The power of songs
Volume 3 The Power of Songs
Mountains
All songs Copyright Barnaby Roger Gaskell. Written 2015 - 2017
First edition: Print batch number 01 Quantity 01 Number 01 14/11/17
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Understanding
Forgiveness
Gratitude
Good luck
Drummer song
Tantra
Mantras
Rolling
Inside out
Your talent
Saving
Concentration Love Do you know why I love you
and I know that it is true
as what I think comes true and nothing else will do what you do to me
Do you know what you mean to me
I know I've been cold but I've told
I've told my soul it’s gold
you are golden in my eye
Our darkest cloud can’t hide
your beautiful light, burning so bright
no need to fight, love is right
hold on to it tight, then set that fire alight The fire is alight while the love’s alive
people can see it in our eye
when you think of the one
your brain has already begun
To carve a path for your special one
the one who sparkles in your eye
opens your pupils and supplies
the drugs of love are in your eyes Understanding Understanding is the wisdom
that comes from within
when you really look in
and think about where your doubts come from
How are you and what have you done
what have you become and what do you want
what are the stories that you still haunt
what are you doing when you applaud yourself
Who are you being when you reward yourself
and what are the rewards avoiding
what are the real results that you are scoring
what are the conclusions that only you are drawing
Choose not to suffer by connecting the links in your aim
into the optimum system for your favourite game
understandings untangling your lifetime experience contributing and drawing from the great pool of all thinking Understanding is listening to your highest and best self
what do you want for your self now
or when your voice was smaller than everybody else
why would your best self say so
You are your best when you choose to do so
what do you do that’s better than the rest
what’s your potential and what’s your progress
see the beauty in the tests
Because until you see with clarity
the way is rough and the way is rocky
so see from inside out a world just doing its best
and count your blessings being grateful to be blessed
Understanding is living your dreams potential understanding it’s your behaviour that's always instrumental
to universal patterns in the context of success
understand how: we will do our best It’s the opening night of the show of your life
you understand everything you think is right
and tonight people are listening, excited
tomorrow is the next day of the rest of your life
Everyday set your audience free with the fact
you can share what you set out to achieve
understanding everybody’s needs and beliefs so we can all work together to work out the relief the poor need
The more we understand a problem the less a problem is
so understanding anything is a good business
and understanding everything you want is living in bliss
original junglist living in the jungle
Original tropical fish living at sea
totally living happily with all your family
totally living happily with all that you see
totally living happily with everybody free Forgiveness Forgiveness works best with interconnected thinking
feeling from the perspective of the person who is being
the way they are due to their own personal existence
viewing the world from the way that they are living
What’s happened to them on the route they were driven
interconnected actually with the way they want to be and what it means for them to connect and interact with you
you are not the only reason for who they think you are
But similar things you know about them
they know about you so far
that's not even the tip of the iceberg
the reality maybe even more bizarre It gets more interesting when you listen in
and bring in understanding and love
so much more to what a person does
than how they prove their respect and love for you
When you see what you mean for other people
then you don’t feel angry or feeble forgiveness is not just in the past it is the here and now
life is too short to hold on to resentments
Everyone is capable of repentance
a new lease of life every single new day
forgiveness is more than what you say
it is the way that you think and the way you behave Forgiveness starts with forgiving yourself
you are the author of the books about your self
do you want a romance, tragedy or thriller
do you want your heroine to be a leader and winner
The people in your life
get used to struggle, rest, flow and recover
forgiving people in your life, like they were your lover
if you’re feeling angry you can always zoom out
No doubt it can get tough but we are all in this together
so be kind, strong and clever
forgive like you would the British weather
prepare for and then enjoy what comes along
Giving your best for the others yet to come
staying impartial while your finding out
what you think you might be shouting about
never doubt or waste the power of forgiveness Gratitude Gratitude is a beautiful, wonderful free attitude
the most powerful emotion we have inside
projecting out many thanks for just being alive
in a natural world trying to survive
