Marketplace (album)
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave
Chip Off The Old Block
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] I'm not talking mother/father I'm going back, much much further back Something deep inside survived All included - chip off the old block [Verse 1] (strength) Every quest for domination Will imposed, other obliged Contra view point overridden Right to disagree denied Even Christian conquistador Even Nazi total war [...]
Beautiful To You
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] But this voice cannot ignore Time and time again returns Contradictions, no escape, To the truth the master preached [Verse 2] More and more find prone to doubt Black and white - what's all about Dark and light see positive Up to us choice how we live [Chorus] [...]
Marketplace
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] In this marketplace of ideas Any buyer for my wares? If there's anybody out there Please step forward [Verse 1] My subjective given truth Disposition predisposed Blinkered eye-sight point of view Any buyer for my wares? [Verse 2] My important, my worthy Value judgement, make believe Personal epiphany Any [...]
Simple Question
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] It all comes down to this simple question Is the goal of life singular / prescribed for all? [Verse 1] Or is it sacred right individual To objective decide Is no should or must in God's eyes [Verse 2] Is it up to me how divinity I choose explore [...]
Like An L.E.D.
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Spoken] Am I a bit like an L.E.D (a light emitting diode)? Shining as the current of my life experience flows towards God, contributing, albeit in humble ways, to the ever-increasing completeness of God's self-knowing? [Chorus] Like an L.E.D My one way flowing Current of life Light emanation Connected to [...]
Bad Name
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] Those praying mantis my way high way Goal of life prescribers What one should do know better than me My sacred choice deprivers [Verse 2] Judge anything but quest for liberation Wasted human birth Is big fat zero everything else May give God a bad name [Chorus] Yet [...]
How Sure?
Marketplace by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] How sure is your certain? How set is your stubborn? How fixed are your absolutes? How safe are your givens? [Verse 2] How real is your factual? How snug is your cosy? How smug is your judgemental? How false is your ego? [Chorus] I only ask because How [...]
Shine Your Light (album)
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave
Dream (album)
Dream by Songs Of Dave
Reasonable Today
Dream by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] My sense of obvious My given carved in stone Ideas ridiculous Maybe I'm not alone Or maybe just for me Subjective point of view admit [Verse 2] My us and them judgement My worthy unworthy My for against divide My prejudice denied But maybe just for me Subjective [...]
Prejudice
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] Alight my fire, fan my flame Feed my mind - perpetuate My finger-point, attribute blame Escape my goat 'prejudice' [Verse 1] A childhood truth - a sponge absorbed Normality conditioned An us and them - for or against Enemy/friend divisioned [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] A conclusion already [...]
Progress Going Backwards
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] I was searching for the reason Explanation believable Something simple, intuitive User-friendly - easy [Verse 1] All I find is headless chickens Around and round in circles Every answer - ask more questions Progress going backwards [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] All I find is self deception My [...]
Truth Believable
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave [Chorus v1] Truth believable Although some say may not be true You embrace given-faith serves you always [Verse 1] Law of karma carved in stone Right and wrong prescribed by God Good and bad - fixed absolutes Heart resonates - makes sense find your [Chorus v2] Truth believable [...]
Feel You Don’t Belong
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] Day is winding down You're from out of town Just need a place to stay Soon you'll be on your way [Verse 2] People come and go Who they are you don't know All seem to pass you by Heading for other lives [Chorus] You feel [...]
Damned If You Do
Shine Your Light by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] If you intervene you're breaking If you leave alone forsaking [Verse 2] If you speak the truth you're lying If you live a life you're dying [Chorus] Oh you are damned if you do Oh you are damned if you don't do [Verse 3] And if [...]
Would They Be Harmful
Dream by Songs Of Dave [Verse 1] Don't wanna be doubt promoter Let them misconstrue, dub me crazy Brush off, scheme against, denigrate me Don't wanna be doubt promoter [Verse 2] Don't wanna be faith destroyer Let them ridicule, slander, character Assassinate, demonise me Don't wanna be faith destroyer [Chorus] Aspire to be a spiritual [...]
Belief vs Knowing
Dream by Songs Of Dave [Chorus] People say they know stuff But you insist is belief Confused with revelation Self deceiving [Verse 1] They act as if they know Presumption to their will impose Educate those misinformed They talk as if they know Truth is all wrapped up, owned Counter points of view unwelcome [Repeat [...]