Selected Song Lyrics
Moonstruck
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
With her latest single Moonstruck, which was written and recorded at home during lockdown 2020, Paula shows us how her creativity has blossomed in the isolation conditions and led her to a fresh writing horizon inspired by nature and the wonders of the earth, and sky.
The song is a beautiful melodic and lyrical observation of the moon as it drifts across the sky, glides through the clouds and lights the way for the awestruck below. With gentle flowing picking guitar, haunting mellow whistle and and a heavenly blend of harmonies, the song encourages the listener to take flight and silently slowly drift along with an uplifiting lunar musical tribute.
LISTEN NOW
LISTEN NOW
LISTEN NOW
Vision
Some are blind ’cause they can’t see
Can’t view the flowers the birds the bees
Can’t watch TV or read a book
But some are more blind
‘Cause they won’t look
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are mute, they cannot speak
Talk just wont come words are out of reach
Some are mute, ain’t got no choice
But some are mute ’cause we wont let em have a voice
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are deaf they cannot hear
Sounds just wont ring true in their ears
The hammer, the anvil, the stirrup may be missin
But some are more deaf ’cause they wont listen
Open our eyes, open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
Some are blind ’cause they can’t see
Can’t view the flowers the birds the bees
Can’t watch TV or read a book
But some are more blind
‘Cause they won’t look
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are mute, they cannot speak
Talk just wont come words are out of reach
Some are mute, ain’t got no choice
But some are mute ’cause we wont let ’em have a voice
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are deaf they cannot hear
Sounds just wont ring true in their ears
The hammer, the anvil, the stirrup may be missin
But some are more deaf ’cause they wont listen
Open our eyes, open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
Some are blind ’cause they can’t see
Can’t view the flowers the birds the bees
Can’t watch TV or read a book
But some are more blind
‘Cause they won’t look
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are mute, they cannot speak
Talk just wont come words are out of reach
Some are mute, ain’t got no choice
But some are mute ’cause we wont let ’em have a voice
Open our eyes open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
O beautiful vision, shared between us here tonight
O beautiful vision makin’ the future so bright
Some are deaf they cannot hear
Sounds just wont ring true in their ears
The hammer, the anvil, the stirrup may be missin
But some are more deaf ’cause they wont listen
Open our eyes, open our hearts
Right here and now is where changes can start
Through all our blindness our lack of sight
If we can find a shared vision we’ll be alright
LISTEN NOW
Raise Our Voice
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let Friendship join our hands
As we reach out to each other
Let us sing this song together
Mothers fathers sisters brothers
Though we may come from far flung places
And many seas our lands divide
Let us celebrate the difference
‘Caus we’re all the same inside
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let kindness touch our hearts
Bring us trust and understanding
Let it open up our eyes so we
Are more forgiving, less demanding
Though we may speak a different language
Though we may dress in different clothes
All of us just flesh and blood
From our heads down to our toes
Reachin out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let compassion fill our lives
See us through these troubled days
Let it help us all to realise
There can be more than one way
Though our approaches may be different
There’s one thing we all should know
People are still people
Doesn’t matter where you go
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let Friendship join our hands
As we reach out to each other
Let us sing this song together
Mothers fathers sisters brothers
Though we may come from far flung places
And many seas our lands divide
Let us celebrate the difference
‘Caus we’re all the same inside
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let kindness touch our hearts
Bring us trust and understanding
Let it open up our eyes so we
Are more forgiving, less demanding
Though we may speak a different language
Though we may dress in different clothes
All of us just flesh and blood
From our heads down to our toes
Reachin out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let compassion fill our lives
See us through these troubled days
Let it help us all to realise
There can be more than one way
Though our approaches may be different
There’s one thing we all should know
People are still people
Doesn’t matter where you go
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let Friendship join our hands
As we reach out to each other
Let us sing this song together
Mothers fathers sisters brothers
Though we may come from far flung places
And many seas our lands divide
Let us celebrate the difference
‘Caus we’re all the same inside
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let kindness touch our hearts
Bring us trust and understanding
Let it open up our eyes so we
Are more forgiving, less demanding
Though we may speak a different language
Though we may dress in different clothes
All of us just flesh and blood
From our heads down to our toes
Reachin out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
Let compassion fill our lives
See us through these troubled days
Let it help us all to realise
There can be more than one way
Though our approaches may be different
There’s one thing we all should know
People are still people
Doesn’t matter where you go
