Paramount Theatre (This Is No Dream)

from Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby by The Hesh Inc.

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"If you will it, it is no dream."
~Theodor Herzl, founder of the Zionist movement

Frustration and inspiration often go hand in hand in creativity and I have to say this album shows plenty of that. ... [as in] other songs like the Springsteen/1970s inspired “Paramount Theatre” ...
~John Pfeiffer, The Aquarian Weekly

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There she stands
Like a castle made of sand
Rising from the strip of land down by the sea
Like an ancient marine
Palace of a dowager queen
Straight out of a fairy tale or dream
She calls out to me
The city’s been restored to its rightful place
After decades being kept down
Now people come from far and wide to see her beaming face
And pay homage to the jewel in her crown

The days are past
When her nobility was downcast
But she endured and outlasted the adversity
And now she shines
Gleaming and polished up so fine
With a countenance so divine for all eternity
Pilgrims come from the ends of the earth
To hear the music played in her halls
To bear witness to the magnificent rebirth
To see majesty standing tall

This is no dream
All you have to do is will it
This is no dream
It is up to you to fulfill it.

Sit inside
You’re overwhelmed with pride
The visionaries haven’t lied or merely said sooth
The seats are full
Thanks to new prestige and pull
Thanks to the Most Bountiful, and that’s the truth
The famous faces have returned
And so have the sold-out crowds
It is so good to see how the tide has turned
And to hear her praises sung aloud
To hear her name mentioned once more
In the same breath with the best
She radiates her glory onto the whole shore
And like her, may we all be blessed

This is no dream
All you have to do is will it
This is no dream
It is up to you to fulfill it
This is no dream
It is a part of your very soul
This is no dream
To see your days renewed, as of old.


© 2007 The Hesh Inc.

credits

from Soul In Exile 2: Jersey Shore Baby, released June 1, 2007
Hesh Meister—piano, organ, vocal
Steve Lopresto—bass
Rick Oricchio—drums
Mike Dalton—rhythm guitars
PK Lavengood—lead guitar

Recorded/engineered by John Noll and Paul Ritchie at Retromedia Sound, Red Bank, New Jersey

Mixed and mastered by Steve Goodie at Punch Sound, Santa Monica, California

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