Scattershot Symphony – The Music of Peter Link
A Podcast
Episode #13
Love Comes in Many Colors
In Episode 6 we dealt with songs that explored the nature of romantic love.
Here in Episode 13 we look at the word “Love” with much wider eyes (and ears).
The big word concept of Love is illuminated through 11 songs all dealing with a variety of loves for family, life, friends, and things out of the ordinary. If you’ve never listened to a Scattershot Symphony Podcast, this might be one for you to start with.
The Songs and Performances by Mindy Jostyn, Julia Wade and Jenny Burton are simply gorgeous and totally worth an hour of your time.
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- Title: It's You Again
- Artist: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 04:25
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- Lyrics:
It's You Again
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkI guess I've always loved you
So many lifetimes here by my side
Yet once again we go down this roadIt doesn't always work out
But in each life you always appear
And when we meet I know who you are
Time and time and time againAnd when you walk in and take my heart
I know it's you once again
Because the time stops
As the new love starts
The way it always has been
Oh it's you yes it's you againI guess I've always known you
No matter how you change to my eyes
I know you by this feeling inside
Time and time and time againWho knows how long I've loved you
I only know you've always been there
So many lifetimes gone ooo but here we areAnd when you walk in and steal my heart
I know it's you once again
Because the time stops
As the new love starts
The way it always has been
Oh it's you yes it's you againHmmmm
Yes it's you
Hmmm
You again
- Title: But For You
- Artist: Julia Wade
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:00
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- Lyrics:
But For You
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkHad I not lost
All that I had
I might have passed you by
But there are things beyond understanding
Life-changing moments undefinedHad we not met
Had we not laughed
Had we not spoken words
Had we not both stood there in silence
I might have left love far behindBut as my world turned in your eyes
I became part of you
Just for the moment
You opened your life and let me in
Then as the world turned once again
And thousands of miles rushed in
Standing alone I knew
I would not chance to love again
But for youOnce my heart was broken
Shattered far beyond repair
Now I would not take a chance on life
And love again
But for you
I knew you felt
All that I felt
Standing there next to me
Swept away though just for a moment
It was a time born out of timeAnd though I'd left love far behind
And hopelessly walked away
Just for a moment
You opened your life and let me in
And though the world went rushing on
With all of the pain I knew
And knowing that love was through
I could not chance to love again
But for you
But for you
But for you
But for you
- Title: God Is Love
- Artist: Mindy Jostyn
- Composer: Mindy Jostyn
- Lyricist: Jacob Brackman, Mindy Jostyn
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- Duration: 04:23
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- Lyrics:
God Is Love
Music by Mindy Jostyn
Lyrics by Mindy Jostyn and Jacob BrackmanGod is Love
I've never been to heaven
I don't know where it's found
Some say high above the clouds
Some say all around
I've never seen the king of kings
Or stood before his throne
My mind is full of questions
But my heart has always known[Chorus]
God is Love
God is Love
More than this I cannot know
Higher than this I cannot go
God is Love
God is Love
If it's all I ever learn in life
It's all I need to knowI've had my days of pleasure
Of feasting and of friends
But things I used to treasure
Their charm came to an end
When summer has departed
When winter gales descend I remember where my heart is
I remember once again[Chorus]
May every living thing that breathes
Find comfort from despair
In darkest valleys, storm tossed seas
God is always there
And She is Love
God is Love
More than this we cannot know
Higher than this we cannot go
God is Love
God is Love
If it's all we ever learn in life
It's all we need to know
- Title: You Got It (With Peter Link) - from the film Beat Street
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 03:50
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- Lyrics:
You Got It
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkNobody knows how ya got it
But everyone says kid ya got it
So now that you know that ya got it
Better do it right (Better do it right)Now didn't cha know boy you got it
Aw everyone knew kid you got it (Ya got it)
I'm tellin' ya now that ya got it
Better do it right (Better do it right)I guess you might say there's a world awaitin' ya
Boy it's up to you
So come on strong with the love you're bringin'
Touch their hearts with the song you're singin' an' leave 'em laughin'
With the music all around an' round an' round an' round an' round an'
Round an' round an' round an' roundYou're one of the few boy who's got it
And isn't it grand that ya got it (Ya got it)
So show all the world that ya got it
And make it right (You got to make it right)[Duet]
Nobody knows how ya got it
But everyone says boy he's got it
So hang in there kid now you got it
An' make it right (You got to make it right)[Full Choir]
I guess you might say there's a chance a makin' it
Boy it's comin' soon
So open up to the love inside a ya
Let that song in your heart be guidin' ya
Keep on spreadin' your music all around
An' round an' round an' round an' round an'
Round an' round an' round an' round[Men]
You got the stuff
You got the stuff do it right
You got the stuff do it right
You got everything that cha' need
Ya' got itYou got the stuff do it right
You got the stuff
You got the stuff do it right
You got everything boy that cha' need
Ya' got it[Duet]
Nobody knows how ya got it
But everyone says kid ya got it
So now that you know that ya got it
Better do it right (Oh yeah ya better do it right)[Full Choir]
Nobody knows how ya got it
But everyone says kid ya got it
So now that you know that ya got it
Better do it right (Oh yeah ya better do it right)Baby I know that ya got it
And oh it feels so good ya got it
Yea eyeah oh woah you got it
Gonna make it right (We gonna make it right)Oh yeah you got it
Oh yeah you got it
Oh yeah you got it
An' you better do it rightHey boy you got it
Oh boy you got it
Oh yeah you got it
An' you better do it right!