Reachin’ out across the world right now
Raise our voice across the world come now
We’ll hold hands across the world somehow
Joined in peace and harmony
LISTEN NOW
Garryroe
No smoke from the chimney
No signs of life to see
O Garryroe once you were my home
No fire in the hearth
No homemade apple tart
O Garryroe once you were my home
No plough to till the soil
No kettle on the boil
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No ivy climbs the walls
No more sycamore standing tall
O Garryroe once you were my home
No pot plants in a row
No more flowers here do grow
O Garryroe once you were my home
No apples on the trees
No more Beauty Bats for me
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more hens or fresh eggs each day
No more barn full of hay
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more “bleddy walked ears”
No more Bluebell’s bark I hear
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more Dadda to be seen
No more Ned or Pat or Queen
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more ancestors of mine
No more heard the name of Ryan
O Garryroe once you were my home
No smoke from the chimney
No signs of life to see
O Garryroe once you were my home
No fire in the hearth
No homemade apple tart
O Garryroe once you were my home
No plough to till the soil
No kettle on the boil
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No ivy climbs the walls
No more sycamore standing tall
O Garryroe once you were my home
No pot plants in a row
No more flowers here do grow
O Garryroe once you were my home
No apples on the trees
No more Beauty Bats for me
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more hens or fresh eggs each day
No more barn full of hay
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more “bleddy walked ears”
No more Bluebell’s bark I hear
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more Dadda to be seen
No more Ned or Pat or Queen
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more ancestors of mine
No more heard the name of Ryan
O Garryroe once you were my home
No smoke from the chimney
No signs of life to see
O Garryroe once you were my home
No fire in the hearth
No homemade apple tart
O Garryroe once you were my home
No plough to till the soil
No kettle on the boil
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No ivy climbs the walls
No more sycamore standing tall
O Garryroe once you were my home
No pot plants in a row
No more flowers here do grow
O Garryroe once you were my home
No apples on the trees
No more Beauty Bats for me
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more hens or fresh eggs each day
No more barn full of hay
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more “bleddy walked ears”
No more Bluebell’s bark I hear
O Garryroe once you were my home
No more Dadda to be seen
No more Ned or Pat or Queen
O Garryroe once you were my home
Though it seems that life has gone
The spirit lingers on
Memories forever held
Despite these crumbling walls
No more ancestors of mine
No more heard the name of Ryan
O Garryroe once you were my home
LISTEN NOW
Havin’ The Craic!
Nil aon tinteáin mar do thinteáin féin
Is clann is cáirde ann faoi dhéin
Is mór an t-áthas orainn féin
Go dtugann sibh cuirt ar ár teaghlach
Fáilte, fáilte cead míle fáilte
Fáilte, fáilte beidh cóisir againn anocht
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Damhsaimíd ríl is port ar an leac
Déanfaimíd spraoi is déanfaimid craic
Tógaimíd rírá gleo agus raic
Ansin deirimid sláinte
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go leir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Veidhlín, bodhran, is feadóg
Píobaí uilleann is spunóg
Ceol chun duine sean is óg
Cách sona is sásta
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go léir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Tá sé an am chun dul abhaile
Tá gach páiste ina chod pladh
Amarach díolfaimid go léir an diola
Anois deirfimid slan libh
Slán libh, slán libh slán libh go fóill
Slán libh, slán libh tar ar ais arís
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Nil aon tinteáin mar do thinteáin féin
Is clann is cáirde ann faoi dhéin
Is mór an t-áthas orainn féin
Go dtugann sibh cuirt ar ár teaghlach
Fáilte, fáilte cead míle fáilte
Fáilte, fáilte beidh cóisir againn anocht
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Damhsaimíd ríl is port ar an leac
Déanfaimíd spraoi is déanfaimid craic
Tógaimíd rírá gleo agus raic
Ansin deirimid sláinte
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go leir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fail
Táimid anseo le chéile
Veidhlín, bodhran, is feadóg
Píobaí uilleann is spunóg
Ceol chun duine sean is óg
Cách sona is sásta
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go léir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Tá sé an am chun dul abhaile
Tá gach páiste ina chod pladh
Amarach díolfaimid go léir an diola
Anois deirfimid slan libh
Slán libh, slán libh slán libh go fóill
Slán libh, slán libh tar ar ais arís
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Nil aon tinteáin mar do thinteáin féin
Is clann is cáirde ann faoi dhéin
Is mór an t-áthas orainn féin
Go dtugann sibh cuirt ar ár teaghlach
Fáilte, fáilte cead míle fáilte
Fáilte, fáilte beidh cóisir againn anocht
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Damhsaimíd ríl is port ar an leac
Déanfaimíd spraoi is déanfaimid craic
Tógaimíd rírá gleo agus raic
Ansin deirimid sláinte
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go leir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fail
Táimid anseo le chéile
Veidhlín, bodhran, is feadóg
Píobaí uilleann is spunóg
Ceol chun duine sean is óg
Cách sona is sásta
Sláinte, sláinte, sláinte libh go léir
Sláinte, sláinte ar aghaidh leis an cuideachta
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Tá sé an am chun dul abhaile
