Once Time Moved Too Slow

(MY HEART AND SOUL GOES INTO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE LYRICS.

ITS MY HOPE THAT EVEN IF ONE PERSON READS IT AND IS AFFECTED IN SOME POSITIVE WAY, THEN I HAVE DONE WHAT I SET OUT TO DO.

SOMETIMES ITS ABOUT OPENING UP OLD FEELINGS AND FOND MEMORIES.

WHILE OTHER TIMES IT MAY EXPLAIN BETTER THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT SOMEONE SPECIAL. EITHER WAY ITS ALWAYS ABOUT LIFE) 

Jeffrey R Hilton

ONCE TIME MOVED TOO SLOW

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

JULY 1, 2018

HERE IT IS

IN ALL ITS COLORFUL GLORY

SOMETIMES BLACK AND WHITE

HERE IT IS OUR LIFE

COME TOGETHER, COME APART

WAITING FOR IT ALL TO START

STARTING OVER GETS EASIER

OR DOES IT

FREEDOM GNAWING AT YOUR HEART

TAUNT YOU, HAUNT YOU

SPIT YOU OUT THE OTHER SIDE

THE PENDULUM SWINGS

DON'T FORGET TO DUCK

SO IT DOESN'T FIND YOU

REMIND YOU WHY YOU'RE HERE

COME TOGETHER KEEP IT THERE

LIKE WALKING ON A CRUMBLING WALL

PUT THE WORK IN

 AND YOU WON'T FALL 

NOTHING ELSE IS GONNA GO WRONG

STRAIGHT FORWARD FROM HERE ON

UP IN THE AIR, OPEN TO DISCUSSION

THERE'S NONE OF THAT THERE

TAKE ME TO THE FUTURE

ONE DAY AT A TIME

SEE IF I LIKE IT, I WOULDN'T MIND

I'LL GET WHAT I DESERVE

AS LONG AS I THINK SO

ONCE TIME MOVED TO SLOW

THE THINGS I'D WISHED I'D KNOWN

NOW IT GOES TOO FAST

 TO WANT IT SLOW

THE MORE YOU WISH

THE FASTER IT ALL GOES

UNDER THE BLUEST SKY

THE DAY CAN TURN DARK AS NIGHT

PEACE CAN BREAK OUT INTO A FIGHT

EXPECT SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY

BREAK UP THE MONOTONY

BUT AT WHO'S EXPENSE

IT DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE

RIGHT TIME, WRONG PLACE

YOU'VE BEEN THERE HAD A TASTE

SWORE YOU'RE NEVER GOING BACK

AND WOULDN'T IT BE NICE

IF ALL WISHES CAME TRUE

NOW YOU'RE FIXING BROKEN RAINBOWS

ONCE TIME MOVED TOO SLOW

YOUR INNOCENCE COULDN'T KNOW

ONCE IT IT GETS STARTED

YOU CAN'T LET GO

EACH MEMORY SAFELY TUCKED AWAY

LOCKED INTO THE RACE

YA HERE IT IS IN ALL OF ITS

COLORFUL GLORY

MAKE IT A BEAUTIFUL STORY

 

My Lyrics to: THE EXPANSION

PHOTO BY: J.R HILTON

This is one of the more unusual pieces I've written. Enjoy!

THE EXPANSION

WRITTEN BY J.R HILTON

2015 

(SPOKEN)

TIME EXISTS ONLY IN THE MINDS OF MANKIND

THERE IS NO TIME, ONLY INFINITE SPACE

SPACE IS NOT THE FINAL FRONTIER, BUT IS THE FIRST FRONTIER

A GATEWAY TO HERE AND NOW, IN THIS SPACE

NOW IS BOTH THE BEGINNING, AND THE END

PAUSE FOR REFLECTION

THERE IS NO TIME, ONLY INFINITE SPACE

WHERE DO THINGS GO WHEN THEY DISAPPEAR WITHOUT TRACE

 THEY ARE JUST OUT OF CONFINED SPACE

OBSERVE THE SKIES, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE

NOW TELL ME WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE

WHAT YOU CANNOT SEE 

WILL BE IN THE NEXT FRAMEWORK  OF SPACE YOU OBSERVE

REMOVE THE FRAME, AND OBSERVE ONLY THE SPACE

THE EXPANSION IS NOW COMPLETE

SIT BACK, RELAX, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY

WHEN YOU DECIDE TO OPEN YOUR EYES AGAIN

YOU WILL HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION

THERE IS NO TIME, JUST A CONTINUUM OF SPACE

SONG

SOMETHING INSIDE YOU KNEW ALL ALONG

IT CAME TO YOU IN DREAMS AND MADE IT CLEAR

YOU ALWAYS FELT YOU WERE NEAR

YOU ALWAYS SENSED THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE

LIKE ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS OPEN ONE MORE DOOR

STEP INTO THE WORLD MORE ENLIGHTENED

EVERYTHING SEEMS LESS FRIGHTENING

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE WAY

IT'S ALL INSIDE YOU

THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO SAY

NOTHING MORE TO SAY BUT GOODBYE

YOU'RE SAILING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE 

SLIPPING PAST THE STARS

LEAVING EVERYONE BEHIND

BUT ARE YOU REALLY

IF THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TIME 

 

