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Wildernessed (album)

by Patrick Burke

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    Beautiful packaging in jewel case, 2 page insert. The music is loosely based on the life and times of Oscar Wilde. A special edition book mark is included.

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1.
Dreamland 03:27
DREAMLAND (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) Think I may be in the book now Think I finally made your list You're giving me that look now I'm just mill for the grist When do I get to see you? I'm waiting here impatiently Every car on the road now Seems to be heading your way Every cloud in the sky now When do I get to see you? When do I get to know? I'm finding you in dreamland, I'm finding you here I'm finding you in dreamland, I'm finding you here I'm gonna see you shortly, I'm gonna see you I'm gonna see you shortly, I'm gonna see you
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Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word (Music and Lyrics, Elton John, Bernie Taupin) What do I do, to make you see me? What can I do, to make you care? What'll I feel when lightning strikes me? And the day arrives when you're not there, What do I got to do, to make you listen? What do I got to do, to be heard? What do I do when it's all over? I just can't let it die without a word... It's sad, so sad, so sad, it's a sad sad situation, And it's getting more and more absurd, It's sad, so sad, so sad, why can't we  talk it over? Oh it seems to me, Sorry seems to be the hardest word
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Whisper and Shout (Music and *Lyrics, Patrick Burke) Just when the sun was unknown You gave me something to shine about I like it when we're alone then we can whisper and shout Down to the finest degree Here with our coffee and tea You'll feel much more than you'll see Here when we whisper and shout You turn me down and refuse these *Foolish things that wise lovers do Life favors what we're about Here when we whisper and shout I love this passionate game *Slake my unquenchable flame I know there's no one to blame Here when we whisper and shout ( * indicates lines by Oscar Wilde)
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The Radical Mayor of Moscow (Music and *Lyrics, Patrick Burke) The radical mayor of Moscow Looks into the sky And thinks about the size of the universe There are planets all around That never will be found Never will have names, as if that mattered They are not lost The radical mayor of Moscow Looks into the street And thinks about the size of the earth There are people all around That never will be found Never get their chance to save us all They rattle in and out of life Like heat within a flame Some will leave a name, The rest will disappear Some are lost Dynamite and socialites Will never blow me away As long as I can stay Within these walls we have These walls we have Whatever you believe, whoever you receive Truth is an opinion and the facts a mystery Like the texture of the air we breathe And suck between our teeth Nothingness has something you can feel We are the legends of our own illustrations The last link in a chain attached to nothing Holding onto water As it rushes through our hands I'll meet you in the stands before they crumble We are not lost. *I bent my eyes upon the summer land, *And all the painted fields were ripe for me, *And every flower nodded to my hand; *But Sorrow came and led me back to thee. (* indicates lyrics excerpt from a poem by Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas)
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The Best Thing (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) I think about you every time it rains and all the roads that lead up to your name the tether is invisible but then... I miss you when I'm playing my guitar I miss you and I don't get very far I miss you and I don't know what to do About you I know that you're gone and I know that I'll go on If this darkness has a dawn I miss you when I'm looking at your face But a photograph could never take your place It's the only thing that hangs upon my wall, That's all You know I love you I miss everything you do and I learn as I go not to feel so low I know that you're gone And I know that I'll go on You're the best thing I've got wrong You're the best thing...
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A Thirty-second Song About Suicide (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) Well it's not that I'm suicidal It's just that I'd feel much better dead And it's not like I don't like survival I only disagree With every thing I've said.
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Jennifer Juniper (Music and Lyrics, Donovan Leitch) Jennifer Juniper lives upon the hill, Jennifer Juniper, sitting very still. Is she sleeping? I don't think so. Is she breathing? Yes, very low. Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love? Jennifer Juniper, hair of golden flax. Jennifer Juniper longs for what she lacks. Is she dreaming? Yes, I think so. Is she pretty? Yes, ever so. Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love? I'm thinking of what it would be like if she loved me. You know how lately this happy song It came along And I've got to find a way to tell you. Do you hear her? Yes, I do, Sir. Could you love her? Yes, I could, Sir. Whatcha doing Jennifer, my love? Whatcha doing now? Right now... Jennifer J-J-J-J-J-Jennifer
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Judge and Jury (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) You take your better side And turn away from me You seem to be inclined To shut down what you're afraid to see Oh, life is blue Sometimes the sky will fall Your voice is coming through But I might not take the call When you look to find a particular sign Can you read the rules that you've redefined? I'm sorry, so damn sorry I missed it, I never guessed You express yourself so well with silence And I read your mind But I must've missed it You feel so self-contained You are your own light And the hand that I extend Is the hand you bite Oh life is short Good friends are hard to find It takes a strong will to ignore Such a sinister downhill slide When you read the lines that you've redefined Can you leave the sign that you know is lying? I'm sorry, so damn sorry I missed it, I really missed it Your judge and jury say The guilty party is always out there... I'm sorry, so damn sorry I missed it, I never guessed it You express yourself so well with silence And I read your mind but I must've missed it I'm sorry, so damn sorry I missed it, I really missed it Your judge and jury say The guilty party is always out there...
