Stories, Stones and Bones

Little Dove

2000-09-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

Ahh, a journey song of the soul...

...
I am flying. . .
Like the dove cast forth from Noah’s ark
I hold the seed of peace in my heart
But when will I land on the olive branch
Rest my weary wings

I am flying. . .
Little Dove, full of love
Searching for a home for her people

And I grow so weary as the rain beats down upon me
And all around is water, turbulent waters
How the waves lap up at me
They say, “come rest in the arms of the mother
Come rest in the arms of the mama ocean”

Little Dove. . . drowning
Tumbled on the waves, tossed all around
Till I don’t know which way is up or down
as I travel, travel down
Then like Jonah, I meet my destiny
Swallow me
Swallow me
Swallow me whole (x3)

I am flying through darkened caverns
Strange, dusty lands

But I find a fire in the belly of the beast
Don’t get too close, you will be burned
But like the Phoenix, you will return

I am flying. . .

I find my breath, it takes me high
Sweet wind of life that I will ride
On the breath of the whale, larger than life
Stronger than a hurricane,
I will ride
I will ride to the sky
That’s all I know
is how to fly
I am flying. . .

And when will I find a warm and gentle land?
When will I dance upon the sand?
When will we find a warm and gentle land?
When will we dance upon the sand?

Little Dove, full (fool) of love
Searching for a home for her people
Searching for a home for her people
Searching for a home for her people

Funny How We See

2000-09-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

Written after "song school" camp up in Lyons, CO - this one is a bit more songwriter-ey than most... Written for a boyfriend at the time who I still loved, but we were drifting apart...

...
(Verse 1)
Walking down the road feeling down
Leaves fall all around
Autumn comes too soon in this high mountain town
Rain has fallen, but the clouds linger
A dying leaf falls through my finger
I bend down to touch it’s amber light
And surprise! It takes flight
Funny how we see what we believe
A withering leaf or a butterfly floating on the breeze
Funny how we see

(Verse 2)
So I continue on down this road
Wondering on the seasons left behind
Time travels in my mind
Spokes of sunlight pierce the haze
As I yearn for hot, youngblood summerdays
When all I see is clouds and shadows
I almost missed the rainbow
Funny how we see what we believe
A dreary day or a misty masterpiece
Funny how we see

(Verse 3)
As the day draws to a close
Shadows long and the air is cold
Who will love me when I’m old?
Shivering, I hurry home
Mourning, the days gone
As I reach the door of my humble nest
I see the note you left
It says, “funny how we see what we believe
Is love asleep, or freedom awakening?”
Funny how we see

(Verse 4)
So meet me down at the old cafe
This precious love just can’t fade away
Hold my hands through these days
I can keep on looking for greener pastures
Seeking a happy ever after
True love must be near
But really, it’s always here
Just remember one thing. . .
A fleeting thing is fragile, and cannot be held onto
Love, like a butterfly, cannot be contained

Funny how we see what we believe
A withering leaf or a butterfly floating on the breeze
Funny how we see what we believe
A withering leaf of a butterfly dancing on the breeze
Funny how we see. . .

Fallen Angel

2000-08-28T22:15:00.000-07:00

Ooo, sexy...

...
You, dancing on the wind
Riding an ocean wave
The fire burned through me
As you flew to higher ground
How I wish you would fall back down
Into my open arms
Bless me with your fallen angel’s charms

{Fallen angel}

And I wonder. . .
Do you remember my crooked smile?
And I wonder. . .
Do you remember the taste of my skin?
And I wonder. . .
Do your tears also fall?
And I wonder if you will call
In the early morning before the sun has rose

{Fallen angel}

Did you know you touched me so sudden, so sure
Cracked my faults and lava poured
Trembling in ecstacy
Shaken to the core of my being

{Fallen angel}

I’ve been wandering
Desolate in the barren desert of my mind
And I came upon your oasis
Or was it merely mirage?
One drop of you is never enough
Like a penny in the cup of the old man
shivering on the corner

Take me home to your garden
Drench me in aphrodisia
Shower me with kisses
Ravage me in torrential downpours
I am thirsty. . . I am thirsty. . . I am thirsty

{Fallen angel}

You are welcome, welcome anytime
For you there’s a fire that burns so bright
You’re welcome when the rain beats down the roof
I can feel you coming like the thundering hooves
of Pan the dancing man

You, dancing on the wind
Riding an ocean wave
The fire burned through me
As you flew to higher ground
How I wish you would fall back down
Into my open arms
Bless me with your fallen angel’s charms

{Fallen angel (x5)}

Analisa

2000-08-26T21:09:00.000-07:00

This song portrays some of the torment and outcast-ness I experienced as a child. The ending... ...though the metaphor is death, the cliff is really representative of leaping fearlessly into the vastness of one's own being - of leaving behind all that holds one back, that makes one small.

...
My name is Analisa
It may have been my first, but it wasn’t my last
Let me tell you a story of my past.

Verse 1:
There was a little country girl, she liked to play alone
Flowers for companions and a stone would be her throne
She ran naked through the fields, laughing at the sun
Brushing just past nettles and a nest of honeycomb
But she never expected to be stung

Verse 2:
She never was afraid, used to sing for mama’s friends
Dancing for hours, making shadows with her hands
But on that judgement day, wildflowers on the wall
Who are all these children, and what are these names they call?
(Da da da, who do you call..., after the fall...)

Verse 3:
“Hey little hippi girl, why are you such a freak?
Isn’t it the funniest thing, those tears running down her cheeks”
They called her ugly, airhead, what could she believe?
Looking from a child’s eyes, how could she see
The freedom in her simplicity?
(Dididlidi...)

Verse 4
She tried to understand, she tried to make her peace
But the more she stood her ground, the more that they would tease
“Sit tight, just shut your mouth, ignore it yeah just fake it
If you can’t control your feelings then you’ll never ever make it”
(Da da down, just sit on down...)

Verse 5:
So she learned to play it cool, she tried to keep her pride
But she lost a part of her heart with all those tears she hid inside
She tried to fill the hole with things she didn’t need
Their superficial beauty taught her thievery and greed
(Da da deel, what did you steal, how do you feel...)

Verse 6:
Busted, broken down and angry
She started to question what really made her hungry
‘What did I come here for? Isn’t there something more?’
But now she couldn’t remember who she even was before
(Ba da bo, open the door, I gotta settle the score...)

