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Hip the Hip

by Diane Patterson

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1.
Ceremony 04:10
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Ceremony lyrics Diane Patterson We circle in the meadow to beckon the spirits And welcome the loved ones Prayer stick passes hand to hand And heart to heart We weave a spell of healing for this union Time now stands still as we move in to ceremony We turn the earth upside down We toil and sweat Sowing dreams, seeking deepness, eyes wide open Ritual music, great spirit bless this sacred passion Time now stands still as we move in to ceremony Circle in, ever in to ceremony The essence of love made, soft and strong Not yet a memory, it still warms upon the open heart
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Good Friday 04:10
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Good Friday lyrics by Diane Patterson Prisoners of conscience waste their desperate lonely lives away Just like Jesus Christ, they’re tortured till their broken hearts’ demise All across the globe, these silent deaths replay Good Friday’s tale Revert I shall be, for all that’s past shall pass again today What better day to pray for justice now than Good Friday? Jesus lost his life for his love and belief he was god’s son If he came again, what would our stinking CIA say? How can Sunday save us when so many die this way? What better day to pray for justice now than Good Friday? Children carry guns. They shoot to kill in concrete jungle wars Greedy like their gods and fathers who’ve left nothing more for them Dying every day until love and compassion reign supreme What better day to pray for justice now, than, Good Friday? Turn down the lights, turn down the noise, feel the silence of the dead Turn down the lights, turn down the noise, hear the cry of tortured souls
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Seed Song 06:10
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Seed Song, lyrics by Diane Patterson A tiny seed is cast upon the wind to fall on fertile land This seed will find a bed, this seed knows no fear This seed knows no fear, for fear has no place in this path This path of life and death, life and death Death and life again, ever turns the wheel Turn, turn, turn A tiny seedling struggles through the soil to try and reach the sun This seed will reach the sun, this seed knows no fear ... This seed knows no fear, for fear has no place in this path This path of life and death, life and death Death and life again, ever turns the wheel Turn, turn, turn The mystery of the land, the mystery of the wind and rain The mystery of the heart The mystery of the partnership, you and strong But no stronger than me, except when I need you to be A tiny flower struggles to unfold to try and feel the wind This flower will feel the wind, this flower knows no fear This flower knows no fear, for fear has no place in this path This path of life and death, life and death Death and life again, ever turns the wheel Turn, turn, turn The mystery of the land, the mystery of the wind and rain The mystery of the heart The mystery of the partnership, you and strong But no stronger than me, except when I need you to be
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One Drop/Shakti Love Chant 05:32
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One Drop/Shakti Love Chant, lyrics by Diane Patterson One drop of water, is that all that’s gonna be left Who’s gonna get to drink it, can’t you see it, All the big men at the table, fighting over one, one drop of water When all the rivers are long since gone Spirit of eagle is looking on, spirit of eagle, Spirit! Abundance, deep river carve the canyon Freedom, and eagle soars over lush life Justice, a balance in this life Life follows death answers life calls death A balance in this life May the wild winds blow, let the wild water flow, I return to let this passion in my burn A giant whale dives deep in crystal water clarity Endless ocean, breathless motion, carry me Jazz and blues conceive, blending aural ecstacy Mystical drumming, shakti woman, marry me
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Woman Strong 04:18
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Woman Strong/Peace Time, lyrics by Diane Patterson I am a woman, strong! I’ve always known how to get along Who woulda thought those sick days could set me back so far But now it’s me and this mess I’ve fallen in Holy days come and go but no soul for me No one to call on my cage door, an empty plate’s fallen on my floor What is to be done, what is to be done? Another woman strong, the true tale of 25 years onna move Who woulda thought Philadelphia would dare to go so far But now it’s me and these cell walls closing in Philly police will someday know the pain, the pain they’ve cause today I keep on working for my freedom, long live Ramona Africa What is to be done, what is to be done? And of a woman, strong, peaceful and brave, she locked her body down Who woulda thought those deputies would dare to go so far And now there’s no justice in the pepper spray trial Court case come and court case go but police still terrorize She wants to free all old growth trees so that Mother Earth is free to breathe What is to be done, what is to be done? Magic music maker, won’t you spin a tale for me Of a future present swinging in the peace time tree We’re just a swingin’ in the peace time, ringin in the peace time Singin in the peace time tree Swingin in the peace time, bringin in the peace time Believin in the peace time tree We are the peace time Calling it in to our hearts, in to our minds Come on peace time! Come on peace!
