1. |
Black Lion
03:14
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Once upon a time
There were black lions on the land
But we scared them away
With our big fat cars
We scared them away
With our big fat cars
Once upon a time
There were blue giants in the sea
But we wished them away
With our blinding greed
We wished them away
With our blinding greed
So the story goes
On and on and on
Humans
Humans
Once upon a time
There were trees up on the hill
But we burned and we grazed
To build ma big fat house
We burned and we grazed
To build ma big fat house
So the story goes
On and on and on
Humans
Humans
Once upon a time
We had fear in our eyes
To come across a black lion
A black lion on the path
So I shooed it away
I shooed it away
With my big fat gun
With my big fat gun
Humans
Humans
Once before this time,
We knew how to fly
Up above the great oceans
And deep in the skies
So the story goes
On and on and on, mmhhmmm
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2. |
Earth Pillow
04:08
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I wake up with the morning sun
Decide to put my worries away
So I take a walk along the coast
Find my favorite post
Fix my eyes on the horizon
Hang my arms
Feel my weight
And then it comes…
And then it comes…
You just let your body rest
On the pillow of the Earth
Just let your body rest
On the pillow of the Earth
And then,
Like the river flows to the sea
My troubles disappear
They vanish like the wind
And I am
Embedded in
the fabric
Of now
and here
And now
so clear
So near
Here.
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3. |
Bajo Grande
02:50
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I’m going to the mountain
To let my heart sing
I’m going to the mountain
To let my heart sing
You know, you know
You know, you know
Oh you can take it all
Oh you can take my car
You can take my job
I’m going to the mountain
To let my heart sing
I’m going to the mountain
To let my heart sing
You know, you know
You know, you know
Oh it can take it all,
Cuz it can take your pain away
It can take it all,
Cuz it can make you stay
mhmm mhmm mhmm
I’m going
You’re going
We’re going to the mountain
To let our hearts sing
uh huh, uh huh, uh huh
You know
Cuz you are coming too
You know, yeah you are coming too
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4. |
It's a Forest
07:52
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It’s a forest
It’s a forest what I have coming out of my head
It’s a forest
It’s a forest what I have coming out of my hands
It’s a jungle, it’s a desert
It’s a sea full of coral
It’s a jungle, it’s a desert
It’s a sea full of coral
It’s a cliff, it’s a meadow, it’s a valley
It’s a cliff, it’s a meadow, it’s a valley
It’s a river spilling out of my body
It’s the ocean
It’s the ocean
It’s the whole wide ocean in my eyes
It’s the ocean
It’s the ocean
It’s the flow
It’s the gold
It’s the flow
It’s the glow
It’s the gold in the centre of the Earth
It’s the glow in the centre of the Earth
Burning hot, molten rock, in the centre of the Earth
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5. |
Pearl River
03:41
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Floating down a pearl river
It seems like we’re all moving together
But elephants are flying backwards in the sky
I see elephants are flying backwards in the sky
one day
one day
one day
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6. |
Rage
02:36
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Rage
The southern sea
How dare you change me
oh let me be
After all the peace
After all the deep blue
After all the wide eyed babies
Rage
The southern sea
How dare you change me
oh let me be
After all the peace
After all the deep blue
After all the wide eyed babies
Rage
Rage
Rage
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7. |
Pirates and Gold
05:00
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I’ve been shown a wide open book
Where thieves have done as they please
A land that’s built on pirates and gold
Where power rules over honourable work
You’ll be thrown into the heart of a maze
Where the only way is to fly
And fight you may for the right to a fair day
You know the truth lies inside
Nature, nature
Clear the path for your allies to come
And face the storm holding hands
For a land that’s built on pirates and gold
Breeds men who think they can conquer and own
Nature, nature
Nature, nature
The Earth will show she can restore
If helped along
This is our home, if you let it be
Nature, nature
Nature, nature
Uplift it, nature oh nature
It’s what we are
Nature, nature
Nature, nature
If you let it breathe
and she’ll breathe
with you
in reciprocity
Nature, nature
Nature, nature
Ooh, nature, nature, nature
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8. |
Kaleidoscope Year
03:57
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So far so near
Kaleidoscope year
I can feel it in my bones
I can feel it in my bones
When the shit hits the fan,
I’m running to find my boys
When the shit hits the fan,
I’m running to find my shelter
Oh, I feel love
Oh, I feel heat
Oh, I feel everything
When you think
Everthing is falling into place
Actually
Everything reconfigurates
Transformation
Kaleidoscope years
Transmutation
Kaleidoscope years
Inside out, outside in
Upside and all around
Wondering what we’re doing
We’ll just have to face the music
And dance, my boys!
We’ll dance, my dears!
Home has a new feeling
Home got a new meaning
Home is what we are weaving
So far so near
Kaleidoscope year
I can feel it in my bones
Earth is calling us home
Oh, I feel love
Oh, I feel heat
Oh, I feel everything
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9. |
Goldmines
04:09
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Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through
Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through
There’s so much, to see, to do, to be
Too many distractions, hooey
Strip them down down down down down
The ground we walk, the people we talk to
The time alone, just breathe breathe breathe…
Just listen to quiet
Just listen to the calling
Just listen to the sirens
They’re telling you to
Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through
Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through
Cuz time won’t wait, you’re standing in goldmine
Time won’t wait, you’re standing in a goldmine!
If you let them win
You might end up with some pretty nice things
But if you let them win
They’ll take all the gold
The green green gold
The clean fresh gold
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Ela Spalding Berlin, Germany
Ela Spalding is an artist~facilitator bringing people closer to themselves, others and nature through sound, books, words, and multidisciplinary residencies (in collaboration with Estudio Nuboso)
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