Becoming

by George Wallace

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1.
(Orchestral Instrumental)
2.
Deep Wind 06:06
Deep Wind ‘lonely’ cries the sky ‘fire’ screams the earth living in this death-dream spreading, getting worse reach out through the rain a few of them still remain starving for salvation, but all the lines are down sparks on the ground is anybody near me? signal's out, connection's cut sweet Jesus can you hear me? deep wind, come to me deep wind, breathe through me send your healing tempest to this silly human show deep wind, where are you? deep wind, how far you are from us from dust to dust I've nowhere else to go, oh deep wind... prisoned behind the glass, concrete and cold steel lost, forsaken castaways too numb to feel desperate for the touch we're missing it so much I feel like crashing into someone just to see if they can feel hurt like me just dying for some contact I'll take the pain, but just the same I want my little blue world back deep wind, come to me deep wind, breathe through me bring your stormy tempest heal these silly human souls deep wind, where are you? deep wind, how far you are from us from dust to dust there's nowhere else to go nowhere to go deep wind... oh…for a moment of peace of spells from angry men released no more hypnotized, no more living their Big Lies from the dazzling darkness we shall all we shall all arise... Captain Trips has laid to waste our final, fatal fates forgive us, for we know not what we do come, sweet wind... deep wind, deep wind, forgive us lay your tender mercies on this silly human show deep wind… deep wind, how far you are from us from dust to dust we've nowhere else to go nowhere to go come, sweet wind deep wind
3.
Dig Yourself 05:29
Dig Yourself pretty boy, bein' coy, got a toy, play decoy, work a ploy your homies all panned it smack a face just in case rhythm ace out of space some disgrace you made counterfeit, penny-bit, little shit, can't commit, hit-n-quit ain’t the way you planned it they hung your ass to dry and you’ve not a clue why you might wanna…... dig yourself and be dug in return dig your Self, there's a lot of you to learn know yourself or stay unknown know your Self, show yourself, or you’re going it alone party on, same old song, thrill a throng, burn your bong, ain’t nothing wrong with pretending talkin proud playin’ loud wow the crowd stoned and plowed baby how'd you survive? all the time takin cash, talkin trash, burn and crash with panache, straight to the ending you must be out of your mind, (mister nickel-and-dime) flyin' stone blind you might wanna… dig yourself and be dug in return dig your Self, there's a lot of you to learn know yourself or stay unknown know your Self, show yourself, or you’re going it alone the love you make is the love you take so send it on out, it will come on back it’s comin’ on back to you (no angel, you’re no angel, no you ain’t) you must be out of your mind, wastin’ all of our time wanna be thinkin ‘bout… dig yourself and be dug in return dig your Self, there's a lot in there to learn know yourself or be an unknown know your Self, show yourself, or you’re going it alone love your Self, free yourself be yourself you sure can't be anybody else dig yourself, love yourself… dig yourself, be yourself, free yourself, love yourself, go on… dream yourself
4.
God Only Knows I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You'll never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would living do me God only knows what I'd be without you If there ever was a time I needed you to say You’re here to stay ‘Cause God only knows what I'd be without you If you should ever leave me Though life would still go on, believe me The world could show nothing to me So what good would living do me God only knows God only knows God only knows what I'd be without you
5.
War No More Framed in frozen gray I cannot look away Pictures of the dying and the dead Their silence screams through death-masks bloodied red Welcome to the new Abyss Where devils dance the Wicked Kissaway Cities burning bright Hell on earth, again, tonight Demons drawing down on innocents Abandoning all hopes of their deliverance Through charnel-smoke the monster leers And laughs at souls deep-drowned in tears and pain So much pain War No More War No More I have no more words For those Lucifer cursed Children watch their homes as they burn down Their mothers raped, then murdered Ankles still bound God, if you’re there, please set them free At last released from this damned depravity War No More War No More War No More Let the children sing I just can’t watch today I can only pray All you mothers, pray for your sons It’s in their hands we’ve planted our guns Pray for the end to this Insanity Pray for the day Pray for the day they win their destiny Pray for the day Pray for an end to this insanity Pray for the soul of our humanity War No More Hate No More, Hate No More War No More Fear No More, Fear No More War No More Pain No More, Pain No More And the children sang And the people sang And the Ukraines sang And the Russians sang…
6.
Sunny Lisa 07:30
Sunny Lisa Gazing through a smoky window Wishing for a sunny sign that The savage winds of winter are behind me But all that seems to show up Is another angry storm Yet another raging rain about to blind me Come tomorrow I'll start over Maybe with a brighter spin Or some clever re-invention of my story When I re-write this fairy-tale and once again begin Oh what a love song it will be But where is the Lady, who is she? Say hello to sunny Lisa With the rainbows in her eyes Welcome the lovely sunny Lisa And her butterfly surprise She's a pretty Senorita With kaleidoscopic eyes Tonight I’ll dream of you, my Lisa In your tropicalia paradise Hey Lisa Sunny day, Lisa Tres soleil…come on Lisa… I am standing at the border Between what’s past and what’s to come Holding on for all I'm worth to my salvation Emerging from the shadow That's defined me up to now I stand good and ready for this transformation At the altar of desire Gonna finally work my plan And embrace whatever comes with this adventure May I meet you Lady Lisa where blue oceans meet white sands I’ve a wish I pray comes true And it’s all about finally finding you… Introducing sunny Lisa She got rainbows in her eyes Welcome the lovely sunny Lisa And her summertime surprise Such a pretty Senorita With kaleidoscopic eyes Tonight I’ll dream of you, dear Lisa There In your tropicalia paradise Hey Lisa Tres soleil Lisa Tres soleil… At the shrine of my desire Gonna finally get it right And with all my might embrace this Grand Adventure I will join you, Lady Lisa, where the dark meets the light Oh what a sweet song we will write Dizzy from dancing, day and night… Say hello…to sunny Lisa… With the psychedelic eyes Welcome the lovely funny Lisa Bringing sweet summertime highs, and butterflies, hey Lisa There she goes, sunny Lisa She got rainbows in her eyes Welcome the lovely sunny Lisa and her summertime surprise Such a pretty Senorita, with kaleidoscopic eyes Tonight I’ll love you sunny Lisa In your tropicalia paradise Hey Lisa Tres soleil Lisa Make my day, sunny Lisa Tres Soleil…
7.
Both Sides Now Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I’ve looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way that you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take and still somehow It's love's illusions that I recall I really don't know love Really don't know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way Oh, but now old friends they're acting strange They shake their heads and say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all It's life's illusions that I recall I really don't know life I really don't know life at all
8.
OverLoaded 06:24
OverLoaded Signals surround me TVs everywhere Cameras have found me With bug-eyes they stare Big Brother is watching Knows just what I need Too much information - This can’t be good for me Feelings left behind, realigned, unaware Hammered, stone deaf and blind, but I just don’t care Overloaded Level’s over the top Overloaded Notifications just won’t stop Overloaded But I like it that way Overly Loaded Turn it up Turn it up Turn it up Media screaming Louder day by day Cell phone is calling I hear and obey I’m crazy-addicted Tried to get off the sauce But Tik-Tok rewired me Now I’m hopelessly lost I’m no longer me, no not one little bit But what makes you think I even give a shit? Overloaded I’ve acquired a taste Overloaded Baby you ain’t lived until you’ve databased Overloaded And I need it that way Overly Loaded Turn me on Turn me on Turn me up Turn me up I need a fix Bring it quick as you can Gimme more celebrity boob jobs Huffing culture from a spray can I’m a junkie disaster I’m a walking disease Shot up all the way through to channel 83 Way past psychotic, I’m AUTO-EROTIC! Overloaded Overloaded Overloaded Overly Loaded Overloaded I’ve acquired a taste Overloaded Make it stop Overloaded Overloaded I’m gonna blow my top Make it stop Make it stop Turn me off Turn me off
9.
This is the Day When I was a child I thought as a child Naked and innocent, unclaimed and wild Through tender eyes And temper cries did my world appear But how time flies Today arrives My new world is here This is the day I Become Mostly we see only darkly through glass Epiphany moments, too soon they pass There, flying blind, fumbling forward Best as I could Drawing to something true At long last understood This is the day I Become Gazing across lost-desert land Searching for clues like jewels in the sand How will I know, when will I know? Reality seems now a great mirage Truth conceals under camouflage Of yes or no, of faith or doubt Of ebb and flow, how will it show If ever I find out? So many valleys in darkness I’ve crossed All said and done, have I won or have I lost? But not all for naught have I sought To see the real me, just as I am Sweet Liberty, this is my victory This is the day This is the day I Become This is the day This is the day I Become