Verse 7:
She was cold. . . oh so cold. . . and lonely,
Heavy. . . oh lord so heavy. . . and stiff
Yearning for salvation she danced. . .
. . . yeah she danced. . . yes she danced. . .
. . . right off a cliff

Spreading her wings to fly, for freedom she would strive
In the moment she died, she would finally be alive

I’m justified, I’m crucified, I’m terrified
I will not be denied!
I will testify till I’m satisfied and purified
I’m mystified!
I’m a firefly, I’m a butterfly, I’m a dragonfly
Hear an angel cry!

Sleepwalker

2000-08-20T21:25:00.000-07:00

You've got to imagine this one sung with a bit of both melancholy and angst...

...
Verse 1:
Walkin’ down the street today, strangers look away
Temples of their bodies, a waste and decay
Where do you go to heal, where do you go to pray?
(Where in this world?)
When will I see a smile on your face
When will you recognize your beauty and grace
When will we live a life of thankfulness and praise
(Where in this world?)

Verse 2:
Looking round what do I see? World of illusion
Listening, what do I hear? World of confusion
Opening my heart to feel, world of seclusion
(Where in this world?)
When will we see rainbows appear?
When will we hear music of the spheres?
When will we feel a love sincere?
(Where in this world?)

Chorus:
And I may not be the holiest of angels
I may not be able to remove your blindfold
I may not be the one to save your soul
But I hold to that which is golden

Bridge:
Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker
Open your eyes
Open your mind
Peel off your disguise
We are all Magi

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
Down by the riverside, I pray and I kneel
Water runs low through concrete and steel
Dwindling away as we spin our wheels
(Where in this world?)
When will we see rivers running wild
Lush, green and free for miles upon miles
I wait like the Sphinx on the banks of the Nile
(Where in this world?)

(Chorus)

Perpetual Precipice

2000-07-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

Ahh, the sweet longing (and frustration, and confusion, and impatience...) of youth...

...

Verse 1:
Waiting on this precipice
Waiting till I know
Where blow the winds of time
Whiche’re way shall I go

One moment finds a current
The next I am left dangling
Clinging to a thread of doubt
Tangling and untangling

Chorus: Waiting on this perpetual precipice
Waiting on this perpetual precipice
Waiting. . . Waiting. . . Waiting!

Verse 2:
Waiting on this precipice
Who, where am I?
Am I falling through the ocean
Or drowning in the sky?

I know that the answer lies
Hidden inside me
Only love will guide me there
Only truth will set me free
(Chorus)

Verse 3:
Waiting on this precipice
Dancing with my fears
So hard to hold on
So hard to hold back the tears

Calling out to nothing
Calling out to everything
Can you hear my heartbeat
Can you hear me sing?
(La lai lai lai lai. . . )

Waiting. . . Waiting. . . Waiting

A voice out of nowhere says release just let go
A voice out of somewhere says follow the flow
A voice out of everywhere says you already know

And on this precipice
No longer will I stand
Taking hold of nothing
I fall into God’s hands. . .

Tears on My Guitar

2000-07-16T21:00:00.000-07:00

This one should really be heard . . . The lyrics are so simple, but the song itself very entrancing.

...
My best friend
My holy angel
It’s so hard to see you
So hard to see you go

Chorus: Tears on my guitar (x3)

God’s love
In your laughter
Holy water
Of your kiss (oh sweet bliss)

(Chorus)

(Taxim and/or Instrumental)

Bridge:
I know we have chosen this life together
Love keeps us warm no matter the weather
I know we have chosen this time for a reason
As we ebb and flow with the changes of season

(Chorus)

New Day

2000-07-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

Verse 1:
I am ready for the new day
Where all our people are at peace
I will walk down any street,
Anywhere, anytime, and be at ease

I am ready for the new day
For the rising of the morning sun
Ready for the glory of creation
When all the children are one

Verse 2:
We are entering unknown territory
Who out there can hear my song?
How many of my people
Will even dare to sing along?

We are entering unknown territory
A trail of tears we leave behind
When we arrive in the new time
I will share a glass of the divine

Chorus:
I will lift my song to the angels
Give my breath to the wind
Live my life for the music
And for love of this world we’re living in

Bridge:
We are starlight
Woven through time in infinite ways
We are the dreamers
Dancing the world awake
We are a heartbeat
Rhythm of creation
We are lovesong
Healing the nations

Verse 3:
Can you feel the power of devotion
Passion too hard to resist
Love is the sweetest emotion
Woven through all that exists

Can you feel the power of devotion
Grace of God in a kiss
Opens the doors of perception
As we glide into infinite bliss
{No it don’t get much better than this}

(Chorus), then...

We must all lift our souls to the angels
Give our breath to the wind
Live our lives for each other
And for love of this world we're living in
Yeah for love, yeah for love
Yeah for love of this world... we're living in

Eyes of Divinity

2000-01-11T16:57:00.000-08:00

Inspired by a painting of Eagle Woman by Susan Seddon Boulet...

...
Verse 1:
And my hands are the same as the garden, I dig down deep
Reaching earth and soil and rock and riverbed
Here I am, oh here I stand
I wish I could fly and I can
I am eagle, I am woman
I am the whole world held in my hands
I am eagle, I am woman
I am the whole world held in a grain of sand

Verse 2:
And my body dissolves in the river that rolls round me
Washing my soul of all impurity
Tumble me like a riverstone
I wish I were water and I am
I am river, I am woman
I am the blood in my veins
I am river, I am woman
I am the lifeblood that flows in everything

Chorus:
And the ocean is cradled in the earth
Embraced by the sun and the whole of the universe
There’s no separation between you and me
We are all one in the eyes of divinity

Verse 3:
And my mind is clear as an amethyst hidden in stone
Crystal lucidity encased in flesh and bone
Luminous from an inner sun
I wish to be light and I am
I am radiant, I am woman
I am the chrysalis of eternal mind
I am radiant, I am woman
I am the chrysalis of everlasting life

(Chorus) . . . In the arms of infinity!

Bringers of the Dawn

1999-11-11T20:28:00.000-08:00

Ha ha ha, this one became a hippi anthem at Rainbow Gatherings for some many years...

