Saturday, 30 June 2012

Turn Back

Out on the edge
on the edge
on the edge of the world
there's a beautiful ledge
edge of the world                                Landscape of a million ferns
                                                             fills you
                                                             wills you on
North island                                         with such soft feeling
Land of fern
for such green                                      With such warm feeling
still do yearn                                         its all encompassing
for such silver                                       your home
silver fern
have golden eyesite for                         The fern                                   New zeal
take a turn                                              the fern                                    New Zealand
                                                               the land of fern                        victory
                                                               fill your site                             determined
And turn back                                         with green leaf
for all the New Zealand                                                                         Got to oust
that you lack                                          It doesn't matter                       the doubts
you can't leave too long                         what you earn                          the things
all that behind                                         you still have fern                   that drain away
New Zealand's got no signposts             you will never lose
that you see                                             site of your island                   No sprain
its in your heart signed                           tho you're far away                  shall stain
                                                                                                                achievement
                                                                                                                 admonished is
                                                                land of fern                              delay
Explore the ancient places                      is in your dreams
that few ever see                                     in your eyes                             Oust the doubts
go forward into history                           today                                        that stop
mystery is                                                                                                 that make you
you wonder                                              In your dreams                        drop down dead
why you ever                                            you have it                              no thout of failing
leave alone                                               in your dreams                         prevailing 
this precios paradise                                 your dreams                            inside your head
that is your home
you feel it better                                       You have it                              No worry
experience it                                              in the site of you                     gentle hurry
well alone                                                  in your dreams                        steady to achieve
                                                                   your dreams.                           to receive 
So take a turn                                                                                             the plaudits
and turn back                                                                                             from plans
for all the New Zealand                                                                              do not weave
that you lack
North island                                                                                               Don't leave  
silver fern                                                                                                   behind anything
take a turn                                                                                                   take just what
turn back                                                                                                     you need
for all you yearn                                                                                          oust the doubts
to stay in New Zealand                                                                                within you
one day you'll learn                                                                                     without you
                                                                                                                     you can't succeed.
When you've found
the world out there
is not your home
it is New Zealand
thru your eyes alone.

                                         You separate in two islands
                                          your gardens of supreme
                                          your indigenos flowers
                                          only dreamed in dream

                                          New Zealand
                                          ease land
                                          things grow so mysterios                         Wear black
                                          prehistoric plants                                      in the team
                                          look like they do                                       mysterios
                                          hide something serios                               is what you mean

                                                                                                            You're friendly tho
                                          Island North                                               not realy mean
                                          the aged look                                             you're just new
                                          in forever fern                                            to the scene
                                          some from this historicaly
                                          do never turn                                              Some scream away
                                                                                                              their nervosness
                                                                                                              some let off steam
                                          You learn that what you had already          some blindly
                                           is all you need to know                              concentrate
                                          New Zealand ease land                               in meditative dream
                                           in fogs things still glow
                                                                                                              Wear black
                                                                                                               don't jack
                                          Mysteries come to lite                                 it ever in
                                           darkness starts to delite                              not to do
                                           when it sparks something unexpected        yorself justice
                                           novel new to site                                         would be a sin

                                                                                                               Some scream
                                            New Zealand ease land                              some let off steam
                                            slow pace wins the race                             some dream the
                                            to provide a natural garden                        hours away
                                            in an ancient place.             
                                                                                                               Wear black
                                                                                                                for all that
                                                                                                                you want to
                                                                                                               break out of grey
                                                                                                               wear black
                                                                                                               you know that's
                                                                                                                all you want to say.


Wanted to leave the earth
went to the edge
regretted being born at birth
went to seek the ledge

Poetry drove you
to that final door
that opens to the green island
and the silver shore

Poetry of life
never did rhyme
words were your wife
and you served yor time

You left the world you knew
for New Zealand shore
to escape your shadow
was what it was for

Things gained more meaning
in fern forests steaming
you drew a line under
what you'd wrote before

You wanted out of life
thru that final door
you felt the draw however
to New Zealand shore

You wasn't sure
if it was empty
that candy store
that used to promise
you such dreams
thru every door

You couldn't resist
the mists of time
the draw of the lore
that was mysterios
upon New Zealand shore.




