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Silt and Clay
04:37
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The beauty of this place might be
more than I can hold
And yet I think I'd like to try
and stay here til I'm old
This land holds prophecies untold
They can't be bought or sold
And the river winds, winds, winds its way through time
as the cliff-dwelling swallows build their homes with silt and clay
and I hope you find, find, find some peace of mind
when the stars call you home one day
How many breaths how many hours
before the sun goes down
If you believed in higher powers
it's now they might be found
Ancestors gather round
They speak without a sound
And the river winds, winds, winds its way through time
as the cliff-dwelling swallows build their homes with silt and clay
and I hope you find, find, find some peace of mind
when the stars call you home one day
And when the time comes to lay your body down
may you journey on with ease
And when the time comes to say one last farewell
we'll hold you close and let you free
as the river winds
The story of the land we tend
is longer than we know
And blessed are all those who defend
the waters as they flow
That's how our love can grow
beyond when we must go
And the river winds, winds, winds its way through time
as a thick summer storm cloud comes to fill the sky with rain
and I hope you find, find, find some peace of mind
when the stars call you home one day
And when the time comes to lay my body down
may I journey on with ease
And when the time comes to say one last farewell
please hold me close and let me free
just as the waters long to be
And the river winds, winds, winds its way through time
as the cliff-dwelling swallows build their homes with silt and clay
and I hope you find, find, find some peace of mind
when the stars call you home one day
when the stars call me home one day
yes we're all going home one day
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2. |
The Grove
04:49
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Wake up the snow is now melting outside
Walk out with courage there’s nothing to hide
And follow the steps from your dreams last night
Oh what a sight
When we gathered in the grove
Watch now a dear one is dancing through air
Meanwhile another is sitting in prayer
Oh loves remind me please to go slow
And trust that we’ll know
When it’s time to head to the grove
Take your time leaving home
Please be easy on yourself
We’ll be fine once we know
There’s no turning back
Bring the love that you’ve learned
From these many moons of unknowns
And keep turning your heart toward the dream
Behold the starlings flash forms in the sky
Be held in wonder as light meets the eye
One day these lots will be full of trees
Just bring the seeds
And we’ll all find fruit at the grove
Listen the young ones have something to say
Drop all the pretense that gets in the way
And don’t horde the medicine that you hold
You’re never to old
To make your way to the grove
Take your time leaving home
Please be easy on yourself
We’ll be fine once we know
There’s no turning back
Bring the love that you’ve learned
From these many moons of unknowns
And keep turning your heart toward the dream
Take your time leaving home
Please be easy on yourself
We’ll be fine once we know
There’s no turning back
Bring the love that you’ve learned
From these many moons of unknowns
And keep turning your heart toward the dream
Yes keep dreaming your way toward the scene
Yes keep seeing the vision of what’s yet to come
When we gather round in the grove
When we gather round
In the grove
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3. |
From This Place
05:03
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From this place
From this place
From this place
Anything could happen now
And they say
This is where you kneel and bow
Don’t ask me how
All I know
Is this yearning to be true
To heed the call
For what’s mine to do
And I’ll go
Anywhere you ask me to
Yes here I am
Please pass on through
From this place
The future is a memory
From this place
I feel the dream inside of me
Of what will be
And I know
That the past is yet to come
I’ll run to catch
Those rays of sun
And although
It seems the work has just begun
We’ll stop to rest
As if were done
Return again
Return again
And no matter where you’ve gone
There’s a place for you
To come home to
Return again
Return again
And no matter where you’ve gone
There’s a place for you
To come home to
From this place
From this place
From this place
Everything is happening
Or so it seems
And they say
This is where the songbirds sing
And grow their wings
All I know
Is this yearning to be true
To heed the call
For what’s mine to do
And I’ll go
Anywhere you ask me to
Yes here I am
Please pass on through
Yes here I am
Please pass on through
Return again
Return again
And no matter where you’ve gone
There’s a place for you
To come home to
Yes here I am
Please pass on through
This place
This place
This place
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4. |
Puzzled
03:40
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It is good to be puzzled
Let it be so
For the shape of the puzzle
Is not ours to know
And as much as we’d love
To arrange it just so
That’s the job of the puzzlemaster
Not us below
So if you really want
To be in the flow
Let yourself get puzzled
And see where you go
—melody—
If you find that you’re empty
With nothing inside
Then you’ll find yourself with plenty
Of nothing to hide
And now freed from the burden
Of all that you’ve tried
There’s a room mystery can enter
And spirit abide
Yes if you really want
To go for a ride
Let yourself get empty
