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LEGACY: THE ORION YEARS

by Joel Pirard (Seven Sources, Orion)

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    A compilation of some of the songs I wrote while in the band ORION. This is where it all began for me as a song maker.

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1.
CYCLES OF MY MEMORIES CYCLES OF MY MEMORIES, CALL ME TO THE NIGHT IT WAS NOT LONG AGO I WAS YOUNG REACHING OUT TO TOUCH THE SUN I STILL REALIZE THAT THE WORLD CAN’T BE SAVED IN ONE DAY CARRYING NO FREEDOM I WAS LEFT ALONE TOO LONG BUT THE MEMORY OF YOUR SWEET SMILING FACE IS WHAT KEPT ME HOLDING ON SO I’M LIVING IN MY MEMORIES RECALLING ALL THE TIMES IT’S FOR DAYS WE ALL KNEW IN ABETTER LIFE CARRYING NO FREEDOM I WAS LEFT ALONE TOO LONG BUT THE MEMORY OF YOUR SWEET SMILING FACE IS WHAT KEPT ME HOLDING ON CYCLES OF MY MEMORIES CYCLES OF MY MEMORIES CYCLES OF MY MEMORIES MAKE ME CRY CALL MY YOUTH A DIFFERENT LIFE CYCLES OF A DIFFERENT TIME YOUR LOVE WAS LIKE A RED LINE, TO MY HEART COPYRIGHT JOEL PIRARD
2.
THE SUMMONS 05:08
THE SUMMONS NOW THE SUMMONS NOW THE CALL TO AGE SOON THE GLORY SOON WE’LL TAKE OUR PLACE WE’LL GO ON ALWAYS, DOWN TO THE SEA AND OVER THE OCEAN, WHERE WE SHOULD BE NOW THE SUMMONS NOW THE CALL TO AGE SOON THE GLORY SOON WE’LL TAKE OUR PLACE WE’VE FOUGHT THE BATTLE, WE’VE WON THE WAR LET’S GET AWAY NOW, BACK TO OUR SHORES THE BOATS ARE EMPTY THE TIME HAS COME TO GO HOME THE SONG’S A VISION, THIS SONG STANDS ALL ALONG THE DREAMS ARE UPON US, THE SLEEP OF THE TEARS THE SUFFERING’S OVER, WE REST WITHOUT FEAR NO ONE LOOKS BEHIND AND NO ONE KNOWS NO ONE SEES THE TIME OR WHERE IT GOES NOW THE SUMMONS,OUR HEARTS BEAT AS ONE THIS LIFE TOGETHER IS JUST A NEW DAY’S DAWN SO NOW THE SUMMONS NOW THE CALL TO AGE WE’LL SEE THE GLORY, WE’LL SEE THE WONDEROUS DAY THE BOATS ARE EMPTY THE TIME HAS COME TO GO HOME THE SONG’S A VISION, THIS SONG STANDS ALL ALONG NOW THE SUMMONS,OUR HEARTS BEAT AS ONE THIS LIFE TOGETHER IS JUST A NEW DAY’S DAWN BY JOEL PIRARD
3.
DRIFTING DRIFTING IN A SEA LOST TO ALL TIME I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE FEELING RESTLESS I WROTE DOWN THIS LINE I FEEL FOR YOU MY LOVE LYING DOWN IN THE GOLDEN SUN I FEEL SO ALL ALONE DREAMING OF ALL THAT WAS DONE IT’S EMPTY NOW I KNOW BUT SOMEDAY, I’LL FIND YOU BUT NOW… I’M JUST DRIFTING IN A SEA LOST TO ALL TIME I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I THINK OF YOU MY LOVE I DREAM OF YOU MY LOVE SOMEWHERE THE MUSIC CAN BE HEARD IT’S IN THE MINDS OF ALL LIFTING HEARTS ABOVE THE WORDS RELATING TO THE SONG BUT MY LOVE YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT I FEEL ABOUT YOU TOOK A LONG, LONG TIME AND MY LOVE PLEASE REMEMBER WHAT WE TOOK FOR GRANTED TOOK A LONG. LONG TIME TO FIND I FEEL FOR YOU MY LOVE I FELL FOR YOU MY LOVE I DREAM OF YOU MY LOVE BY JOEL PIRARD
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Ancestral Tides Infinite seas, vibrations cleanse the souls of our misgivings Come into my fusion As we look to you forgiven Silence is abundant as the air we breathe But how can we beseech you unless The destroyer of aggression witness his great might Brightness of God’s green earth Sends his earthly delight Gypsy queen speaks our rising interests as our forgotten legends To give The ancestral tides rise within us Comes Neptune’s dawn once again The water swells deceive us And only tell us when The skies of summer color fast Glories descending the steps of hope The water swells deceive us And only tell us when The skies of summer color fast Glories descending the steps of hope Hold me lover hold me keeper A word asking said sources of winter Towards a sceptre of who will triumph
