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EAT SING LOVEMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2017
Finding the home of rocks and treesA whole other world that’s dear to meWhen the sun’s in your heartThat’s a good place to startWalk around, feel the groundHold the truth in your armsHang onThe stillness of the nightWatch the stars fall through the sky
All of these roads are clear to seeStanding alone in front of meTaste the wind in your hairTouch the mist over thereFollow dreams to the edgeOf the cool mountain airHold onTo silver shades of blueSongs of love and thoughts of you
So many years in the makingColour the darkness and free your mindMorning doves and meadowlarksCalling to the light
Now that we live so carelesslyHang on to love so recklesslyTurn around, hear the songThat belongs in your heartNever mind all the timesWhen your soul fell apartSo longTo fairy tales and dreamsSomeday it will dawn on me
Lianne Fournier: vocalsMurray Pulver: electric guitarMarc Arnould: keyboard & Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
DOWNTOWNMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2015
There’s a lot of chat About this and thatThe world is a crazy placeYou start singin’ a tuneJust to lighten the moodThere’s no need to be afraid
You make your own paradiseYou gotta get on your wayYou’re a time machine in a lover’s dreamWake up, seize the day
Slow down, right nowThe sun shines all the time(Slow down)
We’re pollutin’ the airLike we don’t have a careA product of societySo you get on the busForget about GusTo change your reality
So you’re down and outWell get over yourselfLife isn’t always grandThere’s a man on the streetAnd he’s draggin’ his feetYou might as well lend a hand
Slow down, right nowThe sun shines all the timeSlow down
You make your own paradise
Lianne Fournier: vocalsGinette Boulianne: background vocalsChristine Boulianne: background vocalsDave Lawton: trumpetKen Gold: alto saxophoneJeff Presslaff: tromboneMurray Pulver: electric guitarMarc Arnould: Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
GOODBYE HELLOMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2015
Goodbye to the everlasting highwayGoodbye to the only one that got awayWhen the sun’s in the horizonThere’s a soul that keeps on risingPainting pictures on the corner of my
Secrets and opinions at stakeFalling on the sidewalk as they swayIs it truth or is it fictionDo the pieces come togetherDo they lie beneath the corners of my life
Silver moonlight Gentle rainLove the way you call my nameListen to the honey beesCast aside those silly schemes
Counting all the fire fliesSprinkle stardust in your eyesAnd sigh
Hello to the pavilion of dreamsHello to the holy name on the marqueeThere’s a cold wind that is blowingAnd the sunshine lights the candlesThat are burning in the corner of my mind
Lianne Fournier: vocals & pianoRichard Moody: violin & violaEric Wright: cello
THE GIFTMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2010
I’m thankful for the gift of lifeThe sweet kiss of a moonlit nightThe calm caress of Northern LightsThe power of an eagle’s flight
I love the taste of falling rainThe sunshine on a golden plainI get off from the scent of a perfumed flowerAnd the freshness of a season’s change
I’m in loveI’m in love with the earth and its offeringsI’m in loveI’m in love with your smile and the joy it brings
I’m thankful for the gift of loveThe comfort of a mother’s touchThe soft embrace of a summer breezeThe silence of a winter’s eve
I love the open prairie skyThe brilliance of a butterflyThe haunting sound of a lone loon’s cryAnd the spirit of a storm’s display
I’m in loveI’m in love with the earth and its happeningsI’m in loveI’m in love with your soul and the hope it bringsI can’t believe I’m in this lifeSometimes I take it for granted and that’s not rightI’m blessed to be here singing you this song
I’m in loveI’m in love with the earth and its offeringsI’m in loveI’m in love with your smile and the joy it bringsI can’t believe my crazy luckTo be put in this place, as if that’s not enoughI’m blessed to be here singing you this song
Lianne Fournier: vocals & acoustic guitarGinette Boulianne: background vocalsChristine Boulianne: background vocalsKen Gold: soprano saxophoneMurray Pulver: acoustic & electric guitarMarc Arnould: Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
BY THE LIGHT OF THE FIREMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2002
I sit here inspired by the light of the fireThe warmth and the beauty surround meLeap to the stars pour into my heartThe sweetness of life in the airAnything goes as the chapters unfoldThe spirit I give will come back to meSuspended in time, it’s a wonderful rideI have the courage to love
And one day, a small step awayWe’ll dance by the light of the fireAll day, get carried awayTogether we light the sky
Once in a while I look life in the eyeEmbracing a powerful mysteryWith friends by my side, an infinite bindThe essence of love in the air
Stop looking and seeYou better want what you’ve gotStop thinking and beThe world is a fantasyThere goes the sun as the full moon arrivesA forest of natural symphoniesLike rainbows sublime, it’s a magical timeWe have the courage to love
Lianne Fournier: vocals & acoustic guitarMurray Pulver: acoustic & electric guitarMarc Arnould: Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
LOVE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWNMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2016
Sometimes the heart is full of sorrowSometimes we need a helping handSometimes we try to be the heroSometimes we just don’t understand But in the midst of all this suffering We can keep our spirits highWith kindness and compassion We can certainly get by
It’s all about love Love, loveLove always wins outIt’s all about love Love, loveLove will never let you down