...
Verse 1:
We’ve got to believe in the power of the people
Got to believe in the power to heal
Got to believe in the power of the people
Got to believe that this power is real
Got to believe in the people

Verse 2:
We’ve gotta be calm, cool, clear and connected
With conscious intention in every single act
Changing with courage in every situation
Cosmic unity is where it’s at
Conscious community is where it’s at

Chorus:
Because we are the bringers of the dawn
And love is the road we travel on
Letting truth be the reigns that we ride
Letting hope and faith be our guide

Bridge:
So we made some mistakes
There ain’t nothing we can’t change
So we made a few mistakes
There ain’t no fate we can’t rearrange

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
We are free. . .
We are free of our negative thinking
Reality’s born of that which we believe
Knowing that heaven’s wherever we create it
A new and sacred world for you and me
A new and sacred world for you and me

(Chorus)

Shadowplay

1999-10-03T19:37:00.000-07:00

This one is fun to sing around and round as the dark becomes light becomes dark...

One fine morning my shadow rose
And as the day it grows and grows
And in the evening my shadow knows
That as the nightfall my shadow flows
   into everything becomes shadow
      becomes everything becomes shadow
         becomes everything becomes One. . .
      . . . fine morning my shadow rose. . .

...
© October 1999, Boulder, CO

Sanctuary

1999-06-25T21:35:00.000-07:00

A very sweet lovesong - written partly inspired by my boyfriend at the time, and partly simply for that sense of inner peace we can find anytime we need...

Verse 1:
You are my sanctuary home, sacred space
You are my sanctuary home
You are my sanctuary home, sacred space

And when I roam, I’m at home in my heart
And when I roam, I’m at home in my heart
And when I roam, I’m at home no matter how far. . .
. . .there you are, home is in your heart
it is a shining star

Verse 2:
You are my sanctuary friend, angel child
You are my sanctuary friend
You are my sanctuary friend, angel child

And when I’m alone, I hold a piece of you in my heart
And when I’m alone, I’m at peace with you in my heart
And when I’m alone, I’m at peace with you in my heart. . .
. . .is where you are, peace is where we are
you are a rising star

Chorus 1:
Somewhere deep inside is a silence
Somewhere far from the pain and the violence
Somewhere deep inside in silence
I hear the sound of the violins playing this song
Won’t you sing along...

Refrain: You are who you are...

Verse 3:
You are my sanctuary soul, spirit guide
You are my sanctuary soul
You are my sanctuary soul, spirit guide

And when I cry, I know you’re here by my side
And when I cry, I know you’re here even after I die
And when I cry, I know you’re here right inside. . .
. . .is where you are, here right in my heart
you are my guiding star

Chorus 2:
Somewhere deep inside is a purity
Somewhere far from the earth, sun, sky and sea
Somewhere deep inside in purity
I hear the sound of the universe calling me home
To the center of my soul

Refrain: You are my sanctuary. . .

Chorus 3:
Somewhere deep inside is a purity
Somewhere only the inner eye can see
Somewhere deep inside in purity
I hear the sound of the universe calling me home
And it sounds like Om
Yes it sounds like Om
Yes it sounds like Om

...
© Summer 1999, Boulder, CO

Gearhead

1999-05-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

Ha ha haaaa!!! Oh my gawd - this one is just soooo funny. You have to realize that it's a headbanger song, first off. And secondly, that I wrote it in Canyonlands, Utah. What?! Well, my friends' research was a little off, and the canyon we chose to camp in allowed 4x4 vehicles! So several times a day we'd hear these demonic dirt-bikes digging through the sacred beauty of the canyon. This is my humorous response...

I am dug in, drugged out, draggin’ through the soil
On this concrete I toil
Cuz I’m a gearhead, yeah a motorbrain
Call me insane, I’m just a part of the machine, yeah!

I’m boxed in, bugged out, blazing through the maze
Don’t stop me, I’m crazed
Cuz I’m a gearhead, yeah a motorbrain
Call me insane, I’m just a part of the machine, yeah!

I’m plugged in, pissed off, poisoning the earth
Give me a wide berth
Cuz I’m a corporate head, yeah a business brain
Call me insane, I’m just a part of the machine, yeah!

...
© May 1999, Canyonlands, UT

Stillness

1999-03-29T22:08:00.000-08:00

Mmm - this one I like to sing around and round... It brings me joy, and deep peace...

In the dark of the night
everything turns to light
In the dark of the night
everything turns to light

In the stillness my mind is in silence
In the stillness my mind is in silence

...
© Spring 1999, Boulder, CO

Simplicity

1999-03-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

Another adorably sweet one... And again - so true!

Simple as a song we can all sing along
Simple as the sun rising to a new dawn

Chorus:
It’s simple, so simple to be free
It’s simple to be you and it’s simple to be me
Yeah, simplicity is the city I like to live in
Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity

Simple as a sparrow whistling in the air
Simple as the wind blowing through my hair

Simple as a fire keeping us warm
Simple as the springtime after the storm

Simple as a child waiting to be born
Simple as a dream waiting to take form

{Synchronicity, Eccentricity, Diversity, Intensity, Curiosity, Authenticity, Generocity. . . }

...
© Spring 1999, Boulder, CO

Free Fall

1999-02-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

Another rambling rap-style poem... ...written upon my return to Boulder - my home.

I’m a poet, a prophet, a lover and a friend
And I’d like to ride this wave unto the end
Breathing through, breathing in and out
Breathing so deep there is no doubt

This song is a calling to one and to all
This love is a bridge that will never fall, never fall
Can you hear, can you hear, can you hear the call
This is all, this is all that dissolves
This is all, this is all, this is free fall
This is all, this is all that dissolves
This is all, this is all, this is free fall
freeeeeee fall

...
© February 1999, Boulder

We are the Ones

1998-12-19T13:55:00.000-08:00

Free and innocent, indeed. Optimistic, idealistic... And yet this song still rings true today...

We are visionaries
We are dreamers
We are mystics
We are healers
And our love is strong
Love is the road we walk upon
Our love is strong
Like the river to the ocean, we sail along

And we are the ones to heal
We are the ones to heal the world
We are the ones to heal

We are prophets
We are seekers
We are students
We are teachers
And our love has grown
Love is the seed we have sown
Our love has grown
Let it flow, let it grow, the seeds that we sow

And we are the ones to heal
We are the ones to heal the world
We are the ones to heal

We are the new day
We are the setting sun
We are the elders
We are the children
And our love is wild
Like the heart of an innocent child
Our love is wild
Free and open like the heart of an innocent child

And we are the ones to heal
We are the ones to heal the world
We are the ones to heal

...
© December 1998, San Rafael, CA

Playin' with Fire

1998-12-16T16:05:00.000-08:00

Playin' with finding my hip-hopin' spirit... Written in a blazing hot sauna at Harbin Hotsprings - where I spent several days this December visioning my future, purifying my past... This song felt like a breakthrough - simply because I could feel the truth of being infused with the power of Spirit.

