“I would believe only in a god that knew how to dance” —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) Thus Spake Zarathustra MAD AT GOD THE GOOD DAYS ARE BETTER MAMMA DON’T CRY SOMBADINE STUMBLING IN THE DARK MORE THAN EVER LET YOURSELF GO I’M GONNA SAVE MY DREAMS UNTIL TOMORROW KYRIE ETERNITY SPIN MY HEAVEN A GOD THAT CAN DANCE BREATH OF LIFE THE DANCE AT THE END OF TIME PRODUCED BY PAUL DELPH AND PAUL MARCUS ENGINEERED BY PAUL DELPH AND JIM MCMAHON THE MUSICIANS Paul Delph VOCALS & KEYBOARDS Paul Marcus GUITAR, KEYBOARDS & BACKING VOCALS John Goodsall GUITAR Ric Blair GUITAR Dave Fisk GUITAR Doug Lunn BASS Jonathan McEuen GUITAR Vida Vierra BACKING VOCALS Doug Webb SAX David Mendez PERCUSSION Andy Markley SAMPLED VOCALS MeHi Manoliu CLAY POT RECORDED AT MAGIC BUS STUDIO, MAGIC STUDIO, AND THE ASPEN STUDIO MASTERED BY WALLY TRAUGOTT AT CAPITOL MASTERING, HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA Cover photos: Billy Vaughn Photo of Paul: Lee Varis Graphic Support: WCB Graphics - Bill Beckman and Jim Long Art Direction, Design & Digital Imaging: art101.com To anyone we missed: Appreciation PAUL LEE DELPH THANK YOU 1957-1996 Mom & Dad, Billy, Linda, Rick, Kristen & Caitlin, Paul Marcus, Jim McMahon, Doug & Vida, David Mendez, Andy M (Auntie Em), Bill McEuen, Unity Fellowship, Bishop Bean, Karol 2 Burnt, Mr. Wild, Jimmie Paul Delph jumped into the LA music scene shortly before earning his college The Cincinnati Crew: degree at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. The classic story of a Dub, Robbie, Coz & Marlene, and the Allen Sisters phone call, a new band, plane tickets for him and his synthesizer, and a ‘never look back’ attitude came true for him. Singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician, Paul’s career blossomed in California, New York and London. The Paul Lee Delph Memorial Music Scholarship Fund provides assistance to Paul formed his first band while in the sixth grade. His first and lasting love was college-bound Norwood High School students (Paul’s Alma Mater). An annual rock. Years of classical training in piano, voice and trumpet provided a breadth PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) scholarship is of technique and a depth of expression rarely found in this genre. awarded from the Fund to a gay college student through the Cincinnati Chapter of PFLAG (www.pflagcinci.org). Memorials may be made by check payable to the Early in the epidemic, Paul contracted HIV; it did not impact his productive life for nearly a decade. After his diagnosis with AIDS, he continued to work Paul Lee Delph Memorial Music Scholarship Fund at the address below. We thank on his Music for AIDS projects until failing health forced a return to his family you for your generosity. For more information, please write to: home at Cincinnati early in 1996. Paul Lee Delph Memorial Music Scholarship Fund Enthusiasm, talent, and an unswerving devotion to his music and his friends P.O. Box 198006 returned a wide circle of personal and professional respect. The circle grows Cincinnati OH 45219-8006 USA through scholarships and expanding online connections to his life and times. Paul’s music and lyrics seamlessly combine power and grace. His insights are timeless, compelling and evocative. He was very proud of this, his final project. You may purchase this CD online and find updates on future releases at: Through these works, he will live forever. www.pauldelph.com eternity spin is about to begin MAD AT GOD DELPH / MARCUS A G O D T H A T C A N D A N C E and i’ve known you such a long long time all the bells in all the steeples from century to century in all the churches i’ve found you are the one are waiting for the resolution you’re the wind blown girl to make a joyful sound and the handsome boy all the answers to all the questions more than ever the captain, the black queen and all the sins to atone MAMMA DON’T CRY DELPH / MARCUS right now i need the moon and sun living daily the consequences to feel the power and i’ve been everything you required in the face of the unknown mamma don’t cry and the glory she brings i have been wind and earth i’ve got to sing my song for the love of a woman water and fire i’ve been there breathe in us mamma don’t blame yourself for anything with the blood of an angel but we can try it again i’ve seen where give to us i did it on my own i sing another round my friend things go wrong bring to us - hope for us mamma don’t cry no matter how strong come to us just move on i still believe eternity spin is about to begin his hand giveth feel for us if it takes too much after ten thousand days and taketh away lift us - heal us if it takes too long judging by the sun all we can do is try and the angle of her rays MY HEAVEN DELPH / MARCUS i’m mad at god so mamma don’t cry i’m