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Invitation To The Unknown

by Zebulun Barnow

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1.
What Do You Dream 05:47
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A path of distance - trails in the snow Missing some details - destination unknown Perimeter sketch - indeterminate scope Held together by wishes and hope History frozen – comin' from somewhere else The clicks of your phrases are tricked by themselves Colloquial quiz - a steam whistle sounds An anchor falls from a ship to the ground Guidelines everywhere - What do they mean? We're going someplace - From where we have been Is there really a right and wrong? - What's your scheme? Is there really a greatest song? - What do you dream? You wanna go – just tell me where Inhale the tempo – I will be there Incoming call from eternity Better take this one, could be an emergency Guidelines everywhere - What do they mean? We're going someplace - From where we have been Is there really a right and wrong? - What's your scheme? Is there really a greatest song? - What do you dream? Electrified – what you do to me Chemistry – what you do to me Tactile – what you do to me Conductivity Raining on your leather - and it does you good Boats look for harbours - water versus wood The tired lake sleeps - sweeps believers from the lost All the sudden we know those are our dice to be tossed Guidelines everywhere - What do they mean? We're going someplace - From where we have been Is there really a right and wrong? - What's your scheme? Is there really a greatest song? - What do you dream?
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Just Us 04:22
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There is a manner in which you do that which you do that is fascinating so I pay attention looking for a pattern Sometimes I get it and some other times I'm staggered and delighted by the outcome or the idea in the first place If I'm bewildered or befuddled you can somehow transcend that with just a touch or playful glance from either side Being with you is a fresh perspective a collection of adventures grand and little where we're featured in the middle of a world that's full of others, mostly strangers, heading elsewhere by themselves. Other people go other where Where we go we are Our rings remind us that we're going round together United circle - Just Us I can hear you in my mind's eye even though that doesn't make much sense but logic applies only to the concrete rather than the abstract when we discuss concepts beyond that which we completely understand Ain't it funny that a reasonable reason might be skeptical of abstracts but the synchronicity suggests connections our perceptions just provide Other people go other where Where we go we are Our rings remind us that we're going round together United circle - Just Us Words roaring like water falling Uncorking dandelion wine May we always have new words to share To tell each other how much we enjoy Our time And though a flow can signify a lotta things depending on the situation or the circumstance or combinations of the two or mixed with others that may or may not have formal names These descriptions are decrypted and transcriptions from a place beyond the realm that we have travelled yet these dabble daubs are blobs of gouache and oil and acrylic on the canvas of our dreams Other people go other where Where we go we are Our rings remind us that we're going round together United circle - Just Us
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In A Meeting 04:34
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Your glance catches me from my imagination You are near me and now I am here too Without a waiver you grant me your approval All I hear is silence – I see You Hardly a smile, a subtle yes, unflinching grace Sudden susurrus of dissipating hiss The whine declines and is replaced by sonic splendour Our combined creativity created this Listen to your quiet - you might understand Comprehensible restrained from your demand Cannot be exhausted - bigger than you know Present open arms so the present can be shown A choreography of slight improvisation An implied glance and we're acknowledged and known Spinning spirals upright without drawing attention Meanwhile ghosts are hosting others in their homes A precedent of obsolescent journal entries Nourishment of the collective temperature Revolving, evolving, navigating and solving An augenblick that I am sure Listen to your quiet and you might understand Comprehensible restrained from your demand Cannot be exhausted, bigger than you know Present open arms so the present can be shown That moment I look up and time is paused Frame of instant instance and my mind applauds Making real the abstract framework of a plan Form follows function follows form thus we withstand What is the formula so my voice does not sound strained Are these the answers to the test held in my brain Asking the vortex as my knowledge swirls with tease Should I say thank you, I am sorry or just please, please, please Something cannot be grasped so you cannot steal It's bestowed and granted – that is the reveal Must agree to show your wounds so they can heal The cards you hold must correspond with the deal
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Key Of Sea 05:28
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Five lines high – birds on wires Ovals and banners – patterns set in time Here is the legend – feet go side to side The feet go back and forth – Toe touch the tide Step in the space – or step on the line one hand here and one hand here – that is the design The Music is waves – the Music is breeze Moving you toward me – flowing between A comfort cascade – the warmth of embrace This is our standard – this is our state Play in our presence – thus we abide Hear the same rhythm – then subdivide Feel the same pulse – progressions collide Tension and release – in or outside The Music is waves – the Music is breeze Moving you toward me – flowing between In motion in stillness – We are unified Our smiles connected – from the inside Scenery transforms – other dancers disappear Will we conform – cast away our fears We're holding us upright – despite liquidity Movement continues – simply perfectly The Music is waves – the Music is breeze Moving you toward me – flowing between Guiding us – to clarity Before we forget – let's learn to breathe In the key of the sea
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Dream Versus Time 04:12
