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Changed: Thu Apr 9 11:28:46 EDT 1998
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These are also really bad. (I mean, a hell of a lot worse than the essays linked off the main page.) You've been warned. (8-)
Some of these were actually meant as song lyrics, but I could never come up with tunes I liked enough. I actually did write some songs that I'm proud of, but there's no way I could play them now...
Welcome to the Bingo Barn
Welcome to the Show
Here we match numbers all day
And that's all we know
We're going to smoke you out
And shout "Damn!" till we're red
Then we'll call "Card" out loud
Till we run the sellers dead
Welcome to the Bingo Barn
It's nice to have you here,
This is the longest game so far,
We've been playing for year,
Oh, they've won some bucks,
A jackpot or four,
This guy here hasn't won anything,
But he still wants to play some more,
CHORUS:Oh, I've got numbers on the brain,
Oh, I'm just going insane,
Here at the Bingo Barn,
Watching people run,
I've come to the conclusion,
I'd rather be out in the sun...
Welcome to the Bingo Barn,
It's nice to have you inside,
We need sellers, runners too,
All for the money ride,
Don't worry about the air in here,
It's not as bad as they say,
Nobody has died in here,
Since about last May,
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE:
Farwell from the Bingo Barn,
It's nice to see you've played,
Or have run, or have sold,
Or have made change today,
Guess you won't be coming back,
We've played our final round,
Minister of Enviroment heard about us,
So we've got to leave town...
CHORUS:
Here at the Bingo Barn,
Watching people run,
I've come to the conclusion,
I'd rather be in the sun.
(Alabama Space Academy, Level II, 1990)
Plane, Flight
Certain Place and Certain Town
People- Colours, Creeds, Man, Woman
Space- Love of Space- Love of Frontier
Fear- Fear of Unknown
People- Colours, Creeds, Man, Woman
Space- Love of Space- Love of Frontier
Training- Work- Learn- Study
People- Friends
People- Teamwork
Ready for Frontier
Mission- Teamwork
Mission- Frontier
Worked, Played at Frontier
Returned From Frontier
Mission- Complete
Friendship- Teamwork
Ready for Frontier
Ready for Friendship
Ready for Life
Frontier- Sun
Sun rising
Sun never felt this good
Life never before felt this good
Last night I opened up my mind
And saw the photos of long ago.
Memories of love and joy
mixed with the pain and sorrow
Thumbed through the pages with my mind
Remembering what I wanted to hold
And this is what happens to me
When I replay my life in my soul
Saw again the first day I met you
Saw again the first day I made you cry
Felt the shame for my selfish actions
And saw again the day we said goodbye
I also saw the moments of happiness
Saw the moments worth more than gold
And felt your hand touch my face
In the replay in my soul.
There's a lot to be said that never came out
A lot to be done that wasn't done.
But we still managed to stay together
Still managed to have a lot of fun
I wonder now what happened
What destroyed the realtionship so old
And now I see the tears and rain falling
As part of the replay in my soul
It's been 10 years since I saw you last
10 years since our last good-bye
The memory lasts forever though
And I get to wonder why
I hear you've got a family now
And you're happy you've achieved your goal
Though I said goodbye, and I would never cry
I weep-> in the replay in my soul.
Crowded hallway;
River of humanity- traffic jam;
A quick turn of my head; a glance up
And I see her.
And there is a beach; a sunset.
A bouquet of red roses.
A flock of birds; a snow covered field.
And stars.
A warm blanket; a cool, refreshing drink.
A group of friends talking on a Friday night.
A dinner, candlelight, a warm fireplace;
A hug.
Then it is over; I am washed away...
She smiles, and continues on her way...
I turn and continue;
Images burned in my mind.
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Thu Apr 9 11:28:46 EDT 1998
jhan@warpfish.com