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How silly I am, to think I can change
The way the world works, or rearrange
The way that fate has set us apart
It's foolish of me to take on this part
How silly I am, to think I can be
The one to make the world so free
From sorrow, grief and despair
To love, joy, and playing fair
A poet said, in his words so wise:
"To the tyrants of the world, a warning cry!
We must stand united, come what may,
to cast away the chains that hold us in dismay"
How silly I am, to think I can be
The one to make the world so free
From sorrow, grief and despair
To love, joy, and playing fair
I hear a voice, so strong and so clear
The song of liberation rings in my ear
For all of us to dare to be brave
To fight for a freedom no one can enslave
How silly I am, my heart is aflame
To stand for justice, and the world to reclaim
No matter the odds, I must still try
To bring freedom and peace, to the world and I
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High Notes!
02:59
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I am feeling
To do sound healing
It will lift me up on high notes
High notes!
The music of the spheres
Erases all my fears
So now I'm on a quest for high notes
High notes!
Oh, what a feeling, so high!
When reaching my mind,
It softens my edges
Oh, when the high notes arise,
They bring me a surge of joy and good feelings
Being a little bit sad doesn't have to be all that bad,
No not at all!
But if you have dug yourself into a hole,
Stop digging now and listen up!
Harmonic spheres send out celestial frequences,
Receive them now!
Angels are playing their trumpets and devils their drums,
Let's play along with them, now!
When in boredome
And out of order
Send yourself up on high notes
High notes!
Oh, what a feeling, so high!
When it reaches my mind,
It softens my edges
Oh, when the high notes arise,
They bring me a surge of joy and good feelings
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Let Nature Be
02:34
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The sense of something unknown, deeper,
Beyond appearances and race
Make me believe I am a conscious creature,
And that we all share this common space
I can't see no use of a church
I can't see no use of a God
When looking into the eyes of Nature,
I know the differences they say we have,
Are just not there
Let Nature be, let's be Nature!
Open the cage
Fly out, free!
Let Nature be, let's be Nature!
Release the leash
Run, and run for life!
Who are you to judge animals and nature?
Who are you to keep your bias and just carry on?
Let Nature be, let's be Nature
Open the cage
Fly out, free!
Let Nature be, let's be Nature
Release the leash
Run for life!
Let Nature be, let's be Nature!
Open the cage
Fly out, free!
Let Nature be, let's be Nature!
Release the leash
Run, and run for your life!
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Ghosts from the Past
03:40
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In another time, in another world
We would all have been friends
Where are the enemies you try to blast?
Ghosts from the past!
They are just ghosts from the past!
In another time, in another world
We were not counterparties
You would have seen the world in a different light
The ghosts from the past were vanished into dust
Where are the Nazis, have you seen them yet?
Did they hide in the theaters?
When blowing up kids on playgrounds
Well, did you find your foes?
Where are the ghosts from your childhood, man
Who bullied you on the schoolyard?
Which are the roads you've been taken all since then
Look back and sort it out
Ghosts from the past are hidden but never lasts
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A Squirrel's Lullaby
02:16
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A squirrel's lullaby
I will give to you
A parachute of love
Against all evil
A cat that snugs so cute
in a box of ducklings
I will give to you
to fight the nightmares
When tiny red baby squirrels
dance around a tree,
there's not much
that the dark forces can do
They just stay and watch,
hypnotized, amazed,
and will never touch a gun again
When they go to bed,
circling 'round their heads,
the tiny reds are calming them to sleep
They fill the night with love,
a feeling that no one can resist,
and that is to never be alone
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Artemis was walking through the forest one day when she came across a little red squirrel tangled up in some brambles. While she gently untangled them, she smiled and told the nervous squirrel about her “Artemisian Intelligence”. It was a special power that she had to soothe and help all the animals in the forest worried about the dangers around them.
Artemis explained that her intelligence was all about being aware and mindful of the world around you. "Listen and observe everything that was happening around you," she said.
Fascinated by Artemis and her “AI” the squirrel decided to follow her around. He became a true friend to Artemis. She taught him all about the different animals and plants that lived in the forest. She showed him how to be a part of the forest and how to help take care of it.
Empowered by the teachings the little squirrel became one of the most intelligent and brave creatures in the forest. If you're lucky, you can still see them walking around in the forest today.
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Creepy Bug
03:12
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Come on,
Come on and give me a hug
I may look like one,
But I'm no creepy bug
If you feel there's something wrong with you,
You can talk with me, girl.
If you've got some kind of heart failure,
You can talk with me, girl
If your mind is scattered all over the place
Or if you feel sorry for your apperance and face
If you can't handle this life, can't take it no more
And feel ashamed to even mention it, then so ...
