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Flying (R-E)
01:33
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What Matters (R-E)
04:09
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What Matters
Does it matter that I’ll never to be that man of success, I’ve tried so hard to be? Does it matter that I’ll always fall short of accomplishing my good deeds? Does it matter that no one will ever know my name? Does it matter I’ll never see fortune and fame? All that matters in the end; from what I have come to learn,… is that I am loved and that I can love in return.
Does it matter that I’m at an impasse, everything’s moving around me, but I’m just standing still? Does it matter that I’m stuck where I am,… my job’s going nowhere, and I’m just going downhill? Does it matter I’ll never be valued as the special one? Does it matter that my masterpiece will never be done? All that matters in the end, where I place the utmost concern is that I am loved and that I can love in return.
I spend so much time focused on what I should be in the world of man, I lose sight of what’s most important; why and who and what I really am.
All that matters; what I hope my children’s children might discern, is that I was loved and that I could love in return.
What matters, and the longer I live the more I’m bound to learn, I’m bound to learn, is that I am loved and that I can love in return.
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An Eternal Point Of View
As I look out across the horizon thinking of things I’ll need to do today, methodically I list and prioritize all the work I’ll put into play. So much piling up that’ll need to be done; my head swims with all I’ll have to do,… but I hardly take the time to put myself in place with true perspectives,… an eternal point of view.
What seemed significant last week; last year, hardly holds weight of importance anymore. The energy and time that took me out and away now hardly hold meaning of what it was for. I wonder if what I’m doing this moment is something worth carrying through, especially when sized, measured up and compared to the timeless perspective,.. in an eternal point of view.
Running here and there in my wild pursuit,… towards goals that I may never get to anyhow. I have to stop and think and then realize that life is more than the here and now.
Pondering existence; in this finite journey and what is of most importance to be; beyond the worldly pulls and trappings is my immediate and extended family. As they connect me to the past and future and to what the spirit confirms to be true, I come near to the mindset; a purpose renewed, with timeless perspective,… an eternal point of view. Yeah, an eternal point of view.
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Dear Friends And Gentle Hearts
Dear friends and gentle hearts are in my thoughts, tonight.
Loved ones that share my grief, try hard to keep, on the light.
Good people that carry my load down their own road, until they know,
I’ll be just fine;
I’ll be just fine,...
Dear friends and family ties,
you’re here inside for all time.
I’m so glad to have you near; and I hold you dear here in my life.
My words fail me for today, I keep looking for the right words to say in just the right way
of how and why;
of how and why.
Dear friends that bear my pain,
time and again; to help me heal.
Kindnesses that are shown; comforting my own, and my ordeal.
Empathies that abound, and you know they’re not easily found; yet their love is all around
for me to feel;
for me to feel.
Dear friends and gentle hearts
are in my prayers, and I’m in theirs.
colleague from near and far, that stand on guard; over my affairs.
Loved ones that share my trail, that never fail, from both sides of the veil;
oh how each one cares,…
how each one cares.
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Inside (R-E)
05:21
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Inside
What you see outside,… old and callous, slowly come and gone,… taking all day, and there in your way,...
What you can not know,… confused and lonesome,… protective and withdrawn,… productive years spent,… their usefulness at an end,...
And it hurts their heart to be out of the circle of need,...
And they need to be loved and you’d know it if you’d check to see,…
Inside,... Inside.
What is seen outside,…
wheeled in a room,… an unsightly disheveled mass,…
Hard to speak,… with movements measured and weak,…
What you can not know,… sunken eyes that are keenly looking back,…
and their one prayer,…
is you see beyond their chair,…
And it hurts their heart to be understood on such base degree,
and they hope that you might stop and find out who they might be,…
Inside,... Inside,…
They’re out there among us with needs and hopes that hold back despair,...
Crying out without words yet hoping beyond hope
that someone might care,…
What you see outside,… the ugly man,… that woman, large and subdued,…
trying to be unseen,… targeted by an unkind teen,…
What you do not know,…
they question why they can not be like you,…
to go unchecked,…
to live with dignity and respect,…
And it hurts their heart
to be regarded with such low esteem,…
their hidden beauty would shine,…
if you just get close enough to see,…
Inside,…
Inside,…
Inside,…
Inside,…
Inside,…
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To Heal Myself Again
I’m in need of some repair
to restore my soul to where it should be.
But I’m in trouble when l look for and find fault
in others that are not so different from me.
I’ve been reflecting too long on some hurt
that happened to me way back when;
but then I’m stifling my eternal progression,
instead of praying for help,… to heal myself again.
It’s can be so easy to hold bad feelings
over someone that has trespassed in my life,…
Or maybe indirectly, or even without knowing,
cause pain and suffering to me and mine.
I want to put that all behind me now
as I close my eyes and contemplate Zazen,…
To get above and beyond the blame,…
that I might heal myself again.
To get beyond the blame, Lord,…
that with your help, I might heal myself again,...
To heal myself again.
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Going Down The Temporal Road
Okay, so you messed up,
and you’re still trying to do damage control.
You breathe out a heavy sigh
and wonder how you’ll ever climb out of this hole.
Worried about what others think,
you envision how you’re perceived by your peers.
You’re afraid as you just keep failing,
things will come about to justify your fears.
It’s so hard when your soul is hurting
to make sense of what’s going on so far,…
as you’re looking through your mortal eyes
instead of seeing yourself for what and who you really are,…
Not as a disappointment or failure,
but one of God’s children, looking to know
who you are,… why you’re here,… where you’re going,…
Going down the temporal road.
At times we all feel out of step
from what we see is happening to others out there.
You want your turn,… your chance to shine
but to have to compromise doesn’t seem fair.
So you find your own way but it’s so much harder going
through the motions if you’re going alone.
This road that you see before you
doesn’t look or feel like it’ll ever take you back home.
No, and it’s so hard when your soul is hurting
to make sense of what’s been going on so far,…
as you look through your mortal eyes
instead of seeing yourself for what and who you really are,…
Not a disappointment or failure,
but one of God’s children, trying to carry their load,…
finding themselves on their mortal journey,
going,… going down the temporal road.
Going down the temporal road.
Going down the temporal road.
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This Is What You Are
This is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
To be happy with the things you spent your time to do,…
To accept reality for all that you will never do,...
To feel the joy and sorrow, to know their tender heart,…
To be of use to others,… to share your tender heart.
This is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
To understand that others see from their own point of view,…
To understand and see from another’s point of view,...
To reach out and to touch forgoing your own need,…
To be there at the time of another in such need,...
This is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
To be willing to be humbled because of what they say,…
To stand for your beliefs in spite of what they say.
To know, respect and understand the limits of your dream,…
To fear not the challenge but the purpose of your dream,...
This is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
To be able to be sorry when you’ve wronged another’s heart,…
To be able to forgive when someone else has wronged your heart,...
To see another’s gift without you needing to be loved,…
To share your gift with others,… to love and to be loved.
This is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
Hey, this is what you are,…
This is who you are,…
This is why you are,...
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Stay With Me Lord (R-E)
05:19
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Stay With Me, Lord
There’s no getting around the fact that I resist changing who I am,…
You know I go my own way; not really following any of them.
I know it’s my choices that hold me here fast,…
and no excuses or apologies can justify my past.
Difficult, challenging? You know I am, but to be fair,…
I do have my moments where I’m trying hard to get there.
Stay with me Lord and forgive me as I fall,…
I’m still trying to get it right, after all.
Too many times I’m on this crossroad of my fate,
deciding to go left or right, or to go forward on the straight.
And after having traveling so many miles; I have to know fully well,…
there will be a reckoning for me for all of the times I fell.
Am I stupid? Why do I feel the need to return to go,
back to what I’m sure will not end up edifying my soul?
Stay with me Lord, if for no other reason than that I believe,…
and that I’ll be needing you more than ever, to succeed.
With so many choices on earth to see, to do, to think,…
sometimes being down here we get ourselves out of balance and sync.
I need a mentor; to guide me back to the true reality,
that I am here right now, for a reason,…
to make mistakes, to live, to love,
but to learn and perfect my agency.
Seems I’m always finding myself looking over to where I should be,…
wondering what I gotta do to finally get myself set free.
And suddenly I’m in trouble; and I’m pretty sure what it’s all about,…
it’s then that I need to break free, to change course,… and to get out.
I feel a disturbance coming and I’m not ready to make that stand,…
I’m weak but I’m not unwilling to reach out and take your hand.
Stay with me Lord; I’m in the middle of this eternal fight,…
and I’d like to be on your side,…
and I could use you in my corner tonight.
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You Are The One (R-E)
06:17
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You Are The One
At a time when the world needs a champion,
to stand up strong in the belief a change should be made.
Although the price is dearer than any price ever paid,
the brave steps forward to do it anyway.
What if it was you? What if it was you that was that champion,…
and the course of history could be changed by you?
Although the cost was dearer than any price you ever paid,
could you maintain that integrity in everything you do?
You are the one to make a difference this time,...
The one that stands their ground as others turn and run.
You are the one for those who need you desperately right now,
and all you need do is believe, “You are the one.”
There’s a stand that needs to be made sooner or later,…
for what is life without direction purpose or goal?
What is a man profited—what truly does he hold,
if he should gain the world yet lose his own soul?
Your whole life was preparing for this moment,…
inside your heart a question will not leave,
“Is the foundation of understanding yourself,
to know and act upon what you believe?”
But, You are the one to make a difference this time,...
The one that works to finish what others have left undone.
You are the one to share that love and hope inside your heart,
and all you need do is believe,
“You are the one.”
At a time when hope is gone,…
darkness even fills the dawn,…
and they say, “All hope is lost.” But look inside,...
Every fiber of your being
testifies of a truth
that can not be disputed or denied.
At a time when the world needs a champion
to stand up tall to represent all those in need.
Although the cost is dearer than you hoped to paid,…
you step forward to take hold and succeed.
You are the one to make a difference this time,...
The one to raise the banner high up to the sun.
You are the one that’s destined to come at this critical hour,
and all you need do is believe,
“You are the one.”
You are the one.