American House

Pretty towns
are trimmed in picket
fences that stand out
like white sticks
and between them all
the building bricks
in America
making a home for
oh there's a warming fire
just beyond the door

If you can
keep off streets
and get safely home
you'll see that person
on the end of the telephone
in the American house
see your spouse
you all go in there
and move that mouse

Internet explorers
of data base
you don't move anywhere
but you're still in a race
you can't go on the streets
anymore
go to the virtual
and take to the floor

Its in the American
American house
all go in there
and move that mouse
discovering worlds
behind a screen
you can pretend just then
you're king and queen

Whilst fighting goes on outside
in the street
you find life pleasureful
in virtual peace
you all go in
into that house
find the virtue of virtual
move that mouse

When war is breaking out
on the curve across
of its existence
be at a loss
just go inside
that American house
live life beyond the screen
move that mouse.

Portuguese

Silk coast
Gold coast
Ivory coast too
What floats you the most
is having something to do                                     Walk to
                                                                               walk it
                                                                               to Portugal
You want to get to Portugal                                   refugee invisible
Portuguese
you still have eyes                                                  Swim to
have vision                                                              swim it
you still believe                                                       for what you will
                                                                                for what you are looking for  
                                                                                 Portugal
You wish to leave
the market place                                                      Only a sea
and park with grace                                                  between you
spark with face                                                        for what you believe
anew                                                                        to be the real you
smiling in skies                                                        opportunities
greyer blue                                                                to make dreams come true

                                                                                 Only a sea
Portugal is wetter                                                     can keep you blue
Portugal is your trend setter                                     if you can't make it across
birds fly there                                                           to what you think you knew
in the Summer
you want to become                                                 Don't worry
like no-one                                                                if Portugal
do your thing                                                             doesn't materialise
want to dance                                                            in the way that you want 
want to sing                                                               dreams always look better
                                                                                  before you very own eyes
You want Portugal                                                   Don't hurry  
Portuguese                                                                to make Portugal
chance out there                                                        what you want it to be
you want some of these                                            you're not coming back
want Portugal                                                            anyway
Portuguese                                                                   unlike the sea.
still have vision
like a disease

Fever is fervour
you feel you deserve
you're gonna get it anyway
not going to swerve

From Portugal
Portugal
Portuguese
its the port you want to get you
one that will please
in Portugal
Portuguese.

Eifel Tower

Paris
the Eifel Tower
its all I ever see of you
the Eifel Tower

Its in the key ring                                                        French actress
that was brought back                                                  by the Eifel Tower
the Eifel Tower                                                            pretends to be in love
                                                                                     suspended in his power
I'll never come down in the next shower                     But its she who has the workings
it'll never be my hour                                                   of his softened heart
I'll never have the power                                              she can overshadow him
Eifel Tower                                                                   by pulling apart 

                                                                                      French actress is electricity
Never plug into the French Electricity Tower              that combines
Eifel Tower                                                                   chemistry of two together
                                                                                      one can outshine
You saw it                                                                     She is structure
saw it all                                                                         of two together
the Champs Elysses                                                        like Eifel Tower
Arc de Triomphe                                                            she takes the weight of romance
Place de la Concorde                                                       has strength over
Notre Dame hump                                                           his power
is mine
it'll never be my time                                                       She's rivet to relationship
to see the twisting Seine Line                                           cast iron guarantee
I resign to it being yours                                                   she can be arched
never ours                                                                          yet still claims victory
oh Eifel Tower
                                                                                          She absorbs pressure
                                                                                           like Eifel Tower
I fell from the sky                                                              he stresses in his kiss
and what did I see?                                                            she absorbs
No lite delivery                                                                  or she makes him miss  
got locked in a jail                                                              French actress is in love
like an over salted snail                                                      or love is amiss
you think I like to fail                                                         is French actress  
like an Autumn flower                                                        just acting 
you Eifel Tower                                                                  thru all of this?

                                     Rise above if you can
                                     use your eyes to see above the ordinary man
                                     there is angel architecture of Paris clouds
                                     and it comes out of pencil lead blood
                                     and paper shrouds

                                     You've got to rise above
                                      use your eyes for good
                                     and hand over to heaven
                                      a new vision
                                      its the mission

                                      Rise above rise above
                                       eyes above the rest
                                      some build Eifel towers
                                      to the test
                                      in the effort
                                      to beautify the best

                                      Rise above rise above
                                      lest you be forgotten
                                      reach to the core
                                      don't leave that apple rotten

                                      Ideas manifest
                                      deams arise
                                      rise above they rose above
                                      who put the Eifel
                                       towering before our eyes.       

