This is a collaboration between Russ Okuma (Seattle), Stewart Alexander (Cardiff) and me (Vancouver). A truly international collab. It a song about a fellow Muser - Claire Coburn
Story behind the song
Claire writes about love, an inspirational Muser. Stew's a Welsh Poet. He wrote the lyrics, and I liked them, offered to write the melody. Russ embellished it with his musical artistry.
Lyrics
The Pure
© Copyrighted September 18, 2003 Words by Stewart Alexander; music by Stan Loh
Verse One:
C F C
Satin words lift sullen air,
GC
When she writes in temperate streams,
CF
Her soft voice calms the village square,
G G7 C
Heart queen pens another lover’s dream.
Verse Two:
C F C
Moments of the clearing haze,
GC
Inducing her wond’rous schemes,
C F
Cry at least once, her hands show ways,
G G7 C
Although I’m lost, her lines still live.
Chorus:
F C
She is the pure, slighted light,
F C
Paper-eternal, ink on white,
D7 G
Slipstream-hiker, loving notes,
G G7
She’s to whom the world devotes.
Verse Three:
C F C
Waiting hounds adore her mind,
G C
Champion koi swim to her feet,
C F
Sunday prayers and hymns combine,
GG7 C
She’s got Him, she’s pure indeed.
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
F C
Morning illusions meet the stale,
G C
Heightened conclusions come to stay,
FFm
Checking friends, singers blend,
CDbº Dm A7 DmG7
Her verses she sent…for all… to… share…
(Repeat Verse Chorus)