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diamond in your pocket
03:54
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Diamond in your Pocket , written summer 2013, inspired by Gangaji book
There;s so much trying, so much doing
There’s so much yearnin, and so much seekin
we try to be happy, we wish and wish and wish for this and that
but there’s a Diamond in your pocket
stop the search and see it there
there’s a diamond in your pocket
stop the search and see it there
When you go deep and question the what and the how and who of the self . you can feel, you can see, you can be and discover the truth that you are a precious gem
From the Sistine chapel to the Mississippi juke joints
the stories are told to believe
in things outside yourself, they preach and sing to find everlasting pleasure
And there’s Diamond in your pocket
stop the search and feel it there
there’s a diamond in your pocket
stop the search and feel it there
end with bridge…
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2. |
sacred ground
05:05
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Sacred Ground , written by kathy marshall, first week of dec 2009
Ain’t no reason to wonder why
Our body is outside of time
When we’re standing on sacred ground
When we’re standing on sacred ground
The truth is found within you, yes the truth of life is found in you
Not in science or religion, not in words of wisdom
Why do we need to know its name, Why classify everything?
Ain’t no reason to wonder why
The stars are shining in our mind
When we’re flying through sacred air
When we’re flying through sacred air
The truth is found in what’s free, yes the best things in life are free
Like the sunrise and sunset, Like love and death,
Like the sun and the moon, And the air that we breathe
Tell me your story, tell me no lies
There ain’t no wrong there ain’t no right
Tell me your story tell me no lies
There ain’t no heaven, there ain’t no hell
Ain’t no reason to wonder why
Our blood is flowing with the tide
When we’re dreaming in sacred water
When we’re dreaming in sacred water
Ain’t no reason to wonder why
The ancestors will finally hear our cry
When we’re dancing in sacred fire,
When we’re dancing in sacred fire.
When we’re dreaming in sacred water
When we’re flying through sacred air
When we’re standing on sacred ground
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3. |
oregon rain
03:39
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Oregon Rain, lyrics and music written by Kathy Marshall 9/10
Picking blackberries in the Oregon Rain
Listening to Ellis singing of beauty right here, right now
Birds are chirping
Rain and voice are merging
Into cars going by so fast
And I am here in the mist of it all
Fingers stained with juice
Skin pricked in pain
And I am here picking in the Oregon Rain
That night the full moon was shrouded in the sky
Black and white clouds were drifting by and by
Water crystals forming
Cold rain drops are falling
Into thoughts with empty spaces
And I am here gazing in the Oregon Rain
How many times have I watched the rain?
How many times have I crossed that bridge this way?
How many times have I gazed at the clouds?
That bring the wisdom down
I feel the beauty gently misting over me
Repeat 1st verse
First verse written 9/18/10, music came that week after waking up one morning.
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4. |
chamalita
04:46
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Chama, Chamalita
Fly free my little friend
Vuela libre, you’ll always be special to me
I feel you smilin from the other side
Fly free, my beautiful friend
Vuela libre, I’ll see you at the end
I love you now, and I’ll love you then
My sweet little friend
Chama, Chamalita, oh chama, Chamalita, oh chama, Chamalita,
oh chama, chama, Chamalita
You lived and died with grace
With a smile on your pretty face
With passion, color and style
You made your time worth while
Fly free, my generous friend
Vuela libre, you gave til the very end
Te amo ahora, y siempre te amare
Mi amagita preciosa
Chama, Chamalita, oh chama, Chamalita, oh chama, Chamalita,
oh chama, chama, Chamalita
Written over a couple weeks in February by Kathy Marshall, finished 2/7/11. Chama died January 17th, 2011. I miss her. Spanish added by Shireen Amini
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5. |
secrets to life
05:14
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Secrets to life
Written by Kathy Marshall September 2009
Met a grey haired woman laughing in her rocking chair
“Come sit down beside me” she crooned, “I got secrets to share”
With a toothy grin she said “I can tell you that
I aint’ afraid of dying cause I lived my life so well”.
I leaned in closely as she whispered these words
“Heed to your heart and be true to yourself
have the courage to be and don’t regret the things
you shoulda coulda done with the life you have left”.
Chorus:
“And Girl, live with your eyes wide open
And Girl, risk and love with devotion
And Girl, balance your mind and emotion
So you can see and be and sit with me, right now”
I looked in her deep blue eyes and understood her words
She said “Listen completely so your songs can be heard.
Live in the moment, don’t define you by past
Laugh and have fun and be patient at last!”
Chorus
And in that moment she reaches out her wrinkled hand
She gives and gives without making demands
With her knowing gaze she leaves with me with this gem
‘Accept, heal and love and forgive yourself’
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6. |
dreamcatcher
05:11
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Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher, Dreamcatcher, catch my dream
Cast a web so my visions can be seen
I dream a song and I sing a dream
Nothing there is impossible to me
Floating peacefully in the ocean
I die, in my sleep tonight; I die in my sleep tonight, in my sleep tonight
Last time: I died in my sleep last night…
In deep slumber the owls are staring at me
In the backyard flat of haight ashbury
Happy hippy faeries flying through the air
With angel wings and feathers in their hair
Drove my lover to a retreat
Then realized I was alone, sitting
In my red chair watching
The trees growing in my home.
Heard a warning siren
A Tsunami was coming
Water rushed in and swallowed me ,
Took my last breath, and died peacefully
Repeat Dreamcatcher verse
Song written by Kathy Marshall over a 6 month period, finished 12/11
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7. |
freedom train
04:01
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Freedom Train , written may 2010, inspired by Gangaji and Papaji
Come on y’all get aboard that freedom train
And leave your baggage behind
Come on y’all get aboard that freedom train
And leave your baggage behind
The roles we play
The tapes we listen to
The stories we tell ourselves
We get stuck with a one way ticket
To a lonely destination
Surrender, surrender, surrender at the station
Stop and surrender
Surrender now
Surrender at the station
Come on y’all get aboard that freedom train
And leave your baggage behind
Come on y’all get aboard that freedom train
And leave your baggage behind
Repeat 2nd surrender chorus
Repeat chorus again!
