Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness - Collegiate Church of St Mary Warwick Choir, Christopher Monks & Christopher Betts

Blinding shining star You won't see so far Know what can't be shown Feel what can't be known You were an isle unto thyself You had a heart you hadn't felt Why would it hurt me Or was it real It was the night we had to part We were afraid to miss the start What did it matter Why would it matter And could we heal Blinding shining star You won't see so far Know what can't be shown Feel what can't be known I was a victim of magic Apollo catching my breath as I bled on the ground Somebody called me to follow I followed thinking aloud without hearing the sound Then all the planets fell to dust Lonely departing after us Gone not forgotten Long but forgotten old lore In every element of life Love camouflaging under strife or other matters Minds over matters let there be more Maybe you'll exit tomorrow The sorrow sweeping you off as your island replies Sudden invincible flowing A river clearer than all thou might view with thine eyes Why did fire-erupted lands arrive? Why did murderous animals survive? Why did we deserve to be revived? Why was any and everything alive?

Fa-la-la, fa-la-la Fa-la-la-ahhh Fa-la-la, fa-la-la Fa-la-la-ahhh Deck the halls with boughs of holly 'Tis the season to be jolly Christmas day's around the corner Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Light the hearth, let's make things warmer Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Bring the tree in front and center Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Gleaming bright in all its splendor Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Boughs of fir upon the mantle Shining stars, each dancing candle Draped in ribbons red and silver Joy upon us is delivered Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Fa-la-la, la-la-la Fa-la-la-la Fa-la-la, la-la-la Fa-la-la-la Wrap our gifts in colored paper Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Tie with bows and store for later Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Set the feast upon the table Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Friends together, willing, able Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Fa-la-la, fa-la-la Fa-la-la-ahhh Fa-la-la, fa-la-la Fa-la-la-ahhh

Coffee break There's no coffee No coffee? No coffee No coffee If I can't take my coffee break My coffee break, my coffee break If I can't take my coffee break Something within me dies Dies down And something within me dies If I can't make three daily trips Where shining shrine benignly drips And taste cardboard between my lips Something within me dies Dies down And something within me dies No coffee No coffee, no coffee, no coffee No coffee, no coffee, no coffee No coffee That office light doesn't have to be florescent I'll get no pains in the head That office chair doesn't have to be foam rubber So if I spread, so I spread But only one chemical substance Gets out the lead Like she said If I can't take my coffee break My coffee break, my coffee break If I can't take my coffee break Gone is the sense of enterprise All gone And something within me dies No coffee, no coffee, no coffee No coffee, no coffee, no coffee No If I can't take my coffee break My coffee break, my coffee break If I can't take, my coffee break Somehow the soul no longer tries (Coffee, coffee) Somewhere I don't metabolize (Coffee, coffee) Something within me Coffee or otherwise Coffee or otherwise Coffee or otherwise Something inside of me Dies