discography

INTO THE REAL, 2013

1. Into The Real

2. Change's In The Air

3. You Can't Dance With A Butterfly

4. Hands (Mano Y Mano)

5. Receptive

6. Black Cat

7. Casa de Cambio

8. Techno-Fear

lyrics

all songs © T. McHargue

               INTO THE REAL

The golden valley, such a long, hot drive

Sun cooks the field, only the crops alive

Sometimes it seems so hard to get away

Chains of life, such a heavy price to pay

But my mind makes a mantra on the road

I sing this song to lighten my load

     I'm crossing the Border, into The Real

     I come to my senses, I learn how to feel

     Hole in my soul, I be hoping to heal

     When I cross the Border, into The Real      

The angel of death, she hovers around

The black-mirrored buildings of the big, big town

The dismal dark sky reflects from above

Jackals and coyotes, they hunt for blood

Cars breathing poison make a mean long snake

I run this gauntlet, I'm making my break

     I'm crossing the Border, into The Real

     I come to my senses, I learn how to feel

     Hole in my soul, I be hoping to heal

     When I cross the Border, into The Real     

I can do what I want, I'll finally feel free

Bright stars in the sky, fresh air to breathe

I'll dance in the street, I'll float in the sea

Good food to eat and good folks to meet

We'll sing some songs and hoist a jar

And celebrate why we came so far

I'm crossing the Border, into The Real

     I come to my senses, I learn how to feel

     Hole in my soul, I be hoping to heal

     When I cross the Border, into The Real     

     (Twice)

           CASA DE CAMBIO

I want to live in a casa de cambio

I want to live where the frame is built to change   (Twice)          

(Guitar)

I want to lie--head on a bed by the sea

I want to live near the ocean's breeze   (Twice)

(Guitar)

     Chorus:

          I want to live in a casa de cambio

          I want to live where the frame is built to change   (Twice)

     (Guitar)

All of my life is only a mystery unraveled

All of my life is the road less traveled   (Twice)

(Guitar)

          Quiero bibir en la casa de cambio

          Quiero bibir donde frame is built to change   (Twice)

     Todo y nada, todo y nada, todo y nada, tambien

          Todo y nada, todo y nada, todo y nada, tambien   (Twice)

     (Guitar)

Surround me with friends, those that can bend with me

Surround me with friends, those that can mend    (Twice)

(Guitar)

          I want to live in a casa de cambio

          I want to live where the frame is built to change   (Twice)

     (Guitar)

I want to live where my heart is free to roam

Not trapped between walls of cold stone   (Twice)

(Guitar)

     Quiero bibir en la casa de cambio

          Quiero bibir donde frame is built to change   (Twice)

          Todo y nada, todo y nada, todo y nada, tambien

          Todo y nada, todo y nada, todo y nada, tambien   (Four & End)

                BLACK CAT

Sittin' in a pub, I had a pint of beer

Watchin' all the people, and all of their cheer

Feelin' a little lonely, I was feelin' left out

Then I saw somethin', made me want to shout

Black Cat, it's those eyes again     

Black Cat, invitin' me in     

Black Cat, crossed my path again

Black Cat, trouble again...trouble again

He walked in the place and sat with a friend

I glanced at him, I could feel it begin

Then he looked at me, I had to look away

That song in my head, it started to play

Black Cat, it's those eyes again     

Black Cat, invitin' me in     

Black Cat, crossed my path again

Black Cat, trouble again...trouble again

I don't know why, this always happens to me

I like goin' solo, I like being free

Promise myself, now self don't get involved

But dark-eyed man, he got me enthralled

Black Cat, it's those eyes again     

Black Cat, invitin' me in     

Black Cat, crossed my path again

Black Cat, trouble again...trouble again      

Had a weird dream, later that night

Felt like I'd been, in a cat fight

Thought I left, that voodoo behind

Ojos negros, took hold of my mind

     (Repeat chorus, last line: four times)

                I'M RECEPTIVE

I wish you'd touch me baby

Instead of sittin' there like a rock

I want to see you move or smile

I want to hear you talk

I'd like to take a little nibble

I'd like to take a bite

If you throw a hook my way

I won't put up a fight

          I'm receptive baby, but I like to dance

          I'm receptive baby, come on take a chance

          I'm not aggressive baby, it's up to you

          I'm receptive baby, it's you're move

I know you're feeling something

Though you're pretending that you're not

I'd like to fan you're flames

If the coals are still hot

Open up you're iron gate, baby

I sense some kind of spark

Let me into you're fire place

It's  cold out in the dark

     I'm receptive baby,…..

