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VISTA FANTASTICA

by Mychael John Thomas

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1.
Winds Of Change 02:30
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Heavy 03:34
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HEAVY Bombs are coming down now everybody run for cover Head for the underground and hide out with the others I heard the president condoning bad behavior (He say) “It’s alright to take a life”… They’re hailing him as savior CHORUS It’s gonna get heavy…It’s gonna get heavy Can you read the signs I think they call this Armageddon Take any chance you get ‘cause there won’t be a second In this insanity there is no voice of reason We can’t know the day or time but could it be the season? CHORUS BRIDGE Life as we’ve known it coming to an end A blade from behind and it’s coming from a friend It’s hard to know…hard way to go You’re running out of hope…you’re running out of time You pray for answers but you have no peace of mind It’s hard to know…hard way to go SOLO CHORUS (repeat) © 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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Short Time 03:26
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SHORT TIME I killed a man who wasn’t there…got caught in the snare There was no corpse no smoking gun… convicted but I didn’t kill no one I sit on death row with no hope…I’m at the end of my rope Now I’m just pawn in this machine…lawyer said can’t do a thing If there’s a GOD up in the sky… Please come down and tell me why An innocent man must die?! CHORUS I’m living on short time…short time…short time I’m just a criminal they say…now I’ve gotta pay They said my story was insane…but I swear to you I’ve been framed They’re gonna do me in tonight…tell me how can this be right I saw his shadow with a knife…now I’m losing my life I told the truth but no one heard They said just more crazy words And nobody seems concerned CHORUS BRIDGE Life and death it’s all the same Playing someone’s twisted game Hear me now this lost man’s plea Save me! Save me! Save me! SOLO CHORUS (repeat) © 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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Rock n Roll 04:19
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ROCK N ROLL Stand on a corner you’ll see wrong at every turn Sin made to order it’s the quickest way to burn Live for the moment is the slogan of the day Lost for eternity well I can’t live that way CHORUS It’s my right to choose a different journey for my soul I put my faith in the Rock He put my name on the roll Living in America you think you know the truth But somebody’s foolin’ ya and I can tell ya who Satan the Devil is the father of all lies He’s poisoning the vision of the politician’s eyes CHORUS Only One can keep you on the straight and narrow road Just put your faith in the Rock …He’ll put your name on the roll BRIDGE My Savior knows me…He rock n rolls me My Savior knows me…He rock n rolls me My Savior knows me…He rock n rolls me My Savior knows me…He rock n rolls me SOLO 1st Verse CHORUS It’s your right to choose a different journey for your soul Just put your faith in the Rock …He’ll put your name on the roll © 1993, 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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Sheepskin 05:04
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SHEEPSKIN She speaks to me with the voice of an angel Woos with golden words She comes across like a sweet little choir girl Best I’ve ever heard I ain’t dumb…I should know better But I wanna believe again I keep listening ‘cause I’m so lonely I know it’s wrong but still I let her in CHORUS I can see underneath your sheepskin baby Look like a wolf to me You talk outta both sides of your mouth A curse and a blessing in a prophecy You got a line like a TV preacher Soon you’ll be asking for money You got a touch like a velvet glove You got something but it ain’t love Underneath your sheepskin honey…Sheepskin honey I have to admit I’m an easy target My heart is full of holes I keep looking for that perfect lover But I just don’t know What it’s gonna take to find that spirit That speaks to me body and soul I saw it once but I just wasn’t ready Now it’s like I’m just going thru the motions CHORUS BRIDGE Heaven or Hell…you just can’t tell Heaven or Hell…you just can’t tell Heaven or Hell…you just can’t tell You can’t make friends with a wolf…She’s gonna BITECHA! SOLO CHORUS I can see underneath your sheepskin baby Look like a wolf to me I went to Sunday school and Mama told me ‘bout the good and the evil and the in between I’ve seen it all and I know the difference How love can be treachery You got a touch like a velvet glove You got something but it ain’t love Underneath your sheepskin honey…Sheepskin honey © 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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A Bag Of Tools 03:49
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A BAG OF TOOLS (A Song For My Uncle) By Mychael John Thomas (based upon the poem by R. L. Sharpe) Isn’t it strange how princes and kings And clowns who caper in sawdust rings And common people like you and me Are builders for eternity CHORUS To each one is given a bag of tools A shapeless mass and a book of rules And each must fashion ere life is flown Stumbling blocks…or stepping stones I was a young man when you spoke those words And told me a truth I had never heard Now each day I face a new rising sun Their timeless wisdom still leads me on CHORUS SOLOS When my earthly father couldn’t guide my path The strength your spirit helped shape this man And I am just grateful you taught me to see The straight narrow road of integrity CHORUS (c) 2011 Mychael John Thomas
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Dark Days 04:18
