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Symbiotic Dream

by Songs Of Dave

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Symbiotic Dream 05:05
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[Chorus] Everybody, two and four legs Symbiotic dream Nature's food chain Face reality :( [Verse 1] I was seeking divine synergy Flowering nectar food for honey bee Pollination - win win everyone No one loser - perfect harmony [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Law of nature, order to survive Kill some body natural design No avoiding designated food Seems only humans - what they eat choice choose [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Middle 8] Imagine wolf and lamb sleeping side by side Imagine man and man - no war or genocide [Verse 3] I was dreaming one big family Fantasising brother-sister we Everyone across species divide All included, even you and I [Repeat Chorus x2] [Spoken word outro] Don't forget the plants and trees, those with less or more than two or four legs. Anyway, seems that planet Earth may not be your home. Are you sure you're born on the right planet? There's an awful lot of killing goes on here. Why did you come?
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Hoping For A Sign 03:05
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[Chorus] I've been hoping for a sign Validate position Sign to pacify my mind Celebrate the mission [Verse 1] Still I'm waiting Inspiration find Maybe come tomorrow Fate will finally decide? No escaping Revelation need Maybe I will wake up Resurface like from a dream? [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Still I'm waiting Oscillating doubts Is mine speculation Proposition what about? No escaping Resonates as true Soul collaboration Everybody contributes [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Still I'm waiting Clutching straws of faith Wonder does it serve me Mystery facilitate? No escaping Still not knowing why Maybe confirmation That must wait until I die? [Repeat Chorus]
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Universal Combination 02:40
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[Chorus] Universal every person brother-sister each Everyone, species regardless, soul and body preach [Verse 1] Us and them just Human construct False division Ignorance driven Body I Identified with Outer dress worn Fact reality [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Who am I self Misconception I mistaken Land of birth see home Skin colour mine Ego gender Faith dogma blind Misidentify [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Soul and body Combination Everyone is Even aliens Roswell ETs Planet Earth born Birth no matter Everybody is [Repeat Chorus to Fade]
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Maybe Blue Sky 03:07
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[Verse 1] Waiting for your number 42 now come in please Careful how you disembark Watch your step along the quay ... mind the bollards [Verse 2] Thank you for your business We all hope see you again Next time pack a picnic Bring your family or friend ... maybe girlfriend [Chorus] Body complimentary Friendly hospitality Most of all we aim to please [Verse 3] Hope for pleasant weather Know we're open rain or shine We provide umbrella Guaranteed to keep you dry ... maybe blue sky [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Waiting for your number Time is up - return to port Wind up your adventure Play again 'Question Deep Thought' ... know what I mean? [Repeat Chorus] [Spoke Word] Up to you where you want to go, how long you want to say out, if you want to take birth ... I mean come back again ... we'll provide everything you need to chase your dreams and satisfy your desires. After all we know who you are. Even if you don't.
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Carwinism 03:09
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[Verse 1] Imagine a world Where motor car rules Adapt of themselves Model T-Ford They random mutate Perpetuate Copy mistake is all it takes [Chorus] Carwinism - the motorist they ignore Argue is need for speed But cannot say who speed is for [Verse 2] Models evolve But no one controls No team of engineers to problem solve Just adapt or die Is down to roll of dice Only the muscle car survives [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] No market research No drivers prefer Consumer desire supply demand [Middle 8] I don't mean to preach yet shtum remain implies agreement So somebody should speak up, fight against anti-driver-ism [Instrumental + spoken word] All it takes is time, they say ... okay, a very long time ... a very very very long time [Repeat Chorus]
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Going In Blind 02:56
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[Verse 1] I was hoping to understand why Born in a body destined to grow old / die How this is perfect in light of our plight? How does it serve us deny we are divine? [Verse 2] I was praying direction to find Is it or is it not goal of life prescribed? Hoping for answer to satisfy mind Apply my self positive - need to decide this [Chorus] Why am I here? What for? Going in blind [Verse 3] I was hoping for truth absolute I was hoping for certainty proven I was hoping conclusion to find I was hoping to down from my fence climb [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Faith I am keeping my answer will come Mounting my years, but I know must be patient Life in the meantime is hardly begun Still I'm awaiting divine revelation [Repeat Chorus x2]
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I Know I Know You 02:11
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[Chorus v1] Don't know where from But I know I know you Thank you for coming Please you come see me again soon [Verse 1] Are you a former life friend Recognition here somehow survived? No matter - shake my hand, hug me tight I know I know you [Chorus v2] Don't know where from But I know I miss you Thank you for coming Please you come see me again soon [Verse 2] Dear soul from previous life Resurfaced emotion take by surprise No matter - hold me close, kiss me soft I know I know you [Instrumental] [Chorus v3] Don't know where from But I know I love you Thank you for coming Please you come see me again soon [Verse 3] Three thirty wake from the dream Dry my eyes, seek explanation believe No matter - pray count my blessings sweet I know I know you
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Chasing Completeness 03:52
