I heard this song recently and fell in love with it straight away.
I decided to sing it with a much lower voice than Mraz just because I couldn’t compete with mraz in his own style.
I added an intro to it…

Lyrics:

Will you come to me?
Come in the light to me?
Come in the light? to me.
Come in the light? to me.
Come in the light? to me.

Ticket lines, and places to dine
Taking baths and drinkin’ wine
People ask, I say I’m doin’ fine.

Motorcycles and for sure The Eiffel Tower
They were made for two
A double bed has never felt so empty
What’s missing in the world is you
So I’ll leave it in your hands now

To come through
I’ll leave it in your hands now
To come through

I like climbing the mountain
I’m climbing back in the bed
I love making breakfast for someone instead of me

Taking autumn walks in Central Park
They were made for two
Afternoon naps have never felt so crappy
What’s missing in my life is you
So I’ll leave it in your hands now

To come through
I’ll leave it in your hands now
To come through
I’ll leave it in your hands now
To come through
I’m gonna leave it in your hands now
To come through

Its like diving into a pool without water
And praying for rain
Well, my life is a good life anyway
What I have will do
But when you’re alone
You’re living in a world with only choices
And what I choose is you
So I’ll leave it in your hands now

To come through
I’ll leave it in your hands now
To come through
I’ll leave it in your hands now
To come through
I’ll leave  it in your hands now
To come through

Lyrics

Many many years ago
When we had many many years to go
Love

He looked out through a glassless window.
All that he could see was Babylon.
Beautiful green fields and dreams,
And learn to measure the stars.
But there was a worry in his heart.

He said,
How could it come to this?
I’m really worried about living.
How could it come to this?
Yeah I really want to know about… this.

Then there came a time.
It moved out ‘cross the Mediterranean.
Came to western isles and the Greek young men.
And with their silver beards they laughed
At the unknown of the universe.
They could just sit and guess God’s name.

But they said,
How could it come to this?
I’m really worried about living.
How could it come to this.
Yeah, I really want to know about this.

Then there came a time. of Kings, Empires and revolution.
Blood just looks the same when you open the veins.
But sometimes it was faith, power or reason as the cornerstone.
But the furrowed brow has never left his face.

But they said,
How could it come to this?
I’m really worried about living.
How could it come to this.
Yeah, I really want to know about this.

Do you ask yourself if you could be
a better man
a different man
If you could make and not break
If you could give and not take
If you could Love
With compassion
Dedication
Do you wake  up each day
Watching Babylon fall to the ground?
Or do you grab a hand
And build a different world
A better world?
One day
Many many years away
Will you wonder still?
Will you wonder still?
Me?
I still wonder

How could it come to this?
We’ve been living in a landslide!
How could it come to this?
Yeah, I really want to know about this.

Then there came a time  man packed up,
Moved off from the planet.
He went to the moon, to the moon
Now he’s out in space,
Hey, fixing all the problems.
He comes face to face with God… with God.

He said
How could it come to this?
I’m really worried ’bout my creation.
How did it comes to this?
I really want to know about this
Is it like today? ha haha
Is it like today? yeah hehe

 You need to believe
You can be a better man
You can be a different man
You are a new, new man

Believe you can make anything happen
Wake up
Will you wonder still? Will you wonder still?
Many many years ago…
Believe
Will you wonder still? Believe. Will you wonder still?
Believe in yourself.
Many many years ago…

A recent discovery of mine.
This song was heavily modified towards the end (changes in italic). The last sentence is a quote I love, so I thought i would read it, preacher’s style.
As for the additions, it’s not about one person only, quite a few actually, but yes, one especially.

Lyrics

I’ve stolen all the stars
To make a wish we can fly
Away way up high
To that old place in time
Where our pictures never fade
And our hearts don’t lie
So won’t you stay a while
And watch our world go by
I’ll keep holding on to you
And your Saturday smile.
Has our autumn died
Help me find you again
I think its love I think its love

I think it’s love when you smile
I think it’s love whe you lie

That gets us through
All our goodbyes
Sp when we die
Think of love

I think it’s love when you smile
I think it’s love whe you lie

Think of love And thoughts of you
To lay me down I think its love
That keeps us new

If only it could be
The very first time
Kiss me like it means
Something inside
I don’t want to leave
And I’m afraid to find Our fate die in a dream
And let me know you’re Not mine
Lie a little longer
My Saturday smile
Has our autumn died
Help me find you again
I think its love

Saturday you married me now you’re gone away

I think its love
That gets us through

You got to come about

All our goodbyes
So when we die
Think of love

I think its love when you go
When you say see you tomorrow

I think of love And thoughts of you

Tomorrow my friend

To lay me down

With you

I think its love

Do you?

That keeps us new

“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night”

So it’s not a goodbye, it’s a goodnight

Ta-da.

This song is one of the songs that never made it to mainstream, but it’s beautiful. Don’t know if I am doing it any justice, but at least if you don’t know about it, you will soon.
I added some words (in italic below).

