peter j stein - uneasy pieces - metro noire: MY MUSIC CLIPS

Flying To The Sun  (Peter J Stein, March, 2010)  

 1) I was walking past your window, could have called your name,

  I would have rung your doorbell, or knocked on your window pain,

2 ) I’ve taken inventory, of my losses and my gains,

 I’ll try to tell my story, though it’s impossible to explain,

3) My hourglass is empty, How can I convey,

That with visions of a lady pharoah, You get distracted along the way,

4) I’ve got so much to live for, Thank God the night is young,

The old moon hangs there grinning, And my story has just begun,

5) Ever since you were a child, and still no one knows why,

     You’re in a state of self-denial, That you’re still ashamed to cry,

CHORUS:

And you think you know the answer, of what I’m running from,

Well, please guess again……… I’m flying to the sun,

 6) You speak of your stock broker, He promises a deal,

Though he’s terrible at poker, He sure knows how to steal,       

7) With your background and education, so meticulously schooled,

You should know that to beat inflation, you’re likely to get screwed,

8 ) The banks and corporations, as any child can see,

sleep with the Houses of Congress, and  throw in Wall Street for free,

,9 ) It’s politics, as usual, any child can deduce,

The population’s overflowing, yet we feel compelled to reproduce,

10) Despite all this depression, there is no cause for shame,

Love is all consuming, and I’m burning like a flame,

 CHORUS - INSTRUMENTAL –verse and chorus

 11) I was walking past your window, as I continue with my tale,

Of the man whose search for glory, is a not-so-holy grail,

12) I found evidence on Facebook, and on Twitter messages they send,

 who’d imagine he’d feel lonely, with only 100 million friends,

13) Of all the things he’d wished for, in this whole wide universe,

was only  that she’d love him, I guess things could be worse, 

14) You’re trying to feel better, but please don’t be confused,

If beauty lasts forever, it’s not something you want to lose,

15) Those days when you feel desperate, with the longings you can’t hide,

you’ve got to  reach out and grasp it,  cause ya can’t have it after you’ve died,

16)  So many bloody battles, with wars of death and birth,

It all has left me baffled, is there intelligent life on Earth,

17) Now every day is brand new, This one is almost done,

And just before it rises, I’m flying to the sun, to final chorus:

And if  you think you know the answer, of  just what I’m running   from?,

Well please guess again  I know my time has come

I’ve run out of tears, and I’m dancin’ to a different drum,

I’ve let go of my fears, and I’m flying to the sun.