Giving thanks for all those who swim, walk and fly
and all plant life and the balance they provide
a grateful mind will soon realise
the time must come to try to give back
The humans on the planet have got to make a pact
to look at the facts and the reactions
to counteract the damage that is still being done
to land, forest and creatures under the sun
Restoring habitats is a job that must be done
in a state of urgency as an international emergency the great trees of the earth waving as if they are listening to
the gratitude you breath in when you see a great view Gratitude is beyond being grateful to your saviour
from a time of need or taking you away from danger
this person could have been another stranger
so treat everyone like you'd like to be treated
And make this the way you behave
gratitude is a feeling that can be displayed
and paid forward to move mountains over time
you will always be finding others doing what you do
Some people are already accomplished
and would love to teach you
gratitude for them will help you find your friends
who will all be grateful for you
For picking up the clues to make a clear picture
somewhere everyone fits your chronological
experience of existence of all you can be so be thankful for the opportunity you have been given
(Be grateful when your loved ones are still listening) Gratitude is universal not bound to a line of time interconnected and cyclical all encompassing and fruitful
you can’t be fearful when you’re grateful
you can’t be angry when you’re grateful
You can’t be lonely when you’re grateful
you’re unstoppable when you’re grateful
not stuck on any topic when you’re grateful
no goal is unobtainable when you are truly grateful
When you give thanks out until the universal
all of your problems become solvable
untangling obstacles until they are simple
like the great octopuses tentacles
Gratitude supports a healthy brain
if we are not careful of the oceans
life as we know it may never be the same
so let’s show our thanks before it is to late Good luck Good luck unlocks
your storey and your part in it
unlock good luck
you are the key to your good luck of destiny
Good luck is synchronicity
and normally comes in duality
your luck cycles around
needed for what you can’t buy with dollars or pounds
Good luck is being grounded
in compassion moving towards your passion
your luck is being grateful
with a fascination for the joys of nature
Good luck is letting go the fight
and just doing what you know to be right
your luck is always there for you if you love what you do and the people that are around you Good luck calls for an adventure
only the journey will show you what is meant for you
your luck maybe comes down from the stars
but stardust will only ever get you so far
Good luck requires grit and determination
living your passion with a love for information
your luck keeps happening when shared with good people
the people that deserve the luck that comes to you
Good luck is a mighty team effort
the effort that you put in is choosing your team
you bring your luck to a team of winners
winners are always helping the beginners
Good luck comes with the good tidings you bring
the way that your dancing and the songs that you sing
the whistles that you blow and the bells that you ring pumping the heart good luck will take you far when you are trying Drummer song My brother was a drummer so
I thought I didn't have to drum (how wrong could I be)
because the rhythm is in the drum
so the drum is the rhythm of the song
Open your heart and listen to the drum
open your ears and listen to the song
open your lungs and sing it loud and strong
vibrate your belly and roll it off your tongue
Rolling – to the rhythm that we are riding
choosing – to smile while we are dancing
moving – to the bassline driving
conscious melody the horns are providing
My brother was a drummer so
I thought I didn't have to drum (how wrong could I be)
cause the rhythm is in the drum
so the drum is the rhythm of the song
Drums are the tools of the nyabinghi beat
the African rhythm that moves our feet
beating heart, nyabinghi chanting
reggae is the world wide movement for dancing
Bass drum, crack, snare drum: racka tacka
jembe, clap, bongo: packa tacka
tom , attack, timbali: doink doink doink floor tom whack, repeater: racka ta tackata racka ta tackata My brother was a drummer so
I thought I didn't have to drum (how wrong could I be)
because the rhythm is in the drum
so the drum is the rhythm of the song
Every different drum has many sounds
how you play each drum it is how the drum rebounds
so come on people lets all gather round
and play that drum song sound
Now we are going to learn the songs
because together we are strong the message will be heard as the message is not wrong
the nyabinghi rhythm is for peace songs
the nyabinghi rhythm is for justice songs
The nyabinghi rhythm all night long Tantra Connect your eyes and breathe in deeply
enter your hearts into synchronicity
holding hands touching like a feather
making every moment feel like forever
Tantras all about your perfect partner
someone you love before, during and after
a good clue is sharing laughter being able to help each others through a disaster
