel. We once were the mighty, the rules of vast crystal caves The chambers are empty now, no voices call but the waves There is silence, silence, in the halls of the King Where a hundred thousand voices strong once gathered to sing Was it winter? Was it death in disguise? In the morning only sorrow and the murderers' cries Can you hear me? Do you know me? When I've been long away Will the children still remember what I say? The ocean was living then, now daylight finds me alone My kind gone, they've taken all, I cant even honor their bones Only silence, silence, lives with me in the deep I am hiding, I am waiting In the castle's last keep Was it winter? Was it death in disguise? What made them spill our childrens' blood each day at sunrise? Can you hear me all you killers? listen to what I say: You and I will die together the last day I have no memory, lost are the songs we had known No one can sing them now, the last seeds have long since been sown Only silence, silence, greets the light of the moon Let the welcome dark surround me, oh let night find me soon Was it Winter? Was it death in disguise? When the cold fire of the sunset masked the blood in their eyes Can you see me? Do you know me? Can you hear anything? When I'm long gone will the children still remember how to sing No songs will echo the sea gypsy's cry, The moon will remember her own Sargasso will claim them, in seafarers' graves, with silence a burden too painful to bear So bravely Aetherium, answer the call, Listen! Theyre coming for you The seas die around you, the ancestral tides Surrender in silence. The wind prophesies: On they will run while their death cry shakes the world, toppling columns of stone Born to the purpose, rejecting it they die, Creation at last stands alone.

Sail on Silverbird Sailing on and endless soaring flight. Laughing in the face of awesome might. Calling in the name of those held dear. Fighting against all the things we fear. There's nothing in the world to prevent it, There's nothing in the world to compare. No way to see it coming, that feeling that you feel, when you are free to fly. Flying like an eagle on its’ way. Crying in freedom for today. Seeing all the sights seen from on high. Being one of those that learned to fly, in the sky. Silverbird, will you take me with you, take me on your wing? Siverbird, will you take me with you, to that silent spring? On a wing and a prayer, take me if you dare. Take me to that silent spring, on your wings!

SINGLE EDIT OF THE TITLE TRACK FROM OUR FIRST CD RELEASED IN 1998 Joel Pirard, keyboards acoustic guitar and bass, vocals, Don Pitz Vocals, organ, Arno Tietje, lead guitar, drums programmed by Joel A Fine Time Its a fine time ( a very fine time ) to drink your wine ( a very good wine ) As you gaze into the sun ( the secret sunshine ) in the morning Its a riddle not a rhyme ( not a really good line ) though it fits so fine ( will it work this time ) As we make it fit the song ( its a fitting line ) for the moment Did we try, to make it fly, up in the bright sky of the daylight Did we fly really going so high that we thought we'd never land in the real life Its a blessing in disguise ( right between the eyes ) If we realize ( the tie that binds ) that a whimper or a sigh ( what a surprise ! ) is a good one When we get so high (hello, goodbye ) That our mouths are dry ( so afraid to die ) Is it loss of life ( would it make you cry ) that bewilders There's a time to live, and a time to die I really don't know, the reasons why So toe the line, trying not to lie To the Ones that you love, in your real life

featuring Don Pitz on vocals Something Is Calling Me words and music by Joel Pirard Something is calling me I have a vision now come and see It reaches for my soul it comforts me now it calls to me Feeling is everywhere even my soul knows what it sees The comfort of love and hope is what lives and breathes The stones of life making up my mind make me want to speak Of the gladness of my dreams my hopes my fears you share When we open up to ourselves and make it truly real we fear no end Our companionship is is always forever and a day we’re truly friends We’ve seen it all before and we’ll see it all again we know it’s true With our virtue as we go our values as a friend we’ll see it through There’s no need to feel alone only reasons comprehend we face the waves With unfurling of our sails if we win or if we fail we’ll face the day

There was a time that THE JDA PROJECT toyed with the idea to write songs in particular styles as a tribute to our collective influences. Conceptually that went away but some songs made it. This was never use but was inspired by Chicago's 'Question 67 & 68' with lyrics and voice Dedicated to the band Chicago just one of many influences on my musical journey JOEL PIRARD 1969 ONCE THERE WAS A TIME THAT'S STILL INSIDE US EACH AND EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY RADIO WOULD PLAY IT AND INSPIRE US TO TRY TO FIND GOOD THINGS TO SAY WE WOULD HEAR THE NEW BEGINNINGS WHAT A GOOD YEAR IT COULD BE CTA WAS THERE TO GUIDE US AND THE MUSIC SET US FREE ROBERT, TERRY, & PETER, MADE THE TUNES SING AND THE BAND MADE HISTORY 'LET IT BE' WAS SOON TO BE BEHIND US COULD THIS HORN BAND LET US SEE WITH BEGINNINGS AND 2 QUESTIONS, DID WE CARE THAT TIME FLEW BY? FROM THE NOTES OF INTRODUCTION LIBERATION SOON WOULD FLY SO AGAIN THE MUSIC'S STILL INSIDE US EACH AND EVERY MINUTE OF THE DAY RADIO WON'T PLAY IT STILL IT DRIVES US TO STILL FIND THE WORDS TO SAY AND THANK THE BOYS THAT MADE IT HAPPEN WITH THE JOYFUL MELODY FROM THE HORN BAND THE REACTION HELPED TO LIGHT THE FLAME IN ME THANK YOU

