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Fortune Cookie

by Composer Quest

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Fortune (in Mandarin Chinese): No extraordinary wishes, only some choice words No sweet talk, only one concern for you My eyes see only you! Dearest, merry Christmas to you.
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Fortune: "It may be those who do most, dream most"
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Fortune: "You will take a pleasant journey to a faraway place" well there's a time and there's a place to put hard times on hold to dry off and drive off to some other place to grow old, grow old well there's a farm out by the lake that keeps stock of our lives the animals in the barn they heard us hang up our knives we don't cry from our onions and we cherish our chives the trees will sweeten our pancakes and the honey's in the hives welcome to Boisenberg you'll love it here take a trip along the bank invest in some pleasantries in short by the shore we ensure you shall treasure these cobblers and corn cobs by the barleycorn we measure these sight scenes we grow here pears, partridges, pheasants in trees well there's a field quite far away where foliage fills the soil the pollen is pullin' the pain and the rain from the oils of mortal coils taste the cider from the spile nothing ferments here nothing spoils the sun seals in the flavor of life the summer is set to broil welcome to Boisenberg you'll love it here welcome to Boisenberg we know you'll love it here welcome to Boisenberg we know you'll love it here take a trip along the bank invest in some pleasantries in short by the shore we ensure you shall treasure these cobblers and corn cobs (blackberry cobbler, corn and pineapples ) by the barleycorn we measure these (our carrots may cost a bit, but memories turn gold) sight scenes we grow here (we'll sell your our celeries, a wedge of our vegetables) pears, partridges, pheasants in trees (go explore the orchard) take a trip to somewhere far and away from home our artichoke heart is where the heart is homegrown crop out all the pests but don't take photos alone what we lent you seeps out lentil soup and sepia tones through a picturesque lemonade pitcher the yellow pitch citrus of sunlight is shone take a trip along the bank invest in some pleasantries in short by the shore we ensure you shall treasure these cobblers and corn cobs (blackberry cobbler, corn and pineapples ) by the barleycorn we measure these (our carrots may cost a bit, but memories turn gold) sight scenes we grow here (we'll sell your our celeries, a wedge of our vegetables) pears, partridges, pheasants in trees (go explore the orchard)
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To one who waits, a moment seems a year So I ask myself, why am I still here What could I be waiting for Why am I sitting on the floor Why am I still waiting What am I waiting for? To one who waits, a moment seems a year I'll wait a million moments, till you get here and even time will melt this floor away Why couldn't I just asked you to stay What am I waiting for? What am I waiting for?
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Fortune: "Follow the advice of your heart"
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Fortune: "Meaningful relationships bring meaning to life" I have walked that long road to freedom I have tried not to falter I have made missteps along the way Behind each hill stands another I take a moment to rest To view the beauty around me To look back on the distance I have come I can rest for only a moment For with freedom come responsibilities I dare not linger My long walk is not ended What counts in life is not that we've lived It's the difference we have made In the lives of others That makes a lifetime significant.
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Fortune: "You might want to run, but you should stay and fight" Verse1 We’re off to Battle with the Sunrise, Drink to the foam tonight You may want to run, But you should stay and fight We steam ahead for Country, our shipmates and our kin, But our guns are loaded and ready for war, We may not be home again On our way home from a secret mission On a moonless night pitch dark Only god and the navigator Have any clue where we are Refrain Honor, courage, and glory Are the Lives, that we lead. Honor, courage, and glory Are the reason, that young men bleed. Verse 2 On a calm pacific morning On the 30th of July Report of a fast wake inbound And we know that this is our time Don your gear, sound the alarm And Man your battle posts Mutter a hushed prayer To the father, son, and holy ghost Emergency evasion! Torpedo off the starboard side its too late to avoid it, the hull is blown open wide Refrain Honor, courage, and glory Are the Lives, that we lead. Honor, courage, and glory Are the reason, that young men bleed. Verse3 She’s taken on too much water Abandon ship! We’re going down! Boys cut the life boats free now Or we will surely drown Jump overboard and swim toward shore As fast as you may Take stock of your provisions We might be out here for days Poseidon reclaims his property And all we can do is wait Refrain2 And if you should fall Never again to rise We’ll drink to you, one and all For giving up your lives Verse 4 Though we could not save good ship and crew We did as we had sworn Nearly a thousand men Lost to the deep So that Little Boy might be born Those not lost to the fight Still had to carry on 300 grateful sailors Fought the merciless ocean and won Refrain2 And those who have fallen Our brothers at arms We’ll drink to you, one and all For giving up your lives
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Fortune: "Never give up until you reach the finish line"
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Fortune: "Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it."

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This album was created for the Composer Quest fortune cookie songwriting quest - www.charliemccarron.com/2013/11/quest-6-fortune-cookie-songwriting/

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released December 20, 2013

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