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halcyon days e​.​p.

by Schubertiad

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Been hanging ‘round The streets of lonelytown A ghost on the block Waiting for someone To bring me back again Got time to talk Lonelytown You only bring me down Lonelytown It’s like I feared I’m getting colder every year My throat’s dry as chalk They look my way And see the other side And then they walk Lonelytown A scarecrow with a crown You washed-up clown Your smile turned into a frown Lonelytown Still blowing ‘round The streets of lonelytown Got time on the clock Searching for someone To bring me back again Got eyes like a hawk ©2009
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We Are Two 04:38
And we go spinning 'round each other Drawn as we are unto one another Trying to break through When in our hearts, we are two And we're caught in a fascination Grasping at hope, shackled with frustration Wondering what to do 'Cause in our hearts, we are two Though holding close we stand apart We're side by side but lonely from the start It's plain to see there's me, there's you And we are never one but always two And we choose our fates and sad conclusions Drawing away from desired illusions Facing what is true That in our hearts, we are two No longer close, we grow apart Too late to find our way back to the start For in the end there's me, there's you And we were never one, but always two And we go spinning from each other Building the space between one another Trying to make do Accepting what we knew That in our hearts we are two Yes, in our hearts, we are two ©2009
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Black flies Boiling over Capsized I don’t know what to do Dark skies Turning over She cries You’re living in a coma And nothing gets done Another day, another blank page Though I know I’m under the gun Gonna try to wake up someday Someday No sign Pulling over It was mine But I’m only passing through Thin line Going over That’s fine I’m just living in a coma And nothing gets done Another day, another blank page Though I know I’m under the gun Gonna try to wake up someday Gonna sing the things I can’t say Gonna reason with the Milky Way Gonna come alive again Again Brown eyes Spilling over She sighs There must be something you can do Gone dry Rolling over Well, I try But I’m living in a coma Living in a coma ©2009
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You know it’s been so many years Since the day that we first met We think of all the good memories And forget all our regrets. So we may be a little bit past our prime We still got a lot in store, We’ll just keep on gettin' on Until we can't go on anymore. You’ve seen me at the best of times You’ve seen me at my worst, And the times I was so tired and lost You came and you quenched my thirst. So let ‘em play us another song We’re still dancing 'cross this floor, We’ll just keep on gettin' on Until we can't go on anymore. You’ve been my closest confidant, You’re my lover and my friend, You know you mean the world to me And you will until the end. And though the hour is gettin’ late And our bones are gettin’ sore, We’ll just keep on gettin' on Until we can't go on anymore. And if they turn the house lights off We’ll just waltz on through that door We’ll just keep on gettin’ on Until we can’t go on anymore We’ll just keep on gettin' on Until we can't go on anymore. Just keep on gettin' on Until we can't go on anymore. ©2009
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Rise at dawn and greet the day Darling, wash the sleep away 'Cause the hours are running out They're running out on us Couldn't keep the dream alive Couldn't say we didn't try And now our time is running out It's running out on us We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down Not a dime to pay the bills Take the few remaining pills 'Cause what we have is running out It's running out on us We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down Oh, this time we will surely drown, we will drown We'll be singing as the ship goes down Held in our hands The seed of our plans Saw it start to grow We tried to manage Find an advantage Contain the damage But in this life You just never know And now our hope is running out It's running out on us We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down Yes, this time we will surely drown, we will drown We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down We'll be singing as the ship goes down, goes down Let your song be your final sound, make it loud And be singing as the ship goes down Goes down ©2009

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Schubertiad is the project of singer and multi-instrumentalist composer/songwriter Scott Villard. His new album, "halcyon days e.p." explores themes of loss, struggle, the search for meaning, the desire for human connection, the liberating power of music, enduring love, and the will to survive. Let "halcyon days e.p." take you on a journey of introspection and grace.

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Halcyon Days

Not from successful love alone,
Nor wealth, nor honor'd middle age, nor victories of politics or war;
But as life wanes, and all the turbulent passions calm,
As gorgeous, vapory, silent hues cover the evening sky,
As softness, fulness, rest, suffuse the frame, like freshier, balmier air,
As the days take on a mellower light, and the apple at last hangs
really finish'd and indolent-ripe on the tree,
Then for the teeming quietest, happiest days of all!
The brooding and blissful halcyon days!

--Walt Whitman

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released October 28, 2009

Scott Villard: Everything

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