Name: Visions of Eden (studio recording)
Duration: P00H04M10S
Description: I wrote this song with the deforestation of Easter Island in mind and it was a meditation on what humans do to the environment and how one might deal with it personally. Due to the Corona Virus situation it has taken on another angle as well but the primary concern is the climate crisis which soon will make CV seem like a walk in the park.

Visions of Eden (studio recording)

from Odds'nd Ends by Henry Sparks

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I wrote this song with the deforestation of Easter Island in mind and it was a meditation on what humans do to the environment and how one might deal with it personally. Due to the Corona Virus situation it has taken on another angle as well but the primary concern is the climate crisis which soon will make CV seem like a walk in the park.

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Visions of Eden

In this world of chaos
Time out of mind
In this hell we have created
In the name of mankind
And I want to swim with the Dolphins
I want to sail this crazy sea
Sing from tree to tree
With leaves where leaves should be
But that's all just the dream in my heart

It is these visions of Eden that stop me going insane
It is these visions of Eden that help me conquer pain
It is these visions of Eden that help me get up again

We have driven down the road
Which every body knows
It's a one way ticket
To the land where nothing grows
And we have our new heroin
We have our new dearth
And all the former reason
Is gone with the earth
And I want to swim with the Dolphins
I want to sail this crazy sea
Sing from tree to tree
With leaves where leaves should be
But that's all just the dream in my heart

It is these visions of Eden that stop me going insane
It is these visions of Eden that help me conquer pain
It is these visions of Eden that help me get up again

Henry Sparks 1989

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from Odds'nd Ends, released February 4, 2020
Words and music Henry Sparks. Solo trumpet Richard Navarro.

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Henry Sparks Canterbury, UK

HENRY SPARKS lives in England, plays guitar, writes and sings songs.
His music is informed by experience as a farm hand, pizza slinger, carpenter, architect and lecturer.  Folk - English and American - and a fascination with song-writing have driven his playing and creativity. He now makes music locally with Canterbury legends The Country Counts, and plays in or out at any opportunity. ... more

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