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Right Now
03:19
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LYRICS
Right now I am alive
Right now I can breathe
Right now I am loved
Right now I am at peace
my body is healing itself
Right now I am one with the world
Right now I am so grateful
I have a place to sleep
I have food /and I have drink
I am free to be - me
Right now I don 't fear the future
Right now I forgive the past
Right now I am shining out
Right now I can smile
yeah, I can smile
I am smiling
Right now I am alive
Right now I can breathe
Right now I am one with the world
right now ,right now
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It's Better
02:58
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I'd rather be a lover
than a sportsman,
'cause when we score;
both of us always win!
Its better to be a lover
than a businessman,
'cause we both get
sweet gains that are
better than the stock exchange.
In your sweet sky;
I soar like a falcon,
Our hearts know its better
to rise up in love;
and I'd rather fly madly
together in fun,
gliding above
with the woman
I think the world of.
I'd rather be a lover;
than a comedian,
your laugh means so much more;
than laughter from a can.
Its better to be a lover
than a politician,
I don't have to lie
or try to get
power!
Instrumental
Yes I'd rather be a lover
than a sportsman,
It's better;
winning with you!
Its better to be a lover;
than a comedian,
It's just better;
laughing with you.
Its better being with you
Its better being with you
because even when
I'm not with you
as my lover
I anticipate more than ever
Its better being with you
Its better being with you
Its better being with you
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Love Is A Current
03:56
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LYRICS
I once had a dream of myself letting go,
as my heart opened up, electricity flowed
in my veins all these colors started to glow
grew brighter and warm as the current flowed
When I woke up, all I wanted to know
Was how to return to the rainbow…
Love is a current if you just let it start
It flows every time you switch on your heart
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Let it flow, you can't hold it. It's no souvenir;
if you try to possess it, it will just disappear.
Like blood, love’s a current that flows to repair,
Love is a current we all share…..
Love is the current that’s the force behind life
It can warm, it can burn, it can cut like a knife.
Life in the current will show up as energy:
growth, adventure, joy and health!
You can't pour it out from an empty cup
so turn on the current, open up!
Love is a current if you just let it start
It flows every time you switch on your heart !
INSTRUMENTAL
Love is a current that flows as prayer, Love’s a current we all share…..
Love’s in our DNA as compassion and care
When it's shared it’s called friendship, when it's blocked it's called fear
Electrons flow towards positive in every battery cell !
Gratitude is love’s positive anode as well!!
Remember as a kid you couldn’t wait to wake each day?
Love calls you back to child’s play!
Love is a current if you just let it start
It flows every time you switch on your heart
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Let it flow, you can't own it. It's no souvenir;
if you try to possess it, it will just disappear.
love is the current keeps you fired up with care,
Love’s a ||||current|||
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Two Sisters
03:08
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LYRICS
When I first embraced her, I was told to let her be
I asked her to be my partner, all my friends deserted me
She leads me out to places, where I don't want to go at all
She has my interests at heart, thought I doubt most of her calls
Change, her name is change, uncertainty,
Change, she's the change my inner spirit seeds
There are two sisters of the spirit, competing for my heart
One takes me to adventure, one gives meaning a fresh start
while change will get me moving, the other calls me more
She's my one and only passion, in my pain and in my joy
Love, love is the only certainty
Love, the still small voice that sets me free
I won't let change push love away,
As both must be in me
For my higher self to grow in time, yet know
infinity
I embrace these two together, for
they are spun in one
change as lover, welcome
Oh come, please join us, come
Change, calls for flexibility,
Change, be the change the world so badly needs
Love, love is the only certainty
Love, the still small voice that always sets me free
Change, calls for flexibility, oh but
Love, love is the only certainty
Be the change...
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Feel To Heal
02:55
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LYRICS
I know you wanna help me feel better–
but I need to feel this on my own.
I don’t want to blame You, baby, when I’m down!
no-one else can make me feel, I’ll take that on
- even you can’t make me feel, ( cause the feeling’s mine)
But thanks for trying,
Thanks for tryin’ baby,
ah thanks for trying....
yes, Thanks for tryin’ baby -
though no matter how hard you try,
its only within me I can heal the way I feel .
I know you wanna help me feel better–
but I need to feel this on my own.
I don’t want to blame You, baby, when I’m down!
I need to feel, to heal
Feel to heal
Feel
I wanna feel I wanna feel
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Be Kind To Yourself
03:27
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LYRICS
Deep inside you is a diamond
glowing with the light of love
as brightness is inside you
you can shine it out to everyone!
Don’t push yourself into a corner
bound by somebody else’s walls
first Be kind to yourself,
be kind to yourself
be kind to yourself
Deep inside you is a fountain
bathing with a stream of love;
when you wash away your dark past
all the future flows of love will last.
