LYRICS
Wisdom in the Trees
It is hard to know how to proceed when we live in times like these
It is hard when our planet is ravaged by dams and refineries
As I walk into the wild, I see the wisdom in the trees
If we don’t hold onto our roots, then we will go a-tumbling
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I yearn to return to the wild
Just pondering conjures a smile
The stream fills my dreams with a feeling so alive
Yet back to the city I drive
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How do we learn to live in harmony
Return the balance of yin and yang to our communities
Rid the dominance residing in the heart of society
Land, birds and people should never be anybody’s property
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As I walk into the wild, I see the wisdom in the trees
If we don’t hold onto our roots, then we will go a-tumbling
Muttering the Turning Breeze
I turn to the trees
Muttering the turning breeze
Breathing out a collective sigh
Leaves return and nurture time
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And I forget for weeks on end
That new life comes at each decent
The light is fading but nonetheless
The night remaining is one to bless
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And I know that I’ve departed
Gripping tightly to my reasons
And I know it’s time that I relinquished my intent
My movement is echoing the seasons
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I arise with the sun
Realize what’s done is done
In this space the sprouts will grow
Grateful for the golden glow
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And I remember here today
All the things I want to say
Never fear nor hesitate
But careful not to move with haste
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And I know that I’m returning
And I’m certain there’s a reason
I can feel the lifting of the fog
My movement is echoing the seasons
Deep Power
I feel a rise in the tension
Spirit winds and intensifies
But there is power in this moment
To release and redefine
But still we’re overtaken by the tension
By the binding in our spines
But if we feel clear our awareness
Might we find a path to align?
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The mystery unfolds
Bringing life to meaning
And as I witness grieving
The misery is told
And as I sit unmoving
Electric all around
I pray for resolution
But I do not make a sound
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And in the wake of our fallen sisters
We will ask ourselves what went wrong
Deep power in the depths of our sorrows
We can sing the most beautiful songs
Still the war rages ever louder
We see violence and visions for peace
But we’re still creating our tomorrow
Some will die and some will rise to their feet
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The mystery unfolds
Bringing life to meaning
And as I witness grieving
The misery is told
And as I sit unmoving
Electric all around
I pray for resolution
But I do not make a sound
Autumn Winds
I feel my yearning mind receding inward
The things that I will find as I travel westward
The equinox arrives and I feel the air cooling
I know that it is time; the autumn winds renew me
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Long ago I saw the ocean and I’ve been eager to return
To the coast in a winding motion; mind the dizzy turns
The mind and heart together ever wander in the west
A damn fine cup of coffee and the huckleberry pie,
I tell you is the best thing I’ve ever tasted
And what we found atop the mountain is reflected down below
In that water is a mirror; in the stillness our souls will grow
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Oh so many rivers find their convergences
Pulled in together in gravity; winding to emerge in the ocean
And I know my heart is just the same; traveling alongside my family and friends
Flowing along steadily; knowing we’ll reach the source as one in the end
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I feel my yearning mind receding inward
The things that I will find as I travel westward
The equinox arrives and I feel the air cooling
I know that it is time; the autumn winds renew me
Listen
Don’t let the fear cripple you
Just feel the ripples through the water
Just ask your mother
She will answer in due time
In the meantime
Listen as the wind blows by and by
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Don’t hold your head above your heart
Instead feel where is starts
Listen to your heartbeat
And take a seat by my side
We’ll breather together
Watching as the wind blows by and by
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Don’t let the fear *stifle* you
Just feel the ripples through the water
Just ask your mother
She will answer in due time
In the meantime
Listen as the wind blows by and by
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Don’t forget where your source is
And don’t forget to come back home
Just watch the cycles
You’ll see it all comes back around
An ever present lesson
Listen as the wind blows by and by
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Don’t let the fear *stifle* you
Just feel the ripples through the water
Just ask your mother
She will answer in due time
