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Our Family

by Mark McGuire

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1.
THERE IS A SONG IN EVERYTHING matt: so what kinda song is that? breon: that’s a spirit you aint even ready for.. eagle: so i asked grandma about that. i said, “does she have a song?” and she said, “yes. i will telepath it to you..” that’s how she works mark: hey joe.. feels like i’m in a dream like, one that i had when i was a little kid john: the one that made you a star…ahaha…. ahahahaa… mark: you know, about being an adult and you know, wondering about like, just dumb stuff like you know, “am i still gonna like dinosaurs?” “do adults look different from the inside?” eagle: wait, no.. mark: but yeah it’s one of those moments where i’m starting to feel like being able to transmit from the future to the past. you know, to go backwards.. eagle: ok, ready.. john: hand the cup. the “sacred cup..” (the ashtray) mark: hope it’s a good day.. it’s really cold here. uh… alright talk to you soon. was’te eagle: for the 28 powers of the universe, you gotta know every power. mark: 28? eagle: 28. i sang that one time.. in the sweat. so, i got done.. everybody’s just quiet. and one of the guys in there said, “uh, loren.. could you uh.. sing songs that we.. that we just know?” haha… so, i said “ok” but that Cannupa was filled, so.. i never sang it again. mark: woah.. eagle: so, just sing songs that.. just the songs that they know. mark: wait so who said that? eagle: his name was Gus.. mark: woah… Gus. nelson: ok so i was playing this game and i won like 10 times.. and now i get the fastest car in the game. eagle: oh my grey shoes, what kinda car? nelson: lamborghini. that’s the fastest car eagle & mark: woah… nelson: cuz the lamborghini can go 40,000 mph eagle: woah mark: hahah 40 thousand.. eagle: that’s fast mark: that’s pretty fast.. eagle: i learned that up in green grass with them old men from pine ridge.. me and Arlo was the youngest ones there Arlo took off with that song he was the only one singing so i just sang the vocable part but the name.. everybody stopped and he would give me the name and everybody would sing he said “that’s honoring the 28 powers of the universe” mark: wow.. eagle: that’s where i learned that mark: so it’s - the four directions.. and then.. eagle: earth, fire, wind, & water you know so.. there’s uh.. earth, fire, wind, & water then the 13 powers or the 13 altars you know… 13 altars and you gotta know the other 7 altars of the stars 13..20..28 mark: ohhh.. olivia: hehehe hahaha mark: who’s that? olivia: hahahha.. heee hee heee hee heheee heeee heeee heeee mark: frog on your head! olivia: hee heee he hee!!! heeeeeee heeeeeee heheheheheeee heeeeeee yyyyyouuuuuuuuuuu sllllllly dauuuughtaaa you are funny dude, they’re tryina eat our sticks! fish! come on! some rocks.. and some kinda beaver ..i’m right here mark: be careful.. olivia: i’m stuck. i can’t get out.
2.
Nice evening for a dance Won't you lend this old friend a hand? There's a sun that is setting Across this old desert And there's no place that I'd rather be.. In this wide, wide world On the stage where it's all been done On the planet that held everything that you love Then just spit it back into the Sun And in time, we'll all set sail On a wave that will save the whole world So that truth lives on And our kids live the dreams That we know we have won.. But it's kind of weird out there In a world where there's so much And there's still so many people living with nothing And there's children starving and dying.. In this wide, wide world On the stage where it's all been done In the garden that grew everyone that you love Then just put them back into the ground In this wide, wide world On the stage where it's all been done before In this wide, wide world On the planet we owe everything that we got So how did we do this When we were young and not so smart? But we weren't so tired, busy, lonely, in-love, bored, and overwhelmed all at the same time.. It's hard being human When the love that's in your heart It don't do nothing to all of those bills adding up Every month they come higher and higher.. It's hard being human When the boss says, "Here's your life" And the only thing that you ever was out searching for Is the one thing you never did find.. Some peace of mind in all this And I still think back to the time when we Thought that nothing's impossible And all those things that hold us back From who we are We could see through it all We could see through it all We could see through it all In this wide, wide world On the stage where it's all been done In this wide, wide world On the planet we owe everything that we got In this wide, wide world On the stage where it's all been done You will know you're home There's a place at the table we held the whole time. It's hard being human..
3.
the way you stood alone like a star lost in the morning sky like a wave goodbye like a stranger in a small tribe anyway, you stood alone looking right up at the morning sky with a tear in your eye you smile, but your heart don't feel right as you wander on your own on a prayer to find yourself a home well in time, you will know you are right where you belong anywhere on this earth anywhere in the universe you are right where you belong you are right where you belong you are right where you belong
