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Maureen Anderson's Shapeshifter

by Shapeshifter

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1.
The Gift 05:30
We come into this world with a gift, The gift is to think, think freely, Yet as we grow we are taught how not to think, Contraction of thought, rather than expansion. Then we are sent to school. What is discouraged? Creativity's discouraged. What is encouraged? We are encouraged to repeat facts, facts, facts, And to desire material things. Material things don't mean a thing, Not a thing in the real world. Exchange your freedom for slavery, Enslaved to a mortgage, So you get stuck in one place all your life. Yet we know through travel we can broaden our minds, Through learning to respect and understand Diverse cultures, diverse cultures. Enslaved to the God, The God of Today - Money, Money, Money, Fast cars, Fast Food, Fast people... And then they give us a God, They say that The name of the God is LOVE, The name of the God is LOVE. Then they give us religion, And religious wars. How can you kill in the name of love? How can you kill in the name of love? They say we elect the politicians, politicians lie, THEY elect the politicians, their puppets on a string, Your X on a bit of paper means not a thing, Not a thing in the real world. They do not respect you, They do not respect each other, They do not respect themselves, All they respect is MONEY. Money is the God, The God of today. Who will eat money? Who will drink money? Who can breathe money? Why do we stand by and watch others die? Why do we stand by and watch others die? We need not live, live by their lies. As one we are small, But together we can be as big as they are. Let us bring them LOVE, Let us bring them LOVE, Let us make love on their streets, Let us create love in their stone cold churches. Love like the Sun shines on everyone, Love like the Sun shines on everyone. HUSH! Do not make a sound, See the place you stand it's Holy Ground, The place you stand it's Holy Ground...
2.
Red 05:38
Slowly serpent rises in the vault of the flesh, I see the serpent rise behind the shadow of your eyes. Rise serpent rise in the vault of the flesh, and Red is the colour, and red is the centre going Round and round and round... Slowly serpent rises in the vault of the flesh, and (6) Indigo is the colour and (5) Blue is the colour and (4) Green is the colour and (3) Yellow is the colour and (2) Orange is the colour and red is the centre going Round and round and round... Rainbow figure rises from the vault of the flesh, And walks the highway of the stars, From Earth to Jupiter to Mars, Let us walk the milky way, Let us go where angels play, With Hanial & Gabrial & Raphael & Tzadkiel & Kamaal & Mikael. Hallelujah, Hallelujah and Red is the centre yes red is the fire and Red is the circle going Round and round and round...
3.
Where are you my precious one? Where are you my precious one? Where are you my precious one? Golem, Golem. Tell me who would take the time, Create a god of clay or lime? Someone to take your fears away, Someone unto whom to pray... Indian gurus from the east, Prophets from the west, All protesting their way is the only way, the best... When you stumble, When you fall, Unto whom then shall you call? Unto whom then shall you pray when you Find your god has feet of clay? Clam'ring voices they unite to take the day and bring you night, Leave your possessions behind, I will make them mine, make them mine... It seems that love is truly blind, when you follow a God of clay or lime, I'd rather follow an empty shell, Create my Heaven and my Hell...
4.
We are the warriors of chaos, We come to you from across the great divide We come to warn you that the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride NOW We come to you from across the universe to tell you, It is time to stop those who destroy your earth, We come to tell you, the only way is to open your hearts to peace and truth and love TODAY See he who rides the steed that is rather vague For he rides 'neath the guise of PLAGUE He crosses continents even as we speak His death and destruction to wreak And there are too many in the guise of woman and man Who are willing to give him a helping hand. See he who rides the blood red steed and provides guns and bombs He has many followers whom him adore, Who believe that they need more, His name is WAR And there are too many in the guise of woman and man Who shoot your brothers and steal their lands. We are the warriors of chaos We carry no weapons, no gun nor spear, And we come to tell you that you can only be defeated by greed, hatred or fear. See the steed he sits upon, it is a skeleton, He provides the child upon your telly With spindly legs and bloated belly, His name is FAMINE And there are too many in the guise of woman and man Who rape your oceans and erode your lands. See he who does approach, his steed a giant cockroach, His voice an advertising tune, As he bids his followers to consume, consume, consume, The earth he lays to waste by his very presence, His name is PESTILENCE. And there are too many in the guise of woman and man Who are willing to give him a helping hand. We are the warriors of chaos, We come to you from across the great divide, We come to tell you that the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride NOW. We come to tell you that it is a time to stop vegetation in front of TV screens, It is a time for meditation, It is a time to build new dreams So open up to the universal mind, Set yourselves free, Believe in peace and truth and love and Liberty, liberty, liberty.
5.
Save Me 03:16
I am on the outside trying to get back in, I am on the inside trying to get back out, Won't you save me... I am a little girl, caught up in a crazy world I am four years old, there is no one to hold me, No one to explain all this awful pain I feel, Nothing in this world is real, Won't you save me save me save me Save me from myself, Won't you save me save me save me from my shelf. I go to Sunday School, they tell me Jesus loves me. If Jesus loves me where is he now? Where is mommy, mommy's drunk, Where is daddy, daddy's gone. I don't know why, there is a new star in the sky, I must find somewhere to hide, there is nowhere to hide. I must climb up on a shelf somewhere deep inside myself, Won't you save me save me save me save me from myself, Won't you save me save me save me save me from my shelf. I am a little girl caught up in this crazy world, I am four years old there is no one to hold me, No one to explain all this awful pain I feel, Nothing in this world is real. I must find somewhere to hide, there is nowhere for me to hide. Won't you save me save me save me save me from myself, Won't you save me from this shelf.