Sometimes a friendship falls apartSometimes a stranger’s more forgivingAnd when it’s time to work it outSomeone you love will come and help you, Touch your heart once more
Sometimes you lose the ones you loveSometimes the tears are never ending Yes you will hold them in your heart You’ll keep on living through the painYou’ll find your way back home
Lianne Fournier: vocalsMurray Pulver: acoustic & electric guitarMarc Arnould: pianoGilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drumsChoir: Lianne Fournier, Janice Harding-
Jeanson, Richard Moody, Daniel Roy, Maggie Boyko, Ginette Boulianne, Angela Neufeld, Christine Boulianne, Mike Thompson, Earl Isaak, Al Schroeder
THE RIGHT WAYMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2002
Get around, get lost, get a job, get alongGet anything you want, get a life, get out of townGet peace of mind, get rest, get laidGet to know who you really areYou’ll find you’re no one
Say what you mean, mean what you sayDon’t say a thing, say everythingWhat’s that you say, I say nothingYes I say nothing
You’re looking for the right way homeYou’re looking for the right wayThe right way homeThe right way
Take a hike, take up yoga, take your pick, take your time
Take me out to the ball game, take the A train, take my lead
Take me in your arms, take my loveTake me as I amYou’ll find I’m no one
Do the hustle, do the tango, do your homework, do the deed
Do you see the seasons changingDo you see what it all meansDo you care, do you shareDo you wear flowers in your hairDo you love, do you dream
You always have a choiceYou can find your voiceJust rise and shine your love
What do you think, what do you feelWhat do you remember when you waken from
your dreamsAre you there, are you scaredAre you emerging from your lairAre you drifting out to sea
Lianne Fournier: vocals & acoustic guitarMurray Pulver: acoustic & electric guitarMarc Arnould: Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
GRACE OF AN ANGELMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©2015
Somehow we are drawn togetherTake a chance through stormy weatherFlowers grow by gravel roads We share another day
Making music, stolen kissesSlipping in and out of focusText goodnight, turn down the lightWe talk another day
Love is the answer so they sayOpen your arms now go awaySuddenly the sky is fallingThings have gone astrayHanging on to wings of an angel
Cherished in her heart he lingersSleeping while her song awakensLaugh and cry, a year goes byShe thinks another day
Locked inside his heart she lingersTreasured in a frozen prairie
Laugh and cry, the years go byHe drinks another day
Time heals all wounds that’s what they sayHang on to what you know and prayAll alone, the crowds are cheeringNow you can have your wayFollowing the dream of an angel
Now the summer months are endingBroken hearts in need of mendingOne plus one as we move onWe breathe another day
Follow your dreams that’s what they sayAnswer to no one, come what mayDamn it all, I care too muchTo throw it all awayHonouring the grace of an angel
Lianne Fournier: vocals & pianoRichard Moody: violin & violaEric Wright: cello
THE ROADMusic: Lianne Fournier Lyrics: Honey Hill ©1999
Where are you hiding Where do you keep your dreamWhat is your deep desireCould you be waitingFor someone to find youSomeone to remind you ofThe road to the home of love
The road is a secretYou need to know the wayLearn how to read the signsYou must have been thereEnough to rememberWhen it is time to turn
I know where it isI’ll take you with meI have seen it from a distant shoreI know where it isI could show you What you’ve been waiting forI know where it isI’ll take you with meI know how to find the golden doorI know where it isI could show you What you’ve been waiting for
Would you be willingTo walk on a wilder trailWith someone to take care ofThe home on the road of love
I know where it isI’ll take you with meI have seen it from a distant shoreI know where it isI could show you What you’ve been waiting forI know where it isI’ll take you with meI know how to find the golden doorI know where it isI’ll take you with meI have seen it from a distant shoreI know where it isI could show you All of your dream and more
Lianne Fournier: vocals Murray Pulver: acoustic & electric guitarMarc Arnould: piano & Hammond B3Gilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums & percussion
BREATHING LESSONSMusic & lyrics: lianne Fournier ©1999
As I watch the leaves fall to the groundI see colours stirAnd all this change before my eyesA stitch in timeI dance alone ‘neath a starlit skyCelebrating lifeEven when I think I’ll come apartFaith or fear
I come and go on a rolling trainMy soul’s aliveLike a fire leaps in to the nightPure and wildWill you dance with me by the light of the moonWill you break my fallWill you take me in your armsLove is strongOh love is strongAnd that’s where I’m bound
When I find the road To a sea of smiling children playing in the sand
I’ll taste the raptureAnd learn how to breathe
Now I finally see how a garden growsThe sun came up as the rain came tumbling downA rainbow’s graceI dance alone ‘neath a starlit skyCelebrating lifeEven when I think I’ll come apartIt takes some timeBut I know I’ll be alrightI’m gonna stand and touch the skyWell I’ve come too far to throw it all awayI go onI have to face my fearsReach for the starsTo a galaxy of truth
Lianne Fournier: vocalsMurray Pulver: electric guitarMarc Arnould: Hammond B3 & pianoGilles Fournier: bassDaniel Roy: drums
Producer & Engineer: Don Benedictson
Engineer for choir on Love Will Never Let You Down: Howie Rissin
Recorded in 2017 at Unity Gain, Musirex Productions and Frank Digital
Breathing Lessons recorded in 2000 at Da Capo Productions
Vocal and horn arrangements written by Lianne Fournier
String arrangements written by Richard Moody
Album art & website: Richard Denesiuk
Website: LianneFournier.ca