Inside‘s the place of safety
Inside‘s the place of shelter
Take cover. Take refuge there
Be kind to yourself
Be kind to yourself,
Don’t push yourself into a corner
bound by somebody else’s walls
Be kind to yourself, (repeats/builds)
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7. |
Travellin'
02:54
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LYRICS
Movin' along an open road
Purple fields that come and go,
the sun tints clouds that I don't know
I'm travllin' Slow
If time has passed my watch aint shown
it stopped when I left Gawler town
Look at my mind and it will [show
I'm travllin' slow
Tomorrow my love will grow
travellin' will lead it away to find some peace of mind
a way to let go
Movin' along an open road
purple fields that come and go
the sun tints clouds that I don't know
I'm travllin' Slow
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8. |
Discover
03:35
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LYRICS
I'm trying an old world view,
the more listening I do, the more I discover
and it seems to be (from what I can see) that it is true,
for when I am curious I am not lonely
There are stories, waiting to be heard,
like the singing of a beautiful bird
calling out the password to the wonder of their song,
'discover' 'discover'
There's a flame that any one of us can see
It shines both warmth and light
and it's inside both you and me
we call it the mystery of what we can be;
we can discover, our humanity
Used to be a time, when the fire would burn
people in a circle, would be willing to learn
You could tell a story, I could tell a story
(and we'd be heard!)
around the fire people would listen with their hearts
maybe we could light a candle, in a circle for each other
We wouldn't be so lonely,
we'd discover, each other
discover, each other
discover.
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9. |
Love Is A Growin'
04:13
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LYRICS
Like the new buds of spring, I sing
Energy is returning to me
Cause I know love's growin'.
When I look into your heart, I start learnin'
to be aware of your yearnin'
cause I know love's a growin'.
Was a time, when I wanted the world to be mine,
(wanted the answers all wrapped up in twine.)
Couldn't be satisfied, that you had tried
I wanted more and I wanted it now
Mmm Mmm
Instrumental
Was a time, when I put all I loved on the line,
(wanted to own, more than to share what was mine.)
Mmm Mmm
Oh you longed to be free!
Inspirationally, I let you go,
I was hoping we'd grow
back together.
Like the new buds of spring, I sing.
Energy is returning to me.
Cause I know love's growin'
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Every Time
02:56
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LYRICS
Ev'ry time you avoid an aggravation
Ev'ry time you struggle on through
Ev'ry time you make it thru a tough situation
You can smile, cause someone's smilin' with you .
Ev'ry time you hold a person cryin'
Ev'ry time a child looks up to you
Ev'ry time you're a hurtin and a sighin'
Just remember, your body's healing for you!
'cause love guides you, though your faults let you down [
Life's energy is for sharin' around
well Ev'ry time you spend a [minute in contemplation
Ev'ry time a child looks up to you
evry time you're a hurtin and a cryin
just remember, [ the world's smilin' with you
be inclined, to join in the smilin' oh yeah!
Ooooh!
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I Built A Wall
05:57
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I built a wall; It's not very long, but it's tall – Very tall
Citizens pay, so I get my way
Stopping brown migrants from getting low pay
As a lazy white male; trust me to prevail
I am protecting us all with my tall racist wall
Yes I am protecting those behind my wall; From me…
solo instrumental
I built a wall; it’s a Mirror of my own soul
I built it tall between democracy and me
my side are too scared to challenge my party!
they know I'll knife them in the back
if they walk away from me
I built a wall; of privileged inequity
To block out anyone that’s not white and rich like me
I don’t want taxes (that I avoided paying the treasury)
funding the homeless or ethnic minorities
I built a wall; between all women and me
As I said to Billy: "Its ok for Stars like me to grab them by the p***y "
The religious conservatives support my God of hypocrisy;
stopping women making choices - about their own bodies
instrumental
I built a wall; though history shows all walls will fall;
this one's a foul ball in the long haul; yeah it’ll
stop wild critters from taking a stroll
but it won’t stop human migration at all. (they can avoid it, Doh!)
I built a wall; To protect myself from facts
So I can hide behind its wall of lies.
Twittering to myself that the world is better off,
when it's on my track
Instrumental
And when my term is over
And karma, or the New York state, catches up with me
I'll still be behind a tall wall again;
A cell wall in a penitentiary!
Instrumental
I Built a Wall!
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12. |
No Law But Love
02:47
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LYRICS
When I was a kid
I was told to have faith
But it's different now, I'm in a different place
Out in nature
I meet my friends
we embrace life's questions and discuss our mystic trends
I don't want telling,
I want a voice
When you talk to me, respect I have the choice
I trust creation
My faith is strong
But I won't tell you what I think if you just call me Wrong
We are spiritual (and we're proud of)
Open minded (no law but love)
All faith is varied, but each choice belongs to me
We are spiritual (and we're proud of)
we're all connected (no law but love)
talkin' about belief; that's just individuality
Define your words, be very clear
what we call our Higher Power, is different everywhere
You can trust in love
You can join with me
accept mistakes; reject hypocrisy
We are spiritual (and we're proud of)
Open minded (no law but love)
All faith is varied, but each choice belongs to me
We are spiritual (and we're proud of)
acceptance based (no law but love)
talkin' about belief; discussion is our liberty
We're all connected ; No law but love (repeat and fade)
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Philosofree & Optimysts Toronto, Ontario
Philosofree, Bob Legare, Jeff Lohn, Bob Long, Mi Cha ('Chami') , & Sam Sharkaway are
Optimysts!
Philosofree is from Australia, The Bobs and Jeff are Canadian, Sam is from Egypt and Chami is from Japan.
Together they perform an eclectic mix of harmonic songs.
Many other talented musicians from across the world have contributed to our albums, incl: Uli Marquand from Germany & Alain Valodze
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