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Northern Nights
04:03
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Northern Nights (SOCAN 2018)
When we were young we spent time here
At this northern lake, with friends so dear
We ski and swim are days away
You were mine and I thought we'd stay
Our love was strong on summer nights
But times of changed we moved away
Our hearts stay close, no matter where we stray
We're back for a while, time off from trade
Our memories return, as the stresses fade
Our love was strong on summer nights
CHORUS
The air is cool, and the sand is white
Fire is warm, stars are bright
There's magic in those northern lights
Our love was strong on summer nights
being here with you feels so right
On this beach today with you
There's peace and joy, in the water blue
Deep and calm and everywhere
Like the precious memories we all share
Our love was strong on summer nights
When we were young the sun was hot
That lake was cold but our hearts were not
Boats went fast, the days passed slow
I never thought about growing old
Our love was strong on summer nights
CHORUS repeat
Gary Card - All rights reserved.
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Manitoba Flood of 1997
06:36
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Manitoba Flood of 1997 (SOCAN 2018)
Modern day disaster, nineteen and ninety seven
This power that has been unleashed, can only come from Heaven
Friends & family threatened, what will the verdict be
As we helplessly watch devastation, on our nightly TV.
South of use it has begun, wheat fields now are lakes
Confirming all our darkest fears, the flood is on the make
Grand Forks has been taken, “now Whitey’s is no more”!
Can Winnipeg respond in time, to even up the score?
CHORUS
The people of a city, come together, one and all
To dike against the waters, when they hear the radio’s call
Organizing stations coordinate, men, women & supply
And the volunteers arrive so fast, determination in their eye
Not since 1950, has there been such a devastating thing
Heavy snowfall, 60 inches, most coming late in spring
As we see the water everywhere, we ask "where do creatures go"?
A floating carcass brings the news, stranded animals on the shore
A call for help is heard far and wide, across this great country
People are responding, "the true north strong and free"!
The Militia has been summoned, to help lessen people’s strife
Sandbags filled and dikes are built, to protect a city’s life
CHORUS - Repeat (but substitute) ...you might think that they can fly!
Message received, houses threatened, planners take their aim
In a hour there’s a 1000 strong, to form a human chain
Sandbags passed, from hand to hand, are then piled upon the bank
To halt this mighty water, that’s proceeding like some tank
Work and school have been suspended, only one thing now to do
To save our precious Winnipeg, I wish I there too
The Brunkhild dike in 14 Days, how could this thing be done
You’re ready for the water’s crest, the battle has been won!
CHORUS - Repeat (but substitute) ...this must be some new kind of high!
People came together, responded to the call, to minimized the damage, for the benefit of all
To save a city from the flood, the challenge was not small...
There’s more to this than meets the eye, what can the message be?
...Imagine on a world wide scale, the power we could see...
Gary Card - All rights reserved.
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New Endings
04:24
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New Endings (SOCAN 2018)
It’s a new beginning, as summer closes down
A freshness comes upon you and it turns your head around
Coolness is in the air, you have clarity of mind
Another season’s finish, you let yourself unwind
A sense of starting over, can be the boost you need
To reset all your counters, to plant a brand new seed
You leave the tarmac quickly, and fall into the sky
If the void does not consume you, you know that you will fly
CHORUS
It’s a new beginning, another brand new start
The certainty included, that comes straight from the heart
The dying of an old way, makes room for something new
The passing of a sad time, makes way for the new you
The spirit comes to move you, as you stop to know it’s there
a peacefulness surrounds you, you can feel it in the air
It’s almost like the draft, you feel, as you approach the winter’s door
You wonder how you missed it, so easily before
CHORUS
One day they are here with you, another day they’re gone
Can the change be this substantial, I’m asking in this song
Could it be a new experience, on a different plane
Could it be a new beginning, or has it always been the same
CHORUS ( and repeat Chorus)...
Gary Card - All rights reserved.
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4. |
Fin de siècle
05:38
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Fin de siècle (SOCAN 2018)
intro - Chaotic, Fractal, Order...
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the non-art scene we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential art in form
When I was only 10 or 12, painted hands were all around
On canvases, in a gallery, in Winnipeg downtown
Although the colors pleased me, I couldn’t understand
The pictures that you painted, or the meanings that they spanned
Roy’s booklet is familiar but the letters here are wrong
A peanut man, a women’s heel, images so strong
"Is art really the topic"?, I ponder for a while
The strangeness of your magazine, is currently on "FILE"!
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the "non-art scene" we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential art in form
We attended your rehearsal for the Pageant (of the dames)
As the audience joined in the show, we were caught up in your games
Performance art, GI’s triangle, "Miss 84", “The Dishes”
We waited her pa-vil-i-on, to question Orwell’s wishes
Bridge - I think I may finally see the "General" point you made
Things are never as they seem, when we look another way
Untitled ICONS, novelties, & trinkets in "Yen Boutique"
Pre-formulated products, coming from the art we seek
Soft and cuddly harp seals, and "Baby Makes (it) Three"!
“Believe none of what you hear & only half of what you see”
Your intensified normality, transposes every strain
multiples of AIDS posters on billboards and subway trains
We collaborate in meaning, "Placebos for the mind"
The junctures between artificial, and what’s accepted in our times
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the non-art scene we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential (Thought) in form
"Postcard Exhibition", GI’s history revealed
Humor and reversal, of assumptions that seemed sealed
I ”get the picture” Felix, I can see it in your roots
As you "straddle function & fashion", in your hard hat and your boots
Bridge - I think that I may finally see, the "General" point you made
Things are never as they seem, when we look the other way
Gary Card - All rights reserved.
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Gary Card Victoria, British Columbia
I recorded these songs with my son Harley Card in Toronto, Canada in 2018. Since the COVID-19 lock-downs occurred I have equipped a recording space in my Apartment and am currently adding songs to my Web site www.garycard.ca As a retired Management Consultant who has been playing and performing most of my life, I have written many songs over the years! ... more
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