{"id":883,"date":"2019-03-02T12:13:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T12:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dickpelsmusic.nl\/?page_id=883"},"modified":"2019-03-02T20:24:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T20:24:49","slug":"meanwhile-gardens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dickpelsmusic.nl\/?page_id=883","title":{"rendered":"Meanwhile Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Country Road (I & II)<\/strong>
I\u2019m driving down a country road
In the land I know so well
Next to me the river flows
Glistening in a sunny spell<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A melody pops in my head
And I begin to sing
Don\u2019t know where it comes from
Through an unexpected opening<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You don\u2019t write the music
But the music\u2019s really writing you
Songs that seem to leave you little choice
Pick them up like children
And hold them gently in your arms
All they need from you is love and care
To find their voice<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Driving down a country road
In the land I know so well
Next to me the river flows
Glistening in a sunny spell<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The sky is blue and the fields are green
And the trees smile back at me
The magic when a song is born
Will forever be a mystery (3x)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Find My Way<\/strong>
Find my way
I have to find my way
One fine day
I\u2019ll finally know the meaning of life<\/p>\r\n

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So many twists and turns
So many bruises and burns
A rocky road to climb
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So many vows to take
So many wishes to make
So many candles to burn
So many things still to learn<\/p>\r\n

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And when we reach the end of the road
And lay down our load to die
We can only hope to be proud of the things
We did and the things we tried
Looking back on the journey we\u2019ve made
I just wish that we like what we see
That some of our hopes and loves are fulfilled
And some of our thoughts are set free<\/p>\r\n

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Find my way
I have to find my way
One fine day
I\u2019ll finally know the meaning of life (2x)<\/p>\r\n

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Find my way
I have to find my way
One fine day I hope I can say
I have found my way<\/p>\r\n

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Meanwhile Gardens<\/strong>
Near the Grand Union Canal
there is a garden green and small
If you don’t know where it is
you must first find the bridge
then follow the wall<\/p>\r\n

It’s in that smallest of gardens
away from the busy Harrow Road
I used to wonder how long it would be
before I would be getting home<\/p>\r\n

Sitting in the Meanwhile Gardens far from home
Wondering how long this meanwhile will last for me in London town<\/p>\r\n

I ride my bike on the towpath passing the boats
that are moored in the sun
People are walking their dogs enjoying the Sunday afternoon
But when I arrive at the Meanwile Gardens
I sit on the bench and sigh
Wondering when this meanwhile will end
and I will say goodbye<\/p>\r\n

Sitting in the Meanwhile Gardens far from home
Wondering how long this meanwhile will last for me in London town<\/p>\r\n

All Right<\/strong>
Boom boom boom (2x)
Life is messy but I feel all right
So let us turn down the light
And fly into the night<\/p>\r\n

Disconnect me from the outside world
I find it far too absurd
Won\u2019t stick my nose in the dirt<\/p>\r\n

I like keeping my privacy
A bit of anarchy
And then I\u2019ll be all right, all right, all right<\/p>\r\n

Don\u2019t go messing with politics
\u2018Cause the world can\u2019t be fixed
Without some dirty tricks
All I want is your company
You give me energy
And then I\u2019ll be all right, all right, all right<\/p>\r\n

Boom boom boom (2x)
Life is messy but I feel all right
So let us turn down the light
And fly into the night
All I want is your company
You give me energy
And then I\u2019ll be all right, all right, all right<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a>Hello World<\/strong>
Give me your hand little girl
And I will show you the world
Everything’s a surprise
All things are new in your eyes<\/p>\r\n

Bright-eyed curious girl
say hello to the world
First impressions go deep
a\u00a0lifetime to keep<\/p>\r\n

All things go by their names
I am here to explain
Sounds and sights of the town
People running around<\/p>\r\n

Bright-eyed curious girl, say hello to the world
First impressions go deep, a\u00a0lifetime to keep<\/p>\r\n

The wheel is beginning to turn
So many things still to learn
Soon you\u2019ll be speaking the words
To find your way in the world<\/p>\r\n

Bright-eyed curious girl
Say hello to the world
First impressions go deep
A lifetime to keep<\/p>\r\n

Talking Bird<\/strong>
I don\u2019t think I can take it anymore
If this goes on \u2013 sure there\u2019ll be a war
You\u2019re always talking to yourself
And never listen to anyone else
I\u2019ve had enough, I think it\u2019s time to go<\/p>\r\n

Your goal in life is just to make some noise
You leave me with very little choice
The plugs in my ears don\u2019t help
You keep on talking to yourself
There\u2019s no way I can stand it anymore<\/p>\r\n

