Crystals, by Helen Flunder

Crystals

by Helen Flunder

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1.	Time 04:15	lyrics	buy track
Time Time… runs away Time… plays a game Rules all broken Time… runs away Time… stumbles along While wading through sand No logical length or mathematical moment Flexible units of random and pause Slowly the shuffling cards are releasing Tumble down Time… runs away Time… plays a game Rules all broken Time… runs away Time… stumbles along While wading through sand In cold calculation or gentle caress Each hand will be partly concealed Pause for predictions then life becomes less Less of its picture revealed Time… runs away Time… plays a game Rules all broken Time… changes play Time… weaving its way along An infinite road Follow the wings of a sparrow Blurring through rain on the glass Each second is slowing serenely And slow Watching the clouds ever-changing Chasing across the blue The game carries on With no answers at all Strategies often have cries of regret The groundhog has only one day Is this the hour to never forget Time… runs away Time… runs away Time... Time… Time… runs away Time… runs away Time... Time…
2.	Pylon 07:56	lyrics	buy track
Pylon Silver spider strands Reaching out Silver spider strands Reaching over As the fields flash by I see you As the fields flash by I see On and on and on On and on and on On and on Through metal veins High above unseeing eyes On and on the river flows This power that you carry On and on and on On and on and on Each perfect metal branch Pure symmetry Each limb in harmony With the last As the hills roll by I see you As the mountains soar I see Now at last reveal Man’s creation This beauty Isn’t grown As your power flows I can feel you As your power grows I feel On and on and on On and on and on A single waiting hand Reaching out A hundred million hands Reaching over Understanding grows And as it breathes The truth will be Revealed Silver spider strands Reaching out Silver spider strands Reaching over As the fields flash by I see you As the fields flash by I see
3.	When You Were Young 03:08	lyrics	buy track
When you were young Oh, so small I’d come running If I saw you fall I’d come running To carry you Through the years As you grew tall I’d come running If I heard you call I’d come running To be with you Oh…oh…oh… To be with you Through the years As you grew tall I’d come running If I heard you call I’d come running To be with you Oh…oh…oh… To be with you The years have flown I can’t explain I know today It’s still the same I’d come running To be with you I’d stop the tides Keep night at bay I’d spin the world The other way Spin the world The other way Oh…oh…oh… The other way When you were young Oh, so small I’d come running If I saw you fall I’d come running To carry you
4.	Sun 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Sun The sun blazed out of nowhere Sweet silver bursting through Laughing as it dazzles Smiling at the new… At the new The sun blazed out of nowhere When the day was low No warning came before you They said too soon to know… To know At first you try to close your eyes Shield them from the glare But, oh… the sweet surprise Soon shimmers in the air…. In the air We’ll whisper in the moonlight We’ll swim amongst the stars We’re living and loving Laughing at where we are… Here we are The sun blazed out of nowhere Light crackled in the air We’re roller-coaster riding Fire burning in our hair…. In our hair At first you try to close your eyes Shield them from the glare But, oh… the sweet surprise Soon shimmers in the air…. In the air The sun blazed out of nowhere Sweet silver bursting through Laughing as it dazzled Smiling at the new… at the new We’ll whisper in the moonlight We’ll swim amongst the stars We’re living and loving We’re laughing at where we are… Here we are
5.	Fall 03:49	lyrics	buy track
Fall When you fall Such a long way Such a long way There’s nowhere lower down To land… When you search For a long time Such a long time There’s nothing hidden left To find... You fixed my broken bones And held a tired soul Alone, together, and alone To wrap around the maze Belonging once unknown Alone, together, and alone When you sleep Such a long night Such a long night The sun feels so much warmer When you wake... When you fall Such a long way Such a long way The world holds much more beauty When you climb… You fixed my broken bones And held a tired soul Alone, together, and alone To wrap around the maze Belonging once unknown Alone, together, and alone When you fall Such a long way Such a long way...
6.	Crystals 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Crystals Used to see a reflection Whole but never me Used to see a reflection Whole, but never free Once a single reflection Now a shimmering wall So many crystals To fall Used to see all the reasons Why I couldn’t be Used to see all the reasons Too many to be free Once a single reflection Now a shimmering wall So many crystals To fall I can, I will, I am Slowly day by day I can, I will, I am ….Find a way Every crystal has a moment Every moment has its place Every place has its reason Every reason wears a face Once a single reflection Now a shimmering wall So many crystals To fall I can, I will, I am Slowly day by day I can, I will, I am ….Find a way I can, I will, I am Slowly day by day I can, I will, I am ….Find a way Used to see a reflection Whole, but never me Used to see a reflection Whole, but never free Once a single reflection Now a shimmering wall So many crystals To fall
