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Perfect Love
04:44
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A wild bird flies onward through the night crossing lands unknown
And should it pass through all the trials of distant flight
In the end its' instinct brings it home.
What is the reason for this clear unblemished sky?
I never dreamed that all my searching might end
in a love so pure it's never going to die.
Whose heart is this, whose heart is this
that beats just next to mine, that beats just next to mine
I know now You're the one who's always watching over me
and if I love You, don’t blame me,
When you're the one who came to set me free.
I know now that Yours is the perfect love I've always waited for
And if I search through all the stars far above
I don't believe I'll find anything more.
Whose heart is this, whose heart is this
that beats just next to mine, that beats just next to mine
So long in darkness did I walk but love still drew me on
I wandered far within your realm of ancient light
listening to the distance for Your song.
I know now that Yours is the perfect love I've always waited for
And if I search through all the stars far above
I don't believe I'll find anyone more beautiful than You.
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No Distance
04:42
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You said no distance is too great
No time too long to wait
If you’re sure your love is true
I will always want to be
Part of your reality
Let the memory survive
Till the moment I arrive
In the world behind your eyes
Until I realise
That you are me too
When I see the stars so high above
I’m reminded of Your love
and I wonder where you are.....
You are all I want to be, I’ll never let You go
You’re everything to me
I will always want to be
Part of your reality
Let the memory survive
Till the moment I arrive
In the world behind your eyes
Until I realise
That you are me too
You are all I want to be, I’ll never let You go
You’re everything to me
You are all I want to be, I’ll never let You go
You’re everything to me
I’m waiting here so patiently, for when You look at me,
You take my thoughts and set my spirit free
I don’t think I imagined it, I heard you speak to me
with words of love and sacred mystery
Hold me tight, I fear the way ahead
may take me from my place,
Blissful here in Your embrace.
Even in the darkest night
When all hope seems lost from sight
Of ever seeing my love again
I know
A time will come when all will be resolved
And all my love returned
A thousand fold,
A thousand fold
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Remember Me
05:14
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Why are we talking, careful lest the spell we've wrought be broken Words all too often mar the magic of a love unspoken
Where am I walking, with no sky above, no earth beneath my feet
as I stumble, through this world you’ve made, so full of love?
What is the reason for this flight of love,
these stars above that change with the seasons?
Do you remember me? I don't believe I'll ever forget you
If You could only see how long I searched for someone just like You
A soft voice in the silence when I'm sorrowful or feeling lonely
A shoulder I can cry on with assurance that you love me only
A child in those joyful moments when I want to play and tease you
Someone to accept my gifts with joy when i just want to please you
Like dancers in the sunlight, hand in hand we run so light across the world,
Love in the moonlight, sharing secrets as the stars unfurl
You are my sunset to sadness, let the softness of your night enfold me,
I'm so glad that in the darkness You are here to hold me
See how the angels wing protects us when we least expect it,
tears fall forgotten, shining in the silver moon reflected.
Do you remember me? I don't believe I'll ever forget you
If You could only see how long I searched for someone just like You
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Hou Yi Shot the Suns
05:56
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Stone stares at my face, two paces to the left, two right
Though stone meets my outstretched hand,
this is where my heart must flame again.
Here I sit before my cell wall,
seeing far off faces, in far off places,
painting secret dreams of times to come
On the mountain peak he dared,
straining in the burning air,
Firing arrows, flaming hair,
suns a'falling everywhere
Hou Yi shot the suns, shot the suns.
Freedom, how they loved their freedom
Crying for Salvation
But now it’s lost again
For Freedom cries the heart
For Freedom cries the heart
For Freedom, all across the world
I still see a sea of faces
Shining with a new hope
Of freedom
Filling all Tiananmen that day.
A thousand hands in protest raised
A thousand stars that briefly blazed
Do you remember anyone
Who marched there in that scarlet sun?
Hou Yi shot the suns, shot the suns
Hou Yi, Hou Yi, Hou Yi, Hou Yi
Hou Yi shot the suns, shot the suns
Freedom, how they loved their freedom
How they cherished freedom
All across the world
For Freedom cries the heart
For Freedom cries the heart
For Freedom, all across the world
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The Chant of Pemulwuy
04:59
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In this land my spirit is ever free,
Iron chains can never hold me long
You think that you are free, but there’s a world that i know to be
more real than this dream and we all belong there.
In this land my spirit is ever free,
Iron chains can never hold me long
You think that you are free, but there’s a world that i know to be
more real than this dream and we all belong there.
