It's hard for me to believe that it has been four years since my friend Dale Roy Mansell went to be with the Lord. His untimely passing was about the most difficult thing I have ever had to face. I've been working on this track for well over three years, a cover of a song from Alan Parson's CD "On Air". So in memory of my good friend Dale, please enjoy "Brother Up In Heaven".
here is a direct link to mp3 in case player won't play for you
A boy flies for freedom
But dies for the peace
In the clouds, he waits for an answer
But there's no release
It's strange here without you
And it's so hard to see
So brother up in heaven
Please wait up for me
Oh brother up in heaven
Please wait up for me
I still see his shadow
His laugh lingers on
When i dream, we're all back together
When i wake, he's gone
It's strange here without you
This was not meant to be
So brother up in heaven
Please wait up for me
And though we try to change the world
A flower when it's cut will surely die
So why do men with so much hate
Destroy what they cannot create
While we all stand by
We'll look back in anger
But you helped us to see
So brother up in heaven
Please wait up for me
Oh brother up in heaven
Please wait up for me
lyrics and music written by Ian Bairnson
5 comments:
good job John.
RIP Dale.
jimbo
beautiful, John - what a wonderful thought that the one's we love that go before us "wait up for us" until we arrive to be together once again... Dawn
John,
Very beautiful done, a tear jerkier for us that loved him so very much.
Kelley
Beautiful!
Did you do the music for this..I have been searching for music only..can only seem to find the lyrics..I want to use it for a book trailer..I wrote the book about my younger brother who was murdered..
Doreen,
Yes I do all own music (and vocals too, for better or for worse :-)
Last year, a fellow from Europe ask me to create him a recording without the vocals. Please feel free to download these files here:
http://hybernationmusic.com/Dale/instrumental/
When you click that link, you should see two files...one is MP3 and the other is a full CD-quality WAV file. If you are burning a CD, use the WAV. For iPods and such, use the MP3.
Good luck on your book!
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