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DARK DAYS Walking down the street in the setting sunlight Trying really hard not to just break down and cry Sewing all the seeds of our own destruction Living in the shadow of the fruit that’s come to life Children dying by their parents hand Woman wants woman and man wants man That wasn’t in the plan CHORUS DARK DAYS - Memories will fade into these DARK DAYS - Holiness charade descending DARK DAYS - Do we have a prayer with things this way? Hanging by a thread of my own conviction Do I have the nerve to stand and scream out loud? Would I bend an ear? Would it make a difference? Does anybody care that the house is falling down? Total apathy or so it seems The youth have visions and the old ones dream Somebody’s got to see CHORUS DARK DAYS - Can you feel the warning in these? DARK DAYS - Raging like a storm and sending DARK DAYS - We don’t have a prayer with things this way …Need a better day BRIDGE Where is the heart that beat in us? Is it dead or only sleeping? Where is the faith in God we trust? Surely righteous men are seeking Him… CHORUS DARK DAYS - The sun and moon are lost behind these DARK DAYS - Even stars withhold their shining DARK DAYS - Sending up a prayer to know the way …We need a better day DARK DAYS…DARK DAYS… © 1995, 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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Balance 10:05
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BALANCE I. Balance Now I lay me down to sleep I pray to the Lord my soul does weep For the answers…To so many questions How can I keep a loving heart? When all these cares and burdens tear me apart There must be a lesson that I can learn to give me CHORUS Balance…Between my body and my spirit Balance…I need Your wisdom to be my soul equilibrium Balance…Between the justice and compassion Balance…A graceful creativity and fashion Everybody needs some balance Now I go me in the world Desiring to share the truth I’ve heard With every one…Of my brothers and sisters Have I really learned it well? May the Spirit touch my mind when I tell it I pray they’ll be listening to the words CHORUS BRIDGE So hard life a struggle of the good and the evil Everyone you know…everywhere you go It comes to (push shove push shove) Always comes to (push shove)…Fight back! Find peace when you let Love into The center of your heart then you start to learn You don’t have to (push shove push shove) You don’t have to (push shove)…Balance II. Freedom Freedom…Feeling like I’m lost in the night Need the power of the light Freedom…Feeling like I’m locked in a cage Can’t escape the rage Freedom…Ringing like a shot in the dark Till it reaches the heart Freedom…Calling to me every day Every day…Break away! III. Human Race (instrumental) IV. Soul Search (instrumental) V. Balance Finale When I lay me down to die I will know the how and why of the universe I go to the Father He will bid me welcome home Revealing the things I’ve longed to know for a lifetime I have been following in the Son Balance…Between the righteous and corrupt ones Balance…When we will stand before His scales of Holy Eternity Balance…When all our works are tried by fire Balance…And He will grant us the desires Of our heart we have longed to see And forever receive Balance © 1991, 2011 Mychael John Thomas
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The End 05:11
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THE END I remember the old folks taking about it I didn’t understand what they said They said Jesus was coming back on a cloud But it just made me feel afraid Then they said that the moon would turn to blood And there would be fire in the sky So get ready for the coming of the Lord We’re all gonna break down and cry CHORUS When the end is here (And the clock runs out) When the end is here (Guess some are gonna scream and shout) When the end is here (Maybe some will try to run away) When the end is here (But it’s gonna be too late to pray) Mama told me not to worry So I refuse to live in fear When the end is here…When the end is here Now I’ve heard everything must have a reason At least that’s what I’ve heard them say So a long time ago I made a decision That I would live every day Like it might be my last one ever in time So I could stay ready to go Sometimes I think it gives me peace of mind But other times I just don’t know CHORUS I heard about a new Heaven and a new Earth Ain’t nobody ever gonna hurt again I heard about Jesus coming down from the sky Now I ain’t afraid to die my friend (repeat) When the end is here…When the end is here © 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI
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Love's Coming Someday 05:54
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LOVE'S COMING SOMEDAY Everybody says…You gotta grow old That love will grow cold…Tell me why Does anybody know…What love really is? Well I can tell you this…It’s gentle and kind So I won’t give up…I won’t lose hope I’m gonna believe with everything I know ‘cause CHORUS I can’t see it but I know love’s coming I can’t see it but I know love’s coming I can’t see it but I know love’s coming someday Take a look around…Take it to the street Everyone you meet…Needs someone Every empty heart…Wants to be filled There ain’t no thrill…Like being in love So give yourself…Take a hand And try to make everybody understand CHORUS BRIDGE You gotta keep holding on…Gotta keep holding on You gotta keep holding on…Gotta keep holding on SOLO CHORUS (repeat) © 2013 Mychael John Thomas, BMI

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This is a concept album dealing with impressions of the Apocalypse. It is loosely based somewhat on the art of Francisco de Goya but primarily the Bible. All the songs were written with intentional ambiguity, and it is entirely up to the listener to draw your own conclusions...I love you all...MJT

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released July 12, 2013

Arranged, Performed, Produced, and Engineered by Mychael John Thomas. Recorded between January and June 2013 at Thomastone Studios. © 2013 Thomastone Records, Inc.

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Mychael is originally from Nashville, TN. He has been in the music industry for 40 plus years as recording artst, songwriter, musician and producer. He composed, performed, engineered and produced all of his solo bandcamp releases.

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