Hope

by Monica Max West

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1.
This is an emergency! (This is an emergency, yeah!) Take your head out of the sand! (You gotta, you gotta, you gotta) Take your head out, head out, head out! We believe the Earth is worth saving We believe the time is now We believe every creature is precious (Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love) Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion! (Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love) We stand shoulder to shoulder (We believe … ) (We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you) We stand with our heads held high (We believe … ) (We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you) We stand, our hearts overflowing (We believe … ) (We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you) Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion! This is an emergency! (This is an emergency, yeah! This is an emergency) So we’re doing what we can (We gotta do what we can!) This is an emergency! (This is an emergency, yeah!) Take your head out of the sand and (You gotta, you gotta, you got, you gotta) Come join us, come join us! (Come and join us) We’re doing it for the coral reefs, and for the polar bears We’re doing it for the monarch butterflies, because we care We’re doing it to protect all life, we’re doing it to save our home (We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you) We’re doing it in community because no one can do this alone (We walk in peace, we talk in peace, we welcome every part of you) Alone … We’re doing it for the koalas; we’re doing it for the bees We’re doing it for the belugas; we’re doing it for the seas We’re doing it for our ecosystems, to calm this crazy weather (Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning) We’re doing it for our children’s children; we’re trying to make things better (No blaming, no shaming, to tell the truth) Better … Burning … Burning Tell the truth! (sung simultaneously) (line 1) Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning (line 2) No blaming, no shaming, to tell the truth (line 3) Our planet’s burning, we’re growing learning (lines 1-3) Regeneration in every nation, dismantle the system, an act of love (x3) (lines 1-3) Share our power, share our stories, share our vision, we’re many, we’re one (x3) Extinction Rebellion! Extinction Rebellion!!! (double chorus) This is an emergency! (This is an emergency, yeah! This is an emergency) So we’re doing what we can (We gotta do what we can!) This is an emergency! (This is an emergency, yeah!) Take your head out of the sand and (You gotta, you gotta, you got, you gotta) Come join us, come join us! (Come and join us)
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Lucky 04:38
You have a beautiful heart I could see that from the start You have the kindest eyes Deep and knowing, calm and wise And I confess You are the best And I am blessed I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you You have a generous smile Welcoming me to stay a while and You have a voice that truly sings Your love is your offering So, stop the press! You are the best And I am surely blessed I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you You have the sweetest embrace I watch the joy spread across your face You have such laughter, warm and bright Reassuring and full of light And I would like to express That you are the best And I am surely blessed I'm so lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky Lucky, lucky, lucky to know you
3.
Great Pause 05:03
This is a time to be gentle, this is a time to go in This is a time to acknowledge that, that we are all kin This is a time to remember, this is a time to stay home This is a time to settle down, to settle in muscle and bone This is a time to awaken, this is a time we can breathe This is a time to open, to open what we believe This is a time for letting go, this is a time to clear out This is a time to look deeply, look deeply and wonder about This is the Great Pause This is a time for taking care, this is a time to be kind This is a time for holding love, love in our hearts and our minds This is a time to touch Gaia, this is a time to plant seeds This is a time to share what we can, to share with those in need This is a time to hear birdsong, this is a time for blue skies This is a time to untangle, untangle the truth from the lies This is a time to be grateful, this is a time to connect This is a time for commitment, for showing our Earth some respect This is the Great Pause This is a once in a lifetime offer: a chance to make a great change A chance to push the reset button and rearrange, so that Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do Love is the centre of all we do This is, oh this is, oh this is the Great Pause
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Lucky Time 03:51
This is a lucky time, a very lucky time… Father Sun emerges from behind the whites and greys Infusing me with warmth as I am kissed by his rays The Maypole stands – we’re weaving coloured ribbons all around Dancing strong for bounty of the crops still in the ground Are you ready? Am I ready? The ocean breeze shows clear that We cannot stop the waves but we can learn to surf and steer Are you ready? Am I ready? Both sun and moon will rise Let's follow where they lead us, open heart and open eyes Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way Full moon - and on this day We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time to pray (pray) Mother Moon pulls me deeper, her countenance draws me on Till I'm basking in her milky light and all my fears are gone Shimm'ring soft and proud amidst the inky black above White and gold and silver, Mother Moon is full of love Are you ready? Am I ready? The ocean breeze shows clear that We cannot stop the waves but we can learn to surf and steer Are you ready? Am I ready? Both sun and moon will rise Let's follow where they lead us, open heart and open eyes Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way Full moon - and on this day We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time to pray (pray) Take hold of your heart's wishes, and place them in a basket Sprinkle them like seeds as you sing your truest song With gracious gratitude for every magic moment Breathing is a blessing… We can all sing along, we can all sing along We can all sing along, we can all sing along Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way Full moon - and on this day We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time Full moon, the first of May: a perfect time to gather together in this way Full moon - and on this day We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time We'll offer up our dreams, it's a lucky time
5.
