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Premonitions
03:18
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Premonitions
©1984 by Steve Macdonald and Rick Cartledge
Started out a deep feeling, far away in my mind
Clouds formed, the sensation grew.
The fog rolled in and parted
There she stood and called to my dream
Chorus
When you're looking for love, the ultimate Love;
The only Love you should find
Premonitions come to your mind-
Premonitions come to your mind. . .
With a wave she beckoned to follow
Then she faded into the fog
Only to return every night
And with darkness she drew ever closer
Chorus
Instrumental
From out of time long forgotten
We found each other one night
Everything froze, save love long lost
I found what I was meant to find
Chorus
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Gallamor
03:21
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Gallamor
Lyric ©1982 John Macdonald
Music © 1982 Steve Macdonald
Gallamor is my name
And my heart is of flame;
The brightest light that's left to all this land. . .
This world that I've loved so long;
Now the magic is all gone-
And my fellow Man won't understand. . .
I've walked across the lonely earth
From the Grey Havens to Minas Tirith;
From the Southern Deserts to the Northern Waste-
Snow lies lightly on the mountains of Mordor.
In Mirkwood the spiders are gone.
Of the Evil once here, there is no taste.
The black gates hang loose, rusting.
Minas Morgul has fallen.
The shadows are only shadows
From which the owls are calling.
Gallamor is my name
And my heart is of flame;
The brightest light that's left to all this land. . .
There remains but one golden Ring,
But little magic does it bring.
All it shows are dreams turned to sand. . .
I found this Ring one day
Fishing on the mighty Anduin.
It stretched my life beyond all normal span-
In my youth I was a huntsman of Gondor.
I played with elves and spoke with dwarves aday.
I knew the best and kindest of the land.
Since then I've had to witness
How low Middle-Earth has fallen;
For too soon after Sauron's death
Did Valinor come callin'.
I've learned the bitter truth;
With Great Evil and Great Greed,
Great Nobility goes hand in hand.
The world must keep in balance,
Now the elder days are gone
And magic has deserted all the land.
Since then I've had to witness
How low lowly Man has fallen;
Great cities now in ruins
And barbarity is callin'.
Gallamor, full of tears;
I have lived for two thousand years.
The emptiness is more than I can bear. . .
I've wandered o'er a land
Where the life's become so bland;
And I am the only one to even care.
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Dreamer's Song
08:13
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Dreamer's Song
Lyric ©1979 by John and Steve Macdonald
Music © 1979 Steve Macdonald
Chorus
So, I go
Back to where the monsters lurk;
Comic books, and Captain Kirk.
I remember all their names and faces
I dreamed my days away in other spaces.
Didn't you know Chris Columbus was a dreamer,
And Neil Armstrong just a kid at heart?
I can be Aragorn or Mr. Spock,
Philip Lynx or old Tick-Tock
Or a Pierson's Puppeteer-
I'm a Pierson's Puppeteer.
I want to go to the moon and my friends, they all laugh.
My teachers think I'm a little odd, but they don't know the half.
'Cause I see space colonies in the sky
And asteroid miners flying by;
Power stations 'round the Sun
Now the Dyson Sphere's begun;
And a First Contact I see. . .
Is that Contact with me?
Feels like nobody sees it the way I do.
I get pats on the head,
"He'll grow out of it." it's said.
But even as far as we have come, they still can't see
Something new.
Now I'm a little older; and my friends, they just giggle.
'Cause I've been playing D&D and reading "Leaf by Niggle".
Spacemen aren't cute anymore
The adults think I should mind the store;
To be too old for dreams-
I should get down to earth, it seems.
"Get practical," say the crowds.
"You've no business in the clouds."
Seems like nobody sees it the way I do.
I am told, "Get to work, frontiers are for jerks."
But even as far as we have come, the dreamers are
So few.
Chorus
Now I'm a man, I shouldn't dream anymore.
I've got responsibilities and a family to provide for.
But still I reach out for the stars-
We'll move into the Universe;
Still I read Asimov and Heinlein
Niven and Herbert still blow my mind
And I've found others just like me;
With visions of Eternity.
At least a few see it the way I do.
Most people just don't understand
A dreamer's touched by God's own hand.
Now look at how far we have come; the Dreamer
Could be you.
Chorus
So, let's go
Back to where the monster's lurk.
Comic books, and Captain Kirk.
Remembering all their names and faces
Dreaming days away in other spaces.
Didn't you know Chris Columbus was a Dreamer,
And Neil Armstrong just a kid at heart?
You could be Aragorn or Mr. Spock,
Philip Lynx or old Tick-Tock;
Or a Pierson's Puppeteer-
We're Pierson's Puppeteers.
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Tremor
02:53
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Tremor
©1994 Steve Macdonald
Shake
Fissures down below
Pressure builds so slow
Sudden CRACK
Then go-
Shake
Shift and move
Ground pours, you lose
It's all dark,
You know-
Refrain
Run and hide, go get away
Find a safer place to stay.
Pray the walls won't give away
To crush
Movement stops
Settle in the dust
Creeping sounds and gusts
Wind rises;
Oh-
Shake
Shift and twist
Concrete cracks, then lists
It's not over
No-
Refrain
Go
Get out to the street
Run fast, breathe deep
But there's nowhere
To go.
But there's nowhere
To go.
But there's nowhere
To go.
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Steve Macdonald Hamburg, Germany
A Michigan native transplanted to Germany, Steve Macdonald has been performing his brand of folk and folk-rock all across
the USA and in Europe.
His concerts have been described as energetic, funny, and heartwarming. He sings songs from his life; as well as standards that everyone can sing to.
“A powerhouse, intense and focused.” – (A Fan)
“He’s clumsy and runs at the mouth.” – (His Big Sister)
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