Así Es El Amor
By Alexa Weber Morales (BMI)
Así es el amor
Ya no es invento del fabulador
Así es el amor
Es una sensación de intenso dolor
Entiendo la soledad
Tan lejos/Tan triste
Tan suave/Porque te fuiste
Gentileza/Destreza/Regresa
Me destrozaste
Mi armadura por fin caía
No me cansaba de tu maravilla
Dos perlas perdidas bajo el mar
Locura tan linda, hermoso azar
Con ansias llegamos a la prueba final
Borraron mis penas, tu fuerza vital
Sospiros y risas, tono divino
Cielo nocturno, gozar infinito
Contra mi piel tu soplo ardiente
Me hizo volar hasta el horizonte
Caricias doradas de puro amor
Me diste ternura, me diste calor
Tan lejos/Tan triste
Tan suave/Porque te fuiste
Her Ways Wander
By Alexa Weber Morales (BMI)
Running never far
Climb in to his car
Money who you are
Burn it like a star
Floating in her fear
Nothing seems sincere
Welling like a tear
Hold on another year
Her Ways Wander
Her Ways Wander
And she does not know it
A life whose greatest gift is goodbye
Her Ways Wander
Her Ways Wander
And she does not know it
Luscious lapse into a long dark slide
Laying waste her power
Fading like a flower
Counting every hour
Aching to devour
Learning how to fall
Practiced when she was small
Lying does not appall
No man can know her all
[chorus]
Soy Magdalena
No vi la piedra
Soy Magdalena
No vi la piedra
Waiting down on Main
Dripping in the rain
Swaying on the train
Scrubbing at the stain
[chorus]
The Goddess of War
By Alexa Weber Morales (BMI)
We sat in the night ’round a long burnished table
For hour upon hour we toyed with the nations
Our pace was too tentative, Zeus harshly boomed
“It’s kill or cure,” he cleverly crooned.
All eyes were averted, one voice laughed with joy:
“Let’s do it, let’s wipe it all clean with one blow!”
She bounced in her armchair and clapped with delight
“The sooner we’re rid of them, sooner we’re right!”
I have always aspired to her long golden locks
Her fire-flashing jewels and the way she tells all
I had always admired the power at her core
Until I sat down with the goddess of war
To her left sat Woe, silently weeping
At the head of the boardroom, Zeus grandly stood beaming
Progress logically pondered his plight
Apathy stared at nothing in sight
She flew into action, steering the team
Charting destruction, her teeth a white gleam
Her anger flared out but Zeus never minded
If she scorched old Confusion or left Status blinded
[chorus]
Come friends enjoy your last breath
Don’t you know there is nothing so glorious as death?
Drink to her health
Long may she oppress
For drunk we adore
Our goddess of war
Blood spattered the streets as our plan took on life
Each heart resected by a new hero’s knife
Gen’rals told captains, “Set no one aside.
Our foes are faceless; slay all who hide.”
The red dawn revealed our Zeus now benign
Smugly transforming his grimace malign
He told us we’d done all he hoped we could do
It’s only a test, clean the carnage, who knew?
[chorus]
I have always aspired to her long golden locks
Her fire-flashing jewels and her towers of steel
But I’d rather be grimy with all the world’s poor
Than shine with the grease of the goddess of war
Tu Amor
By Alexa Weber Morales (BMI)
Tu amor es una droga que pulsa por mis venas
y calma como lluvia contra la ventana
Es la historia de un agridulce bossa nova
Tu amor es una fuerza que penetra el acero
y jala desesperadamente a mi corazón
Cada fibra de mi cuerpo canta tu nombre
Tu amor es una onda en un océano de pasión
y saboreo el beso lindo del amanecer
Recordando el calor de la noche
Tu amor es una mariposa esplendorosa
y tus pestañas acarician mi mejilla
y el aire que nos entorna esta brillando, vibrando
Flotamos libres
de la tierra
y su gravedad
You Cry, I Dry Your Tears
By Alexa Weber Morales (BMI)
You cry, I dry your tears
You sigh, I calm your fears
The sun goes down
And clouds gather angrily
But I envelope you invisibly
The bay is cold, fog is gray
But I will always stay
To offer strength and sympathy
The night is black
And wind rattles through the leaves
But I am high above you in the trees
The ground is hard, grass is dry
But I will always fly
And sing a sparrow’s song for you
[chorus]
The road is long
No signposts to guide your way
But I make smooth the paths on which you stray
From glaciers high, the river runs
And someone always comes
To share a moment’s peace with you
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Mañana (Morning)
Music by Claire Fischer
Lyrics by Alexa Weber Morales © 2005
En la mañana
En el amanecer
Hay un color
En esta flor
La rosa del amor
Siempre mañana
Siempre la perfección
En soledad
Oscuridad
La nueva oportunidad
Mira me bien
Soy hoja verde
Vida vibrando
Soy energía
De la noche fria
Dame la luz del sol
Soy la mañana
Soy una ambición
De las estrellas
Nacen ideas
Volamos encendidas
All my life I've been in the middle
Well not really, but I could always see the other side
I have a natural aversion to zealots, but who doesn't
You say black I'll say whi-yi-yi-yi-yite
Just to be contrary and spark a fight
But I'm not colorblind, my mind's a hard thing to unwind
We're all the same ostensibly
This is a true democracy 'sall about me and me and me and me
Mountains to flatten, valleys to fill
Rivers to reroute, dams to build
Deserts to water, forests to burn
Skies to darken, seas to churn
My Daddy always said, "The clothes make the man"
It don't matter if your soul is just a tin can
There was no way I could meet my potential--but I owned the Rangers
Better to pass the time with lies and minor cri-yi-yi-yi-yimes
