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Tampa Sessions (Live)

by Penn Johnson

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1.
take your time to grow honor the journey you chose live the story you wrote may these arms cradle us on the long road back to home when there’s nothin more to give lay your body in the soil and as your soul begins to lift let the tides draw you in reborn in a new place with another tough mission ch: i will hold here till the dam begins to break. i’ll patch it with more promises and moments that i make. and when the waters come i’ll dance with them downstream till the world begins to fade and i drift back off to sleep empires rise and they fall everything changes and someone drops the ball but it don’t land on us all the ones it hits we sacrifice to continue standing tall but when all the oil’s been burned and the sea’s in shambles and there’s no more singing birds we will start this once again moving toward a new light and a higher vibration chorus we’ll need more than just songs let us protect what’s sacred and move beyond the rights and wrongs tend our gardens and rebirth what’s been lost. teach our children better than we did the time before build our homes from the earth. find where we went wrong and repeat this endless curse. someday we shall understand. from the road of pain to healing give thanks for the time you have chorus
2.
Hello sky, gee, you’re lookin pretty tonight I’ve been drivin this road since the sun was shinin signs of white man conquering billboards advertising weaving wicked words and all kinds of lies every day I bring hope to the hopeless but you already know this I see you by my side say hello to the moon tell her I’ll be home soon just few more dark and lonely miles well if we got one thing we can’t hold it too tight we’ve gotta blow on our embers till they jump n start a fire we got a few good mountains and an ocean of stars and if we learn to navigate them both we’ll find out who we are yeah yeah we’ll find out who we are yeah yeah hello Pachamama i know you’re afraid these warnings overlooked by the humans you made stubborn, lost, misguided it’s like an old saying says you gotta hit rock bottom to get up and start again And I know these things take time so I’m writin it all this down for the future generations and the ones who listen now I’ll lay down my prayers and i’ll lay down my life for one more chance so we can do this right yeah yeah so we can do this right 3x i see a million miles of forests so green the biggest vegetable gardens that you ever seen i see a planetary system just one community a movement that’ll move and a people who believe yeah yeah a people who believe 3x yeah yeah if we cast it to cosmos our words they are returned no more hesitation while our breathing brothers burn no more animals in cages no more farming factories we gotta return to the land and the way things used to be and i might be some kid far from reality but these words come from creator he gifted them to me in a moonlight meditation through the bark of a tree in the fields of Nebraska on a night i couldn’t sleep yeah yeah a night i couldn’t sleep yeah yeah and if we got one thing we can’t hold it too tight we’ve gotta breathe on our embers till they jump n start a fire we got a few good mountains and an ocean of stars and if we learn to navigate them both we’ll find out who we are
3.
retracing lightly these meridians in my mind if i ain’t learning well then guess I’m already dying seen my best friends struggle to stay alive one day I’m in the clouds the next I’m fighting for my life I find the answers in the prayers I’ve been manifesting every day the sun is shining somewhere guess I’m over-guessing (there’s) something about an overcast sky 3x whoa whoa whoa without hope for the future there is no present tense been sellin all these words with quiet confidence I know we’re worth it and still I’m on this fence do I jump off, over, under and does it make a difference cause wounds are just a call for deeper stronger understanding lately I been living by the sea tide straight to the sunset something bout an overcast sky 3x whoa whoa whoa I’ll open all my doors to those who are in need but I’ll close off my channels and guard this sacred energy rise from the ashes of all these fallen trees reborn a new man what will be will be will be I find the answers in the prayers I’ve been manifesting every day the sun is shining somewhere guess I’m over-guessing cause wounds are just a call for deeper stronger understanding lately I been living by the sea tide straight to the sunset something bout an overcast sky 3x whoa whoa without hope for the future there is no present tense…
4.
inside the brightest flower lives a seed that’s scared to grow struck down by a subconscious projector buried knee deep in the snow i could call your name all night but no prayers i burn are gonna catch tonight been waiting for another sign in a place outside of time beneath the roots are bugs that bite stargazers waiting for a chance to shine torn by what’s ahead and what they left behind floating through their hearts and minds i could call your name all night but no prayers i burn are gonna spark tonight been waiting for a couple signs in a place outside of time so dust yer dreams down off the shelf stop bending over backwards for someone else if it serves your purpose do as you will but know sometimes you gotta sit still cuz i could call your name all night but no prayers i burn are manifesting tonight been waiting for a few more signs in a place outside of time inside the darkest flower lives a light that’s meant to glow struck down by a subconscious illusion doing its best to grow 3x
5.