Tá gach páiste ina chod pladh
Amarach díolfaimid go léir an diola
Anois deirfimid slan libh
Slán libh, slán libh slán libh go fóill
Slán libh, slán libh tar ar ais arís
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
Beimid ag caint is Beimid ag ól
Garaimíd, canaimíd, déanfaimíd ceol
Níl an oíche réidh go fóill
Táimid anseo le chéile
LISTEN NOW
Caught In A Trap
You’re stuck in a time warp you see no way out
You feel so trapped all you can do is shout
But I want you to know things can be re-arranged
And you have the power to make that change
So don’t let vicious circles spin you round
Never more let hatred pull you down
The rancour and the turmoil you know
Will disappear if you can let it go
You’ve been badly stung, I know you feel betrayed
No one would deny how high a price you’ve paid
(But) Bitterness and fear are a cancer inside
They’ll eat your life away if u don’t put them aside
So don’t let resentment steel your heart
Never more let anger tear you apart
Releasing the past, letting it be
Will bring you strength, give you hope and set you free
You know you don’t want to go on like this
Life is too short and there’s too much you’ve missed
Believe in yourself, know things can be alright
Leave the past in the past then the future’s shining bright
Rise like the sun, grow like the trees
Smell the flowers, feel the warm and gentle breeze
Climb that mountain, wade in the softly flowing streams
Dont be afraid, take your chance, follow your dreams
You’re stuck in a time warp you see no way out
You feel so trapped all you can do is shout
But I want you to know things can be re-arranged
And you have the power to make that change
So don’t let vicious circles spin you round
Never more let hatred pull you down
The rancour and the turmoil you know
Will disappear if you can let it go
You’ve been badly stung, I know you feel betrayed
No one would deny how high a price you’ve paid
(But) Bitterness and fear are a cancer inside
They’ll eat your life away if u don’t put them aside
So don’t let resentment steel your heart
Never more let anger tear you apart
Releasing the past, letting it be
Will bring you strength, give you hope and set you free
You know you don’t want to go on like this
Life is too short and there’s too much you’ve missed
Believe in yourself, know things can be alright
Leave the past in the past then the future’s shining bright
Rise like the sun, grow like the trees
Smell the flowers, feel the warm and gentle breeze
Climb that mountain, wade in the softly flowing streams
Dont be afraid, take your chance, follow your dreams
You’re stuck in a time warp you see no way out
You feel so trapped all you can do is shout
But I want you to know things can be re-arranged
And you have the power to make that change
So don’t let vicious circles spin you round
Never more let hatred pull you down
The rancour and the turmoil you know
Will disappear if you can let it go
You’ve been badly stung, I know you feel betrayed
No one would deny how high a price you’ve paid
(But) Bitterness and fear are a cancer inside
They’ll eat your life away if u don’t put them aside
So don’t let resentment steel your heart
Never more let anger tear you apart
Releasing the past, letting it be
Will bring you strength, give you hope and set you free
You know you don’t want to go on like this
Life is too short and there’s too much you’ve missed
Believe in yourself, know things can be alright
Leave the past in the past then the future’s shining bright
Rise like the sun, grow like the trees
Smell the flowers, feel the warm and gentle breeze
Climb that mountain, wade in the softly flowing streams
Dont be afraid, take your chance, follow your dreams
LISTEN NOW
The Faintest Touch
Just a moment more than was needed
Just an instant longer that’s all it took
No one else could see
Twas between you and me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest look
We don’t want fancy words of love
We don’t gracious empty gestures of romance
We won’t put on a show
‘Cause no one needs to know
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest glance
No we don’t need a band to play a symphony
No we don’t need poetic sonnets or moonlight
It means more to see what your eyes say to me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest sight
No we won’t ever have to ask, we know instinctively
You will stay with me and I with you
We know no distance is too great
To keep us separate
Just a moment more than was needed
Just an instant longer that’s all it took
No one else could see
Twas between you and me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest look
We don’t want fancy words of love
We don’t gracious empty gestures of romance
We won’t put on a show
‘Cause no one needs to know
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest glance
No we don’t need a band to play a symphony
No we don’t need poetic sonnets or moonlight
It means more to see what your eyes say to me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest sight
No we won’t ever have to ask, we know instinctively
You will stay with me and I with you
We know no distance is too great
To keep us separate
Just a moment more than was needed
Just an instant longer that’s all it took
No one else could see
Twas between you and me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest look
We don’t want fancy words of love
We don’t gracious empty gestures of romance
We won’t put on a show
‘Cause no one needs to know
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest glance
No we don’t need a band to play a symphony
No we don’t need poetic sonnets or moonlight
It means more to see what your eyes say to me
The faintest touch, the faintest hold, the faintest sight
No we won’t ever have to ask, we know instinctively
You will stay with me and I with you
We know no distance is too great
To keep us separate
LISTEN NOW