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Origin
10:07
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Around us, lives a story, a tale so very old
If only someone would believe us, we wouldn't feel so out there in the cold
In the future, who will remember, who we are, yet they'll still have a to say
They'll believe our souls were taken to fill their every single night and every single day
Don't tell us we come from Africa
They don't know what origin means
It's a crime to say that we came from Africa
When it's a place we've heard of but never seen
You are not slaves, said the traffickers
It was witnessed by thousands of stars
Trying to place us in Africa means we might as well say
We're from the plain of Mars, we're from the plains of Mars
We were hunters, we painted pictures, mostly when when were sad
We were granted many favours, to give them everything we had
We remember that early journey and how the colours flowed through our hands
A reaction to hearts all broken, just to fill their moments of every single night and every single day
Don't tell us we come from Africa.....
In the future please remember that your origin contains the seeds
Of all those people whose lives were taken to fill their moments of every single night and of every single day
Don't tell us we come from Africa.....
Repeat
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2. |
Ancestor (Puro’s) Song
07:09
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Sit, quiet, while the fire burns so bright, memories and dreams come and go
Holding you in the darkness of the night, though I’m here for you, there’s no way I can let you know.
And I still love you, as I have for thousands of years
And I will not desert you, I’ll be catching all of, catching all of your many tears.
I seem to be so far away, you reach out a hand, our fingers meet, and I am near
There’s so much that your world will keep away, I will never stop trying to let you know that I am here.
And I still love you, as I have for thousands of years
And I will not desert you, I’ll be catching all of, catching all of your many tears.
Look for me when the daylight turns to night, find me in the beams of the golden sun
When the moon is bright I’ll be standing at your side, I’m right beside you when you see the rivers run.
And I still love you, as I have for thousands of years
And I will not desert you, I’ll be catching all of, catching all of your many tears.
Repeat.
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3. |
Borrow Me
05:44
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Who but the wind shakes leaves until they’ve fallen, fallen, fallen to the ground?
Who but the storm brings clouds of darkness making, making puddles all around?
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 where you may
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 just don’t take
Who but the stream creates the air that raises, raises bubbles from the deep?
Who but the sun is forming the shadows, casting, casting something we can’t keep
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 where you may
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 just don’t take.
Who weeps for me, who’ll ever see what it means to hit this music?
Who has the gall, who sees it all and how it needs to be?
Who has a care, who wants to share; ain't it time to hit this music?
Borrow me, or you’re never going home.
Who but the moon looks down from heaven, luring, luring waves to dress the sea?
Who but the stars make constellations, winking, winking, looking down on me?
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 where you may
Borrow me, you can borrow me, you can borrow x 3 just don’t take
Or you’re never going home.
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Dryad Rebellion
05:55
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There’s a stirring in the trees, a rustling of branches
Turmoil in the forests of the world, uprisings unseen.
From the bark, from the leaves, oldest, strangest forms appearing now
From the dark age of trees, the dryad rebellion has come
Choose your side, the dryad horns are calling
Come, prepare to fall down on your knees
Wide awake, the dryads are a-moving
See them walking on the forest paths, the dryad rebellion has come
Hear their singing in the trees, no longer a-sleeping
They are never what you think they’ll be: the nymphs long ago
Rising from, ancient worlds, doing what they’ve never done before
Oaks applaud, ash approves, the dryad rebellion has come
Repeat
Follow the horn
Make a woodland pact to put us there
Make - wake.
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5. |
In Honour Of Trees
04:52
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6. |
Who Took the Life Out
04:38
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Who put the light out
Who put the fire out
Who took the laws out
Who took the life away, away....
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Will You Take Me Home
06:41
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Hold on tight, don't let go, you're going to a place you've known before
A new day dawns, so ride the waves, until you reach the other shore
Gonna look your way, gonna face the spray, I gotta find the sun
If I make it through and I at last find you, I'll know the journey's done
Like a struggling seed, like a lonely tree, I'll be on my own
It's the biggest ask, but it's now my task, will you take me home?
I confess to say that I don't know the way, I need to trust that you will soon appear
It's been a long rough ride, and I need a guide, I guess hallo's the word I long to hear
If one could go where the music flows, I'd have to hope that someone could be me
The wind's my wings as the water sings of the licence to believe I can be free.
