Love's Blissful Shore

The sun sets;
The sea sighs;
The night lets
The moon rise...
The sea swells;
The surf lulls
The seashells
And seagulls...

And then I see you sitting by the sea.
Can it be? Have my dreams transported me
To a world where love abides evermore?
Have I finally made it to love's blissful shore?

The moon sets;
The sea sighs;
The dawn lets
The sun rise...
Doubt deflates,
As dreams soar;
My joy waits
On love's shore...

And then I sit beside you by the sea.
Can it be? Have my dreams transported me
To a world where love abides evermore?
Have I finally made it to love's blissful shore?

Oh, and how I've yearned for this blessed day!
It far exceeds what words can now convey.
All my hopes and dreams have met me here:

Joy in every breath and every tear.

And I'm communing with you by the sea!
Can it be? Have my dreams transported me
To a world where love abides evermore?
I have finally made it to love's blissful shore?

© 2015  David Acosta Perez


This song's chorus was inspired by an unforgettable scene in Tree of Life, one of my favorite films.s 

Hallelujahs

In a storm out at sea,
In the calm deep within,
In a pageantry of stars across the sky,
In the sun's majesty,
In the moon's graceful spin,
In the here and now, in the sweet by and by...

Hallelujahs in the morning,
Hallelujahs late at night:
Hallelujahs are adorning
All our hopes with boundless light.
Hallelujahs for a new day,
Hallelujahs bold and bright,
Hallelujahs through the cold gray,
Clearly seen and out of sight.

In the fragrance after rain,
In the seedlings of the earth,
In the sweet air beyond our temporal woes,
In an ancient refrain,
In its gladsome rebirth,
In goodbyes that foretell an array of hellos...

Hallelujahs in the morning,
Hallelujahs late at night:
Hallelujahs are adorning
All our hopes with boundless light.
Hallelujahs for a new day,
Hallelujahs bold and bright,
Hallelujahs through the cold gray,
Clearly seen and out of sight.

Over walls of fear they climb;
Through clouds of dark uncertainty they rise;
Undaunted by space and time,
They soar beyond our vagrant, wind-borne sighs.

[instrumental interlude]

Hallelujahs in the morning,
Hallelujahs late at night:
Hallelujahs are adorning
All our hopes with boundless light.
Hallelujahs for a new day,
Hallelujahs bold and bright,
Hallelujahs through the cold gray,
Clearly seen and out of sight.

[Repeat, with optional fade]



© 2015 David Acosta Perez

Tuck In Your Love Gift

A sweet li'l ode to greedy televangelists...


Don't start doubting yourself, now;
You really ought to enclose the other half.
Blessings will surely rain down,
If you help me feed my hungry golden calf.

Tuck in your love gift;
Heaven will surely deliver.
Tuck in your love gift;
Convince me you're a cheerful giver.
If you wanna pass the faith test,
Give and you will surely be blessed.
If you've got a burden you can't lift,
Don't forget to tuck in your love gift.

Plant that seed of faith right now.
Don't you worry; it's gonna bear fruit somehow.
Blessings will surely rain down.
In the meantime, bow before my pet cow.

Tuck in your love gift;
Heaven will surely deliver.
Tuck in your love gift;
Convince me you're a cheerful giver.
If you wanna pass the faith test,
Give and you will surely be blessed.
If you've got a burden you can't lift,
Don't forget to tuck in your love gift.

Now don't you touch that dial.
Give, or you'll cramp my style.
Tuck it in with a smile;
While I shout, jump up and down, and laugh.
Reach in and let it go.
Heaven ain't cheap, you know.
Do it, and say hello
To my beautiful golden calf.

Tuck in your love gift;
Heaven will surely deliver.
Tuck in your love gift;
Convince me you're a cheerful giver.
If you wanna pass the faith test,
Give and you will surely be blessed.
If you've got a burden you can't lift,
Don't forget to tuck in your love gift...
Your love gift...
Your love gift...
Your love gift...

Now isn't she a lovely little calf?
Would you like to pet her?


David Acosta © 2015