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Heartbeat of the World

by Carolyn Harley

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HEARTBEAT OF THE WORLD One by one around the sun We are marching to a drum Can you feel the heartbeat of the world? Two by two we’ll see it through I am marching with you Can you feel the heartbeat of the world? Hear the sound All around A message in the air Feel the rhythm of the heartbeat of the world Four by four and then a score From a whisper to a roar Can you feel the heartbeat of the world? A million so many million Voices of the men and women and children Of the world Hear the sound All around A message in the air Feel the rhythm of the heartbeat of the world Here we come This planet is our drum We are marching to the heartbeat of the world Here we come This planet is our drum We are marching to the heartbeat of the world
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A Song of Hope There’s a light in the window - shadows on the ground Darkness is gathering near The sweet sound of music fills the night air A song my heart needs to hear It’s a song of hope – a song of joy Promising light will fill the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone I wait ‘til the darkness is gone There’s a star in the sky – the first to show it’s light Offering to take away my fear The music of the universe is playing for me A song my heart needs to hear It’s a song of hope – a song of joy Promising light will fill the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone I wait ‘til the darkness is gone A promise for tomorrow Is singing in my soul I see the darkness fading And the promise makes me whole With a song of hope – a song of joy Promising light will fill the dawn In the secret corners of my soul’s bliss I wait ‘til the darkness is gone I wait ‘til the darkness is gone
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HOWL AT THE MOON Howl… When it feels like the world is going crazy Everywhere you look its come undone It’s a mad house of after shocks and gravy Like you’re living in a house of fun When the world is completely cock-a-doodle Everybody’s singing out of tune Don’t let your defences sweat the big stuff Just lift your head and howl at the moon Howl at the moon Howl at the moon When the world around you is going crazy Just lift your head and howl at the moon When it feels like you’re walking on a tightrope And somebody’s messing with the knots You look down at gators in the river You’re stuck between a hard spot and the rocks When it seems like the future’s topsey-turvey And you’re teetering on the brink of doom Don’t let your defences sweat the big stuff Just lift your head and howl at the moon Howl at the moon Howl at the moon When the world around you is going crazy Just lift your head and howl at the moon a oooh oooh oooh a oooh oooh oooh When the world around you is going crazy Just lift your head and howl at the moon a oooh oooh oooh a oooh oooh oooh When the world around you is going crazy Just lift your head and howl at the moon Lift your head and howl at the moon a ooooooooooooooooh
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When I Rise 02:42
WHEN I RISE There’s beauty in the morning when I rise There’s beauty in the morning when I rise There’s beauty in the morning, a brand new day is dawning There’s beauty in the morning when I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise There’s beauty in the morning when I rise There’s music from the heaven’s when I rise There’s music from the heaven’s when I rise There’s music from the heavens, angels singing in my garden There’s music from the heavens when I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise There’s music from the heavens when I rise Joy is all around me when I rise Joy is all around me when I rise Joy is all around me, the light of love surrounds me Joy is all around me when I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise Joy is all around me when I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise When I rise Joy is all around me when I rise When I rise When I rise
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THE OLD APPLE TREE One hundred years ago a young man bowed his head to pray An aching in his heart he laid his sweetheart in her grave Sickness ruled the land – dark clouds filled the sky The world held its breath while he whispered goodbye He planted a tree in her memory Every year sweet blossoms fell Time slipped away and he joined her one day In the shade of an old apple tree A hundred years pass by, a young man bows his head to pray An aching in his heart he lays his sweetheart in her grave Sickness has come again – dark clouds fill the sky The world holds its breath while he whispers goodbye He plants a tree in her memory To last another hundred years As time slips away, he will join her one day In the shade of that old apple tree One hundred years apart The same broken heart History repeating History repeating In the shade of an old apple tree
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The Web 02:37
