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Build a Bridge

by Diane Patterson

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Choose the Long Road 06:08
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Choose the Long Road lyrics I brush my fingers on the lute For me, there is no substitute To hear that dounbek, skin on skin To see the whirling dance begin To feel the Friend come closer in Letting go Letting go Not long ago The life that held me in a golden cage All went up in flames Now I'm alone on this road like a wild horse Galloping from town to town No one can claim me i'm a smoldering incense, burn me up I'm just a subtle essence, just some ashes in a cup Letting go, e la allah allah Letting go There's so many songs and so many voices So many roads to take and seek the holy ones Choose the long road Letting go I throw down my heart on this spot Giving every ounce of all I got Like a holy grail, full me up Deliver me well, sacred cup, drink me up To the foot of your altar, to your holy sandal straps To the dust that lifts in flurries by your sacred sufi dance Letting go
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Holy Land (432 Hz) 06:52
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Holy Land lyrics For timeless souls, just one, a billion The tavern master winks, then listens Speak your heart, oh simple pilgrim Let devotion send your visions You, peace-seeking, traveling lover Have no fear to love another Lift your song upon this bridge That spans to every holy land Let there be love and light And we'll wander through those swinging doors Where wild birds can then fly through Those swinging doors to me and you Build a bridge, this is holy land Build a prayer, it's all holy land Build a bridge to holy lands With open hearts and healing hands Where love is simply traded clean For love and care and healing things Build a bridge just rocks and bones And simple things that stack and hold Like memories of loving times And words that kindle and inspire Build a bridge of eagle wings And condor eggs and fragile things Just strong enough to hold us well So we can all still break the spell So wild birds can still fly through Those swinging doors to me and you It's all holy land through the pilgrim's eye Where every rock and tree's alive It's all holy land cause we're waking up And every drop is in a sacred cup It's all holy land! The soul has come through the jade screen To wander in this world of dreams It's all holy land.
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The Lamp 03:58
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The Lamp lyrics I have lit that lamp that needs no oil I have eaten from the pot that needn't boil On the Way of the Wind, the light where soul begins Designers, dancers, friends, we circle round again So good to see your face again It's new moon night, and the dark is growing deeper A time to dream for open-hearted warriors Floating on the sea, in a ritual of dreams The world is not ours, the world is us. I have lit that lamp that needs no oil I have become that flame that needs no fuel Rejoin the ritual of planting seeds and dreams On mountains, fields and streams In the spirit of the trees The force, the heart that leads And loves and needs and bleeds Look into my eyes, good friend We're on this journey to the end Open the way for the warriors Open the way for the warriors of the heart See we can see in the dark Open the way for the warriors of the heart
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Restore Me 05:38
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Restore Me lyrics Restore me to health, My body and my mind Like earth and sea and sky Let me run free, let me crawl free Let me swim free, let me fly free Let me breathe deep of the highest Intention of our time Show me the way To the Mystery Restory the song of this land the bird call, the waters fall The whisper of rain on the farms that remain And though the little guy's been undercut Some continue no matter what I live in the arms of this fragrant land No matter the name of the town I'm in Tobacco and sage bless relations and places The cycles, the changes and phases So let this journey be long Cause I'm continuing on and I fly over I fly over With the seasons and songs The celebrations that guide we And just like rain through a swail May we travel this trail Where the prayer trees still bend In the sharp autumn wind And if there's a wall, a roadblock on my path, my love On my way to work, to my garden On my way to the water well, well I fly over If there's a wall between us when we speak my love I wanna hear what you're dreaming of, so I fly over If you're in pain, cause every man's burden is the heaviest, you got to offer that pain up and say I fly over And if you're afraid, cause the way you been living is all changing You know, you just let go, cause it's all gotta change, you know, say I fly over, make your own peace, say I fly over Restory the song in our hands, What it looked like on that day when we all sat down in thanks Cause the peace was made. Cause we all sang, I fly over I fly over
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Occupy / Shall We Rise 05:57
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Shall We Rise/ Occupy! lyrics Give thanks to the fire, give thanks to the fire For keeping the flame alive, Occupy! Well we're living in a world where Occupation is war But peace is the vibe we're creating and What we're living for So, what is this movement and what shall we occupy Well I say, where are our hearts And I say, where are our minds, and Where are our bodies, and are we really in them What are our stories and how do we choose to live them Occupy! Some say the commons have been privatized And the banks own it all Well, this is bigger than it looks And tyranny is bound to fall So we're waking up to strategize And some gots the visions in our eyes So don't let that old pepper spray Take the goodness all away We'll keep our eyes glued to the prize And when the world is watching, We'll rise, rise, rise, rise, rise Good vibrations We'll rise, rise, rise, rise, rise Good relations We'll rise, rise, rise, rise, rise Woooooooo!! Because we're rocking and rocking and rocking and . . . Rockupy! Babababababaababab Good morning town, the train's whistling through American progress, the world's watching you Which way are we gonna go, Further down the profit trap door Which way are we gonna go Further down, or shall we rise Decolonize Shall we rise? Decolonize! Value life, give respect, human rights, decolonize! Now we're taking this healing rhythm to the streets, Occupy!
