Padraic Michael Shannon

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Monday, July 2, 2007

Song Lyric (Gypay Lady)

GYPSY LADY GYPSY LADY,BEAUTY PALE. IN THE GLOWING FIRELIGHT DANCING, TELL ME A TALE OF EYES, OF BLUES, OF NIGHTS IN JAIL, OF HEARTS, OF THE LONELY BANSHEES' WAIL. MOONLIGHT, STARBRIGHT, DANCING TONIGHT. FIRE AND ICE BLINDING MY SIGHT SHADES OF DARKNESS, PERILOUS PLIGHT, BANSHEES WAIL IN THE DARK OF... Sign in to see full entry.

Song lyric (For You)

FOR YOU YOU ARE THE WIND I AM THE FIRE. YOU MAKE ME CONSUME MYSELF WITH DESIRE. FOR YOU DARLING FOR YOU.YOU MAKE ME CONSUME MYSELF WITH DESIRE FOR YOU. YOU ARE THE SEA, I AM THE RIVER, CONSTANTLY FLOWING SO I CAN DELIVER. FOR YOU DARLING FOR YOU.I'M CONSTANTLY FLOWING SO I CAN DELIVER FOR YOU FOR... Sign in to see full entry.

ALCOHOL

THAT OLD DEVIL, ALCOHOL, HE'LL NOT GET ME AGAIN. I WILL NOT LET HIM ENTER; I KNOW HE’S NOT MY FRIEND. HE’S CLEVER AND HE’S WILY, CLAIMS HE’LL EASE MY PAIN. I KNOW HE IS A LIAR; MY COST, MORE THAN MY GAIN. WHEN THE BURDEN GETS TOO HEAVY, FRIENDS WILL HELP ME BEAR THE LOAD. WITH STRENGTH FROM A HIGHER... Sign in to see full entry.

Ode to Spring

Terra sheds a dingy old tattered white cloak, revealing her new green gown bright. Rising heat caresses lofty peaks. Days recover purloined time from the night. Free of their icy imprisonment, laughing wild waters run to the seas. Grateful grasses wave their shiny new blades, saluting a passing warm... Sign in to see full entry.

Beliefs

Declaration I am a child of God. Yahweh so loves me, I am a light to the world, aglow for all to see. I am heir to the power, Yahweh’s’ wisdom and truth reveal. I am the salt of the earth, ordained to bless and heal. I am a new creation, by water and spirit born, Into eternal life, darkness cannot... Sign in to see full entry.

Vision of Christ

Vision Worn….weak…. weary….just peaceful dreams I seek. There, in the vale of shadow, I see Jesus and hear Him speak. A vision, revealing His passion (unto death from before His birth), His passion; being the love of God, the greatest power in the universe. Love changed water into wine at the Cannan... Sign in to see full entry.

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