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THE QUEST 08:27
THE QUEST YOU CAN TAKE AWAY THE SUN OR THE STARS BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE MY HEART YOU CAN RELY ON ALL YOU KNOW TO SEE YOU THROUGH RIGHT FROM THE START LOST IN A WHIRLWIND THAT WE FELL IN LONG AGO YOU CRAVE TO COME BACK ONCE AGAIN AND MAKE ME WANT TO GO BUT YOUR ANSWERS LIE SO FAR AWAY IT’S ALL THAT YOU CAN SEE YOUR QUEST IS NOT A TALE THAT’S LOST AND SHOULD NOT EVER BE YOU CAN SOMETIMES MAKE ME WONDER FOR YOUR SOUL BUT YOU CAN’T LEAD ME HOME FOR THE PAST IS GONE AND I DON’T FEEL THE NEED TO BE SO ALONE I’VE CONQUERED MIRAGES WHEN I STILL WAS IN MY YOUTH BUT YOU MUST QUEST MY SON UNTIL YOU LEARN THE TRUTH AND YOUR ANSWER WILL NOT GUIDE YOU TO UNEQUALED DREAMS OF WEALTH INSTEAD YOU’LL KNOW WHY YOU STILL STAND WHILE THOSE AROUND YOU FELL I’M STANDING REFLECTING, INSIDE YOUR SOUL REUNITING, OUR REMEMBRANCE, IT MAKES US WHOLE I SEE YOU REFLECTING, INSIDE YOUR SOUL I HEAR YOU, PLEASE REMEMBER ME IT MAKES ME WHOLE THE SPARROW’S FLIGHT MUST END ONE DAY BUT YOUR FLIGHT MUST GO ON TO THE TRUTH IF MUST LEADS TO YOUR DEATH FOR YOU ARE SWORN OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED BEFORE AND MAY CROSS AGAIN ONE DAY BUT WHATEVER BEFALLS YOU MUST CONTINUE ‘TIL THE END FOR TO SEEK OUT AN ANGEL YOU SOUGHT OUT LONG AGO YOU WERE THE ONE WHO JUST HAD TO KNOW A THOUSAND MIRAGES WILL CROSS BEFORE YOUR EYES BUT YOUR QUEST WILL BE WORTH ALL WHEN YOU FINALLY REACH YOUR PRIZE REJOICE YOU HAVE TRAVELED FAR AND REACHED YOUR PRIZE THE QUEST IS ENDED YES YOU’VE RECEIVED THE KEY NOW STEP INSIDE FOR A THOUSAND MIRAGES MERGED IN THE SUN THEY’VE HELPED TO FIND YOUR SOUL YES YOUR JOURNEY’S NOW COMPLETE OH YES IT’S DONE AT LAST NOW YOUR HEART IS WHOLE BY J PIRARD
7.
SO FAR AWAY THERE'S A PLACE I KNOW THAT'S IN MY DREAMS THAT'S OH SO FAR AWAY THE MORE I SEE IT MAKES IT SEEM AS THOUGH IT'S GONNA STAY THERE'S A HOPEFUL LOOK UPON YOUR FACE WHENEVER I AM NEAR THAT MAKES ME SEE THE WAY YOU DO THAT MAKES ME HOLD YOU DEAR THERE'S A FEELING IN MY HEART THAT I LONG TO BREAK FREE AND IT KEEPS ME RUNNING OUTWARD TO THE LAND OF MAKE-BELIEVE I'M HIDING IN THE CONSEQUENCE I RUN AND FLY AWAY AND SELDOM HAS THE PATH BEEN TOLD LIKE THIS SO LET ME SAY THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE YOU HEART'S ASTRAY SO DO NOT GRIEVE YOU MIND IS PURE YOU HAVE NOT LIED YOU TELL THE TRUTH THAT'S NO SURPRISE (break) THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE YOU HEART'S ASTRAY SO DO NOT GRIEVE YOU MIND IS PURE YOU HAVE NOT LIED YOU TELL THE TRUTH AND SO SURVIVE IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO CRY OUT LOUD YOU CANNOT DO SO NOW FOR A MAN MUST CRY ALOUD JUST ONCE OR LOSE HIS KNOWLEDGE HOW YOU'RE WANDERING ON LONG LOST PLAINS OF ROMAN YESTERDAYS AND SELDOM HAS THE PATH BEEN TROD IN YOUR PARTICULAR WAY BY JOEL PIRARD
8.
