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we're standing in the water all our sons and daughters. teachers ancestors relations we gotcha. take it to the limit then turn it back down again. let the past go and let the future be a mystery. history, missin' me, stuck in my head and my soul can’t breathe take it to a time i remember was just you and me. livin in a bubble town so far from the truth and honesty. sheltered by a life not knowin bout the possibilities. it's lost on me, honestly, stuck in a rut with the loss of bees, recipes, testin me, thinkin they hurt when they healing me they healing me yeah
place us in a present where spirits roam free, where our borders are all broken and we worship land and sea. flow to the rhythm and tap to this beat. it's a level of a consciousness we all need to receive. aho
well I'm here for the oceans and you remind me. to carry my flag and live my life in peace. gravitate to greatness but stay humble i need love letters to creator burn them down with me. watch them float in circles and crumble and bleed. knowin what’s in store for you depends on where your story leads. you could be a bum a bummin or a man inside a suit but regardless of appearance man i see myself in you. such a close connection but still others don’t see how we're all connected by a sacred unity. i share the words of elders through these rhymes and melodies. but pain of those in danger is a commonality. don’t need to spend this money on a military. once we overcome and live our truth we'll avoid catastrophe. aho!
oh we climbing high. mile wide. stop the black snake for a higher vibe. it's a wild ride, rising tides, open to life n baby i'm satisfied. movin on up movin on up movin on up to a place we're meant to be. meant to be. groovin on up groovin on up groovin on up feelin fully free.
place us in a present where spirits roam free, where our borders are all broken and we worship land and sea. flow to the rhythm and tap to this beat. it's a level of a consciousness we all need to receive. aho
my words they burn like fire in your thoughts and memories. i will serve a higher purpose wontcha come and follow me. all through the chakra mountains and the holy valleys I’m a messenger for love and I'm a conduit for peace. didn’t choose this path but still the music found me lost in hazy afternoons and now its clear enough to see. we're movin through the motions closer to our family. and we're mixing songs and potions of these sonic remedies. hold a ceremony and pray for harmony. find my grace and balance in the air we all must breathe. bow down to the light and let the power fill me. i will use this strength for justice bring about the change we need. aho! the change we need. aho!
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if all you see is all you get
that’s ok cuz I’ve spent my life trying to forget where i came from, but the truth is hidden behind all the hurried lines that stain this page
chorus:
well maybe I’m missing something
but it seems clear to me
that all i have is all i need
it's all i need
what if we sail away to an uncharted place to call our own. dig learn and rewild have and nurse a child. and make our home. would you stay with me when things get tough and you can’t stand it?
so when you and i return to the earth as grains of dirt and space swallows the sun and brings a new age and a new birth who will remember us and how we lived and how we loved?
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join us for sunrise at chapel
this medicine heals all your wounds
we litter this pasture with laughter
ancient tongues and holy stones
we listen while others are speaking
stories passed down for centuries
we enter the doors to another
rhythm of what is to be
medicine man he shakes his staff
sounds they surround no turning back
open the gates and let me see
the fire calls you 2x
dancers they twirl in dresses divine
patterns engulf both direction & time
remember to breathe
inhale love exhale hate
no negative thoughts
in this sacred space 3x
here just in time the ceremony's begun
give thanks to the moon
salute the east rising sun
let the elders spill into
your mind inner truth
the fire calls you 2x
here for a reason taken so many years
misdirected by blindness
but were shifting our gears
embracing our imperfections
bathe our souls in the whitest of light
we are here while we're here
so lets be here
lets be here now tonight 3x
somewhere far off is a lover
'cross many moons still yet to come
she writhes and she smiles
her inner child wild
she’s calling to me with her drum
but i am one with the starlight
and ill get there when i return
still so many nights left to wander
still so many herbs left to burn
so close your eyes to awaken
as the vision begins now to fade
melting designs and the voices
though not any word has been said
still i will pass down these dreamings
share them with those thirsting to know
humble myself through awareness
find strength in the moonlight's
soft glow 3x
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Let Go (Live)
03:46
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there’s a shadow of ourselves we can’t ignore. holes in walls and scratching at the door. minds clenched tight fight to keep them closed. wine filled eyes falling to the floor
but let go of past lives. let go of the things that never caught. let go of serving and pretending you’re something you’re not. let go of old love and let go of second chances. let go of mistakes, forsaken prayers and backward glances
each breath brings a new complication. but stumbling blocks prove good for meditation. so if you’re struggling don’t switch your situation. find a new approach and sit with your indignation
and let go of past lives. let go of the things that never caught. let go of serving and pretending you’re something you’re not. let go of old love and let go of second chances. let go of mistakes, forsaken prayers and backward glances
we all give in to the dark sometimes. weave our way through to another time. learn from our trespasses and retreat inside. emerge standing tall a fully grown butterfly 🦋
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Medicine Wheel (Live)
04:43
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dry your eyes now
take your time now
realize now
you are wise now
you can hear them
hear them calling
from the mountains
to the valleys
each piece inside another
are reflections of you and me
cardinal directions
steer my vessel
but darkness is a clever thief
i’ll ride the clouds
until the rain comes
and the thunder sweeps me
off my feet
meanwhile the medicine
wheel’s turnin
as pachamama sings in harmony
oohs x ?
age old wisdom
new traditions
constant patterns
changing visions
you can feel them
feel them rising
from the forests
to the cities
each piece inside another
is a reflection of you and me
cardinal directions
steer our vessels
but darkness is a clever thief
i’ll ride the clouds
until the rain comes
and the thunder sweeps me
off my feet
meanwhile the medicine
wheel’s turnin
as pachamama sings in harmony
we are on time
shifting third eyes
wrapped in silence
are our peace cries
you can see them
see them marching
from the sidewalks
to the white house
each piece inside another
is a reminder of you and me
while these directions
steer our vessels
the darkness is a clever thief
i’ll kiss the clouds
when the next rain comes
and the thunder sweeps me
off my feet
and that medicine
wheel’s turnin
as all the creatures sing in harmony
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Hey Ah Hey (Live)
05:16
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i feel a shift in the wind
no end no where to begin
foot soliders closing in
on a spiritual revolution
hey ah hey
we sing
hey ah hey
i hear you call out to me
through your mountains
your rivers, your trees
ocean of breath make your wave
don’t obey and don’t you behave
i taste the salt of the earth. balance their pain, their anger their hurt. i know their power, their worth. we all have a purpose and we’ve known it since birth
hey ah hey
i see a future of bliss. awakened warriors walking with mindfulness. sun touched and wide open eyes. ceremony for the seas and skies.
i said i know that i am not wrong. i know that i am not wrong. cuz time has passed and been much too long since all creation gathered and sang the same song.
hey ah hey 2x
i smell the smoke in the air
so enemies and demons beware
we're building bridges to lead
the people down the path of righteousness and it starts with you and me
hey hey ah hey 2x
i said i know that i am not wrong. i know that i am not wrong. cuz time has passed and been much too long since all creation gathered and sang the same song.
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