Every Now and Then
Every now and then I feel high, Like Prometheus dreaming, I want to steal the flame from heaven and set the world on fire.
July 90
Falling Bodies
It’s daylight and I’m still asleep, There’s hard work and rivers deep, Wake me; don’t let me dream, The world is mind engine steam.
I’m hungry but I gnaw on bones, I’m angry but I use sticks and stones, Shine me I’m full of light, Throw me into the darkest night.
Falling bodies; fall at the same speed, I’m with you if you're in need, From the gods we’ve stolen the fire, From your heart I beg your desire.
Oct. 90
Wild Blue
In the river of time, Where the water flows for the wine, In the sacred stream, The loin will share this dream.
All things move with the flowing, Wisdom comes with the knowing, All motion moves toward the center, One day peace will come.
In the tower of rain, The martyrs pray in vain, The light that leaves us blind, In the darkness of our mind.
All things live with the season, Life itself is the reason, Falling bodies move with the sense, One day peace will come.
In the color of wild blue, The cosmos calls to you, The blood of beauty’s beast, The fool tends wisdoms feast.
All things move with the flowing, Wisdom comes from the knowing, Thats just Prometheus dreaming, One day peace will come.
In the river of time, Where the water flows to the sea of wine, All things keep in peace, One day all worlds shall cease.
Aug. 90
Northwest Passage
Come onboard this phantom ship, Heading for the new world's shore, Gonna be an historical trip, You’ll know what your heartbeat's for, Don’t need to bring nothing along, A good wind is all we need, Gonna sing a sailors song, Gonna follow our visions lead.
From the farthest star to the closest soul, From your own back yard to the first black hole, Across a galaxy of space and time, From your farthest thoughts into your mind.
Give it up; find your way, Tomorrow is a higher price, There’s a ship leaving everyday, That will take you to your paradise, Blow your horn; bang your drum, Blow a kiss to the rainbow, This is it; kingdom come, Leaving now; here we go.
From the farthest star to the closest soul, From your own back yard to the first black hole, Across a galaxy of space and time, From your farthest thoughts into your mind.
Keeping faith is like keeping time, But what happens when time is gone, Sail now by the sailor's rhyme, Sail straight into the dawn, Gonna sit and just watch us go, This world is tit for tat, You can't know if you never know, Are you so sure the earth is flat.
From the farthest star to the closest soul, From your own back yard to the first black hole, Across a galaxy of space and time, From your farthest thoughts into your mind.
July 90
Evening Rain
I sat outside in the gathering darkness, I watched the storm coming on, The rain started falling against my skin, I gave the world my soul to turn upon.
Oh oh distant thunder, Oh oh lightning sky, Oh oh fill me with wonder, Oh oh make me wonder why.
The fireflies twinkling in the yard, Bring back my childhood in a rush, The rain falls now just a bit harder, My mind relaxes in the hush.
Oh oh distant thunder, Oh oh lightning sky, Oh oh fill me with wonder, Oh oh make me wonder why.
I’m filled with the beauty of this moment, I feel like a part of this heavenly scene, It’s like the lightning is coming right out of my mind, Oh god let your rain wash me clean.
June 90
Narcissus
Thru the dreamy Elysian fields I wander, Past autumn trees that grow spectacular with fiery leaves, My head is filled with the ancient wonder; beyond the facade of time, What is it that bends me thus into life’s sweet pulp, I contemplate the air I breathe and it nourishes my lungs oblivious, I exhale the air that makes me one with this scene and it forms a cloud of breath, I come upon a pond that shines with the evening's brilliance golden, I look down into its depth as it reflects the beauty of me.
I feel the splendor bliss of creation as I stand transfixed, For some reason my mind wanders to the warmth of her thigh on mine, I feel the eroticism of nature; I want to caress her; lay bare her body, I want exhibit my manhood; find joy in it as the sky blushes, And that is it; woman; the feminine of nature; join with me, Yes; join with me and we will be still again, In this rapture I sing and I look to the consummation, I look deep into her eyes and they reflect the beauty of me.
I look deeper yet into the still waters of my soul, And as long as I look the same still waters of the world I see, I feel a love surging from the depths; an indifferent love; a merciless love; true love, I take it into my being and I know this true love, Now I know there’s no thought nor deed that can stop this true love, I let it surge thru me and I feel all the joy and sorrow of this true love, Come to me now angel of the evening star; let's live the night, Yes; Prometheus keep your dreams; I shall live by the beauty of me.
Oct. 90
Dark House of Love
In a dark house of information, Kept in a shadow's secret, A storehouse of vague sensation, Is kept here for all who seek it.
What else is there but you and me, This is the most we could ever be, I just want you to take my hand, In this dark house of love we’ll make our stand.
There’s a draft in this house that will chill your soul, Keep your body in the temperate zone, And when you feel you might lose control, You don’t feel lonely even when your alone.
What else is there but you and me, This is the most we could ever be, I just want you to take my hand, In this dark house of love we’ll make our stand.
In the night you might see a ghost, But don’t be afraid to close your eyes, With this wine of the blood we raise a toast, The truth will see you thru these lies.
What else is there but you and me, This is the most we could ever be, I just want you to take my hand, In this dark house of love we’ll make our stand.