about

A little bit of Peter Gabriel, Sting, Randy Newman, Elton John...
and a whole lot of 'je nais se quoi'.

'Becoming’ is a collection of songs I’d written (along with two classic covers) which begged to be completed and polished.

Except for one, the original ideas for these songs date back several decades - in one case over 50 years - but remained on my ‘to-do’ list because the music was just too good to NOT re-visit, fix, lyricize, and record sooner or later.

Woven into the fabric of ‘Becoming’ is a dark underscore (the pandemic, human isolation, and Ukraine’s struggle for liberation specifically), providing a counterpoint to what is ultimately an uplifting musical essay on self-exploration, hope, and determination..

I simply could not let myself ‘leave this planet’ without first putting out- to whomever would give a listen - these small gems.

But I don't think I'm done just yet. In fact, I feel there are many more gems to come.


What IS ‘Becoming’?

“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily,
or have sharp edges, or have to be carefully kept.

Generally, by the time you become Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out,
and you get loose in your joints and very shabby.

But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly,
except to people who don’t understand.”

Margery Williams, from the Velveteen Rabbit

credits

released April 22, 2023

P r o d u c e d b y G e o r g e W a l l a c e

All instrumental and vocal performances and programming by George Wallace
Dig Yourself and OverLoaded feature Billy Meech on solo guitar
Sunny Lisa features Marc Adler on solo flute
Marti Early contributed backing vocals on OverLoaded
(Courtesy of the Philly Accent Cheesesteak Wit' Philharmonic Choir)
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at AirBorn Recording Lancaster, PA USA
January 2022 Through January 2023
Cover art and graphics by Marti Early for Early Designs
Cover photo “Sunrise Over the Pacific” courtesy of NASA

All music & lyrics written by George Wallace © 2023 Celestial Songs (ASCAP) Except…

God Only Knows
Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher © Irving Music, Inc. License # 1113919

Both Sides Now
Written by Joni Mitchell © Reservoir Media Music o/b/o Crazy Crow Music License # 1113917

Liberation Day is derived from a traditional Ukrainian folk tune, arranged and orchestrated by George Wallace

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George Wallace Lancaster, Pennsylvania

An accomplished composer, producer, performer, and recording artist, native-Philadelphian George Wallace writes songs and etheric instrumental music which speaks of enlightenment and positivity in a world that can really use it.
George currently lives in beautiful Lancaster, PA, with lots of farm country nearby. Downstairs is the studio ('where the magic happens') he is blessed to call his own.
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