Edward Kenny

And so there shined a light above Balmoral,
And in that beam were stairs cascading down,
Then she took His hand and began ascending,
Fulfilled her tasks to leave behind the crown.

Violet, blue, green, orange, red and indigo,
But in the last watch only light was seen,
Until on the wings of another morning,
It flew off with the spirit of the Queen.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland, (CHORUS)
Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,
There’s a castle and a legend
Of a heroine from long ago.

Two sides of the sword of a tradition,
They can be hard to hold and to let go,
And in the end we are all only human,
The best of us will do the best we know.

Once upon a time there was a princess,
Like the stars aligned in a time and place,
Where above the blood, the treasure and power,
There rose a woman of such love and grace.

In Aberdineshire in Scotland, (CHORUS)
Land where mountains rise and gardens grow,
There’s a castle and a legend,
Of a heroine from long ago.

And so there shined a light above Balmoral…

THE SOUNDS OF BARROOM LAUGHTER
DROWN A MUFFLED VOICE,
WE TAKE OUR FIRST STEPS BEFORE
WE MAKE OUR FIRST CHOICE.

ALTHOUGH THE BODY CHANGES,
THE ECHOES REMAIN,
ALL THE DAYS THAT WENT BEFORE
ARE LINKS TO A CHAIN.

AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD (CHORUS)
YOU FEEL DIFFERENT FROM THE REST
AND IF YOU KNEW WHAT NORMAL WAS
IT WOULDN’T BE SOMETHING YOU GUESSED.
AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD
YOU COME TO TASTE THE STRONGEST PROOF,
ALTHOUGH YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO LIE,
YOU STILL JUST COULDN’T TELL THE TRUTH.

AT LAST WHEN LOVE CAME CALLING,
HOW IT MADE YOU WHOLE,
UNTIL DOWN IT ALL TUMBLED
OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

SHOULD BE AN EASY PROCESS,
JUST TO HAVE SOME FUN,
BUT THERE’S A GUILTY PARTY,
YOU THINK YOU’RE THE ONE.

AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD (CHORUS)
YOU FEEL DIFFERENT FROM THE REST,
AND IF YOU KNEW WHAT NORMAL WAS,
IT WOULDN’T BE SOMETHING YOU GUESSED.
AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD
YOU COME TO TASTE THE STRONGEST PROOF,
ALTHOUGH YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO LIE,
YOU STILL JUST COULDN’T TELL THE TRUTH.

YET, THERE IS A CURE,
IT’S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO OWN,
SO, TAKE SOMEONE’S HAND,
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ALONE.

AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD (CHORUS)
YOU FEEL DIFFERENT FROM THE REST,
AND IF YOU KNEW WHAT NORMAL WAS,
IT WOULDN’T BE SOMETHING YOU GUESSED.
AND WHEN YOU ARE AN ADULT CHILD
YOU COME TO TASTE THE STRONGEST PROOF,
ALTHOUGH YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO LIE,
YOU STILL JUST COULDN’T TELL THE TRUTH.

I’m looking down at God’s creation,
All nestled here within my arms,
I’d give my life, no hesitation
Before an eyelash something harms.

He is the source of my ambition,
He is the joy that fills my days,
I’ll love him without a condition,
Express it in so many ways.

And no scientist can explain to me (CHORUS)
How in dark diamond eyes that smiled
All the universe was revealed to me
There in the face of my grandchild.

There is a future of elation,
Also, the certainty of tears,
But, in every situation
There lies the meaning of these years.

All I can do is give love to him
And to my son and to his wife,
Now, as we connect a brand-new limb
Upon the tree that is our life.

And no scientist can explain to me (CHORUS)
How in dark diamond eyes that smiled
All the universe was revealed to me
There in the face of my grandchild.

WE SAY GOODBYE,
AND WATCH THE AIMLESS SNOWFLAKES FLY,
THE WINTER WIND,
A SAD AND ANGRY SIGH.

THE BITTER COLD,
MORE BLUSTER AS THE LIES ARE TOLD,
THE HERO'S GONE,
BUT STILL, SOMEHOW, WE HOLD...

ONTO A VISION OF WHAT COULD BE, (CHORUS)
INTO THE FUTURE WHEN WE ARE FREE,
YOUR LIFE ALEXEI, WAS NOT IN VAIN,
WITH US FOREVER, YOU WILL REMAIN.
SOMEHOW, THE CHILDREN WILL COME TO LEARN
THE REASON THAT ALL THESE CANDLES BURN,
YOUR LIFE ALEXEI, ENDED IN PAIN,
SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN LIVE AGAIN.

AND ON WE GO,
WE PLANT OUR FLOWERS IN THE SNOW,
THE YEARS WILL PASS,
UNTIL, IT'S YEARS AGO.

BUT, WE'LL RECALL
EVERYTHING THAT YOU GAVE US ALL,
AND SEE THE DAY
THE EVIL HOUSE WILL FALL...

INTO A VISION OF WHAT COULD BE, (CHORUS)
INTO FUTURE WHEN WE ARE FREE,
YOUR LIFE ALEXEI, WAS NOT IN VAIN,
WITH US FOREVER, YOU WILL REMAIN.
SOMEHOW THE CHILDREN WILL COME TO LEARN
THE REASON THAT THESE CANDLES BURN,
YOUR LIFE ALEXEI, ENDED IN PAIN,
SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN LIVE AGAIN.

I walked the street for all to see,
On a bright November day,
When I came to visit Brooklyn
From some billion miles away.

And the street sign said, Montague,
And I wondered who he was.
Was he dead like the animals
Who filled store windows with furs?

