Always: Ocean Girl Trilogy Pt 2

from SHIFTINGEARS by Rich Arithmetic

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"Always" is Part Two of a trilogy involving a girl I saw numerous times but failed to meet on Huntington Beach on a Labor Day long ago. Over the years I have written three different songs about the girl I never met (thus, the trilogy). The religious imagery comes from the fact that I initially thought I was using feminine characteristics to describe God -- in this case, I first identify as someone who has Always been -- but along the way I realized I really wasn't all that spiritual in my intents, and that I was actually writing about a real-life human girl who has continued to haunt me over the years. In this 2nd Part of the trilogy, I recognize my obsession with the girl on the beach.

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ALWAYS: Ocean Girl Trilogy, Pt 2
(Huntington Beach, Labor Day, 1972)
words & music by Richard Horton © Hortones

Sea-wind sings past my door
Telling me there is so much more
to life that I have yet to see

Ocean lady’s eyes stare
Peering deep inside of me
Leading on to infinity

CHORUS:
Her name is Always
Her name is Always
Her name is always on my mind –
On my mind

Wading at the seashore
Dreaming dreams that become reality
of life lived in ocean green

Brown-skinned maiden watches
Patiently waiting for the peace
Suggesting a cinematic scene

(CHORUS)

Misted moments recalled
Moments past were never missed
Eludes the temporary mind

Satin sea-shirt flies by
Alludes to passion’s faded list
Of yesterdays and tomorrow’s future time

(CHORUS)

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from SHIFTINGEARS, released January 29, 2021
Produced by Richard Horton & James Nicholson
Acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drums & vocals: RICH ARITHMETIC
Guitar solos: MARK HORTON

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Rich Arithmetic serves up power pop, psych-pop, and folk-meets-surf-and-sand harmonies that "eliminate the gaps between the ‘60s, ‘80s and the 2020's" - Steve Stav, stevestav.com

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