Now I'm the big big boss and might is right
The meek are mice and the cake is oh so ni-yi-yice
But life's too short to stop and cry
When you can just sit back and drive for miles and miles and miles and miles
Your Love (bossa nova)
By Alexa Weber Morales © 2001
Your love is a drug that pulses through me
As I listen to Gal Costa sing a bossa nova
And rain slicks down the office window
Your love is a force impervious to matter
As our hearts call desperately to each other
And every cell sings out your name
Your love is a wave on an ocean filled with passion
As I savor the last kiss of the morning
And picture evening's hot embrace
Your love is a glittering butterfly
As your eyelashes flit against my cheek
And the air that surrounds us is shimmering
And we break free of Earth's gravity
Down in the Everglades (latin jazz)
By Alexa Weber Morales © 2001
Down in the Everglades it was hot and steamy
I stood still as a stork so the man wouldn't see me
But aiming his glasses he caught the flash of my eyes
And thrilled to have found such an elusive prize
He wasted no time netting his prey
I'd been flushed out, I was forced to play
chorus:
Birdman
Shielding his eyes as he's looking so high 'gainst the glare of the sky
Me in my blue plastic sandals stuck in the muck
Standin' at low tide
Down in the Everglades the air was alive
Strumming cicadas watched the crocodiles arrive
His mating ritual seemed strange and trite
As he clenched me closely in the dwindling light
My bones were all hollow, my spirit was trapped
His breath sounded shallow and in the dark something snapped
[chorus]
Down in the Everglades dawn lifted slowly
Sun filtered down to the wet ground below me
The sea had forgotten her early morning mist
I tried to remember if ever I'd been kissed
He lay in a stupor, his ammunition spent
I tested my wings, unfurled them and went
[chorus]
But I'm Weak
By Alexa Weber Morales © 2005
I know I shouldn't catch your eyes watching me
Beware the curve of your smile and your casual style
I know I shouldn't
But I'm weak
I know the dangers of electricity
Reject the hand brushing past mine and leave the laughter behind
I know I shouldn't
But I'm weak
Fight this tension
Siezing me deep inside
Turn off this force field
That has me sensitized
Stop imagining
Run away and hide
But I'm weak, weak, weak
Tempting flames
Your careless touch proclaims
The moment I feel most alive
Is when I
Die
I know I shouldn't bask in your steam as we dance
Shrink away as your arms draw me near and your lips touch my ear
I know I shouldn't
But I'm weak
I Did It, I Live It
By Wayne Wallace and Alexa Weber Morales © 2005
I got what I wanted it wasn't enough
No path to Nirvana just mountains of stuff
Be there, breathe air, be there
Breathe air
I planned for the future got stuck in the past
No time like the present to do what they ask
Be true, be you, be true
Be you
Little by little you build a lot
Stand back and see what you've got
I did it I live it
I feel it I'm givin' it
Time moves outside of truth
I tripped on a price tag got caught with a card
No need to be cautious buy clothes by the yard
Stay clear, no fear, stay clear
No fear
I lied to my parents myself and my child
No harm in pretending with my mind gone wild
Take care, play fair, take care
Play fair
Little by little you build a lot
Stand back and see what you've got
I did it I live it
I feel it I'm givin' it
I love being free
The spirit is everywhere
These milestones have passed
My life lies ahead of me
All Blues
Miles Davis
Lyrics by Alexa Weber Morales © 2005
(1st verse by Oscar Brown Jr.:
The sea, the sky
The sea, the sky and you and I
The sea, the sky and you and I
And all blues
All shades
All hues
All blues)
The air you're breathing
Softly is seething
With a pale green fear
So much beauty in a tear
Liquid love
Silver soul
Sail away
Blood when it drips
The color of every lie
Love's on your lips
And life is in your eye
You're afraid to feel
But the water is real
Dive all the way down
And there's no one around
Purple waves
Azure nights
Blues in flight
Play That Song of Love and Rage
By Alexa Weber Morales © 2005
Under a sky of indigo and rose
Wandering with a caravan
Thumbing a ride just me and my clothes
I've found my way and lost my man
Where is this freedom I seek
How do I get to that place
Sister can you join in harmony
I'm looking for that rapturous face
I stopped there and stayed for awhile
Swimming by the cypress knees
Louisiana oddities
Salty sweet and groovin'
Sweat soaking down the stage
Stompin' feet it's heaven
PLAY THAT SONG OF LOVE AND RAGE
Sumptuous tones, a drumming in my bones
The music is my heartbeat
There is no gift that's given in vain
This is my voice, that was my pain
[bridge & chorus]
Copyright © 2005-2008 Alexa Weber Morales
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Produced by triple Grammy nominee Wayne Wallace and featuring John Santos, Frank Martin, Michael Spiro, Murray Low, David Belove, Paul van Wageningen, Rick Vandivier and many others, Vagabundeo (Patois Records) is distributed by RNLG LLC and KOCH Entertainment! Check it out on Amazon!
Produced by Wayne Wallace and featuring Andre Bush, John Santos, Frank Martin, Michael Spiro, Murray Low and many others, Jazzmérica is Alexa's debut CD. Get sound clips, read reviews and buy at CDBaby!
Jazzmérica is distributed by NorthCountry.
Alexa sings lead vocals and contributes lyrics to Wayne's fourth CD, The Reckless Search for Beauty, which recently reached number 29 on the JazzWeek charts. Check it out at CDBaby.com!
