Song List 9 presents itself as a gentle, meditative, and spiritually searching set. The surface is calm — flowing water, heart-guided journeys, summer days, and the quiet work of opening. Beneath that calm are deeper currents this warning is here to name.
Themes and potential triggers include:
Emotional neglect, marital collapse, and years of repressed resentment
Alcoholism, addiction, and dissociation within domestic settings
Long-term loneliness and the false comfort of spiritual platitudes
Quiet suicidal ideation masked as poetic detachment
Subtle religious trauma and disillusionment with organized belief systems
Estrangement from one's homeland, one's partner, and ultimately oneself
Grief, abandonment, and the lingering ache of someone who stopped loving you
The conflict between creative expression and real-world decay
Identity fragmentation and fractured dreams
Spiritual searching, mindfulness, and the heart as guide
Finding connection across distance and difference
Several tracks carry a warmth that can feel aspirational — Flow, Summer's the Time, Smell the Flowers — yet the emotional journey of this set is not simple. The wandering dreamer is at a crossroads, and not all paths lead somewhere safe.
This list may be difficult if you are sensitive to:
Spiritual searching without resolution
The feeling of being between two worlds and belonging to neither
Love as a destination that keeps moving
Quiet despair dressed in hopeful language
Track 10 (Smell the Flowers) features Rebekah Ann Curtis — the only Song List 9 track with a musician other than Klaus Bluetner.
Track 12 (Rocking the World) features Lai Youttitham.
No explicit content. No graphic violence. The beauty here is real — and so is what's underneath it.
Between Us and Love — Song List 9
1. Fourth Chakra — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
2. Color of Love — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
3. Prayer for Life's Meaning — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
4. Flow — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
5. Thunderstorms — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
6. Sure Shore — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
7. Golden Archer — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
8. Summer's the Time — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
9. Within Reach — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
10. Smell the Flowers — by Rebekah Ann Curtis & Tom Jensen
11. Lyrical Groom and Musical Bride — by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
12. Rocking the World — by Lai Youttitham & Tom Jensen
(1) Fourth Chakra
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
It is evening back where I came from
But it is early in the morning here
As I am caught between two worlds
On two sides of the ocean to be clear
The only life I ever knew
Was what I left far away and behind
And since then the change in me
Transcends both place and time
The wisdom I have gained and gathered
Which I shall now share with you...
Is that your heart must lead the way
In all you are, where you go and what you do
Sure, logic has its purpose
Common sense is always in demand
So many feelings and emotions
Will lead you to certain paths and plans
As many signs they shall try to tell you
Both who you are and where to go
That's when I just close my eyes
Pause and take a deep, long sigh...
As I pack my clothes I know:
Home is where the heart is
No matter where you started
So pay no attention to your origins
If and when it is time to begin again
Close the door on the past
Close the door on the past
Choose to open up a new window
If it lets the light of love in
As family is as family does
For sometimes strangers gain your trust
Believe in that and believe in them
So just pack your clothes and go
Believe in that and believe in them
So just pack your clothes and go
(2) Color of Love
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
A girl who was quite dear to me
Once asked me what was... the color of love
I responded that for her it was
Whatever color... it appeared to be
It could be as white as the wings of a dove
Or the North Star and its light...
That she can now see shining bright above
The true answer cannot be found by the eyes
Only discovered by one's feelings inside
Because we know colors can often disguise
As surely white is not always so saintly purified
The proof of love which you seek
Can only be found in the truth that I speak
In saying that the heart never lies
For all these words
All these colors and these shapes
Only act as distortions
And distractions from what's inside...
The fire that burns alive
Be it learned or innate
A girl who was quite dear to me
Once asked me what was... the color of love
I responded that
For her it was
Whatever color... it appeared to be
Or perhaps it's not even a color
You're thinking of...
(3) Prayer for Life's Meaning
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
The faces of God for He has not just one
Can be seen in waterfalls and the summer sun
In laughing children and a passing cloud
He can be there, too… it is allowed
His hand wipes the tears that widows weep
He rocks your loved one until they fall asleep
To each he's different yet the same to all
You need no phone to hear his call
In family and friends He is in them, too
I see him in the eyes belonging to you
For religion is just a name much like a rose
A bud inside with petals closed
An epiphany of knowledge of great power
Watering us all from seed to flower
(4) Flow
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
Get ready...
Let the words flow like a river of love
You're all welcome in my boat
if you feel free to stand up!
Yeah, we'll sure be rocking
when we get stuck in the mud
If we all paddle together
we'll escape the flood
The tidal wave that's coming
is a metaphor for fear, yeah
A simile that once got the best of me
- now I can hardly hear, yeah
Let the words flow like a river of love
You're all welcome in my boat
if you feel free to stand up!
Yeah, we'll sure be rocking
when we get stuck in the mud
If we all paddle together
we'll escape the flood
I listened to that voice inside
Saying I can rise above it all, yeah
Though very few let their mind try to climb
Simply because they're too afraid to fall, yeah
Let the words flow like a river of love
You're all welcome in my boat
if you feel free to stand up!
