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the wilderness is howling through time & space in pain
"no longer can you dominate nor can you contain
chaos chance & harmony in this illusory game
the walls are collapsing as their foundations rot & decay
wolf & coyote sing every dog shall have his day
no more tech-no-logic program no more evolutionary fray"
the wilderness is howling through wind & earth & sea
"no longer can you hold out your separation is complete
the time has come to reconcile with wanting waste & greed"
the wilderness is howling with what voice it has to say
"open up your dying heart let it wander love & play
before your imprudence devours the last light of day"
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I Never Left The Forest
05:18
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what we remember defines / us as does what we forget
& all that we have given / & our outstanding debts
we keep these fractured moments / as tokens of our past
each one carved in stone / from our first until our last
I never left the forest / where I was born & where I grew
where a river dances / between the ancient & the new
what we recall defines us / as does what we hold
deep & buried hidden / in our breath & in our soul
we keep the dreams alive / by returning to sleep
by the letting go / by the little things we keep
I never left the forest / where I was born & where I died
& though I sometimes wander / I never truly tried
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Nothing Can Save Us
03:37
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rain shouts down as smoke whispers up
from a bottle of silence I refill my cup
& drink myself sober until I can clearly see
that nothing can save us / that nothing will set us free
rain quiets down as smoke hushes up
from a bottle of sound I refill my cup
& drink myself drunk until I can no longer see
that nothing can save us / that nothing will set us free
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4. |
Dawn Breaks The Window
04:36
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dawn breaks the window / in a shower of glass
flames flung from the heavens / a spell brilliantly cast
& we awaken under stars / glistening shards of sky
& we rise to the occasion / the heavens in our eyes
to carry us onward / upward & out
mesmerized by memories / we follow distant shouts
to the edge of the edge / over & beyond
falling in no direction / just falling on & on
until the day surrounds us / with green & grey & blue
stone & wood & water / flowing around & through
& from here we tumble / together to the floor
all rolled into one / until we are one no more
but every scattered sliver / sprinkled from the sky
the heavens fall to earth / from somewhere deep inside
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A Path Of Beauty
02:51
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forge a path of beauty / of trust & balance brought
on by overcoming endless wanting thoughts
behold the glory stillness has set upon this earth
enter into death as you enter into birth
begin to place the pieces of the puzzle cut from this
life & love & all else / our first & last sweet kiss
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We Are What We Have Done
04:11
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we are what we have done / we are what we allowed
to happen on our watch / as we gazed up to the clouds
waiting for a future / that tumbled from our hands
that crumbled beneath the weight / of our petty demands
we are our shadows cast / upon this barren ground
where once life flourished / in glorious song & sounds
where once wilderness thrived / was born & died in turn
before we lit the match / that set it all to burn
we are all the promises / we heedlessly tossed aside
each letter of the law / each time we turned a blind eye
to the emptiness in our hearts / to the darkness of our souls
each time we sought to conquer / what we could not control
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Our Future Turning Past
04:50
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tangled up together / beneath an empty piece of sky
in the moment we become more than you & I
breath of words & smoke / to speak to laugh to hear
the storm is somewhere else when the sky is blue & clear
the shadows of our bodies / move & fall & fade
we are put into motion by the choices we have made
to rise to the occasion / to wait & let it pass
our fingers grasp to welcome our future turning past
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Bertie Koller Whitefield, Maine
Bertie Koller draws his original songs forth from a place of observation, experience, & imagination. Influenced by the raw, straightforward approach of early American blues & folk music, as well as the gamut of past & contemporary songwriters & musicians, Bertie's songs are lyrical & rhythmic episodes of love, heartache, prophecy, reflection, the sun, moon, rivers, rain & so on. ... more
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