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Land Of Dream

by Songs Of Dave

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Not A Blade Of Grass 03:45
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[Chorus] Look for positive, argue it must exist For God is on my side, and in control of And even though cannot connect my dots Believe not a blade of grass moves Without the sanction of God [Verse 1] Even ill health - body disease Physical pain discomfort Mental mind anxiety I believe somehow serves me [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Even old age - battery run down Hair greyed, beauty wrinkled Eye sight - glasses required I believe somehow serves me [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] Even lost love - dream evaporate Betrayal situation Divorce, broken family I believe somehow serves me [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Even rebirth - wipe the slate clean Past life - tabula rasa Samsara - begin again I believe somehow serves me [Repeat Chorus]
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Is What It Is 02:31
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[Spoken] It is what it is. What it is I cannot say, yet because of where I believe it comes from, I do say it therefore must be perfect. [Chorus] It is what it is Perfectly fit for ... Purpose not what assumed It is what it is Perfectly fit for ... Object not what concluded [Verse 1] For miscalculated Without context Immediate now Only considered Bigger picture unimagined [Verse 2] Assumption unchallenged Comprehension Believable given Disposition Bigger picture unconceived of [Chorus] [Verse 3] My mission confusion Truth illusion Final destination Unawareness Bigger picture long forgotten [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Objective abandoned Divine denied Soul fallen conditioned Identified Bigger picture undeserved of [Chorus x2]
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Mystery 02:42
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[Verse 1] Nothing less, nothing more What you get is what you see As it is, warts and all Perfection imperfection Out of tune, out of time Imprecise self expression Personal projection Musical one and difference [Chorus] What it means? Mystery but wonderful And yes, that includes you [Verse 2] As you are, uncontrived Beautiful individual Nothing fake, imitate Every ounce original Only you, through and through Nobody does you better Genuine authentic Natural disposition [Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Everyone one of us Family, even bad guys Even them, even you Even me, everybody And animals, plants and trees Every living entity Donald Trump - even him Beloved of God also [Chorus]
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Not A Leaf Falls 03:03
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[Verse 1] You said misused independence We were envious souls of God So from spiritual world here banished Until purify one's existence [Verse 2] Identified souls as fallen Evidenced everyone must die Compromise for being eternal Argued proof that we don't belong here [Chorus] See divinity explored Divine expressed Question would you mislead us Reason we take birth on Earth? [Verse 3] Some wonder did you white-lie us Neophyte limit justified Because truth beyond comprehension To motivate cultivate faith? [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 4] Distributed Back to Godhead Said nobody once there returns Contradiction for those dare admit Explanation said unimportant [Repeat Chorus] [Spoken Word] Is it possible that a deeper truth might be discouraging rather than inspiring and liberating for someone early in their journey of spiritual awakening? Perhaps better therefore to simply talk in terms that they can understand ... even if it means a white lie or two ... for example 'three into one won't go'. [Instrumental] [Repeat Verse 1]
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Think Ourselves Advanced 03:26
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[Spoken] I like to think of enlightenment ABC as the seeing of all living beings, species regardless, as brothers and sisters. In spite of our many advancements and our obsession with political correctness wonder if the human race is actually heading in that direction? What do you think? [Verse 1] Racism reject People see equal Yet animals exclude Preach they have no soul [Verse 2] Sexism outlaw Chauvinism scorn But unborn child ignored Right to life denied [Chorus] Think ourselves advanced Of the human race Pinnacle is today Technological-smart Polished animal proud Proclaim this age of enlightenment [Verse 3] Secular embrace Religious war defeat Yet global family Is ever out of reach [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 4] Gender up to you Pronoun choice respect Still equal rights refuse God approves reject [Instrumental] [Verse 5] Classism despise Ageism dismiss Still body 'dentify I Afterlife deny [Repeat Chorus x3]
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Of Honesty 02:51
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[Chorus] All I want is true truth Deception - heart has had enough Pray please do me respect today of honesty [Verse 1] I can't trust my government Reality misrepresent Electorate manipulate Hidden agenda who can say [Verse 2] I can't trust my BBC Objective news is fantasy I neither trust my search engines They piggyback my preconceptions [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] I can't trust America The land of free hypocrisy ;) I neither trust Russia-China Conditioned deep my prejudice is :( [Instrumental] [Verse 4] I can't trust my know-it-alls My zonal guru GBC I neither trust my own mind My senses numb, my vision blind [Verse 5] I can't trust my scientists Those thinly disguised atheists I neither trust my believers They self-deceive they see the light, now [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 6] I can't trust my facts of life That when I die nothing survives I neither trust myself to know The difference of fact from fiction
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Ease My Pain 04:02
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[Verse 1] People say I'm crazy Finger point he must be mad How can he believe this After everything he's seen? No such thing as victim? Everything divine design? What, even rape and murder? Screw is loose - he's lost his mind [Verse 2] He say God is implicated After all never obliged Not a blade of grass moves Without sanction - will divine So-called law of karma Don't explain why God looks on Must assume by God's hand As anytime can intervene [Chorus] It blows my mind Divine design What's going on Someone please explain Ease my pain [Verse 3] He believe God exists He believe God in control He believe God loves us Plan is always positive So no such thing as victim God abandons nobody People say I'm crazy I don't blame you think that way [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Seek out how is God's love Even in that darkest place I don't say is easy Just believe it must be there Maybe wishful thinking Still is what I choose believe People say I'm crazy Sometimes think I just maybe [Repeat Chorus to Fade]
