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Forest of Song
the forest of summer
the forest of night
the forest that sings the soul into the world with/of delight
chorus:
shining in between the cracks of existence
is a (there lies) the forest
a forest of song
always present
ever light
ever sweet
ever strong
(might)
the forest of mind
the place beyond time
the concert stage of the forever place
chorus
the forest of love
the forest of song
the forest of possibility's endless fidelity
chorus
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Always Home
06:01
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Always Home
you are always home
you carry it with you inside
you have greatness of soul
no matter where your body goes
you are always home
you carry yourself
with the pride of a people
who are masters of the inside
without a mask and no reason to hide
you are always home
your kindness flows from the sunshine
and your moon knows no pain
I wish for you always
to remain
and remember the strength of your name
you are always home
(written for my daughter on the occasion of her graduation from high school)
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False Prophet
05:36
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False Prophet
The false prophet
he lives his lies
Building his fences
he fantasizes
In his smile
A harsh decree
never really caring for you and me
In the cruel distance
his mind can see
Neighboring valleys
for those who flee
Into his arms
to be saved
always from fear they can't explain
Chorus:
The real prophet/seeker spends his life mending lives, and hiding the extent of his true vision
Freed from his/your prison of expectation, he rides the wave of contemplation, and sees the real true, within me and you/it's all within yourself
Fear and anger
his bread and wine
Capitalizing on the time
of your weakness
He will proceed
to consume your every need
Solo
Seeking new new victims
to build his pride
Always embracing those who hide
and seek comfort within themselves
Tempting them with freedom from their shells
In his cold clutches
from punishment
He will save you
with sentiment
of his fake kindness
you can't flee
Never really caring for you and me
Chorus
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The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
And when I look, in her eyes, I see light, streaming downwards
And when She looks in my eyes, she sees the tears, flowing upwards
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
Hope in the night
Have faith in the light
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
And when I hear, Her voice, I feel silence, calling out to me
And when She hears my voice, She knows me, within
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
Hope in the night
Have faith in the light (in your own light)
Hope in the night
Have faith in your own light
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
And when I feel Her touch, I feel the edge, of madness
And when She feels, my heart, She feels the depth, of darkness
The Queen of the night
She’s the light in my darkness
The Queen of the light
She’s the night in my eyes
Hope in the light
Faith in the night
Faith in the light
Hope in the night
Hope in the night
Faith in each other's light
The Queen of the night
She is light in the darkness
The Queen of the light
She has night in her eyes
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Meaning
Meaning, it’s in a touch
It’s in a smile
We give from the true
Place of Hiding, inside
Inside, Where you’re you
The Wings, of a butterfly, have nothing
On the wings of your child
The wings of a child
Who needs you
Have you, expanded
The glass of your mind
To a prism, a prism filled
Filled with the shine?
Or do you try, to be in the try
In the try, try
Trial of confused
The Wings, of a butterfly, have nothing
On the wings of your mind
The wings of a mind
Who needs you
Sunlight, and fields of
Fields of dew
They open themselves
Open themselves, when
You reach within you
The Wings, of a butterfly, have nothing
On the wings of your soul
The wings of a soul
Who needs you
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Ophra
09:40
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Ophra (The Waters of My Tears)
In the waters of my tears
In the waters of my tears
Ophra washes her garments
In the waters of my tears
And spreads them in the Sunshine of Her radiance
She demands no water of the sunshine
Having my two eyes
And no other sunshine than her beauty
She is likened to the Sun
The Sun making red in Her rising
The clouds of dawn, with the flame of Her light
(3rd verse & chorus is from the poem ‘The Fair Maiden’)
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Pomegranate (Lyrics - Marty Newman)
The ruins must be a mile deep
And for all that compost, vegetation is spare
Even in summer, the cisterns are full
A secret kept for the siege
Has It begun?
We came to Jerusalem
To wait
To hear the silence
On this dry crust
It’s not rain we expect
Even defeat of our foes, even miracles
Even miracles can’t disrupt, patience that takes
Patience that takes precedence over prayer
Has It begun?
Overripe, a Pomegranate
No worm may corrupt
The city reveals its only treasures are men
Each a walled city
Each a walled city
Prophecy threatens
Prophecy threatens with invasion
We came to Jerusalem
To wait
To hear the silence
It’s always this way - Orphans and widows
The crowds of faithful, The Crowds Are Faithful
In Shifts We Wait, For love abstracted
For Love Abstracted, In shifts we wait
Has it Begun?
We came to Jerusalem
To wait
To hear the silence
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Witness
Til’ we see
The death and birth
Of the new sun
Of Harmony
We are witness to the destruction
We are grown from the light
We see through all
And are truly seen by none
We stand until the sprouting of
True fruition
We are witness through the ages of man
To the fading of the light and its dawning
Torn from each other
We gather the broken shards
And rebuild the time
When we were witness
We are witness to the destruction
To the fading of the light and its dawning
We are witness through the ages of man
We are grown from the light
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