1. |
Grace
03:43
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Grace
Now I am better, I’m on the rise
I can fly into the sky
And she will hold me with grace in the storm
I’ll be the peaceful one at sunrise
At ease oe’er the midday
And at rest as the sun slips away
I’m gonna crawl my way to sanity
And I’ll be held there by my gravity
I’ll do nothing, forever, and a day
I will know my heart
I saw that from the start
If I listen, I’m guided my way
Now I am better, I’m on the rise
And I can fly into the sky
And she will hold me with grace, when I’m gone
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2. |
She
03:27
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(Green Woman, Huldra)
Marian van der Zon – vocals & background vocals
Steve Dawson - guitars
Jeremy Holmes - bass
Gary Craig - drums
She lives inside of me
And above and below
In the form of pink pyramids
Where I’m safe to grow
Connecting to towering trees
And moving down the roots
Deeper ‘cross the country
And deeper ‘round the seas
Her hair extends to galaxies
The starlight streaming down
Interleaving easily
With the trees that she has found
She breathes with life and grows
Ever present, so she be
And in a moment, I suppose
That always, she is me
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3. |
Wrong Way
04:25
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Runnin’ down the street, lookin’ side to side
Watching my feet, as I lengthen my stride
Running on faster, over the hill
Running on faster, closer still
It’s the long way, but not the wrong way to get home
Breakin’ out the herb on an afternoon
Settin’ work aside to strum on this tune
Chillin and relaxing, let it be
Given up on time, for clarity
I love the long way, not the wrong way to get home
Headin’ to the lake, while the sun it shines
Feels so good, with my friends at my side
Diving in deep, heading out strong
It feels so right, it can’t be wrong
It’s the long way, not the wrong way to get home
Digging in the earth, under shady trees
How can it be wrong when I feel so free?
Connecting to the ground, releasing in the earth
I feel so alive and of intrinsic worth
It’s the long way, but not the wrong way to get home
Falling into silence, listening to my breath
Letting go, letting go, ten thousand tiny deaths
Making room for the new, new room in my heart
For there is always ample space, to love each and every part
It’s the long way, but not the wrong way to get home
Movin’ to a friend’s, on an afternoon
Laughing and allowing, til we’re over the moon
Wandering back home as the stars come out
Stealing flowers from the gardens, letting go with a shout
It’s the long way, but not the wrong way to get home
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4. |
We Are Love
05:37
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Come down, Come down upon me
My angels. Hold me tight
Wrap yourselves around me
Wrap yourselves, through another, long night
I feel you twine my soul
Fragile as spun gold
To remind us, remind us all,
To keep on, keep on,
With hearts bold
Shifting changing entropy
Becoming resiliency
Morphing transfiguratively
Eyes close to inner depths
Tears fell as my ego wept
And yet, connectedness finds me,
Holds me close and binds me,
To love, and all that there is x2
Every hour, every day, may I find new ways to play.
Aliveness awaits
Perhaps our true mate
We try to court fate
in our partial states
We’re hiding, from our own love
We’re hiding, from our own love
So easily I do forget
Fall into duet
Searching, breaking a sweat
A poor bet and unmet
When I can stay inside
And live out the ride
By letting go, of all that there is
Your wing beats do find me
Not me, only we
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly our hearts open wide.