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A message was sent – a message received Communicator - informing me An invitation – a calendar date Eighteen Musicians – oh my god, that'd be great! Can I make this happen – I think and I swoon Or is this as likely – as a trip to the moon I look to the sky – Say, let's make it so Eighteen Musicians – you know you gotta go Shakin' hands – quakin' mind Is this real Dream versus time A message was sent – a message received Communicator - informing me Come to my rooftop – I'm pourin' wine The landlady's sleepin' – everything will be fine Gasping a quick breath – both hands on the wheel Eyes on the road – Tingly feel Suddenly thirsty – too much to drive Got to pull over – hurry reply Drivin' and cryin' - how can this be This is the lock - Is this the key What have I done – correctly for her Stay in your lane – follow the curve If this is true – How will I know You are invited – you have to go What if I get there – what if I fail Blow all that nonsense up into your sail A message was sent – a message received A little heart – replying to me You got my message and I'm not alone You're just upstairs in our beautiful Home
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Laughter Of Your Mind 04:39
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Inimitable sliver - crescent moon reclined Wide as the horizon - like clouds sometimes invite Flashes of mischief - dark eyes toward the sky Display the whole scene - in a pinhole of light Binds the concrete - nurtures the rose Quiets the creaky door – graceful repose Mends the wobbly fence - secures the gate Sweeps the stars - beckons our fate Tapestry of pastel - darkness subsides I perceive the distance - among the black and white Seems the bracken's been cleared - path in the night Trench coat of tears - that's been hung out to dry Binds the concrete - nurtures the rose Quiets the creaky door – graceful repose Mends the wobbly fence - secures the gate Sweeps the stars - beckons our fate The brow of the eye Cannot be denied Allow our handclasp to guide us On that you can rely Good or bad or in-between – our luck's combined Happens to us both – we share the time A course of logic – reasonable ride Occupy fantasy – our Love presides Binds the concrete - nurtures the rose Quiets the creaky door – graceful repose Mends the wobbly fence - secures the gate Sweeps the stars - beckons our fate
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Aegis 04:56
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rivers, forests, works of art - insured, prudence, policy organized, conservation - make lasting, property preservation, keep alive - in existence, force, disguise safeguard, ensures, charge, permit - passage, shield, expedient precaution, repel, occurrence, - safety, freedom, quality shelter, beneath, within - resistance, anxiety contrivance, pledge, protection - somewhat heart shaped, cushion disintegration, security – deterioration, stability adverse, equipment - armour, cover, sheath apparatus, assurance - promise, guaranty behind, declaration - component, surety avert, barrier, built - passage, boundary command, screen, supervision - cover, surface, container defence, disproof, vindication - redemption, refuge, structure rigid, permanent, solution - guidance, invulnerability robust, partition, deliverance - confidence, systematically care, load the wagon - fix, repair, ward, fasten vigour, courage, potency - immune, intact, custody armament, firmness - buffer, continuance absorbing, coupling, - intervening, permanence intermediate, bulwark - stem or trunk of a tree rampart, appearance - hot puff on the cheeks encouragement, convoy – forbidding, espionage watching, safekeeper – triangular, sabotage certainty, assured - camouflage, obscure carefree, procure - cogency, cure power of influence, octagonal, shield cover in front, cogency simultaneous, umbrella tutelage, turn & flee guardianship, inducements - competent, repository salvation, projected - possession, authority
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Write Its Own Rhyme 06:03
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Dim before dawn, it's kind of blue A series of lines, beautiful hue Paper and cotton, leather and fruit Steps become metres, suites and etudes Moments and seconds, mile after mile Wood after flowers, wool before iron Bronze after copper, linens and lace Willow and wicker, books in their place Day before day, months without names Week within week, hours off the chain Years without numbers, remember the time Beauty continues, to write it's own rhyme Laughing and mischief, coffee and cake Fish at the Tulip, picture to take Recalling daydreams, in armless chairs Choosing our choices, taking the stairs Second of May, a snapshot of us Admiring reasons that our paths are crossed The intersection of our storied pasts Each now profound, a memory to last Chords above clefs, melody binds - minutes of the meeting Include the coda, dynamics aligned - such a joyous greeting Patterns and seasons, dark beer and wine - feeling so forgiven Together united, confronting time Drawing the curtains, dimming the light Practice and lessons, call it a night Get in the sidecar, ride to our rest This is our perfect, as good as it gets
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Time To Play 05:36
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Picture two trees in your mind Imagination forest behind your eyes These two tree aren't the same That's just the way that trees are made They stood and grew and did their do Purified around them too Became spectacular alone A storm came in, destroyed their home Love to hear what you say - first thing every day Repeated precious phrase - it's the poem of our way Rise into the ground - this is somewhere safe We're together - time to play The trees caught wind, began to fall As often Nature says, "That's all" But these two fell at the same time A balanced point midst of decline The were gone to where winds go Perhaps these two trees said, "Hello" Supporting and thus stabilized And did their best to stay entwined Champagne at the golden hour Holding hands - ignited sips Sounds of strings cathedral walls radiation fingertips "Another Silver Morning" "Endless Column", You & I Let's live our lives like the Redwoods Somewhere we can see the sky These two trees among so many Contributed with all they could They grew and became one another And bore the signs of bad and good Each day has a sunrise and unknown Variations infinite It comes down not to what you're given But what you can make of it Somewhere on this map we're holding Maybe we will find these trees Let's ask questions, get answers and see what we can see

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Songs about Love.

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released November 6, 2020

Instruments and voice - Zebulun Barnow
Mixing engineer - Igor Mescheriakov
Mastered by Carl Saff

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From the 70s.

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