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Are U Ready 04:32
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Are U Ready, lyrics by Diane Patterson\ Are you ready, to see what’s inside, are you ready to see what you hide Are you ready? Go on and cover up every square inch of dirt you see And process every last living tree Oh, and then, when the blazing sun is the only natural thing you see Then you’ll find, that you’re the last one to go Here comes your moment in the sun Are you ready? I see you, you think it’s crazy when I say, we should boycott the chemicals But you’d think twice if your child was born lame I see you, you think it’s silly when I say, we must save the waterfall But you too, you’re gonna burn when there’s only the thirst Here comes your moment in the sun How many ways can we cry out for the land, just to save her, just to save her. How many days must we cry out for the land just to save her, just to save her Just to save, save, save the Mama Earth I see you, multinational interest could decide everything you do, if you like If only you knew what has to be done Oh, they operate on manipulation and misunderstanding But you too, you can grow some soul food of your own Here comes your moment in the sun Are you ready, to see what’s inside, are you ready to see what you hide Are u ready: How many ways can we cry out for the land just to save her, How many days must we cry out for the land just to save her, Just to save, save the Mama Earth?
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Ballad of Big Mountain 05:57
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Ballad of Big Mountain, lyrics by Diane Patterson Did you ever wonder what happened to the old coal mines And to the mighty miners, with their hard hats and their sooty faces Oh, I’ve seen traces, in the legends and the places, Where they worked until they died, or they lived among the side effects Of all the angry land that lay misplaced inside a man And grew a bigger rage than coal could ever power But the coal mines look so different, It’s all on the surface now, It’s even bigger now, somehow, and the mine I’ve seen Can now be seen from space What a disgrace they’ve made, these modern day coal miners Oh their ivory towers, they’re getting richer by the hour And they’re tearing up the land for coal power For the power we must pay, but some just piss it all away To light Las Vegas and a million LA billboards I’ve seen their coal hoards, in giant piles all around, Moving in tunnels on the ground, They slurry coal with water stolen from the people Yes, there are people. They’re living out on a vast land, they build their homes with their own hands They’re making prayers for their dead, some by uranium mined there years ago Where does the time go? Now it’s coal the man is after, and the People forced to scatter To the four winds, some resisting relocation. They’ve built a nation. Call themselves the Diné people Herding sheep and weaving freedom, They sing their songs around the ancient altar, the Diné altar, It’s the land where they’ve lived for a thousand years, Still giving up their blessings, and their Sundance up on Big Mountain And that’s not countin, the Anasazi there before them, their ancestors’ dreams before them Still live on though the land is slowly dying The earth is crying, say the elders on that land They say the coal mine’s greedy hand is stealing the water and the land From the people who were born there to guard it And they’ll guard it with their lives, planting the corn now it still thrives For all humanity they pray up on Big Mountain Up on Big Mountain
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Hey, Corporate Rule 02:02
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Hey, Corporate Rule, lyrics by Diane Patterson Hey, corporate rule, that’s all they ever taught us back in school Well, there’s mathematics for my taxes, and history is grinding axes Science is soulless, even art is controlled, lest the people get a taste of some real freedom I just wanna chill and hear the sound of my own breathing Yea!! Freedom!! Come on, Freedom!! What’s the meaning of this thing that we call freedom? Is it freedom to buy the new product line? Or is it freedom to rally out and speak my mind On November 30, 1999, I think the people got a taste of some real freedom The whole world was shaking and Seattle was quaking And the people got a taste of some real freedom Yea!! Freedom!! Come on, Freedom!! Yea!! Freedom!! Come on, Freedom!! Our minds are trained by ads and shows The food is all chemicals and old horse bones Our brains are all dead, hungry or overfed I think it’s time we leave the mall and get some fresh air Addicted zombies in there looking with a blank stare Yea!! Freedom!! Come on, Freedom!! Yea!! Freedom!! Come on, Freedom!!
