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Sunlight Madness (Original)

by John Hopkins

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POPPHIL A Brian Wilsonesque concept album revolving around the sun at the center of this delightful pop universe.
'Sunny Sunday Afternoon' alone is worth the price of admission: the digital download can be bought at bandcamp.com on a 'Name Your Price' basis.
Needless to say that this kind of artist deserves to be helped..
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1.
Morning 01:23
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I saw sunlight and I was afraid I even thought I would run away Into a land where no sun would grow And no people there are caring Where you're from or where you go But as I turned myself back around The sunlight came in from all around And burned my tongue as I tried to say Wake up, it's another day When you don't know what you really need You take whatever you can receive And chalk it up to a mystery But know the sunlight sees
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Alarm 00:47
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Don't 02:39
A tightrope tumbler, stumbling over all As nylon strings go shaking, breaking no one's fall He says don't, please don't A sideshow juggler, fumbling after all As his fingertips go tripping, slipping every ball He says don't, please don't If the whole earth's quaking, waiting for the fall While freaked and fooled by people who just want it all Say don't, say don't When all those smiles and all those don't you knows Come crashing from the ceiling to the boards below You did, you don't
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I don't want to go away But I won't try to make you change Perhaps it's just as well to say farewell to dreams Change a life along the way But there are some you cannot save And this may be your hell, to say farewell to dreams As you walk alone A shadow behind you reminds you Of the lonely when you go As you walk alone A memory will find you, remind you Of a lonely one you know In your soul, all alone There's a fact you ought to know People come and people go It hurts you, I can tell, to say farewell to dreams If there's just one thing left to say I hope you find a better way
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Don't Waltz 00:29
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Rainy Day 01:58
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Downriver 00:46
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Gruesome Gertie came callin on Willie Francis today Gruesome Gertie came callin on Willie Francis today And as he fell into her arms I swear you could hear him say Well, you know I'm a young boy, I ain't never done this before Said, you know I'm a young boy, I ain't never done this before Just be gentle, Gruesome Gertie, that's all I'm askin for Willie said let me go but all Gertie did was coo Willie said let me go but all Gertie did was coo Where the hell you goin, Willie? I ain't nowhere near done with you Willie Francis went walkin from Gruesome Gertie today Willie Francis went walkin from Gruesome Gertie today And as he slipped out of her arms I swear you could hear him say Well, you may be a hotshot down in old Angola, LA Yeah, you may be a hotshot down in old Angola, LA But I would sure be grateful if I never saw you comin again!
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Ceridwen 03:32
I close my eyes to sleep Fantastic escape from the blistering heat And awake my mind to see Ceridwen, Ceridwen Ceridwen, call my name I'm calling you In purest light your lines are drawn In silhouette shadows of dew and of dawn But touch the dream, it's gone Ceridwen, Ceridwen Ceridwen, call my name I'm calling you
12.
Clover 03:29
To some shell from the world that you know You go, alone Trying hiding, denying light Crying idles, dying out of sight Clover, close your eyes Through darkness realize There are so many people Who would make your burden light Clover, you say you're running over And all your life has fallen on you, and it's true But Clover, just lay it on my shoulder And in between the green and the blue We'll find our own way through Clover, think it over If the road from then to now Leads down, you've found Just a line, not a law of stone Turn around and just let it go Clover, you say you're running over And all your life has fallen on you, and it's true But Clover, just lay it on my shoulder And in between the green and the blue We'll find our own way through Clover, think it over
13.
In The Light 00:55
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Sideways listening, my head insisting That you're not someone who's worth resisting I'm leaning nearer, attentive hearer And seeing clearer that I am here To be with you, to be with you On some sunny Sunday afternoon To be with you, to be there two And the world won't stop us if we do Senses slowing, your head not knowing If inner feeling is outer showing But thinking bolder above your shoulders You're reaching over to pull me close To be with you, to be with you On some sunny Sunday afternoon To be with you, to be we two And the world won't stop us if we do Come Monday, look to the sky Pass weekday nights flying by Leave Sunday morning behind And our time has arrived Open eyes, come to find I'm here with you
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Mercury so high no one sees Through the glimmer of summer nights But along some luna shore Is the jewel they're searching for In the twinkling of the ocean's light Saturn rise, ringing sweet surprise Through the canvas of violet blue And this world was always there Just awaiting love and care From anyone who dared to see Meteors on a red flame pour Through the heavens; how bright the glow! And before our broken hearts We are just a dream apart And there are a million stars
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Evening 02:16

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released June 11, 2012

Produced and arranged by John Hopkins

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