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Abundant Blessings
04:22
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When the evening comes and the stillness settles
I think about my day
I am alive, I'm breathing freely
And I've got this music to play
The food on my table, the family I'm born to
And many dear ones I choose
This shelter protects me, this land that I live on
Too much treasure to lose
And as I close my eyes I breathe a thankful sigh...
For abundant blessings, abundant blessings
Abundant blessings to share, to share with you
Don't get me wrong, 'cause a few more dollars
Would make life easier still
But the wolf of deceit and the snake of destruction
Are not worth paying that bill
The gold in the earth and the pow'r over other
Simply isn't my thing
So don't try to tempt me, I won't play that game
I am immune to your precious ring
And as I close my eyes I breathe a thankful sigh...
For abundant blessings, abundant blessings
Abundant blessings to share, to share with you
May the Golden Twins
Continue blessing me and all that I see
Pull up a chair, you are welcome here
To share some cakes and mead
And abundant blessings, abundant blessings
Abundant blessings, abundant blessings
I've got abundant blessings to share, to share with you.
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Aurochs
02:30
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In the prehistoric forest
Tracking the wisent 'cross the land
My spear in hand
This rite of initiation
The horn-ed beast I hunt alone
Courage in my blood and bone
Ancestors from of old come join me in the quest
Wisdom waits for victory -- aurochs is my test
From the chaos of creation
Comes the fierce fighter stamping through the moor
May my valor yet endure
I will not come through this fight unchanged
Hostile force of nature must be tamed
And I shall be renamed
I shall take your mighty horns, a hero manifest
Lined in silver and drink to aurochs as my test
This shall not be
A time of rest for me
In the prehistoric forest
Tracking the wisent 'cross the land
My spear in hand...
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Agent of Chaos
02:09
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I was once but a foolish mortal
I walked the ways of innocence and truth
I fought all my fears from withing
Which served me well for the challenge of youth
But now as I walk through the briars of life
Picking my way through the sharpest thorns
The giants awake and they're coming for us
But they don't know a fighter's been born
Thor, heed my call...
I ride on the winds with Kari
Burn with the elemental fire of Loge
Rise from the deep with fury of Ran
And I stand with all the strength of Ymir's bones
They might throw their walls in my way
They might call down a mighty storm
They cannot ken what I will become
When their chaos causes me to transform
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Who will stand and fight to the death to protect
Her Midgard home and all that is dear
I am not alone and they don't suspect
Thor heeds my call
I ride on the winds with Kari
Burn with the elemental fire of Loge
Rise from the deep with fury of Ran
And I stand with all the strength of Ymir
I ride on the winds with Kari
Burn with the elemental fire of Loge
Rise from the deep with fury of Ran
And I stand with all the strength of Ymir
I ride on the winds with Kari
Burn with the elemental fire of Loge
Rise from the deep with fury of Ran
And I stand with all the strength of Ymir's bones.
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The Breath
02:59
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The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
All-Father, I am listening
For whispered secrets on the wind
I search for wisdom and good counsel
Knock at my door, I will let you in
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
Let us share the mead of poetry
And know the lore of every rune
Teach us the seidr-magic willingly
As the vardlokkar sings out the sacred tune
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
May wise words flow freely from my mouth
May inspiration fill the air
May blessings flow from the mighty source
We hear with hope songs already there
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
The word, the spell, the chant, the prayer, the breath...