          (chorus)

You're a wall that I can't pass

You're a bridge that's always drawn

You're a sunset fading fast

A chasm a mile long

But show me a sign of life

Show me what's left to save

And I'll begin to mouth-mouth

If we're not already in our grave

     I'm receptive baby,……

                    (Chorus)

            CHANGES IN THE AIR

                  (The Autumn Song)

Autumn's in the air, clouds are coming from the South

Somethin' goin' on, don't know what it's all about

     Yeah, yeah can't seem to figure it out

It's been the strangest summer we've ever had

Grandpa says he's never seen it so bad

     Yeah ,yeah, kinda makes him sad

     (Bridge)

     (But the) Days getting shorter, and the nights getting cold

     Turquoise sky specked with flecks of gold

     The leaves on the trees are turnin' yellow and red

     Somethin's going to come along, and knock 'em, knock 'em

     Right on their head

Grandpa's been worried 'bout that mulberry tree

He's been lookin' and checkin', it's been losin' its leaves

     Yeah, yeah, actin' funny that mulberry

But the air is so fresh it's affectin' my head

I feel like movin' on I'll be a long time dead

     Yeah, yeah, we'll all soon be dead

     (Bridge)

     (Chorus)

     There's a change in the air, (You can see it everywhere)

     There's a change in the air, (You can feel it everywhere)

     There's a change in the air, (You can see it everywhere)

     And look-look, at the sky you can see it there!

The cranes are flying way up high in the sky

I can see their Vee and hear their twilight cry

     Yeah, yeah, don't it make you want to fly,fly fly…fly fly

Autumn's in the air, it's reflected in the light

The gravity of change has got me in its sights

     Yeah, yeah, it's a feelin' I can't fight, (and Lord it feels just right)

     (Bridge)

     (Chorus)

YOU CAN'T DANCE WITH A BUTTERFLY

It's raining here in Cuernavaca

The sun was shining not long ago

The weather matches my many moods

In a dim-lit room in Mexico

I saw in the sunlight a butterfly

On pretty blue flowers it played

It was big and black and yellow

Dancing a beautiful ballet

I wanted so badly to participate

It had me in some kind of trance

Its beauty I wanted to recreate

I wanted to partake in the dance

           (CHORUS):

     But you can't dance with a butterfly

     Unless you're prepared to see it die

     And you can't laugh with a lover

     Unless you can bear to watch him cry

I knew a guy like that butterfly

Dancing so careless and free

I thought he was some other guy

And I taught him to dance with me

He seemed so shy and uncertain

But I helped him shed his cocoon

I did not intend to hurt him

Perhaps I only left him too soon

(CHORUS)

Now I have come so far away

The years are like so many miles

All I have are these memories

And they'll go away in a while

(CHORUS)

It's raining here in Cuernavaca

The sun was shining not long ago

The weather matches my many moods

In a dim-lit room in Mexico

Ahora he llegado tan lejos

Los años son como tantas millas

Todo lo que tengo son estos recuerdos

Y van a desaparecer por un tiempo

Está lloviendo aquí en Cuernavaca

El sol no brilla hace mucho tiempo

El tiempo coincide con mis estados de ánimo muchas

En una habitación oscura iluminada en México

Hands Across Cal-i-fornia (Mano a Mano)

Hands, hands across Cal-i-fornia

Hands, hands across the USA

Hands, hands across Cal-i-fornia                 

Hands, hands with lamps to illuminate the way

What kind of place do you want to make this land

It's up to all of us to do whatever we can

Reach out to one another and lend a hand

Make sure there is space for every woman & man    

Chorus:

Hands, hands across Cal-i-fornia

What a great place this State could be

If everyone everywhere could only see

That getting an education is the key

To pursuing a passion and prosperity    

Chorus:

Hands, hands across Cal-i-fornia

(Instrumental)

Chorus:

Mano, a mano otrevas Cal-i-fornia

Mano, a mano otrevas USA

Mano, a mano otrevas Cal-i-fornia

Mano, a mano con luz a iluminada el camino

Chorus:

Hands, hands across Cal-i-fornia

                TECHNO-FEAR

    (Chant To Be Used In A Procession Around

            A Site With Nuclear Reactors)

(Chorus)

Welcome to the world of Techno-fear

Welcome to Controlled At-mos-phere

Welcome, welcome, well-well-welcome

Welcome to the standards code

Welcome to the maximum load

Welcome to the pasteurized smell

Welcome to the chemical jell

Welcome to the neon tube

Welcome to the metallic cube

Welcome to the linear sight

Welcome to simulated light

Welcome to the world of Techno-fear

Welcome to Controlled At-mos-phere

Welcome, welcome, well-well-welcome

Welcome to the choice grade

Welcome to the blank page

Welcome to the stainless steel floor

Welcome to the padlocked door

Welcome to the virtual park

Welcome to the uniform mark

Welcome to plasticene paste

Welcome to homogenized taste

Welcome to the world of Techno-fear

Welcome to Controlled At-mos-phere

Welcome, welcome, well-well-welcome

Welcome to the ozone holes

Welcome to the melting poles

Welcome to the greenhouse effect

Welcome to environmental neglect

Welcome to the world of Techno-fear

Welcome to Controlled Atmosphere

Welcome, welcome, well-well-welcome