Common Ground 100 BPM Key: G- Sun in the east sky, Have me fly high Feel the strength of the, Rays through your eyes Warm my right side, Help me to have sight Open wide to-the-water beyond wrong and right Help me feel “We”, Love is a mystery of water and a star, Coming right through me Celebrate our differences find our common ground (x4) fossils form and wind, a-bout my mind An echo-in-time, a print left behind ink lines formed to rhyme, To read (in) another-time Let us please be kind, As history, re-writes Celebrate our differences find our common ground (x4) Eyes and teeth like gems in stone We are precious timeless bones a flame to breathe for carbon release & ashes fly east (eastward) voices of the past, in these dark lines last lest a flood should pass, makes the lines bleed fast Healing to darkness, darkness and light (together) From now to the past, from now to the past, from now to the past... Moon in the west sky, -let me deep-dive Feel the strength & the power, Of the left side. Ven nosotras, Love’s mysterious Of water and a star, Coming right through us Inspired from Pablo Nerudas poem: “Ah, love is a voyage with water and a star, in drowning air and squalls of precipitate flour; love is a war of lights in the lightning flashes, two bodies blasted in a single burst of honey.” Deceased in 1973 – Pablo Neruda, the pen name of Chilean poet Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. It talks of the elemental and simple nature of our existence and what we come from… and what we return to… also of our seperateness and the unity, and the vitality of both to our very existence and ability to meet our complex array of needs. This song speaks of finding our common ground while celebrating our differences, a mantra and prayer for us all in this time of division and struggle to stay connected, when we need it most. “Healing the darkness and light from now to the past” allows us access to our hardest darkest moments to bring light acceptance understanding and healing to those parts in a timeless action.

It's a river, It's a rhythm, It's a shadow, It's a sheen It's a feeling, It is fleeting, It is freeing, It is being Like the way you move, embodied truth Source to soul, wild, and smooth Hear what you're sayin’, And all your words We form a pattern like river trails In through the cracks of, the earth & sky A painted picture of you & I It's a mountain, It's a fountain, It's in your mind, It's a dream It's never-ending, It is finite, nothing and everything Make me glad to be alive, to arrive, thrive Lift and dive, you own your life. Walking with two feet on the ground It's a river Hearing soft sounds like the moon go round - It's a rhythm Tread lightly with your fleeting beliefs - It's a shadow The mystery will offer relief - it’s where we come from Shine on, shine on, shine on, shine on It is hunger, its inspiration, It's all - universal needs it's desperation, it is life force, it will bring you to your knees Hearing the leaves now are rustling We let go a little every day Our natural beings are planting the seed And when we dream we live Humus on the ground - As long as we play It's form released - As long as we’re awake We’re like those leaves all - As long as we’re awake Resurfacing It's a river, a rhythm, a shadow, a sheen It's a feeling, It’s fleeting, It’s freeing, It’s being It's your temper, its kindness, it's where we come from It's all magic, It's science, it’s beating of the drum It's an opus, It's madness, It's hope lost and found It is danger, It’s honest, sanity and ground Hear what we’re saying, this life in bloom It's a mountain, It's a fountain We rise up after the dark of the moon It's a masterpiece, it's a mess You are the mountain that reaches over clouds It's never-ending, It is finite At the end, you can look out It is certain, it is our best Shine on It’s in the way you move, embodied truth Source to soul wild and smooth Wild and smooth

I Love you like the sun Rising in the sky Kissing your back Warm you from the inside I see you like the moon Shining in the dark Moving slowly through Making the heart feel light as feathers, in a night of stars & I make a wish for you wherever you are, to be Loved & love each other whether near or far I feel you steady through the-ups and downs of life Moving with the ocean Dancing like the tides I know you like the earth Knows the roots and the stones Solid and steady Grounding in its home all Warm and safe, de-ep and strong May you find a sense of home, wherever you roam to Feed your dreams, feed your dreams and rest your bones now let us Move upward through the night vines and tangled strife Through the fog the smoke until We can get a better view up above it all, flying With the sun Free and clear with the one That is you in this life Through the constructs and the lines Warm and safe, de-ep and strong I Love you like the sun Rising in the sky Kissing your back Warm you from the inside I know you like the earth Knows the roots and the stones Solid and steady Grounding in its home all light as feathers, in a night of stars May you find a sense of home wherever you roam to Feed your dreams, feed your dreams and rest your bones Now let us face the doubt & the grief Accept the past find relief See through the dark & the light Feeling the flame & the strife Eye in eye, heart to heart Rising hope, new to start Reaching for equality Toward all possibilities Find each other, in a night of stars Oh, I Understand you, Like the birds Rise up in the morn Singing to the sun Flying through the storm

From the ground up We will build it And let it bestow You will hear me Through the darkness Where we’ve all gone before In the blood moon As it’s rising A seed that we shall sow From the ground up We will build it And let it bestow And then you will see It in your children's eyes Pure and new as the sunrise From the ground up You wanna live your life We will build it You wanna live it strong And let it bestow No matter what comes You will hear me You wanna reach for it Through the darkness A tear in your eye Where we’ve all gone before Without an ounce of shame And then you will see it In your children's eyes Pure and new, as the sunrise You can’t deny what is true A wound that is seen Heals deep through It’s the dream where You want to love fully You gaze to With a birds eye view Your future arriving Know we’ve done all we can It’s a feeling You want to be held tight That rises Heart forward on Beyond all space & time Breathe deeply now In a big way The little things Matter most of all How is it The world is So vast & yet so small