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Journey
03:35
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A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
Some may choose to stay near a hearth well kept
I do not deny them their safety
I was not born for a simple life
The road calls my blood; I answer bravely
A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
Shiny Mane lights my way by day
Mane of Frost will guide my night
I journey far, living by my wits
Rewarded in knowing I chose right
A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
Many the faces well met on the way
Some I've sadly left behind
I cannot stay, this momentum drives me
Onward to see what I can find
A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
The rhythm of life with a dancer's grace
I strive to stay in control
I care not where I arrive at the end
'Tis the journey that makes me whole
A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
A swift black horse pounds the flagstone path
Astride I ride toward adventure
I'll not stay safe behind the halls of home
When out there lies all my future
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The Torch
03:16
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The torch, it brings us illumination
Dancing flames are the heat of life
Sacrifice for the forge and forming
All creation is bathed in light
Bonfires burn in the sacred woodland
Fun'ral pyres 'cross the water glide
Lovers join in their passion blinding
All creation is bathed in light
Candles burning
Come, the initiated
Feel your will to
Shape all that is created
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Gifts
04:15
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You took a chance and asked me to dance
And the spark of our new life was lighted
Then you gave me your name, to the world we proclaimed
That our journey was one and the same
I played a song and you played along
Discovering harmony's sweetness
We took to the road and our stories we told
Now neither of us need walk alone
The gifts that we give keep spinning the web
So be generous, trusting, and don't be misled
There's honor well found in exchange of ourselves
Sharing our gifts is a sacred call
We reached out our hands, perhaps more than we planned
And discovered that we both dance in darkness
But we balance with light every day as we fight
And we give back some hope and a perfect trust
The earth gives us life, and life gives us love
And so many gifts rain down from above
To have and to hold, more precious than gold
We repay all the gods when we give away
The gifts that we give keep spinning the web
So be generous, trusting, and don't be misled
There's honor well found in exchange of ourselves
Sharing our gifts is a sacred call
The gifts that we give keep spinning the web
So be generous, trusting, and don't be misled
There's honor well found in exchange of ourselves
Sharing our gifts is a sacred call
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Bliss
03:18
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Kickin' and screamin' ain't no way to live
Gotta learn to forget, gotta learn to forgive
Moving along, letting go of the past
Smelling the roses, 'cause they don't last
Reduce and recycle, give stuff away
Wake up each morning ready to play
I want to tell you this
I found my bliss
I found it high in the mountains
And deep in the sea
And in the arms of a loved one surrounding me
Weighed down with worry is not really wise
Sometimes the joy is right there in disguise
If you open your eyes and look in the cracks
You'll find all the Multiverse giving back
So don't be afraid and just let yourself go
It's the most wonderful feeling you'll ever know
I want to tell you this
I found my bliss
I found it down by the seashore
And up in the trees
And in the eyes of a child making faces at me
All things in balance, then we have enough
To share with our neighbors when things get tough
Some hugs and some healing and maybe a song
We'll toast 'round the campfire when evenings get long
Find the beauty in humans, love with no strings
With whomever you choose - it's not about rings
I want to tell you this
I found my bliss
In the stillness of moonlight
And the buzzing of bees
Down by the seashore
And up in the trees
High in the mountains
And deep in the sea
And in the arms of my family surrounding me
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The Hag
04:08
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This is not the life I expected
This is not where I thought I'd be
Disruption, delay, unforeseen the frustration
Misfortune twisting my life's concentration
Shelter eludes me but I must get out of this storm
This is not the harvest I planted
This is not the crop that I sowed
Hailstones have blighted the farm and the field
Lifeless they lay, they have nothing to yield
How can I go on with my sustenance taken away?
This is not my magic I'm feeling
This is not the power I know
All of my shields have been battered away
The night is so dark I cannot find the day
How can I live when there is no more music to play?
This is not the end of the cycle
This is not the cut of my cord
My tears will flow and melt hailstones to water
I call on the Disir to guard well their daughter
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be
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Karmic Challenge
02:26
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What is my challenge today?
What must I get out of my way?
What can I help and what can I heal?
Remember to listen to things that I feel
Need to create, need to explore
Need to feel deeply, yet want something more
Believe in my worth right down to my core
And know what my life is for
It's a karmic challenge...
Friction will lead to the fire
Dancing my way to desire
This need will bring healing to my careworn sould
Patience picking out knots with perfect control
Need to be free, need to be fine
Need to know I have plenty of time
Know I'm not always the last one in line
And its okay for my light to shine
Need to breathe fresh air, need to have dreams
Know I'm not alone in the things I have seen
Need to soar among stars and swim in the sea
Feel it all connect in me
It's a karmic challenge to heal your soul
And what it takes only you can know...
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11. |
Isa
02:09
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Green and growing, living
Blanketed beneath snow
Waiting, wanting, watching
For springtime's warming glow
Ice will turn to water
Sacred source, earth's lifeblood
Flow again to free the life here.
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Harvest
04:37
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The winter was harsh
And the snow blocked the sun
But the ice fin'lly melted away
So the rivers could run
The springtime was slow
And the frost lingered long
But the sun slowly warmed the soil
New life started to grow
The summer was warm
As we toiled in the fields
So carefully tending the land
Looking forward to its yield
And the harvest is plenty
And the baskets are full
Time to bring in the bounty
For the Earth shares her gifts with us all
The Earth is alive
And she knows all you need
You can reap all the good she can give
But you must plant the seed
So tend to the dreams that you sow
And feed them with love
They flower in your tender care
And the rain and the snow from above
For the harvest is plenty
And the baskets are full
Time to bring in the bounty
For the Earth shares her gifts with us all
And the harvest is plenty
And the baskets are full
Time to bring in the bounty
For the Earth shares her gifts with us all
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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois
Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus
Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.
Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher.
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