#1


I was born of matter and energy

To a brilliant yellow sun

Eons had passed

My atmosphere vast

Earth and ocean spun.

 

Four elements conspired

To stir this potion well

Molecular brew

A membranous stew

From my seas a primitive cell.

 

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

 

Evolution, destiny

Cellular diversity

Nature selectivity

The biosphere completed me.

 

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

 

Ecosystems growing strong

Communities of higher form

And then as if by wizardry

Entropy, complexity

New emergent properties 

Consciousness achieved for me

Collective thought of all that be

Consciousness achieved for me 

Consciousness achieved for me.

 

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

                    I am alive

#2


We are one 

Perfect balance

We perform our cosmic dance

In dynamic equilibrium

A mutual dependence

In dynamic equilibrium

A mutual dependence.

 

We are one 

Individual

Life’s web self-perpetual

In union with four elements

Entities inseparable

In union with four elements

Entities inseparable.

 

                    As I change, so do you

                    As you change, so do I.

 

                                        We are one

                                        In this planetary scheme

                                        Between what’s flesh and what is green

                                        There can be no winners or losers

                                        There can be no winners or losers

                                        Just a balance

                                        A balance

                                        In between.

 

                                                            And Earth gives birth to Life

                                                            And Life transforms itself

                                                            And Life transforms the Earth

                                                            And Earth and Life are one

                                                            And I give birth to Life

                                                            And Life transforms itself

                                                            And Life transforms Me

                                                            And I and Life are one.

#3

Right on cue
You emerge upon the scene
A miracle of chaos and time.

And all that I am
Is reflected in your eyes
How wonderful to be alive.

                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful to be alive.

The journey begins
And together we shall find
Experience so sweet and sublime.

And all that I am
Is everywhere you are 
How wonderful to be alive.

                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful to be alive.

Nurture my soul
And keep me from all harm
I’ll give you all you need to survive.

And all that I am
Is here for you to share
How wonderful to be alive.

                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful, how wonderful
                    How wonderful to be alive. 

#4


Thank you for all that be
This garden home you’ve shared with me
We multiply in harmony
The beasts and birds my family.

                    And the gods have given all my kind
                    The edge that comes with keener mind
                    And freed us all to mold our destiny.

                    And destiny will see the time
                    When we will loosen earthly ties
                    That bind our kind to mere equality.

Thank you for all that be
This kingdom’s wealth you’ve given me
Our numbers growing endlessly
We hold dominion land and sea……..Manifest Destiny.
                                                             Manifest Destiny.
                                        
                    And the gods have given all my kind
                    The edge that comes with keener mind
                    And freed us all to mold our destiny.

                    And the destiny of all the rest
                    Might is right, we’ve passed the test
                    It’s manifest, the world belongs to me.

                                                            A beast, a face
                                                            With a touch of grace
                                                            We take our rightful place.

                                                            We’re on the top
                                                            And we can’t be stopped
                                                            Behold the Master Race
                                                            Behold the Master Race.

#5



I feel a change envelop me

A subtle aura rising

Coming from a most unlikely source.

 

You jeopardize unwittingly

The flower of our history

And take us down an unfamiliar course.

 

                    The consequence 

                    Is never sensed

                    When you alone 

                    Take precedence.

 

                                        NaNaNaNa……..

 

You control all that you see

A limited horizon

With minds too young to know complexity.

 

And the distant fallout from your dreams

Lies far beyond your vision

So you avoid responsibility.

 

                    The consequence

                    Is never sensed

                    Until the world 

                    Takes precedence.

 

                                        NaNaNaNa…………

#6


Our minds cleared the jungle
Of nature’s selections
And allowed us to grow
In a thousand directions.

And the cultures that bloomed 
Seeded prophets and sages
Down the primrose path
Of industrial ages.

                    We hold the power
                    To mold this paradise
                    To use all that we see
                    Discard what we don’t need.

                    All creatures great and small
                    Are at our beck and call
                    To house and clothe and feed
                    For our prosperity.
                                     
                                        Our growth provides the key
                                        For our economy
                                        Our growth creates the need
                                        For more technology
                                        And more technology
                                        And more technology.

                                        Unlike these lesser beings
                                        Constrained by earthly means
                                        We rise transcendently
                                        We have no boundaries
                                        We have no boundaries
                                        We have no boundaries.

Our minds cleared the jungle
Of nature’s selections
And allowed us to grow
In a thousand directions.

And the cultures that bloomed
Seeded prophets and sages
Down the primrose path
Of industrial ages. 

#7


Air pollution, no solution
The ozone fades while your smokestacks blaze
Oceans risin’, creatures dying
The rivers flowin’ with your human waste.

