Celestial Noise — An adult listener tunes an old radio on a Merced rooftop while planets, trumpets, comets and flowering radio waves fill a luminous dawn sky

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Celestial Noise

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

Against warnings of catastrophe and a world worn down by conflict, the narrator imagines love and music as a shared language older than light. Streets fill with dancers, returning travelers find open doors, and competing voices can become a chorus. Celebration becomes his answer to fear, division and the endless war.

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Recorded versions

5 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

Celestial Noise

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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CELESTIAL NOISE

Can you hear What I hear, can you see what I see
Can you believe what has happened to me
It was a new day when I opened my eyes
I'd been hiding away from all of the lies
My Friends all keep on telling me it's the end of times
That the Book has been written, and that these here are the lines
And though it is forbidden to open up your Mind
There are a still few of us who have been Left Behind

I am so very deep behind these Enemy lines
Yes, Baby, I have seen the Water turn to Wine
None of this has happened for a very long time
And it saddens me more than all my grand designs
I see a world where we all have choices
Where we all listen to each other's voices
Where Melody and rhythm combine to keep the beat
Downtown, feel the heat till we're dancin’ n the street

CHORUS:
All Love and Music are Celestial Noise
They come from the Beginning of Time
God, he went and sent out his Original Voice
Before he said Let There Be Light
I can see a Reality
Where Life can be a bed of roses
Where people can stay together and true
In just the way that I Love You

I don't care if I haven't met you before
You'll hear me knock, knock, knockin’ on your little back door
Celebrate the End of the Endless War
With Celestial Noise, and a whole lot more
We don't even have to know what's even comin’ in store
Cuz the Lord is gonna give us all a little bit more
It doesn't really matter if you're rich or poor
As long as you remember what you're Fighting for

CHORUS:
Baby, all Love and Music are Celestial Noise
A little for the girls and a little for the boys
Boys will be boys when it comes to their toys
The girls are singin’ backup with Celestial Noise
How do you remember who it is you really are
Sing and dance to the Music when you're drivin’ in your car
Now that you are free and comin’ home from the War
Let your Lover and your Family come in through an open door

Ain't no rhyme or reason to deny the way you're feelin’
Dancing in the Moonlight, you set my heart to reelin’
I'll never understand all the lyin’ and the stealin’
Man I should be cryin’, but I'm dancin’ on the ceiling
I'm a-goin’ down with Celestial Noise
All over town, the girls are dancin’ with the boys
The Sun is going down and we're raising our voice
All over Downtown we got Celestial Noise

CHORUS 2:
All Love and Music are Celestial Noise
If you need a little more, you gotta raise your voice
We'll be headin’ out tomorrow in a gold Rolls-Royce
To take it to the streets about Celestial Noise
If you wanna keep the beat, you gotta move your feet
If you had enough to eat, why don'tcha take another treat
We're all out dancin’ in the street with all the coolest girls and boys
We’re a rockin’ revolution of Celestial Noise
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