LAST GOODBYE
© 2004 Trinity Demask
He waits for you when his mind is his own
Afraid of the end, afraid to be alone
It's hard to find the monster, now he's victimized by time
Still he shadows the lost child huddled in your mind
What is a father's love worth?
Has forgiveness swallowed the hurt?
Who knew love could come so far?
Everything he lacked made you who you are
Now all of your tears have been cried
And you're holding on for an answer why
Before the last goodbye
You come to him now on terms of your own
Afraid of the end, afraid to be alone
You hold his hand and a bridge is made
No words to heal the silence stretching further than the grave
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, ebow
Tim Demask: drums
THIS I CAN DO (November 4, 2008)
© 2008 Trinity Demask
I'd lost heart when you asked me to believe
Gone so long, but you say it's something we need
I'm down, but not broken, this much is true
You asked me to rise up, this I can do
I may be tired, but I'll find a second wind
Where I can open my heart to hope again
Cuz you've shown me the way to something new
You've asked me to follow, this I can do
It's a long climb to the top of the mountain
And I've been forgotten where the shadows are deep
But when your voice rings out in the darkness
I find the courage to carry my dreams
I'm reminded of the faith that remains
So I'll till the soil for the seeds of change
On a cloudy day, I can see skies of blue
I can imagine, this I can do
I ain't got much, but I can give more than you know
When I raise my eyes to tomorrow
I can make a difference, I learned that from you
Yes I can, this I can do
Yes we can, this we can do
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar
"VENUS IN RETROGRADE" LYRICS
COME UNDONE
© 2003 Trinity Demask
I knew one thing from the beginning
The path of love can be unforgiving
It's strewn with dangers, real and imagined
Filled with mysteries we can't fathom
When
I caught your eye
I wasn't asking why
I failed to see the signs
Honey, you can't begin
To know the mess we're in
Somewhere we crossed a line
Lady
Love will not be denied
She's got too much power and too much pride
Somehow, some way we two will be one
When all is said and come undone
Love
don't ask 'bout your situation
Doesn't wanna hear your explanations
Maybe falling in love wasn't your intention
You didn't bargain for this cosmic intervention
You
let your feelings slip
Sweet poison from your lips
And I reached for your hand
This storm will pass us by
And you'll know the reason why
We had to make a stand
Lady
Love will not be denied
She's got too much power and too much pride
Somehow, some way we two will be one
When all is said and come undone
Give
in to your heart and let your worries go
'Cause the heart has its reasons which reason cannot know
Lady Love will not be denied
She's got too much power and too much pride
Somehow, some way we two will be one
When all is said and come undone
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass, bouzouki
Gig Sassano: drums
AVALON
© 2001 Trinity Demask
Desert coral watercolor skies
Over endless plains slipping past beneath the sunrise
Silent horizons soothe the madness from your mind
And ease the dark reminder of the pieces left behind
On the road to Avalon
Somewhere
in this unfamiliar place
Lies your sweet surrendered vale of grace
Further from the parched and blinding whiteness of the pain
Closer to the clarity, the blessed kiss of rain
That falls in Avalon
I
know She waits for you tonight
Her stillness, forgiveness burning bright
And I know Her touch can bring this to an end
And your truth will find you whole again
Tonight
I wait among the shades of green and gray
Heavy with the words you could not bring yourself to say
A passion-painted sunset fires dreams of me and you
Their only hope an answer on a road retraced anew
On the road to Avalon
The night is calling
The miles are falling away
Avalon
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
SWEET THE OPEN ROAD
© 2001 Trinity Demask
Here I stand at the edge of the dawn
Counting moments like hours
Taking steps in the only direction left
Hoping to find my way home
I once believed in a place at the end of the rainbow
Destination complete
But I know now the journey's the answer
To the truth that we seek
Midnight blue the mile
Worn and weathered this suitcase of dreams
Soft the fading denial
Sweet the open road
Elation and fear are dancing together
Their rhythm a pulse in my heart
As I wave goodbye to the demons of compromise
And welcome a brand new start
Midnight blue the mile
Worn and weathered this suitcase of dreams
Soft the fading denial
Sweet the open road
Mirror, mirror, what can you tell me
That I haven't told myself?