THE GREAT DECEIVER DOCTOR DOCTOR CAN YOU SEE I CAN SEEM TO FEEL IT I’M JUST NUMB FROM ALL I SEE NOTHING THERE TO HEAL IT USED TO BE SO FREE TO LAUGH EASY TO BE ME USED TO BE THAT I COULD CRY NOW I’M LOST TO ME I’M LOST IN THE TRICKS OF THE GREAT DECEIVER I’M LOST AND I’VE GOT TO FIND MY WAY I’M TOSSED LIKE A LEAF UPON THE WIND AS MY EYES LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD I SEE MY FACE HELP ME HELP ME TO FIND THE WAY, I’VE JUST GOT TO SAY IT NO MORE PILLS TO STOP THE PAIN I’VE JUST GOT TO FEEL IT SOMETHING TUGGING AT MY BRAIN TRYING TO PREVENT ME SAYING SOMETHING NOT INSANE TRYING TO BE FREE I’M TRAPPED ON THE WINGS OF DARK DECEPTION I’M CAUGHT IN A WEB OF MY OWN I LAUGHED WHEN THEY SAID THAT IT COULD HURT ME NOW I’M CRACKED IN MY SPIRIT AND MY BONES HEAR ME HEAR ME WHEN I SAY DON’T ACCEPT TO TAKE IT NOTHING WORSE FOR YOU TODAY WHEN YOU TRY TO FAKE IT JUST TELL THEM TO GO AWAY DON’T BE AFRAID JUST SAY IT NO’S THE WORD FOR YOU TODAY THEN YOU WON’T HAVE TO BE LOST

Joel Pirard, keys and lead vocals, Don Pitz, Organ and backing vocals, Arno Tietje, guitars and backing vocals, Robbie Offerman, Drums, Larry Lipshutz, bass Hope Can I tell you how I’m feeling? Is it something I can do? Maybe I should wait to say Want to tell you in the morning all the time now That without you I would not get through the day And I hope you love me too Oh I hope you take my cue So appealing not concealing how I feel You know it’s true You’re the reason That I wake up in the morning You’re like every breath of air I was drowning I was really going down When your lifeline came along And saved the day And I hope you love me too Oh I hope you take my cue So appealing not concealing how I feel You know it’s true And I hope you love me too ‘cause I’m so in love with you So appealing not concealing how I feel You know it’s true Please believe me Take a look into my eyes and you will see The message that I want to say Love forever is a promise That I don’t take lightly I will say it every day

A love song, with melodic classical guitars and dynamic arrangement THE TIDE OF LOVE, words & music Joel Pirard, keys and voice, Joel , guitars and bass, John Curtin, Drums, Bruce Henninger. Rise the tide of love, the hope, I feel Nowhere did I see it coming Nowhere did I ever think that I would know Feelings that you bring, my heart, it sings There’s no simple explanation There is nothing in my life to show What to do when this comes to pass How to cope if it doesn’t last Still the joy as it came to be Oh I pray we will get to see it through Then I see your eyes, the window to your soul There’s a sudden understanding All the doubt just fades away to dust Watch the tale of love, as it speaks to me There’s a sudden rush of feeling Who on earth would know that it would be What to do when this comes to pass How to cope if it doesn’t last Still the joy as it came to be Oh I pray we will get to see it through Rise the tide of love The hope, is real…

A song about a magical love, with a new meaning about 'forever' ALSO THE TITLE TRACK lyrics The Archway music: John Curtin, lyrics & melody, Joel Pirard, arrangement, Jester's Promenade, keys and voice, Joel Pirard, guitars and bass, John Curtin, drums, Bruce Henninger. She was a raven-haired beauty She was a reason for life When she looked at me the light did shine I’d never had that feeling before In the mystic garden, in the cooling rain Singing out our lives as we danced upon the plain Like a living fantasy, a dream to behold Who could imagine, how the tale would unfold? And when we would meet, with mischief in her eyes The fullness of my heart would almost make me cry Once in a lifetime, one gets to feel free The meeting of souls, come to pass. ------------------------------- In the sadness of time, she suddenly died, The unbreakable bond torn apart What could I do, I was losing my mind All alone with the pieces of my heart I ran to the Archway, where we first met I sat there and I cried out to the stars How long it was, I don't know, I can’t recall Somehow a voice, that I could hear Looking up I saw her, on the other side Smiling as always she said: “promises broken, have not happened here, we’ll be together again” ------------------------------------- The light in the Archway Shimmered as she spoke “Remember my love I will be here, waiting for you" She held up her hand in a gesture of farewell "Remember I’ll always be here, Waiting for you Remember I’ll always be here, Waiting for you In the Archway, I’ll be waiting for you… through the Archway, on the other side credits from THE ARCHWAY, track released October 12, 2016

