What’s soulful for what’s material
Our lives will be empty
And the yearning will continue
Nourishment comes from more than food
Spirit from more than intoxicants
Comfort from more than luxury
Beauty from more than what the eye can see
Wealth comes from more than possessions
Connection from more than sex and shallow friendships
The mirror isn’t what’s reflected
Someday we will realize
Healing is not in our minds
Or in the world outside
But deep in our souls
In the river of life
Draws a hungry crowd
With cold silver hands
That are all too proud
From silver to copper
They change in time
As love starts taking hold
And the feeling comes alive
Down into the earth
They will dig deep
To emerge with human skin
And they will weep
Oh, will they weep
With earth and water
They build a brand new home
A little less shiny
But with a lot more soul
Maybe people need to be
Put on a pedestal
Not to fall
But to show them just how
Good
They really are
The sunrise and the breeze
Dance it out, honey
Underneath the stars
Shine away all those lousy scars
To understand
There’s no one else to blame
For the way that I am
Choices, oh choices
They’re just dams in a river
If one way is closed
Another delivers
And one day I learned
To slow myself down
Open up my lungs
And sing my truth out loud
Choices, oh choices
They’re just dams in a river
If one way is closed
Another delivers
Climb down and get cozy, honey
In your warm and heavy heart
Don’t you know by now
That’s the very place to start
Choices, oh choices
They’re just dams in a river
If one way is closed
Another delivers
She’s stronger than the bad
Her spell will taste like poison
But it’s karma in her hands
Painted black by judging eyes
That never cared to know her
And look past all the lies
Slander is a sad disguise
Of the weak- and wicked-minded
Who aim to tear a hole inside
The glory of the wisest
But when you know
Just who you are
With no veils and no pride
The dirty words are washed away
And truth shines from inside
Seamless streams
That lead to our
Forgotten dreams
The trials of our
Rootless past
Are stripped away
As love redeems
By man’s human hands
And all those seven sins
That feed his earthly grins
But there are seven ways
Of healing too
Forget the others
Start brand new
Nine ways to go to hell
Eight rungs to bring you back
Seven steps turn dross to gold
So many vices hold us back
Seven virtues lift us up
Seven angels up above
Always there to pull us through
With acts of mercy
Seven too
Seven centers move you through
But hell is first...
Like night to day
It shows us how
To find our way
Despite where she’s been
A ground dwelling snake
Will rise with the wind
So close to the ground
With the sun on your face
Feel the warmth all around
Mother’s tender embrace
The glory of nature
A medicine grand
From earth left untouched
By man’s greedy hands