“You can’t touch this, cuz I’m electric
And if you touch this, you’ll get shocked (shocked)
You’ll get shocked (shocked)”*

You’re playin’ with fire
You’re playin’ with fire child
Earth water and air
You’re playin’ with fire child
Earth water and air
You’re playin’ with...
Fire and air, fire and air
Earth water, earth water...
You’re playin’ with...

Thanks and praises
to the fire
to the father
to the mother
to the most high holy
Thanks and praises to the most high holy
Holy holy! Holy holy!

...
© December 1998, Harbin Hot Springs, CA, except *©Beastie Boys

Return

1998-12-11T14:57:00.000-08:00

This song has more verses than would ever be sung in one sitting. Some of them are extraneous, but that's the way of the songwriting process - always something gets cut. In this case, I decided to keep them just for fun - and just in case any of them wanted to spontaneously come out... I think the first 4 are my faves :-)

This song shows the dichotomy of yearning for release and freedom, yet being of-this-world, in all its suffering joy...

The intro was written while walking the December streets of San Francisco...

Intro:
Sometimes I forget why I came to this place
Sometimes I wanna run away to another time, another space
Sometimes I ride on these wings of grace
And then somehow, whoh somehow
I’m torn asunder
being pulled down under
and I wonder, wonder why
I wonder wonder wawawawa wonder, wonder why
And then in awe and wonder, I remember
And I return, I return, I return
I remember and I return. . .

Verses:
And still I pray
Rise to meet another day
Where the children play
And our worries slip away

And still I cry
Teardrops of the salty sea
I will dive down deep
Into caverns where secrets sleep

And still I laugh
Through the joy and through the pain
Through the sun and rain
We will raise our song again

And still I die
Every night and every morn
I will be reborn
Released of sin and scorn

And still I aspire
Always reaching higher and higher
Getting burnt by the fire
Riding high on the wave of desire

And still I love
Like an angel from above
Like the wings of a dove
Will it ever be enough?

And still I share
Here, le’mme take your load for awhile
With a wink and a smile
I will walk the extra mile

And still I seek
Yet nothing is as it seems
You see what you believe
It’s all how you perceive

And still I breathe
Releasing what I do not need
Filling up with belief
Ah the sweet sigh of relief

And still I drown
Enveloped in a sea of sound
Spinning round and round
Till at last my soul is found

And still I dream
Images flow through my mind
Beyond space and time
Wisdom of the divine

And still I swim
In rivers running on and on
In lakes and ponds
As the ocean meets the dawn

And still I dance
With every step and every prance
I will take that chance
Unafraid of the deepest trance

And still I sing
Words are whispered in my ear
Melodies I hear
As the rhythm becomes clear

And still I laugh
And still I cry
And still I live
And still I die!

And I return, I return, I return
Oh your cities I will burn!
I return... Leaving no stone unturned
I return... Still got lessons here to learn
I return... Your love and trust I will earn
I return... I remember and I return

...
© December 1997, Boulder, CO / December 1998, San Francisco, CA

Sweet Devotion

1998-12-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

Feeling the sweet pulsating ocean's tide... Feeling sadness for a love not returned... Yet feeling such fullness and contentment, ultimately...

Intro:
Don’t be afraid my friend
I’ll love you through the end
I just wanna fill your cup
C’mon open, open up
Can you feel, it is real
When I say love can heal

Chorus:
Sweet devotion
Our love, it is the ocean
Sweet devotion
Lemme fill you up (fulfill you up)
with this love potion
Sweet devotion
Sweet emotion

Verse 1:
Oh lover come to meeee...
You are the river, I am the ocean
We are one in perpetual motion
You are the river, I am the ocean
You give me love, I give you devotion

(Chorus)

Verse 2:
Great Spirit said to me
You are the river, I am the ocean
We are one in perpetual motion
You are the river, I am the ocean
You give me love, I give you devotion

(Chorus)

Outro:
Great Spirit sang to me (lalla hu...)

The ocean is deep and the river is wide
Oo oo risin’ with the tide(x2)
The ocean is deep and the river is wild
Oo oo water moonchild. . .

...
© December 1998, Bay Area

“The ocean is the beginning of the world
All life comes from the sea” (Starhawk)

Rambling

1998-12-08T19:57:00.000-08:00

Indeed, still journeying along...

and so I ramble along
just singin’ this song
prayin’ for peace
and holdin’, holdin’ strong
to a vision that is true
a love of me and you
let’s gather together
and see this thing through
cuz a new world is near
c’mon, see through the fear
open up and realize
heaven’s right here!

...
© December 1998, San Rafael, CA

Let the Story be Told

1998-11-11T19:52:00.000-08:00

Written over 2 states - during a journey of seeking I was on... Considering moving to the West coast, even though my roots were still in Boulder... Perhaps I felt the call of the ocean, of the creative subculture?... Either way, the song traveled with me - it seems no matter where I go...

We are the children
We are ancient souls
Blood of the ancestors
Let the story be told

Reveal the secrets
Sacred mysteries of old
The wisdom must be spoken
Let the stories be told

Rainbow serpent Grandmother
Aboriginal gold
The Dreamer has awoken
Let the story be told

Lay down your burdens
Release your fears
Bury the weapons
We’ve been building all these years

Turn back the veils
Look up and through the sun
Let the chain of illusion be broken
And a web of love be spun

My mama is the Goddess
Great Mother of All
My mama says awaken
Can you hear, can you hear her call?

Sacred is the mother
Sacred is the land
Sacred is her beauty
Held within our hands

Heal, heal the nations
Heal the world
Healing emanations
Heal our souls

...
© Nov 1998, Eugene, OR & Dec 1998, Bay Area, CA

Peace Chant

1998-09-01T15:57:00.000-07:00

It's nice to have a song to sing that's simply a reminder... This one's good for walking...

Peace above me
Peace is below me
Peace in front of me
Peace is behind me
Peace to my right
Peace to my left
And all around
And radiating from me

...
© Ariana Saraha, all rights reserved. Fall 1998, Boulder, CO

Silver Soul

1998-08-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

Silver soul
shine like the moon
singing of a new day
dawning soon
Silver soul
shine like the moon
singing of a new day
dawning soon

It may take some time
It may take some years
It may take some blood, sweat and tears
But if we keep on working through the night
Behold, we will rise to a brand new light

...
© Fall 1998, Boulder, CO

Let it Slip Away

1998-08-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

Watching the sand slip through my fingers, witness to the eventual dissolution of all things... ...reminds me to let go, enjoy the moment!

