1. |
Longing
03:24
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Longing for that quiet moment
Longing for your fleeting touch
Wondering where you are now
Why is life such
A mystery exquisite pain
Till you appear and once again
There I am and the light you shone
Reminds me you were never gone
Longing for that quiet moment
Longing for your fleeting touch
Wondering where you are now
Tell me you're still here
I'm here see me is it clear
You're the one I hold most dear
You animate every living cell
Remind me that i never fell
Longing for that quiet moment
Longing for your fleeting touch
Wondering where you are now
Why is life such
A mystery exquisite joy
You come and go i don't know why
Touch me draw near
Breathe me ever dear
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2. |
ShirtFront Man
04:34
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VERSE 1
Hey Shirt Front man are you just a shell?
Intent on creating a living hell
Can’t watch the news each day gets worse
Will these times be known as the mad monk’s curse?
Refugees missing, no word not a trace
Hey Shirt Front man it’s a total disgrace
The jesuits roll their eyes aghast
As you ditch the poor, put the underdog last
CHORUS
We’re after a leader who’s dignified & wise
But you’re trashing the nation right before our very eyes
Hey Shirt Front man, you’ve got quite a nerve
What are you doing? And who do you serve?
VERSE 2
Uni fees, privacy, who gave permission?
To undertake such complete demolition
Firmly tied to the lobbyists yoke
Our climate policy’s a global joke
You’’ve set us back, ditched good laws
Defying logic, you’ve opened the doors
To sceptics and liars, given them wings
Their palms are greased by coal-burning kings
CHORUS
We’re after a leader who’s dignified & wise
But you’re trashing the nation, right before our very eyes
Hey Shirt Front man, you’ve got quite a nerve
What are you doing? And who do you serve?
We’re out of outrage, you’ve beaten all quotas,
of cringeworthy moments, remember the voters
VERSE 3
Water, climate, forests, health,
Anything else you’d like to take by stealth?
You have the gall to say black is white
Fiction is fact, day is night
Are miners and shooters running the nation?
Is journalism just a form of sedation?
You’re out of control, No one can win
What I wanna know is who voted you in?
CHORUS
We’re after a leader who’s dignified & wise
But you’re trashing our planet, right before our very eyes
Hey Shirt Front man, you’ve got quite a nerve
What are you doing? Who do you serve?
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3. |
Show Up
03:06
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VERSE 1
Who are you? Watcha doing in there?
You’re stuck in my head and it don’t feel fair
You whinge and you moan at all that I do
Life used to be perfect until I met you…
Then you showed up and I lost my way
Snuck into my life I’d looked the other way
You close my heart with your mindless noise
Distract me with trinkets and expensive toys.
CHORUS
Show up! Show up! Reveal yourself for what you really are
Show up! I want to see your face, you hide behind words you make me feel a disgrace.
VERSE 2
Who are you, watcha doing in here?
Every night and day you wanna fill me with fear
I toss and I turn rolling round in my bed
Like that damn mosquito, you buzz right through my head
Don’t know where to turn I cant take any more
Its time to check out - just show me the door
You thrive on dramas I’m starting to drown
In your ocean of anxiety I’m on my way down
CHORUS
Show up! Show up! Reveal yourself for what you really are
Show up! I want to see your face, you hide behind words you make me feel a disgrace.
VERSE 3
No story, see what’s right here
No story, you don’t have to hold dear
To what the past has told you you need to be
To all the rules and regulations of society
I used to think you were part of me
Now I know you’re just a fantasy
Don’t need your judgments, your critical eye ,
I’ve turned down the volume now I’m back to joy
FINAL CHORUS VARIATION
You showed up! Oh yeh You showed up! Revealed yourself for what you really are
You showed up! Now I see your face You’re just a bunch of words, you put a smile on my face!