                    Take it easy on the trees
                    Take it easy on the trees, if you wanna breathe.

                                        I don’t know why but they just don’t listen
                                        I don’t know why but they just don’t listen
                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.
                                        
                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.
                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.

                                                            And every day I spin around
                                                            Another species goes to ground
                                                            I say goodbye to another friend
                                                            While you leap like lemmings to your oblivion.

                                                            But I know that you can do better
                                                            If I can only wake you up
                                                            From this dead-end delusional dreamworld
                                                            That you have conjured up….It’s all messed up.
                                                            
Day by day, we’re losing the forests
The life that feeds will soon be gone
A future in peril, no thoughts of balance
A barren world all of your own.

                    Take it easy on the trees
                    Take it easy on my trees, if you wanna breathe.

                                        I don’t know why but they just don’t listen
                                        I don’t know why but they just don’t listen
                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.

                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.
                                        I hope they wake up - before it’s too late.

#8


Native Americans dreaming as one
The holy man’s work has barely begun 
Collective unconscious deciphered is sent
To the spirits for greater enlightenment.

On eagle’s wings the awaited reply
In four days did arrive
The holy man circles his people
And breathes their dream to life.

                    Nature unbalanced
                    Harmony lost
                    No longer connected
                    A line has been crossed.

                    Nature’s unbalanced
                    But all is not lost
                    We offer up prayers
                    For our Mother the Earth.

                    To show us the way
                    To give us a sign
                    To send us a messenger
                    While there’s still time.
                    
In all four directions, well into the night
The sacred pipe burning bright
We pray the Great Spirit, the Earth and the Sun
From all living things related as one.

On the day of the sundance, the solstice of summer
In the hearts of the dancers, the beat of the drummers
The songs of our people fill the sky
And we ask Mother Earth for a sign.

                    Nature unbalanced
                    Harmony lost
                    No longer connected
                    A line has been crossed.

                    Nature’s unbalanced
                    But all is not lost
                    We offer up prayers
                    For our Mother the Earth.

                    To show us the way
                    To give us a sign
                    To send us a messenger
                    While there’s still time
                    While there’s still time
                    While there’s still time.

#9


How strong your lonely chorus
I sense your heartfelt pleas
At last, some human beings
Who still believe in me.

There are so many others
Imprisoned in their minds
Their cages built of ignorance
Selfishness and pride.

All children of one mother
They know not what they do
I’ll help them find their road
A road that’s clear and true.

                    Max, come be my messenger
                    Max, come be my messenger
                    Max, come be my messenger
                    A beacon in their night
                    May take an act of nature
                    To give them second sight.

                    Max, come be my messenger
                    Reveal my nature true
                    That we are all related
                    And I am one with all of you.

My oceans and my rivers
Flow within your veins
My thoughts and my emotions
Storm within your brains.

Among all things both great and small
You play but one of many parts
It’s the balance and the harmony
That feeds our beating heart.

                    Max will be my messenger
                    A beacon in your night
                    May take an act of nature
                    To give you second sight.

                    Max will be my messenger
                    Reveal my nature true
                    That we are all related
                    And I am one with all of you

                    Max will be my messenger
                    Reveal my nature true
                    That we are all related
                    And I am one with all of you
                    That we are all related
                    And I am one with all of you.

#10


Max appeared on the first day of summer
Adopted the day he was born
Raised in a garden of love and compassion
And nurtured with insights each morn.

A strong enough man, he worked with his hands
No task too tough to unwind
At night he would dabble in music and verse
And sing you a piece of his mind.

                    And when his heart would wonder
                    ‘Bout where he might fit in this place
                    He remembered
                    Someone once told him the Earth was his Mother
                    His brothers and sisters the lives upon her face.

Max always thrived on his friendships with others
He worked and he laughed and he loved
But there would be days when he needed his space
And a place to reflect on his life.

On the solstice of summer, the Black Hills were calling him
Back where his spirit could soar
Alone in the wilderness speaking to nature 
And searching for the sense of it all.

                    And when his heart felt lonely
                    For one familiar face
                    His comfort was knowing the Earth was his Mother
                    His brothers and sisters the lives upon her face.

On a full moon’s night, with campfire sight
And smoke swirling moods undefined
Telegraph winds through the pines spoke to him
And startled his heart and his mind.

Max was unnerved by the pleas that he heard
And by nature’s spectral display
Come be my messenger, help save my children
I’ll guide you, you’ll show them the way.

                    And when his heart was frightened
                    By the voices so hard to embrace
                    His comfort was knowing the Earth was his Mother
                    His brothers and sisters the lives upon her face.

                    His comfort was knowing the Earth was his Mother
                    His brothers and sisters the lives upon her face.

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