1. Glitter

(A dark ominous song asking who we might be in the far distant future.)

I want the world for you to be less insane
10,000 years from now when all that remains
Is the sun above over a splash of green
By the twitch of a lonely soul
Where our passions await in this eternal flame
Through the stars we will always shine

So where do we go from here my love
Look with me and I will meet you at each moment
Forever with you I will be
I’m free falling for you
Forever with you is all I need

When you awoke you saw that I was still there
From a world of mist
Through a patch of blue
We escaped to the edge of the unknown

And I know my heart would break
I wouldn’t last much longer
I feel the earth begin to shake
Could we be much stronger

You and I together in a swirl of shining suns
Here we lie
Just glitter in a galaxy of dust

You and I together in a swirl of shining suns
Here we lie
Just glitter in a galaxy of dust

January 2005
© John Andrew Suchocki


2. Closer

(Did you know that "A miracle" is "America" spelled sideways? Go figure.)

If only there were time could we ever understand
Could there be a life beyond what we’re living?
If you could take apart the universe and hold her in your hands
Would you cherish every moment she was giving?

And I’m feeling closer every day

Tear yourself from who you are and open up your soul
To the many paths that surely soon will follow
If you can touch the groundless ground, you can breathe an empty sky
You can trace a hopeful look within your shadow

And I’m feeling closer every day

Downtown with my head in the clouds
I want to fall in love, I want to give in to ecstasy

How do we know that what we hear and what we say is the truth
What keeps the lion from the lamb?
How in the world do we face the right direction unsure
of who we are and where we stand

Downtown with my head in the clouds
Where the living is smooth I’m just waiting for miracles
Downtown where my ego is proud
Consuming bliss in the malls of America

It’s nothing really magical, no paradox sublime
It’s much more simple than we ever could imagine
That when you trust in no one but yourself you will never cease to shine
From your heart will arise all compassion

And I see it closer every day
And I see it closer every day

December 2004
© John Andrew Suchocki


3. On Your Own

(This was written soon after Hurricane Katrina. Deanna would be a single mom seeking direction.)

Was it all just a dream
A shining knight in armor
Did he make you his queen
Did he rescue your heart

You thought he would change
But the change it grew darker
Yet there you remain
With your engine in park

There’s a strange way in which life repeats itself
There’s a baby strapped into the backseat
If it weren’t for a fatherless childhood
He’d be fine

Why don’t you live in a place on your own?
Why do you cry every night by the phone?
Don’t you see
Your freedom is never free
Your mind is already miles away
Deanna, Deanna where are you?

Storms come and go
We escape if we’re able
Sometimes we survive
Sometimes we fall through the cracks

Show me the money as I work myself stiff
Is there no choice but to love it or to leave it
If you nurture the atmosphere of hope my friend
What might you find?

Why don’t you live in a place on your own
Pack up your bags, leave no trace, find a home
Where you can be
So secure with a family
Is it in you to run away
Deanna, Deanna where are you?

Ohh, You won’t believe, the sky through the trees on a clear day
Ohh, the morning sun will rise, with a reflection in your eyes
To show you the way

So why don’t you live in a place on your own
Breath in fresh air, read a book, write a poem
About the times
You refused to see the signs
Of a young heart dying for love
Deanna, Deanna, Deanna where are you?

September 2005
© John Andrew Suchocki



4. Butterfly Angel

(A song about that which is so difficult to grasp and how absence makes the heart grow fonder.)

Crystal clear in my imagination
Is the time and space where I last saw you
Spreading wings, perched upon higher ground
With your beauty you were testing the wind

Crashing through the waves uncertain
Guided by the of fear growing
Close to nothing real
You drifted away
But the blossom of your love lingered on

By the light of the sunrise
I knew you were here
I followed your footprints
Through the effervescent sands of long lost times

I remember the feeling
As you fluttered away
You were a butterfly angel
But I fell in love with you upon my shoulder
There was nothing I could do but search the whole world over again

That won’t keep me from you
It won’t keep me from you

Now, I rest by the fire
In the soft glare there’s the air of hope sparkling in your eyes
And I know where ever you are
Up above the stars are the same
And what we were will always remain
There will come the day I find your touching stone
You’re just a touching stone away

By the light of the sunrise
I knew you were here
I followed your footprints
Through the effervescent sands of long lost times

I remember the feeling
As you fluttered away
You were a butterfly angel
But I fell in love with you upon my shoulder
There was nothing I could do but search the whole world over again

That won’t keep me from you
It won’t keep me from you
That won’t keep me from you
It won’t keep me from you

August 2005
© John Andrew Suchocki


Beauty in Truth

(Optimism is the answer to a sustainable future. The reference to evolution warms JA's heart.)

Why do we believe
There are no simple answers to our questions
Look around and you’ll see
In the stillness your reflection shines so clear
We walk this path
Together here right now
And not before or after

So follow me outside
To face the sweet warm breath of the coming sunrise
Blow away your pride, feast your eyes upon the stars where we began
Where we began
Will we ever understand
Just why we began

Pull down the walls of conviction
Be free from the fear that’s in place
Either take life’s embrace
Or let go

The moment of truth has it come to us?
Is this the wisdom we crave?
Will the secrets of youth they enlighten us?
From the cradle to the grave

How can we survive in a world that seem so cold
Or am I deceived and we’re really not that small afterall
So where do we belong?

Wolf into dog
Weed into grain
What do you suppose nature herself could do
Given billions of years

The moment of truth has it come to us?
Is this the wisdom we crave?
May the secrets of youth they enlighten us
From the cradle to the grave


October 2005
© John Andrew Suchocki