- Title: You Bring Me Joy
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 06:04
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- Lyrics:
You Bring Me Joy
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkBring me your fears
Your worries and your wonder
Bring me the long dark arms of shadow
As they reach across your mind
Bring to me the lingerings
Of quiet cares and nightmares
And I will bear them on my shoulders
And release them from your mindBring me your tears
Your troubles and temptations
Bring me the chance to share your sorrow
As it hides within your heart
Bring to me your bewilderings
Your trials and your frustations
And I will take them on my shoulders
And release them from your heartBring me your life
And I will hold you in my arms
Until the ghosts and shadows 'round you
Fall away
Bring me your life
Little darlin'
Like a child brings a broken toy
And oh my boy
You bring me joy
You bring me joy
You bring me joy
Joy joyOmo tu mah yo wah lahn feh
Omo tu mah yo wah lahn feh
Tu mu enu dee du wah
Tu mu enu dee du wah
Omo tu mah yo wah lahn feh
Omo tu mah yo wah lahn feh
Tu mu enu dee du wah
Tu mu enu dee du wah
Oh mah baba
Oh mah baba
Oh mah babaBring me your dreams
Your greatest expectations
Give me a taste of each new passion
As it rises through your soul
Bring me your wonderings
And all your reservations
And I will point the way to heaven
And pray the path unfoldBring me your life
And I will always be beside you
Even though the years will find you
Far away
Bring me your life
Little darlin'
Like a child brings a broken toy
And oh my boy
You bring me joy
You bring me joy
You bring me joy
Joy joyAaaaahhhhh
Joy joy joyYou bring me
Joy
Joy joy joyYou bring me
Joy
Joy joy joyYes you bring me
Joy
Joy joy joy[Breakdown]
Yes you bring me
Joy
Joy joy joyYes you bring me
Joy
Joy joy joy
- Title: El Amor
- Artist: Julia Wade
- Lyricist: Rafael Grullon
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- Duration: 03:49
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- Lyrics:
El Amor
LoveTexto de 1 Corintios 13
Texto y Música por Rafael Grullón
República DominicanaEl amor, el amor
Es sufrido y sacrificial.
Quien ama no es capaz de morir;
Quien siempre ama debe
Tratar de no herir.
El amor es benigno
Y es así porque
Dios es Amor.El amor, el amor
Nunca piensa sólo para sí.
Se goza siempre de la verdad
Perdona y nunca guarda rencor.
Todo lo cree.
El amor verdadero
Es así porque
Dios es Amor.El amor, el amor
Todo lo cree.El amor verdadero
Es así porque
Dios es AmorENGLISH TRANSLATION
Love, love
Is patient and sacrificing.
He who loves is not capable of dying;
He who always loves must
Try not to hurt.
Love is kind
And is thus because
God is love.Love, love
Never thinks only for itself.
It always joys in the truth.
It pardons and never holds resentment.
It believes all.
True love
It is thus because
God is Love.Love, love
It believes all.True love
Is thus because
God is Love.