And see what’s untied
—melody—
When you’re lost in the forest
No path in sight
Could be that’s when you notice
That something’s gone right
Or beyond right and wrong
Toward a deeper delight
On a path only made by walking
Into the night
Yes if you really want
To rise and take flight
Let yourself get lost
Til the darkness burns bright
—melody—
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5. |
Spin Around the Sun
02:46
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May you feel the golden light inside on this and every day
May this wisdom coursing through your bones keep opening the way
May you know that you are deeply loved, that cannot be undone
May your soul grow ever freer in this spin around the sun
We give thanks for your life, for the gift you are by being you
They say the stars are celebrating day and night
And the mountains and the rivers they are too
Yes I know it must be true
May you always walk with courage even when the path’s unknown
May the angels keep you company when you’re far from home
May you know that you’re a blessing unto each and every one
May your soul grow ever freer in this spin around the sun
We give thanks for your life, for the gift you are by being you
They say the stars are celebrating day and night
And the mountains and the rivers they are too
Yes I know it must be true
May the memory of this moment imprint deep upon your heart
May the days that shine with goodness never be to far apart
May you know joy in the mornings, feel the way we’re joined as one
May your soul grow ever freer in this spin around the sun
We give thanks for your life, for the gift you are by being you
They say the stars are celebrating day and night
And the mountains and the rivers they are too
Yes I know it must be true
We give thanks for your life, for the gift you are by being you
They say the stars are celebrating day and night
And the mountains and the rivers they are too
Yes I know it must be true
‘Cause they asked me to sing this song for you
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6. |
Riverbanks
04:59
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Come and listen closely by the riverbank
Watch the glistening waters roll on by
As a breath of wind sends ripples flowing
Ancient knowing deep inside
Up above a holy roving caravan
Feathered wings and knowing ways
If you stayed here for eternity
You might learn to live a day
~wordless melody~
There’s a portal open by the riverbank
Takes you straight from here to here
As the cedar burnt before the altar
Makes your words of prayer heard clear
Touch the skin of earth and make an offering
Let the leaves dance shadows on your hand
If you stayed here for eternity
You might start to understand
~wordless melody~
In a sea of clouds there floats a waxing moon
Star of endless fables found and told
Can you hear those stories shining back at you
All those memories she holds
There’s a myth now weaving in the midst of us
We’re the silken threads and time’s the loom
You don’t need to stay here for eternity
For the infinite to move through you
~wordless melody~
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7. |
We Were Here
05:04
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Four and a half billion years ago
A cloud of dust became our home
Waiting for something new called life to dwell
And you and I we're made of starstuff
More ancient than our words can touch
Here now to learn those secrets hearts can tell
Hold on my dear
Though winds be strong you need not fear
As long as you’re here
The dawn will come
So you want to make a holy song
And praise the day before it’s gone
Catch and release the life that passes through
With you poems and your prints and your new garage door
Ten thousand hints that you’re still looking for more
Well the good news is it’s looking for you
Hold on my dear
Though winds be strong you need not fear
As long as you’re here
We’re here with you
They say the best time to plant a tree was
Twenty years ago
But the second best time is today
And we don’t need to etch our names in
Great tree trunks or slabs of stone
For the future ones to hear us say
We were here
We loved here
We healed here
x4
Hello my former self
I’ve come to take you off of the shelf
Greet you with kindness hear your voice again
The life you’ve lived and the one you’re living
Gave you the notes to make your song
A gift that keeps on giving all night long
Hold on my dear
Though winds be strong you need not fear
As long as you’re here
The dawn will come
Hold on my dear
Though winds be strong you need not fear
As long as you’re here
We’re here with you
We are here
We love here
We heal here
x4
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8. |
Keep You Company
04:32
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On the hillside
The grasses start to glow
Each one waits the setting sun
Since the people left
The paths are overgrown
One chapter's done and one's begun
And as I stumble round asking for a clue
It seems you know just what you need to do
In the blue room of this castle on a cloud
You find the words to change the story now
And we hear the mountain say
Drop your shoes and walk your way
Even when we're far from home
We do not walk alone
In the morning
I greet you with a bow
And the day greets us with dew
On the road again
And I still wonder how
The journey led me here with you
And as we speed along through volcanic fields
The hawks do keep you company
If we get to nowhere then we've gone too far
But where we're headed yet I cannot see
And it seems a world away
But it was only yesterday
Now I'm back here on my own
But we do not walk alone
oh-woah-oh-oh...