I thought about the history,
And the wives’ tales that I’d heard,
But no one said a word to me,
Even tirdy tird an' tird.

The vehicles were primitive,
The drivers, Neanderthal,
And the street was held in its place
By brown stones that formed a wall.

But of all the eyes that spied me, (CHORUS)
Not a single one was fazed,
Although I’m green and circular,
Not a single brow was raised.

The fastest thing I’d ever seen
Was running off with a purse,
While a fallen old matriarch
Lay there shouting out a curse.

Then a brown horse and a blue man
Hit the asphalt trail in chase,
The crowd filed into O.T.B.,
I guess to bet on the race.

But of all the eyes that spied me, (CHORUS)
Not a single one was fazed,
Although I’m green and circular,
Not a single brow was raised.

The street ended at a railing,
And below me were the piers,
And there upon a wooden bench
Lay a beard grown long with years.

I said, "are you Rip Van Winkle?"
But the dirty man seemed deaf,
He just pointed to Manhattan,
Took my satellite and left.

And so, there I was left stranded,
By the city by the sea,
When I came upon a lady,
She was just as green as me.

And I could see she held a torch,
So, I climbed through her inside,
Signaled to the passing planes,
But just couldn't hitch a ride.

But of all the eyes that spied me, (CHORUS)
Not a single one was fazed,
Although I’m green and circular,
Not a single brow was raised.
 

The countless stars up in the skies,
I'd trade them all to see your eyes,
To be there when they glisten with a smile,
And up here in this windy perch
I see the world just out of reach,
It will be ours in a little while.

The silver lining up above
That holds the form and shape of love,
It wonders why we never hear its call.
Our dreams are tiny fire lights
That flicker through the endless nights,
They've traveled far although they may be small.

And we're walking here among the clouds, (CHORUS)
We're so close and so far away,
And the shadows are upon us now,
But someday they will blow away.
And we're walking here among the clouds,
We're on the border of the day,
Soon we'll peer beyond these misty shrouds
And see the colors light our way.

The rain is falling on your face,
My love don't cry there is a place
Where one day all our troubles will be gone.
So, strip the bonds of weeks and years,
And touch the dew of happy tears,
And wait with me to hear the sounds of dawn.

And we're walking here among the clouds, (CHORUS)
We're so close and so far away,
And the shadows are upon us now,
But someday they will blow away.
And we're walking here among the clouds,
We're on the border of the day,
Soon we'll peer beyond these misty shrouds
And see the colors light our way.

 

It's funny how they fade away,
Memories of the day-by-day,
Like windblown clouds they wander.
Until, one night out of the blue
We meet someone we always knew
There from the stars up yonder.

Then all the sadness and regret
Becomes a joy we won't forget,
The splash of healing water.
This is one sight that won't erase,
This little girl, this pretty face,
The first touch of your daughter.

Describe? I'm just a man (CHORUS)
And I can only do the best I can,
And so, what can I say?
Except that an angel appeared today.

If I had the soul of a saint,
With a blessed brush I could paint
The colors that we're feeling,
But, alas, I am not so great,
For only true love could create
This cherub on the ceiling.

And as we watch her new life start
She fills a place inside our heart,
With hope instead of sorrow,
For in our arms we hold a gift,
On hands divine, up we lift,
Believing in tomorrow.

Describe? I'm just a man (CHORUS)
And I can only do the best I can,
And so, what can I say?
Except that an angel appeared today.

ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY?
THERE WHERE THE TEACHER USED TO BE?
HOW COULD YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD SEE?
OR THE LESSONS YOU WOULD LEARN?

SHE SMILED AT YOU AND SAID GOODBYE,
SHE WAS A SPIRIT DRAWN TO FLY,
SHE DREAMED OF BEING IN THE SKY,
BUT DREAMS CAN SOMETIMES CRASH AND BURN.

STILL IN THOSE BRILLIANT SPARKS OF GRACE (CHORUS)
SHE FOUND AN EVERLASTING PLACE,
THE SHIP BROKE UP ABOVE THE EARTH,
THE WORLD WITNESSED AN ANGEL’S BIRTH.

THERE IS SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY,
IT TAKES JUST ONE ANOMALY
AND THEN, A SHOOTING STAR IS FREE,
A STAR NEVER TO RETURN.

AND YET, ONWARD WE MUST EXPLORE,
FOR WE WERE BORN TO LEAVE THE SHORE,
BELIEVE THERE MUST BE SOMETHING MORE,
THAT ONE DAY WE WILL DISCERN.

STILL IN THOSE BRILLIANT SPARKS OF GRACE, (CHORUS)
SHE FOUND AN EVERLASTING PLACE,
THE SHIP BROKE UP ABOVE THE EARTH,
THE WORLD WITNESSED AN ANGEL’S BIRTH.

BEYOND THE SCIENCE AND THE MATH
SHE HAS NOW OPENED UP A PATH,
AND IT’S ALRIGHT TO CRY AND LAUGH,
FOR WE ALL MUST TAKE OUR TURN.

AND AT THE PRECIPICE OF SPACE,
SHE FOUND THE LOVING ARMS AND FACE,
THAT NOTHING ON EARTH COULD REPLACE,
THE REWARD THAT SHE CAME TO EARN.

STILL IN THOSE BRILLIANT SPARKS OF GRACE, (CHORUS)
SHE FOUND AN EVERLASTING PLACE,
THE SHIP BROKE UP ABOVE THE EARTH,
THE WORLD WITNESSED AN ANGEL’S BIRTH.