burtoncummings

Here are the lyrics from Sanity. Its a new song that will be featured on Above The Ground.

OH...SANITY...HUMANITY
DID YOU TAKE A STEP BACKWARD
WERE YOU MISSING IN ACTION...TEMPORARILY...
OH...SANITY...HUMANITY
WON'T YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD
COME BACK FOR YOUR CROWN
AND STOP ALL THIS THAT'S GOIN' DOWN...

I REMEMBER NOT TOO LONG AGO
I COULD WALK THE STREETS UNAFRAID NO MATTER WHERE I'D GO
NOWADAYS IT SEEMS, THE WAY IT ALL STANDS,
IS IF I'M WALKIN' I'M TAKIN' MY LIFE IN MY HANDS...
I REMEMBER WHEN OLD PEOPLE WERE COOL
NEVER HIT UPON, MOCKED, MAIMED OR RIDICULED
THERE'S YOUNG FOLKS TERRIFIED NOW, ALL THE TIME...
TOO MANY CRYIN'...THERE'S TOO MANY DYIN'....

SANITY...HUMANITY...
DID YOU TAKE A VACATION
WERE YOU MISSING IN ACTION...TEMPORARILY...
OH...SANITY...HUMANITY
WON'T YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD
COME BACK FOR YOUR CROWN
STOP ALL THIS THAT'S GOIN' DOWN...

HATE YOUR NEIGHBOURS AND CHEAT YOUR FREINDS
THERE'S NO REGARD FOR THE WAY IT ENDS
LIFE IS SO PRECIOUS YET IT'S BARTERED SO CHEAP
IS THERE ANY DIGNITY AT ALL TO KEEP...
NOT TOO LONG…

THIS ONE IS A SONG...JUST BANGED IT OUT TONIGHT...SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD, I THINK...IT'S A 6/8 KINDA FEEL...LOTTA HARMONIES...THIS CAME FAST...SOMETIMES GOOD ONES DO...

"LETTERS FOR FREE"

HE WAS CENTURY BOUND WITH A TROUPE OF RENOWN
THROUGH A SKY THAT WAS BLUER THAN SEA...
AND WHEN QUESTIONED ABROAD, HE WOULD QUIP WITH A NOD...
"SIR, I MARKET MY LETTERS FOR FREE...
YES, I MARKET MY LETTERS FOR FREE..."


THERE WERE SHIPS WITHOUT SAILS, THERE WERE SILVERY RAILS
THERE WERE HOPES THAT WERE NEVER TO BE...
BUT AS DARK AS THE RAIN, HE'D REPEAT THE REFRAIN...
"SIR, I MARKET MY LETTERS FOR FREE...
YES, I MARKET MY LETTERS FOR FREE..."


(Bridge}
IF THE MOOD WOULD BE RIGHT HE COULD CONQUER THE NIGHT
AND THE KINGS COULD BE BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES...
BUT THE QUESTION WAS SUCH IT DEMANDED TOO MUCH
IT'S THE QUESTION THE HEART NEVER FREES...


IN A LIFETIME OR TWO HE WAS DEEMED TO BE THROUGH
THOUGH NO UNSPOKEN PAGE COULD AGREE...
NEVER DOUBTING HIS WORTH, SAID A MAN OF THE…

JUST FINISHED A FULL DAY AT BERNIE GRUNDMAN'S MASTERING STUDIOS IN HOLLYWOOD. THE STUFF SOUNDED GREAT !!! JOE AND I WILL LIVE WITH THESE FINAL DISCS FOR ABOUT A WEEK, DECIDING IF EVERYTHING FLOWS WELL AND IF ALL IS BALANCED WELL, MAKING EACH CUT COMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER.
THE SEQUENCE SEEMS TO WORK WELL TOO...UP IN THE CANYON IS FINALLY AS MUCH "IN YOUR FACE" AS ALL THE OTHERS.
BERNIE IS A LEGEND IN HIS BUSINESS...GOOD GRIEF, THIS IS THE GUY WHO MASTERED "THRILLER"...AS WELL AS COUNTLESS OTHER LEGENDARY ALBUMS THROUGH THE YEARS. HE ALSO HAS A STUDIO IN JAPAN. HIS WALLS ARE FILLED WITH GOLD AND PLATINUM AND MULTI PLATINUM AWARDS...THE PLACE IS LIKE A MINI HISTORY OF POP MUSIC.
AND HE PERSONALLY LIKED THE ALBUM...SAID THAT JOE AND I "REALLY KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING"...HIGH PRAISE INDEED FROM ONE OF THE MASTERS...
ALL IN ALL, A VERY, VERY GOOD DAY...
ATG IS ON THE WAY...
GL & GH...
LITM...
PEACE HERE...
B.C.

Mastering of…

I KNEW SOMEDAY THE MUSIC MIGHT GET EVIL
I KNEW SOMEDAY I'D BE A HELPLESS PAWN
I KNEW SOMETIME THAT I'D BE JUDGED WITH SINNERS
CAN'T GO ON...CAN'T GO ON...

I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO KILL A MEMORY
I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO STAY ALONE
I DON'T EXPECT A LOT OF FOLKS TO LIKE ME
DON'T MATTER NOW, THEY DON'T MATTER NOW

I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO SHARE YOUR SPIRIT
I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TRY AND TRY
I KNOW HOW CRUEL IT IS WHEN THINGS GET SHAKY
AND YOU CRY, AND YOU CRY...

HARD UP, HARD UP FOR AMUSEMENT
WHEN YOU TURNED, YOU TURNED TO THE DARKER SIDE,
YOU WERE NEVER MEANT TO UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT DRIVE YOU
AND THOSE QUESTIONS AND THOSE QUESTIONS
THEY CAN TEAR YOU DOWN...

I KNOW HOW ENVY DOES THE STRANGEST DANCES
I KNOW HOW EASY COMES THIS THING CALLED PITY
I KNOW HOW YOU CAN RUN
CITY TO CITY
LOOKIN' FOR PITY............

BRIDESMAIDS...
THE ONLY SOLUTION...
ISN'T IT…

Here is a photo of Burton in the studio recording Above The Ground.