Matt Van  Brink, composer, pianist, accordionist

Imagine Away (2010)


MP3 Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink from Get Real

LYRICS

A SHOT IN THE DARK,
A CHEMICAL SPARK,
A MUSICAL ESSENCE,
THE MOMENT YOU FEEL
A MAGICAL PRESENCE.

IT COMES AND IT GOES,
IT EBBS AND IT FLOWS,
IT'S HARD TO EXPECT IT.
IF YOU PERSEVERE
THEN IT'LL APPEAR.

YOU CATCH A SHOOTING STAR,
LATCH ON WITH WHO YOU ARE.
YOU TAKE IT FOR A RIDE
AND TAKE IT FAR AND WIDE.
IMAGINE AWAY!

LOOK INTO YOUR DREAMS,
LOOK INTO YOUR MIND'S EYE.
DARE US NOT TO DREAM!
DON'T DOUBT WHAT YOU SEE,
DON'T DOUBT IT IN HINDSIGHT.

SOME PEOPLE RESIST,
SOME DON'T GET THE GIST,
SOME NEED EXPLANATION.
THEY DON'T HAVE A SENSE
FOR QUIET CREATION

YOU TRY AND EXPLAIN,
YOU SHOW WHAT YOU GAIN
YOU TRY TO DESCRIBE IT
THEY WON'T UNDERSTAND
THEIR HEAD'S IN THE SAND

SO FOCUS ON THE SKY
YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY.
GO CRAZY FOR A WHILE
CUZ CRAZY MAKES YOU SMILE
IMAGINE AWAY!

LOOK INTO YOUR DREAMS,
LOOK INTO YOUR MIND'S EYE.
DARE US NOT TO DREAM!
DON'T DOUBT WHAT YOU SEE,
DON'T DOUBT IT IN HINDSIGHT.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY!

KEEP MAKING IT SING,
KEEP MAKING IT LIFELIKE.
NO ONE'S A MACHINE
IMAGINE AND PLAY,
IMAGINE AWAY.

YOU NEVER KNOW
WHERE IT MAY LEAD.
IT MAY REVEAL
A GREATER NEED
BUT FROM THE START
IT'S ALL IN YOU.
TO PLAY YOUR PART
YOU SEE IT THROUGH.

TO SUMMON YOUR VOICE
TO CONJURE A CHOICE
TO SLOWLY AWAKEN.
TO SUDDENLY SEE
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN.

BRING SOMEONE ALONG
BRING SOMEONE A SONG
BRING SOMEONE THE SUNSHINE
THERE'S NOTHING TO WIN
BY HOLDING IT IN

SO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
DON'T EVER GROW APART
IF LIFE'S A SIMPLE BOOK,
THEN TAKE A BETTER LOOK.

IMAGINE AWAY!
LOOK INTO YOUR DREAMS,
LOOK INTO YOUR MIND'S EYE.
DARE US NOT TO DREAM!
DON'T DOUBT WHAT YOU SEE,
DON'T DOUBT IT IN HINDSIGHT.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY!
KEEP MAKING IT SING,
KEEP MAKING IT LIFELIKE.
NO ONE'S A MACHINE
IMAGINE AND PLAY,
IMAGINE AWAY.
IMAGINE AND PLAY,
IMAGINE AWAY.

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