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8. |
candle in the night
04:38
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Candle in the Night
The journey has been so sweet and true
the first time you saw me right through
that night in your car when you held my hand
so lovingly, so gently
I knew I wanted to be with you
I wanted to be with you
With you
We came together as two
And not as each other’s better half
Our bodies touched in tantric delight
You made me laugh, you made me cry
I knew I loved you before this time
I loved you before this lifetime
We’ve been together for a generation
With some trails and tribulations
Sometimes we forget what really matters
There’s you, there’s me
There’s love between
The two of us
There is love, oh there is love, there is love
Tonight I saw seven shooting stars
And I remembered who you are
You are an infinite being of light
So beautiful, so strong, and so bright
You are my candle in the night
You are a candle in the night
A candle so bright
You are a candle in the night
Kathy Marshall 12/16/09, started writing 12/13,
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9. |
pull back the curtain
05:58
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Pull back the Curtain (partial capo on the 7th fret at the bottom)
Pull back the curtain
And see what role you’re playing now
Is it a drama, a thriller, a comedy
An action or mystery
The face you put on each day
Is it a smile, a frown, is it real enough to play
The part you came here for
You can sing and act and dance in your own score
You can laugh and cry in the story you write
From the beginning to the end, you have the sight, to say
Yes to life, say yes to love, say yes to the people in your life
Say yes to passion, say yes to the passion in your heart
Just say yes, just say yes, just say yes
It’s never to late to start
To be and play in your impossible dream
Pull back the curtain
And see what role you’re playing now
Is it a western or fantasy
a soap opera or love story
The face you put on each day
Is it a smile, a frown, is it real enough to say
Repeat Yes to life verse
Music and lyrics by Kathy Marshall, April 18 2009, finished song, started around april 11th.
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10. |
release the hungry ghost
05:14
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Release the Hungry Ghost
Written by Kathy Marshall Started Dec 2010, finished June 2011
Release, Release
Release, release the hungry ghost
Forget what your mama told you
Forgive what your daddy did, or didn’t do
Remember that teacher that ridiculed you, well
Forgive her too.
Remember that room that you locked yourself
You don’t need to do that anymore,
Come on Child, open the door,
Open the door
Relax the body, Release the mind
Be here now, now be here
And hear me now!
Release, Release
Release, release the hungry ghost
Forget what your preacher told you
Forgive what your lover did, or didn’t do
Remember that bully that tormented you, well
Forgive him too.
Relax the body, Release the mind
Be here now, now be here
And hear me now!
Repeat Release…
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11. |
grandmother rita
04:16
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Grandmother Rita, song started December 2012, finished Feb 2013.
Grandmother Rita, tell us a story
From the tundra to the stars
Your drum is calling the four directions
Singing a prayer with your song
Eagles soaring in the sky Fish are swimming in the sea
The wolves are howling at the moon
And here you are blessing us too
Your eagle feather wing blue heron one too
Breathes the air of love through you
Tail end of the old ways, your Yupik name, Bamiovan
You call us to live in peace this day
Grandmother Rita, pray us another song
Marie, your companion is dancing along
You teach us to listen and to forgive our past
Your Potlatch ways will outlast.
Repeat Eagle bridge
Your great grandmother…. saw the prophecy
Of 13 grandmothers who know
The way to heal the earth is to Heal ourselves
They believe, we are seeds, who
Belong to the universe
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12. |
get out of your way
05:05
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Get out of your Way, written feb 2/3 week, finished before 2/11 by Kathy Marshall
Get out of your way
Get out, Get out, Get out of your way
We slipped from our mother’s womb
A baby’s breath so finely tuned
Perfect and unique as a flower
So godlike with purity and power
Get out of your way
Get out, Get out, Get out of your way
Society teaches us to be sheep
Preaching those limiting beliefs
Our minds get scared into a box
With conditions, judgments and negative thoughts
Get out of your way
Get out, Get out, Get out of your way
We are born on this planet earth to realize our human worth
Simply creating this canvas of life, we can paint outside those lines
When you let go your true colors will show.
Get out, Get out, Get out of your way
There no need to suffer in pain
It keeps us bound, fearful and tame
Into the wild we can go
Set yourself free and let the energy flow
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13. |
the elements
03:11
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Element Song, written by Kathy Marshall
To the air of the east
Show us the way
And we give thanks everyday
To the fire of the south
Show us the way
And we give thanks everyday
We are the air
We are the fire
We are the water
We are the earth
(repeat)
To the water of the west
Show us the way
And we give thanks everyday
To the earth of the north
Show us the way
And we give thanks everyday
We are the air
We are the fire
We are the water
We are the earth
(repeat)
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14. |
hummingbird save me
03:29
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Save me
Hummingbird save me
Dragonfly save me
Coyote save me
And the crow flies free
Woke up late last night and roared like a lion
Looked in the mirror and saw fire in my eyes
When I returned to the mountain and see
The kingdom living in peace
And I will go down to the river
And share the love inside of me
Chorus
Women standing in a circle holding hands
Praying for Mother Land
She is crying, she is weary
Waiting for us to understand.
Chorus
Written by Kathy Marshall, 9/30/12
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Kathy Marshall Music Veneta, Oregon
I love sharing these songs that are gifts that were given to me. Please visit my website for more information about my interesting journey on this planet earth! www.kathymarshallmusic.com
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