It’s a dance routine so learn the moves
making sure your dancing to the same groove
one sweet song or the whole night long
is something you both have to choose Connect your eyes and breathe in deeply
connect both heart to pump in unity
holding hands or touching like a feather
making every moment feel like forever
Its all about love as love is all we need
in tantric routines that love can breathe
intense and deep, the heights you can achieve
If you look into tantra and take it seriously
there's a much deeper place where you can meet
like a tropical beach on beautiful day
the waves rising up then crashing away
building up energy constant or melting away Connect your eyes and breathe in deeply
connect both hearts to pump in unity
holding hands and touch like a feather
making every moment feel like forever
Tantra is access to the divine or sacred connection to the shakras or something unnamable
a journey of two people in quite contemplation
the mind empowered by controlling temptation
We are spiritual beings in a physical world
emotions and feelings are really in control
tantra can improve the world
as we unleash the power of each others’ souls Mantra Drugs are good and drugs are bad
drugs make us happy and drugs make us sad
what's good or bad is only up to you
what they do depends on the mantra you use
What do you want drugs to do
why are you doing something if you don’t want to
is it really helping you to do what you do
or is there nothing to compare it to
The best thing to do is find out all about them find out what’s your poison and what is your medicine
Low self worth is one explanation
drugs are often the simplest solution Drugs are good and drugs are bad
drugs make us happy and drugs make us sad
what's good or bad is only up to you the effect they have depends on the mantra you use
Why do you want, need or desire
to live a life that is lower or higher
than what you can acquire with other people
and support for your potential
its the same part of the brain as cry and reward
with breathing patterns at the heart of it all
tapping in to the things that to you are essential
drugs are tricking you to propel there survival Drugs are good and drugs are bad
drugs make us happy and drugs can make us sad
what's good or bad is only up to you
the effect they have depends on the mantra you use
If your using drugs too often on your own then you’ve probably got the wrong numbers in your phone
the same thinking that made problem cannot solve it
so you need a team to create discipline and hold it
Take control of achieving your potential
by doing the things that are truly essential
to connect you to the people who are there
to adore the you that is really and naturally you
Rolling Do you know now, well, why we roll
do you know now, well, why we go
all the time ready for the rhythm that we roll
all the world’s problems I still want to do my best to solve
I chose to live the life that came straight from my soul
I didn’t try to stop it or let fear take control
because I was compelled to do it and be more than a little bit bold
I knew that it might take time alone maybe until I was old
Because the problems of the world are great, complex and many
and not many people want to part with pound or penny because they can’t see the change for the children of the poor who are many but reggae rock and roll can make positive vibrations and resources a plenty Then we can provide the peoples portfolio with capital
responsibility to make good philosophy practical
the principles came to me from an early age
they couldn’t always govern the way I behaved
But they are golden and passed down from a gold age because the intention is to provide songs, stories and new ways
with compassion at the heart for the things we all prayed
I think that’s why we are here and why we are here to stay Inside out Nothing in this world just happens to you
every thing that happens is happening for you
your reality only comes from you
how your feeling comes from what you do
After something happens it’s just another story
repeating in your mind saying please don't ignore me
but what happens doesn’t tell the tale
and that will determine whether you succeed or fail
Prevailing with actions sure of a sale
choosing the keys for your temple or jailhouse
how you react becomes part of the story so it’s up to you not to make it embarrassing or boring Nothing in this world happens to you
every thing that happens is happening for you
because your reality only comes from you
how you feel only comes from what you do
If you can apply the brakes, you’re in a good state
because you can actually contemplate
allowing some time to re-evaluate
see the other side of the story and see what is at stake
What's done is done and rarely for one reason
so accepting our part might not be easy
but inside out thinking is the ultimate freedom because we always breathe out once we have breathed in Nothing in this world only happens to you
every thing that happens is happening for you
because your reality only comes from you
how you feel only comes from what you do
So how do you run and live the life that you choose
how do you start a journey if it is unusual?