Aug 90
The Ghost of Macbeth
I want to hide but the world won't leave me alone, I feel like a king with no claim to the throne, It’s just another fine mess but I’ll make it thru, Till the next fine mess to start anew.
I saw the ghost of Macbeth in my den, He said salvation ain't so sweet as sin, You gotta have a good system to beat the system, You better expect to lose a lot if you ever expect to win.
It’s a funny thing but it makes me so damn sad, But even the ripest fruit in a few days goes bad, Sometimes I think I’d like to catch the next train out of here, Maybe at the end of the line my reasons would be clear.
I saw the ghost of Macbeth in my den, He said salvation ain't so sweet as sin, You gotta have a good system to beat the system, You better expect to lose a lot if you ever expect to win.
But it’s true I thrive on this suffering so sweet, You know there’s no way a losing hand can ever be beat, I hate the morning that interrupts my night, I count on the darkness to show me the light.
I saw the ghost of Macbeth in my head, He said if your weary my child go to bed, You must sleep if you ever hope to have a real dream, And the dying are better off dead.
Sept. 87
True Light
I been treading this path; my feet are tired, Sometimes low and uninspired, This wind blows cold and just gets colder, I hope I’m wiser; I know I’m older.
But I’m getting closer, Closer to the light, And I know it’s right, Yes I do, And I know it’s true.
I walk the night across the moon, Midnight’s trouble will be over soon, The light is rising in the east, Soon the morning will be released.
And I’m getting closer, Closer to the light, And I know it’s right, Yes I do, And I know it’s true.
My feet will get me there in time, And if they don’t I don’t mind, Just moving closer that’s enough for me, Just becoming what I’m meant to be.
And getting closer, Closer to the light, And I know it’s right, Yes I do, And I know it’s true.
July 90
That Joyous Spirit
I know I can make it when I hear that sound, When it’s late at night and nobody is around, Come calling me like a voice on high, I feel like starlight in the nighttime sky.
Make me want to sing; make me want to dance, Show me the night of wonder; the night of romance.
That joyous spirit really lifts my soul, Makes me feel like I’m gonna lose control, I’m a lover of the nameless; liberty and life, Oh sweet mistress will you be my wife.
Come to me, Walk with me, Love with me, Be with me, Talk with me, Pray with me, Lay with me, Stay with me.
I’m glad you found your way into my mind tonight, I saw you playing wildly in the magic twilight, I wondered about the river that we share, I felt your gentle silence when your silence I could not bear, Your beauty knows no boundary; touch the hanging sky, If you're pleased well let me shout it; if your pleased well so am I, Move me with your motion let me play your song, Love me when I’m right help me when I’m wrong.
Make me want to sing make me want to dance, Show me the night of wonder the night of romance.
June 90
Hunter's Tune
I was born last night under a virgin moon, I’m the hunted heart I sing a hunter's tune, I move my hand thru a rainbow's arc, I move thru the morning before the lark, Night of wonder, And morning glory, That’s my way, That’s my story, As the sleepers dream I make my art, My head tells me to have a heart, A rose in bloom does not compare, With her sculpted body; her midnight hair.
The woes of the world are not my wine, What this is; is what I’m not, Take what you believe is yours leave what is mine, I just want my life it’s all I’ve got.
Portentous whispers on a desolate wind, The bones of time will break not bend, If you look deep into beauty’s face, You’ll see her awkward moves are what lend her grace, I take her wine, I drink deep and long, It makes me holy, It makes me strong, I lose my way to her faultless lead, When she cuts my soul I just let it bleed, I take my name to the killing stone, I cast my knowledge to the great unknown.
The woes of the world are not my wine, What this is; is what I’m not, Take what you believe is yours leave what is mine, I just want my life it’s all I’ve got.
Secret sleepers in dreamer's breath, Walk the worlds of life and death, She lays down the weary stars; the rested souls, The sun shines mercy; the river rolls, I turn inside, I turn to her, What I will be, Is what we were, She moves in fields of an inner landscape, I move thru forms and spirits I follow her shape, My lover tries to tempt my sight, I look back into the darkness then I turn to the light.
The woes of the world are not my wine, What this is; is what I’m not, Take what you believe is yours leave what is mine, I just want my life it’s all I’ve got.
July 90
Kings
I purpose to make a toast to the world, On this glorious occasion of today, To whom else could I speak my peace, Who else would listen to what I say, I drink to your health and so mine, So glad you can just let me be, Don’t have to fight for you to prove I care, This is what it means to be free.
My hope is with you your cause is for me, If we keep looking I’m sure we will see.
I fail to make any sense from this way, But I know we can work it out, You’ve got to have a little more faith in your place, My ego can't survive on your doubt, Only the desperate wonder where they stand, We stand for one and one stands for all, I dance; I dance; I dance all alone, Oh divided we stand; united we fall.
The king is for sale the kingdom is not, Don’t die for desire live for what you have got.
Every man is king who rules his own mind, It’s just a small shadow in a great big light, But it’s the greatest kingdom to behold, Can be conquered with persuasion but not with might, We’re all worlds apart and whisper close, So there ain't no need to scream and shout, Be you; be me; be free; that's all, Just turn inside if your ever in doubt.
The king is for sale the kingdom is not, Don’t die for desire live for what you have got.
July 90
Released 01 January 1991
All Songs Composed, Performed and Recorded by M.M.