Lyrics

I won’t remember myself so remember me

The autumn leaves are falling
The summer nights are gone
The nothern winds are blowin’
Back where I belong

Love comes love goes
Why it leaves us no one knows
Why life is so hard
But when I’m gone
Remember me
As the way it used to be
For us
Remember me
Don’t let time hold the key
To our love

The winds of change are callin’
Are callin’ me again
The search is never over
When your dreams are turned to sand

Love comes love goes
Why it leaves us no one knows
Why life is so hard
But when I’m gone
Remember me
As the way it used to be
For us
Remember me
Don’t let time hold the key
To our love

Remember me
Remember me
Remember
Me
Love comes love goes
You
Why it leaves us no one knows
Walking together hand in hand
Why life is so hard
But in your heart
Remember me
As the way it used to be
For us
Remember me
Don’t let time hold the key
To our love

Remember me
Do you remember watching our last setting sun
Remember me
Did you notice the bad moon rising and casting a shadow over us
Remember
We were standing hand in hand together in what seemed to be forever
But forever was not enough

I wanted to sing this song for… ever or a very long time indeed.
It is very special to me. Lyrics have been heavily changed. Sorry John.
There are so many, I won’t bother using italic. But the obvious ones are “sister” instead of “brother” and the end…

Lyrics

May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold

Oh you are mean like a sweet crazy sister to me
and I know I love you like I should
You never talk dirty behind my back and I know there are some who do
oh please, won’t you please, won’t you bear in mind
Love is a lesson to learn in our time
Please won’t please won’t you bear in mind just for me

May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold

And you are mean like a sweet crazy sister to me and you know I love you like I should
You hold no blade to stab me in my back and I know that some who do
Oh please won’t you please won’t you bear in mind
Life is a lesson to love in our time

please won’t you please won’t you bear it mind for me

May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold

Oh you are mean like a sweet crazy sister to me
and you love you like I should
You hold no blade to stab me in my back
And I know that some who will
Oh please won’t you please won’t you bear in mind
Life is a lesson to learn in our time
Please won’t you please won’t you bear it mind for me

May you never lose your temper if you get hit in a bar room fight
May you never lose your man over night
May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold
May you never make your bed out in the cold

May you never, never, never
All Alone I’ll die
May you never, never, never
I know it should be
May you never, never, never
Truthfully baby
May you never, never, never
I’m cold, cold, yeah

Lyrics

Have you heard
Have you tried to understand
It’s all right
It gets easier with time

How are you
Are you ever coming back
I have changed
And I’ve realized I was wrong

I was wrong
Now I’ll never see your face anymore
Oh my Love
I’d give anything for one more day with you

I’m getting through
I wish you felt the way I do
I have changed
And I’ve realized I was wrong

I was wrong
Now I’ll never see your face anymore
Oh my love
I’d give anything for one more day with you

I was wrong
I was wrong
Now I’ll never see your face anymore
Oh my love
I’d do anything for one more day with you

I’d do anything for one more day with you
I’d give anything for one more day with you

Song 2 out of 3.
Much fun to record! So much fun! Too much fun?
Out of tune so often I can’t count though.
If you ever sung a song with some friends in a car and a little too much booze then it probably sounded just like this.
Let me be clear… there was no car.
Like I said at the end… it sounded so cute through the headsets. A case of high on fun, blinded by the moment.
Note: I changed the lyrics for “woman” to “man” at the end.

Lyrics

You could be my silver spring
Blue green colors flashin’
I would be your only dream
Your shining on an ocean crashin’
And did you say that she’s pretty
And did you say that she loved you?
Baby, I don’t want to know
So I’ll begin not to love you
Turn around, see me runnin’
I’ll say I loved you years ago
Tell myself you never loved me, no
And did you say that she’s pretty
And did you say that she loves you?
Baby, I don’t want to know
Oh, no
And can you tell me it was worth it?
Really, I don’t want to know
Oh, time casts a spell on you, but you won’t forget me
I know I could have loved you, you would not let me
Oh, time casts a spell on you, but you won’t forget me
Oh, I know I could have loved you, but you would not let me
And I’ll follow you down ’till the sound of my voice will haunt you
You will never get away from the sound of the (wo)man that loves you
No, you will never get away from the sound of the (wo)man that loves you
No, you will never get away from the sound of the (wo)man that loves you
No, you will never get away from the sound of the (wo)man that loves you
Oh, you could be my silver spring
Blue green colors flashin’…

First of the three songs recorded in 4 hours total on Sunday.
Taking on this song which was sung so beautifully by Sarah Siskind was no small challenge.
Singing siren-like backing vocals was another one (I am not Heather Nova by any means).
Like I said… my IQ has been lowered for the last few weeks… that’s why I got bold and did it.
But one thing I am especially proud of is the inclusion of the poem that ended up being the perfect fit to the second.
Note: the spoken words intro sound – yes just the sound – is a total tribute to Liz Phair “californication” low-fi cool talk (it’s cool when she does it). The idea was to do the rest of the song like this but this idea was dropped along the line.

Lyrics:

Crazy how I feel
Living without you
Inside this house that we built.
Seems like the window’s
Finally open
Letting the memories out.

Go on and love her,
Love her forever
I will not tell her
You told me too
You’ll never know dear
How much I love you.
Lovin’s for fools
Lovin’s for fools

Maybe you’ll find me
walking in the garden
Looking for something pure
Roots that are growing
deeper and deeper,
maybe you’ll pull them too.

Well go on and leave here
Leave here forever
No one can make you
Do what you do
You’ll never know dear
How much I love you
Lovin’s for fools
Lovin’s for fools

Poem… “Any fool can get into an ocean” By Jack Spicer

Any fool can get into an ocean   
But it takes a Goddess   
To get out of one.
What’s true of oceans is true, of course,
Of labyrinths and poems. When you start swimming   
Through riptide of rhythms and the metaphor’s seaweed
You need to be a good swimmer or a born Goddess
To get back out of them
Look at the sea otters bobbing wildly
Out in the middle of the poem
They look so eager and peaceful playing out there where the
    water hardly moves
You might get out through all the waves and rocks
Into the middle of the poem to touch them
But when you’ve tried the blessed water long
Enough to want to start backward
That’s when the fun starts
Unless you’re a poet or an otter or something supernatural
You’ll drown, dear. You’ll drown
Any Greek can get you into a labyrinth
But it takes a hero to get out of one
What’s true of labyrinths is true of course
Of love and memory. When you start remembering.