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1.
Everything Is Connected 03:44
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The corn needs the ladybirds; the apples need the bees The tigers need the spotted deer; and we need the trees The birds need the earthworms; the rice needs the rain We all need the butterflies to come back again Everything is connected: this is what we've neglected to see Everything is connected: oceans, animals, air we breathe Everything is connected: this is what we've neglected to see Everything is connected Harm to one is harm to us all Can we understand this before we fall? Harm to one is harm to us all Can we understand this before we fall? There's no … coming back from extinction No! Coming back from extinction No! Coming back from extinction No! Soil needs the insects; polar bears need the ice Rivers need the timber wolves; and foxes need the mice The grizzlies need the salmon; and the lemons need the sun The whales need the ocean krill or else they are done Everything is connected: this is what we've neglected to see Everything is connected: oceans, animals, air we breathe Everything is connected: this is what we've neglected to see Everything is connected Harm to one is harm to us all Can we understand this before we fall? Harm to one is harm to us all Can we understand this before we fall? There's no…coming back from extinction No! Coming back from extinction No! Coming back from extinction No!
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The Way Out Is In 04:33
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Oh, there are troubles, troubles all around Troubles in the world we see, such troubles can be found The worry is infectious, the anger lights a fire The sorrow leads to drowning, so how can we inspire Inspire ‘Cause the way, the way, the way, the way out is in The way, the way, the way, the way out is in Beyond the lose and win, there's a place where we begin To come home So, we've got an urge to get out and do something But do we really know what harm that out can bring Sit silent, walk peaceful, feel sun and rain Breathe in and out so beauty can return again Again ‘Cause the way, the way, the way, the way out is in The way, the way, the way, the way out is in Beyond the lose and win, there's a place where we begin So please, go home, stay home till this has settled down Please go home, stay home till it's all right Please go home, stay home and rest a while Please go home, and we'll make it together, through this darkest night Because the way, the way, the way, the way out is in Let me tell you, the way, the way, the way, the way out is in, oh! The way, the way, the way, the way out is in The way, the way, the way, the way out is in Beyond the lose and win, there's a place where we begin To come home
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New Year, New You 04:12
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Make a sacred resolution, some kind of heartfelt revolution Something to let go, give up, give away as dawn breaks on this glorious day I don't want to repeat the same mistakes Ending up with familiar heartaches I don't want to travel the same tired road Let's make a different story from the one we've always heard and told New Year, it's a New You A chance to begin anew New Year, it's a New Me It's a chance to begin afresh so joyfully A commitment based on a generous heart – this is a fine place to start Something to begin, something to set right - step by step, we will follow the light I don't want to repeat the same mistakes Ending up with familiar heartaches I don't want to travel the same tired road Let's make a different story from the one we've always bought and sold New Year, it's a New You A chance to begin anew New Year, it's a New Me It's a chance to begin afresh so joyfully Think about it deeply, gotta give it a try Gotta keep on track, gotta aim high Gotta care enough and forgive myself when I fall Turn this intention to a practice if I want to change at all... New Year, it's a New You A chance to begin anew New Year, it's a New Me it's a chance to begin afresh so joyfully It's a chance to begin afresh so mindfully It's a chance to begin afresh so peacefully It's a chance to begin afresh A chance to begin afresh...a chance to begin afresh
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Seconds and Minutes and Hours 04:30
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How am I living it? Yeah, how am I living it? My ancestors worked the land; they knew the hard winter would come So they toiled until their hands were blistered – no project was ever done Dawn was the Task Master; they couldn’t afford to sit still No time to rest, no time to stop – every moment was filled Theirs was the way of constant movement to ensure that they would survive Working and sleeping and working again, just to stay alive They had seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades They had seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades Could not turn away from the sun and bask in the full moon’s glow They couldn’t turn away from the sun and bask in the full moon’s glow My water comes fresh from the tap; food from the neighbourhood store I turn darkness to light with the flick of a switch; heating runs under my floor I have plenty of time, yet somehow refuse to sit still When will I stop? Every moment is filled It steals away life, this constant movement and so I close my eyes By sitting and breathing and smiling and walking, I know I am truly alive I have seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades I have seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades But how am I living it? Yeah, how am I living it? Those ads still tell me ‘Just Do It!’ and I say, ‘Let it all go’ There’s beauty in surrender, just like the full moon’s glow Turn away from the sun at last and bask in the full moon’s glow (x4) We have seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades We have seconds and minutes and hours and days, weeks and months and years and decades But how are we living it? Yeah, how are we living it? Turn away from the sun and bask in the full moon’s glow Turn away from the sun at last and bask in the full moon’s glow
