This page contains the complete lyrics to Gwendolyn Speaks' Beyond and This Time albums. All lyrics are © & P Deep Water Music, Gwendolyn Speaks, used by permission.
	This Time - released 1998   My Golden Angel (S. Dill) Glowing at midnight, softly floating gray as a ghost Simple persuasion, I wouldn't say that but rather propose I was just swinging by the tree line, I was just simply biding my time I wasn't looking for a vision, in the blanketed evening sky My golden angel floated above me, she was playing some funny guitar And with the music, she sang me a question Do you know who you are do you know who you are to me Stroll down the ditch bank, whispering spirits in the corn She glides over tall grass, and says she doesn't like to perform We move in silence through the night air, enjoying quiet company Life can be hard when you're not living, and then we laughed at the absurdity And it seems kind of funny, now that we've exposed the truth She'll keep an eye out for me, I'm her guardian too And in the silent hours just before dawn, I'll stare up into the sky And wonder which plain she's on Glowing at midnight, softly floating across the sky She'll be returning, gold in a blink of an eye   This Time (T. Dill) I take a walk with her and we're in the woods And I hold her hand like I knew I should and I whisper gently who I am Then she looked up at me, as if to say Thanks so much I'm on my way, I'm on my way You're a friend this time and I am all confused I recognize you it's hard to lose these feelings We once knew, I can't lose these feelings we once knew You're a friend this time, this time Well the next thing I know I'm with you I believe And it's harder this time cause I know it won't be long till we leave So I take a walk with him now we're in the sea And I hold his hand and I whisper gently who I am who I am Well it's another time and I'm holding him tight I look up at him and see a light behind him Tell him who I am, tell him who I am   Remember Me (T. Dill) There's an old man on the corner looking back at me Through the window of a car passing by As the car drives on by, he looks to me as if to say Pay no attention to me Nothing is what it is We make mistakes, now try to give Your time, your mind, you said "don't leave me behind" Remember me Now the old man on the corner turns back to say To the woman standing there, can I borrow a buck or two? "I have no money and I have no change to give" And she walks away and thinks what could I do, what could I do? I wonder what he's thinking If he could read my mind he'd say to me It's okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid   Him (T. Dill) My friend the red haired man He speaks so easily He never keeps me in suspense I know his thoughts like they're mine Him, Him, Him Well, what a pleasure knowing him He sees me and I see him Watching us so carefully My friend the red haired man He speaks to me again again What's he saying I can't recall I go to sleep and try to fall back to sleep Saying those words I once said Is it just in my head Is it just in my head   Gravity (S. Dill) It kind of hit me like old Newton and the apple A real surprise falling from the skies And in the silence of a crystallizing moment I felt a burn from the constant turn Of thoughts realized, of truths and lies Up from the din it would begin In started moving like a marble down a mountain In the quiet pull, in the quiet pull Sister moon has spun away, I felt my heart reach out for her And in its quiet burning way, struggles to break free of the earth We're all fighting gravity, got to have more to see I sat and thought about my heavy revelation Embrace the strain cut against the grain And in that moment I became a little lighter To my surprise felt my body rise Above the house, down the hill Along a shore I'd never seen before When my eyes opened I was back to the beginning In the quiet pull, in the quiet pull It seems like everything's falling From the rain to the leaves and the stars from above Are we simply stalling, or is there a way for us to rise up To escape from these shells, unshackle ourselves To break from gravity   Hanley Street (S. Dill) The sun is fading now, quiet shade is coming down And in the distance I hear a lonely train sigh Go west across the tracks memories start to fill the cracks now I hear the laughing ghosts of days gone by Down there on Hanley Street my mind can run with a child's feet Down there on Hanley Street a simple thought can keep my soul Laughing, laughing, I hear the echos in my head Laughing laughing It's hard to understand, I've walked so far to where I am And in the distance I still hear that train And when the sun gets low on me, I turn to walk back towards the sea, where my young beat years ago Years go by in weeks Lost in hide and seek To be young again Close your eyes and see   Searchlight (S. Dill) And if I were your anchor, or better yet your sail Would you float across the ocean or swim to avoid the gale? My intentions are nothing but honest, and I honestly intend to reach you I've tried to walk upon the water but that lifeline will have to do Searchlight, safe above the sea Don't attempt to calm the ocean Guide her to me There's a rhythm in the breaking shoreline and a melody upon the wind A song is heard among the dunes and as, as it begins I'm reminded that I am your anchor and you have become my sail We will journey across it together, rolling on, rolling on through time Just dive in Allow it all beneath your skin   Blanket of Love (T. Dill) I remember not too long ago, I was just a young girl then Tried to ignore all that was said and done I remembered to turn the other way, I was too small not to be brave Left to go outside to play, never to return I needed to learn, so you Cover me with your blanket, Cover me with your love Cover me with your blanket, Blanket of love Cover me with your graces, woven by