6.
The City 04:49
Sy is die stad, Sy is die stad, Perty keur lelike, Perty keur mooi, So vel uit haar gebore, Engels se lagte, Duiwels se pret, Wil jt dwelmsmiddel koop? Sal jou reguit nattel toe stuur? Where steel lamp posts grow out of concrete pavements, In urban wasteland, A solitary young prostitute stands, Short skirt, Bare legged, Enslaved feet in nine inch heel, some horny punter's groping hand, The only thing she'll ever feel. Where concrete buildings spew out clockwork folk, Who only come alive between nine and five. Blind, their seeing eyes, As they walk past outstretched pleading hands of drunks, The ex-institutionalised, drunks, addicts, the homeless, the hopeless, Who decorate the city streets like rotting chunks of meat... Verby die leehand, Van die bedelaars. Wat soos vleis, Die strate bedek, Maar nog steeds, Vaal sagte reen. Die voels sing van die kersie bome, Wat stadsrade bedek in elke stad, Waar gebrookde gebone, hul selve opgee, Terug aan Natuur, Waar die ligte skyn, Op die voetpaaie se liggies. So vel, so vel in die stad vir almal, Die maak nie saak wat is lekker vir u, Daar is altyd iets kyk kyk, Kyk na die ding jy ken, Sie dit vir wat dit is, Ja kyk hoe die stad haarself ondek.
7.
The sun is shining the trees are climbing, In my garden, In the garden, The cat is creeping the frogs are leaping, In my garden, In the garden, The wind is blowing the trees are growing... The grass is sighing the pigs are flying... The fairies are dancing the goblins are prancing, The goblins are prancing the fairies are farting, Saying "Oops, I beg your pardon. Oops, I beg your pardon" It's a natural bodily function, It's a natural bodily function, Let's light a fire see the flames get higher... The wasps are fighting the ants are biting... Ooh those naughty fairies and goblins Committing natural bodily functions in my garden...
8.
Where is the knight of the rosy cross? Where is my knight of the rosy cross? I touch him in my dreams, I see him in my mind, Where shall I find my knight of the rosy cross, My knight of the rosy cross. Where is the knight of the rosy cross? Where is my knight of the rosy cross? I see him in my mind's eye, His sword is brandished high, The sun shines from his eye, My knight of the rosy cross. Where is the knight of the rosy cross? Where is my knight of the rosy cross? Eight hundred years today, He went far away, Left me here alone, Never came back home, My knight of the rosy cross. Where is the knight of the rosy cross? Where is my knight of the rosy cross? When I him do find, Our souls shall as one entwine, Me and my knight of the rosy cross, Me and my knight of the rosy cross.
9.
Warrior 04:45
I am a warrior, big and strong, I am a warrior, this is my song, I am a warrior, wild and free, I am a warrior, this is me. I am the tiger burning bright, I am the tiger in the night I am a warrior do real fine, I am a warrior, walk like the lion. I am the warrior wild and free, I am the warrior, this is me. Like the dragon I live up in the clouds, Like the dragon I sleep under the ground, I am the tiger burning bright, I am the warrior in your night, Like the garuda I fly high, Like the garuda I will never die, We are warriors big and strong, We are warriors we live in this song, We were warriors where the sun did shine, We will be warriors till the end of time. I am a rainbow warrior, I got my wings today, I am a rainbow warrior, I am on my way. I am a rainbow warrior, the spirit will not die, The spirit cannot die, the spirit cannot die. Hail Rinpoche, Hail Rinpoche Dalai Lama, Spiritual leader of Tibet, Spiritual leader of the world, Rise oh warriors rise, Rise oh tiger, Rise oh dragon, Rise oh garuda, Rise oh lion.
10.
Shapeshifter 08:04
We are shapeshifter, resistor, transmitter, We are coming through to you via waves of sound, Inviting you to higher ground. Look, see goblins in the mist, who can resist the goblin queen, Her smile serene, her touch as no other? She wants you to be her lover. Hark! Who is that that does sing? 'Tis he, 'tis the Elfin king. Green of skin, lithe of limb, as he invites you in to His cavern - crystal lights, delights. Does your spirit not sing, in harmony with the elfin king? Who is that that takes your hand? Now I know it may feel cold and scary, But there is no need to fear, To fear a fairy, who only wants to dance, entrance. Blue fairy feet, Dancing in your soul, What a feeling, such healing, making you whole. Compute! Transmute! Dilute! Dilute one part with three parts water. It grows, it flows, and the stream flows through the wood, And we all feel good, when we find we are back On Albion's blessed shore, where less is more. See trees grow feet where roots once held them down, And dress themselves in green and brown, And dance and make romance under stars And chocolate bars on Mars...

credits

released March 3, 2000

Maureen Anderson - vocals, flute
Steve Jesson - drums, percussion
Dave Pratt - classical and electric guitars and bass
Willow Songsmith - keyboards and computers

Engineered and mixed by Steve and Willow
Produced by Shapeshifter, January/February 2000
Remastered by Chris Conway at Oblong Studio.
Lyrics copyright Maureen Anderson
Music copyright Shapeshifter 2000
Samples courtesy of Genesis P. Orridge and Larry Thrasher ("Electric Newspaper")

Photos by Nick and Adrian The Rock
Graphics by Willow and Dave (Ray Tracing on front cover)
Back cover images by Nick Nixon

Special thanks to Adrian, AndyRat, Bill, Chris Conway, Dawson Smith, Jim from Humbucker, Kevin Hewick, Nick Nixon, Nick, Richard Urwin, Simon Collins, Stu Talbert, Tony Modinos, and all who've supported Shapeshifter!

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