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5. |
Storm Of Love
04:19
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Stillness sleeps along the ground,
The beats my heart do make
Winds, they blow from East to West,
A storm for us to wake
We gather it round us, the winds whipping fast
We spiral and join, as in times past
I feel my eyes close and begin to see,
As I move past myself
To peaceful waters of we
United, we feel all the love in our world
Work on fanning the flames, with our hearts unfurled
The storm rises round us, and wind eddies whirl
Sing the storm ever stronger, send this love round the world
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6. |
Shine
05:28
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Let your light shine, Oh
Be all you can be, Oh
Let your light shine, Oh
Only then will you be free
Set it free
I was feelin’ kinda low, Oh
So met a friend for cheer, Oh
She gave me a comforting hug, ohh
Told me, just be here
She told me…
Let your light shine, Oh
Be all that you can be, Oh
Let your light shine, Oh
Only then will you be free
Let it shine
I was feelin’ just right
Strong, present and clear
He held me so tight
Whispered in my ear
He told me…
Let your light blind me
Be one with all you see
Let your light shine, Oh
Only then will you be free
Set it free
I opened my mouth to sing
Without a care for who might hear
I let the notes take to the wind
Felt and let go, of my fear
They told me…
Let your light shine, Oh
Be all you can be, Oh
Let your light shine, Oh
Only then will you be free
Let it shine
I looked inside of myself
Looked at all that I held dear
I couldn’t find an ending
Only yet another sphere
I said to me…
Let my light shine, Oh
Be all I can be, Oh
Let my light shine, Oh
Only then will I be free
Set it free
I look around at all of you
And the months turn to years
I see you grow, fall and stumble
And rise, to see us near
We say to you…
Let our light shine, Oh
Be all we can be, Oh
Let our light shine, Oh
Only then will we be free
Let our light shine, Oh
Be all we can be, Oh
Let our light shine, Oh
Only then will we be free
Set it free
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7. |
Some Days
04:35
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Everybody look around, everybody look around,
everybody look around, everybody hits the ground, some days
Some days, some days, some days; Some days, some days, some days
Some days I go to sleep, some days I just don’t want to know
Some days I get to weep, some days I just stay low, low
Its raining down again, shows me my own insides
Keep on wonderin’ when, I’m ready for the new tide, now
Everybody hear the sound, x3
We are no longer bound, some days…
I’m tryin’ to be hopeful, I’m tryin’ to stay clear x2
And I fail some days, lay at the bottom of my well.
Oh, I fail some days, and then I rise. x2
Some days I start to stand, and open up my heart
Look for a helping hand. For each, we have our part.
Some days I rise up high, I look way up above.
I feel like I can fly. And all I know is love.
Is this not how we’re wound? x3
Oh But Look what we have found! Some days…
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8. |
Dragon Dreams
06:57
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I dreamed I found three dragon eggs
And brought them to my home.
I warmed them and I loved them.
Two hatched and began to roam.
My mom & I, we travelled far
Throughout the mountainside
To give them safety – a safer place
A safe place in the sky.
As we travelled through the forest,
The birds, they came to me.
They nestled on that final egg,
To warm it, as need be.
The third egg hatched,
And my mom went back, to gather up supplies.
I walked farther into the forest,
Until time no longer applied.
But when she found us
Things had changed, for time had whisked away.
Our dragons – they were giant sized
And would not, could not stay
One dragon, emerald green she was
Had thrown me in the air.
After somersaulting down to her
I rode her everywhere.
As I rode, my skin it changed.
I became a part of her.
I had green scales all over me
Connected telepathically.
We rode as one, into the sky
Invisible to all.
As we descended, came to the ground,
There was a magic tree.
This was our home
Our tree bore fruit and protected all who came.
We began to think, not of ourselves
But as a greater part of we.
My brother found his dragon
And let go of all his fears.
He found his strength, all he could be
For no one to see but he.
Bonded with his dragon,
My mother – she was too.
Hale and healthy, with agility
In love and integrity.
We flew the world. Invisible.
And all we touched, turned true.
They found their love, for all the earth
And creatures that do be.
Prime Ministers and Presidents
All leaders of our world
Had hearts touched by dragons
and found that they could see.
Those that turned towards the love
Found upon their hearts.
A small green dragon rode there,
To guide them, and to start.
Not all could find the courage
To open up their hearts
For they, their dragons blackened
Turned inwards, with fangs and forked parts.
Creatures, magical and pure
Found their way to our new home.
