The next album is on the way! Already recorded: a guitar solo called "For Georgia" dedicated to my beautiful niece out in Seattle.
The provisional album title is "Back in Time" and it contains several songs on the subject of Time.
Here are the lyrics to the title track:
BACK IN TIME by Geoff Mather
Lyrics copyright Geoff Mather 2008 All Rights Reserved
It's been so long since I saw you
But I think I've found a way
A way to see you smile again
And hold you in my arms
I found a way to travel back in time
And no-one will believe me, but it's true
I find your photograph and hold it tight
I close my eyes, and simply wish for you
And suddenly I'm back in time
I'm there with you, and sunlight in my eyes
I wanna watch those birds with you
And see them fly, way up in the trees
I wanna climb those hills with you
And reach the top, and lay down on the ground
The things we always loved to do
Are playing on my mind
Like dreams they're spinning round and around
I see them all the time
Though time and tide will never wait for me
My time machine will sail a course so true
I take a page out of my diary
I close my eyes, and simply think of you
And suddenly I'm back in time
To be with you, and walk with you again
I wanna watch those skies with you
And see the stars, shining down on you
I wanna dance one more time with you
And see you smile, and hold you in my arms
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The second song that will probably be on the album is called 5.22
Did you ever sit next to someone on a train and wonder about them, their life and their secrets? How much could we learn if we spoke just for a few minutes!?
5.22 by Geoff Mather
Lyrics copyright Geoff Mather 2008 All Rights Reserved
5.22 in the rain
Strangers who take the same train
I glance across at your face
I think to myself, I've seen you some place
Tell me a story of all you have seen
Tell me of faraway places you've been
Secrets and lovers, the life you have led
All of the memories you keep in your head
You take a seat next to mine
The sun is beginning to shine
Twenty-one minutes with you
A moment in life to learn something new
Tell me....
Just a few moments of our lives together
Then time will take you away forever...
You gaze outside at the day
And your eyes are so far away
Who is the one on your mind?
Where is the place that you want to find?
Tell me...
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Next we have "Married Life":
Married Life by Geoff Mather
Lyrics copyright Geoff Mather 2008 All Rights Reserved
Been together twenty years,
She had given up on getting flowers
There was nothing going on,
But she could talk about it for hours
Married Life
He was making love to her
She was choosing colours for the ceiling
He asked if the Earth had moved
She said "No, that's just a cramp I'm feeling."
Married Life
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Wednesday was washing day,
Like a fool he lit a fire outside
She saw the smoke, fetched her broom
Chased him round the garden, he could'a died
Married Life
All this time they're still in love
All it takes is one look, they know it
When you see them hand in hand
Walking down the High Street, they show it.
Married Life
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The next song "The Whole Thing" was inspired by seeing a new-born baby
The Whole Thing by Geoff Mather
Lyrics copyright Geoff Mather 2008 All Rights Reserved
Everyday is like a new life to you
As you stare open-eyed
So much fascination comin' to you
Look around, what do you see?
C’mon, c’mon, let the whole thing grab ya
Just stick around, let the whole thing smack ya
Take a deep breath, here’s your one life comin' at ya
They will tell you that the cards control you
And the stars rule your days.
Crystal gazing does nothin' for you
Kick 'em out, let Reason in
(chorus)
Don’t you listen to their Bronze Age stories
Of their gods and their ghosts
Take reality and live right in it
Now’s the time for you to sing
(chorus)