1. |
I Was Born
03:20
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I was born when all things were one
One with all and all was one
We had no names, could not tell
Could not tell ourselves apart
I was born when all things were one
Without hate or distinction
a symphony of creation
I was born when all things were one
I was born when all things were one
Bodies moved in rhythm
Like flocks of birds in the heavens
I was born when all things were one
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2. |
This Wait
03:34
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Take heart my soul,
Take heart my soul,
Most beautiful things
Must ebb and flow.
Be still dark mind,
Be still dark mind
your restlessness distorts
What you wish to define.
tell me the truth,
Don't sell me a lie.
What is this state of being
Where is the source of pain
And why this hell ordained.
Hold firm failing will,
Hold firm failing will,
This wait is more than you can endure
But you will, you will, you will
The winged soul yearns to rise.
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3. |
The Hermit's Song
03:57
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The hermit kneels before the lake
He kneels and meditates
The eye reflected on the lake
It sees but does not hear
White owl appears with wings wide open
They stretch across the sky
White owl appears for the prayers
Of the ones who are unified
The furry pines and pointed mountains
That lead him to the cave
They teach him 'bout the sweet devotion
Of humble growing things
The candle burns, illuminates
Illuminates the soul
The candle that burns inward
Burns slow and long
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4. |
Ship of Fools
03:59
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Your eyes can't get enough
Your lies try filling the gulf
Let us make merry
Toast to vainglory
This boat is drifting
Slowly sinking
There's no room for vanity
No room for pride
There's no way to conceal
The breach in the hull
We'll raise our flag
and humbly brag
We're on the ship of fools
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5. |
So Will I
05:17
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If the birds still sing
If the sun still shines
If growing things reach for the light
So will I
If bright autumn leaves fade
Into the star speckled night
If the earthworm toils through the infinite
So will I
Is all that's seen really understood
Is all that's heard identified
Is every vanity compiled
Every blessing undefiled
If the peacock if the fox
If the lotus if the vine
If the muskrat if the sloth
So will I
Winter turns to Spring
Summer turns to Fall
This cycle is a baptism
That renews us one and all
Is all that's seen really understood
Is all that's heard identified
Is every vanity compiled
Every blessing undefiled
If giant Redwoods fall
If ancient rivers dry
If all that's living one day dies
So will I
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6. |
The Stranger
03:30
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When I was naked I was home
When I concealed I became a stranger
Now I long to go back
Day and night
Night and day
But I can't find a way
Why did I
Ever leave this home
In the first place
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7. |
Petrified
04:36
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I held on, held on to what was
I stood still, did not move stayed as I was
all around me, everywhere,
all is change all is change.
The people I loved, their places and names
the air I breathed, the wars I waged
one lonely season enshrined
a beautiful picture in a frame
petrified, I'm petrified, petrified
on this most, most solemn day
I hereby dedicate
this pillar of salt, this monument
to all those who are petrified...
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8. |
Law & Murder
04:14
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What makes a nation strong
Law and Murder
The place where we were born
Law and murder
What keeps the crimes unseen
Keeps the lawn pristine
You know what I mean
What keeps the slave in chains
Law and murder
What keeps his owners brave
Law and murder
what make it not seem wrong
To let the rape go on
On and on
Law and murder
How long will we uphold this
Law and Murder
The load that we've been sold
Law and murder
We used it once for gold
now against the poor
Forever more and more
Law and murder
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9. |
Blessed Life
04:11
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Why are you hopeless today
When river is leading you home
Spirit will soon find a way
When breath is even and calm
This madness you feel is a cage
That keeps you from reaching the whole
Don't let them drive you insane
For they do not know what is right
Blessed
Blessed love
Blessed life
Blessed love
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HIERONYMUS BOGS Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico
“It’s refreshing when an artist can embrace his own nakedness. Hieronymus Bogs does this fearlessly.”
—Ben Stephanus, WithGuitar
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