The magic drew them, Because our hearts were true,
they no longer had to roam.
New eggs appeared, were warmed and hatched.
New riders found in kind.
To spread the ease and happiness,
The joy we all had found.
As warriors of love, we rode,
On throughout the night
And as more were touched and more dragons born
We circled the world in flight.
My sister joined us, her partner too.
Found their dragons at their sides.
Their inner strength joined in our fight,
As our world – she opened wide.
Our planet changed, as love was gained,
And people turned toward the skies.
And each one of us, found our love,
As we looked deep and deeper inside.
We threw away our trappings,
Of status and inequality.
And found our inner worlds were love,
And loved all there was to be.
And found our inner worlds are love,
And loved all there is to be.
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9. |
In Love
03:18
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Sharing their love, the deepest of treasures
Walking their life paths, stronger together
Their love connects and tethers
Yet rests gently, light as a feather
We gather here to celebrate
This commitment of love, chosen by fate
For here stand two souls
Greater than one whole
To support one another thru fair and foul weather
Knowing the depth of their love is, beyond measure
The couple choose to entwine their lives
Creating never-ending depth, to grow and to thrive
For here stand two souls
Greater than one whole
We gather here to celebrate
This commitment of love
For here stand two souls
In love
This depth, these roots, tunnel below
And laterally, to include all they know
To celebrate this special love
Shared with us all, as bright light from above
For here stand two souls
In love
To love and be loved
Apart or together
For here stand two souls
In love x2
Dedicated to Heather and Jurgen.
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10. |
Peaceful Me
03:33
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You claim you know what’s happening
But you never speak to me
I feel abandoned. I feel abandoned.
I hear you’re busy with your life today,
And every day & every day
I feel abandoned.
I hear your choices in the words you speak
And know you don’t have time for me
I feel abandoned.
I’m disappointed in possibility
people are what they can be
I must recognize, to simplify.
It’s all there for me to see
The connection that I thought was rare
Is no longer clearly there.
I must recognize, to simplify.
It’s all there for me to see
And so, I lay my soul wide open
For not anyone, and me
And, as I go inside, I feel and know
That I’ve found the peaceful me
And so, I recognize, I simplify
I see what I must see.
After moving through, after moving through
I feel the peaceful me
I am the peaceful me
Soul friendships deepen thru our lows
New friends arrive, plant seeds and grow
Thru shared joys and misery, always holding space for me
Thru our love, creating we, they see the peaceful me.
Thru our love, creating we, we feel the peaceful we.
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11. |
We Are Love (Acapella)
05:32
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Come down, Come down upon me
My angels. Hold me tight
Wrap yourselves around me
Wrap yourselves, through another, long night
I feel you twine my soul
Fragile as spun gold
To remind us, remind us all,
To keep on, keep on,
With hearts bold
Shifting changing entropy
Becoming resiliency
Morphing transfiguratively
Eyes close to inner depths
Tears fell as my ego wept
And yet, connectedness finds me,
Holds me close and binds me,
To love, and all that there is x2
Every hour, every day, may I find new ways to play.
Aliveness awaits
Perhaps our true mate
We try to court fate
in our partial states
We’re hiding, from our own love
We’re hiding, from our own love
So easily I do forget
Fall into duet
Searching, breaking a sweat
A poor bet and unmet
When I can stay inside
And live out the ride
By letting go, of all that there is
Your wing beats do find me
Not me, only we
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly, my heart opens wide.
And limitlessly our hearts open wide.
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Of the Sun Nanaimo, British Columbia
Still Rising, released Sept 22, 2022!
A singer-songwriter and inventive banjoist, Marian van der
Zon is now exploring new sonic and thematic territory with Of the Sun. Blending organic psych-folk, alt. country, and loop technology with lyrics and messages of healing, spirituality, love, perseverance, and mysticism, the debut Of the Sun album, Still Rising stands as an artistic triumph.
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