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My House 04:53
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My house is a mess The curtains are closed, every window is locked Cobwebs in the corners, dust on every surface Unopened bills, overdue books, the pages of old magazines stuck solid in a block Mouldy apples in the fruit bowl, a fridge with some out-of-date juice My friends’ loaned clothing crumpled on the floor, I don’t know what belongs to whom Cupboards and closets full of things that don’t work, so much is broken And some questionable mould is growing in the bathroom My house is a mess It’s all a little too much in here, a little too dark and a little unknown It’s all a little too much in here: I’m haunted by these skeletons’ bones Can’t I just buy a ticket and go somewhere else It’s all a little too much in here by myself I am cleaning my house I open the curtains and raise the windows, air and light now freely flow Blow out the cobwebs and sweep up the dust; set the spiders free in the garden Recycle the papers, return the books, have a look at those bills and pay what I owe Compost the fruit, disinfect the fridge and stock it with greens Wash and return my friends’ possessions, with a ‘sorry’ and ‘thank you’ I mean Open the cupboards and bag up the clothes, take needle and thread and start sewing Walk my donation to a charity shop, then polish the bath till it’s glowing I am cleaning my house And I’m doing okay in here: to all of this, I say “hello” I’m doing okay in here: I’m finally starting to let go I don’t need a ticket to anywhere – I might just write a poem And I’m doing okay in here, this is my home
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Wood for the Winter 03:34
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Don’t forget to collect wood for the winter Our hearth will glow if we plan ahead Look out: spring is here! Yellow flowers bring such cheer The birdsong trilling in my ear Spring is here! Now summer has arrived! It’s warm – so hot – both day and night Ooh, this shining light Summer’s arrived! And everything is beauty, and everything seems fine What do we need to put aside for another time? Don’t forget to collect wood for the winter The fallen branches and twigs under your tread Don’t forget to collect wood for the winter Our hearth will glow if we plan ahead Autumn is upon us! A cloudy sky, a chilly gust We bake a pie with a hearty crust When autumn is upon us! We dance and play in piles of leaves When we see our breath, we can’t believe What Mother Earth has up her sleeve Oh Still everything is beauty, still everything seems fine But do we need to put aside for another time? No season lasts forever and winter will return No season lasts forever, and we’ll need a fire to burn We all need a fire in the dark and in the cold We all need a fire, burning scarlet and gold Don’t forget to collect wood for the winter The fallen branches and twigs under your tread Don’t forget to collect wood for the winter Our hearth will glow if we plan ahead We all need a fire to burn (x4)
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Five Contemplations 02:01
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This food is the gift of the whole universe Full of sun and rain and soil and hard loving work May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude So that we may be worthy of this food May we see and transform our unwholesome greed And use and eat only what we need As we eat and live, may the Earth be respected All suffering relieved, and our climate protected We accept this food to nurture our unity Serve all living beings and build our community We accept this food With gratitude Serve all living beings In blessed community
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Love Letter to the Earth 03:19
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I'll write a love letter to the Earth, a love letter I will love you as you've loved me, I will love you better than before A love letter to the Earth, a love letter Sealed with a solemn promise I will love you forever more You give me life; you take care of me each day You awaken all my senses in a thousand different ways Your rivers quench my thirst, you offer shelter in your arms and then You feed me and you clothe me and you keep me from harm I'll write a love letter to the Earth, a love letter I will love you as you've loved me, I will love you better than before A love letter to the Earth, a love letter Sealed with a solemn promise I will love you forever more You're a miracle, a jewel, yeah, you have never failed Despite the ways I've hurt you, you have always prevailed Now you're crying and you're burning and our home is falling down So I'm gonna use my power! I’m gonna use my power! I’m gonna use my power to turn this system 'round I'll write a love letter to the Earth, a love letter I will love you as you've loved me, I will love you better than before A love letter to the Earth, a love letter Sealed with a solemn promise I will love you forever A love letter to the Earth, a love letter I will love you as you've loved me, I will love you better than before A love letter to the Earth, a love letter Sealed with a solemn promise I will love you forever more