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The Rain Inside (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) So I wait for the rain in my heart And it falls from the clouds in my eyes And it's quiet, so quiet She forgets about him she forgets And he thinks that she still cares, He doesn't think And the black dog lies down, lies down And the sadness in the strings he can't face As the angel finds her wings and flies away And the sorrow that he feels is the wealth of his mistakes
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A Hard Love to Kill (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) You won't believe the things I don't remember I don't recall the color of your eyes But I can't forget the very day you fell for me There are emotions and thoughts that never die I call but never get an answer I rest my head upon my hand I look through glass, I look through words, I look through windows I look inside but still don't understand Oh no the world moves on to slow I get impatient for a change And I've tried to keep what seems to drift away I've tried to tell what's Black and white from grey I wonder if you ever look at pictures I wonder if you ever hear those songs Sometimes I catch you shadow in the mirror I wonder what I did that was so wrong I still remain as viewless as I ever was The views that I retain I can't defend I'm tearing at the world, I'm tearing out the page That tells me how the story starts to end. Overblown, this cause is overblown Just tell me what you think and I'll go home Really there were you really there Sometimes I don't believe the things I know Your feelings must be hidden deep inside you Like ancient relics kept within a shrine I'm not so sure I never feel their presence I'm not so sure I never feel they're mine I don't know why I write these words And sing these songs I don't know if it's futile just to try But the feelings that were Overflowing yesterday Are too persistent to be drowned out with a lie No matter what you think I may be saying No matter what I sound like in this song My heart will only be here for the taking No matter if you think that's right or wrong All my friends appear to come and go I seem to lose more than I make Last night I dreamt that I was losing ground I feel the same when I'm awake Oh no the world moves on to slow I get impatient for a change And I've tried to keep what seems to slip away I've tried to tell what's Black and white from grey
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So Alive 03:24
So Alive (Written by Daniel Ash, David Jay and Kevin Haskins) I don't know what color your eyes are, baby, But your hair is blonde and brown. Your legs are strong, and you're so, so long. And you don't come from this town. My head is full of magic, baby, And I can share this with you. The feel I'm on a cross again, lately, But it's nothing to do with you. I'm alive, so alive. I'm alive, so alive. This drug makes me crazy, makes me see more clearly. Oh, baby, now I can see you. Wish I could stop, Switch off the clock, Make it all happen for you. I'm alive, so alive. I'm alive, so alive. I don't know what color your eyes are, baby, But your hair is blonde and brown. Your legs are strong, and you're so, so long. And you don't come from this town. My head is full of magic, baby, And I can share this with you. Feel like I'm on top again, baby, That's got everything to do with you. I'm alive, alive. I'm alive, so alive.
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De Profundis 04:09
De Profundis (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) We started out with diamonds Diamonds in the way you looked at me I found you in the desert Your hair was falling down upon your face What if we lived under a different star Where fate was bringing us together Instead of pushing us apart The heart you have inside Where all your thoughts reside, Surely you can see, please remember me Two silhouettes of birds in flight, I really thought I might Have found the warmth of winter Your image in the mirror, And what you said to me was beautiful... Seems like a thousand years, Seems like you're far away, Seems like you're gone We started out with gold But when I tried to hold you Something changed to dust I want to meet you in the morning, I want to meet you at night I want to find you in the forests of Arden, I want to make love to you. Incessant and intense I find another fence That keeps me at a distance; Your steadfast resistance There's nothing I can do or say I have no right to you But nature takes it's course And there's no greater force Than how I feel about you Before the rains will come There is a gathering of different kinds of clouds Some will break and some will stray The wind will take the rest away So many things I long to do so much I want to tell you, So much I want... You're the way I feel when I wake up From a good dream Oh pray for me I'm empty as a seashell, A long distance call to nowhere I know that's this is useless Still I hope for some relief Some kind of a connection And maybe through it all you'll know... you'll know... That I genuinely love you.
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Wildernessed 05:01
Wildernessed (Music and Lyrics, Patrick Burke) In the way you look at me It's in the way you look at me The feeling Travel through the open door We travel through the open door, Look up now You've gone so far Tell me you love me You've gone away Tell me you love me Tell me you love me Yesterday was bright and fair Footfalls were as light as air I'm fading Echo of a ringing bell The echo of a ringing bell Is fading I'm not asleep Oh but I'm dreaming I'm not asleep Oh but I'm dreaming "Someday all of this will only be a memory. A memory steeped in emotions I will question. That's what love becomes when taken out of context; simply a questionable emotion." O. Wilde

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Based loosely on the life of Oscar Wilde. Includes quotes, paraphrasing and other references to the artist.

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released June 16, 2017

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"When I first listened to this CD, I felt like I was experiencing some kind of magic — the music and lyrics reach the listener with ease and echo in your head afterward, leaving you wondering about the inspiration."

Jennifer Priest Mitchell, The Times
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