TEMPLE at Midnight
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
TEMPLE AT MiDNIGHT Notes & songs 1] RIVER MAN - inspired by a quiet moment by the river 9] NOBODY CAN - when it Comes down to it, i really wouldn’t pegnitz in deva’s home town of nuremberg; dediCated to want to be anyone else, would you? the great teaChers tell hermann hesse and his masterpieCe, siddhartha us we’re perfeCt as we are and even though we may have our doubts, in our hearts we know it’s true 2] NORWEGIAN WOOD - an old man (me) looks baCk to the 60’s and reminisCes about a love lost 10] GURUJI - before john lennon left his body he pointed me towards meditation and it was there i disCovered osho; be- 3] NO GOAL BUT THIS - there is a zen saying ‘no goal but fore osho left his body he pointed me towards the ultimate the path’ - living life in a simple, refned way - chopping master, one that was never born, and will never die: wood, drawing water from the well … etC the great spirit of musiC 4] ONE STEP AT A TIME - more zen from the path 11] INESCAPABLE LOVE - why wait! - we all have an inner light - now is the time to shine it on the world 5] ALL IS WELCOME HERE - living in the here and now the- re arises a sense of gratitude for every lesson learned, even the painful ones 6] EXACTLY AS IT IS - sometimes love is so clean and so miten – voCals / aCoustic guitar Clear it is not mysterious at all joby baker – baCking voCals / drums / bass / piano / upright bass / bowed bass / hand perCussion / guitar / 7] HUMANIVERSAL - i have my doubts as to whether huma- pump organ / celeste nity can aCtually save itself - maybe human kindness is our riChard moody – viola / violin / mandolin only hope deva premal – voCals manose – bansuri / voCals / ukelele 8] LOVE IS THE FIRE - a celebration of the fre of love niCk la riviere – trombone whiCh burns the ego, sears the fears and destroys all ques- miguel valdes – trumpet / fugelhorn tions, leaving us free to leap with absolute abandon, into barrie sorensen – tenor sax the holy fre of life itself brass arranged by joby baker 1] RIVER MAN (miten) in most melodious ways the river is my teaCher Close to the water, that‘s where i am she‘s still rolling - rolling down in my soul the river is my teaCher it‘s all about the rhythm of life, Close to the water, that‘s my plan it‘s all about how we roll... the river is my teaCher i am the river man Clean or dirty that‘s the way she goes i am the river man it‘s not about the water it‘s all about the fow i am the river man and i carry you over to the other side the river is my teaCher Close to the water i‘m on holy ground listen to the river now the river is my teaCher i am the river man i love to hear her singing, i love that sound the river is my teaCher she takes the path of least resistanCe, i know 2] NORWEGIAN WOOD (lennon/mCCartney) it‘s not about the distance, it‘a all about the fow i am the river man i onCe had a girl or should i say she onCe had me well i could‘ve been a carpenter she showed me her room Carving buddhas out of trees isn‘t it good, norwegian wood and i could‘ve been a fsherman she asked me to stay sailing out on the seas and she told me to sit anywhere but i became a ferryman so i looked around and in ones and twos and threes and i notiCed there wasn‘t a chair i carry you over to the other side Carry you over to the other side i sat on a rug Carry you over to the other side biding my time drinking her wine Carry you over to the other side we talked until 2 Carry you over cross this river and then she said it‘s time for bed deep and wide she told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh you can take my hand i told her i didn‘t i am the river man and crawled up to sleep in the bath Close to the water and when i awoke i was alone that‘s where i‘ll end my days this bird had fown the river is my teaCher so i lit a fre - isn‘t it good her words of wisdom come norwegian wood 3] NO GOAL BUT THIS (miten) clouds lifting rain clouds lifting moon shadow on this holy ground chopping wood, drawing water from the well clouds lifting singing the holy name, ringing the temple bell moon Clouds lifting out here on the edge of the abyss now i see what it is i found there is no goal but this i fnd a silence gently growing in my over-fowing heart we didn‘t Come to disCuss if there‘s a god above i fnd a silence gently growing... we Came to get up - stand up - sing out in the name of love we fnd ourselves here in a place where time does not exist here‘s my story and there is no goal but this i was all at sea looking for a heart that was looking for me we‘re singing out the mantra, our voiCes in the sky i knew i‘d fnd you eventually nobody holding baCk, nobody busy with the question why taking one step at a time hearts are open, aim is true, tonight we Cannot miss beCause there is no goal but this i remember the sky gold and blue i really love you deva, you‘re the apple in my pie there was no more ‘i‘ and no more ‘you‘ you‘re my gayatri mantra, you‘re the honey in my Chai and the next obvious thing to do you‘re my vegetarian dish, no meat no fsh was take one step at a time and i‘m here to fulfl your every wish and there is no goal, no goal but this sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadike sharanye tryambake gauri narayani namostute 4] ONE STEP AT A TIME i feel a silenCe gently growing (miten / deva premal / ktori / de moor) in my over-fowing heart i feel a silenCe gently growing... clouds drifting moon Clouds drifting i‘m taking it easy oh this longing for the sky taking it slow clouds drifting as above, so below moon Clouds drifting i can tell you there‘s nowhere to go we‘re disappearing these Clouds, you and i taking one step at a time i feel a silenCe gently growing in my over-fowing heart hari hari i feel a silenCe gently growing.... 5] ALL IS WELCOME HERE (miten) 6] EXACTLY AS IT IS (miten) broken hearts and broken wings oh the fame in my heart bring it all, bring everything it burns for you, my love bring the song you fear to sing, like a river, burning red all is welCome here at the close of day and even if you broke your vow and the wheel of my life a thousand times, come anyhow it turns with yours, side by side step into the power of now, i have no ChoiCe all is welCome here i simply love you that way see the father and the son, it‘s like that and it‘s like this reunited here they Come it‘s exaCtly as it is they‘re danCing to the saCred drum, it‘s a natural afair, they know they‘re welCome here there‘s no mystery there i see the shaman and the mighty priest, it‘s exaCtly as it is i see the beauty and the beast i simply love you singing i have been released and i am welCome here and the healing light from the blessed sun i stood alone at the gateless gate, it still shines for you too drunk on love to hesitate beloved one to the winds i Cast my fate shining on this river and the remnants of my fear burning red i took a deep breath and i leapt at the close of day and i awoke as if i‘d never slept i‘ve seen that river so still tears of gratitude i wept, i‘ve seen it roaring in food i was welCome here you are that river, running in my blood and i rejoiCe that i have loved you this way so bring your laughter and bring your tears, your busy lives and your Careers it‘s like that and it‘s like this and bring the pain you‘ve Carried for years, all is welCome here it‘s exaCtly as it is freedom is not so far away, there‘s just one priCe we all have to pay: it‘s a natural afair, live our dreams until they fade away no mystery there - and let them go it‘s exaCtly as it is waking up - letting go i simply love you om hum hanumate vijayam 7] HUMANIVERSAL (miten) he Can‘t go baCk and he Can‘t go home what does that say to you and me? ever been lonely? he speaks of love and Compassion ever felt out of plaCe? even towards his enemy ever Cried yourself to sleep at night praying for desCending graCe? humaniversal say a prayer for his people ever danCed alone in the moonlight? when you‘re driving home tonight danCing like there‘s nobody there humaniversal the whole world Could be looking on but what do you Care..