getting closer i’m just figuring out i’m getting closer with every step i take oh infant child time is slipping away, slipping away daddy don’t try with your eyes open so wide i’m mad at god you’ve given so much more than ever tell me what you see for not shouting it out mamma’s gonna need your comfort i surrender what can heaven mean to me time is slipping away, slipping away mamma’s gonna need your touch daddy don’t cry the fate of the world my heaven taking a walk down decatur as i reach back remains in your hands and mine destination unknown into the wind we’ve got power words of bliss caught up in the party life to pull you in and we’ve got time coming from mother’s lips better off sleeping alone to begin again her tears like angels ascend now jimmie skates on the curve of the eight to make you strong more than ever and fall like rain to the sea again in the dance at the end of time to carry on i feel things change but the question’s really killing me to feel the power my heaven did my best friend have to die mamma don’t cry and the glory she brings sing to the stars for the love of a woman with all the songs the souls can sing breathe in us never look down with the blood of an angel no matter what the future brings give to us i need a little smile i sing we’re gonna steal the night bring to us - hope for us when my name flies past like thieves upon the river come to us to heal the hurt more than ever we’re gonna plant a seed feel for us let the good times last i surrender then watch it grow and die lift us - heal us let the torment fade more than ever as you release your grasp searching in the darkness for some saving grace I’m Mad let me dry your eyes tears in my eyes as the last light dies LET YOURSELF GO DELPH when i gaze into the heavens your son is rising inside oh holy night and think about it all defend your right can i only bring her sorrow waiting for the morning’s light wouldn’t it make more sense if heaven to dream your way all through the night no matter how hard i try in a world turned upside down could be contained in us all if faith comes hard must she suffer my existence where is heaven consider all you’ve overcome this far from my birth until i die on the ground when i get up to that big door and let yourself go and face that awesome light love takes strength my heaven i don’t think that there’s much time i’m gonna ask more than a few questions love takes time to separate what’s yours from mine about what’s wrong and right love takes faith together as you’re floating and faith is everything gently through the night i’m mad at god keeps us all alive A GOD THAT CAN DANCE DELPH / MARCUS i’m just figuring out far from all the world of light and darkness time is slipping away, slipping away mamma don’t cry some people pray defend your right i’m mad at god for not shouting it out there’ll be another time they have their reasons to dream your way all through the night time is slipping away, slipping away in another place some people wait if faith comes hard i’m mad at god we’ll come face to face in the name of heaven consider all we’ve overcome this far into shadows of doubt time can never erase heaven knows and let yourself go time is slipping away what we have inside you must be so close slipping away and what we shared it’s so hard to say goodbye mamma don’t cry i believe but i know love will span all time and boundaries i can believe floating on the sea of love i could believe in a god that can dance THE GOOD DAYS ARE BETTER reaching for the stars above that could talk straight DELPH that don’t hide behind those pearly gates DELPH / MARCUS SOMBADINE (BUT THE BAD DAYS ARE WORSE) i’ll lift you up i could believe in a god that can dance carry you out down at the last chance mission don’t give up hey are you real? there’s a fire in the house nothing can hold you down STUMBLING IN THE DARK DELPH / MARCUS can you come down? and you just know the man’s not lying but the hardest part show me what you’ve got when you hear them scream and shout is letting go right now here on the ground it’s bigger than music stand back and let the stretcher through in the flesh it’s bigger than TV i will defend your right so i won’t have to guess i can hear it in the trees this man’s been beaten up bad to dream your way all through the night now he’s sad and blue and there’s nothing wrong with me if peace won’t come i believe know the battle’s almost won it’s not what you think i can believe if faith comes hard nothing is better it’s deeper than wide i could believe in a god that can dance consider all we’ve overcome this far than when we’re together it’s living in skin whose body talks and let yourself go and two becomes one it’s stumbling time whose heart’s a beat that never stops nothing is worse it’s under the bridge i could believe in a god than