In the meantime
Listen as the wind blows by and by
Climb
Slowly climbing, foot falls
Restlessness pulls pushed back by exhaustion
Climb without desire
Each step a joy nothing more required
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The mountains on the horizon are eclipsed in my dreams
And I am taken to the stratosphere, so cool and serene
The mountains on the horizon are eclipsed in my dreams
And I am taken to the stratosphere, only to descend again
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Don’t forget to listen
Feel your toes against the stones and plantain
Take advise from the spider
Weaving your own story ever higher
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The mountains on the horizon are eclipsed in my dreams
And I am taken to the stratosphere, so cool and serene
The mountains on the horizon are eclipsed in my dreams
Not Here Today
I wish I held more space for you
I told you I would stay with you
I wish I left a trail for you
I am led astray
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I taught myself my problems
I sought every fear
It’s only what I wanted
Every pleasure, every tear
Every measure, every year
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I told myself my story
I created every scene
I see my life a picture-book
Every face, every dream
Every page, every ream
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I wish I held more space for you
But I’m not here today
I told you I would stay with you
What else could I say
I wish I left a trail for you
But now I’m far away
I am led astray
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I wish I held more space for you
But I’m not here today
I told you I would stay with you
What else could I say
I wish I left a trail for you
But now I’m far away
I am led astray
Winter in the City
It is winter in the city
It’s a long time, cold and gritty
And the wisdom seems so far away
And the dreams come, howling in my brain
And I’m restless, fighting fever
Never quite dressed for the weather
But I know the season is not my distress
And to the reason, I better not digress
For it is winter in the city
And so begins another year
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But we will get by, we will get by
With time and inclination
In line with our creation
We will get by, we will get by
Taking only what we need
Finding ways to plant good seeds
We will get by, we will get by
Until the day we die we will get by
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Springtime rounds the corner
And as the season warms, I follow suit
Divine life is teaming
Showing me the meaning in the rain
Rising to the summer
I begin to wonder what to do
Seconds later trees are fading
Back around again, around again
And the season brings us back around again
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And it is winter in the city
And so begins another year
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But we will get by
‘Neath Those Syc’more Trees
Just past the river
‘Neath those syc’more trees
You’ll find me waitin’ for ya
Suckin’ on a tangerine
And I’m left wonderin’
Are you still comin’ for me
Or should I pack my things and go
Give up on my hopes and dreams
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I never thought that I could be this lonely
It’s a torture babe that you’re not with me
Are you comin’ for me?
Are you comin’ darlin’?
What’s the hold up, truly
I ain’t foolin’
No no no no
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Are you comin’ for me?
Are you comin’ darlin’?
Are you comin’ for me?
Are you comin’ darlin’?
‘Cause I’m not certain anymore
Can’t say I was ever sure
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We were witches
We were wishing, we were watching
With wilder wonders we weave
Then you left me, left me by my lonesome
Wonderin’ why you had to leave
Left me by my lonesome
Wonderin’ why you had to leave
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“This story is not over,” she said
And this you better believe
I’m prayin’, honey, someday
You’ll find me ‘neath those sycamore trees
Send to You
Uncertain words and time to ponder
Set my mind to wander
Which brings my heart to worry
And as I scurry and hurry
Through what is unknown and unseen
I feel a call from above
And all I can say is
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I send to you my love
I send to you my love
I send to you my love
I send to you my love
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Years have past since we were well acquainted
Memories once vivid now are faded
And despite all that has changed
She still remains contained in my heart
But it seems for now we shall remain apart
So all I can say is
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I send to you my love
I send to you my love
I send to you my love
I send to you my love
Respect Existence
You are the air, you are the water
‘Cause without them, what would you be
The earth and sky and all of space and time
Are completely necessary
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Treat the earth as a sister or brother
As you should know, nature’s your mother
And it’s such a shame that we take more than we give
When we’ve taken it all, where do we plan to live?