I want to go, roll down the coast To where the big, waves roll I want to see, all of the trees from Big Sur to Mendo to bring me to, this gratitude right here in this moment with you I want to go, roll down the coast To where the big, waves roll... I flow to float a prayer meant to reach through The warm breeze in hopes to find you To breathe gratitude into our souls & more Appreciate the small things & what we're here for Sit back relax and find peace to be safe Standing still or moving slowly like the big trees teach Make movement feel good and strong with roots grounding deep like Friendship seems like family roots a memory find Teach our children to play like dirt and water to make mud right Mess turns to laughter and divide turns to prayer like Respect throughout community and differences bowed down to History shows us how we must find paths to strive through Tall forests and underbrush pushed and hacked through machete-like tools for vision to get to Seeking a path of symbiotic collisions Burst past the atoms and merge with the visions Get past divide and work through this fission Live strong in the way we really want to Keep forward and appreciate impromptu Gratitude coming in from the outer scene We’ve gotta look for, what we really wanna see Got the big beat coming from inside of you You’ve got the feeling and that’s always a good clue Your dancing feet keep immunity all through and through Shed the blame & reach for me I reach for you This is what we need Outside reflected by the inside This is what we see This is how we pray This is what we need Outside reflected by the inside This is what we see This is how we stay Collision of rhythm, I'm feeling the fissure its Hitting the ceiling, ecstatic bringing healing fits Shake up the break-up, take up space, and just buck up Pushing the envelope, you can't make this stuff up So I can flow Keep up with my soul so I can hope Keep my heart whole The collision of rhythm... Live strong in the way we really want to Keep forward and appreciate impromptu Gratitude coming in from the outer scene We’ve gotta look for, what we really wanna see Got the big beat coming from inside of you You’ve got the feeling and that’s always a good clue Your dancing feet keep immunity all through and through Shed the blame & reach for me I reach for you I want to go, roll down the coast To where the big, waves roll I want to see, all of the trees from Big Sur to Mendo To bring me to, this gratitude right here in this moment with you I want to go, roll down the coast To where the big, waves roll

Flawed and fine and mortal and strong Doing our best with this fire to get along When we can say what we mean, and know how we feel We’ll feed each other with the goodness of our will, oh, feed each other with the goodness of our will Shine I see in your eyes, as we sing this song We wade through these constellations we are from Oh it's true you forget that I am your ally And it's true I run away and fly, oh, it is true I run away and fly We've got miles to-go before we sleep As we stumble and dance to find some peace Prayers to the wind and-rain, we may see Our way through uncertainty, oh, our way through uncertainty When 5000 souls gather in the rain Who’s to tell of the loss or the gain In their words, heart and time they sustain to seek to make a difference, sound and sweet, oh, make a difference sound and sweet Each generation, ahead hopes to strive Just as shooting stars know when to fly As we seek comfort, and sanity Belonging to this family of humanity, oh, belonging to this family of humanity Beir leat Athchairdeas Beir leat Foighne, oh We've got miles to go before we sleep As we stumble and dance to find some peace A gift of hope to heal these ties I will return again to you, oh, I will return again to you These 5000 souls before we came Bear a weight within a family name Oh to heal and honor-these 300 years For the future, freedom and cleansing tears, oh the future freedom and cleansing tears. Beir leat Athchairdeas Beir leat Foighne, oh I will return again to you, oh, I will return again to you

Corazon Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Heart of the people Heart of the land Awareness of where I stand Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Heart of the matter How we - live What is the best way to take and give Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Heart of pleasure Heart of strife How to learn from this death and life Heart felt love And heart felt pain The heart will know how not to blame Corazón corazón Puedo quedarme en mi corazón mi corazón Que pasara con el mar Que va a pasar con los niños Que pasara con al cielo Si perdemos la conexión con la tierra Heart of the people Heart of the land Awareness of where we stand Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Heart of the matter How we live What is the best way to take and give Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Heart of the sky When the rain comes down Wash us with patience when were breaking down Heart of the mystery where you come from Return to when your day is done Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi corazón Que pasara con el mar Que va a pasar con Los niños Que pasara con al cielo Si perdemos la conexión con la tierra Corazon Corazon Puedo quedarme en mi cora-zón (x3 3rd one or more are a-capella)) Por favor por favor Miel en mi corazón

I’m a seed, I’m a seed waiting to be Darkness Surrounding I’m a seed, I’m a seed, Couldn’t see, caught-between-Awake and sleeping You’re a seed you’re a seed Wild and free Even if you’ve lost your believing Were all seeds, all seeds - worth the waiting like the river meets the sea Crack the sidewalk Bust on through (as) Nature intended like We were meant to Cracks in the sidewalk roots Reaching on down A song waiting in us all, making a sweet deep sound I’m a seed, I'm a seed Get ready for me make Me a home where I can - dream I am a seed, I’m a seed, stretching Way beyond you and me darling Crack in-the-heart of-it-all - Breaking straight through Slow and steady Opening you Cracks in my heart making more room For what is already on its way, so soon Cracks-in-the-heart - like it was Meant to be Deep and determined - oh Opening me Cracks in the stories - Ready to go Make way for more - love -- to --flow I’m a seed, I’m a seed Waiting to be make-Me a-home where- I can dream….