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Restore Me

by Diane Patterson

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I love this track from Build a Bridge so much that I released it as a single. It's fabulously produced and recorded by Roman Morykit in Jacksonville, Oregon, except my vocals, which were recorded by Peter Temple in Albion, CA. David Kai played drumkit, and Roman electric guitars and bass, and he recorded SaraTone's backing vocals.

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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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released January 1, 2012
Restore Me
electric guitars & bass, roman morykit;
backing vocals, saratone
drums, david kai; guitar, diane;

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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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