your strength and your love Cover me with your blanket, Blanket of love Now I'm older and I understand how brave and young you must have been To ignore all that was said and done Never left me, not for one moment, always there when I was so wrong Left to go outside to play, never to return, I needed to learn Wash away all my fears let it go away Wash away all my tears into yesterday   Small Pieces (T. Dill) I looked at you while you were sleeping, lying there so peacefully in my bed Sometimes I stare at you and wonder why oh why did we meet Something tells me it was part of plan to see ourselves to the end See ourselves through to the end Small pieces never knowing where they go or fit into my world Small pieces go everywhere they follow you to the end of your world Now do you ever look at yourself and see a reflection of someone else Do you look into the atmosphere and try to grab was isn't there I see more than you could ever believe and suddenly I'm back in this world I'm back in this world with just you and me and Remember it's time to listen to all my words and all your memories You take in this world you're left with only the skin, one small piece   Give Me Hope (T. Dill) When you wish upon a star, it doesn't matter how far or long you stare You pick the one star made just for you, and you wait and wonder why What do you want from me, what should I do, give me the answer now Give me strength to hope Give me hope to carry on Carry me over the darkest time Give me laughter when I cry Give me patience to find inside What it is I hope to be What it is I hope you see Millions to pick from and millions to see, yet one catches your eye It's the brightest light for that moment in time, you stare others don't compare What do you want from me, what should I do, give me the answer now It's ok to dream and think about your future and your life others look at you they can't see, can't see   The Secret (S. Dill) In a darkened room where the quiet stays He dreamed a dream that he's awake Out across the floor, moving down the hall He descends the stairs despite my call Rising in the yard, tried to hold him down But as I grabbed his hand we left the ground, we left the ground Although I'll tell you, I doubt you'll believe me The first night it happened I swore it was a dream I'm too afraid to tell him, he'll say it's all a lie At night my brother carries me asleep across the sky Starring down the clock, sitting in my room Now the lights go down, he'll sleep soon Wonder where we'll go, such a quiet night Just enjoy the view and hold on tight, hold on tight Through the clouds then falling, floating, gliding down Landing, through the door, up the stairs Into bed, close my eyes Twenty years have passed, now I'm far away Though I sleep at night, I'm still awake Dreaming of the feel of my brother's hand And our silent flights above the land, above the land   Outerspace (S. Dill) Quietly we fade from light A haunted moon begins its flight, across the sky On the earth people gather to their flames Like distant stars across the plains And I dream of You, out in outer space tonight You, out in outer space tonight Try to visit my hometown You'll find us planted to the ground, scanning the sky Looking for a sign, desperately we cling to hope Swinging free out on the ropes Still I dream of And if I look up And see a falling star I will know that you're not far from me

Beyond - Released 1996   Silence (S. Dill) And all this while just beyond the iron gate it stood alone arms stretched to the sky In spring the green grows with passion No spoken word it signifies Silence, can be the answer Silence, waits for no reply All these years I've watched you grow To what you are So thick and gray, the clouds roll on forever Their weight a burden to the sky Below it stand within the grasp of winter It looks of death, but never wills to die Reaching, stretching, all's at peace, its skin So rough but underneath I sense a heart That beats with knowledge that flows deep Within, is pushed to strengthen every limb And to show   My Window (T. Dill) I looked at you, then looked at me What could you ever see in me, nothing I had no money or no clothes Wanted to be left alone, wondering Look at me straight in my eyes Tell me what I hope to hear I know you love me, you love me We walked together hand in hand Wanting to know your life's plan, listening I told you I was leaving soon I'd like to hear from you if I could, waiting Look at me straight in my eyes Tell me what I hope to hear See it in your eyes so clear Look do deep past the fear I know you love me, you love me   Change (S. Dill) In the fading autumn light As the shadows creep Leaves fall like rain Onto the street And how quickly spring did thaw Then the summer's rise and fall Into winter's frigid charms we will go In the darkness I will think As I often do About shortened days About me and you Do you know that when the seasons change We seem to change too? Walk along the road that is time While I change with you I remember though not long ago How new I felt inside   Swimming (T. Dill) There once was a girl full of hopes and dreams She denied the fact she couldn't reach the beams Of light that held her high above all others Just waiting for the final moment She'd see her brother lifted from the water High above the water, so high above the water Swimming through the water, I go, I go Swimming through the water I go, I go, I go Her brother was a friend like no other Swam in the water with no others Wanted relief from work and pain Found himself tired, felt insane Just waiting for the final moment He'd lose strength, lose strength And fall to the bottom, fall to the bottom Falling to the bottom, I go, I go Falling to the bottom, I go, I go, I go He left me for one short sight When looking up he saw the light It must be hypnotizing Feel my body rising, he said let me go, let me go