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[Verse 1] A past life, if remembered, might distract from This mission/life objective, likely compromise So today wipe the slate clean, no deja vu To confuse, tabula rasa focused point of view [Verse 2] So buried, my awareness of lives previous Forgotten for duration, facilitates Now absorption - with my body identify My ego accept as given, at least for this life [Chorus] Ever expanding, chasing completeness Soul contribution serves Collaboration conscious/unconscious Divinity explores [Verse 3] I'm hoping, given trigger, all comes flooding back Resurface hidden treasures, every jewel intact We recall these adventures like yesterday Times absent in random access, but hard drive soul saved [Repeat Chorus]
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Purpose Served 03:41
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[Chorus] May I accept not knowing Might I embrace uncertainty Situation make my peace Keep my faith our purpose served believe [Verse 1] Always perfect and complete I suspend my disbelief Imperfection dismiss - perfection find My forgetfulness required Ignorance facilitates Divinity uncover - divine explore [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Navigate my disconnect Tolerate my loneliness Isolation transcend, victim reject Must be good - philosophise Must be perfect by design Must I wait to see this in retrospect? [Instrumental] [Verse 3] Should I focus here and now Opportunity at hand Life I live before me appreciate Soul infuse the roles I play Character the hats I wear Save unanswered questions for later date? [Repeat Chorus]
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Jaded 02:26
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[Chorus] Looking back you wonder why your self deceive How could I so willingly cave in / believe Why would you pretend you know with certainty Same again mistake repeat [Verse 1] Think you're wiser than before Tell yourself untruth ignore Over eye sight pull the wool Let them try, but you no fool [Verse 2] Now you jaded through and through Think again before they ruse You've consumed too many lies Smile on face / sparkle in eye [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] Sad are you no longer trust Suspicious the best of us Tar and feather compromised Blame the politician lies (don't forget the corporates) [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Cynical is lonely place Beautiful is laid to waste Trust is broken - no way back Kali yuga heart attack [Repeat Chorus]
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Fearful Replace With Love 04:10
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[Verse 1] Was I a model student For fear of classroom ridicule? Would I've been pupil-diligent otherwise? Was grit-teeth people pleaser For fear of social media? Would I've played like-for-like games otherwise? [Verse 2] To care about my neighbour Do I need fear of covid? Would I bother say hello otherwise? To never steal or exploit Do I need fear of prison? Would I be model citizen otherwise? [Chorus] When want will be enough Fearful replace with love No more need big stick motivation [Verse 3] To never extramarital Need fear of social censorship? Would I maintain fidelity otherwise? To resist base indulgence Do I need fear of consequence? Would I choose control senses otherwise? [Repeat Chorus] [Instrumental] [Verse 4] To try avoid insecticide Do I need fear bad karma? Would I pursue ahimsa otherwise? Do I observe abstinence For fear of birth-samsara? Suppress natural appetite otherwise? [Repeat Chorus]
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Made This Way 03:05
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[Verse 1] Been here before Familiar There's no escaping Come back for more Seems like I made this way Believable Within my soul Is in my coding My predisposed Seems like I made this way [Verse 2] My body born My interface Soul integrated For life on Earth Seems like I made this way View through my eyes Feel through my skin Shine through my senses Conscious within Seems like I made this way [Verse 3] My obvious For granted take My done and dusted Always remain Seems like I made this way It resonates Like deja vu My footstep retraced Return to you Seems like I made this way
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Better To Be Kind 02:53
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[Chorus] For all my progress Measure of success In all of this time Know one thing sure Better to be kind [Verse 1] My life as monk Humility Monastic codependency My self denied My sacrifice My book knowledge confused as wise [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] My plan of God See hand divine Meaning of life - purpose prescribed Freedom from doubt Sweet certainty Child innocence naivety [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 3] Sincerity Crises of faith Dogma belief - dried egg on face My travels far Decades away Venus and Mars - capture the stars [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Old age accept Hindsight reflect Wisdom of life experience Now looking back I've no regret Maybe next time default to kind [Repeat Chorus]
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Even First Time 03:28
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[Chorus] Is our end really end? Roleplay lovers and friends Will we cross paths again Is this even first time? [Verse 1] Sense familiar shared Like I knew you somewhere From that day first we met felt like resurrection Like connection revived From some previous time Though when here can't recall, somehow stored in my soul [Repeat Chorus] [Verse 2] Why now hard to believe Deja vu mystery Only get one life - fact cliche - throw away line? OK, past life forget But why concept reject As if one life routine, yet soul rebirth far fetched? [Instrumental] [Verse 3] I hold out possible One day truth be revealed Reunite / reminisce with those people we miss All our pain sets the stage For that act yet to play Argue if I were God epilogue I'd arrange [Repeat Chorus]
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Forget 02:19
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Forget to set the stage Forget to remember Uncover what you are Discover who remain Awaken from the dream Forget - begin again ...

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released September 30, 2023

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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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