Great Mother

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!

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© April 1996 (Easter Sunday), Denver, CO