Why Do They Have To Knock Buildings Down

Yellow river
sky of red
oh to make the dam
the town is dead

Oh why do they have to
knock buldings down
to do
everything they want
to do

Blue hazy
crane in sky
there now are metal cranes
that build so high

Green pleasant
in brown dirt
oh why do they
knock buildings down
cause all the hurt

Oh why do they knock
buildings down
without knocking
at the door
oh why with bulldozers
do they have to sweep the floor

The door is open
for destruction's sake
they dam up the river
and cause a tearfilled lake

Why do they have to knock
buildings down
just to succeed
why is it their hate
not their imagination's
freed

The door is ajar
they'll challenge a star
before submit to it
the blue touch paper
of ambition's
well and truly lit.

Lack Of Rain

Desert's dry
always was
but rain don't come here anymore

The gold is constant
no river in onset
and heat comes thru the door

Where the animals are wrinkly
lack of rain
the elephants are thinking
where to find it again

The old is still young here
in yellow atmosphere
of the constant sun
oh things here are walking
to stop from dying
they do this for fun

This here remember
lack of rain
the clouds don't come very often
on the single train

You've got to carry water
lack of rain
if you want to survive here
thrive in the sunshine drain

Elephants remember here
lack of rain
got to keep going
owing to
lack of rain

Got to find
the far off pools
the jewels
due to
lack of rain.  

Hop Off

This rolling
this rolling of the wagon must stop
I'll hop off
like that thing breakable                               Hop off
                                                                      gymnasticaly
                                                                       from the golden throne
Hop off                                                          stop off for
stop off                                                           some other life
got to leave this staging ground                    on the end of phone
for an age                                                       we pop off far too
no fun I've found here                                   quickly in this world
                                                                       heroes move alone
                                                                        you want to hop off
Get off                                                            the carousel
before I'm going off                                       to get you some hops
got to preserve                                                even the gymnasts slows down
me in reserve                                                  once that she stops
must reverse
to go on's perverse                                          Drop off from being awake
I know it is                                                      every single hour
                                                                        drop off from perfection
                                                                        that gave you too much power  
Every flower                                                    you want to hop off
only flowers for a time                                    the carousel
and the hour is over                                          from doing somersaults  
I'll resign                                                          you want to be accepted for        Hop it
                                                                          all of your faults                         hop off
For prairie fields                                               Hop off the carousel                   before you get
go back where                                                  pirhouettes can stop                     to stooping
I saw the moon from                                        you're enjoying                            stop off          
and started to stare                                            something better now                          
                                                                           now you can shop                      Hoops can't
The world was round                                         hop off the carousel                    turn forever
and turning                                                        everything must stop.                  hop off
now I'm square
and learning                                                                                                          Hop to it
                                                                                                                               hop off
                                                                                                                              sometimes its
                                                     When time has ticked too long                         hip to stop
Hop off                                         when you've outplayed the song                      before the
stop off                                          when the fires tell you                                     falling off
get off                                           that something in the world is wrong
before I'm going off                                                                                               Something's
got to be adverse                           Well to a new world belong                             calling you
to me being worse                         you want to hop off this planet                         to stop
got to leave on a good note           leave weakness for something strong               so quit stalling 
got to let a full stop                        There's a new world coming                            hop off
be the last thing I wrote.                 that's coming to take a place
                                                       Hop off and take a ride on it                            C'mon
                                                       be raptured in a grace                                       hop to it
                                                                                                                                 hip to the hop
                                                                                                                                 start to stop
                                                       There's a new world coming                             hop off
                                                        built for the many few                                      start stopping
                                                       who come thru the fire                                      before you
                                                       who prove to be true                                          pop off
                                                                                                                                  hop to it
                                                                                                                                   hop off.
                                                        New world coming
                                                        its replacement time
                                                        as this world's displacement
                                                         is off line

                                                        Hop onto a new planet
                                                        soon to become
                                                        new stepping stone
                                                        when the judgement's won.