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Carry Your Ancestors 07:08
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Carry Your Ancestors lyrics Carry your ancestors like a Brightly woven blanket bundle Lay it down for singing or loving Wrap your shoulders when you're cold Carry your bight bundle well, now Carry through till you grow old If you feel like someone's done you wrong Don't forget your bundle, walk along See the moon come ripe as a harvest song Know the road you're walking on Let forgiveness rise up and set you free In your fullness you shall be Broken Heart is Open Heart Let Love Take Your Broken Heart Broken Heart is Open Heart Know the Road You're Walking On Let the dawn light tear you open wide Break your heart open from the inside Let the healer look inside your mind Let her songs erase the time Sacrifice upon your altar Any voice of doubt you find
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Ebb and Flow 01:56
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Ebb and Flow lyrics Ebb and flow, wax and wane What once was here is gone again Silver streak across the sky I can't just sit and wonder why Simple wisdom guide me home To the heart I call my own Circling prayer beads, turquoise, red Earth and sky turn all to bed
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If This Train 04:39
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If This Train lyrics If this train just keep on driving I'll never have to get off I'll just on staring at the infinite sky, I'll never have to stop This train All the rocks and trees of Sweden All the red and yellow houses Lakes and rivers, slender forests Keep on passing by In my mind the miles stretch me All the stories to unwind Living for the peaceful moments In between, they're hard to find In this aching place I'm hungry but it's truth alone can feed me Watch the blue sky teach me vastness Though my heart heart contains such sadness Soon I get my bags and guitar To the show, they're waiting for me Celebrate the love of life, The land, the road all singing with me If this train just keep on driving I'll never have to get off I'll just on staring at the infinite sky, I'll never have to stop This train All the rocks and trees of Sweden All the red and yellow houses Lakes and rivers, slender forests Keep on passing by In my mind the miles stretch me All the stories to unwind Living for the peaceful moments In between, they're mine to find
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Great Goddess Chant 00:51
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Great Goddess chant Great Goddess, I am so thankful To have you guiding me, protecting me, I am
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Always 03:53
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Always lyrics Everybody wanna tame the wild gypsies Everybody think they really can Everything I know come from in my soul I had to dig down there to understand Centuries of traveling through this world In every state and every land got me Always looking for a safe place To park my bed And a warm heart to lay my head And when I fall down on my pillow deep Wild dreams come into my sleep and I'm Always looking for a new place to park my bed And a warm face to inspire my head Always, always Goodbye, till it's hello again. Always Everybody wanna tame the wild gypsies Everybody think they really can 'Oh won't you come and stay in our home,' They say, 'get yourself on solid land Be a part of our family' Oh, but they don't understand See, I'll sing by your fire side All throughout the night When my soul wakes in the morning light Ill take my songs out on the road I'll light my fire when and where I choose I'll never answer to any man Any man try to win me, he just lose Always, always, always Everybody wanna tame the wild gypsies Everybody think they really can
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Costa Rica 04:40
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Costa Rica lyrics Costa Rica, la casa Pura Vida! (Costa Rica, the home of pure living) Punta Mona, roots! permaculture (Punta Mona, permie farm on the Caribbean) Stephen's smoking fish just right Sarah's got the beans and rice Spirits of the afternoon are Flowing through the heart of time Slowing us down to a Caribbean beat Singing so soft with their silent feet Incantations of peace on earth, Good vibrations, What is love worth Just listen, we're circling in the kitchen There's nothing missing Getting well, we're just blissing Costa Rica La casa, Pura Vida! Punta Mona Roots! permaculture Benja's got the permaculture rap Earth care, people care, what's the haps? Charing abundance the natural way Watching the mama earth day by day She's the one that makes it all real Talk to me, friend, tell me how you feel The problem's an opportunity Inspiration's washing over me I gotta get my hands in the dirt I gotta wash my own stinky shirt Come here to change my life, find out I'm just fine And happiness is a state of mind El corazón is lleno de contestas La cabeza as llena de preguntas The head is full of questions The heart is full of answers So, where do you want to be? Viva! En el corazon. Costa Rica!
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I Like Your Style 03:47
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I Like Your Style lyrics I like your style, I hope you can stay for a while By my side, sometimes I ride alone But for this one, will you come along I like your style If I tell my story, will you lend a listening ear I was a queen of one, but now of many I open my eyes, now you're hear I like your style Take my heart, it's already been broken Broken open and free Take my love, it just keeps on returning Like a bee to the blossoming tree That's how they make that honey I like your style Take me out to the record store Take me out for a beer Take me in, and throw me in bed, Cause I just want some love without fear I'm gonna find it right here I like your style Singing love songs all night long . . .
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Holy Land Remix (432 Hz) 05:06
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released January 1, 2013

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Diane Patterson Ashland, Oregon

Folkgoddess Diane Patterson sings the world awake with powerful voice and revolutionary lyrics. Her sincere spirit and roots storytelling plant seeds of respect and justice. She’s fueled by music-as-activism and love-as-revolution. Made in New Orleans, Diane’s new 2018 album features Mike Napolitano and Ani DiFranco. ... more

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