MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

MINIMAL JIM

True stories woven from the past, present and future blended with a dash of fantasy and dreams.

Every song is free, so please listen, share and enjoy.

Albums


Lyrics




Lyrics:


It was a dream he had,
of ancient mountain stone.
Of swelling glacial waters,
rolling to his home…

In the city streets,
the dawn
lights up the morning sky.

In far off lands he hears,
the lovers passion sigh…

High in the fantasy,
he spreads his arms as wings,
he looks up in the sky,
the mountains fill his eyes…

And you know the signs,
but you cannot feel,
you cannot feel
the high…

View Post


Lyrics:


Saw the light like a distance star
rising over,
the crest of Mars…

Stranded there for a year I swear,
in the godless scape
of the Martian air.

Then in the distant low light dawn
we saw the ship
shadow the sun.
Bursting like a dust cloud fire
into the dawn,
the flames climbed higher and higher.

Dreams of my home haunt me in my sleep.
The valleys and rivers that I will never see.
It’s so alone,
we were ten and now we are three.
We live,
we survive,
as death waits patiently.

I can’t see by the light of the day.
lost my sight, my crew,
and lost my way.
I can’t feel in the tips of my toes.
last transmission sent to home.
I can hear the sands of the night.
as they blow sad,
they almost cry.
I see my wife and son like a dream
and now I will lay down to sleep…

View Post


Lyrics:


As he lay a- sleeping,
In a bed of autumn leaves,
scattered bits of color came to him as in a dream –

Bursting from the sun,
their explosions filled the sky,
transformed to butterfly’s,
silken wings of light in mind…

he feels the wind in his bones,
he feels the wind like home,
he opens up his eyes and…
the dream does not fade away

View Post


Lyrics:


I was walking home in a fall colored sky,
Red and orange it filled my eyes,
winds came up,
the clouds unsealed,
in a sunburst of light /
it was October revealed,
colors that summer concealed,
swirled in the air from the trees

and i thought to myself,
what a wonderful day,
so good to be alive and feeling that way.

And in that depth of colors,
a moment like no other,
unfolded there before the earth –
and-sky-began-to-sigh,
in a wonderful escapade

rain, rain, earth, wind and sky,
rain, rain, earth, wind and sky,

Between sun fall and moon-rise,

resting my eyes upon the distance,
a humble man to fall witness,

resting my eyes upon the distance,
a humble man to fall witness.

And in that depth of colors,
a moment like no other,
unfolded there,
before the earth and sky began to sigh,
in a wonderful escapade

View Post


Lyrics:


There’ll come a time –
I know we’ll see,
when the heart of peace,
will set us free,
like a moonlit night,
on a warm calm sea.

There is no past,
that can’t be changed,
within each present,
a future’s made,
look to the sun,
just go,
just go, that way.
—————
And time, oh time just fades away…
rise up,
rise up and meet your day.

Somewhere in your mind you hold,
the key that opens up your door…

Open eyes,
just let go,
let the love within you grow,
just be kind, and forgive,
and you’ll live and live and live!

From the substance of the woods,
to run the trails,
and feel that good,
it’s just that animal energy.

Some say truth is what you know,
some say Love is blind and so,
let your mind know love,
just let it grow…

Rain, ah rain all over me,
wash away the fears,
just set them free..

Somewhere in your mind you hold,
the key that opens up your door…

Open eyes,
and restart,
all the passions of your heart.

Just be kind, and forgive,
and you’ll live and live and live –
there’s no time for the hate,
there’s no time for you to wait,
just be kind,
to your soul,
and love the life you know…

View Post


Lyrics:


it was a time when men were steal,
when horses ran the roads and fields,
it’s this day that we adorn,
in 27, when Pat was born.

Rivers flowed from mountain streams,
down the valleys to freewater dreams,
work was hard for little pay,
they got by ok.