We wondered if we would get out alive We wondered if we could survive Some of us didn't: we call out their names Our world is not the same Let there be light! Shimmering light! A rainbow of light! Let there be music! Such beautiful music! Our heart's in the music! That's why we're singing ... Hallelujah! Blessed be! We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea Hallelujah! Now we face the sun And a brand new chapter has finally begun And these pages will tell our stories, every one It was hard to hold, we were lost in those days Bad news everywhere, in so many ways But we kept the fire burning, stayed true to our love And now some fine justice shines down from above Let there be light! Shimmering light! A rainbow of light! Let there be music! Such beautiful music! Our heart's in this music! Now we’re singing …. Hallelujah! Blessed be! We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea Hallelujah! Now we face the sun And a brand new chapter has finally begun And these pages will tell our stories, every one Hallelujah! Blessed be! We’re on this solid ground after four years at sea Hallelujah! Now we face the sun And a brand new chapter has finally begun And these pages will tell our stories, every one
6.
"I want you to act as you would in a crisis… I want you to act as if our house is on fire … because it is!" (Greta Thunberg) Settle down, hungry ghost, stop your wandering! Come join our circle: you can rest right here We will contemplate our fears about our fate and the path to take will become clear You know, our lives depend on our capacity to end our ignorance and unchecked greed We've gotta show respect! We've gotta love and protect our Earth: we're using up much more than we need Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now) Oh, what are we gonna do? (what are we gonna do?) Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now) Oh, we've got to lovingly rewrite the rules (lovingly rewrite the rules) We need change! We need change! We need change! Change! Extractivism is a self-constructed prison and we're headed for extinction Number Six If we can reach compliance with the demands of modern science, all this trouble is a thing that we can fix Work less, stress less, buy less, travel less! Enjoy the beauty and the peace of simple living! All the creatures wild and free … with generosity, you'll start receiving so much more through what you're giving Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now) Oh, it's up to me and you (it’s up to me and you) Oh, you know that it's true (you know that it’s true now) Oh, we already have the tools (we already have the tools) We need change! (Change!) We need change! (This is change!) We need change (We are the change!) We need change! (Change!) We need change! (This is change!) We need change (We are the change!) Change! Change!
7.
There was something about you so warm and deep and wise The way you noticed everything, your steady, smiling eyes There was something about you - I wanted to stay But circumstance dictated that I went away Woah, hope! Do not leave me Hope! Don't come too close Hope! You're a miracle And what I need the most There's a place somewhere in between Letting go and holding on There's a place somewhere in between But can I be so strong? 'Cause that place, you know That place is where I belong Five hundred miles between us, we leave it to the fates Your history might hold you behind the homestead gates Five hundred miles between us, words draw us together You say that you love me … We keep trying to do better, trying to do better Woah, hope! Do not blind me Hope! May you teach Hope! Can you show me All I need to see and how to reach There's a place somewhere in between Letting go and holding on There's a place somewhere in between But can I be so strong? 'Cause that place, you know That place! That place, that place is where I belong
8.
