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Subject: My choices for lyrics Author: Mary [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07/29/09 7:06pm I just submitted my choices for lyrics that will show Dan's genius and remain relevant to future generations. These are my choices: "Long before we come of Age we yearn to leave the garden And wrestle with a myth The hand of fate Has faintly drawn But somewhere on the way We feel our hearts begin to harden And see just as we learn To turn around The garden is gone." Is there a songwriter alive today that could pen a line like: "And wrestle with a myth the hand of fate has faintly drawn" 2nd choice: "Well, they say that love is jealous And they say that love is blind And they say that love is Always in a hurry But the face of love's forgiving And the face of love is kind And the grace of love is there For all to find" And of course the lines that started it all: "Love when you can Cry when you have to Be who you must That’s a part of the plan Await your arrival With simple survival And one day we’ll all understand" If that doesn't stand the test of time, nothing will. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: Lori [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/29/09 9:25pm Mary, I really like your picks. My all time favorite is... "Love when you can Cry when you have to Be who you must That’s a part of the plan Await your arrival With simple survival And one day we’ll all understand" I really hope we will. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: Steve [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/30/09 8:28am I chose: There's a light in the depths of your darkness There's a calm at the eye of every storm There's a light in the depths of your darkness Let it shine...oh, let it shine Along the road your steps may stumble Your thoughts may start to stray But through it all a heart held humble Levels and lights your way May your love be there to guide us May it always keep us strong May we walk within your footsteps As you lead us ever on [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 8:22am There are so many good verses to choose. I haven't sent in any suggestions, but if I had to choose just one for myself, it would probably be the chorus from Nexus, or a couple lines from Icarus Ascending. But for Peoria, I think they've gotta use Leader of the Band, at least a verse or two for one of the boulders. Where else would it be more fitting than Peoria. Anyway, you've all picked your special lyrics and I think they all deserve to be on a boulder. So I borrowed a few boulders from John Denver's sanctuary, played around a little, and made a few for Dan. So we can see how they look. Gonna try to embed them here in my next post....we'll see if it works. Kelly [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Lori [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 10:49pm Oh My Kelly, that is just beautiful! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Mary [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 10:03am Kelly, thank you so much for doing this. And seeing it helped me reconsider my choices. I think the shorter, easier to grasp lyrics look better. From Part of the Plan, the Gambler, and of course Leader of the Band, which has to be there. How silly of me. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 8:25am Part of the Plan [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 8:29am (cool...the first one worked - Mary & Lori's pick :) Here's Steve's pick - Along the Road [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: choices for lyrics Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 8:32am And Mary's 1st choice - Empty Cages [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: Steve [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 9:34am Great job Kelly! I think it helps to see the actual lyrics on a setting like you have pictured. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: Bianca [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07/31/09 1:33pm Nice Kelly. I like Number 2 best. I also like this one. Dan was so gifted with lyrics. It seems to me this should be put everywhere for all to read and follow. The good book tells us thou shalt not kill The truth came shining and it's shining still But how much blood upon this earth must spill Before we lay our weapons down Let us lay our weapons down B [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: So.....you don't think I'm crazy ? Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 12:56pm Thanks everyone! I'm so glad you liked the boulders. I was a little worried you'd all think I was crazy....haha. But it was really fun to do, and I wanted to see how they might look. I agree Mary, that the short verses look better, but I think the shape and color of the boulder makes a difference too. And I really didn't do a very good job with Empty Cages. I just did another long verse boulder.....for Forefathers, and it looks a little better. I'm thinking that Forefathers may be even better for Peoria than Leader of the Band. What do ya think? My favorite so far is Along the Road. For some reason it just looks really good. Maybe it's the shape of the boulder. Plus I love that verse. And I really like Bianca's pick, Voice for Peace. That's another favorite of mine, and it's a great statement to have carved into stone. So, I guess I'll post the new ones up, since nobody said I was nuts.....yet. Thanks folks. Kelly [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: So.....you don't think I'm crazy ?/No, Author: Diney Boo [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 1:16pm Kelly, These all look really cool. I dont know how much time and energy you put into making (Photoshop?) these, but thank you. It truly brings them alive. I hope that everyone is able to make a donation, large or small, to the fund. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: So.....you don't think I'm crazy ? / thanks Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 2/09 6:15am Thanks, Diney. I use a program called PaintShop, it's like PhotoShop but cheaper. They do take some time, but it's fun. And yeah, I will be making a donation. I hope they get enough money to complete the project. It's a cool idea. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: More Boulders Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 1:06pm Bianca's pick - A Voice for Peace And one of my favorites - Nexus And one more - Forefathers [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: More Boulders Author: Bianca [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 3:53pm My goodness! I'm sure glad someone else has to pick the final choice, because I love them all, they seem so impressive on stone. Gave me chills to read them. Great work Kelly. B [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: So hard to choose Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 2/09 6:30am Thanks, Bianca. And I'm glad I don't have to make the final choice either. It would be way too hard. I keep changing my mind on what looks and sounds best. I'll leave that to Peoria. What's fun about the "virtual boulders" is I can make as many as I want, and can go back and revise them if I change my mind. Nothing is "set in stone", so to speak :) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: More Boulders Author: Mary [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 1/09 6:45pm I think Peoria does need "More Boulders!" Three isn't going to be enough. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: How many ? Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 2/09 6:43am Mary, is that what was decided on - three boulders? That's not too bad. I thought they would only allow them to have one. So, three is much better. But I agree, they really need a whole field of boulders for Dan's songs. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: How many ? Author: Mary [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 2/09 1:15pm I don't know how many boulders they've decided upon. I guessed three because that's how many suggestions they're taking per person. But I agree, a whole field is needed. One just won't cut it. We'll have to donate BIG. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: More Boulders Author: Captured Angel [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 3/09 7:29pm LOL - given all the boulders needed to commemorate Dan's memorable lyrics, Peoria should have it's own Stonehenge - only it will be "Danhenge"! (And Kelly, great job on the boulder depictions!) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: "Danhenge" Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 5/09 6:56am Thanks. And..."Danhenge".....I love it! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: nancy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 2/09 10:21pm The rocks are beautiful and you did a great job. I really like "Forefathers". Sums up some of his family history which would be nice for the town. Plus you get a lot of words...LOL. Maybe if they only do 3 rocks they will have to be BIG boulders if we only submit looong lyrics. There are just too many beautiful ones that I like. So hard to choose. Do more rocks please...they are so soothing for some reason. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Sidetracked Author: Kelly [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 5/09 6:48am I have one more I was working on, but then I got sidetracked by the new CD clips. I should try to finish it. It's a little different than the rest. There's plenty more lyrics to use too, but the hard part is finding good boulders to put them on. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: My choices for lyrics Author: Mary [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08/ 5/09 3:32pm Lest we forget, we will also need a rock for Dan's parting words "Vote Democrat!" [ Post a Reply to This Message ]