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Not The Only One
04:48
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NOT THE ONLY ONE
I never thought that I’d be one of those people
With wrinkles around my eyes
Thought my hair’d always be golden
And not six shades of white
Did my youth get stolen
Or was it washed out with the tide?
Sometimes it makes me anxious.
I never thought that I’d be one of those people
Who’d stop to catch my breath
I used to run like a crazy down the mountains
And never think of death
I said “Time is an illusion”
Now there’s not quite so much time left
And mine is halfway over.
But I’m not the only one…
I never thought that I’d be one of those people
Who’d learn to settle down
Get a job, raise a family
And buy a little house in town
Go to the same place every summer holidays
Well, somehow, I’m doing all that now
- But that’s OK.
Because I’m not the only one…
I never thought that I’d be one of those people
Who’d stay home on Saturday night
I said “There’s no such thing as too much chocolate”
Now my waistline says there might be
And “I’m sorry, darling, but I’m just not in the mood tonight,
Do you still think I’m alright?”
Well I’m not the only one…
I never thought that I’d be one of those people
Ah, but wouldn’t you know
The moment you turn the hour glass over
Sand begins to flow
And we’re all just the same
And that’s a comfort, I suppose
Heaven knows, and anyway…
I’m not the only one.
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Candle
03:29
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CANDLE
I sit and stare at your tiny flame
Until that one point of light
Becomes my universe.
One candle, no matter how small
Dispels the darkness of an empty room
Becomes my universe.
Wax drips on the table
Hiss, vapour, dancing
Becomes my universe.
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Sheryl Come Down
04:19
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SHERYL COME DOWN
Popping pills in the corner of that old back room
Two moths caught in the headlight of lust
There is nothing that we can’t do tonight
Desire will take what it must.
Sheryl come down again…
Lips collide in the back seat of the taxi cab
Who cares where we’re going, the driver just drives
Bodies entwine in the dark and empty room
We’re holding on for our lives.
Sheryl come down again…
I see a dirty needle and a dirty spoon
Stained in the candlelight
Why did you have to come and go so soon?
There’s no rest for me tonight.
Sheryl come down…
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Seagull In The Storm
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Seagull In The Storm
I’ve never really been strong
Never really held on to my direction
Like a needle seeking north
I can be thrown off by any vibration
So I call out to you
Like a seagull in the storm
A baby who cries for his mother’s arms
Sun is warm upon my back
Green earth instructs and enfolds me
There is nothing that I lack
Except the truth of the stories you told me
When I called out to you
Like a heckler in the crowd
A sinner at the edge of your circle of friends.
I’ve never really been alone
Only in the depths of my imagination
And when there’s nowhere to go
I stand still and hope for salvation
Then I call out to you
Like a shepherd in the dark
Just outside the shelter where love is born.
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Six Crazy Hats
04:32
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SIX CRAZY HATS
I remember the night that Jimi died
it was kind of wet so I just dropped inside
this little hippie shop on Symonds Street
where the fire and the water chanced to meet
you were there, we said ‘gidday’
come what may
You wore six crazy hats to Albert Park
we stumbled up Mount Victoria in the dark
did our first trip together for a lark
and the Auckland winters couldn’t quench the spark
that we felt, needless to say
come what may
I’m the restless one, I had to hit the road
while you stayed with your mum and dad at home
till I came back with Jesus from the south
I wouldn’t have blamed you if you thrown
the both of us out
but you said ‘show me the way’
come what may
Some things move together, some things move apart
there’s continents drifting in the space between hearts
some things never finish, some things never start
We got married, and I finally got a job
we settled down to church and all of that stuff
‘til Jossey came along to fill the nest
he was quite big enough so we did without the rest
we settled down, I guess you’d sqy
come what may
But nothing lasts forever, I suppose
like hippie hats and crazy op-shop clothes
and sometimes you just need the grace to say ‘thank you’
for all the happy nights and shining days
and we’ll be friends, anyway
come what may
some things move together, some things move apart
there’s universes floating in the space between hearts
and some things never finish, some things never start.
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This One's For You
05:02
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THIS ONE’S FOR YOU
Phil was a friend of mine, he played the bass guitar
And I was the singer in the band
We cruised around the old town, we used to laugh a lot
Just like the psychedelic faces that he painted
On the sides of his old Morris van.
We hung around the nightclubs on Friday nights
Listening to the bands, how good they played
We never got home untill sunlight
We’d jam in his old man’s garage
The whole damn day.
We did our first trips together, we had our first girls
We’d sit and play his albums all night long
I never really thought about it but I guess I love him a lot
Because sometimes friends can be that strong.
Phil joined the Hare Krishna in 1974
And I met Jesus about the same time
We used to argue religion and we’d have each other on
Because Phil was a friend of mine.
