I was sitting in my astral dome – Another Christmas one!
This one was written for a teenager to do as a rap at a Carol service which I was leading some years ago. Originally with me only giving a “beat” on a drum.
I have tidied it up a bit lyrically and generated a “Prog rock” tune. I did try a rap style but it came out more like a folk song! (Maybe my genre description was not sufficient….)
This one was to cover the start of the journey of the wise men to Jerusalem but not their arrival there.
[Verse 1]
I was sitting in my astral dome,
Wasting time, getting stuff done,
Looking up with my tired eyes,
Not much changes in the night skies,
Stars and planets, come and go,
How do they do that? I do not know.
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three!
[Verse 2]
What’s this through my looking glass,
A new star, in the sky so vast,
It comes from nowhere, never seen before,
Something special, – that is for sure!
Must mean something, better get down,
With the other wise ones in this town.
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
[Verse 3]
Well what on earth does it show
It seems to make some sense, if you know
We talked and talked for a pretty long time
Through all the possible meanings of this sign
Seems a new king has been announced
Loud in clear in the silence by this light
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
[Verse 4]
Seems to us a special kind of sign
Sent straight to us it was a thing, divine
Better take notice and get ready to go
To see the king whose star now glows
A king! This one must be the king of kings
To merit a star so bright. What a thing!
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
[Verse 5]
Better pack our bags and get the train
Camels of course, shouldn’t need to explain
Setting off to the West, following the star
To find the place that it will rest
Months and months ahead of us
Weary feet tramping desert sand and dust
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
[Verse 6]
We are still on that journey but getting pretty near
The palace in Jerusalem, seems pretty clear
We’ll go straight there and ask if we can see the king
Who we have come so far to see
Should be pretty simple, we’ll walk right up
Ask directions and been shown right in
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
[Verse 7]
Seems to us a special kind of sign
Sent straight to us it was a thing, divine
Better take notice and get ready to go
To see the king whose star now glows
A king! This one must be the king of kings
To merit a star so bright. What a thing!
[Chorus]
We are experts in a field of three
That’s all of us One, Two, Three
Words © Chris Hancock
Music owned by Chris Hancock and possibly copyright is mine as well but copyright is a complicated area and A.I. generated music just adds to that complication!