you know where you’re going and take the right tools
to stop chasing your tail you must hide the clues
Time is one tool if you can delay the reaction
because day to day you’re dealing with your actions
create a checklist for anything that is always emotional because that is when you need to be most cautious and careful Talent Where does talent come from
and where does talent go
where's the demand for your talent
and what problems does it solve
Everyone has a talent some shine and grow
if you know when your best talents show
then surely you want to nurture them so
to show the world the seeds you can grow
Nobody knows if you can grow a plant
until you make a chance to plant it
then for years to come you water it and guard it not letting anyone trample it down or simply walk on past it Where does talent come from
where does talent go
where's the demand for your talent
and what problems does it solve
Everyone's talent is unique you find your own way to reach your next peak
you can only learn if you can teach
if you’re a surfer then go to the beach
Your talent waits for you and the wave
constantly craving for you to behave
in a structured and disciplined way
if it is a talent you’ll get better every day Where does talent come from
where does talent go
where's the demand for your talent
and what problems does it solve
Perhaps it’s a multi-talented personality that you show
in which case it will be much more painful and slow
but at the end you will have a whole garden to show
maturing together along a long road
Your highest and best talents should sustain you
if you’re getting paid for things other people can do
then it’s not the best for them, their clients or you because using your talent will always be more valuable Saving The Richest Man in Babylon
is a book we all should read
financial freedom can surely be achieved
if you read and act wisely on these leaves
From the ancient times into the modern world the laws of wealth creation have always been told
for the willing student with a listening ear the master’s voice is always there, loud and clear
On acting on the teachings for just one year
all can reach a destination of no worry or fear
continue for life into a world of abundance
because this system is never redundant Money Master the Game
is a book we all should read
to be free in the day
and make money while you sleep
Worldwide less than five percent are doing as the people in the book have said
but there is nothing to prevent anyone
implementing the best of common sense
Any change is challenging but the cost of not changing more staggering
because nothing is adding up
if you are not doing the counting Thinking Fast and Slow
is a book that we all should read
otherwise we are all more than likely
going to keep on making more mistakes
Life's lessons we process in many methods
simply put we use two main parts of our brain
one like an elephant the other an elephant rider
together you traverse life's snakes and ladders
So don't get bitten or waste any more wood
work out the terrain and mark your map
understand everything that might be a trap slow down your thinking when there is no turning back Concentration The mountain that is called Cader Idris
has an old legend and people still talk about it
a person who spends a night on the slopes alone
will return a madman or a poet
Here is my story and I welcome your vote
I awoke one morning and thought, today I would do it,
so I packed for two nights
to give a fair chance for both
I had already chosen to stay close to the summit
in an old stone bothy I knew friends had stayed before
what I thought of a bothy was based on the bothies of Scotland
wooden floor, tables and chairs, fire, and provisions if people left some
My friend said “take something to block the door” so I assumed it had got one
anyway there's a mountain to climb
and we are still at sea level
so waving goodbyes
Hoisting the backpack to the sky
left, right, left, right
on a narrow, well walked open path
soon submersed in lush vegetation Great rock formations, streams and trees
dropping their leaves in the autumnal breeze
an hour or three later and I am up by the lakes
it’s getting cold, dark, misty and late
Had I brought a tent I would of gone no further
but onwards I trod towards my idea
the path narrowing and now steep, the weather looking bleaker
the only instruction, the only chance of certain survival
“Keep walking towards piles of stones, placed there to guide you”
each pile becoming much harder to see
in these conditions a map would be futile
so I narrowed my focus holding the instruction sacred
And one pile of stones at a time, by nightfall I made it
through cold mist and driving rain
to the bothy atop the mountain I just climbed
but only to find the bothy I found is basically
Just a stone wall sheep fank with a wet stone floor and one wet stone bench on the square of the wall
with the wind gushing more rain in through the hole
where there is no door at all After a cold and sleepless night
of not eating enough of the inappropriate food
and not drinking any of the idiotic lack of liqueur or booze still slightly sad by the fact there was not even place to put a candle
Where it wouldn't go out or energetically flicker
wearing all of both days’ dry clothes
blocking the cold of the wall with the saving grace piece of foam
at five I awoke, perhaps I arose
(To hear the rain pounding down and pulsating)
On the rusty, corrugated iron roof
but rapidly subsiding and the wind calming down,
needing a pee I ventured out to see
what I so very nearly didn’t
While for the next twenty minutes I was running and jumping around
a magical island floating on a glowing morning coloured
deep mystical ocean, high up in the sky then it was gone, mountain mist resumed and so I went back inside And thought it was probably best to scrap day two
because if the weather got worse there would be no more view
on the way back down, many cold, restless hours later
although still misty now bright and full of day time wonder
So gone was the fear of the imminent danger
of not following the stones, piled there to save you
so let’s just say for now the way back was five times longer
and ended up being even more dangerous than the way there
That was four years ago
and the story long stayed in my mind because I had just written 26 new possibly unpublishable poems at that time
so writing more then seemed very much like a madman thing to do
so I long sharpened my axe endlessly writing everything but poems
while learning the science of selling them
Now there are 52 and I feel I have achieved what I set out to do
I have always wanted to write songs
to share my imagination and bring attention
to messages that everyone in the world can relate to
to help us unite towards the things I believe we all know are right
and the good news is because I have long planned, thought and prepared
if enough people do like it, I know what to do