He came back from India after nearly ten years away
It was like something inside of him’d died
He lost his faith, and some girl he was going to marry
It’s like he lost the will to try.
They found him in the local park on Friday night
He was hanging by a rope from a tree
He left some photographs and a note for his mum
But he didn’t say anything to me.
Phil was a friend of mine, he played the bass guitar
And I was the singer in the band
We never really make it like we’d once hoped to do
But I mad it here, so Phil this one’s for you….
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It Makes Me Wonder
04:38
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IT MAKES ME WONDER
The sun is going to rise in just a few minutes
it’s been doing that as long as I remember
the sun is going to rise in just a few minutes
it’s been doing that as long as I remember
every time I see the new day beginning
it makes me wonder, is our love finished?
Maybe I should turn my back upon the window
because looking at the sun only makes me feel sorrow
maybe I should turn my back upon the window
looking at the sun only makes me feel sorrow
I know it’s not fair to pin my hopes on you
forget about the past and look into tomorrow
I know it’s not fair to pin my hopes on you
forget about the past and do what I must do.
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Purple Fields
04:22
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PURPLE FIELDS
The purple fields are calling me
Just why they should is a mystery
I’m standing out there in my mind
Right on the edge of something fine
Perhaps I’m dreaming
Well all I can say is “Goodnight”.
I’ve gazed out windows all my life
Though I have mostly lived inside
But it’s not so easy, after all
To box a flower in four walls
Maybe I’m growing
But there’s no knowing except I go.
The purple fields are in your heart
Least that’s the place where blossoms start
I put my hand to the plough
Because there’s no un-dreaming this now
And if I’m mistaken
At least I’ve taken the time to dream
And if I’m mistaken
The dreaming’s good enough for me.
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Happy
02:58
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HAPPY
Outside my window
sun shining down
outside my window
there’s this bird flying around & around
someone up there
smiling down on me
o happy day.
I hear the stories
this is not a happy place
just makes me thankful
for moments of grace
someone up there
smiling down on me
o happy day.
Outside my window
hear the people in the street
I hope they all can find
moments like these
someone up there
smiling down on me
o happy day.
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If I Don't
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IF I DON’T
Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels
And though I give my body to the fire
I may have such faith that I can move mountains
Understand all mysteries, and prophesy
But if I don’t have love I am nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind, is not envious or boastful
Love rejoices in the truth, does not hold on to resentment
But prophecy will fail, and every tongue fall silent
And knowledge fade away, knowledge fade away
But if I don’t have love I am nothing.
Once I was a child, I spoke and I thought like a child
But now I’m turning to a man
Now we see just a dim reflection
Then we shall see face to face
And if faith and hope abide
I might still find saving grace
But if I don’t have love I am nothing.
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THE APPROACHING OF THE LIGHT
I sit by your bedside in my mind
Holding your hand so frail in mine
How does it feel for you, my friend?
Both of us know that it’s the end
There’s not a lot that I can give
Except for a hug and a prayer
And there’s not a lot that you can take
When it’s time to step out of here.
We don’t talk about this thing too much
It’s the one thing that comes to all of us
And life gets more precious as years go by
The oftener we have to say goodbye
And there is no substitute
No way of opting out
The light and the shadow land
Stand beyond faith or doubt.
I sit by your bedside, my friend
Neither of us will pass this way again
Just like the flowers by the road
Now we are here and now we go
But I will remember you
And tell your story in the night
That there is no need to fear
The approaching of the light.
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Think About These Things
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THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS
If anything is good, anything is just
If anything is true, anything is righteous
Think about these things.
If anything is lovely, if anything is pure
If anything is holy, anything that’s sure
Think about these things.
Walk in light
It’ll keep your heart and your mind.
If there’s anything of beauty, anything to praise
If anything is noble, to think about always
Think about these things.
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13. |
Going Somewhere
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GOING SOMEWHERE
Well I finally got my ticket
And I’m going away
I’ve got my eyes upon the distance
Because there’s no place round here I want to stay
I remember lots of good times
But you can’t hold onto those
So now I’m stepping on this long winding road
And I’ll go with the flow.
I’m looking out the window
The blue horizon draws me on
Though I don’t know where I’m going
After I’m finished with this song
But I would like to thank you
For calling me your friend
And if my road allows
I will come back this way again
But for now I’ll just go with the flow.
I’m going somewhere.
The sun is rising
Just behind the trees
And each new morning
Promises freedom to me
I’m stepping out the doorway
I can taste this traveling breeze
Take good care of yourself, please
As for me, I’ll just go with the flow.
Going somewhere.
Well I finally got my ticket
And I’m going away
I’ve got my eyes upon the distance
Because there’s no place round here I want to stay
Life is like a highway
Going downhill like a stream
And I’ve been watching mine
Passing like a dream
And I go with the flow.
I’m going somewhere.
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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand
I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more
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