Mercurial | Dionysian | Orphic
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With heartfelt, literary lyrics, and captivating melodies delivered in a soaring tenor range, *Splash!* brings you musical reflections inspired by philosophy, mysticism, and spiritual practice. His unique warmth provides a balm for your weary soul.
Singles, “Under The Rose”, “God/Willing”, and “Love & Ignorance” are now on all streaming platforms. See the official music videos below!
Lyrics
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I set off down the stream
Came to see what I mean
If my whole life is a dream
Then who am I?So I pondered all I see
As I grew roots like a tree
And I wandered aimlessly
Through space and timeSo carry me down this stream
My whole life but a dream
The only things I really meanAre the things we do
In the rose garden
Yeah, those things that we do
In the rose gardenI set off down a path
That would make most people laugh
But I knew in my heart
It's the wayNow I know it's the truth
That I dreamt since my youth
This world is magical. Proof?
Just follow meAs I drift down this stream
My whole life but a dream
The only things that seem real to meAre the things we do
In the rose garden
Yeah those things that we do
In the rose gardenNow I sit on my throne
Feeling less than alone
And at home in my heart
I am freeThese mysterious things
Have me spreading my wings
I can see now the way
That time flowsSo carry me down this stream
My whole life but a dream
Could it be that all we seeSprings from the things we do
In the rose gardenAnd the dreams that we drew
In the rose gardenAnd the selves we slew
In the rose gardenYeah, those things that we do
In the rose garden -
Note:
An original arrangement of the ancient Greek poem “To Mnemosyne” from a collection of Orphic Hymns (Translation by Thomas Taylor).
Lyrics:
The consort I invoke of Jove divine
Source of the holy, sweetly-speaking Nine;
Free from the oblivion of the fallen mind
By whom the soul with intellect is join'd:
Reason's increase, and thought to thee belong
All-powerful, pleasant, vigilant, and strong:
'Tis thine, to waken from lethargic rest
All thoughts deposited within the breast;
And nought neglecting, vigorous to excite
The mental eye from dark oblivion's night.
Come, blessed power, thy mystic's mem'ry
Wake to holy rites, and Lethe's fetters break. -
Lights they catch her
Lonely dancer
They’ll ask her “why?”
She’ll heave a sighWill she come up with an answer?
Will she come up with an answer?Spare a glance or
Breeze right past her
No need to try
She’ll catch your eyeWill she come up with an answer?
Will she come up with an answer?Hungry hands; her
Body asks her:
“Take to the sky,
Or stay here and die?”Will she come up with an answer?
Will she come up with an answer? -
My patience is slipping
I can’t see no helping hand
Hands still firmly gripping
I won’t follow your commandYou can see what little I’ve left
Dripping tears that fill my eye
But where we gonna be
When the well runs dry?All the years that I spent
Thinking all the time was mine
When your days seem infinite
It’s easy to put off tryingBut now I see the bottom
And the end I can’t deny
But where we gonna be
When the well runs dry?Will your shoes be on your feet
When the wolf is at your door?
Will you take things to the street
Or will you lay down on the floor?And I know that things look bleak
But you know I’ve gotta try
Or where we gonna be
When the well runs dry?All the hours I spent
Thinking you knew what’s best for me
Looking back I disbelieve
My own naivetyNow your system’s quickly crumbling
And we all refuse to cry
But where we gonna be
When the well runs dry?Will your shoes be on your feet
When the wolf is at your door?
Will you take things to the street
Or will you lay down on the floor?And I know that things look bleak
But you know I’ve gotta try
Or where we gonna be
When the well runs dry?Oh, Tell me what am I gonna see
When I close my eyes?
Aw, honey, where we gonna be
When the well runs dry? -
I rode the wave down to your grave
Like there was nothing left to save
I took the fall, we’d had it allI took the drive, I felt alive
But nothing that impure can thrive
No friends, no phone; I felt aloneI jumped from the lip of your sinking ship
But it was always worth the trip
I fanned the breeze that brought me to my kneesLooked through the door, I’d been there before
You hit the dirt so I hit the floor
I held it all down for so longBut here comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the floodHere comes the flood
(Feel the breaking of the dam)
Here comes the flood
(Rising up to meet the land)
Here comes the flood
(When the will that you command)
Here comes the floodYou in your gown and thorny crown
I the clown from the wrong side of town
I turned you on but you turned me downStraight to the heart of a brand new start
And the seas all start to part
You thought you’d seen that winging doveBut here comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the floodHere comes the flood
(Feel the breaking of the dam)
Here comes the flood
(Rising up to meet the land)
Here comes the flood
(When the will that you command)
Here comes the flood
(All comes crashing down)It knocks me flat, where am I at?
Does it always come to that?
I take it on and you just take offI’m bailing steadily as I can
And I will reach out for your hand
But come away with just a gloveHere comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the flood
Here comes the floodHere comes the flood
(Feel the breaking of the dam)
Here comes the flood
(Rising up to meet the land)
Here comes the flood
(When the will that you command)
Here comes the flood
(All comes crashing down) -
Note:
This is an arrangement of the lyrics to the fictional song “Kafka on the Shore” from Haruki Murakami’s novel of the same name. English translation by Philip Gabriel.
