Whispering Pines

If you find me in a gloom,

or catch me in a dream

Inside my lonely room,

there is no in between

Whispering Pines,

rising of the tide

If only one star shines

That's just enough

to get inside

I will wait until it

all goes 'round

With you in sight,

the lost are found

Foghorn through the night,

calling out to sea

Protect my only light,

for she once belonged to me

Let the waves rush in,

let the seagulls cry

For if I live again,

these hopes will never die

I can feel you standing there

But I don't see you anywhere

Standing by the well,

wishing for the rains

Reaching to the clouds,

for nothing else remains

Drifting in a daze,

when evening will be done

Try looking through a haze

At an empty house,

in the cold, cold sun

I will wait until it all goes 'round

With you in sight, the lost are found.

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Genbaboom

My generation, born of the greatest,

coming of age to a dark bells toll.

Idealism, a flower in a gun barrel,

entrusted with the national soul.

My generation deployed to rock and roll

and fought in a jungle at seventeen.

And when it was over, returned to a country

had no idea of what we had seen.

My generation watched as a president

betrayed the trust and was held to account.

We saw the same thing, the truth was apparent.

There's no other way, the leader was out.

My generation settled into easy living.

Got older and so far from our youth.

Once had a hunger, now got whatever.

We search for the remote, not for the truth.

My generation split like a tree trunk,

bought into charlatans hate filled lies.

Soon it was brother turned against brother.

Common ground lost, goodwill died.

My generation now sickened and sun-blind,

once entrusted with the national soul,

will pass on the flame, turn over the keys,

and fade away, disgraced and old.

Fade away, disgraced and old.

Fade away, disgraced and old.

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Monkey and the Button

Featuring Natalia Schuurman

Refrain:

There’s this monkey,

he had a Button,

and he did

just what he wants.

Now this monkey

is no more now

for his weakness

and arrogance.

Refrain

In the night, the Voice of the Jungle came to the first monkey:

“Monkey, here is the Key of Knowledge. Use it wisely.”

He awoke, and there was the Button.

The monkey learned it was no ordinary button.

The monkey could get this Button to do anything he wanted.

All he had to do was to make a wish,

press the Button and the wish was his.

So, the monkey ate the finest bananas of the jungle.

He swung from the longest, strongest vines.

He jumped with no fear of falling.

And when he was angry, the jungle creatures fled,

for they feared his Button.

There’s this monkey

he had a Button,

and he did

just what he wants.

All day long the monkey sat in his tree, pushing his Button.

After time, the monkey changed.

It did not matter to him that the other jungle creatures suffered.

He did not listen as they asked for his help.

He didn’t think of using his Button for anyone but himself.

Refrain 

About at the same time,

the Voice came to the second monkey,

with him awakened to a button as well.

And then one day, the two monkeys crossed paths at the river.

They both insisted they had discovered the river first.

A terrible quarrel took place!

Both monkeys hissed and spat

and threw great handfuls of leaves and dust.

They fought and screamed and slapped.

Then each paused and remembered his Button.

At pretty much the same time, they pushed their Buttons.

Instantly both monkeys vanished.

There’s this monkey,

he had a Button.

Oh monkey, monkey! You never had a chance.

Now this monkey,

he had a Button…

Never had a chance.

Refrain

Refrain

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