SEVEN SOURCES CURSING THE DARKNESS WE RISE UP TO CONQUER OUR PASSIONS AND REGAIN SOME COMPOSURE TO FIND THAT OUR LIVES ARE NOW RATIONED CAUGHT IN A WHIRLWIND WE SEEK OUT THE LOST PATH TO HEAVEN IN A BLISTERING MOMENT WE FIND THAT THE NUMBER IS SEVEN SEVEN SOURCES SAVE OUR SOULS TO SLAY THE PLUTONIC CROWN OF EVIL YESTERDAYS SOUND CLUSTERS HELP TO STOP THE RAGE THAT THREATENS ALL TO BE ENSLAVED CAUGHT IN OUR HEARTS IS THE THOUGHT OF A MOMENT ABANDONED DESPITE ALL WE DO WE REALIZE THE THOUGHTS WE ARE THE SEASON LIKE A COLD METAL GUN COCKED TO FIRE AT CONTRARY MOTION OUR ENEMY’S FIRE IS MADE FROM DECEITFUL EMOTION WE SHALL DESTROY HIS CROWN HIS EVIL CAST UPON THE GROUND SO NO ONE’S ENSLAVED TODAY HIS POWER WE WILL TAKE AWAY BY JOEL PIRARD
9.
BOOK OF AGES CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR FEELINGS OF WONDER? CALL OUT YOUR ANGUISHED CRIES OF REBELLION HISTORY'S MARTYRS DIED NOT FOR NOTHING LET US REMEMBER WHERE IT BEGAN CAN YOU BELIEVE THESE THINGS THAT I'M SAYING? YES I CAN HAVE YOU CONCEIVED OF A NEW GENERATION? NOW I KNOW NOW THE ANSWER COMES TO ME CLEARLY WE HAVE NOT LIVE OUR LIVES IN VAIN THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BOOK OF THE AGES WE KNOW NOW THAT WE WILL LIVE AGAIN BY JOEL PIRARD
10.
Father’s song Like the wind that blows around the sky before me I can fly away in dreams Like the snow-capped peaks you see up in the distance Life is seldom what it seems All the glory of our past is just beginning long to see the shining star In the darkness I don’t see souls grinning Still I hear them laughing, making sins of loving Got to be surprising in that evil rising now In the daylight that surrounds the last morning I can see far into time In my mind I see my father’s fathers singing In the eternal rhyme But your mind is lost you can’t pay the cost You just wander, as you set out for today You don’t have to worry, you can’t just say you’re sorry In the growing light you flee the light of day In the daylight that surrounds the last morning I can see far into time In my mind I see my father’s fathers singing In the eternal rhyme All the glory of our past is just beginning long to see the shining star In the daylight I can see souls grinning Still I hear them laughing, making songs of loving Got to be surprising KILL that evil rising now

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A compilation of some of the songs I wrote while in the band ORION. This is where it all began for me as a song maker.

I don't pretend to be able to reproduce the musicianship of the other members of the band. Countless hours of rehearsals and development and arranging went into these and several other amazing (to me, anyway) pieces of music we as young , brash, men created in our little world.

These are my personal versions of these tunes. The arrangements are the culmination of all of us, but the tracks here are all me, from my songs that I brought to the table then.

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released April 13, 2023

All instruments and voices Joel Pirard

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SEVEN SOURCES is Joel Pirard.. but also a lot more:
I have been in quite a few bands,. I learned to write songs and compositions with them, each with their own styles and nuances. I put some of these out with them and more out under an umbrella I call SEVEN SOURCES, which is me with occasional guests, now with additional collections of legacy material and new recordings of some of it! Enjoy! ... more

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