Lyrics:
You sit at the edge of the world
I am in a crater that’s no more
Words without letters
Standing in the shadow of the doorThe moon shines down on a sleeping lizard
Little fish rain down from the sky
Outside the window there are soldiers
Steeling themselves to dieKafka sits in a chair by the shore
Thinking of the pendulum that moves the world it seems
When your heart is closed
The shadow of the unmoving sphynx
Becomes a knife that pierces your dreamsThe drowning girl’s fingers
Search for the entrance stone, and more
Lifting the hem of her azure dress she gazes—At Kafka on the shore
At Kafka on the shore -
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
On the other sideYeah I see them coming
And they’re coming ‘round
Dreaming what it would be like
If they owned this townHeavy is the head
That bears the crown
I think you’re probably right
But still I’ve foundOoh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
On the other sideNow I’m at the top
And I’m looking down
Wondering what does it feel like
When you make that soundThey say that what goes up
Always comes around
Wait that isn’t right
What goes around must come back down
(Got me singing)Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
On the other sideOoh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
On the other sideOoh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
Ooh, always greener
On the other sideOn the other side
On the other side -
Mama plays the guitar
For an audience of three
Though the lyrics she mumbles
Are heard by only meNow it seems it’s come to pass
The truth I thought at first would last
Turns out to be more of what was slainMama plays the guitar
For an audience of two
With a transcendental air
Just made for me and youNow it seems it’s come to pass
The truth I thought at first would last
Turns out to be less than what remainsMama plays the guitar
For an audience of one
Though the meaning is obscured
By the tune she only humsNow it seems it’s come to pass
The truth I thought at first would last
Turns out to be only what you seeRemember me
Remember me
Remember me
Remember me -
There’s shadows moving on the wall
Don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother youThose voices murmur in the hall
Don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Hey man, don’t let it bother youLight and shadows
Dance across my face
Like reflections of
Some distant graceI’ve seen battles
Yeah, I’ve done my time
Nothing scares me now
From the other sideSo keep your hand firm on your heart
And don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Hey man don’t let it bother youYou’ll miss sometimes when you first start
But don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother youLight and shadows
Dance across my face
Like reflections of
Some distant graceI’ve seen battles
Yeah, I’ve done my time
Nothing scares me now
I’m on the other sideDon’t matter what you think it means
So don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Hey man, don’t let it bother youYeah, nothing’s ever as it seems
So don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother youDon’t let it bother you
Don’t let it bother you -
I can’t see the stars from here
Awash in city lights they all disappear
A long, long way from home
But I won’t complain; you won’t hear me moan‘Cause when the city lights are blinding
The light within me shining points the wayWhere was I going when I lost my way?
Where am I now? I can’t see or say
A long, long time ago
It all seemed so simple, now I don’t knowBut now the city lights are dying
The stars above me shining take me homeWhen I don’t know what comes next
Mind is racing, plans are vexed
I’m learning to sit still
I’m learning to divine my god’s will‘Cause when the cities all grow silent
A voice that’s ultraviolet guides my wayAnd when the well within me is driest
The bird that flies the highest shows me howI’m learning to be still
I’m learning to align with my god’s will
Submerged in the unknown
The voice inside me guides me home -
Once you were my world
We were so young and innocent
You weren’t just another girl
You were magnificentI didn’t know how high the cost
I was oblivious
I didn’t know I would get so lost
In its incipienceThere was a promise of love
But it was made out of ignorance
You thought I was sent from above
But I was just falling IcarusAnd when the morning did come
We found the dream was ridiculous
I thought that we’d fit like a glove
I thought you’d be my deliveranceBut there’s no one coming to save us
’Til we save ourselves
Turns out the hole we hid with our craving
Just dug a deeper wellOnce I was a fool
With no thought of a consequence
But now I know the rules
Yeah, now I’ve got common senseAnd it’s a shame what we had to lose
It didn’t make no sense
But a heart’s not something you choose
On your own recognizanceThere was a promise of love
But it was made out of ignorance
You thought I was sent from above
But I was just falling IcarusAnd when the morning did come
We found the dream was ridiculous
I thought that we’d fit like a glove
I thought you’d be my deliveranceBut there’s no one coming to save us
’Til we save ourselves
Turns out the hole we hid with our craving
Just dug a deeper wellBut isn’t it strange
And kinda deranged
The gift that sadness would bringI had to find me again
Reconnect with my friends
It was the greatest thingOnce I thought I’d be
In the darkness forever now
But the light it started to creep in
I’m feeling better nowThought I’d be suffering forever
Never find someone new
I never knew I could be so happy
With somebody who wasn’t youThere was a promise of love
But it was made out of ignorance
You thought I was sent from above
But I was just falling IcarusAnd when the morning did come
We found the dream was ridiculous
I thought that we’d fit like a glove
I thought you’d be my deliveranceBut there was no one coming to save me
So I saved myself
I broke the bond I made with my craving
Now I’m fed by a deeper wellOnce I was with you
Never wanted to be apart
I didn’t know that it would leave me
With a broken heartBut the light leaked in from the cracks
And it gave me a wondrous view
Now I’m learning to live
Without you