THE WEB Come in…. come in…. come in… I see you there in your Ivory Tower Begging me to come in Calling, calling, hour by hour Using your web to spin A story woven with suspicion and lies A purpose evil as sin You twist the truth and deceive A spider wearing a grin Come in…. Come in… come in… Spinning, spinning a web of lies Enticing me to agree The poison your storing is not meant for me Believe… believe… believe…. If I believe you love me If I believe you care When I place my life in your hands What will I find there? I see you there in your Ivory Tower Begging me to come in Calling, calling, hour by hour Using your web to spin A story woven with suspicion and lies A purpose evil as sin You twist the truth and deceive A spider wearing a grin Come in…. Come in… A spider wearing a grin Come in…. Come in… Come in…
7.
DREAMS OF FREEDOM I’ve been dreaming I’m flying wide open skies Sweet dreams of freedom the world spinning by I’m soaring and diving, free as a dove Yesterday below me, tomorrow high above I’m riding the wind, anywhere I please High above the clouds, free as the breeze Sweet dreams of freedom, my only guide I’m dreaming I’m flying wide open skies Troubles of the world, disappear from sight Sweet dreams of freedom guide me on my flight I’m riding the wind, anywhere I please High above the clouds, free as the breeze Sweet dreams of freedom, my only guide I’m dreaming I’m flying wide open skies Sweet dreams of freedom, Sweet dreams of freedom Sweet dreams of freedom and wide open skies
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DON'T THINK TWICE When you see your brother walking in the rain When you see your brother walking in the rain When you see your brother walking in the rain Don’t think twice – call out his name When you see your sister fight against the wind When you see your sister fight against the wind When you see your sister fight against the wind Don’t think twice – ask her in When you see your mother fall on her knees When you see your mother fall on her knees When you see your mother fall on her knees Don’t think twice – pray with her please When you see your father standing all alone When you see your father standing all alone When you see your father standing all alone Don’t think twice – bring him home When you hear somebody crying in the night When you hear somebody crying in the night When you hear somebody crying in the night Don’t think twice – try to make it right Don’t think twice – try to make it right
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FLOWERS FOR TOMORROW I am planting flowers for tomorrow Seeds of hope are in my hand today There is power in the simple act of knowing There will be a world of beauty after the rain I am planting roses in my garden Lavender and poppies down the lane Daffodils and daisies by the highway Beauty will fill my world one day I am planting flowers for tomorrow Seeds of hope are in my hand today There is power in the simple act of knowing There will be a world of beauty after the rain I am choosing beauty for my future Rainbow colours dancing in the sun Energy is flowing through my senses Promising a world of peace to come I am planting flowers for tomorrow Seeds of hope are in my hand today There is power in the simple act of knowing There will be a world of beauty after the rain I am planting flowers for tomorrow I am planting flowers for tomorrow
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SINGING IN THE CHOIR You might sing high or you might sing low We need you singing in the choir You might sing fast or you might sing slow We need you singing in the choir You might sing sharp or you might sing flat We don’t care one thing about that Please don’t leave, come on back We need you singing in the choir All together now 1-2-3 Everybody sing along All together now 1-2-3 Feel the power of the song As our voices blend together Hope keeps rising higher We’re all on the same page Singing in the choir We might sing good or we might sing bad We keep on singing in the choir We forget all the blues we had When we’re singing in the choir We might sing big or we might sing small It doesn’t matter one bit at all Everyone is standing tall When we’re singing in the choir All together now 1-2-3 Everybody sing along All together now 1-2-3 Feel the power of the song As our voices blend together Hope keeps rising higher We’re all on the same page Singing in the choir Many voices fill the air Many melodies are sung Inside the circle of the song We are one All together now 1-2-3 Everybody sing along All together now 1-2-3 Feel the power of the song As our voices blend together Hope keeps rising higher We’re all on the same page Singing in the choir As our voices blend together Hope keeps rising higher We’re all on the same page Singing in the choir We’re all on the same page Singing in the choir

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The songs were written in the crazy times before the pandemic and in the early months of spring and summer during the pandemic.
the theme of this album is HOPE!

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released February 15, 2021

Aaron Young created the beautiful arrangements and played every musical track. He brought beauty and energy to each of these songs and made the various styles shine! Folk, swing, blues, bluegrass, world beat, humour and social commentary.

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Carolyn Harley Calgary, Alberta

I have been writing songs since I was a young mother and continue to write and record.

The muse in me is unrelenting and I love the opportunity to work with talented people who take my music to the next level.

I felt a strong connection to the 'great beyond' while writing these songs!!
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