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Don’t You know That My Name Is Baldwin
Hey, don’t you know that my name is, Baldwin? The best name in the land. Hey don’t you know that my name is, Baldwin,… the best name all around.
And it’s spelled,
B A L D W I N
It’s spelled,
B A L D W I N
Hey don’t you know that my name is, Baldwin? The best name in the land. Hey don’t you know that my name is, Baldwin,… the best name all around.
And it’s spelled,
B A L D W I N
It’s spelled,
B A L D W I N
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Her Gift Of Charity
I was the least to support, the first to voice concern,…
the last to understand anything of her good turn,…
her biggest stumbling block from all I could not discern,…
her doing God’s work
through her gift of charity.
I was insensitive when she needed my compassion the most,…
I was a million miles away when she wanted me in close.
And I never caught the vision as she stood guard at the post,…
to do what she could,
with her gift of charity.
And for all the wrong reasons from all the wrong signs,…
with all the right words said at all the wrong times.
I was off fighting windmills while she was out on the front,
as she moved with her kindness to meet them who stood in want,…
and I calculated the cost, before she was even done,
never to glimpse
her gift of charity.
And in spite of my ignorance to her purpose in play,
in spite of the interferences along the way,
she still managed to get the Lord’s work done anyway,…
with sincere care
and her gift of charity.
And after it’s all done and as it stares back at me,
I perceive more clearly now what it was that she could see,…
the good that could be done to help those in need,…
with a caring heart,…
to do whatever I can,…
as with her special gift of charity.
To do what I can,
with sincere care,…
and a gift of charity.
The gift of charity.
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If Only I Were So Strong
With weak justifications I fail myself,…
and, once again, I fall.
Is it any wonder, knowing that my transgressions are real,
even with remorse, I can hardly have any peace at all?
I see the results of my indulging,…
and accepting iniquity for so long.
Yet I know if I could distance myself from it all,
I would heal,…
oh, if only I we're so strong,…
If only I we're so strong.
There are those who nurture their beliefs,…
and you know they’re not easily led astray.
They, in turn, become another of the shining lights
that seem to know how to wend their way.
I see them choosing the right,
casting off temptations to do wrong.
And that I too might be stalwart in the weaknesses
of my nights,…
oh, if only I were so strong,...
If only I were so strong.
There are those who run, and are not weary,…
you’ve heard of them that walk and are never faint,…
that look to be happy in their allotted hours,
and act in concert with sinner and saints.
They seem to understand the balance
of joy and hardship as each comes along.
And I,… I should give up everything
to possess these awesome,… these awesome powers,…
oh, if only I were so strong,...
If only I we're so strong.
Here am I brokenhearted with choices
of what to do with my allotted time,
so in my weakness, I plummet once again,
as I decide to let bad habits rule my life.
I am not blind; I see the outlining precept
of the elevated plane where I belong.
And I even know it starts with getting past this how and when,…
oh Lord, if only I were so strong,…
If only I we're so strong.
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It Comes And It Goes
One step at a time,… taking life with care and to plan,
but some things only come around once,…
gotta enjoy em while you can.
Nice to keep your eyes open
as changes happen faster than thought,…
like children that grow up,
whether you’re there to see it or not.
There’s a brief special window; a chance
to see it open and close,…
as the fleeting transformation evolves,…
It comes and it goes.
Always in a state of unhappiness;
your situation and hopeless fate,…
forlorn with your own appearance,
and your meager financial state.
Always thinking that tomorrow,
life will get better than this day you’ve got,
till you look back and realize,
things were not as bad then as you thought.
It’s all a matter of perspective
to a future that nobody knows,…
this journey;
this place marker in your life,…
It comes and it goes.
Sometimes there’s a defining moment
put before us to step up and to carry it through,
and we either rise to the occasion
or we regret what we didn’t do.
Whether we failed or succeeded,
either way we’re prone to learn then,
reminds us on how we will act
if and when the situation comes around again.
Our lives are shaped and reshaped,
dealing with the many highs and lows,…
as we press on through the slipstream of time,…
It comes and it goes.
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I Bid Thee Farewell
And to those who have a road ahead,
and them with payment past due.
For them who’ll be lost tomorrow,
and all those just passing through.
To all with good intentions
that carry us to this day,
with sights and hopes for peace and love
in a world that’s slipping away,…
I bid thee farewell,…
I bid thee farewell.
And to all the unknown heroes
that revel in righting the wrong.
For them who side with the underdog,
for a cause well spent along.
And to all who carry their banners high
with full knowledge of what might come to be,
yet stand unmoved courageously
as the world comes apart at the seams,…
I bid thee farewell,…
I bid thee farewell.
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Lord Baldwin Olympia, Washington
Lord Baldwin has created 44 ALBUMS
between 1991 and 2001
Between 2011 and 2023, created, 23
ALBUMS
Published a 4-book series called, “Stepping Between The Ants”
A 4-book series called, “From The Lost Letters Sent” chronicling the first 44 albums' songs created between 1968 to 2001
As playwright, wrote a musical play (book) called;
““RESILIENT the Musical” A Web-Based Episodic Play & Story”
... more
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