4.
Good Morning 04:01
is that you that i see? when i open my weary eyes well, i know that it can’t be.. but i know that it’s all the way it’s supposed to be but i don’t think that i can take much more all this love going nowhere when i could easily take it away but i would never be so bold i could never be so cold cuz it all boils down to the fact that this day is a gift the air is sweet with life the trees are breathing and even without you it’s still a good morning so wake up from this darkness so we can just up and move on and get back to doing what we do best.. there’s a spot on the horizon where light’s just now beginning to break it’s almost over.. it’s almost over all the demons in the nighttime are just now beginning to fade they’ve had their fun but now it’s time for them to understand that this life won’t end the air is sweet with life the trees are breathing and even without you it’s still a good morning
5.
Wait a while, don't hit the road just yet with the way this night is pouring down.. I'll sing for you I sing for the ways and a way to go I sing so that all the world will know that you aint done wrong I'll stay for a while I don't know where else I would go but I'll keep listening for her call.. I'd like you to see all your relatives living well I'd like to believe that the world will remember them I'd like for you to see all your children together again We'll have to wait and see what the future has stored away.. We'll have to wait and see.. What's a girl like you doing in a world like this? What's a starry girl like you doing in a world like this? We'll have to wait and see.. The ways of life we lost the way a long time ago so I wander back to see where we went wrong The ways of life a sacred path in a working world I wander back to see where we went wrong I'm lost at sea I lost you I lost the way back Where'd you go? Then you came to lift me up to your place in the clouds but now I'm back on the ground.. What do I have to do? What do I have to say girl? To spend my life with you.. What are you tryna say girl? What are you tryna do? What are we tryna save here? What do we have to lose? What do you have to laugh about? What are you smiling for? What do you have to dream about? What are you living for? What will we tell our children when the forests have all been burned What will we tell our children? What do you dream of? What is the meaning of all of this? What do you dream of? Are we imagining all of this? What do you dream of? Why do you speak of those things you know nothing of? What do you dream of? and how can you laugh at those things that hurt so much? What are you living for? The ways of life I wandered back down the only road I wandered back to see where we went wrong The ways of life A sacred path in a working world I wander back to see where we went wrong.. So what are you living for? These ways of life..
6.
Kings 07:04
We were kings We were young We were free and running away from the world We were kids.. We were young.. We were strong but lost in the way that it was We were kings We were young We were free to walk in the ways of our Grandfathers We were kings We were young This is all wrong and it's time to return We were kings We were young This is all wrong and it's time to return We were kings We were young We rode free, on and on in the land of our Grandfathers We were kings We were young We are gone but soon we will rise up and ride again
7.
Every night I lie awake I'm not sleeping, as you know got a lot of sheep to count and I lost track long ago Don't you hear that lonely ghost? Not sleeping is all she knows and she's always waiting patiently in the shadows of our home "I will listen for your song" "I will listen for your name" "Anyways, I'm sorry, son.." That's all he had to say Then walked away from them, alone Never saw his son again Parked along the road that stole all those broken years from him and he took one last look and he pulled the trigger quick Silenced all those lonely thoughts that now lie buried there with him And they know that it's wrong It aint the way it's supposed to be but that don't keep the hounds at bay when your only life is breaking.. What I'm telling you is awful, but what I say, it is so true.. and I can't help but wonder if there is something more I could have tried to do Now these nights go on and on.. and all my pain don't mean a thing to you You're heartless You're as cold as they come How do you look now? I would love to picture you I can't recall the night I was leaving Out there sleeping in the cold By her grave With my head upon the stone and my arms wide open as above, so below But you don't see outside your lies You don't know these things you do I already seen you leaving First train out of town and though this road is dark and lonely if you've got love, you'll make it through This is the part we all fear most But don't you worry, don't you cry If you've got love, you'll make it through This night is long and lonely Only Love will make it through Don't you worry, Don't you cry If you've got love, you'll make it through This life is quite a journey Only love will make it through Only love Only love Only love But you can't undo all the hurt for the best things in this life without first losing the feeling of conquering that night Only love will make it through Only love will make it through