Yeah, we'll sure be rocking
when we get stuck in the mud
If we all paddle together
we'll escape the flood
Come on!
And what no longer matters is what's in the past
What we got right here are two different paths
One where we become one
And arm-in-arm all join together, yeah
Take a look within ourselves
And then the world and make it better, yeah
Let the words flow like a river of love
You're all welcome in my boat
if you feel free to stand up!
Yeah, we'll sure be rocking
when we get stuck in the mud
If we all paddle together
we'll escape the flood
Let the words flow...
Let the words flow...
Let the words flow...
All right
(5) Thunderstorms
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
So you never believed that
a slow death still means you're dying
Yet now you realize when you look into your eyes
There is no more denying
You thought all was lost
when your smile turned to a frown
Never thought you'd feel the warmth of the sun
Or the heat from a flame of fire
With all this dirty rain falling down
So your head hangs low
yet you say you feel relieved
That thunderstorms never last forever
As so tightly you hold onto this seed
Hoping someday it shall become a flower
That'll give you hope amongst the weeds
As you find yourself born into a creed
Where you're told to follow when they lead
Yet their roots remain so shallow
And the leaves are showing signs of disease
When everything seems barren and hollow
You seek to find safety beneath a tree
Now you're starting to believe
that the candle would burn again
As you now realize that
this is now and that was then
As you simply seek to run for cover
To try to stay warm and dry in the rain
(6) Sure Shore
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
I've never treaded water
quite like this before
I've always been a swimmer
With at least one eye to the shore
Shore, shore
Yet this time the current I find
It has carried me away
For now I float in the open waters
Without a single light house left
To guide or help me find my way
It's an uneasy feeling...
To be out here all alone
Such an easy feeling... To finally be
So fully (soulfully) free
To drift...To wallow...To roam
Sure, sometimes I don't mind
rolling with the tide
Other times I don't mind
leaving it all behind
(leaving it all behind)
Yet when the night air chills
or my arms and legs grow tired
I am willing to give in
to the more tender side of life
And the most basic of human desires:
I long to see a candle in the window
Take in the soft glow
of a freshly stoked fire
A new spark brings new life
A fresh face like bright lights
Sure, Sure
Sure, Shore
Sure, Shore
Shore, Shore
A ghost town
Reborn it thrives
As people follow
We start changing lives
As lives are changed
Perceptions are too
What started as one
Soon grew to two
Two to three
And three to four
When the next person came
We'd say:
"Sure, there's room
for one more..."
Sure, there's room for one more
(7) Golden Archer
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
Now I don't get stressed
Yes in fact I feel quite relieved
To be able to carry you
Now with that weight off my chest
That's been pressing down on me
For I am the fortunate one
Who has seen the light
And now I glow inside
So I just let the clouds keep rolling by
Knowing they'll burn up and haze
So I just sit back and relax
Growing stronger as I ponder
Rather than go wandering or wait
For I make the most of my time
And I've seen the light
And so I glow inside
While I just let the clouds
keep rolling by
I take my arrow and aim
at the next big red bulls eye
And I will try again if I miss
I am what I am
I will be what I will be
I feel tall when I stand
Because my soul
Has been set free
Now I don't get stressed
Yes in fact I feel quite relieved
To be able to carry you
Now with that weight off my chest
pressing down on me
For I am the fortunate one
Who has seen the light
And now I glow inside
So I just let the clouds
Keep rolling by
I let the clouds keep rolling by
I let the clouds keep rolling by
(8) Summer's the Time
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
Summer's the time just to let the sun shine
To relax and unwind
To be worry free and leave the past behind
What do you see up there in the clouds?
I see a rocket ship that's never coming down
What do you see in the sky?
I marvel at the beauty of a blue jay
in midflight right before my eyes
Summer's the time
Grab a friend and come along
Forget what went wrong
Spend a day filled with laughter and song
Tell me how does it feel?
Like the troubles of the world
Are so far away they're gone?
I'm glad you took my advice
But what took you so long?
Summer's the time
To find some peace of mind
It's the year's new dawn
A time to renew your strength
So you can carry on...
So come on!
So come on...
So come on...
So come on...
Come on!
(9) Within Reach
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
How long have you been sleeping?
How long have your eyes been closed?
I only drift away when I'm in safekeeping
The only time I'll leave myself exposed
Do you...
Oh, do you love me?
Is there anything or anyone above me?
Am I within reach of almost all I aspire?
Will it be smooth sailing
Where the straits were once dire?
Do you...
Oh, do you need me?
Will you take some time
Some time to teach me...
What I've left to learn
Can we stop playing with fire?
Because I'm getting sick and tired
of gettin' burned
Within reach…Within reach
Within reach…Within reach
Losing all self-control
And not knowing which way to go
As I've been learning more about myself
I've been yearning for someone else
Do you?