There’s so much for you to remember,
good times, friends and family,
the joy and wisdom of the ages,
is in your smile I believe.

grew up with her brother Dale,
five crazy uncles tall fish tales,
the carnival would come to town,
they got a dime for one ride down.

from the Blue Mountain foothills,
she grew up strong and oh so sure.
Sought the music of the ages,
marveled at the wonder of the world.

Then a good lookin sailor man swept her away to farm the land,
she took good care of the family  with lots of advice from grandpa Lee.
she drove truck at harvest time loaded on the go from the ole combine.
  Susan, Pegg, David, and John all grew up sound and strong

There’s so much for you to remember,
good times, friends and family,
the joy and wisdom of the ages,
is in your smile I believe.

 it was a time when men were steal,
and horses ran the roads and fields,
it’s this day that we adorn,i
n 27 when Pat was born. 

View Post


Lyrics:


Coasting down Madison, other bikes join in,
The rush hour multitude of riders begins.

All shapes and sizes, some fast, some slow,
A kaleidoscope of bicycles on their way home.
—–
Glide down slow past Chapman’s square,
merge and weave thru the circus there,
buses , cars and bikes rolling home,
a sweet summer day , to cross Hawthorne.
—–
The wind nudges gently, As the two wheeled parade,
Ascends to the bridge, A commuting brigade.
And out on the river, the Dragon Boats sail,
As we head south, down the springWater trail.
—–
Riding home with my best friend,
Down the river on a northwest wind,
Faces beam in the smile of the sun,
A sweet summer day,
In Portland.
—–
Sun kissed the sky on tailwind home,
it can’t get much better than that you know,
sometimes it’s simple,
sometimes it’s grand,
sometimes it’s just a day in Portland…

View Post


Lyrics:


See for me,
when I’m blind,
take my hand and help me find,
the reason why,
i locked my mind,
sealed it up,
for a long, long time.

What if right now is exactly where we should be? 
Maybe right now if I open my eyes I can see.

see for me,
I’ll see for you,
one for the other to be true,
we’re all blind,
at times it seems, 
take moment and breath with me.

What if right now is exactly where we should be? 
Maybe right now if I open my eyes I can see.

so you be you,
and I’ll be me,
lets take a walk in the cemetery,
listen to the dead, 
see what they know,
bout any clues to the where – we all go 

What if right now is exactly where we should be? 
Maybe right now if I open my eyes I can see.

View Post


Lyrics:


Red Lighting from the thrust of the Sun,
Kaleidoscop-ing into deep amber…
flames of crystalline light explode,
into jewels of Platonian laughter;

detonations a deep blue dream,
Blossoming into your soul,
how does it feel oh child,
as your wings unfold,
into this Sky of Snow…

Some people got it wired Son,
Some people got it blue,
Can you really tell me now,
What it means to you?

If I were just a Buddhist priest,
Suffering from a Freudian slip,
Well you know some words,
From a paper book,
Just might bring me bliss…

View Post


Lyrics:


So far, so good I just had to say,
As you turned and smiled at me that way..
So far, so good I just had to say,
we were up all night, and out all day.

The sun, it comes with the breath of sky,
The Rain, came hard for awhile last night,
The heart loves best from the soul it seems,
And I float away, I float away in your dreams

Got my eyes to see, and my heart feels free,
got my friend and lover right here with me..

Got my feet to walk, got my body to feel,
got my friend by my side you know it’s such a deal

Got the sun on face, a smile in my mind,
with you there to help me, it’ll all be fine.

Got a fine summer day, we got nowhere to be,
let’s watch the sun cast silver on the sea.

The sun, it comes with the breath of sky,
The Rain, came hard for awhile last night,
The heart loves best from the soul it seems,
And I float away, I float away in your dreams

View Post


Lyrics:


Somewhere the moon shines big,
into October skies.
Somewhere that moon illuminates,
the darkest night…

somewhere a thought Infuses,
into the mind of change.
Somewhere a lone train whistle,
blows across an open plain…

There is no point;
of safe return,
From the moment of our birth….
We are travelers;
on this ancient ship,
We are the children of the earth…

We are our reasons,
The means to our ends.
Sometimes it’s good just to give in,
To the smile of a friend.

Someone somewhere took the pain
right out of a sick man’s mind.
Someone stole their grief and gave them,
a new pair of eye’s.
Someone somewhere in the dark of night,
well, they touched a thousand dreams.
infused them with the hope of ages,
the strength to believe.

There is no point;
of safe return,
From the moment of our birth….
We are travelers;
on this ancient ship,
We are the children of the earth…

We are our reasons,
The means to our ends.
Sometimes it’s good to just give in,
To the smile of a friend.

Someone somewhere took the pain,
right out of a sick man’s mind.
Someone stole their grief and gave them,
a new place in time…

Somewhere that moon shines big,
into October skies.
Somewhere the moon illuminates,
your lover’s eyes…

View Post


Lyrics:


(In Klingon: “Today is a good day to die”)…

Out from the wasteland,
into the stars of naked night,
they draw their bathlefs,
and pray to Kahless for the fight..

into the naked night as the bird of prey engages DS9..

Take us to the blades of a thousand foes,
into hell,
let the battle roll.
honor like the core of molten Sun’s,
burns in our blades to form our death as one.

— Take me to Sto-Vo-Kor, across the moons in my bird of prey.

View Post


Lyrics:


The moon was over Florence,
Our dreams were in the sky,
a walk, a talk together,
by the Arno riverside,

And as the moon it waned,
into the morning sun,
I dreamed that da Vinci came,
and painted us in love.

Some fine day,
there will be no mistaken,
the sound of your voice,
whispered lite on the moon.
Until the end of time,
when we’re all swallowed by the Sun,
I’ll be your light of life,
if you,
will be my love.

You know the years they fall away,
like a warm summer rain,
with you there to help me thru,
friends keeping sane.
it was the 19th day of December 75,
we got together with some friends,
to celebrate our life.

And some will say,
true love can’t be mistaken,
listen to your heart,
and you will find,
that at the end of time,
when we’re all swallowed by the Sun,
nothing will matter then,
except,
the ones you love.

And that fine day,
there would be no mistaken,
the sound of your voice,
whispered lite in that room,
until the end of time,
when we’re all swallowed by the Sun,
Let’s try to light this life,
and dream the world is one.

The moon… is over Florence….

View Post


Lyrics:


We are more,
than the sum,
of the ones we descended from –
Life is the mystery you see..

in this world of pain and joy,
we play a part we never know,
always on a tangent of our dreams.

But it feels,
so –
good to be alive you know,
yes it feels,
so –
good to be alive you know.
We laugh, we cry, we sing…
we live, we die,
we dream…

give us strength to face our fears,
let me see it crystal clear,
free my mind just once before I go…

sometimes we love,
sometimes we hate
sometimes draw the hand of fate,
sometimes we know that trust is all we need.

But it feels,
so –
good to be alive you know,
yes it feels,
so –
good to be alive you know.
We laugh, we cry, we sing…
we live, we die,
we dream…

View Post


Lyrics:


Crouched under branches,
the birds still sing,
as the summer rain,
dusts off the morning dreams.

Sounds from the street,
seep into the room,
as the lawn apparatus begin their debut.

The geometry of the ironing board,
reflects sunlight across your toes.
The scent of flowers as the rain subsides,
I feel your touch and the earth abides.

Then it begins,
I fall for you all over again.
There is no end,
just wanted you to know my friend.

Sometimes it hits you,
and you just can’t believe,
it was so simple,
so clear and clean.

Sometimes it’s insight
as the clue is revealed,
like a mystery novel,
in a page concealed.
You draw me in
and I drink in your muse
aged like a wine,
the taste of you.

Then it begins,
I fall in love all over again.
There is no end,
Just wanted you to know my friend

View Post