Gonna look your way, gonna face the spray, I gotta find the sun
If I make it through and I at last find you, I'll know the journey's done
Like a struggling seed, like a lonely tree, I'll be on my own
It's the biggest ask, but it's now my task, will you take me home?
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8. |
Multiverse
06:05
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All across the world tonight, there’s a song of a new horizon
Sky’s gems shining bright
Hand in hand with a multiverse that’s singing
Through silver light, into a world of splendid colour
Just hold on tight, for the multiverse calls you and you are in a dream that will go on and on
Moving through fire, shifting through water, dancing through sunlight, drifting through moonlight,
Passing the gateways, skimming dimensions, entering portals, making ascensions
All across –
Squeezing through wormholes, travelling light years, noticing new stars, flying past old stars,
Deities ancient, spirits primeval, crossing the cosmos, this is the prequel
All across –
Honouring cycles, forfeiting matter, wandering ages, tracking down quantum,
Linking star systems, dreaming up legends, forging illusions, lighting up heaven
All across -
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9. |
Song of a Star
08:08
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The dome of the sky is clear tonight
Time stands still
I’m wondering how you are tonight
Do you ever weep?
Take the darkness from my mind tonight
Take the harsh memories away
Deliver me a slice of heaven tonight
Please sing my troubles away
You mean everything
When pools of water fill my eyes
If you’ll sing me a song tonight
I’ll find a way to rest my mind
You might seem to be so far away
But billions of years don’t mean a thing
When you sparkle as you sparkle tonight
I hear your voice; I hear you sing
I hear your song, your sweet, sweet song. How I love your song. Your sweet, sweet song.
When I hear such sweet singing in the stars
How close you seem to be
While the world is so quiet tonight
I remember what it is to be free
You might reach me from an ancient world
But I understand your way
Your harmony is straight out of the otherworld
Oh, I beg you to sing my troubles away
I hear your song, your sweet, sweet song. How I love your song. Your sweet, sweet song.
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10. |
Bari Hukni
05:12
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It’s certain I was praying, in the chapel; in the moment you speak of, I was learning to see
I am, you know, a pilgrim, true to my religion, a converted Gypsy, with a soul that’s now free
Across the land we call to Hukni; blowing dust you can’t see
In your eyes the spell of Hukni, comes to unmask your greed
We walk with other pilgrims; with proof of our penance, with relics of value, we see every saint’s face
The shrines we see are many, full of great potential, I am a newborn Gypsy, and I now know my place
Across the land we call to Hukni; blowing dust you can’t see
In your eyes the curse of Hukni, comes to expose your greed
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Paviland
04:51
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12. |
Wise One
10:30
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Wise One, you soared like a bird in the sky
Wise One, no one saw the tears in your eye
Once you could hear the oak tree sing
Now we’re left in a world filled with foolish kings
The spell that they cast, changed our past, and you’re lost to the mists of time
Wise One, could they ever have needed you more?
Wise One, they lost the purpose of what life is for
There is nothing that I can do or say
To make this troubled world go away
They must open their doors and fly to find yours in your own distant land
Knowing what was fed to us all, do we now feel the weight of the fall?
Blinded by envy and greed, we are masking our need for liberation
Do we now feel what went wrong, in a time where values had never been so strong?
Knowing your courage was there in asking for our liberation, so Wise One
Sleep in your ancient dreams; sleep in your ancient dreams….
Wise One, help us find what our souls really need
Wise One, then let us know what it means to be free
Now that chains are broken in every single line
No more will we see, or feel, or know your kind
We must open our hearts, look up to the stars, and find our way home
Ghosts on the horizon call, luring us to find our souls
Reach out and we’ll touch their hands, we’re asking for our liberation
Why are we so naive and numb, yet you warned us that this would all come
Tricked by those beguiling smiles, we’re now asking for liberation, so Wise One
Sleep in your ancient dreams; sleep in your ancient dreams….
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Patrick Jasper Lee Wales, UK
I am something of an activist with my music & literature. As an indigenous Rom Gypsy my cultural and artistic work explores the highs and lows of life/soul. I champion tribal origins, and the underdog in our modern times. I am tired of what this society tends to throw at us, especially innocent folk. I believe the awesome beauty of nature & the arts remains our only hope in this chaotic world. ... more
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