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Journey To The East

by Castanarc

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1.
Peyote 04:34
Peyote The conditions of a bird are four. To climb to the highest bough; To soar to the furthest cloud; To fly ‘cross the longest sea; To attain the grace of Earth. The conditions of a man are one. To become a Magi. The dancer became the dance, The poet became the the rhyme. The singer became the song. So became the man.
2.
Travelling Song I am but a starling, Learning the currents of the air. Though one day will I be the eagle, Lord at the foot of the stair. I Have been a babbling brook, I am now in mid-stream. Very soon I’ll meet the sea, And will have achieved my dream. I would be a thought in the head, Of someone who would waste. Though very soon to become a deed, Looked upon with grace. I would be a small reed, Grown from the tiniest seed. Though as time goes on, a majestic oak, Will you take my heed? There in the night sky, Is relief of your burdens. Wade out and let your heart, Bathe you in smiles. Yesterday I spoke to my friend the river, He said the way of the world is a simple one. Bend when you have not, The strength to plough through, And sooner than you know your momentum, Will carry you to your goal.
3.
Am I 03:28
Am I Here at the wind am I. And do I sing your song? Hearing your call, can I move a world? Indeed can I move a world? Your icy touch would haunt us all. After my day you here still. Bringing dance to colours, fade and leave us here. The stars ask all to shine again. And do colours dance in your fiery night? Can you bring fear to our eyes? Your words are indeed your deeds. Here and everywhere you are. Kind with all, powerful with all. Your will can hold the day. Master of all, master of none. Voyages slowly turn your heart towards home.
4.
Goodbye To All That Over the hills and far away, We feel the pull of the wild. Sirens call and we fall for their guile. We hear their exciting song. Born to be wild, may our spirits run free. We can comprehend and grasp. Striving towards an unknown goal, To which, we fear the prize. A selfish course may beckon you, As the siren attracts your whim. Letting the distance distort you, You feel reality closing in. So the world became a selfish place, A world they could call their own. Whilst out on the streets, One man went hungry, he became alone. A selfish course may beckon you, As the siren attracts your whim. Letting the distance distort you, You feel reality closing in. Fear protects us, a venture. We all the wiser for journeys. We make within, in a company of friends. Laughter brings wings, with which we soar.
5.
Rhyme 02:41
Rhyme Simple rhyme that haunts the shallow hallows, Echoes far beyond the point of no return. Clutching hands that try to grasp it, lose it. As the rhyme drifts through the doorway. Carry on, the song is sorrow, follow. Carry on, sun sets soon, it is fading, paling. Listen with your heart, you’ll hear it calling. The melody sounds so much clearer no your there. The doorway stands unlocked and open, waiting. Try to ride the song that will carry you through. Carry on, the song is sorrow, follow. Carry on, sun sets soon, it is fading, paling. And as the door shuts tight your weeping, grieving. Hold back the tears, we’ll try once more, When morning comes around. We’ll try once more when morning comes around. The shrine holds the Sun and the Moon, Together in silence. I’m here with the one I love, Together we’ll move now.
6.
The Fool 08:49
The Fool You are a child of the dawning day, May nothing ever cloud your way. At the edge of the world, midst the eye of a storm, Can you see forever? Without any knowledge of the day to come, As the song ascends we’ll be as one. Fortune smiles an all we see, Stay you in mind ’twill be simplicity. Ask him his passion, His passion reveals the revile of man. Tortured by mankind, who by greed, Are striving for something else. Adapt you then eyes, Try as try tries, That would not alter the world. Will not alter the world. The gave you forever, and you took led the dance. You sensed the rainbow, and you took the chance. Though there was no doubt in your mind, It was with you she would dine. All along the hillside, They’re waiting to laugh at you. But you the Mountainside Chancer, Just pass on through. Are thoughts suppressed by whims so free, Or do you see? With childish games mock you who’d stage. Or are you the sage? No dance on his brow of the worries of man. The light in the sky reveals pathways. Each one an aim, for the Mountainside Chancer, The Mountainside Dancer.
7.
Soon 03:05
Soon Awaken your senses to the dawning of a new age. Remember oppression, recede now to turn a new page. Think only of love, it’s the key to this immemorial song. To feel for these things in your heart, you’ll never do any wrong. The poets skilful pen will lay down the brandished sword. And all around spoken the kindly word. Bring all of your fears from your heart, together heal and soothe. Together we’ll work all emotion, together we’ll move. There’s a time for words to carry on. At length everyone will know. Reach out to touch in your heart an impossible dream. Reach out to touch the impossible it shall not soon seem. Bring all of your children, so soon shall dance on the land. And Gods from our own world shall show us a fruitful hand. There’s a time for words to carry on. At length everyone will know, The true meaning of the song.
8.
Journey To The East I saw the birth of the morning, whilst children played and danced. They saw no evil, the felt no evil, their land was awash with light. They’d breath and a million stars, would sparkle on the strength of their sight. Age would only specify, passion could only typify, the love of their love. Tears of true joy could only, fall from eyes of one so young. A head full of colour despises all gloom. Cast care all burden, for those who have room. Laughter would cascade and ripple, along arbors of deathless trees. Battles won and battles lost, all change; the game and the roles reversed. Surface tension paid false respects, on the graves of an age of man. Their visions plagued a higher world. Twin worlds of happiness and peace. One young man was dreaming, but that was’nae the thing to do. Witness number one world collapse into number two. Fairytales are the mother of the character, they lend a hand to inspire. Out of the woods came the beasties. They dwell in number one world, not in number two. How sharp is the night air, it cuts the world in two. Soon ’twill be morning, then the dancing is up to you. Catch the sunshine, catch the rainbow, Watch the rain from Heaven fall. See the colour of the sky, turn a hundred hues. The sea was caught dreaming, Under a sun-kissed sky. Thank an enterprising man, For time lent scheming. And people of the valleys have vision, Have purpose, have Heaven. And so now they have freedom of choice. To explore the confines of their own reality. It’s clear that they have not the vision, To see the course of the past, The ruin of the present, the distance of future. The course of their material bodies, Enters the void.

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The first album by Castanarc, recorded at Fairview Studio, Hull UK in 1983 and engineered and produced by John Spence.
This is the reissued version which was released by Khepra Records in 1998.
Artwork by mark Holiday.

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released October 10, 1998

David Powell (keyboards), Mark Holiday (Vocals), Paul Ineson (lead guitar), Neil Duty (guitars) and Dave Kirkland (drums).

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Castanarc Doncaster, UK

Castanarc consists of keyboard player David Powell, singer Mark Holiday and producer John Spence supplemented by regular guest musicians Charlie Morgan on drums, Pete Robinson on bass and Neil Duty and Pat Mount on guitars.

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