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Respect your ancestors
And stop and listen
Be a good ancestor
And take care of what we’ve been given
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The earth and sky and all of space and time
Are completely necessary
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And it’s such a joy to live in the here and now
But the future someday will be here and now
And how do we expect, expect our persistence
If we can’t come to respect existence?
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Respect your ancestors
And stop and listen
Be a good ancestor
And take care of what we’ve been given
Respect your ancestors
Respect existence
Be a good ancestor
And show them to expect resistance
Wandering
I ventured out on the trail
I lost my way
I wandered aimless to no avail
And it’s no wonder
Why I’m shook by the thunder
My mind transfixed on all the things unknown
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My habits lead me astray
Where ought I go
I cannot help but be this way
And it’s no wonder
Why I falter and blunder
My eyes transfixed all too far away
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The truth is slipping from my mind
The truth I ever yearn to find
Disappearing in the dead of night
Circles pull me slowly down
But that’s only half the round
Soon I’ll rise and I will see the light
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The path continues to unwind
And I gaze above
The stars and patterns mesmerize
And it’s no blunder
when I’m full of wonder
My heart transfixed on all the things of love
Sing my Sorrows
I’ll sing my sorrows from the rooftops
I’ll sing my sorrows from my grave
I’ll sing my sorrows till the morning breaks
I’ll sing until I let go, let go of this ache
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I wonder can you hear my fever
I wonder do you see the reasons why
I got a fervor in this maddening time
But I gotta rise up singing, this world won’t pass me by
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And when you talk about destruction
You know that you can count me … in
We’ve got to tear down these walls and ignorance
And plant a better seed that we keep on nurturing
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I’ll sing my sorrows from the rooftops
I’ll sing my sorrows from my grave
I’ll sing my sorrows till the morning breaks
I’ll sing until I let go, let go of this ache
My Heart, It Swells
I feel myself moving on
Taking one more step down the line
I feel myself moving on
Taking one more step down the line
But I’m not ready yet
I left my family behind
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The time has disappeared
Slipped out from underneath my feet
The time has disappeared
Slipped out from underneath my feet
Hopped on a railway train
Now I’m headed back east
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But I can’t help but feel my heart
It swells with a sorrow
I do not wish to leave this place
But I can’t help but feel my heart
It swells with a sorrow
I do not wish to leave this place
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The mountains they do inspire
And I feel much gratitude
The mountains they do inspire
And I feel much gratitude
As I return to the plain
I hope the feeling will remain
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But I can’t help but feel my heart
It swells with a sorrow
I do not wish to leave this place
But I can’t help but feel my heart
It swells with a sorrow
I do not wish to leave this place
Molecule Menagerie
A blanket of clouds coats the sea
A molecule menagerie
Ocean bound to rainbow skies
Impervious to perceived lines
Moving fast never felt so slow
Consuming constructs, nothing known
Homeward bound yet bound to memory
Arrivals rival bygone needs
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Contradiction colors my view
It’s astonishing but it’s nothing new
Brokenhearted and out of touch
Yet grateful that I love you
Grateful that I love you so much
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I want you close, I want you to stay
Yet waywardly I turn away
Ecstatic pleasure your skin brings
My instinct stunted, left to sting
I’m stung and stuck and it’s all my fault
Momentum stumbled, my moments halted
Someday I may turn around
Until then tucked under the ground
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Contradiction colors my view
It’s astonishing but it’s nothing new
Brokenhearted and out of touch
Yet grateful that I love you so much
And I do
She Lives Within Me
The Forest, she lives within me
Weaving a web of diversities
My bones the trees, my heart is a drum
My skin the leaves that thirst for the sun
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The Stars, they live within me
Painting the skies with profundity
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The River, she lives within me
Cascading veins and arteries
My heart is in flow from trickle to rapids
Letting gravity move what will happen will happen
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A mind is a light amidst a dark sea
A wonder to all that will soon come to be