I don’t regret my 12 year fight, we fought you well, we had the right
But could not win, for we were new
To you harsh world
Walk with me, but cast a veil before my eyes, filled with tears by a sight too sad too see
Take my bleeding land and, make it whole again, green like the time when our world was filled with trees.
In this land my spirit is ever free,
Iron chains can never hold me long
You think that you are free, but there’s a world that i know to be
more real than this dream and we all belong there.
In this land my spirit is ever free,
Iron chains can never hold me long
You think that you are free, but there’s a world that i know to be
more real than this dream and we all belong there.
The chant began and built a sound
That spread far up through and around,
The flowing streams and gum tree glades
into the mountains far away.
Where warriors dead spirits walk
In the bush, across the hills
Amidst the memories and ghosts
With my secret war my dreams are filled.
A song that echoed on and on
drew me back where I belong
i lay there wounded in a trance
But in the dreamtime world I danced.
Walk with me, but cast a veil before my eyes, filled with tears by a sight too sad too see
Take my bleeding land and, make it whole again, green like the time when our world was filled with trees.
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6. |
A Dream
05:04
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Once I had dream in which all of the alphabet ordered themselves in a book, with an ancient and mystical look
Then I turned around and walked into that hidden place where I’d not yet dared to look, surprised at the courage it took.
If you ever see me alone
Don’t rest easy
Cause it means I’m far from my home.
I heard that you’re everywhere, I know that theory
But ‘till I feel Your hand in my hair I remain weary
Wanna always be with You
Wanna stay close to You
Never wanna go anywhere
if you aren’t there too
Wanna stay right by You
Never wanna leave you behind
Never wanna go any
if you’re not there.
If I ever want to see through the dark glass clearly
Into the world full of light, Its centre incredibly bright
Do I even want to see through the dark glass clearly
Into that world full of light, there waits a wonderful sight
If you ever see me alone, just rest easy
Cause it means I’m dreaming of home
I see now, you’re everywhere
It’s not just theory
I can feel your hand in my hair
If I ever want to see through the dark glass clearly…….
Wanna always be with You
Wanna stay close to You
Never wanna go anywhere
if you aren’t there too
Wanna stay right by You
Never wanna leave you behind
Never wanna go any
if you’re not there
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7. |
Lake Gardens
03:33
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Today I went to your house In the hope to see you there
I searched but could not find You, but something in the air
Took my heart and lifted me into that special place
Where I could feel Your warm embrace
Every room contained a memory so painful yet so sweet
I could not help but linger in the hope that we would meet
If I close my eyes I see that smile that time cannot erase
And I can feel Your endless Grace
Why did it take so long to see
That I’m in You and You’re in me
I looked up to the stairway where You often used to wait
And pretend that You were busy or that someone else was late
If I could just recall exactly how you said my name
Everything would be the same again
Why did it take so long to see
That I’m in You and You’re in me
Why did it take so long to see
That I’m in You and You’re in me
That I’m in You and You’re in me
That I’m in You and You’re in me
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No Distance Kiirtan
05:15
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Baba Nam Kevalam
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The Return of the Magic
05:00
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Sitting on the broken steps of the earth
waking up the sleeping sky
It took a long time getting here,
I dont know why
Looking out on a strange and troubled world
Talking to the burning sea
I hope you're going to stay nearby
to comfort me
I remember the first promise
ever in the world
In the beginning all around was magic
shining like a sea of pearls
You opened new doorways,
smiling on the world
I beheld You in the heart of dreams
This time the magic will never die.
Ch With the return of the magic to this world,
We will run to you, and find hope again
With the return of the magic to this world,
We will love you, and shine again
Gazing out on a wild and stormy sea
There's a man in a boat and I wish it was me
Risking everything in order
to be free
You opened, new doorways,
shining on the world
I beheld you in the heart of dreams
this time the magic will never die
With the return of the magic to this world,
We can run to you, and find hope again
With the return of the magic to this world,
We can love you, and shine again
You opened, new doorways,
shining on the world
I beheld you in the heart of dreams
this time the magic will never die
With the return of the magic to this world,
We can run to you, and find hope again
With the return of the magic to this world,
We can love you, and shine again
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Dada Nabhaniilananda California
Dada Nabhaniilananda, originally from New Zealand, is a yoga monk of Ananda Marga, The Path of Bliss. Through his music and songs he seeks to connect us with the source of love within and remind us of our connection to to all life. He had his 15 minutes of fame in 1992 when he appeared on stage with the Dalai Lama before 10,000 at the 1992 Earth Summit, in Brazil. ... more
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