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Cosmic Rhythm
02:33
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God is the boundless ocean
"I" am a rippling wave
The crest is the life I’ve chosen
The trough is both womb and grave
My time in this form I take
Is brief but does not stand alone
I’ll reach for the sky
In the blink of an eye
Until I am called back home
I must learn to live in peace
And in harmony with the sea
The rushing tide doesn’t cease
It’s an endless melody
I’ll find joy in all that is
And won’t worry about what isn’t
For now that I see
That the ocean is me
I can dance with the cosmic rhythm
I must learn to live in peace
And in harmony with the sea
The rushing tide doesn’t cease
It’s an endless melody
I’ll find joy in all that is
And won’t worry about what isn’t
For now that I see
That the ocean is me
I can dance with the cosmic rhythm
For now that I see
That the ocean is me
I can dance with the cosmic rhythm
For now that I see
That the ocean is me
I can dance with the cosmic rhythm
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Family Diner
02:55
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Hot biscuits
I like them under gravy
Eggs and sausage maybe
I haven’t had them lately
Breakfast is the most important meal
Add juice and toast you can get a real good deal
At the Family Diner
Nothing could be finer
The jelly is sublime there
2 eggs for $3.99 or
Maybe you just want a bowl of cereal
Something light and healthy to make your stomach full
At the family diner
Yeah they serve wine there
You got your choice of beer
If we go for dinner
Lunch would be okay a sandwich and a cup
Of the soup of the day, let’s hurry up
To the family diner
To the family diner
To the family diner
To the family diner
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Purple Flower
03:22
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I saw a purple flower;
I left her where she was.
I asked why she was beautiful
And she replied, "Because
The beauty that one sees
Is in the eye that looks.
You turn the muddy rivulets
Into laughing brooks."
I thanked the purple flower
For the wisdom she had shared;
That beauty's all around us--
We can see it everywhere.
If we open up our hearts
And open up our eyes
We'll see the beauty all around.
Beauty lives inside.
I saw a rusty wire
Lying on the ground
I asked the wire why oh why
Are you hanging ‘round
The wire said “It’s in your head:
The evil that you dread
You’re so hung up on fixing things
Fix yourself instead
I thanked the rusty wire
And now I know what’s true
Good and evil, black and white
Are inside me and you
If we water the flowers
And put things in their place
We can make things beautiful
For the human race
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Oblivious
03:19
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Dendritic trees tickle sky
Where nervous birds electric fly
Convey the universal will
To the cat upon the windowsill
Mottled blue and grey and white
Turn black and purple with the night
The moon above an opening
To the light that’s streaming in
Pull my coat tight, oblivious
As I await the city bus
Check my pocket for the fare
A cold wind blows thru me there
Outside where squirrels and ravens once
Fought for food on daily hunts
The streets and phone lines quiet lie
Wait for winter to pass by
Shut my door, oblivious
Outside the dawn is tinged with rust
I fold my arms standing there
At the window I just stand and stare
Every moment is a work of art. Everything around us plays a part
Sometimes I look and I notice. Most times I’m just oblivious
Dendritic trees tickle sky
Where nervous birds electric fly
Convey the universal will
To the cat upon the windowsill
Mottled blue and grey and white
Turn black and purple with the night
The moon above an opening
To the light that’s streaming in
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5. |
Elegy for a Star
02:42
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Let's lie down & stare at the dying star
Turning red to white just before
Exploding into a supernova
In space this happens over & over
It happens light years away then fades to black
If time repeats itself it might fade back
Drop the key from E to D
Expressing the instrumentality
Within
As we lie down & stare at the dying star
Let’s lie down & stare at the dying star
Turning red to white just before
Exploding into a supernova
Now our time is almost over
The night is fading but it’ll be back
This broken universe is only cracked
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6. |
Zechariah's Song
04:06
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Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
And you, my child
Will be called a prophet
You will go before the Lord
By whom we will be restored
And you, my child
Will be called a prophet
You will proclaim he who comes
Bringing us our salvation
Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
And the rising sun
Will come from heaven
Casting light upon the dark
The path of peace we’ll walk
And the rising sun
Will come from heaven
Through the forgiveness of sin
We’ll be washed clean once again
Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
Praise be to the Lord of Israel
Hear the trumpet blow
Feel the Sprit flow
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7. |
Theater in the Round
04:35
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Somebody told me one time that a galaxy
Has the same shape as a snail shell from the sea
And I never would’ve guessed
Though it makes perfect sense
It’s the spiral garland wound around reality
And when the sun goes down and you look out into space
And wonder if we’re alone in this place
It's all a big shell game
Our souls are all the same
The universe is peering out through each face
What if I told you this life is a puppet show?
You’d probly laugh and say, “I ain’t no puppet, though.”
No, but I am certain
You’re the one behind the curtain,
And so am I. We’re puttin’ our own selves on y’know.
And when the lights come up we’re gonna look around
And we’ll be the only ones to be found.
And I am you and you are me.
We’re the one reality
In the universal theater in the round
Joy and sadness, life and death, and all of that:
We’re responsible for one another on this raft.
When we get to the shore
We won’t need it no more.
We’ll shake each other’s hand and then we’ll laugh
And where the ocean meets the sand is where we’re gonna land
And realize we really did all we can
For when the false you melts away
In the new light of the day
Our oneness is all that we’ll understand
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8. |
One Sunny Afternoon
03:41
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The flea was jumping down the street
Didn’t know who he might meet
The flea was jumping down the street
The fly then he did greet
Said the flea to the fly
You’re my kind of guy
Said the flea to the fly
You’re my kind of guy
The fly was flitting down the street
Didn’t know who he might meet
The fly was flitting down the street
Some frogs then he did greet
Said the fly to the frogs
How are your polliwogs?
Said the fly to the frogs
How are your polliwogs?
The frogs were hopping down the street
Didn’t know who they might meet
The frogs were hopping down the street
The Dog then they did greet
Said the frogs to the dog
You should swing by our log
Said the frogs to the dog
You should swing by our log
The dog was walking down the street
Didn’t know who he might meet
The dog was walking down the street
The flea then he did greet
Said the dog to the flea
You just eat at me
Said the dog to the flea
You just eat at me
Flea, fly, frog, dog, at the log
Pupa, pup, & polliwog
Flea, fly frog, dog, at the log
Pupa, pup, & polliwog
They danced to this tune
One bright, sunny afternoon
They danced to this tune
One bright, sunny afternoon
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9. |
No Thing
01:51
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Many, many years ago
Before there were even years
Far, far, far away
Yet very, very near
No Thing existed
But No Thing could not be
So No Thing became everything
Including you and me
Stars burn
Planets cool
Little germs
That look like drool
Fungus, Plants
Trees and ants,
Ibexes
And this and that
But in with and under
Every this and that
Still exists the No Thing
That never ever can
It’s a tiny spark of darkness
It’s a hidden light that glares
No Thing is everything
Everyone and everywhere
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Lance Eads Portland, Oregon
Portland-based singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist
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