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Pain and the Pleasure

from Connected to the Heart by Up in the Air

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Bluesy tune about being enthralled with the great mystery of living.

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The Pain and the Pleasure
by John Beccia

Got to live in the moment ......’cause there ain’t nothin’ more
Time is just like the sand that........ washes out from the shore
And to nature’s raw power we must humbly bow---
And the beauty surrounds us but never shows how
And the beauty surrounds us but never shows

Cannot look in the future.........for what living should be
With the presence of dying.........in every reality
What we will be is always a part of what we are now----
And the hopes and the dreaming will never show how
And the hopes and the dreaming will never show

How the past can remind us..... of all the things that have been
And the ghosts left behind us......on occasion sneak in
And old love can still touch us, if the heart will allow
But the pain and the pleasure can never show how
But the pain and the pleasure can never show

Got to live in the moment ......’cause it’s all that there is
And we’re caught between something.......where we simply exist
In the fine line dividin’ the sword and the plow----
In the pain and the pleasure that never shows how
In the pain and the pleasure that never shows

credits

from Connected to the Heart, released March 15, 1999
John Beccia -lead vocals, keyboard
Sarah Battalino - hand percussion
Larry Hoffmann - sax
Charlie Kleemann - bass
Tyson Leonard - violin
Ryan McLain-drums
Mark Pierce - background vocals, electric guitar
Victor Rocha - percussion
Bobby Smith - background vocals

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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