Old School Gems (2005)

2. Anthem
Music by John Paul Sharp

Music by John Paul Sharp

Music by John Paul Sharp

Music by John Paul Sharp

Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Haiku to the Breakfast Burrito!

Your tangy ground beef Your ingredients unknown I really love them!
Your tangy ground beef! Precious tortilla, Wrapping in the best food stuffs Like eggs and those things
Precious tortilla!

And eggs fill me up just like those melted cheeses And that’s hot to me
Breakfast Burrito, you warm the cold depths in me This wicked morning

7. Circling Down
Music by John Paul Sharp

8.  Crazy from the Fodder
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

I still have a lot to learn And I alone have created that ability
But there are things I’ve learned alone Like nothing lasts forever like the past
And maybe things harder Lessons harder to learn But I’m Crazy from the Fodder
Look at the time I burn … la da da da da

9. Do You Hear It?
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Halloween, improvisation is here What a wonderful evening
You’re never here enough for me You’ll find on Halloween … You’ll find it here …
On Halloween, improvisation is here And you’ll find it here And you’ll find it here
And you’ll find it here

10. Falling So Fast
Music by John Paul Sharp

11. Goodbye
Music by John Paul Sharp

12. I’d Rather Be
Music by John Paul Sharp

13. In Your Absence
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

You, you are my friend – I’ll love you after all is said and done
‘Cause no one takes my heart Like laughter in the dark with you
So come take my hand, every body’s hand, Feeling true and that you understand my life.
And even though I know you’re leaving, I just can’t believe it’s happening now
I’m sure I’ll work it out some how But I don’t want to Cause you can’t make me
There will be a gaping hold In Your Absence.

14. Kitty Meds
Music and Vocals by John Paul Sharp

15. Lazy Days
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Lazy Days I can’t get it together Get it together, Ooh ooh ooh oooh
You think you know, getting through, Getting over this wasted time.

16. Little Dream
Music by John Paul Sharp

17. Memento Mori
Music by John Paul Sharp

18. Memories of Nicholas
Music by John Paul Sharp

19. Open Your Heart
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Look, you’re here – It’s inside the sphere – Open up your heart – Look through from here
Inside the sphere, You’ll never guess what’s happening – You’ll always find it’s freer than mankind
You’ve got to Open up Your Heart. Look through the fear – Inside the sphere
You’ll never guess what’s happening – You’ll always find it’s freer than mankind
You’ve got to Open up Your Heart.

20. Smoke Break
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Some days I feel really overwhelmed. I feel like all I can do is lay down and turn on the tv.
There are so many channels (come on pass it to me, it’s not fair, I want a hit)
And most of the time The channels stress me out
If I’m not hearing about violence or death, I’m being sold religion left and right
Or they want me to buy their cereal because I’m this certain kind of soccor mom.
I only fit in with TLC, Lifetime or Bravo it seems, And even though stations can be tedious,
I need to start taking my smoke break outdoors, Where silence bids me peace of mind and tranquility. Sometimes I just need a place where I can hear myself think
And know that I, myself, am indeed, the only one doing the thinking!

Where, where did I put my keys? Please help me understand, where I am, And what is going on in my life
What is up your sleeve? Oh please, please help me understand What channel I should be tuning in on
On my own life? well Nevermind … Nevermind …

Oh God, the stars outside are so bright tonight! Which one do I choose? I can barely tell them all apart!
Where do I start from here? Where do I start, falling apart from here? I can feel the stars deceiving me …
I can feel the stars deceiving me …

21. Snowflake
Music and Lyrics by John Paul Sharp

Like a snowflake, I am slowly falling through windy currents, how they stir so deep inside of me.
Like a handshake, the deal was made before it started; startled me into a frenzy of neverending.
Never will I come, never will I – Never will I land – Never will I come to the place where the story ends
Never here, never there, everywhere

Am I melting? Is that what dying feels like? Somehow I can see and feel and breathe the air around me.
This is scary and I am sure I am getting somewhere now because the wind is slowing down.
What will I become? Who will I be? I can’t see the light now Everything is going to black
Where did that wind go? Give it back! Let me go, let me go ….

22. Sometimes
Music by John Paul Sharp 

23. Starting to Care
Music by John Paul Sharp

25. The Apology
Music by John Paul Sharp

Help me … Help me … I’m stuck in this house He’s coming! Help me! I’m stuck in this house Help me …

Everybody said there’d be a time you’d lose control you’ve always got to get it on your own.
On your own …