"Catalonia" is the fourth track on the album. Written in the mid-1980's--and one of the earlier songs of the set--It starts out as a very folksy-sounding ballad, then transitioning to a harder rock sound.
Jim Ramsey is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based singer/songwriter whose romantic, Celtic-tinged contemporary folk music blends British progressive rock sensibiliti
Story behind the song
Lyric-wise, "Catalonia," tells expresses my disappointment in earthly love versus the heavenly spirit of music, which I personalized as my true love.
Lyrics
Catalonia
Music and Lyrics by James McNair Ramsey
Say goodbye to Catalonia
She’s a star, a star upon the sea
First she’ll tell you that she’ll phone ya
Then she leaves you here to bleed
But I am here in Catalonia
Where I am far beyond the dream
All alone in Catalonia
But I am free, yes I am free
Harmony, Harmony
You’re more of a woman than a woman can be
Destiny, Destiny
The more you speak the more I see
I am going through the emotions
Of a man so deep in love
Who has conquered his emotions
And returned to find his love
And you’re the light; you’re the night upon my horizon
You’re the calm; you’re the psalm upon my sea
And we shall spearhead the invasion
Into the heart of Germany
Harmony, Harmony
You’re more of a woman than a woman can be
Destiny, Destiny
The more you speak the more I see
Harmony, Harmony
You’re more of a woman than a woman can be
Destiny, Destiny
The more you speak the more I see
Destiny, Destiny, I love you
Destiny, Destiny, I love you
Destiny, I’m in love with you
But tell me what a man’s to do
When he finds his love’s but a residue
That is taken by the tide.
Destiny, Destiny, I love you
Destiny, Destiny, I love you
Destiny, I’m in love with you
But tell me what a man’s to do
When he finds his love’s but a residue
That is taken by the tide.
When he finds his love’s but a residue
That is taken by the tide
Copyright ? © 2012 Jim Ramsey
Lead Vocals – Jim Ramsey
Keyboards -- Joseph Akins
Produced and Arranged by Joseph Akins
Recording Engineer – Fred Schendel
Production Assistant – Steve Babb
Recorded and Mastered at Sound Resource, Chattanooga, Tennessee