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4. |
Pinball Ego
03:08
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Pinball Ego
Proud as punch, bullet-proof, free
Come on world, take a look at me
Next I’m writhing on the floor in pain
Wracked with endless guilt and shame
Something descends, don’t know what I catch
Jealousy, envy at succes I can’t match
From zero to rage in 5 seconds flat
When I look back later, “what the hell was that?”
CHORUS
Pinball ego burning bouncing round inside
Strangest thing I never did hide
One moment I’m flying like there’s no tomorrow,
The next I’m buried in grief and sorrow.
Pinball ego, you’re killing my peace
What would it take to make you cease
Your time has come, you’re riding too tall
I know how to pull the plug from the wall
CHORUS
Pinball ego burning bouncing round inside
Strangest thing I never did hide
One moment I’m flying like there’s no tomorrow,
The next I’m buried in grief and sorrow.
Pinball ego, you’re destroying my life
Wherever I go, you’re causing me strife
Your time has come, you’re going to fall
Now’s the time to pull the plug from the wall
CHORUS
Pinball ego burning bouncing round inside
Strangest thing I never did hide
One moment I’m flying like there’s no tomorrow,
The next I’m buried in grief and sorrow.
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5. |
Smart White Folk
03:50
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VERSE 1
The things they taught me just weren’t so cool
At that expensive private school
Left a few things out went through to the keeper
Had to find out for myself, had to lean in and dig it out
Went out to the desert, sat under the stars
Learned the history, yours and mine
Cried in the dark & came back to town
But my brand new perspective, was getting me down
CHORUS
Get up, find out, dig deep, till you squirm
Scratch past the surface, and then you’ll confirm
That all is not right in the country tonight
For some the future is not so bright
Where do you start with smart white folk like me?
VERSE 2
While Greg is playing his football games
Kev and Archie have made their names
But what do we know of the lives of the others?
Is all we learn on TV, you’ve got a hunch there’s more to see
Can we just stop to be, with our sisters and brothers?
Our power and privilege have let us get by
We don’t see the real world, we’ve turned a blind eye
The truth is still hiding from white folk like me
CHORUS X 2
Get up, find out, dig deep till you squirm
Scratch past the surface, and then you’ll confirm
That all is not right in the country tonight
For some the future is not so bright
Where do you start with smart white folk like me?
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6. |
Come Home Sooner
03:17
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Each time you leave, your mind wanders a while
Come back when you’re ready, you’ll find my warm smile
Come back to that place you’re starting to know
Sooner and sooner, each time you go.
Soon you will notice, you’re never away
That will be a most magical day
Meantime abide in the stillness you feel
Each minute you notice you’ve stepped off the wheel.
Gate gate
Para gate
Para sam gate
Bodhi Svaha.
The chant is the Prajna Paramita Mantra, from the Buddhist Heart Sutra translated by Adyashanti in the following way:
Prajna: Wisdom Paramita: Perfected
Gate: Gone, arrived, departed from suffering to liberation
Para: Beyond, utmost reach, the other side of
Sam: Together, complete, unity
Bodhi: Awakened, Buddha nature
Svaha: Hallelujah! Well spoken! So be it!
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7. |
This Life
01:56
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Thoughts are so funny
But they’re not real honey
They just come and go
Fast and slow
What’s real? What’s real?
I hear you ask
Not the temporary things
But the things that last
Remember in times
When you’re feeling dark
It’s all ephemeral
This too will pass
We see the world
Through many lenses
One glorious day
We come to our senses
The Life Force
Coursing through our veins
Just like the moon
She waxes and wanes
Just like the moon
She waxes and wanes
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Samantha Graham & Darryl Chute Sydney, Australia
Darryl is a musical genius with years of experience in composing, performing & producing. Sam is a novice at songwriting, having only started this year. She does the lyrics & some singing. She was a Sustainability Consultant for many years, helping organisations reduce their footprint & raise awareness about our dependence on healthy ecosystems. Her favourite degree was in Human Ecology. ... more
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