I wanna love you and hold you so
I wanna squeeze you till you let it all go
And you know it’s in the flow
Just release and let your mind slow
And I know how you feel
Always asking, can this be real

And this crazy world is drivin’ you mad
One minute you’re happy, the next you are sad
And this crazy world keeps you runnin’ all day
Runnin’ to catch up, then runnin’ away

Let it slip away
Let it slip away yeah
Like the sand
through my hand
on a windy day
Let it slip away yeah

Outro: Everything fades to nothing anyway
Everything fades away...

...
© June 1998, Great Sand Dunes & fall 1998, Boulder, CO

Lift Me Up

1997-12-22T20:05:00.000-08:00

Not sure what to say about this one... It came at a time when I was (and perhaps still am!) deeply poised between dark and light, between shadow past and mystic potential. Striving for the light...

Lift me up on the angels wings
Lift me up to the sky
Take me where the angels sing
I wanna fly

And I promise my love
And I promise my light
And I wanna fly
Through the sky
Through the night
Into the light

Verse 2:
Lift me up on the angels wings
Take me away from here
I'm dying on these city streets
This devil's field of fear

And I haven't the grace
And I wish I could change
But oh, you gotta show me the way
Through this blood of fire
Through the shadows in my mind
Into the light

Bridge:
Oh the angels have descended
The angels have descended to earth
The angels have descended
The angels have descended to earth

Angels all around me
Angels are within me
Angels are our spirits flying free

Angels all around you
Angels are within you
Angels are our spirits shining through

Verse 3 (1/2 verse):
And I wanna see you fly
Through the brilliant sky
Through the dark black night
Into the light

Outro:
Do you remember who you are?
You are a child of the stars
Do you remember...

You are the light

...
© December 1997, Boulder, CO

Sometimes

1997-12-14T23:59:00.000-08:00

Mmm, a song from the true heart of winter...

Sometimes I feel like a crazy old woman
Sometimes I feel like the walking dead
Sometimes I feel like there’s a ghost in the shadows
Sometimes I feel. . . holy ghost in my head

And the night is so cold
And the air is grown thin
I can feel it in my bones
I can feel it under my skin

Sometimes I feel like a mean old woman
Sometimes I feel like a scared little girl
Sometimes I feel, where’s the hope for tomorrow
Sometimes I feel. . . maybe in another world

And the night is so cold
And the air is grown thin
I can feel it in my bones
I can feel it under my skin

Sometimes I feel like a wise old woman
Sometimes I feel like an innocent child
Sometimes I feel like running off with the circus
Sometimes I feel. . . like running naked and wild

And the night is so long
There’s no measure to its length
But I know it makes me strong
Yes I know it gives me strength

...
© December 1997, Boulder, CO

Into the Void

1997-10-18T21:57:00.000-07:00

Still one of my favorite songs of all time. We never know when some bit of epic poetry or divine melody might come through us. This one came when I was only a year and a half old, as a musician. It is still in my current performance repertoire.

When the lady’s dance is done
And the last song is sung
In a time when mists abide
Inner space where dreams collide

Into the void I travel
Into the shadows I fall
Into the silent thunder
Into nothing... and all

...
© Fall/winter 1997, Boulder, CO

Golden Spirit

1997-09-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

I wrote this while driving up a gorgeous mountain pass in western colorado on the way to see a sweet love of mine... Ironically, he didn't have golden hair like in the song. But there's an archetypal quality to it that still rings true as I sing it to this day...

When I woke this early morn
Sunlight shone upon your face
Lit the golden hairs of wisdom
That doth give you so much grace

Hara Rama
Hara Ram
Hara Rama
Hara Hara Ram

When I look into your eyes
Golden spirit shines so bright
And when I look within your soul
I feel ancient wisdom of days of old

Hara Rama...

...
© Sept 1997, Hwy 133 to Paonia, CO (driving over McClure pass)

Sweetwater

1997-09-01T18:57:00.000-07:00

Heh heh, this one has a funny story... ;-)

I was driving back to Boulder, after my first Burning Man. Up ahead I saw a semi-truck that said "Sweetwater." I thought, "that would be a great name for a song!" So I started singing, "sweetwater runs ___ over the earth...." But I couldn't find that third word! Then only a few miles down the road, I passed another semi, this one a "Swift" truck - and the song was born!

To this day, it still gets sung in circles. There's mighty power in this affirmation of the healthful grace of our beautiful waters!

Sweetwater runs swiftly over the earth
Rivers run free (wild) as the ocean gives birth (x2)

Sweetwater yeah, yeah sweetwater (x2)

Sweetwater runs swiftly down from the sky
It quenches my soil when I’m feeling dry (x2)

Sweetwater yeah, yeah sweetwater (x2)

There’s a power within us
There’s a power in the universe
It is a power that heals
It is a power that gives rebirth

Sweetwater yeah, yeah sweetwater (x2)

Sweetwater runs swiftly under my skin
My blood is pure and without sin (x2)

(REFRAIN, CHORUS, REFRAIN. . .)

...
© Sept 1997, Hwy 80 to Boulder, CO, from Burning Man

Woman in the Wind

1997-08-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

I began this one up in those high alpine meadows with my father that June, and finished it that August at my mama's home in Oregon. It's a nice one to sing while walking - reminding oneself of the joy in simple things...

There’s a woman walking on the wind
There’s a woman walking on the wind
There’s a woman walking on the wind

I like walking in the wind
Freedom spirit fills me within
I like walking in the wind

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking in a song
Whistle a tune as I ramble along
I like walking in a song

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking in the rain
Washes my soul, lets me start again
I like walking in the rain

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking in the woods
Earth beneath my feet, feels so good
I like walking in the woods

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking by the sea
La da da di, I feel so free
I like walking by the sea

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking alone
Sweet anticipation of the unknown
I like walking alone

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking hand in hand
Together with love we can heal this land
I like walking hand in hand

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking in a prayer
Knowing Great Spirit will take us there
I like walking in a prayer

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

I like walking in the stars
On this neverending journey we travel so far
I like walking in the stars

I like, I like walking
I like, I like walking

There’s a woman walking on the wind
There’s a woman dancing on the wind
There’s a woman laughing on the wind
There’s a woman weaving the wind

...
© begun: June 1997, Rocky Mtn. National Park, CO | finished: August 1997, Eugene, OR

Listen

1997-08-07T19:27:00.000-07:00

A spirited and soulful reminder. Born of the campfire inspirational songs from the "Rainbow" Gathering - the colorful world of hippy love love that I discovered much joy within...