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Fine Mess 02:55
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Wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there Wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there So much history, it is not a mystery We end up caught and quartered in this tangle Despite our good intentions and various interventions There’s a battlefield between us – how I hate this wrangle Can I find a simple pathway between your place and mine? Where we don't trip up on roots and tendrils so entwined Where we both can see the sky above us, breathe in the clean air Oh I wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there Oh I wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there Running free – like the water Running free – like the wind Running free – like the seasons turning Away from this mess we’re in Away from this mess we’re in The time we were together, we thought would last forever But it ended a long, long time ago So many twists and turns, many bridges we've both burned I'm looking for a way to let this go Can I find a simple pathway between your place and mine? Where we don't trip up on roots and tendrils so entwined Where we both can see the sky above us, breathe in the clean air Oh I wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there Oh I wanna forge a way from this fine mess we're in to there Running free – like the water Running free – like the wind Running free – like the seasons turning Away from this mess we’re in Away from this mess we’re in Away from this mess we’re in Away from this mess we’re in
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I Promise You 03:54
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You said I had all of you, all of you, all of you, you said You said I had all of you, all of you, all of you, you said And I promise you, I promise you, I promise, I promise to I promise you, I promise you, I promise to be true Your brother said you were an island but that I had built a bridge Your brother said you were an island but that I had built a bridge You built a bridge, you built a bridge, you built a bridge to me You built a bridge, you built a bridge, a bridge across the sea You wanted to marry me, marry me, marry me, you said You wanted to marry me, marry me, but now that you're dead My precious beloved, you know that it’s true My precious beloved, my heart belongs to you You said I had all of you, all of you, all of you, you said You said I had all of you, all of you, all of you, you said And I promise you, I promise you, I promise, I promise to I promise you, I promise you, I promise to be true
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Two Metres and a Mask 03:52
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Two meters and a mask: how will I love again? Two meters and a mask: when will I trust again? It is necessary, to protect each other - I comply I understand the science, and I know the simple reasons why But I miss seeing an open smile, I miss a friend’s embrace And I don’t want to live in fear of the whole human race Two meters and a mask: how will I love again? Two meters and a mask: when will I trust again? Soap and sanitizer, buy online for home delivery I never thought such things would be important for my own safety Am I changed forever more? I want to hold you so close Now that I can’t touch the people whom I love the most Two meters and a mask: when will I trust again? Two meters and a mask: how will I love again? Memories of riding a train Memories of meeting a stranger Memories of standing side by side When there wasn’t yet any danger Two meters and a mask: how will I love again? Two meters and a mask: when will I trust again? Two meters and a mask: oh, to hug again! Two meters and a mask …
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Let It Be How It Is 03:40
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It's not everything or nothing; it's not black or white It's not perfect or ruined; it’s not dark or light It's not able or unable; it’s not good or bad Not illusion or reality; not sane or mad Not illusion or reality; sane or mad Not a dream or a nightmare; it’s not dirty or pure It’s not selfish or generous; it’s not killer or cure It’s not pretty or ugly; it’s not rain or shine Not forwards or backwards; not yours or mine Not forwards or backwards; yours or mine Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is I say yes! To this beautiful mess I say yes! It’s not crowded or empty; it’s not soft or hard It’s not correct or incorrect; it’s not palace or junkyard It’s not playful or serious; it’s not short or long Not complicated or simple; not right or wrong Not complicated or simple; right or wrong Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is This in-between space This un-nameable place Your indescribable face Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is Let it be how it is, let it be how it is, let it be how it is I say yes! To this beautiful mess I say yes!

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released March 1, 2021

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Monica Max West London, UK

Max is a joyful singer-songwriter, originally from Chicago, but now residing in London, UK. She is a feminist, Buddhist, and joyful Earth dweller, a proud member of Extinction Rebellion, a wildlife photographer and the creator of the YouTube show "Moonbow the Sun Bear"! ... more

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