Scattershot Symphony -The Music of Peter Link
A Podcast
Episode #8: Part 2
A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter Of Life and Death — And The Probability of Life Eternal .
This episode was written and assembled for all who, in one way or another, have been touched by the Pandemic of 2020. That’s an audience of billions.
Through the grace of music, moving on is looked at through a myriad of lenses as an eventual door that we all will pass through at one time or another.
For those questioning life, in mourning, fearing for their own life or even wondering why we have all come to this, it is my hope that they will find some solace from the enlightenment of these songs and the gentle nature of the content of this episode.
Episode 8 is presented in two parts.
This is Part 2.
Listeners should always start with Part 1, knowing that Part two brings us to a greater clarity on the subject of Life Eternal.
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- Title: Angel Of The Darkest Night
- Artist: Carly Simon, Mindy Jostyn
- Lyricist: Mindy Jostyn
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- Duration: 03:45
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Angel of the Darkest Night
Music and Lyrics by Mindy JostynAngel of the darkest night
How did you find me here?
Just when I had lost the fight
And cried my final tear
I only prayed for peace of mind
You gave me so much more
Angel of the darkest night
You showed me heaven's doorLike a ship tossed on the sea
Far from any land
Her sails torn by fearful storms
And waves to dwarf a man
No chart to plan the journey home
No compass point, no guide
Why must we be so far gone
Before we see the light?Angel of the darkest night
How did you lead me through despair?
To let me see the sky again
To let me breathe the airAngel of the darkest night
I never could have known
You were just the answer
I was seeking all along
And though I prayed for peace of mind
You gave me so much more
Angel of the darkest night
You showed me heaven's door
Heaven's door (4x)
- Title: In Silence
- Artist: Julia Wade
- Composer: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 05:48
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In Silence
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkWhen one you love disappears
Like smoke they blow away
The heartbeat rings in your ears
In silence
In silenceYou lose your place with it all
And life goes hollow
You turn your face to the wall
In silence
In silenceBut I am here for you
I will see you throughAnd if you weep then I will weep with you
And if you mourn then I will mourn with you
And if you die then I will live for you
In silence
In silence[Interlude]
The bells they toll on the wind
They sing of sadness
The mending soul must begin
In silence
Begin in silenceAnd as you bear your pain
Your loss will be your gainBut if you brood then I will brood with you
And if you grieve then I will grieve with you
And if you break then I'll be there for you
In silence
In silenceWe will weep
In silence
We will mourn
In silence
We'll remember in silenceWe will heal
In silence
We will mend
In silence
We'll go on in silenceWe will love
In silence
We endure
In silence
And we carry on...
- Title: Come To Me As A Bird
- Artist: Julia Wade
- Composer: Julie Gold
- Lyricist: Julie Gold
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- Duration: 04:34
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Come to Me as a Bird
Music and Lyrics by Julie GoldCome to me as a bird.
I will know it's you
As you hover above the life we once knew.
Though I can't hold you now
I remain undeterred,
And I'll know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Come to me as a bird,
Dancing in the trees.
When the last leaves of summer cast themselves to the breeze.
Now the season has changed.
Now the memory's blurred
But I'll know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Come to me as a bird.
Come to me as a bird.
I will know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Singing in my garden.
Winging through the rain.
I can tell you're out there,
Staring through my pane.Come to me as a bird,
Keeper of the sky.
How I long to go with you when I see you fly.
Once I gave you my heart,
Now I give you my word
I will know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Come to me as a bird.
Come to me as a bird.
I will know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Come to me as a bird.
Come to me as a bird.
I will know you if you
Come to me as a bird.Come to me as a bird.
- Title: I Can't Go Home
- Artist: Peter Link
- Lyricist: Peter Link
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- Duration: 04:39
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- Lyrics:
I Can't Go Home
Music and Lyrics by Peter LinkAnd now I can't go home
No I can't go home
Got too much to do
So I can't go homeThere's a song in sight
And there's all this light
Beckoning me still
No I can't go homeThere's a reason
I am standing here today
In my skin
I've not honored
Nearly all I could have been
Still I am tryin' to find
Tryin' to find peace of mindSo I just can't go home
No I can't go home
Close that open door
I just can't go homeLet the watch fires burn
Leave no stone unturned
Till I find my stillness
I just can't go homeOn this passage
Through this strange uncharted land
I have come
To the mountain
Back to where I started from
Living from year to year
Wondering why I'm hereAnd still I can't go home
No I can't go home
There's far to much untold
In this world unknownTill I'm satisfied
It's a wondrous ride
Far too far to go
Till I go back home
Till the seed is sown
Till the truth be known
I just can't go home
- Title: When The Saints Go Marchin' In
- Artist: Peter Link
- Lyricist: James Milton Black, Katharine Purvis
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- Duration: 08:41
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When the Saints Go Marchin' In
Music by James Milton Black
Words by Katharine Purvis
Additional Words and Music by Peter LinkSaints!
Saints are a'comin'Saints!
Saints are a'comin'I can see
All the saints from Philippi
All the saints from Ephesus
Saint John the Baptist
Saint John the DivineAll the saints of Buddha
Milarepa the saint of Tibet
Confucian saints and Jewish saints
Arm in arm in lineMahatma Gandhi
Zhang Zhongjing
Paramahansa Yogananda
Saint Tukaram and the Muslim saints
All the saints of all mankindWalkin' in step with Hindu saints
And Taoist saints
And Sufi saints
With Mr. Louis Armstrong on trumpet
Leadin' the wayWalkin' in step with the Hindu saints
And Taoist saints
And Sufi saints
With Mr. Louis Armstrong before them
Blowin' his horn
And none get left behindThey are traveling in the footsteps
Of those who've gone before
They will all be reunited
On a new and sunlit shoreThere is hope that goes before them
And its banners fill the sky
With a thousand million footsteps
Echoing on high
And oh Lord I want to be in that number
I got to be thereWhen the
When the
When the
When theOh when the saints go marching in
When the saints go marching in
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inAnd when the sun begins to shine
When the sun begins to shine
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inOh on that hallelujah day
Yes on that hallelujah day
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inAnd when the revelation comes
Yeah when that revelation comes
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When the revelation comesOh when the trumpet sounds the call
Oh when Louis Armstrong sounds that call
Oh Lord I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inOh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inOh, when the saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in
Lord, how I want to be in that number
When the saints go marching inSaints!
Saints are a'comin'
Saints!
Saints are a'comin'Saints!
Saints are a'comin'
Saints!
Saints are a'comin'Saints! (saints!)
Saints are a'comin'
Saints! (saints!)
Saints are a'comin'Saints!
Saints are a'comin'