Listen what your mama sayin’
Listen what your mama say, yeah yeah yeah
Can you hear her prayin’?
Listen what your mama say
She know the way

Listen to your sister speakin’
Listen to your sister’s story, yeah yeah yeah
In all her glory
Let her share the secrets she keep
Let her speak

Listen to your brotherheart, yeah
Listen to your brotherheart beating, yeah yeah yeah
Gotta keep believing
Listen to your brotherheart
Make a brand new start

Listen what your body tell you
Listen what your body feel, yeah yeah yeah
Let it heal you
Listen what your body know
Let it flow

Listen to your intuition
Let go of your inhibitions, yeah
Trust your vision
Listen to your first instinct
Don’t stop to think

Listen to your spiritsong, yeah
Listen to your spiritsong singin’, yeah yeah yeah
It knows everything
Listen to your spiritsong
And sing along

...
© August 1997, Eugene, OR

Do You Believe?

1997-08-05T21:25:00.000-07:00

Continuing on that theme begun in "Divine Intervention" - this one invites us to look even more deeply into the magic of the universe, to believe in the inherent freedom and interconnectedness of this web of earthly life...

Do you believe in magic?
Do you believe we are free?
Do you believe there is a way
that I can be in you and you can be in me?
Do you believe in magic?
Do you believe in me?
Do you believe in infinity?
An endless world of possibility!

Refrain:
I’m in you and you’re in me
and we’re both in all we see
I’m in you and you’re in me
Gotta believe we are free

In the fire and in the air
In the dream of the eagle and bear
In the wind blowin’ through the trees
In the mountains and the deep blue seas

In the song of a nightingale
In the story of the dolphin and whale
In the flight of a dragonfly
In the calm of a clear blue sky

In the free flow of a cloud
In the mystery behind the shroud
In the birth and in the death
In the in and out of every breath

...
© August 1997, Eugene, OR

Divine Intervention

1997-06-22T23:15:00.000-07:00

A quick little ditty. Wrote while spending a full-moon evening out with some trippy friends at the community gardens. My most favorite part of the eve was the way the moonlight shone through an iris - transparent sparkly lavender moonlight...

The main message in this song to me was that through the healing and spiritual path I was on, I was actually stepping into a new dimension of living on this earth - what used to seem important no longer was, and I could live this new, earthy way, which felt more true to my long-locked spirit...

Open your eyes
Pay attention
We’re livin’ in
A new dimension

Open your mind
See the sign
Divine Intervention

...
© June 1997, Boulder, CO

The Circle

1997-06-19T13:11:00.000-07:00

My first "odd-rhythm" song! Little did I know when I wrote it... Though it all fits over a 3, it would be more apt to say it's a 3-3-5-7-3-3-3 ~ all told that would be a 27 rhythm!

I wrote this while traipsing thru the high mountain forests with my papa, the psychedelic shaman. Laying on a rock in the middle of the river, with the water wrapping its way around - watching the clouds overhead, the circle of water in this web of life...

1          2          3
May the Cir... cle
May the Cir... cle
May the Cir... cle...
...        ...       Be...
...        ...       ee...
ee.. ... ...
Un...    bro...    ke
Un...    bro...    ke
Un...    bro...    ke

...
© June 1997, Glacier Gorge, Rocky Mtn. National Park, CO

Sweet Sister

1997-06-15T15:33:00.000-07:00

It might be surmised by the "...gonna kiss ya" line that this is a romantic song. Be assured that though that's a sweet thought, I don't personally have that 'thing' for women. This song honors all the beautiful ways that women connect. For me, this song is simply an honoring of womenfriends - though we've culturally often been kept apart by competition or fear, there can be such sweetness and support when we open to love one another...

Sweet sister, how I missed you
Sweet sister, one of these days I’m gonna kiss ya
Oh sister, mmhmm

So much love inside
All these years I hide
Afraid to look you in the eyes
Oh sister...

(Chorus)

It’s been so long
We gotta be strong
Gotta keep on singin’ our song
Oh sister...

(Chorus)

I’m a woman, I’m a little girl
I’m a crone and a mother
I could be your lover
Sweet as any other
I will be your friend
Holdin’ your hand

...
© June 1997, Boulder, CO

Dreamtime

1997-06-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

A longtime dreamer... At this time, and for several years previous, I had been working deeply with dreams. Every morning I would write down any I could remember in my bedside dream journal. My papa, a longtime dream shaman, led weekly dreamwork groups - every Wednesday evening we would sit in circle and share - reflecting to one another possible interpretations, helping to uncover our personal interpretations of our dreams' symbolism, finding out how the dreams felt, doing "Gestalt" practice on the dreams... Sometimes we would draw our dreams, sometimes use active-imagination to continue the dreams that seemed to have no resolution...

I found significant power in dreaming - these are our inner teachers coming to us every night to reflect upon our lives and to draw the hidden from the shadows. By listening, we uncover and free our deepest fears, we see through our habitual human patterns, and we unleash our inspired potential...

In honor of the dreaming, I sang:

In a dream sent to remember
In a dream sent to remind
In a dream we turn back veils
In a dream we turn back time
In a dream we turn our bodies
In a dream we turn our minds
And as we keep on turning
We steadily unwind

Going into dreamtime
Wonder what we will find
Going into dreamtime
Searching for a sign
Going down to dreamworld
Drinking of its wine

In a dream sent to inspire
In a dream sent to divine
In a dream we see the future
In a dream we see past time
In a dream we see past limits
We reach beyond that line
And with each new vision
No longer are we blind

Going into dreamtime
Wonder what we will find
Going into dreamtime
Searching for a sign
Going down to dreamworld
Drinking of its wine

Like a serpentine, weaving it’s way through your mind...

...
© June 1997, Boulder, CO

Surrender

1997-05-27T17:37:00.000-07:00

It was bound to happen eventually - a lovesong...

