Second track from my CD Heading for the Sun. This song matches good instrumental interplay between the guitar and organ along with lyrics reflecting on loss opportunity making this song rock.
lyrics
Past Lives
Lyrics and Music: John P. Flynn
Intro
Verse 1
Things remembered, from history's past
seems so much better then, the view of always looking back
Blinded by, our naive eyes
thought we knew whats best for us, we didn't have a clue as why.
Verse 2
The generation, of 69
we would teach the world to sing, peace and love for all mankind
The 70's came, and the 80's too
the 90's have come and gone, they slipped by us too.
Chorus
We live, in the past (4x)
Verse 3
We are born, from others past
Handed down a legacy, the future is our pass
Old solutions, with no resolve
Doom to make the same mistakes, that ruined it before
Chorus
Because we live in the past
We live in the past
We live in the past
We live in the past
Solo
Bridge
Come and Gone, world solutions
Come and Gone, opportunity
Come and Gone, understanding
Come and Gone, and security
Come and Gone, broken friendships
Come and Gone, broken dreams
Come and Gone, expectations
Come and Gone, you and me
Chorus
Cause we live in the past
Our hope and dreams have come and gone, we thought they always last
Cause we live in the past
We live in the past
We live, cause we live, in the past, ah in the past
We live, cause we live, in the past, in the past
We live, cause we live, in the past, in the past
Cause we live, in the past.
Solo out.
credits
from Heading for the Sun,
released July 11, 2013
John P. Flynn: Lyrics and Music
John Sonntag: Producer and Sound Engineer
Performance:
Pat McSherry, Drums
Jason Bonthorn, Bass, Vocals
John Sonntag, Guitar, Vocals
John P. Flynn, Keyboards, Lead Vocals
John Flynn is a seasoned, trombone slinging, keyboardist and native New Jerseyan, who rocks the northeast in a slew of
bands. John’s hooky licks, punchy horn blasts and soulful piano bites, complementing his expressive, honest, gritty and sometimes edgy Lou Reed-esque vocal delivery.
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