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What Did We Expect? 03:33
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[Verse 1] Privatise social care Incentivise profit, make ... Primary objective Service user neglect [Verse 2] Run as if is business Improve efficiency Bank balance proves progress Bottom line litmus test [Chorus v1] Shock horror when goes pear-shaped Wonder how act so surprised Forget predictable outcome What did we expect? [Verse 3] Education monetise Dangle carrots on strings Motivate those donkeys Tick performance boxes [Chorus v2] Shock horror when shit hits fan Wonder how act so surprised Forget predictable outcome What did we expect? [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Capitalise public health Punish reward cash in hand Money in my pocket Everyone understands [Chorus v3] Shock horror when goes snafu Wonder how act so surprised Forget predictable outcome What did we expect? [Verse 5] Production line logic Factory philosophy Piece work pay per unit Never mind human being [Spoken Word] If pursuit of profit is the primary motivating objective of an organisation, then in the running of that organisation everything is implemented/rejected in terms of the extent to which it facilitates the making of that profit. If we run health provision, care homes, education, in fact public services of any kind, on the basis of profit motive why are we then surprised when safety, love, compassion, and respect - the very things that make a society something to be proud of - so easily fall by the way side? Why are we surprised?
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Two Twenty Two 03:27
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[Chorus] Unite, divide, serve term, survive, take birth, breathe air, cut cord Stand up, find love, beget, protect, cherish, nurture, support [Verse 1] They say I began from twenty four weeks, or time of conception But truth I exist before the big bang My mother select, my past life forget - tabula rasa Now pray see day light in spite of their lies [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] My body is born as garment is worn - projection, like outer dress Identify I - my ego disguised As clothes are replaced when tattered and torn, existence unhindered So body discard - continue unharmed [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Repeat Chorus] [Outro dialogue] What I mean to say is think again if you are considering the procedure. For although that choice has become increasingly normalised in societies across the planet, it stems very much from a bodily concept of life. A belief that life exists only at a certain stage of physical maturity. What if the body is simply an outer dress for a pre-existing living being? And let's not confuse this issue with the jurisdiction and judgementalism of religious groups. This has to do with something far much more universal. Are you a body with a soul or a soul with a body? And if the word 'soul' is a problem for you, who and/or what do you think you are? Bhagavad gita Chapter 2, Verse 22 states vāsāṃsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni gṛhṇāti naro’parāṇi tathā śarīrāṇi vihāya jīrṇā- nyanyāni saṃyāti navāni dehī As a person puts on new garments, giving up old worn-out ones, similarly, at the time of death the soul casts off its old body and enters a new one.
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Land Of Dream 04:05
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[Verse 1] Wake up in my morning, I was dreaming I was mortal Wore a body made of flesh and bones - identified as self [Verse 2] Forgot I'm eternal, I was fearful, made life precious, gave me focus Made important other relationship [Chorus v1] I walked a land of dream As if reality recall Though now see nothing what it seemed Remember love was beautiful [Verse 3] Desire trepidation, anxious moments, outcome unknown Molehill mountains, mountain molehills, and realisation relief [Chorus v2] I walk the land of dream As if reality recall Though now see nothing what it seemed Remember love was beautiful [Verse 4] Role-plays relational, parent-offspring, offspring-parent Lover-beloved, platonic friendship, adversary enemy [Bridge] I love them-all-facilitate the give and take, the take and give Autonomous sacred exchange, divine expressed, divine explored [Instrumental] [Verse 5] I wake up in my morning, I am dreaming we will meet again Come together in new adventure - collaboration divine [Chorus v3] Rendezvous land of dreams Believe reality is all Although know nothing what it seems Remember love is beautiful
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Sapien 03:39
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[Verse 1] Reasonable: human evolved from ape Scientific ... at least that's what told me in school Taught as factual, forget theoretical Attenborough drip feeds idea of God no need [Chorus] Understanding ridiculous is to my mind Mechanistic bodily concept of life lie Party line [Verse 2] Identify as bag of chemicals Consciousness is electro neurological Love emotion reduce to chemistry Procreation - my genes demand of me sew seed [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Accidental mutation in the brain Hocus pocus - the origin of man explain Believable - at least some people find Acceptable - reject intelligent design [Repeat Chorus] [Outro + Spoken word] Mind you I have been cultivating prejudice against evolution theory for the past 40+ years ... so I'm hardly objective. Same time, honestly I don't find random mutation in the brain a persuasive explanation for the existence of homo sapiens. For me that's a little like explaining evolution of the motor car without reference to the desires of driver-market and the people designing cars to meet that market. As the driver is the active principle for the car, so the soul is to the body. And though I use the 'soul' word, this is not about religion, but about how you think your desires contribute to the situation you presently find yourself in ... the type of car you drive ... if you know what I mean.
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Soul Gamer 01:58
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[Chorus] Like a role-play gamer Body controller Seamless interfaced In real life neglect [Verse 1] I'm investing time in quest for gold My fati-gue high may China buy from I will scratch their back if they scratch mine And as long as serves be friend online [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] I place value on everything rare Find my happiness in acquisition Measure life success in things possessed In intangible importance invest [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Always maintain self in character Nature predisposed by guna-karma I can never die, nobody kill No matter how at time seems real [Repeat Chorus]

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released May 23, 2022

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Songs Of Dave England, UK

David's songs are generally confessional or observational in nature, sometimes comedic or ironic, mostly of philosophical or theosophical subject-matter ... often in the form of imagined dialogue with God.

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