I don’t know what you’ll say,
but I’m gonna tell you anyway
I don’t know what you’ll do,
that’s okay cuz I will still love you
I don’t know how you feel,
all I know is my love is real
I don’t know what’s at stake,
all I know is I got what it takes
I don’t know, but I sure care,
every morning I say a prayer

Surrender yourself my sweet, sweet boy
And I’ll give unto you my sweet, sweet joy
Oo yeah surrender...oh yeah surrender oh love

Why don’t you come on, come on, come on come on in
Wherever you’re going, no matter where you’ve been
Come on over, come on out
Let’s find out what this is all about
Come on over, come on in
Jump in the water, let's go for a swim
Come on over, come on out
Love’s a feeling we can’t live without
Come on over, come on in
Dive in my heart, climb under my skin

Surrender yourself my sweet, sweet boy
And I’ll give unto you my sweet, sweet joy
Oo yeah surrender...oh yeah surrender oh love

You are welcome, welcome, welcome to this land
Don’t be shy, come and take my hand
Welcome, welcome, welcome to my heart
When we’re together I don’t ever wanna part
Welcome, welcome, welcome to my soul
Just let go, why don’t we lose control
Welcome, welcome, welcome to my love
Let it wrap around, envelop like a glove
Welcome, welcome, welcome to my world
I’ll open my shell, you can have my pearl

Surrender yourself my sweet, sweet boy
And I’ll give unto you my sweet, sweet joy
Oo yeah surrender...oh yeah surrender oh love

...
© May 1997, Boulder, CO

Revolution

1997-05-11T15:13:00.000-07:00

Following in what seemed to be the theme of the year - upbeat and funky and inspirational... Though I never really performed any of these pieces, they were good medicine for my soul...

For awhile I thought these little ditties would be perfect mixed with some good house or techno music. From 1992-1996ish I was deep in the rave scene - all night shamanic techno dance. It only seemed natural. That was the venue where the dance poured through me, and I attribute it also to helping free the energy that eventually unleashed my voice. Little did I know, the hippi world was about to absorb me into its more earthy vibe...

Revolution!
Talkin’ bout a revolution

I ain’t talkin’ bout no guns
I ain’t talkin’ bout no fightin’
I ain’t talkin’ bout no war
(Had enough of brothers dyin’
Had enough of sisters cryin’)

Talkin’ bout a revolution
Talkin’ bout an evolution of the mind

Ain’t no use talkin’ bout it sister
What ya doin’? What ya thinkin’?
Ain’t no use talkin’ bout it brother
Whatcha givin’? Whatcha takin’?

Talkin’ bout, whatcha doin’ talkin’ bout. . .

...
© May 1997, Boulder, CO

Mother Earth

1997-05-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

My love for the mother runs deep and long. I feel for all the ways we unconsciously abuse her in the name of 'progress' and capitalism... I love her sweet bounty, her tender rains, her epic beauty...

Oh mother, Mother Earth
My world, my home
Upon your body we do roam
Oh mother, Mother Earth...

My body, my soul
My joy, my pain
You make it rain
Oh mother...

I’m your daughter and your friend
I don’t want to see you end
Oh mother, Mother Earth
Won’t you show us where you’ve been hurt
Oh mother, Mother Earth

...
© Spring 1997, Boulder, CO

Sowing the Seeds

1997-04-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

Ahh, the simple truths, coming thru a newly-awakened youth...

They talk of devastation, of war and poverty
But I don’t hear them talkin’ of peace and sovereignty
Why can’t we see just how simple it is
To live with mother nature, the take and the give

Chorus:
   Just remember. . . that what you sow is what you will grow (x2)
   I’m sowing the seeds of a new world (x4)

They talk of desolation, of fear and loneliness
But I don’t hear them talkin’ of love and holiness
Why in the world do we pretend it’s so hard
To love one another, unconditional regard

Chorus:
   Just remember. . . that what you sow is what you will grow (x2)
   I’m sowing the seeds of a new world (x4)

...
© Spring 1997, Boulder, CO

You are a Star

1997-04-18T23:22:00.000-07:00

Another really cute one. About the power of Spirit to inspire from within...

Ain’t nobody told me who to be
Ain’t nobody taught me how to see
No matter what they said
It didn’t make no difference till I changed my head
Cuz you gotta be open to the words that are spoken
How can I teach you if I cannot reach you

You’ve got to teach yourself
Gotta reach deep inside of yourself
You are a star
Find your own power and you will go far
You are a star
Let your light shine and you will go far
You are a star
Up high in the sky,
you will go higher
and higher
and higher
Filled with the fire

...
© Spring 1997, Boulder, CO

Master Sleuth

1997-04-11T15:21:00.000-07:00

Heh heh, this one's funny and cute - an expression of the hip-hopper optimistic chica in me... It's also an expression of my understanding of the power of lyrics to bring a new truth to the world. Very cute.

This is what I have to do
This is what I want to do
This is what I’ve got to do
This is where I’m goin’ to

Cuz I’m a master sleuth
I’ve got to tell the truth
Yeah I can see right through
This phony ballyhoo

It’s got to be me
And it’s got to be you
Together with love
We can see this thing through

Cuz we’re all master sleuths...

...
© Spring 1997, Boulder, CO

Song for the Dead

1996-12-09T21:59:00.000-08:00

Living up near Chautauqua here in Boulder, feeling the ancestral spirits of the land - feelings myself as possibly having lived here before. Feeling the darkness and sadness from the old ways being forgotten...

Once I laughed, once I cried
Once I lived, once I died

Been walking these hills for thousands of years
Shed and shared over a million tears

This is a song for the dead
This is a song for the dead
This is a song, for the dead...

...
© December 1996, Boulder, CO

In the Shadows

1996-08-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

The unveiling that came when I shaved my head - of lightening and release - was sooo liberating! And still, I honor the shadows. It is from the depth of suffering that makes this release so potent. I had always been taught (my dad's a psychotherapist/shaman) to embrace the shadows, our dark side - to not be afraid to face our demons and fears. Nothing to fear in the dark spaces inside - danger only an illusion of our minds... And indeed, it is only thru diving into the deep that the blessings of true joy become unveiled.

Verse 1:
Always afraid of things I can’t see in the shadows
Afraid of you and me, afraid of beauty in the shadows
I’ve been so afraid, but I’m coming alive
For love of us all, I steadily strive
I’m gonna follow my pride
I’m gonna set my own stride
Yeah this is my pride
It’s what keeps me alive

Verse 2:
Why do we let these things collect dust in the shadows?
Recollect lust and recollect trust from the shadows
I’ve been so alone, searchin’ for home
Only myself for which I roam
I’m gonna take my power
This is the final hour
Yeah this is my power
My finest hour

Verse 3:
Spent my whole life hidin’ my light in the shadows
First I was hurt and then I took flight into the shadows
I’ve been unobscure, frightened and unclear
As I relight my fire, I’m ready to fly higher
I’m gonna take wing
Become a blessed thing
Yes I’m spreading my wings
You can hear me sing

Verse 4:
Let’s take a dive, deep inside of the shadows
Bring forth the light from the darkened night of the shadows
For the shadow is my friend, her lessons (blessings) never end
From darkness comes light, as day comes from night
I’m gonna set sail
Swim free as a whale
The wind in my sails
I will prevail

...
© August 1996, Boulder, CO

The Storm

1996-04-22T21:21:00.000-07:00

Written across a span of time ~ over journeys west to the sea, journeys into my inner storms, journeys always seeking "home"... I had read Ken Carey's "Return of the Bird Tribes," where he talks about the great storm that set upon this land when we forgot our path of peace...