Love me?
Is there anything or anyone above me?
Do you...
Oh, do you love me?
Is there anything or anyone above me?
Am I within reach of almost all I aspire?
Will it be smooth sailing
Where the straits were once dire?
Within reach…Within reach
(10) Smell the Flowers
by Rebekah Ann Curtis & Tom Jensen
Oh Claridalia... stop and smell the flowers
For time is so precious after it is gone
Why not sit and admire the road you are on?
Why not stop and smell a rose?
Before you walk along
Oh Claridalia... stop and smell the flowers
This world is not a race
Go ahead and slow down your pace
Why not smell the apple trees?
Before they lose all of their leaves
Oh Claridalia... stop and smell the flowers
Why not gaze at the clouds overhead
Ever wonder if they are really angels' beds?
Why not sit and admire the sunset?
Before the sun makes way
to the man in the moon instead
Oh Claridalia... stop and smell the flowers
Feel the cool rain before you run for cover
See the spark of lightening
Hear the roar of thunder
Why not sit puzzled in mystery?
Before everything has been discovered
Oh Claridalia... stop and smell the flowers
Autumn's moon is rising up ahead
Our earth and winter's frost will soon be wed
Why not stop and smell the flowers
Before you have forgotten all that I've said
(11) Lyrical Groom and Musical Bride
by Klaus Bluetner & Tom Jensen
Her thoughts hidden within her music
His mind occupied by rhyme
Alone they've both forsaken
So many pleasing times
She knew the reason she wasn't happy
By herself and guitar by her side
Hiding within her music
Just as he hid behind his rhyme
Lyrical groom…Musical bride
An unfulfilled life… An unfulfilled life
Lyrical groom…Musical bride
An unfulfilled life… An unfulfilled life
There she sat in an empty room
Far away he did, too
Each creating worlds inside their minds
Yet each shared in their solitude
And then one day he asked her
If she would sing and make him a song
So that day she read his poem
And then started to strum and hum along
Lyrical groom…Musical bride
An unfulfilled life… An unfulfilled life
Lyrical groom…Musical bride
An unfulfilled life… An unfulfilled life
Now they're only happy being together...
This wordsmith husband and his songwriting wife
Singing, laughing, dancing
Neighbors think what a wonderful life
Now they're only happy being together...
This wordsmith husband and his songwriting wife
Singing, laughing, dancing
Neighbors think what a wonderful life
Wordsmith husband… Songwriting wife
What a wonderful life… A wonderful life
Wordsmith husband… Songwriting wife...
(12) Rocking the World
by Lai Youttitham & Tom Jensen
Stadium full of screaming teens
Hot young things in cut-off jeans
You're on the front page of magazines
And you find yourself...
Driving the media machine
A hot shot on the social scene
This reality was once just a dream
Status whore...
such a libertine
When you find yourself...
in the back seat of limousines
Everywhere you go...
it always seems as though...
Everybody knows your face and name...
They call you a rock n' roller
Because you're rocking the world
You're stopping traffic
Without crossing streets
Smiling face on everyone you meet
Full house with no empty seats
People pay you money
Just to hear you speak
Song List 9 finds our wandering dreamer in the midst of a life-transforming journey, smack dab in the middle of his quest through a strange land. He will soon be at a crossroads, faced with a path that could lead to love, fame, and success or a dark journey of addiction, loss, and shattered dreams. His heart is guiding him — it will be the compass that sends him on the way.
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Lead Rating: PG | Total Points: 17 | Strategic Arc: Spiritual, meditative, hopeful. Deeper than romance.
Trigger Warning: Spiritual exploration, emotional vulnerability, longing. No explicit content.
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Song
Rating
Musician/Artist
Four-Word Summary
1
Fourth Chakra
PG
Klaus Bluetner
Heart guides all paths
2
Color of Love
PG
Klaus Bluetner
Love seen through feelings
3
Prayer for Life's Meaning
PG
Klaus Bluetner
Seeking truth in faith
4
Flow
PG-13
Klaus Bluetner
Words moving like river
5
Thunderstorms
PG-13
Klaus Bluetner
Small pain sparks hope
6
Sure Shore
PG-13
Klaus Bluetner
Finding freedom in drift
7
Golden Archer
PG-13
Klaus Bluetner
Release weight, feel light
8
Summer's the Time
PG
Klaus Bluetner
Joy found in sunlight
9
Within Reach
PG-13
Klaus Bluetner
Striving for what's close
10
Smell the Flowers
PG
Rebekah Ann Curtis
Pause to see beauty
11
Lyrical Groom and Musical Bride
PG
Klaus Bluetner
Music binds them together
12
Rocking the World
PG
Lai Youttitham
Fame and life collide
Collection Summary: A gentle, reflective set about the bridges we build between ourselves and love, faith, and meaning. These songs explore spiritual searching, emotional connection, and the quiet work of opening the heart.
Artist Comparison: Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Sufjan Stevens