I've denied you, cursed and defied you
Surrender gained my release
Here I stand at the edge of the dawn
Counting moments like hours
Taking steps in the only direction left
Hoping to find my way home
Midnight blue the mile
Worn and weathered this suitcase of dreams
Soft the fading denial
Sweet the open road
Sweet the open road
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
HERE WITH YOU TODAY
© 2002 Trinity Demask
Lost innocence, paradise found
Clear blue sky, cold hard ground
Skinned knees and bruised behinds
False starts and finish lines
But I am here with you today
Far-fetched
dreams, close calls
Open roads and brick walls
The silences that stilled me
And the broken hearts that healed me
But I am here with you today
For all the times I've questioned the path that rose ahead
And all the times I've wondered where the other road had led
All the timely misfortunes, all the turns that left me open
Decisions that I feared from opportunity had led me astray
Have led me here to you today
Sweet nothings, sour notes
Winning smiles, losing votes
Tight jeans and baggy sweaters
Rumpled sheets and crumpled letters
But I am here with you today
Early mornings, endless nights
Winning wars and losing fights
Waking hungry, sleeping sated
All those goddamned jobs I hated
But I am here with you today
Joy rides and broken-down cars
Searching for clarity in smoky bars
Desert sun, icy rain
Hearing that same old song again
But I am here with you today
Bad luck and good advice
Feeling certain, thinking twice
Cold hellos, warm goodbyes
Smiling through the tears in my eyes
'Cause I am here with you today
I am hear with you today
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND I
© 2003 Jim Harris and Gabe Rhodes
Dead man falling into light
A silent rose on an endless ride
The distance between you and I
Echoes off the mountainside
The distance between you and I
The color of a curving sky
The tablecloth, the candlelight
Wine that wraps around the night
Like a dream you can untie
The distance between you and I
Sleeping at the edge of sight
Wingless with a will to fly
A map made of a wordless life
Like deep, deep water flowing by
The bridge across what divides
The distance between you and I
Like a dream you can untie
The distance between you and I
Sleeping at the edge of sight
Wingless with a will to fly
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
Michael Shay: cello
WHATEVER IS
© 2002 Trinity Demask
Wishes grown
To brittle, dry fruition
A change in my position
Could send them up in flame
But I wait
And hold to what I've known
Keeping all I own
Safe and pretty much the same
'Til the sweetness
Fades from what has been
'Til the walls are closing in
And the air's too thick to breathe
Shelter seems
Suddenly a prison cell
If I could find a wishing well
I'd pray, oh I'd pray for some release
Let the days roll by like thunder
Let the nights fall down like rain
There is one sure thing you can count on
Whatever is is gonna change
Seeds of creation
Waiting in the wings
Fearless little things
They are stronger than my fright
And they slumber
Dreaming with a vengeance
Wearing on my patience
'Til I crumble and let in some light
Let the days roll by like thunder
Let the nights fall down like rain
There is one sure thing you can count on
Whatever is is gonna change
Yesterday
I held to you so tightly
Giving in finally
To faith in what could be
Where one door closes
Another's standing open
Standing wide open
And I can see, yes I can see the other side
Let the days roll by like thunder
Let the nights fall down like rain
There is one sure thing you can count on
Whatever is is gonna change
Whatever is is gonna change
Whatever is
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass, bouzouki
Gig Sassano: drums
MAKE IT PLAIN
© 2002 Jim Harris
Caught the sunrise, breathed the rain
Wondering if you'd ever come back again
I'm trying somehow to make it plain
Shadows anchored to the wall
Emptiness, it fills the halls
I'mm trying somehow to make it plain
I don't care where you're going
I just hope that you're showing up home
Memories wade through the stream
Faces echo and roses dream
I'm trying somehow to make it plain
That living and loving you
Are all the same
I'm trying somehow to make it plain
I don't care where you're going
I just hope that you're showing up home
Caught the sunrise, breathed the rain
Wondering if you'd ever come back again
I'm trying somehow to make it plain
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
Michael Shay: cello
TRUE NORTH
© 2001 Trinity Demask
"Girl, won't you come in from the rain"
I heard that smile warm your voice
And I surprised myself, shrugging off the cold
Like I'd always had the choice
Like the ground below could hold me
Under the impact of a stranger's tender word
Oh, we have surely met outside ourselves
You're the melody I've heard
I found in you
True north
An unlikely angel
Cast upon my shore
Weathered and wild
You're both storm and shelter
And I found in you
My true north
Did you see the aching need?
Could you feel my hunger grow?
Or were you too far from the memory
Of the dream to even know?
How you woke it up inside me
Revealed the unobstructed view
I didn't know that I had lost my way
But you knew, yes, you knew
I won't pretend to know the wherefores and whys
Of the timing, of deserving, of the price
Providence held my hand, gazing through your eyes
This time, this time, I will try
And I see you out there sometimes
It seems your weather's always fair
And I wonder if you'd know me
Without the rain to take you there
I found in you
True north
An unlikely angel
Cast upon my shore
Weathered and wild
You're both storm and shelter
And I found in you
My true north
I found in you
True north
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
SPACES IN BETWEEN
© 2002 Trinity Demask
Another sad song threads its way through the din
The waitress brings another drink, her smile growing thin
And I hold your memory like a gambler holds his bluff
When faith in his hand is not enough
Were my arms not open wide enough to catch your fall?
Was my heart not open wide enough to give you all?
All that was not as it seemed
All the hopes we dared to dream
All that could have been is here within me
In the spaces in between
If I only knew then what I know now
A breath of certainty would've been welcome in the madness going 'round
I'd grasp that part of me cowering behind
And take that leap of faith with no free fall on my mind
All that was not as it seemed
All the hopes we dared to dream
All that could have been is here within me
It's a long walk home, no comfort to be found
Beneath a faithless moon, she's horizon bound
Under the same sky, are you walking tonight?
Holding me to your heart, in spite, in spite...
Were my arms not open wide enough to catch your fall?
Was my heart not open wide enough to give you all?
All that was not as it seemed
All the hopes we dared to dream
All that could have been is here within me
All that could have been is here within me...
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, electric guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
REASON TO BELIEVE
© 2003 Trinity Demask
They say...
That girl's got things to learn
She took a dangerous turn
She's gone and lost her goddamned mind
She'll see the error of her
Ways and means, the madness of her
Leaving all she had behind
They
say...
She's had her cake and ate it too
Read the book then broke the rules
Doesn't deserve a higher ground
The girl's gotta pay her dues
Cry the tears to sing the blues
She's gotta be lost before she's found
Is my vision too bright for the prison of your mind?
This path of freedom too steep for you to climb?
Well I don't need your permission to be who I wanna be
And I don't need your blessing to have a reason to believe
They say...
You can't live your life that way
You gotta watch what you say
The ice you're skating's growing thin
It's a matter of right and wrong
And you don't belong
Why can't you just fit in?
Is my vision too bright for the prison of your mind?
This path of freedom too steep for you to climb?
Well I don't need your permission to be who I wanna be
And I don't need your blessing to have a reason to believe
But I know...
She's caught the fire finally
Just needs some time to falter blindly
Into the rhythm of her game
When she finds the strength to hold to
The truth she holds within her
You won't be whispering her name
Is my vision too bright for the prison of your mind?
This path of freedom too steep for you to climb?
Well I don't need your permission to be who I wanna be
And I don't need your blessing
No, I don't need your blessing
I don't need your blessing to have a reason to believe
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: electric guitar, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
NOT THE SAME
© 2003 Trinity Demask
When did I shed my skin
And open to you once again?
Was it when you said goodbye?
When you said goodbye...
When
did your demons subside
Their raging to let the whisper of love inside?
Would you have passed me by?
Would you have passed me by?
From
fortune to famine, honor to shame
Everything has changed
Born like a Phoenix from the flame
I am not the same
Anymore
Arms
wide and wanting
Reaching all, holding nothing
Sacrificing all that remained of me
But I am laid bare and broken
I am reborn and reopened
No longer blind, but now I see
Will you know me in the end
Between what is and might've been?
Will you even know my name?
'Cause I am not the same anymore
No, I am not the same anymore
Trinity Demask: vocal
Tom Demask: acoustic guitar
RADIO WAVES
© 2003 Jim Harris and Gabe Rhodes
So easy to see
Invisible light
Right in front of me
Thunder colors the sky
Standing on the corner
Of night and day
Leaning on a radio wave
So hard to believe
We live on this stage
Made of sunrise and seas
Full of heartbeats and jade
Standing on the corner
Of night and day
Leaning on a radio wave
It all falls together
Like a voice in the night
That sings through forever
A river flowing by
Standing on the corner
Of night and day
Leaning on a radio wave
Trinity Demask: vocal, acoustic guitar
Tom Demask: backing vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ebow, bass
Gig Sassano: drums
Michael Shay: backing vocal, cello
