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A Summer Dream by Shirley Cason
A story we all live now and then... in our lives ~
CD Review
A SUMMER DREAM
by Kathy Parson - Mainly Piano.com
Cason wrote lyrics for many of the songs and
included them in the liner notes for listeners
to look at as they listen, giving more insight
into the meaning of the songs. Without the lyrics,
though, the songs are very evocative and powerful,
allowing the listener to attach his or her own
experiences to them as shared emotions.
On a personal note, I lost my dad to cancer at
about the same time Shirley lost her sister, and
I found this album to be an amazing journey down
a familiar path. I hope composing this music
brought Cason some peace, as it will certainly
be a comfort to others.
A SUMMER DREAM
CD Review by Bill Binkelman
New Age Reporter.com
Shirley's sister, Carol, who passed away in the summer
of 1998. Having lost both my parents,
the loss of family members certainly hits a chord with me. Read more
Read LYRICS: go further down page ~
Dedication:
This CD is dedicated in loving
memories of my sister...
The song Springtime was Carol's
favorite songs because of the lyrics
I hope this album bring your comfort & calm to your heart ~
Shirley~
Grammy Member
The sunflower is from my sister's garden No one in the family knew... how the Summer would end....
Lyrics for
"A Summer Dream" CD
~ This is "The Story", behind this album ~
1. SPRINGTIME
Springtime was Carol's favorite song.
The meadows are turning
green and yellow the yellow sun is burning upon my
back... whoa...
So please stay with me in the Springtime
and say that you'll always..be mine... whoa...
I'd
be lost without you and wouldn't know which way to turn
Please say that you'll love me that's all I'm concern...
We'll go strolling in the meadows in the night keep on
holding me tight.. and I'll be alright... whoa... in the
Spingtime...
The meadows are turning red and golden the
cold wind is blowing across my back whoa...
Autumn has
passed...at last! here comes good old Winters' snows again...
whoa...
And it snows again... (It snows again...)
When will it all end? (When will it all end?) I'll just have
to wait for Springtime again!
The meadow are turning green
and yellow the yellow sun is burning upon my back... whoa...
So please stay with me in the Springtime say that you'll
always... always be mine... whoa...
In the Springtime...
In the Springtime... In the Springtime... Mmmm...
2. COME OUT AND
PLAY I just wanted to go fishing
again with my sister...
Carol...come out and play!
Carol...it's sunny all day! Open your eyes, and say
hello... Hold on my hand and say, "let's go!"
Carol...don't go away! Carol...stay here and play!
I'm way too young, to lose you right now... My heart will
break without you around!
When are you going to wake up
and look into my eyes? When are you going to get up and
tell me you're just fine?
Carol...come on let's play!
Carol...it's sunny all day! Put on your makeup, put on your
coat... We gotta go fishing at the lake we love!
Carol...Oh Carol... Carol... Sweet Carol...
3. THE CALLING Carol kept seeing Mommy at the end of her bed...
I hear voices in the night
deep in my dreams, I see a bright light I then open my
eyes and there she is My mother is calling, calling for me
I don't understand what is going on She looks real to
me, but she's been long gone She's telling me it's time for
me to move on My mother is calling from the beyond
It's
time to cross the river... It's time to be free... from
feeling so sick from this disease It's time to cross over...
don't worry about goodbyes... you'll be in your family's
hearts until the end of time
I called my sister the next
day I asked what it meant... she didn't know what to say...
We pondered for hours on the telephone line Why is mommy
calling, calling me at this time?
I hear my last
prayers... I'm so tired and can't move... My whole family is
here... I can feel them in the room... The sky is opening
wide and now I can see through the clouds!... My mother is
calling, calling out loud!
She's calling with open
arms... you're an angel now... You're free from the pain
that once held you down... I know now why God sent Mommy
down...
Who else would I have believed... it's was time
for me now...
4. SUMMER OF 98 No one knew how this summer would
end...
5. LOST I felt so lost...I couldn't help Carol get well...
6. LAST WALK Carol couldn't walk
away, from the inevitable...
7. I LOVE YOU, I DO... Life is about love...It never ends...
Can you hear the words I say to you?
In my own way I'm saying I love you... Can you see my heart
is dying for you? I love you...I do
In the night when I
cry for you I wish God would come and heal you... Can't
believe that I am losing you
I love you...I do I love
you...I do I do....
8. LAST BREATH We were
all with Carol at this time . . . Thank you God . . .
~
9. MA MA I wish my mom were here now...
Mama...where are you now? Mama...can't see your
face... Mama...wish I could now... hold you in my arms
again.
Mama...deep in my dreams... Mama...I hear your
voice... Mama...wish I could now... see your green eyes once
more.
When I wish upon a star in the midnight sky...
I feel you looking sad at me... you're wondering...why I cry
Mama...I know you're here... Mama...your presence's
near... Mama...stay close to me... until we all meet again
Until we all meet again...
Mama... Mama...
Mama..............
10. A SUMMER DREAM
font color=003366> Love lives forever
Dreams are all I have of you In the night when I
feel all alone It's then that I can talk to you It is then
that I feel at home
Once upon a summer day I thought
that you went away You came into my dreams to say you are
gone but not far away
(CHORUS) I'll see you in my
dreams. For in dreams we never die I'll see you in my dreams
and together we will fly To the stars and to the moon To
the mountain then to the seas We'll be together you and I
together in my dreams.
Then there will come a day
when I'll need to dream no more We'll walk hand and hand
again and be together once more.
Soon we'll hear our
loved ones cry Please come see me again We'll fly into their
dreams at night and walk with them once again
(CHORUS)
We'll see them in their dreams for in dreams we never die
We'll see them in their dreams and together we will fly
To the stars and to the moon To the mountains then to the
seas We'll be together you and I together in their dreams...
For in dreams is where we'll live In their dreams we
never die But until we meet again... I'll dream of you
tonight...
I'll see you in my dreams... I'll see you in
my dreams... tonight...tonight... in God's light..........
Behind the music of "A Summer Dream"
with Shirley Cason
This CD will takes
you on a soulful journey with 10 new age songs given ambient overtones.
The music will leave you feeling quite different than you thought it would. Cason's piano is complemented
with her orchestral and soft synthesized arrangements.
You can tell that Shirley placed all of the songs in
a particular order on A Summer Dream that re-lived her summer of 98.
Her cinematic music of "Last Breath", will do just that to you.
This song is one for the movies !
The last song, which is the title track, finishes your musical journey with hope that all dreams are
more than just another dimension of reality. Cason has taken us into a world that we all fall into
when we dream and gives us hope that the dreams we dream are real... Just maybe when we dream of our
love ones who have passed on.....
we are really there with them...
holding on to our hands on the other side of life... in our dreams..
WE can only Hope !
Shirley ~:~
Cover Photography:
The fishing chair on the CD cover of the big Sun flower was Carol's at the lake.
She loved to go fishing for bass & catfish... All the "Black Eye Susans" flowers in the banner,
on top of this page, came from my sister's backyard. Oh how she loved yellow flowers ~ ~ ~
Artist Comments:
This CD is very personal to me, because of that, I recommend you listen to the CD first without reading the lyrics.
Then.... listen to it and follow along with the lyrics.
This way you can have two version in your mind. One that is light, and one that will be personal to you as well.
I want to thank my family and friends for their help and support in recording this CD.