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The Sun's Golden Tavern
06:29
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The road is littered with oddities and illusions
Meanwhile my world has been amended by the truth and confusion
Is it all so meaningful?
Is it all so powerful?
Or is it ultimately meaningless?
And I want to know, I want to know, I want to know,
But do I really want to – know?
And so it goes.
And I'm embracing all that life may have to offer
Not letting any moment slip away
Opting to maintain my sense of dignity
Or something resembling such if I may
To use up my desire for unknowing
To deliver my acceptance to defeat
For if I am old enough now to know better,
Can I still be young enough to be naïve?
And as we gaze upon locations once out of focus,
We find every aspect of reality coming into place
Fitting together like crude puzzle pieces
To tell the story once neatly arranged
Of trading normality for a cultured perspective
Of trading in one's definition of normality
And again I've arrived to some kind of heaven
And again I must be leaving
And here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
Oh here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
And I have helped myself to a second helping
As well as having been unable to help myself
And I have befriended certain circumstances
Knowing whatever the outcome, this will not end well
But now I've arrived with these greetings of tranquility
So often that they now know my name
Still on this hedonist treadmill I keep on running
Carrying the torch and tending to the flame
And here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
Oh here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
Now we're standing in the future
Looking at the same imperfections but from another angle
Now here I am in the past
Speaking of how things used to be
So will you take this offering of the temporary moment?
Will you allow me to exist in your memory?
Or am I just a clownfish who pretends to be prophetic?
To have you believe we're living in prophesy?
And now here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
Oh here we are, once more, the guests
In the sun's golden tavern
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Good Time
03:35
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Hello, what's going on?
I'm speaking to you in the form of song
To let you know that you belong
For we're all just trying to have a good time
So what's your name? Where are you from?
Well, welcome to my home
You see it's simple, we all just want
To be able to have a good time
But the politicians make war
While the rest of us wonder what we're fighting for
As the rich shield themselves with the poor
When we could just be having a good time
And the church and the state
Have both been corrupted by hate
We must remove the barriers that separate
The people from having a good time
And fear only gets power
When people find that life's so sour
That all their hopes have been devoured
And they no longer can have a good time
And no matter the gender or the race
We're all looking for the same things
We want love, liberty, and to feel safe
And to be able to have a good time
And you must know it's going to be ok
There's no need to feel afraid
We are all children of God
And God can be whatever you claim
And you must know it's going to be ok
There's no need to feel afraid
We are all children of God
And God can be whatever you claim
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Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you?
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be
(solo)
For I can't help falling in love with you
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My love lit the candles
And I cooked the dinner
We may be poor but we have each other here and now
Oh we are young, we are healthy
And even though we are still suffering
It's just the cost of existing in this world
And though my words may have some virtue
When careless or malice they'll hurt you
For they are still human when they roll off the tongue
But my vision is clear even though my methods are weird
But what is life if not absurd?
And I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
And I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
And they say just be who you are
And you're going to be a star
But I was living in my car when I met you
And now I lead a life like some kind of gypsy
And I'm not quite sure what you see in me
But I value that you accept me for who I am
Oh and I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
And I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
And I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
And I'm beginning to find my place in this world
Oh it's right here in your arms
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Follow Your Dreams
04:03
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When your worldview is shattered
And then you start to see the patterns
Of how it's always been but was never meant to be
Well last night my mother said she had a dream
She said I died and that she grieved
But I'm very much alive and I believe
You got to follow your dreams and don't let your nightmares follow you
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams and don't let your nightmares follow you
Now I was practicing my devotion
When I suddenly got the notion
That it sounded better with a little distortion anyway
And let me tell you, I had my doubts
I had my downs and I had my outs
But then I finally figured what it's all about
You got to follow your dreams and don't let your nightmares follow you
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams and don't let your nightmares follow you
And a curious mind is an educated mind
And a curious mind is an educated mind
And a curious mind is an educated mind
And a curious mind is an educated mind
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams
You got to follow your dreams
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I Believe In You
05:23
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Don't be surprised when you start to get what you wished for
When finally the future comes looking for you
And figuring out who you are is always the hardest part, but you deserve the self-love, yeah
And everyone has a purpose even if it's to discourage, I can assure you of this
Yeah and I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
And I grew up in a little town called Canby
Which taught me to believe in the possibilities
And wherever I go in life
I'll never stop dreaming and believing
And I'm grateful I am to have been where I've been
To have met who I met and to have called them my friends
Their stories they shared which inspired my own
When I didn't have a place to live, oh I still had a home
And I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
And don't be surprised by the disguise that the messenger wears
Nor the situations in which you find yourself saying your prayers
Oh don't be surprised by the disguise that the messenger wears
Nor the situations in which you find yourself saying your prayers
Yeah and I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
On more time
And I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
Oh I believe in you, do you believe in me?
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Bee Appleseed Los Angeles, California
Bee Appleseed is a prolific songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, singer, comedian, and seasoned vagabond from Canby, Oregon, living in Los Angeles, California.
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