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Music:
Most of these songs are from our new CD 'Sweet Ride Home'.
Other selections are from the 1996 CD 'In Your Dream'.
Lyrics:
Brand New Day (Shenon/Chilla/Perey)
Brand new day never seen before When I open my eyes and step out the door Float like a feather on a gentle wind Not afraid to fall on a place I sinned I want to ride my magic high Paint my colors on the empty skyI’m gonna leave behind my foolish crown On an lonely throne deep underground…and I’m coming around! I came to sing my only songIt’s been unsung, and I’ve waited so long Now I’ve come to life, and I’m singing the sound Like a runaway horse on merry-go-round…and I’m coming around! Brand new day I never seen beforeI open my eyes, and I’m right out the door And I won’t look back, and I won’t look down On this brand new day I’ve found…and I’m coming around, uh-huh, around. Open your eyes to a brand new day
Let the Music Play (Shenon)
Me and my generation, we don't have such alot to say but here on this day of celebration, we can let the music play Chorus: That's what I say--let the music play I want to show you all how its done, and I think I know the way with a measure of art and a measure of fun, we can let the music play Chorus: We can turn toward a higher power, and for inspiration we can pray that when its the day and the hour we can let the music play come on everybody-say it loud--take a chance right here today say it all alone, say it in a crowd--why can't we let the music play?
Strangest Little Thing (Shenon/Chilla)
I had to run home to tell you that there's the strangest little thing that I met If you ask me what's the answer Should I run, should I romance her? I haven't got that far yet. Her looks are spiritually alive. There's honey in the holy hive. She's tripping in the halls behind ashram walls and she gives off the strangest vibe She says love is like a hula-hoop or maybe a bowl of soup if you ask her what she's saying she says she's only praying for the chickens inside the coop
You are the Shine (Chilla-Haack)
When I dance, I dance your tune Spring and summer, May and June Light beams beaming off the moon And when I sing, I sing your name To the place from where you came You're like a spark within the flame Fireflies and diamond rings Crystal streams and angel wings You are all the shiny things You are the shine in my eyes So divine I realize The light dancing in my soul is a reflection of you The light dancing in my soul is the mirror image of you You shine your light inside the clay You shine all night, you shine all day When I walk you light the way I am one, and you are too Forever now, and shining though You shine in me, I shine in you You’re the light that’s in my eyes When you shine on me it’s no surprise When I feel myself begin to ride
Sweet Ride Home (Chilla)
Someday, like I stand before you now I will rise into the sun And when my night turns to day I will shine on everyone It will be a sweet ride home A sweet ride home when its time to go I am a drop of dew And I will fall into the earth And when I fall I will bloom I will bloom into another birth My friends, we are made from the stars From the light and the mystery And we will change someday Like a river when it joins the sea
Bill Blake (Chilla-Haack)
I am Bill Blake, and how do I know? I said the man, I said the man himself, The man he told me so Like an angel on a cloud Or a piper piping loud There's a me here singing This song of infinite joy I am a child, and you thought that I'm dead Guess I'm back again instead Like an eagle on the rise Or the human form divine There's a me here singing This song of infinite joy I am Bill Blake, I'll sing it again Experience and innocence The song that never ends Imagination frees the possibility And a me here singing This song of infinite joy
Matt's Rubyiat (Keenan) -Inspired by the Rubyiat of Omar Khayyam
Dreaming when dawn's hand was in the sky I heard a voice within the tavern cry "Fill your cup before life's liquor runs dry!" Dream a thousand blossoms with the day I woke, a thousand scattered into clay The first summer months that brought the rose Have faded away There was a door to which I had no key There was a veil through which I could not see We talked a while of you and me Those who search for the golden grain And those who threw it to the wind and rain Both seek the same fire from the flame Into this earthen land I did adjourn My lips the secret well of life to learn For once your cup is full You never shall return Oh that spring shall blossom with a rose! And our sweet-scented diary should close The nightingale that in the branches sang, Whence and whither flown again--who knows?
Higher (M. Bassett) Megan's Reel (inst. by Wegner)
You are wise and beauty in my eyes, and You have the power to make the people rise, and You have known this since you were a child, and You are love and magic in disguise now Together - Divine - Awakening (Chorus) I will lift you up and we will fly Higher and higher There's no coming down No sky, no ground We are spirits at play Heart is pounding, energy is rising Light golden flowing iridescently surrounding Soul awakens, body is forsaken Love ever-present, universal transformation Together – Divine – Awakening Chorus We were born into a conversation We and every child in every nation We are sending you an invitation To the very first human celebration Chorus
Avatar (Chilla-Haack-Perry)
A cell in the body of the rhythm unfolding in the kingdom of creation The seed of the spirit is a piece in the puzzle of the perfect meditation In the body of the avatar In the body of the avatar I live again The sound of the heart is the life in the flesh and the living celebration Of the avatar bathing in the river of illusion as a ripple of imagination By the blood of the avatar (become the revelation) By the blood of the avatar (of the living celebration) I live again A cell in the body of the rhythm unfolding in the kingdom of creation The sound of the heart is the life in the flesh and the living celebration Of the death of the avatar (in the kingdom of creation) And the rebirth of the avatar (in a ripple of imagination) I live again
Did you ask the tall blue-eyed hippie to stay? (John Shenon)
Up and down Side by side We wander on our way Did you ask the tall blue-eyed hippie to stay? Round and round Square, pentangle We dawdle though our day Did you ask the tall blue-eyed hippie to stay? Up and down Square by square We cross the fields of play Did you ask the tall blue-eyed hippie to stay?