- Title: Making Every Moment Count
- Artist: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 06:02
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- Lyrics:
Making Every Moment Count
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkDear baby brother
Funny I still call you that now
But being here and caring for mama
Like she once cared for us
Takes me back
So dear baby brother
As hard as these times are
I wake up each day
With a prayer in my heart
For a little more time for mama...Mama an' me
Took a walk in the woods last tuesday
Her eyes lit up
As we stopped by the old swim hole
Couldn't believe all the times she remembered
Once again
Way back when
Aaaaahhhhh
What are these moments worth baby bro'
I'll tell ya'
I'll hold these here in my heart
For the rest of my life
Mama an' me an' the unexpected love we share
In these times so rareAn' we'll keep on
Laughin' at the simple things we say
Crying in the joy of life
Watching as the sun comes up each day
We'll be making every moment countWe'll go on
Dancing with the children in the sun
Loving as the night rolls on
Living like tomorrow never comes
We'll be making every moment countWe even talked about
The first time papa kissed her on the mouth
I never knew she loved him so
What a special time this is
Each and every moment lives
Here among the best of the times of my lifeSo we'll keep on
Laughin' at the simple things we say
Crying in the joy of life
Watching as the sun comes up each day
We'll be making every moment countWe'll go on
Dancing with the children in the sun
Loving as the night rolls on
Living like tomorrow never comes
We'll be making every moment countMaking every moment count
The times that we have left
Are a precious few now
Making every moment count
I cling to her every breath
As she withers away
Making every moment count
Each of us knowing oh too well
That the end is near
But we're still hereSo we'll keep on
Laughin' at the simple things we say
Crying in the joy of life
Watching as the sun comes up each day
We'll be making every moment count
We'll go on
Dancing with the children in the sun
Loving as the night rolls on
Living like tomorrow never comes
We'll be making every moment countWe'll keep on laughin'
We'll keep on cryin'
We'll keep on watchin' as the sun comes up
We'll go on dancin'
We'll go on lovin'
We'll go on livin' like tomorrow never comes
Yeah we'll be making every moment
Making every moment
We'll be making every moment count!!!
- Title: A Walk In The Snow
- Artist: Jenny Burton, Julia Wade
- Composer: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:45
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- Lyrics:
A Walk In The Snow
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkSnow …
We took a walk in the snow
And thought about mom
Like the golden winter leaves on saplings
Frozen
Frozen in time in an alabaster forest
She hung on past her time
Ah yes, long past her time
To let go and flutter awayAnd we walked in the snow
She hung on, we thought,
Because the tender thread
Between mother and child
Made the parting so hard to face
And in the severance of souls
Her heart could not stand
The thought of that last embraceBut she’s gone
Off on her journey
To who knows where
Leaving us here in mid air
Leaving us here in mid air
Leaving us hanging out here in mid air
Yet still with us
On a walk in the snow
On a walk in the snowSnow …
We took a walk in the snow
And talked about mom
As the ashen sky above hung heavy
Struggling
Struggling to find some kind of meaning
We simply watched the snow
Falling down from the sky
And let go
And sent her on her wayBut we held to the thought
That she lives in us still
Beyond memory, but here
In each step, in each breath, each tear
We knew the life that is hers
Is the same life as ours
And cannot just disappearSo she’s gone
Off on her journey
To who knows where
Soaring and laughing out there
Soaring and laughing somewhere
Soaring and laughing somewhere out there
Yet still with us
On a walk in the snow
On a walk in the snowAnd oh how the snow
In its soothing adagio
Rolls gently over my soulYes oh how the snow
In its soothing adagio
Rolls gently over my soulWe took a walk in the snow
A walk in the snow
And thought about mom
Mom
- Title: Angelina
- Artist: Peter Link
- Composer: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:30
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- Lyrics:
Angelina
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkAngelina
Why so distant and cool
Signorina
Making me feel a foolWhat could I do
I was sincere but naive
She seemed so helpless
I was a fool to believeI confess to my sins
I admit to my slip
But I just did not see
Her come on to meNothing happened
I can assure you of that
Signorina
I only took off my hatAngelina I’m yours
And I’m down on my knees
Begging you to please, please
Believe in meSo c’mon home
I’ll be waiting
With a rose on your pillow
Saying “I love you”
Hey it’s me
Angelina
I’m the one who had vowed
Always to cherish youBaring the things we bared
Doing the things we dared
Loving the love we shared
In that precious space
There in the afterglowAngelina
Don’t forget now my heart
You’re my lifeline
I will not let you goAngelina
It wasn’t what you believed
I was faithful
Don’t let your heart break free
Angelina no
Don’t tear your heart from me
Don’t let this lifeline go
I’m still the one you know
There in the afterglowAngelina
Darlin’ I love you
- Title: So It Begins
- Artist: Jenny Burton
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:43
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- Lyrics:
SO IT BEGINS
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
And so it begins
Somewhere inside of me
Hallelujah
First deep within
Deep in the hush of me
Where only I can seeFirst it appears
Here where I never dreamed
Life would live again
And all of these years
You’ve been away from me
But here we go againAnd so it begins
It begins
Again
This time around
Maybe the love
Won’t end
And so it begins
And it washes all the pain away
Never to end
So it seems
So it seemsLike a thief in the night
I feel it watching me
It comes to steal again
An’ it don’t seem right
Somehow it’s always me
Who loses in the endBut love has a way
Of healing the broken parts
Hallelujah
And if I obey
What’s in my heart of hearts
Then maybe there’s a wayAnd so it begins
It begins again
This time around
Maybe the love
Won’t end
And so it begins
And it washes all the pain away
Never to end
So it seems
So it seems
With My Friends (not yet released)
Performed by Peter Link
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link