I imagine it will be quite a journey but it is hoped that the lyrics of every Turnstone song will appear here at some point in time. The exact format is yet to be decided. Any notes of interest will be added underneath the lyric.
Here are a couple of very early songs to whet your appetite, one each from Mark and Sheila.
Camberwell Beauty (lyrics by Mark Thomas)
All the green is turning black
Sacrifice on sacrifice
Will keep it coming back
Clever words with monkey meaning
Tend to cloud the facts
It all gets a little hazy
Further down the tracks
There is a change that’s coming, everybody knows that
The planet is not your playpen
And the Camberwell Beauty came back
You can choose from a million visions
You can choose an axe
Outside the wind is building
You know you can relax
You have got a million masks
You don’t know your own face
Black is black and grey is yellow in a cold and empty space
Space is intoxicating
Everybody knows that
The world can turn on a smile
And the Camberwell Beauty came back
Words (lyrics by Sheila Brook)
Tough as oak
Precious as gold
As old as stone
Sweet as birdsong and the Burnet rose
And in the heat
Midsummer is borne
So strange and sweet
Equally the dearest face
You’re as keen as ice
Smart as heroes
Softer than the fleece
As strong as steel
Light as air that lifts the feather dome
And in the cold
Midwinter is borne
So stark and fierce
Equally the strongest touch
In the cool clear light of the morning
When the words of the poets fly free
Oh of all the lips to choose from
Oh sweet words choose me
In the dim glow of the evening
When the sun falls into the sea
When the stars look for their opening
Oh sweet words choose me
Catch the Moon 