I wrote this song while studying music in Varanasi, India.
lyrics
Heart To Sky
Splash my head with holy water
be reborn as the daughter
of the Indian mother
grant me the eyes to see
the parts of life that baffle me
from the view of a new country
Teach my heart to be wide open to realities beyond my eyes
and always have the strength to look for a way to sympathize
may I never feel defeated by the fear that poisons human hearts
and always have the strength to look even as I stumble through the dark
May I never take for granted
All the blessings that encompass me
And never lose my wonder for
The mountains, earth, the sky, the sea
As for my own education I'll take responsibility
when I cannot learn from someone else I'll have to teach my self to see
See beyond the bubble of the values of my country
and never let me settle on one idea or philosophy
Teach myself to stop
And listen to the sound of my divinity
Silence the clutter of a life time past
And in this moment blessed be
May I use other's teaching to learn about myself
But never inflict a system of belief upon somebody else
Teach myself not to get caught up in the petty way of what's wrong, what's right?
But when it comes to my own search for bliss I'll always fight the good fight
Teach myself that change resides
in the smallest blade of grace
And to only take what I need
If I care to make the future last
Teach myself to know the difference between helping and imposing
always stop to understand, before I try to intervene
Teach myself to bridge the gap between religion, sex, society
and look beneath the rubble of the contradicting histories
May I learn to love the little things
Oh so small and unglamorous
And no that beauty has no size no place
From heart to sky, from star to dust
From heart to sky from star to dust
from heart to sky from star to dust
from heart to sky from star to dust
from heart to sky from star to dust, to dust, to dust
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credits
from Heart to Sky,
track released January 1, 2010
Marley Daemon: vocals, guitar
Adam Iredale-Grey: violin
Taylor Ashton: banjo
Oliver Swain: upright bass
Kelby Macnair: drums
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