{"product_id":"over-time-paul-murphy-9798282403909","title":"Over Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver Time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Murphy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 28 in the series collecting the lyrics of singer\/songwriter Paul Murphy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology contains all the known extant material composed in May 2025. An amazing 60 songs were created in just 31 days - ballads, torch-songs, social commentaries, political excoriations and, as might be expected from a man fighting the final days of his Functional Moror Neurological Disorder, some dark, contemplative pieces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe material is presented in the order of composition, and each lyric is accompanied by a photograph of its original handwritten manuscript, where available; due to the spread of paralysis, several of the final works were composed live-to-camera and transcribed from there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included are song notes written by Paul, detailing the back-story and circumstances to the works. These notes are presented as their original draft, as no final edit was able to be completed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce again, these works show the narrative mastery of a unique artist in the songwriting halls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Wish I Had Faith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI wish I had faith, what can I say?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen I reach for it, it moves away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Too late now\" it says, \"the time has gone\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You didn't want me then and I've moved on\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI searched for faith in the lonesome night\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf I could find it, I'd hold it tight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut it always stayed five steps away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"You said 'No' then, so \u003ci\u003eI'm\u003c\/i\u003e saying 'No' today\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith has a beauty all of its own\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou see it clearer when you're all alone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One more chance\" I plaintively cried\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Open up your door, and let me inside\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I was always here,\" it smiles in reply\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"But you only want me now - I wonder why?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Can it be that you've realised\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Faith is more than what you see with your eyes\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou won't get far if you don't have faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWithout it your heart is an empty space\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen faith comes, your soul goes aflame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd nothing is ever the same again\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- - - - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClosing Time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClosing time - the axe is falling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClosing time - the widow's calling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe says her grave has room to spare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe points my way - and I don't care\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePull the cord - turn the handle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy tie's on tight - let me dangle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hands have stopped, the clock-face broke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI said \"So what\" - but I misspoke\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's my name - I can't remember\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll my dreams lie there dismembered\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe raven smells what tongues won't tell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFar more than tears this bleak day fell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake my hand - now point it forwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee that glade it's beckoning towards?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom whence I came, I still don't know\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut closing time - means I must go\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI said to faith \"I am ready now\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I want to proceed but I don't know how\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith said \"You want me when you're in need\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"And that's the very worst kind of greed\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI unclothed my mind and said to faith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Please let me in before it's too late\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I looked past you to what was in my hands\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"And only now do I understand\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaith spoke soft in its resonant voice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I only go to those by their own choice\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you truly seek me, search within\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"That is where our journey will begin\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798282403909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Paul Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169409573119,"sku":"9798282403909","price":16.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/over-time-paul-murphy-9798282403909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}