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Oh, Mother Take Me Home 04:41
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Oh, Mother Take Me Home, lyrics by Diane Patterson Oh, mother, take me home to that place, Mother oh where I belong Listen to the mother, listen to the mother, listen to the mother call me home My soul roamed the emerald islands long ago When the earth she was an innocent maiden, not yet a victim of greedy profiteers We were One with the Mother, then, One heart beating, one vast love, One fire on the mountain and glistening on the sea Then came the oppressor to try and drag me down But my soul danced away into the cosmos, Back to the one heart beating Oh, mother, take me home to that place, Mother oh where I belong Listen to the mother, listen to the mother, listen to the mother call me home Thank you mother for this heavenly body, human birth I’m burning with the fire, like the water, inside me Blissing this chance to be woman and man in one hand We are One with the mother now, One heart beating, One vast love, One fire on the mountain and glistening on the sea No more dis-ease, no more violent hearts cannot push me round My soul is dancing to the hand of the Divine Seeking the Union with the One heart Oh, mother, take me home to that place, Mother oh where I belong Listen to the mother, listen to the mother, listen to the mother call me home Home come to me, speak right through me, Love’s vibration, generations Reaching skyward, healing your words, Patient, generous, good intention Loving, letting go, absolution, Oh, Mother take me home
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Climb Down 04:11
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Climb Down, lyrics by Diane Patterson I carve you this ladder, that you can climb down in your kiva Down, down in your prayer well Stay close to the fire, until the dreams come, in perspire I give you this ladder and let go your hand And you go down, down, down to your core It feels like the rush when the wall fell in Berlin Love and longing, desperation pouring out of a round spout Spilling over in a rush, a quickened heartbeat And then nothing stays the same. Impossible distances no longer, now part and pride, now will and fire And then over the wall Opening and boiling, bees in the hive, the royal joining, east meets west and night meets day Surrender Climb down dear, let me hold your head in my hand Surrender Climb down dear, stop this crazy war in your head It feels like the hush when the doubt come creeping in Tongue-tied dreaming, you and I on a small ship tossed on a wild sea Sunken secret buries me, you in the background And then waves come crashing down Impossible conversation, anger, now separation Now indignation, and then the moment is gone Now my heart spins skyward, sunrays and blue The revolution in my blood’s bleeding out on you Surrender Climb down dear, let me hold your head in my hand Surrender Climb down dear, stop this crazy war in your head
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Down to the Water 04:25
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Down to the Water, lyrics by Diane Patterson I know a man, he seeks only the bad times He seeks the bad in every human interaction But they say eventually that we get what we’re asking for And one way or another, you’re gonna find what you are looking for Why not go down to the water and fill your cup? I met a woman, she doesn’t understand love She thinks love is made for everyone who thinks like she does She thinks love is a contract between a male and female But love is deeper than the ocean, it covers a lot more ground than that Why not go down to the water and fill your cup? There are good-meaning people, they’d lock us up to save our souls They’d lock us up in jail cells, idiologies and paradigms But a healthy soul is free to be And a group of free souls, we call a community Why not go down to the water and fill your cup?
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Box of Change 05:28
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Box of Change, lyrics by Diane Patterson Leadership of every nation, listen to this song of peace Struggle seems to strengthen us, but folks just don’t have what they need Freedom from fear !! A basic human right, we see it just in sight Freedom from want !! I give thanks for what I’ve got, and I know I got a lot I got unity, universal family Unity, unity can set us free Unity, we can dream a new reality Unity, we gotta open up the box Box of change, Open it up and turn the page Box of change, Open it up and let it rage Grandmas led the march today, with signs and banners all for peace We turned missiles into music, holding up our hearts we sang, Unity, uni set us free Unity, we can dream a new reality Unity, we gotta open up the box Box of change, Open it up and turn the page Box of change, Open it up and let it rage And hip the hip! Hip the hip, tell your trip, you can use your lips, yea Hip the hip, write a note, cast your vote Hip the hip, priority, concerning me, now Hip the hip, open up the box, box of change
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Sacred Space 05:48
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Sacred Space, lyrics by Diane Patterson I wanna go there, wanna go there, wanna go there, I wanna go where Love is everywhere! My people wage peace in the forest and on the street On the beach, in the desert, in our great big hearts And for the sky, way up high and for the sky Way up high and for the sky I wanna go there, wanna go there, wanna go there, I wanna go where Love is everywhere! In the ceremony of friendship, that’s where we meet Burn our herb and play music, we make love, In this sacred space we fly, way up high Way up high, we fly I wanna go there, wanna go there, wanna go there, I wanna go where Love is everywhere!

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released June 1, 2005

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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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