We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Blink's Garden

by The Janzen Boys (and friends)

supported by
Michael F Labun
Michael F Labun thumbnail
Michael F Labun Sweet songs, excellent message. And the entire script is on the album so you get the whole story. I liked this musical so much, I directed the 2017 shows in Toronto and Winnipeg! Favorite track: Just Don't Forget About That.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Be sure to download the accompanying CD book, with text and illustrations of the story, included with purchase of the music.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    To order a hardcopy, email thejanzenboys@gmail.com
    Purchasable with gift card

      $20 CAD  or more

     

1.
A barren land, dirt and tumbleweed A dusty sky, no shades of green Just working every day But by the wall, next to a wooden fence You’ll hear a song, you might see a dance Because they’re trying to find a better way A new ability to see what no one seems to see There’s a sunshine that you need to find In everyone you’re looking at The light that’s in you - it’s in them too Just don’t forget about that Self-assured, strong, and cynical The safest life, but oh so dull We stay a million miles apart The Other Path, the logic of the wise That all those teardrops in your eyes Can make a rainbow in your heart And a new ability to break “us and them” down to “you and me”
2.
3.
Flowers 02:33
Your plants are not pretty! In fact they are ugly! And they don’t even give any food! We all think you are crazy (and a little bit lazy), But of course, we don’t mean to be rude. But you can’t eat flowers, dude! It’s reckless, right? Irresponsible! Waste of space, and time, and air Oh come, let her have that worthless spot - We mostly just throw our garbage there I mean I don’t really even like care Flowers! We don’t need any flowers! We gotta fight to survive, and that’s the main issue. Flowers! We don’t need any flowers! Flowers just won’t do! And your garden too! We’d all starve to death if we thought like you! If you take a risk it can go very wrong! Do what works, don’t make a fuss But this isn’t working! There could be something more! “There could be something more” - that’s enough! This is as good as it can get for us! It’s not that we want to spoil your fun But you need to face reality We’d all love to live in some wonderful place But that’s just not how it is Chickadee (How it is or how it ever will be!)
4.
5.
See what I see, look where I’m going The road ahead, not easy knowing Just where the road is headed, to a place that we cannot see But if you want to, come run away with me We tried to change it, tried to affect it But now we know, we’ve got to reject it! We want it different now, like fugitive hippies We’ll go our own way, come run away with me We’ll find a way to live our freedom Because we’re not ready to stop the dreaming Of faith, hope, love, and possibility We’ll go together, come run away with me
6.
7.
You Just Gotta Believe (free) 03:12
Remember when our dreams all crumbled into dust There was barely moisture for tears back then When planted seeds wouldn’t grow up from the ground Well, I think those days are at an end You’ve just got to believe with me now We were looking for hope, it’s found Because tonight there’s a river bubbling up from the ground You made something beautiful, you helped it to grow When all they could see here was weeds And I can’t exactly see where all this will go But I know this: There’s a whole lot of power in these seeds
8.
9.
Alright, Ok 03:25
I gave it all for a treasure where there’s only dirt I believed it all, but what I found just wasn’t worth the search at all It’s gonna be alright, gonna be alright you say It’s gonna be alright, it’s gonna be okay I know it’s immense, but there’s got to be some way past this wall No, it makes no sense to keep hanging on with no reason to at all It’s gonna be alright, gonna be alright you say It’s gonna be alright, it’s gonna be okay It seems to be you get to rest in love, rest in love for free
10.
11.
Power 02:50
I’ve understood it perfectly Since I was just a little tyke If you can find a way to get to the top No one can make you do the things that you don’t like! And having power means you’re always right! Of course if you’re wrong or different or weak You might just end up in a cage Perhaps you’ll think that’s a little unfair? But that’s price that I’m willing to pay You’ll be fine if you do it my way Power, what you need is power We gotta fight to survive, and to get more stuff Power, what we need is power Because you gotta be tough, for some life is rough We can’t all be kings when there’s not enough There’s nothing more reliable Than the power found in my sword That’s not to say that I’ve been looking very hard Because power is its own reward And it’s wonderful to be adored I’ll admit sometimes it seems their love Comes only from their fear of me But that’s the way it has always been I can’t imagine how else it could be! I mean, we need to face reality
12.

about

Blink’s Garden began as a short parable about “seeing beauty where others can’t see.” It grew into a 77 stanza “epic kid’s poem” that was adapted into a stage play. Through cooperation with community groups like Siloam Mission, Just TV, the Louis Riel School Division, and Aboriginal Youth Opportunities, the play was performed at the Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringe Festivals, as well as in countless schools all over Manitoba.

Now The Janzen Boys present the story along with songs and illustration for young learners everywhere. Listen and sing along to the story of Blink and Moeh and their quest to find a way to get past the wall - and see what it means when we say “things starts to change when you connect your life with someone who is not like you.”

credits

released November 1, 2016

Music Producer: Murray Pulver
Audio/Mix Engineer: Paul James and Paul Yee
Book & CD Layout: Addison Sandy
Project Management: Laura Johnson

Musicians
Drums - Ryan Voth, Bass - Paul Yee, Guitars - Murray Pulver
Upright Bass - Julian Bradford, Keyboards - Marc Arnould

Recorded at Stereobus Studio, Signpost Studio and Just TV

Voice Actors/Vocalists
Blink - Erin Propp
Moeh - Begonia (Alexa Dirks)
Old Man - William Prince
Narrator - John Janzen

Villagers
Murray Pulver, Addison Sandy, Simon Janzen, Mick Janzen,
Aaron Peterson, Mike Beauregard, Erin Propp, Alexa Dirks, Paul James

Choir
Mike Duerksen, Judi Heppner, Belinda Derksen, Diana Ishigaki,
Aaron Peterson, Sean Hogan

Special Thanks to:
Garry Corbett
Mike Beauregard
Floyd Perras
Lindsay Poggemiller Smith
Aaron Peterson

This project wouldn’t have happened without you.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Blink's Garden Winnipeg, Manitoba

The music for Blink's Garden was a collaborative effort involving Winnipeg musicians The Janzen Boys, Murray Pulver, Erin Propp, Alexa Dirks, William Prince, Paul Yee, Ryan Voth, Marc Arnould, Julian Bradford, Paul James, and Addison Sandy.

contact / help

Contact Blink's Garden

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Blink's Garden, you may also like: