Salem Hill - The Joy Gem from Mimi's Magic Moment (2005) http://salemhill.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4 With two great voices: Carl Groves and special guest Neal Morse. David Ragsdale from the band Kansas on violin. Line-up / Musicians Kevin Thomas - vocals, drums, acoustic & electric mallets Patrick Henry - vocals, 4 & 8 string basses Carl Groves - vocals, guitars, piano & keyboards Michael Dearing - vocals, guitars, here & there keyboards Guest musicians on this track: David Ragsdale - violin Neal Morse - vocals Alyssa Hendrix - vocals Lyrics: Coveted by great hordes of men Seeking the famous gem - power to bring them joy Hidden from dangers in the ground Buried as soon as found - safe under dirt and coin Betrayed by promises of old, the gem just left him cold So in the hole it stayed Hidden there's no joy Hidden no lives touched Hidden no change in hearts of men Hunted by armies of the land Confident in their hands the promises would come true Finally under veil of night, Stolen by blood and might, the quest for the gem was through Betrayed by promises of old, the stone still left them cold So in a new hole was laid Stolen there's no joy Stolen no lives touched Stolen no change in hearts of men Through years of theft and battle changing hands And carried as a prize to foreign lands Waiting for the stone to show its power The victors spent their lives confused and sour This treasure just desired for its name (Hoarded and buried) Yet nothing realized to earn such fame (Forgotten and cold) A thing of beauty begging to be found (Its light like a drapery) For fear conscribed to languish underground (Adorning a hole) This treasure just desired for its name (Gotten at great cost) Yet nothing realized to earn such fame (Scarred deeply and chipped) A thing of beauty begging to be found (Held high as a trophy) For fear conscribed to languish underground (But never a gift) Now in my father's empty home, me and my child alone happen upon the stone I had heard stories through the years and with no little fear, I give it to my boy At last the promises of old were just as they'd been told and now the whole is known Power to bring joy Power to touch lives Power to change the heart of man Bg img: http://satiama.com/innocence-and-wisdom-by-dr-steven-farmer/ You are welcome to: Follow me on https://twitter.com/ProgSympho