How can I stop this flow of words
You\u2019re like some crazy talking bird
They pour down from an empty brain
I feel I\u2019m slowly going down the drain<\/p>\r\n

Sorry, my patience has run out
Don\u2019t care what you are fussing about
Now\u2019s the time to cut the crap
Now\u2019s the time to close your tap
I\u2019ve had enough, I think it\u2019s time to go (3x)<\/p>\r\n

Nothing Happened<\/strong>
You looked at me and I looked at you
From opposite seats on the train
We knew that we would be travelling together for some time
Maybe I thought that something could happen
But who\u2019s gonna make the first move?
You plugged your earphones in and I opened my book<\/p>\r\n

What do you do about a fascinating person
Sitting across from you
Silently speeding on through an empty land
Finding the key to a conversation if you are in the right mood
But sometimes it\u2019s just enough to exchange a few looks over your books<\/p>\r\n

Nothing happened between you and me on the train to Amsterdam
Nothing happened and nothing remains but a smile on my face<\/p>\r\n

Suddenly you stood up and stretched yourself
To walk down the corridor
I glanced up at your beautiful shape and your elegant moves
And when you returned you flashed a smile at me
for watching over your things
And I smiled back but by then I had spotted the ring on your finger<\/p>\r\n

Nothing happened between you and me on the train to Amsterdam
Nothing happened and nothing remains but a smile on my face
And a face I will not see again
And not even remember (2x)<\/p>\r\n

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Aleppo Blues<\/strong>
Bombs raining down
on a Syrian town
Death in the afternoon
A broken child in its father\u2019 arms
Hiding in the hospital ruins
The man with the wily grin on his face
His name has become a curse
His guns are booming and his soldiers sing
I\u2019ll kill you but I\u2019ll rape you first<\/p>\r\n

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Syria oh Syria, how broken you are
Bleeding from the wounds of this dirty war
Syria oh Syria, a city in ruins
Listen to your people cry
It\u2019s the Aleppo blues<\/p>\r\n

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The shock, the horror, the insanity
The pain of the refugees
Wide-eyed children who have seen it all
The crimes of the human beast
The man with the wily grin on his face
His name has become a curse
His guns are booming and his soldiers sing
I\u2019ll kill you but I\u2019ll rape you first<\/p>\r\n

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Syria oh Syria, how broken you are
Bleeding from the wounds of this dirty war
Syria oh Syria, a city in ruins
Listen to your people cry
It\u2019s the Aleppo blues (3x)<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a> Little Girl<\/strong>
When you were a little girl
I read you stories on my lap
Now many years have passed
I\u2019m holding your child instead
Sometimes it\u2019s confusing
\u2018Cause she looks so much like you
The lovely little girl I knew
The same kind of stories too<\/p>\r\n

The cycle of life has made its turn
The past comes back anew
I am reliving the precious days
That I was a daddy to you
And you may learn for the first time
What kind of a father I\u2019ve been
Treating her much the same
Even calling her by your name<\/p>\r\n

How we laughed and cried and said silly things
Forgetting what time would bring
That little girls grow up
How I held you and stroked your head when you cried
Not knowing the reason why
Forgetting \u2018bout the storyline
That I will not be there, to know how the story ends<\/p>\r\n

Now come to me little girl
And let me read the story again
And let me hold you
To fight the sadness within
\u2018Cause many years will pass from now
And you will grow up in turn
But I will not be there, to know how the story ends
No I will not be there, to know how the story ends<\/p>\r\n

(flute solo)
Now I hold you and stroke your head when you cry
Not knowing the reason why
Forgetting \u2018bout the storyline
That I will not be there, to know how the story ends
No I will not be there, to know how the story ends<\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a>Change the World<\/strong>
We have come together to change the world
Change it for the better, to make it work
Hear the bells are ringing, the bells of change
Calling us to turn this world into a better place<\/p>\r\n

Something\u2019s in the air, the time is right
To stand up for our values, and brace for the fight
If we stand together we can rock the world
We will have the power to make it work<\/p>\r\n

Not for tomorrow
More than a day
But we are determined
To do as we say
We have the courage
We\u2019re not alone
We have the power to lift the stone<\/p>\r\n

No more bloodshed, no more fear and shame
No more poverty, not more of the same
Make it greener, make it more free
Make it more equal and peaceful to be<\/p>\r\n

Not for tomorrow
More than a day
But we are determined
To do as we say
We have the courage
To put up a fight
We have the power to make things right<\/p>\r\n

We have come together to change the world
Change it for the better, to make it work
Hear the bells are ringing, the bells of change
Calling us to turn this world into a better place
Into a better place, we\u2019re gonna change the world (4x)
Into a better place<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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