Rome (M. Bassett)
I've been a seeker, I've sought some truth I am delivered from the desperate deceptions of my youth. You thought you knew me When we were young But you knew a martyr By the gnashing of her teeth and the clicking of her tongue. (Chorus) I may not save the world I may not break down Rome was not built by girls And I was just thinking if you're still around I'm sorry if I ever let you down This earthly beauty Is not skin deep And every season Changes her complexion and the scars on her feet I thought I knew you When we were young Did I confuse you With my compulsion to make what was alright wrong Chorus Oh, Oh, Oh, I have been caught up by a storm Singing oh, oh, oh, We all want a little more Than what we got before. Chorus Sunshine and sequins, Moonbeams and stars Shoot from my being Propelled by the beating of my heart You gave me flowers When we were young Did I empower Your compulsion to make what was alright wrong? Chorus
For Linda (M. Bassett) (string arrangement - Burham)
With a heart as deep as the ocean, And a smile like the rising sun. With a lifetime of devotion, To the art of a loving home. I just wish that I could thank her for all that she’d done. But, that would be like thanking God, For the raising of the sun. And if I’m darkness she is light. And if I suffer, it cuts her like a knife. And if I’m weakness she is light. And in the starry vision in my mind, It is her voice singing, “fly, fly, fly”. It is her voice singing, “fly, fly, fly”. Chorus Shine, my beautiful. Paint your name across the sky. Rise never looking down. Let your vision be your guide. And if the storms of life come crashing upon your door, You need not doubt nor stumble. I know who you are. You’re my shining star I was raised in beauty. Flowers in the yard. Homemade bedtime stories. Poetry and art. And I learned to share my passion on the day my daddy died. Hoping all my talking Would fill the hole inside. And if I’m darkness she is light. And if I suffer, it cuts her like a knife. And if I’m weakness she is light. And in the starry vision in my mind, It is her voice singing, “fly, fly, fly”. It is her voice singing, “fly, fly, fly”. Chorus Repeat chorus Swing That Music (Louis Armstrong) Instrumental (vocal arrangement - Burham)
The Final Understanding (Chilla-Perey)
I can't believe I used to think that what I thought was happening is what is Going on Now I think it’s strange when I remember what I knew You feel what you feel when you do what you do You gotta do what you feel you think you should do You do what you do. You feel what you feel You gotta do what you feel you think you should do I'm looking for clues Give it to me gentle so I don't freak out on you You feel what you feel when you do what you do You gotta do what you feel you think you should do You do what you do, you feel what you feel Only what is real Only what is real Only what is I can't believe I used to think that what I thought was happening is what is Going on Now I think it’s strange when I remember what I knew
Let's Do It (Shenon)
We've got a whole wide world of work to do but we've got the time and we've got the crew CHorus: let's do it--lets get on with the work boys and girls lets do it it seems we've got a world in disrepair but we've all got alot of help to share (chorus) none too humble none too proud, don't you mumble shout it loud (chorus) we've got to make a brand new society come on boys and girls let's make history (chorus)
If the Heat Don't Go (Shenon)
If the heat don't go I'll be leaving the south so won't you come around baby tell me goodbye with a kiss on the mouth 'Cause if the heat don't go and the rain don't come in I can't stick around, baby feeling as bad as i've been I'll hit Chicago and find myself a band play around here and there and everywhere across the northern land and i'll play on my guitar and I'll play my mouth harp too as soon as I'm a star I'll be coming home to you 'cause when the heat's all gone and the cold winds blow we can talk about the weather walking-talking together across the fields of snow and you'll be mine all mine until the summer's end when i'll be packing up my load and heading out on the road again
The Reason We Make Love (Shenon/Chilla)
Sweet honey on our tongues and a kiss to end the shy phase to begin climbing the rungs to the heights of our sky phase CHorus: Linger here or linger not up around the bend comes the reason we make love to make it with a friend I come alive in your love--lets make love come alive let's make love--our love is alive Love is the only thing that's real it blooms and grows and never ends a man may lack sex appeal but he's happy when he has friends Love is the boundless rolling ocean carrying lovers eternally to the tender true emotion of knowing each other lovingly