8.
Through it all Through it all Through it all Through it all Through it all Through it all Love will prevail Through it all Your eyes opened wide like the day when you were born And all of us just cried and cried the day that we found out Said, "Goodbye" for the last time as I waved from afar, but it's all right because everyone is waiting for you there.. Your eyes opened wide like the way when you were young It's all right because everyone is waiting for you there Said, "Goodbye" for the last time as I waved from afar, but it's all right because everyone is waiting for you there.. It's all right It's all right now It's all right It's all right now..
9.
Moving On 06:17
10.
Our Family 07:02
Jamie, Where'd you run off to now? Jamie, eldest child of mine Jamie, the sweetest song I'll write and I know it won't be easy when I'm gone and you can't just come with me.. And in a breath it will seem like lifetimes unbounded though nothing has changed and the room has gone silent I sit here alone In the sound of my crying Screaming your name until the sky turns to violet I do believe that I knew you better and I do not see that as you do but what do we know? Because words mean nothing So how would the heart know any better? And I know you're listening I know you hear every word that I say I know you're listening I know you hear every word that I say and you know that I will always be around (I'll be there if I'm not here, and I'll be here if I'm not there) and I know it hurts to move on but you've got to keep giving because this life of ours is a life that's worth living it's the gift that we're given but know in the end that the door will unlock and we'll begin again and the life that you make here is the key to the places you know as your loved ones and familiar faces so take real good care of it and live in your heart it's your actions that speak that's the way we were taught I know you're listening I know you hear every word that I say and you know that means the world to me as I stand facing that way (your Grandfather stands there, facing this way) (Hau, Tunkasida! Was'te Yedo) To walk and to live peacefully that's the way we were taught And I'll always be around.. But I still sit weeping alone, as our family is torn down Was drawn out of nothing and built up from the ground We survived through the time when darkness was all that we knew in our hearts when the night came to fall.. Now it's come to this point and you're just giving up? Well you know that your Mama didn't raise you for nothing.. She gave you the world and she gave the world meaning Just know that I'm with you (not just when you're dreaming) I know you're waiting and waiting and it never does come back but I learned the song that Will give us our love back and you know I'll sing it When the Spirits come listen In divine alignment to grant all our wishes but those words don't mean nothing if not for your heart It's your actions that speak That's the way we were taught and she said, "Well, my son.. That's some fine work you've done. and I know this well, because I taught you myself." and he said, "Well, my son.. That's some fine work you've done. and I know this well, because I taught you myself."
11.
Lay beside me Come get a little love Don't you know it's never-ending? Just let me know and I'll be right there by your side and you'll know that it's understood.. Every night I cry myself to sleep Longing only for The only thing I'll ever need Every day I push myself right past the thought of giving up This illusion - it won't last Every thing in this life is borrowed and come tomorrow you might give it away Everything in this life is borrowed and all that money and that gold aint worth a thing.. Break out the drum We gotta do this for the kids They got every right to wonder Why the hell this is happening.. And tell me something, in all your great philosophy aint there something about how we should always try to help out those in need? Everything in this life is borrowed And all that money and that gold it aint worth a thing Everything in this life is borrowed and all that power that you stole is gonna be returned someday Everything in this life is borrowed and all that money that you hold can't buy a thing here Everything in this life is borrowed and All that sorrow that you've known is gonna be okay, my dear.. Everything in this life is borrowed and all that money and that gold aint worth a thing Everything in this life is borrowed and all that power that you hold it don't mean a goddamn thing Everything in this life is borrowed and all that money that you hold it can't buy a thing Everything in this life is borrowed From a power that's Ensouled with every name

credits

released March 5, 2021

Recorded 2018 - 2020 - Westlake, OH & Marty, SD

This entire album was written and recorded before the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic

Dedicated to Terra Miranda McGuire, my Mother, Father, Grandmas, Grandpas, Christine Bartos-Alberty, and to all my relatives..


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