Updated, beefed up the bass and drums and vocals, separated the guitar more in the mix to make it stand out better.

a DEFIANT CRY RELATED TO AGING Joel Pirard, keyboards acoustic guitar and bass, vocals, Don Pitz Vocals, Arno Tietje, lead guitar, drums programmed by Joel The downslide By Joel Pirard I once saw the path before me As an un-ending journey I believed that the road went on forever Not so, as it is plainly true Now I see the summit approaching With the downslide getting closer Mortality is reality, extreme becomes mainstream What to make of all this? Not so very long ago I felt invincible, superman Always ready with an answer My father used to say that any day Spent above the ground, Upright, was a good one… I will strive to leave a good path behind me Leaving good footsteps to follow If a bit of me is alive in my children Then I have lived a good life, not hollow My path is not ended yet I still have more to say Just a struggle to put it all Into words But it will all come out At the end of the day We will strive to leave a good path behind us Leaving good footsteps to follow If a bit of us is alive in my children Then we'll have lived a good life, not hollow. hollow

based on a true story''' Words: Arno Tietje, Music Joel Pirard Joel Pirard, keyboards, and bass, vocals, Arno Tietje, lead vocals, lead guitar, drums programmed by Joel GIRL INTERRUPTED Cold winter day, sun shining bright Two ships passing, in the night Embracing darkness, embracing light One with hope, one with fear A table for two, no waiting here Promise to live, just one more day What's your life mission? Do you think you can say? I sat 'cross the table and looked in her eyes Girl interrupted, please don't say goodbye You're too young to give up, on all of your dreams With your gray shawl and black heart in the faded blue jeans And yet I can't blame her, for wanting to die Sure we've all been there at some point in our lives I've lost friends to fire, drugs, and war Gun shots, car wrecks, and so much more Cold winter day, sun going down Two souls passing, one soul drowns? This all happened, a long time ago I hope she chose life, but I'll never know

NO MORE GOOD BYES words and music by Joel Pirard Joel Pirard, keyboards and bass, vocals, Don Pitz Vocals, Arno Tietje, lead guitar, drums programmed by Joel FIRES IGNITE FLAMES BURNING BRIGHT SMOKE OF OUR PASSION ARISE LIGHTING YOUR EYES BURNS IN YOUR SIGHT CAN IT BE YOURE MINE TONIGHT YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE YOUR FLAMING HEAT I NEED YOU ALL THE TIME RIGHT NEXT TO ME PASSION AWAKE AS YOU LAY BY MY SIDE FEELINGS ALIVE IN YOUR SMILE NOTHING COMPARES THE MEANING OF LIFE SHARING OUR SOULS IN THE NIGHT I FEEL YOUR TREMBLING HEART LIKE SOMETHING NEW THE FEELING OF YOU NOW YOU ARE MY TRUTH THE EMBERS ARE WARM AS THE NIGHT FADES AWAY BUT WE KNOW IT WILL COME AGAIN ONE SHORT GOOD BYE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WELL SOON RETURN UNTIL THEN EVERY STEP MAKES US SO MUCH CLOSER MAKING LOVE IN THE NIGHT AS WE FEEL SO MUCH STRONGER NO MORE GOOD BYES

A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE WORDS: JOEL PIRARD MUSIC: JOEL PIRARD, DON PITZ, ARNO TIETJE C1997 Joel Pirard, keyboards acoustic guitar and bass, vocals, Don Pitz Vocals, Arno Tietje, lead guitar, lap steel, drums programmed by Joel THE MOONLIGHT COMES SLOWLY AS SHE STANDS SADLY LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WILL SHE STILL GO THAT’S THE QUESTION THE MOMENTS DECISION SHE KNOWS SHE’S HAD ENOUGH BUT DOES SHE HAVE THE STRENGTH TO LEAVE THER’S HESITATION SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE COULD RULE THE WORLD SHE THOUGH SHE HAD IT MADE BUT SOON THE BROKEN DREAM LAY DYING AT HER FEET SHE TURNS AND DESCENDS THE STAIRS TO THE WAITING TAXI OFF SHE GOES TO FIND THE DREAM SHE KNOWS IS WAITING HE COMES HOME, SHE’S NOT THERE, THE TRUTH HITS HIM SO HARD HOW COULD SHE DO THIS LEAVE HIM ON THE POINT OF HIS OWN NOWHERE SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL FULL OF PROMISE SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE COULD RULE THE WORLD SHE THOUGH SHE HAD IT MADE BUT SOON THE BROKEN DREAM LAY DYING AT HER FEET AND THEN HE KNOWS THAT SHE IS GONE THE REALIZATION SETTLES IN THE DREAM IS OVER THE MOMENT SHE HAD WARNED WOULD COME