The Fire Within Me
The Dream
I Know
Angel
Ain't No Time
The Fire Within Me
A fire burns within me
Like a hot coal, in a wooden bowl
Consuming that which contains it
With the smouldering passion
Of a thousand, unexpressed loves
Locked away, in a wooden box
In a dusty corner of my mind
Tis insanity that breeds contempt
And the path is not long
For those who veer off the cliff edge
Where does the truth...Lie
Perhaps... in a wooden box
six feet under
Perhaps... in an effortless smile
On a lazy afternoon
Why... does the truth... Lie
At my feet, as a loyal friend
As a staircase ascending
From the dungeon of consciousness
That I have built from my anguish
When will the truth... Lie
In me
As tender lover
Instead of an angry Samuri
Cutting me away
And were I bold enough to ask
That the truth be known to me
Would it appear much different
Than the fire within me ?
by... James W. Bush (1997)
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The Dream
Last night I had a dream
I made a planet of blue and green
Life on the land , and in the sea
And each part was played by me
There was beauty all around
And yet somehow I almost drowned
In my...my individuality
Somewhere I lost the key
Thought I was all there was to me
I was so blind, you see
For I lost sight of the goal
To free the human, first we free the soul
Instead I fought, and killed, myself
Put my love upon the shelf
See I was so afraid, of me
So how could I be free
Then at once, I realized
That the one that I despised
Was the fear and pain in me
So I let the others be
Well the magic soon began
I learned to love my fellow man
And that love came back to me
I woke up... and I was free.
by... James W. Bush (1986)
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I Know
Ain't no sane in insanity
No humane in humanity
Is it just our vanity
Can't avoid the calamity
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know I can't stop it, but I gotta try
You know why
It's just this thing between, I and I,
and I and I, and I and I, and that's you
What are you gonna do
Really think you got it goin' on
Been goin' on for far to long
What will you do when you find your wrong
Will you come back twice as strong
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know I can't stop it, but I gotta try
You know why
It's just this thing between, I and I,
and I and I, and I and I, and that's you
What are you gonna do
Can't admit to what you just don't know
Can't see you reap from the seeds you sow
Ain't nothin' you ain't seen that I could show
What did you do when the man said go ? GO !
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know I can't stop it, but I gotta try
You know why
It's just this thing between, I and I,
and I and I, and I and I, and that's you
What are you gonna do
It's time to stop the insanity
Begin to pray for humanity
We can stop the calamity
Time to drop our vanity, Yea...
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know I can't stop it, but I gotta try
You know why
It's just this thing between, I and I,
and I and I, and I and I, and that's you
What are you gonna do
by... James W. Bush (1996)
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Angel
If you ever wonder what I'm
thinking, looking in your eyes
As blue as the summer sky on
an island in paradise, and
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
Need an angel sittin' on my shoulders
Need to feel like a lucky man
And those times that I'm not with you, I
feel a lacking deep inside
Want to run naked through the forest
like a hunter from an ancient tribe, 'cause
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
Need an angel sittin' on my shoulders
Need to feel like a lucky man
So if you'll truly bless me, with
a moment of your time
You see I've got this secret agenda
I need to make you mine, 'cause
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
Need an angel sittin' on my shoulders
Need to feel like a lucky man
And when I see you, I see all
of what a love can be
You are a sacred goddess
The one that set my poor heart free, 'cause
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
You're the angel sittin' on my shoulders
You make me feel like a lucky man
So I must truly thank you, for
what you do unknowingly
Opened up another lonely heart to love
Showed me the beauty I could be, 'cause
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
You're the angel sittin' on my shoulders
You make me feel like a lucky man
So, if you ever wonder, why
I look at you this way
It seems there are some things that
our mere words can not say, but
Being with you just makes me feel good
'lectro-magnetic if you understand
You're the angel sittin' on my shoulders
You make me feel like a lucky man
by... James W. Bush (1993)
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Ain't No Time
Chorus:
Ain't no time, stand in line, loose your mind
become Zombies from the techno dis-ease.
If you don't care, then you won't be aware
Do with you as they please.
If you choose, win or lose, cut the noose
you don't have to play into their game.
But if you do, well then what can you do?
Ain't no one but yourself to blame.
Apathy is killing me
Don't know if I am gonna survive.
can't compare, this utter despair
with anything in my whole life.
Reality distresses me,
how could things have ended up this way.
What did I do, to end up like you
in a techno-world of total decay.
(Chorus)
DDT and STP,
trickle down into our water supply.
Toxic air, is everywhere
why don't you give it a try?
Can't wait to radiate
heat my Pop Tarts up between my hands
These are the things, that money brings
Now tell me, ain't life grand!
(Chorus)
Do you know who, is controlling you?
Who makes the thoughts you call your own?
What, did you wait? maybe, hesitate?
Look back and feel you life was blown.
Look into, everything you do,
make sure that it feels good inside.
'cause you can't lie, to your inner I
and from yourself you cannot hide.
(Chorus)
by... James W. Bush (1997)
Uncle Sammy B. F. Blues
These blues song lyrics were inspired by the
U.S. armed forces, members of which in their
infinite ineptitude scheduled me to do unwarranted
extra duty in two places at the same time. Because
of this I was automatically A.W.O.L. no matter
what I did. So, I took an unscheduled week off.
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