March 11, 2026

1-800 Sundial (Reveal The Sunshine Suite)

This arrangement of 1-800 Sundial pays homage to Steal My Sunshine by Len.

Listen to 1-800 Sundial by Richard Charles Stevens (Reveal The Sunshine Suite)

Remember always
The smile of a flower
The taste of a kiss from the sun
The endless walkways you have faced
And the grace with which every foot race has been run
.
Remember always
The tears of every duct once wrung
The years you nearly came undone
The days when clearly you played dumb
The weeks that soon changed into months
Defeats paraded all at once
Then take great comfort from all you have overcome
.
Naked to the flowers which empower bones to enthrone them
Hero of the hour with towering heart apart wide open
Remember always
That every shower tides the ocean
Once we glance behind to power forward motion
.
Motion
(Motion)
Motion
(Motion)
Motion
(Motion)
Motion
(Motion)
.
Remember always
The games you played in school hallways
The way it felt when out of place
The cards they dealt
The poker face
Knowing full well you were different from the rest of the curriculum
The silence that replaced your rightful place to be articulate
Remember always
That there was one thing in particular
That made you most dissimilar to those whose hopes lay wasted
Every sun kiss tasted
Is a day redecorated
To midsummer night a dream
And every reason left to chase it
.
Remember always
The miles you traversed
The curses you lifted
The furthered ellipsis
The taste of a kiss from the sun
The endless walkways you have run
And the grace with which you ably overcome
(Come Come)
Remember
All the ways
To taste the sun
(Come Come)
.
I know it’s up for me
(Reveal the sunshine)
Making sure I’m not in too deep
(Reveal the sunshine)
Keeping versed and on my feet
(Reveal the sunshine)
.
Remember
All the ways
To taste the sun
.

I know it’s done for me
(Reveal the sunshine)
Not some and hard to see
(Reveal the sunshine)
Keeping dumb and built to beat
(Reveal the sunshine)
.
Remember
All the ways
To taste the sun
.
Spun from the lace
Of another time and place
(Reveal the sunshine)
And in contrary way
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
.
Spun from the lace
Of another time and place
(Reveal the sunshine)
And in contrary way
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
.
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
You’ve barely just begun
(Reveal the sunshine)
.