My Lyrics to: Not Who I Was Before

photo by: J.R HILTON

NOT WHO I WAS BEFORE

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON

JUNE 2016

GOT DOWN OFF MY HIGH HORSE

THOUGHT I'D TRY A DIFFERENT APPROACH

A DIFFERENT COURSE

COULDN'T BE ANY MORE DOWN TO EARTH

IT QUITE SUITS ME FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

I KNOW I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT

BUT NOT SO DIFFERENT AT ALL

I'M AN ARTIST AND A WRITER IF I'M ANYTHING AT ALL

CHORUS

I'M NOT WHO I WAS BEFORE

I THINK I'VE GROWN I'M MUCH MORE

EVERYTHING CHANGES NEVER STOPS

THINGS YOU LIKE GO RIGHT ON BY

YOU REACH OUT YOU'VE GOT TO TRY

ROLL IN, ROLL OUT WITH THE TIDE

IT'S ALL THAT YOU CAN DO

JUST HOLD ON BEST YOU CAN

AS I MAKE MY MERRY WAY

LIVING HAND TO MOUTH LIVING DAY TO DAY

DON'T YOU SEE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG 

THOUGHT I'D CATCH A BREAK BUT IT'S TAKING SO LONG

WALKING IN THE RAIN

LOOKING IN VAIN

FOR A LITTLE SANITY

I'M NOT WHO I WAS BEFORE

AND WHO I AM NOW, SOMETIMES I'M NOT SURE

BUT EACH DAY I ENDURE

BRINGS ME CLOSER TO THE THINGS I DREAM

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WAY THINGS SHOULD GO AT ALL

REMINDS ME OF THE WAVES OF THE SEA

PUSHING AND PULLING ME

HOLDING ME BACK THEN SETTING ME FREE

CASTING ME ADRIFT, THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE

UNDERNEATH A BILLION STARS

WAITING ON A NEW DAY

IN WHICH TO IMMERSE MYSELF

I'M NOT WHO I WAS

 

 

CHANGE WAS SLOW ( I REMEMBER WHEN)

PHOTOGRAPHY BY J. R HILTON

Note to readers:

I have been writing song lyrics since I was 14 years old.

I have never been in a band.Have never been paid for any of my written material, including all that which is on this blog. I am an accomplished vocalist,just for my own purposes and those to help me write.I am in my late fifties now and it is still my dream to be able to sell the rights to at least of few of my lyrics and see them become recorded by a band that turns them into a hit song. I don't think I am asking too much.

I have never had the means to promote myself in any other way than this,so if I can gain followers here and my readers share my blogs as they see them fit to share, then maybe I have a chance. Sincerely: Jeff 

This song is my latest offering and I think it's pretty damned good.

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CHANGE WAS SLOW (I REMEMBER WHEN)

I REMEMBER,WHEN CHANGE WAS SLOW

SO MANY THINGS, WE DIDN'T KNOW

SOME CHANGES TOOK THEIR TOLL

TRIED TO TAKE MY HEART AND SOUL

I REMEMBER NIGHTS, PRAYING ON MY KNEES

FIELDS OF WILDFLOWERS, IN A WARM SUMMER BREEZE

FAR REMOVED FROM NOW, THAT KIND OF COMFORTS GONE

AND TIMES MOVING ALONG,DRIVING CHANGE

NOTHING STAYS THE SAME FOR LONG

 chorus

I REMEMBER DAYS AND NIGHTS

THAT SEEMED LIKE THEY'D NEVER END

I REMEMBER BROKEN HEARTS

AND WISHING THEY WOULD MEND

I REMEMBER INDIAN SUMMERS

THAT MADE US SMILE FOR WEEKS

I RECALL FINDING FREEDOM

WALKING UP AND DOWN CREEKS

OH THE SUN SHONE BRIGHTLY

CASTING DIAMONDS ON THE FLOW

AND WITH THE GREATEST EASE

THE DAY WRAPPED AROUND MY SOUL

I REMEMBER CHURCH BELLS ON SUNDAY

THAT I USED TO DREAD 

I PREFERRED DREAMING, TO BEING LED

OH TIME ALWAYS MOVED SO SLOW

I ALWAYS COULDN'T WAIT, FOR SOMEWHERE TO GO

I REMEMBER A RESTLESS SPIRIT

BLOWING IN THE WIND

LOST MY DIRECTION, THEN I FOUND IT AGAIN

I REMEMBER ALL THOSE CHILDHOOD CRUSHES

THAT I GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN

HER AND HER AND HER

NOTHING LIKE I'D EVER SEEN

I REMEMBER WHEN CHANGE WAS SLOW

AND SOMETIMES, I WASN'T SURE WHERE I SHOULD GO

Written by: J.R HILTON 2016

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