Peter Bowering /MOD Studio

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A song about the nature of time... how it's slow, and fast, and sometimes ceases to exist.

A song about the nature of time... how it's slow, and fast, and sometimes ceases to exist.

When I was a little boy
Playing by the sea
I stood before my castle
Right in front of me
The tide was coming in
My mother tried to tell me
It wouldn't last forever
Time is what befell me

As it does for everyone
Time keeps ticking away

When I was a younger man
A girl I came to see
I gave to her a promise
It meant the world to me
That's why I was shattered
When she broke my heart
In time I did recover
Time began to heal me

As it does for everyone
Time keeps ticking away

Time is a magic
Sometimes it moves so slow
If you try to hold it
The faster it will go
Time's full of moments
They're all we know

When I held my little boy
And he looked up at me
I knew it was a moment
Time had ceased to be

As it does for everyone
For everyone
Time is here to stay
For everyone
Time is ticking away...

copyright 2013, by Peter Bowering

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A song about someone who has been without love their whole lives, are unable to dream happy dreams and can't imagine themselves with love and happiness. So when they meet someone who loves them, it makes them feel safe, and opens their world up to wonder, to imagining nice things for their future.

The lyrics came to me as I sang, and told a story about how love can give someone confidence. The whole first verse came at once, and the other verses came soon after.

Wonder

I never wondered
What it was like to fly
High like a bird
You took me under
Your wings are made of sky
Like I deserve
A little piece of heaven
Right here on earth

I never wondered
Until I met you

I never questioned
What it was like to hide
All of the time
Waking to thunder
And cloud in my eyes
And all of the time
The sun was shining
Right here on earth

I never wondered
Until I met you

Before you came along
No one seemed to care
Now I'm not afraid
To dream a future fair

I never wondered
What it was like to love
All of the time
You took me into
Your arms are made of sighs
Now I believe
There's a little piece of heaven
Right here on earth

I never wondered
Until I met you
I never dreamed
Until I met you

Music and Lyrics by Peter Bowering
Copyright 2013, All rights reserved.

17

Longing for someone far away... holding on to the memory of smile.

Longing for someone far away... holding on to the memory of smile.

Your Smile

I see your face
I see your smile
You know I'd walk
A thousand miles
And I can't forget
The way you looked
When we said goodbye
I count the days
Until the time
When I see your smile
I hear your laugh
I turn my head
And someone else
Looks at me instead
And I can't forget
The way you sounded
On the phone that night
I count the days
Until the time
When I see your smile
I mark the days
Without you here
I want to be
With you my dear
And I hope to God
As I pray tonight
That you love me still
I count the days
Until the time
When I see your smile

Words and Music by Peter Bowering
Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Sometimes during emotional discussions between couples, the issues get in way of our true feelings. We can get caught up in the arguments and then it's hard to express our tender and loving feelings.

After an argument when it became difficult to express my emotions, I wrote this song.

Something To Say

By Peter Bowering

I'm in the shadows
Away from the light
My tongue is twisted
And painfully tight
I should be speaking
But nothing comes out

It seems like...
I have nothing to say
Have nothing to say

I tried to follow
Into the light
It isn't easy
The shadows are tight
I should be breathing
But nothing comes out

It seems like...
I have nothing to say
Have nothing to say
Like I have nothing to say
Have nothing to say

I had a dream about my life
Thought it would be better than this
You had a dream about your life
Thought it would be more than this
I know I hurt you, I know I hurt you
But sorry is sometimes hard to say

I wake in the shadows
And turn on the light
I think I was dreaming
That everything is alright
Now that it hits me
All over again

I realize...
I have something to say
Have something to say
I have something to say
Have something to say

But the words won't come out
Won't come out
The words won't come out
(I love you)
Won't come out
The words won't come out
(I love you)
Won't come out
I have something to say

Copyright, 2012, by Peter Bowering?
All Rights Reserved.

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Story of love under the stars, and having your romantic wishes come true.

Trying to capture the luminescent qualities of love, symbolized by a falling star, the song became a story about how I met my girl and we held hands under a starry night. We're still holding.

Wish Upon A Star

By Peter Bowering

If I could take a picture
To catch a falling star
Freeze the frame
To see what's in the light

You're face is in the picture
Your smile is burning bright
It stays next to my heart
That feels so light

As I lie here in the silence
The cover of the night
I wish upon a star

I dreamed in the distance
A future filled with light
Holding hands with
The evening stars alight

I saved all my wishes
For years until tonight
Will you hold my hand
Forever holding tight

As I lie here in the silence
The cover of the night
You are lying here
Beside me
'Cause I wished upon a star

Looking out the window
Can you see the light
Can you see my wishes
In the stars tonight

If I could take a picture
To catch a falling star
Freeze the frame
To see what's in the light

As I lie here in the silence
The cover of the night
You are lying here
Beside me
'Cause I wished upon a star

Copyright, 2012, by Peter Bowering?
All Rights Reserved.