by John Richard Dougherty
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Genre: Rock: Progressive Rock
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The music for all the songs was composed by Richard Dougherty (SOCAN)
LIVE FOREVER (Song 1) — Lyrics by Richard Dougherty (SOCAN)
INTRO: I had a dream, what did I see, I looked up and God looked down at me.
I heard a voice, whisper in my heart, wait for the prophet, sage, and seer.
REPEAT INTRO: ……………..He will come soon.
VERSE 1: I was born in perilous times, when every man did just as he felt.
I was raised in dawn of time, when people worshipped idols of stone.
I had heard, a legend some said, of the fountain of youth, in the garden of Eden.
I had heard, that if you went there, that you could live forever.
Then came a holy man, who told us all, that this was the place where mankind began.
Then he said that you must believe, God created the first man there, God created the first man there.
PRE-CHORUS: I would like to go to the place where I could drink from the fountain of youth, where I could renew my body, renew my spirit and mind.
I would like to go to the place where I could drink from the fountain of youth, where I could renew my being and be eternally young and strong.
CHORUS: Where you could live forever in eternal peace.
Where you could live forever in eternal peace.
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VERSE 2: The prophet said that you must destroy all your idols of this world.
The evil one has hold of you, he wants you for his own.
They threw him out and stoned him to death, they didn’t believe him, they didn’t believe him.
I believed, oh yes I did, it wouldn’t be safe if I were to stay.
Who was this man, this first man Adam, I must search for this garden of life.
I’ll leave my home and go on a quest, and search for the meaning of life, the meaning of life everlasting.
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JOURNEY TO THE CITY (Song 2) — Lyrics by Richard Dougherty (SOCAN)
VERSE: I am alone now, driven from my home, if there’s a higher power, protect me now.
Wild beasts they follow, I am hunted down, may I find the place where things began, where things began.
PRE-CHORUS: Then in the distance, high on a hill, I saw a garden surrounded by eternal light.
As I approached it came Cherubim with flaming sword to protect the way so I could not go in.
CHORUS: Then I heard a voice from heaven and saw a vision of heaven’s light.
A heavenly being said to me that this is where the first man lived.
Your destiny isn’t here he said but in yonder city not far away.
It’s not here and it’s not where Adam-ondi-Ahman is, it’s not here and it’s not where Adam-ondi-Ahman is.
BRIDGE: As I wandered towards the sun, soldiers were returning from great defeat having disobeyed.
The earth roared forth in a mighty wave and only a few survived, the grinding of the stone, the splitting of the earth.
The rivers had left their courses and mountains had slipped away, from their foundations in an hour of terror.
Death came to many soldiers who just could not escape, they were in the way of the churning destruction.
PRE-CHORUS: What could have been that destroyed this evil army?
A single man, perhaps it was, a prophet and a seer.
A man went forth alone to meet the savage hosts who came to this holy city to lay it down.
CHORUS: Stretching forth his hand and with all God’s power, he destroyed the invading army and saved the holy city.
And those who fearfully did flee spread the news far and wide.
And from that time and for a while the people loved and lived in peace.
And from that time and for a while the people loved and lived in peace.
CITY OF ENOCH(Song 3) — Lyrics by Richard Dougherty (SOCAN)
VERSE 1: I finally found my way to the City of Enoch where I don’t have to fight to stay alive.
I wanted to meet the man who saved this holy city.
They said he is a prophet and a seer.
PRE-CHORUS: As I was ushered in I told him of my search for the garden of Eden, a place where you could live for evermore.
I said I’d been turned away by Cherubim and flaming sword.
He said, my son, your destiny is here in this city if you want.
CHORUS: It shall go forth the saying that Zion is fled.
It shall go forth the saying and Enoch was not for God took him.
It shall go forth the saying that Zion is fled.
It shall go forth the saying and Enoch was not for God took him.
VERSE 2: He asked, are you prepared to live the way you should, to do all things that your God commands?
I said that I would do all things that I should do.
He said a great reward’s in store for you.
PRE-CHORUS: He took me to a place, valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, with others there was Adam the first man and the father of our race.
Then came a glorious vision of the God of this earth, to honour the Ancient of Days (Adam) and set apart to be head of all the nations.
BRIDGE: It was only, it was only 3 more years, after Adam gathered and gave his sons their final blessing, the City of Enoch was to be lifted up.
Yes the city, holy city, the people and all therein, when Enoch was old in years, the City of Zion was quickened and removed from the earth to another place.
Yes, the city, holy city, the people and all therein, will once again return to the earth in all its glory, to join with New Jerusalem in time.
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