7.	Gold 07:06	lyrics	buy track
Gold Such a very lonely road In a silent town Humanity’s kaleidoscope revealed With the sun in the sky But a storm in the air And the doors are always closed Crossing over the road With an awkward smile Apology, averted eyes With the sun in the sky But a storm in the air And the doors are always closed Ever racing Always chasing Search until You’re all sold Ever making Always taking Searching for Elusive gold Divided and uncertain We’ll pull together while we’re apart The windows... of our children Bring colour to the bleakest of grey The humblest... of all our heroes Keep trying, trying to carry us all When all the storms are over There must be another way Another way Such a very lonely road In a silent town Humanity’s kaleidoscope revealed With the sun in the sky And a storm in the air And the doors are always closed While the humblest... of all our heroes Keep trying Trying to carry us all Another busy road In the same old town Humanity at rainbow’s end Sun in the sky Is it time to become The gold we were searching for While the humblest... of all our heroes Keep trying Trying to carry us all
8.	Angels 04:09	lyrics	buy track
Angels Tried to tell me what to do They beat me black and blue So many years They don’t know me Tried to tell me who to be Closed their eyes They couldn’t see So many years They don’t know me They told me I should believe in angels Angels would show the way They told me I should believe in angels As they all walked away You don’t tell me what to do Cried along when I was blue All you knew Was to hold me You don’t tell me who to be Listen and you let me breathe All you knew Was to hold me They told me I should believe in angels Angels would show the way They told me I should believe in angels As they all walked away Holding, holding on You never said a word Holding, holding on The only one that heard No more what to do You only live once... Only one of you All I know Is keep breathing No more who to be Oh feel the breeze ...And keep breathing They told me I should believe in angels Angels would show the way They told me I should believe in angels As they all walked away They told me I should believe in angels Angels would show The way They told me I should believe In angels As they all walked away Holding, holding on You never said a word Holding, holding on The only one that heard
9.	The Wonder of You 03:46	lyrics	buy track
The Wonder of You They said you don’t remember Said you don’t know me That your memories keep fading Like the lights on a Christmas tree But I know they don’t remember They never even knew The life, the loves The wonder of you Who do you see before you? A lady looking at the floor She hums to herself some nonsense As you walk by her open door Nothing much to notice She had so much to say So much forgotten Fades away They said you don’t remember Said you don’t know me That your memories keep fading Like the lights on a Christmas tree But I know they don’t remember They never even knew The life, the loves The wonder of you Who do you see before you? A man on the bench by the lake He hums to himself some nonsense Feeds the birds with crumbs of cake Nothing much to notice He had so much to say So much forgotten Fades away They say I can’t remember Say it isn’t me My memories have faded Like the lights on a Christmas tree You know they don’t remember Now there’s only you The life, the loves The wonder, I knew Nothing much to notice I had so much to say So much forgotten Fades away Fades away
10.	Here We Are Again 04:12	lyrics	buy track
Here We Are Again Here we are again Time to close the door Good to see you here It’s been so long Pull a chair up close Sit you down Here we are Here we are again Come on in my friend Time to talk a while Pour a drink and tell me All you know Pull a chair up close Sit you down Here we are Here we are again It may be a while Before we meet again Moments like this moment Won’t undo Forget about tomorrow I’ll remember This photograph in time With you Here we are again Time to close the door Good to see you here It’s been so long Pull a chair up close Sit you down Here we are Here we are again Here we are again Time to close the door Good to see you here It’s been so long Pull a chair up close Sit you down Here we are Here we are again It may be a while Before we meet again Moments like this moment Won’t undo Forget about tomorrow I’ll remember This photograph in time With you Here we are again Here we are my friend It’s late And the fire is burning low Pull a chair up close Sit you down I wish this day with you Would never end I wish this day with you Would never end I wish this day with you Would never end

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released April 30, 2021

All songs, lyrics and music by Helen Flunder
All songs performed and produced by Helen Flunder and Brendan Perkins
Photos by Helen Flunder and Brendan Perkins (The Keyhouse Music)

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Helen Flunder England, UK

Lincolnshire based songwriter and musician. Songs about Love, life and anything that inspires ...even pylons...

Also writes and performs with The Keyhouse, with Brendan Perkins.