fallen brother cradle me close. send love through your bark into my toes. share your synchronicities and remind me of my cosmic family. cuz right now i need healing the most. breathe in my energy. soak it into your roots and leaves. return it to the earth 100 fold. well i know, i know, i know it's hard. the moon's nowhere to be found and you can't see the stars, but close your eyes you've come so far: burn a little sage remember where you are. remember where you are. we share a mother mightier than all. lay on her body, hear her call. through many sounds and many ways. through forest showers, bird songs, and waves. and tops of mountains oh so tall. darkness blooming into sunlight creatures of the day and shadows of the night. every time you slip well back you fall. well i know, i know, it know it's hard. the moon's nowhere to be found and you can't see the stars, but close your eyes you've come so far: burn a little sage remember where you are, remember where you are. sister my sister what have they done? don't they know you're the only one to give new life on earth through your sacred womb and the miracle of birth. how could they favor only sons? we chant it loud and clear: strong brave women are the only reason we are here. we want equality for all and not just some. well i know, i know, it know it's hard. the moon's nowhere to be found and you can't see the stars, but close your eyes you've come so far: burn a little sage remember where you are, remember where you are. close your eyes, you've come so far. you've come so, you've come so far. the moon's nowhere to be seen and you can't see the stars. you can't see, you can't see the stars. well i know, i know, yeah i know it's hard. well i know, i know it's hard: but burn a little sage, remember where you are, remember where you are. remember where you are...
6.
take a breath but mind the spaces in between change frustration into curiosity graves on the avenue they’re selling them for cheap leaders in power man they’re digging this hole deep..and I’m losing sleep finally made my mind up changing my direction folks are focused on materials i’m thinking bout the next thing growing this movement through gentrified streets chanting “loka samasta suki no bavantu” may all these beings know peace open to the most high shining down good grace open to the worst offender hold this sacred space steam it builds tunkashila flowing through my channels ancestors know the secrets all we have are broken answers forgotten long ago my mistakes are still forgiven need a reminder, rapé in my nostrils listen let the spirit in…listen let the spirit in… take a breath but mind the spaces in between change frustration into curiosity graves on the avenue they’re selling them for cheap leaders in power man they’re digging this hole deep..and I’m losing sleep grounded by these crystals see i wear ‘em on my hands animal extinction broken treaties stolen land guilty of this paradigm so shift it back again hands to heart I’m asking why bow down i’m tuning in creator in the form of insects crawling on my wrists reminded by the breath i take to open up my fists taking all the time i need to focus on myself collective needs a conscious mind well rested in good health sliding down a rabbit hole is easy in a crowd but grab a sign, cuz i’ve got mine, so let’s turn breath to sound take a breath but mind the spaces in between change frustration into curiosity graves on the avenue they’re selling them for cheap leaders in power man they’re digging this hole deep..and I’m losing sleep medicine is healing if you let it crack your shell receive without no judgment of what your mind may tell youth are standing up for a future that we stole least we can do is get a clue and help ‘em reach their goal new leadership necessities are clearer more and more food coming from the garden less and less from all these stores we’ll tear these buildings down by changing our consumption forage in the forest, make a home, and build a nest people power has potential if we transfer from kinetic so take this shovel, dig it deep, let’s fix this lost connection step closer to the fire if you’re struggling to hear me soon i’ll be gone and so will you so let me hear your heartbeat let me hear your heartbeat 3x take a breath but mind the spaces in between change frustration into curiosity graves on the avenue they’re selling them for cheap won’t let these vampires suck all our energy...it’s time to get some sleep
7.
oh great spirit show me a sign i know you watch from above they say these feelings are passing but lately i find emptiness whenever I’m searching for love tell me there’s someone someone out there somewhere who aches for this world just like me send me your guidance i won’t take it for granted your land and your glorious sea waves they are crashing sweet and slow i hear them and look up into the stars soften my hardness this rushing intensity as this scorpion hides behind mars i don’t want a shortcut i won’t take no handouts i know this path won’t lead me astray i balance my heartbeat reach for my center as a mantra builds within me i will not harm and i will surrender every thing deserves its time deep down inside i trust and remember when better judgment ruled over these lies if only we forgive ourselves and our neighbors move forward with ease and grace we’d see fierce warriors everyday saviors no separation no borders no race with this prayer i am committed to giving my life for this cause i will not look down, laugh, or disparage those for their mistakes and flaws such imperfection is what makes us equal no creature more high or below lay down your weapons throw up your peace signs and live a life more humble and slow here we are and here we will remain we’ll teach each other the way and if you fall I’ll be there to catch you and i hope you’ll do the same for me

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released June 1, 2019

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