Lyr Add: Do You Want Peace? (Sandage)

Subject: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE
From: Laura S.
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 02:27 PM

DO YOU WANT PEACE?                              Laura Sandage c2003

up-tempo Gospel style 4/4


VERSE 1
There is one big question
We all must ask ourselves
Would we rather build a heaven together
Or fight our way to hell?
You got a devil on your shoulder
With those big ideas he sells
If you want to, you can leave him be
And put your money on the angels

CHORUS
Do you want peace or do you wanna be right?
Do you want love or do you wanna fight?
You wanna celebrate
Or would you rather have an altercation?
Do you wanna build or do you wanna tear down?
Are you gonna smile right now or frown?
You will make your choice
For destruction or creation

VERSE 2
This question is so simple
But we ain't doin' too well
We think that peace is far away
Like a distant ringing bell
But you know what peace looks like        
You love its taste and smell        
You just reach inside your deepest heart
Bring the bucket up from the well

BRIDGE
Do you want peace (peace peace)?
Do you want love (love love)?
Do you want joy to shower you from above?
There's no more fighting to be done
When you see yourself in everyone
You don't care who wins
You've suddenly had enough

CHORUS
(Last line repeat: For togetherness or separation)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE
From: Barbara
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 04:03 PM

Laura, you sang this at Harmony, right? Neat song, I like it, though I think I liked one of the others even better. Are you going to post them all here?
Can you write out tunes? If so, you can ship a tune/MIDI to this to Joe or MMario, and they'll post it in the Mudcat MIDIs.
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE (Sandage)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 04:50 PM

Great song, Laura. I heard it twice last week at Camp Harmony. It's sung in a bluesy gospel style that's a bit difficult to figure out from notation, but I'm sure we'll be able to get a transcription of the song up and soon as I can bug DADGBE to transcribe it.

-Joe Offer-

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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE (Sandage)
From: open mike
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 01:47 AM

Welcome, Laura and thank you!
nice to continue our camp harmony
gathering here, on line! Laurel

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE (Sandage)
From: Laura S.
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 03:45 PM

Barbara--
Which song are you interested in? Is it "We Are The Ones"? "Slow Down For Beauty?" Are you Barbara Milliken? (sp?)

I do intend to post more songs, and to get the notes in there, too. Saw Ray today and made some headway on transcribing "Do You Want Peace?"

Thanks to all for your support!

--Laura

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: DO YOU WANT PEACE (Sandage)
From: DADGBE
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 05:09 PM

Yup. It's a neat song as are all the rest that I've heard of your material. Thanks Laura

If any of you 'Catters missed Camp Harmony, you missed something very special. Hope to see ALL of you there next year.