I am waiting for the storm (x3)
To come and shake, shake us awake
Shake shake shake, shake us awake

Drown our sorrows, wash our tears
Heal the wounds from o’er the years
Release our anger, unveil our shame
Rupture the barricades that keep us enchained (insane)

Bridge:
Whoh Earth Quake Thunder, what will it take? (x3)
To come and shake, shake us awake (x2)
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rollin’ like a river Jordan (x2)

And I am ready for the storm... (x3)
When the rain falls upon this land,
Let it fall upon my hands
When the wind blows all o’er the place,
Let it blow across my face

And when the sun shall rise again in the sky
At that time, I will dry my eyes
For the storm has been here for many a year
We have shed and shared so many a tear
And the tree of peace has not fallen in vain
Weaving our love, we will rise again

And I am here to see us through the storm
I am here to keep us safe and warm
I am here to see the dream reborn

...
©Spring ‘96, Denver, CO; July ‘98, Bolinas, CA; December 1998, Harbin Hot Springs, CA

Great Mother

1996-04-07T16:52:00.000-07:00

A womanfriend had said: "Jesus will come back, but as the Great Mother." Also written in my little Denver home - and yes, on Easter Sunday. Here begins a great tradition of writing songs for the mother, and for the earth, on this strangely Catholic holiday with its roots in the old goddess fertility festivals...

Great Mother, mother of all
She will make our kingdoms fall (x3)
Great Mother

Verse 1:
Once I was lost, but now I’m found
She put my feet back on sacred ground
She said, “in me, you must have faith”
My life she blessed with her sweet embrace

And I will cry for her return
I will cry for her return
I will cry, cry. . .
I will cry for her return

Great Mother, mother of all
She will make our kingdoms fall (x3)
Great Mother

She calls my name in the midnight hour
Gives me a dose of her primal power
River of life, running through my veins
She and I are one and the same

And I will cry for her return
I will cry for her return
I will cry, cry. . .
I will cry for her return

Great Mother, mother of all
. . . she will bring down these Babylon walls
Great Mother!

...
© April 1996 (Easter Sunday), Denver, CO

Sweet Thing

1996-03-27T15:22:00.000-08:00

This simple song, a sweet ditty, came to me while wandering the streets of San Francisco and Berkeley (my birth-town!) with my mama, during spring-break. Ironically, it was inspired by a little sugar packet titled "Sweet Thing." I kept that little packet for quite some years!...

Mmmhmmhmm
Mmm…Oh Honey
Mmmhmmhmm
My love is a sweet thing…

...
© Spring 1996, San Francisco

(um, you kinda have to hear it - it's a really yummy bluesy thang... :-)

Cry For Help

1996-03-22T21:57:00.000-08:00

Living in Denver, alone, my 2nd to last year in college. This beautiful grace had sung through me - I now knew my purpose in life, but I didn't know how to live the day-to-day. Just weeks after that first song, I shaved off my beautiful gypsy locks. It was time to be born again, fresh and new. The night I decided to shave it, I realized I was cleansing a deep-seated sense of shame ~ wherefrom came this feeling of not-good-enough-ness?? From my ancestral gypsy past? From the endless taunts on the schoolgrounds? It was time to be born again into the light of inspiration, beauty, and goodness.

Shaving my head, I was light as a feather, happy and radiant as the sun. But I was also out of work - having quit my night-job at the strip club and knowing not what the future would hold. Would I have to move (yet again? I've moved so many dozens of times already in this life!). No money, but a tremendous knowing of the goodness of my new path...

When the world turns away from me
And the struggle runs too deep
And all I know is holding on
Tell me where can I go when the wind blows
Ooo oo oh... yeah yeah, come on ‘n help me
Oo a hoo, come on ‘n help me, help me, help me
Give me a safe place to cry

And I’m feelin’ so alone
And I’m in danger of losin’ my home
And all I know is to keep on breathin’
Whoh but where can I go to keep on dreamin’
Ooo oo oh... yeah yeah, come on ‘n help me
Oo a hoo, come on ‘n help me, help me, help me
Give me a safe place to cry

Well I don’t got a lover and I ain’t got no money
But still the world is lookin’ kinda sunny
Cuz all I know is what I got inside
And I’m standing on this edge here, ready to fly
Ooo oo oh... yeah yeah, come on ‘n help me
Oo a hoo, come on ‘n help me, help me, help me
Give me a safe place to fly

...
© Spring 1996, Denver, CO

Gypsy Woman (my first song!!)

1996-03-15T15:33:00.000-08:00

Walking along the street one dreary day in April, 2006. Near campus, where I was studying psychology, dance, women's studies... Deep in my own healing process, I had discovered a love of dance ~ of the dance of life moving through me ~ Spirit becoming form in the dance that was in me, but not my own... I knew my passion as a dancer - movement was my healer, my release, and my most beautiful gift. Little did I know what more was to come. But this day, this grey day, walking along in my combat boots and long flowery skirt, my gypsy nature took over and out came a song! And in a voice I'd never heard ~ fuller than life itself, a gift of Grace... It was in this moment, on these lyrics, in this voice, that I knew my place in this world, my mission of truth.

Gypsy Woman, takin’ you higher
Burnin’ inside like a fire
Gypsy Woman, liftin’ you higher
Let her inside to inspire

Gypsy Woman lookin’ for a home
Lookin’ for a place to call her own
Gypsy Woman, lookin’ for a home
Looking for a place to rest her weary bones

Gypsy Woman, takin’ you higher
Burnin’ inside like a fire
Gypsy Woman, liftin’ you higher
Let her inside to inspire

Gypsy Woman gotta move-a her bones
Wherever she roam, there is her home
Gypsy Woman, shakin’ her bones
All o’er this great earth, she has flown

...
©Spring 1996, Denver. Revised June 1998, Crestone, CO