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The King Who'd Seen It All

from Songs, Naked- The Lost Songs by HADARA Levin Areddy

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Track originally written for G-CAST.COM and here's the original recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wcG5v2BFQU
It's my version of Ecclesistes ( Koheleth). This is rehearsing it AFTER the track had been published. It's taking the song home, of sorts.

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All is vanity, and chasing after the wind, said the king,
the rise and the fall, the great and the small,
said the king who had seen it all.

The sun rises, and the sun goes down.
The wind blows south, and it turns around.
All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea isn't full.
And nothing is new under the sun.
If you see something new, you know it's been done.
So go and have fun, and enjoy being young.

All is vanity, and chasing after the wind, said the king,
the rise and the fall, the great and the small
said the king who had seen it all

That which is crooked can’t be made straight;
and too much wisdom can get you real mad.
And knowing too much can get you real sad;
But laughter is foolish, and joy, what does it get?
I tried to be happy, drinking some wine,
I built myself houses and gardens of all shapes and kinds.
I gathered silver and treasures of kings.
I got myself singers, and big bands and blings.
So I was greater than anyone before.
Whatever I desired, I got it and more.

All is vanity, and chasing after the wind, said the king,
the rise and the fall, the great and the small
said the king who had seen it all

There's reason and time for everything under the sky:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to break and a time to make;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
Sometimes sorrow is better than laughter;
and sometimes sadness can get your heart higher.
Sometimes the hard core yelling of the wise
is better than the pop song of fools and the sweetness of lies.
And yesterday's heart aches can be tomorrow's good old times.

Now don’t be overly righteous, neither overly wise.
I've seen the just men suffer and the evil men thrive.
When the wise don't get the fortune, the skilled don't get the fame
and no one knows who's winning or losing this game.

All is vanity and chasing after the wind, said the king
the rise and the fall, to the great and the small
said the king who knew it all

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from Songs, Naked- The Lost Songs, released July 30, 2013
Written by Hadara Levin Areddy.
Playing & fooling along:
Hadara ( Piano+ lead), Naaman Tal ( guitars), Avi Schneider ( trombone+ vox), Elad Sikel ( guitar), Yaron Elimelech ( drums)

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HADARA Levin Areddy Israel

A singer/song writer, a rapper, a writer, a determined iconoclast, a free speech advocate. She released 15 albums and authored 3 books (poetry & prose). Loves Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Tim Minchin. For further info, see: hadaralevin.com/frames.php?page=biography.php ... more

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