You can talk to me, girl
And we will work something out together
That soothes the pain, some remedy, some love
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I Open My Door
03:26
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I stand in a space of diamond clarity
The open sky above me, so bright and free
My senses are heightened, my vision is clear
The beauty of this world, I can see and hear
Now, I'm soaring up high, like a bird in the sky
The stars and the moon, they guide me tonight
My spirit is free, and I feel so alive
To the music of Pink Floyd and David Bowie
My spirit is soaring, my heart is on fire
Like the music of Pink Floyd and David Bowie
It provides me with the spirit to reach for the heights
And find my true strength beneath the diamond skies
I open my door
I feel the courage to rise and explore
My spirit is free
So I'm taking flight to the music, you see
I open my door... here I come!
I open my door and I'm floating on air
A feeling of joy beyond compare
A world around me full of beauty and light
I'm healed by the power of this flight
I'm soaring up high, like a bird in the sky
The stars and the moon, they guide me tonight
My spirit is free, and I feel so alive
To the music of Pink Floyd and David Bowie
To the music of Pink Floyd and David Bowie
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Upon Unhappy Squirrels
02:14
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When leaves they fall and the winds do blow,
unhappy squirrels their sorrows show.
In barren trees they mourn and weep,
for winter brings them naught but sleep.
No more the acorns they shall taste,
nor nutsm nor berries in their haste.
Their stores, once full, are empty now,
and hunger chides them, sad and low.
Their tails, once plump, now thin and bare,
like ragged sails in the winter air.
Their shivering limbs and mournful cries
are Nature's tokens of their demise.
Yet, in their sorrow, they still abide,
and with a resolute heart, they bide.
For they know that when winter's done,
the warming sun will bring them fun.
So let us learn from these squirrels dear,
and face our troubles without fear.
For though we may suffer in the cold,
we'll rise again, brave and bold
In their sorrow, the squirrels abide,
and with a resolute heart, they bide.
For they know that when winter's done,
the warming sun will bring them fun.
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The Mystery of Light
03:04
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The mystery of Light!
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We, the Remnants
02:59
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We are the remnants of the past,
the relics and fossils
you now so vehemently oppose.
You are here to drive us forward,
and to break the rules
we antediluvians created.
So smash and dump us with great love
and let us rest in peace,
after a good-hearted hefty shove
from the poison-laden hills.
I remind you of the past
We're the remnants you will blast to pieces
Almost vanished into dust,
are we the remnants to be done away with, for good.
Extra, extra!
On the headlines today:
From the bones of the mastodons,
genetically revived,
a specimen living in the old-fashioned way!
He began singing an odd song
that gave us chills and tears:
"I remind you of the past
We're the remnants that you blasted to pieces
Almost vanished into dust,
are we the remnants you thought (would) now (be) gone.
We're the remnants of the past,
the relics and fossils that you opposed.
But memories of the past,
is the last thing you will part with, you should know."
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Been a long while
Since I've sat down here
And looked out over the streets
A wave of European dusk
Puts jacks under the city
And drifts away through me
While the poison acts
I'm never without a
Raging hunger
I know some about steps
Around the subterranean vase
With foaming blue April flowers
And I hunger
I hunger for justice
For dignity
I hunger for an abyss
That holds
And I know that you hunger
Even if everything comes to an end
It doesn't turn away its gaze
Track halls and rain
Were empires in my life
I came up to myself
I wrapped my arm around my back
With a sense that we
Had waited long enough
That I had the very key, the key itself
To the mystery
I hunger for an abyss
That holds
And I know that you hunger
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Stranded on an island in outer space
Stranded on an island in outer space
Run out of fuel
You came, secured me
Was just an inch from a crash
Stepped into boredom,
You workers in gold mines:
"Stand and deliver your time!"
Bound by the secrets of all nature's mysteries,
We flee from the long stretch of life
Rush, my love and leave me stranded,
To sink in the quicksand of love
Stranded ...
Stranded on an island in outer space
Steam up the engines
We leave here when the moon sets
Or we'll be stranded on this island in outer space
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Oh, bitter cold doth grip the air,
And peel'd the paint upon my wall,
Where stands a man, with greying hair,
In long coat and a grey felt shawl,
Smoking a pipe with regal flair.
The light doth fade, and I doth muse,
What deviltry doth bring me here,
When at my door there comes a ruse,
And for a moment, doth appear,
A visage that my heart doth bruise.
Alas! I am alone again,
With naught but time to dwell upon,
Such trivial deals and things profane,
That mystify me with their con,
Like falsehoods spoken, to my pain.
The door doth open, to my friend,
That I had left out in the hall,
"Pray take a seat," I doth commend,
And by the candle's shadow tall,
We talk, of matters without end.
"Tell me, my friend, dost thou believe,
In friendship's spark that we elect,
For I confess, mine doth bereave,
And now I have none to affect,
No one to love, my heart doth grieve."
Then, I discovered thy deceit,
Those calls, those smiles, that did beguile,
My heart, that now doth feel defeat,
In pain, and all alone, the while,
For I did miss thee, and weep, and beat.
Now, it is time, for me to leave,
For thou dost mean everything to me,
And though my heart may long and grieve,
I must away, and set it free,
For thou art not mine, I do believe.
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