And as I stumble round asking for a clue
It seems you know just what you need to do
In the blue room of this castle on a cloud
You find the words to change the story now
And we hear the mountain say
Drop your shoes and walk your way
Even when we're far from home
We do not walk alone
And it seems a world away
But it was only yesterday
Now I'm back here on my own
But we do not walk alone
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9. |
Witness to the Rupture
03:06
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Witness to the rupture
Shaky ground giving way
You can’t avoid the void
Nowhere else to run to
Step on in steep descent
Feel for something to hold onto
Old box
There are hundreds of them
Coated in thick forget
They were here the whole time
Just out of line of sight
Please open
Fumble through dust
Please open
Click back latch
Please open
Mystics of the rupture
Holy ground stop and pray
You can’t avoid the void
This is your direction
Step on in steep descent
Feel for something to hold onto
Old box
There are hundreds of them
Coated in thick forget
They were here the whole time
Just out of line of sight
Please open
Fumble through dust
Please open
Click back latch
Please open
Stories tumble out
Catch the tale of the beginning after the end
It all comes out
Tell the tale of the beginning after the end
When all seems done
Write the tale of the beginning after the end
x3
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10. |
Time is Now
02:02
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Friend, I’ve heard you say
There’s another way
And I believe it’s true
So what are we to do
To make a home
From all we’ve known
With ample room
For what we don’t
You’re more than you
For you include
An ancient dream awakening
Friend, the time is now
Ancestors show us how
To make the next right move
When there’s nothing left to lose
This same old place
My saving grace
Was here before
And after I’m gone
This golden hour
In all its power
Moves through us now
But not for long
Speak your truth
Speak your truth
Speak your truth
Speak your truth
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11. |
Behold and Be Held
03:37
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Thank you for living your years and for letting them go
Thank you for gifting your tears to the earth down below
We came here to see what would happen when we let the magic in
For each one to be in the sweet symphony of it all
Thank you for tending the soil with a strong steady hand
Thank you for lending your toil to the life of this land
You've been here before but you'll find that there's nothing the same
Except for your heart still remind you of your true name
da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-oh-way-oohhh x 2
Lately the clouds seem bursting with meaning
Ships in the sky with secrets to tell
Song in the morning, moon in the evening
Glint of the eye, behold and be held
Glint of the eye, behold and be held
Thank you for feeding the holy by feeding your friends
Thank you for seeding a story not knowing where it ends
And in noble silence we hear the old tune that the fire sings
It asks us to love without fear til we've given away everything
da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-oh-way-oohhh x 2
Lately the clouds seem bursting with meaning
Ships in the sky with secrets to tell
Song in the morning, moon in the evening
Glint of the eye, behold and be held
Glint of the eye, behold and be held
Glint of the eye, behold and be held
da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-oh-way-oohhh x 2
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Adam Horowitz Albuquerque, New Mexico
Adam is an artist and instigator living in Tiwa Territory (Albuquerque, NM). In recent years, he co-founded the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, Nuns & Nones, and Taproot.
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