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I wrote these silly lyrics, Klaus made the music.
Doppelganger, doppelganger
2023©John Schofield
Just hanging out with my doppelganger
Someone asked, are you twins?
I said no, he’s from Nicaragua
And I’m from the Grenadines
Some people…
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My lyrics; music and performance by Gordon Todd.
I want to share my journey with you
2021© by John Schofield
I want to walk upon the old silk road
Where oriental traders strode
And I want to go to Kathmandu
On my way to Timbuktu…
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Music and performance by Gordon Todd, lyrics by me:
Meditation
2023©John Schofield
Once upon a broken heart
When my life had come apart
I searched for what could cure me
Was it a cottage by the sea?
What could mend the broken me…
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Music and vox by Gordon, lyrics by me:
That remind-me song was playing
On the juke box in the bar
And on my way to work today
On the radio in the car
Reminds me how you wounded me
And it sure brings back the pain
But I can’t seem…
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Music and performance by Alex Klages, my lyrics.
Secrets
2023©John Schofield
Chorus:
What a glorious favour you’ve done
What a terrible kindness it is
When you take a secret on board
And promise not to tell anyone
V1
You can tell…
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V1 all I do is sing the same old song
As sunrise opens up my eyes
Im Far away I'm in a trance
bout your our mind your lips your thighs
V2 I cant help thinkin' of coming over
I already feel the heat
But Lets take it slow, let's relax…
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V1 Like a first day sketch
like a homeless wretch
Ignored then just cast aside
Any crumb will do
To help see me through
To conquer and then divide
C I’m pursued by different wolves
Now I've left the words
They are just salesman with…
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No Surrender
I will never surrender
To those people with their pens
Who try to take my freedom
Only see things through their lens
Ill stand among the chosen few
Ill take the final oath
Ill circumcise their minds
From the silent expanding…
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They walked the valley of the dead;
The road without a light
No sound they made, no word they said;
As day became the night
We moved to where the wronged souls live
These spirits of the past
Each driven by a wild hate
Across the plains…
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Music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, my lyrics, vocals by Chris Hierro
Sea of Life
2020© by John Schofield
Under skies of faded denim
On a sea of sparkling green
My little sailboat brought me here
From where it was I’d been
The journal…
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My lyrics, music composed and arranged by Elisabeth Roberts.
The lyrics won the UK Songwriting Contest 2020, lyrics category.
It’s Later Than You Think
2020© John Schofield
Verse 1
On a restroom wall in Baltimore
Above a broken…
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Based broadly on the fate of the town of Oatman, Arizona. Oatman was located on busy U.S. Route 66 and catered to travelers driving between Kingman, Arizona, and Needles, California. The town was completely bypassed in 1953 when a new route was…
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My lyrics, music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, vocals by Ronan Scolard.
Enjoy.
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It’s Christmas Time
©2021John Schofield
Verse 1
While Santa rides his magic sleigh
And old familiar carols play
The children are all tucked away
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day
Chorus:
Magic moments all around
Choirs sing and church…
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My lyrics, music composed by Elisabeth Roberts, vocals by Ronan Scolard.
Enjoy.
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I wrote these silly lyrics, Klaus made the music.
Doppelganger, doppelganger
2023©John Schofield
Just hanging out with my doppelganger
Someone asked, are you twins?
I said no, he’s from Nicaragua
And I’m from the Grenadines
Some people…
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Music and vox by Gordon, lyrics by me:
That remind-me song was playing
On the juke box in the bar
And on my way to work today
On the radio in the car
Reminds me how you wounded me
And it sure brings back the pain
But I can’t seem…
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Music and performance by Gordon Todd, lyrics by me:
Meditation
2023©John Schofield
Once upon a broken heart
When my life had come apart
I searched for what could cure me
Was it a cottage by the sea?
What could mend the broken me…
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Music and performance by David G Harrington
Lyrics: Me
In The Afterglow of Dreams
Subtle shades of dark dissolve
Into half-remembered scenes
Sighs and slow awakening
In the afterglow of dreams
Vague thoughts and recollections
Are…
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My lyrics, music composed and arranged by Elisabeth Roberts.
The lyrics won the UK Songwriting Contest 2020, lyrics category.
It’s Later Than You Think
2020© John Schofield
Verse 1
On a restroom wall in Baltimore
Above a broken…
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Very, very good song John. Timeless quality.
I write song lyrics. Sometimes others produce and perform songs using my lyrics and this is where I park them. Enjoy. (If you need lyrics, I’m happy to share, contact me)
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