Could it be the best is yet to come? Cliff-walking solo or with someone Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently Like a handful of acorns from this tree Like a handful of acorns from this tree It’s been a trying year or more and now we’re locking down It’s hard to feel much space or freedom in this town So much loss and fear, we’re all struggling to breathe And some of us are making plans to leave Headed for the mountains, we’ll leave Headed for the oceans, we’ll leave Could it be the best is yet to come? Cliff-walking solo or with someone Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently Like a handful of acorns from this tree Like a handful of acorns from this tree Through hell and highwater, with my sorry broken heart So much constriction, many endings, n’er to start Now I’m packing my bags, and gathering together And heading for the future, it’s - it's now or never Leaving for the forests Leaving for the rivers Could it be the best is yet to come? Cliff-walking solo or with someone Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently Like a handful of acorns from this tree Like a handful of acorns from this tree There’s a journey within and a journey without And both of these journeys are what I’m about Travelling light on my feet, and light in my hands Oh my friend, my friend, my friend … I hope you understand Could it be the best is yet to come? Cliff-walking solo or with someone Maybe life’s around the corner, waiting patiently Like a handful of acorns Like a handful of acorns Like a handful of acorns 'Round this tree
9.
Checking in on neighbours, cherishing our friends Playing with the children … I hope this never ends Affairs finally in order, counting ways we're blessed The best night's sleep in a very long time, being satisfied with less Being satisfied with less Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will Make this the new normal Blue skies empty of aeroplanes, roads with no automobiles Oceans quiet, the cruise ships docked: this is how our earth heals We're breathing cleaner air now, we can hear the spring birdsong Whales and dolphins enjoy the freedom denied them for so long Denied them for so long Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will Make this the new normal Awaken to this reverence, awaken to a love that's true Be a hero! Come home to your mother It's being asked of me, it’s being asked of you It’s being asked of me and you Make this the new normal: to be generous, to be still Make this the new normal: to be grateful … say you will Make this the new normal: let's build a kinder world Make this the new normal: how an oyster creates a pearl Make this the new normal
10.
You Melt Me 03:09
You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast, you melt me You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue, you melt me You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue How do you do the things you do - I do not know what you do You send a simple message and you reach right through What is it hidden in your fingers or hidden in your smile It's a mystery unraveling how you turn up the dial You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue The sound of your voice down the telephone Telling me some nonsense - it goes right to my bones Remembering your eyes when you're far away The depth of your laugh and the silly things you say You melt me You melt me You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue A virtual hug on a winter's day I pray that you will not go away There's so much exploring that we can do Will there be a Me and You? You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue You melt me, you melt me Like butter on my toast, you melt me You melt me, you melt me Like chocolate on my tongue
11.
A century ago, I was merely a notion Decades in the past, I did not know my name For so many moons, I had yet to meet a tiger Yesterday, I was no different but I was not the same This is not cause for sorrow This is not cause for celebration Yesterday, today and tomorrow This is life When tomorrow comes, I will learn some and forget some In another week, I will have gained, I will have lost Some years from now, my arms and legs will weaken In another age, I will turn to soil and moss This is not cause for sorrow This is not cause for celebration Yesterday, today and tomorrow This is life I am a stream of change You are a stream of change This mountain, this flower, this prairie range We are all beautiful, beautiful I am a stream of change You are a stream of change This mountain, this flower, this prairie range We are all beautiful, shimmering streams of change
12.
You are made of stardust from the sky You are made of smiles and twinkling eyes You are made of everything you did and do You are made of me, I am made of you You are made of soft sweet breathing as you sleep You are made of swimming with the fishes in the deep You are made of generosity You are made of all that you believe You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love You are made of love, love, love, love, love And I'll never, never, never go You must always, always, always know 'Cause this precious Earth will hold us forever Yes, our Earth will carry us together You are made of wonder, you are made of truth You are made of joy, and here's the proof You are made of rainbows, of sun and of rain You are made of coming 'round again You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love You are made of love You are made of love You are made of love, love, love, love, love You are made of love

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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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