One of the most bizarre and uniquely hypnotic jams in Shapeshifter history, a previously instrumental piece which proved perfect as a backdrop for a spontaneously improvised piece of spiritual poetry from Maureen.
lyrics
Transverse the highway of the stars
I walk among the angels' sweet serenades
For I and you are both made of the same stuff as the stars
The sun is our heart, the moon our desire
Mercury the quicksilver of our minds
Our copper, or Venus, we carry in our throat, we carry in our throat
Oh, sing sweetly, sing your own songs,
None can tell you they are wrong
Jupiter expands fully in our solar plexus
Jupiter expands
And below Jupiter, Mars, fiery red, burning,
Burning, burning, unbridled passion
And below Mars, at the base,
The base of the spine, Saturn sits,
She compresses, compresses, compresses
The greatest into the smallest
Release the lead of Saturn,
Release the lead of Saturn, let it rise,
Let it rise along the pathways of the sun and the moon
Let it rise up, let the kundalini rise
Awaken, awaken! Awaken into enlightenment!
We are one! We are one! Children of the sun
We are one, we are one,
Children of the sun, interconnected,
We are love, our name is love, our name is love,
We are you, you are I, you are us, we are one,
The circle of love eternal,
The fire of life eternal,
Physics proves nothing, nothing ever dies
All things endure forever as one,
One light, one love, one hope,
We are one, we are one! We are one!
Children of the sun, children of the sun
We are the children of the sun
And we come to you from across the great divide,
We come to warn you 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, truth and love today
See he who rides a steed that's rather vague
For he rides 'neath the guise of Plague
He crosses continents even as I 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 a blood red steed
And provides guns and bombs to those who believe
That they need more
His name is War,
He has many followers who him adore
And there are too many in the guise of woman and man
Who shoot your brothers and sisters and steal their lands
We are the children of the sun
We carry no weapons, no guns nor spears
We come to tell you you can only be defeated by greed, hatred or fear
Hark! He who doth approach,
His steed a giant cockroach!
His voice is an advertising tune
As he bades his followers 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
Willing to give him a helping hand
See - the steed he sits upon - it is a skeleton!
He is the one that provides a 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
We are the children of the sun
And we come to you from across the great divide,
We come to warn you the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride, now...
We come to tell you this is a time
To stop vegetation in front of TV screens,
This is a time for meditation, this is a time to build new dreams
So open up to the universal mind,
Set yourselves free
Just believe in truth and love and liberty,
Liberty, liberty, liberty
We are one, we are one,
We are the children of the sun
We are one, we are one,
We are the children of the sun
Peace and love
Peace and love
May all beings be happy...
credits
from Looking Glass Ties,
released November 11, 2008
Maureen Anderson: vocals, flute, trumpet
Jim Tetlow: keyboard, djembe, soundscaping
Dave Johnson: guitar
Alan Freeman: synthesizer, vocal effects
Willow Songsmith: keyboard
Recorded 3rd February 1999
Remixed and mastered by Jim Tetlow, 2007-2008
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