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Adore
04:51
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I sit by the river, I sift through the river
I do adore the river, I do
I eat by the river, I breath by the river
I do adore the river, I do
In a haze by the river, I play by the river
I do adore the river, I do
I sleep by the river, I dream by the river
I do adore the river, I do
I climb in the mountains, unwind in the mountains
I do adore the mountains, I do
Gettin’ wild in the mountains, I smile in the mountains
I do adore the mountains, I do
Reflect in the mountains, respect for the mountains
I do adore the mountains, I do
I sleep in the mountains, I dream in the mountains
I do adore the mountains, I do
Opening my eyes I know I’m gonna pass right on through someday
Every day it’s closer coming, become one, move on gracefully
I blow with the breeze, get goin’ with the breeze
I do adore the breeze, I do
Get a lift with the breeze, I drift with the breeze
I do adore the breeze, I do
I breathe in the breeze, believe in the breeze
I do adore the breeze, I do
I sleep in the breeze, I dream in the breeze
I do adore the breeze, I do
Opening my eyes I know I’m gonna pass right on through someday
Every day it’s closer coming, become one, move on gracefully
I climb in the trees, write rhyme in the trees
I do adore the trees, I do
I grow with the trees, I blow with the trees
I do adore the trees, I do
Living rings in the trees, I sing with the leaves
I do adore the trees, I do
I sleep in the trees, I dream in the trees
I do adore the trees, I do
I do adore the river, I do
I do adore the river, I do
I do adore the river, I do
I do adore the river, I do
Opening my eyes I know I’m gonna pass right on through someday
Every day it’s closer coming, become one, move on gracefully
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Driving down country roads where everybody waves
Stopping to talk with a friend about the passing days
Starting to get the hang of it, its starting to settle in
A simple life for some, for Simpleton, a simple Zen
Good People Strange Places, to free my soul
I didn’t even know, its what I was looking for
Good people strange places, to free my soul
To free my soul, give me something to live for
Going to keep on driving to see what’s around the way
Gotta see what this next mountain may have to say
It’s interesting how these folks are living round here
Let’s get down on some local food and drink some of that local beer!
(Chorus)
A smile from a stranger could be worth at least 20 bucks
Worth much more if you’ve been down on your luck
Worth at least 20 words if you’re language isn’t the same
Sometimes it’s the only thing to say, ‘cause words just get in the way
I’m smiling, ‘cause I aint seen nothing shine like this before
(Chorus)
This country’s just some concrete laid in lines
Need to ride these roads, connect a few more minds
Well then leave the wheels, let your feet take you if you can
You’re bound to hear more stories, going to shake a lot more hands
I want to hear more stories, I want to shake a lot more hands
I’m smiling, cause I ain’t seen nothing shine like this before
(Chorus)
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3. |
Good Dog
03:48
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Good Dog, what would I do without a friend like you?
Good Dog, I’m grateful to spend a life with you.
Your whole world is from a dog’s eye view
Some couches you can lay on, other times you gotta get off
Sometimes your leash must be on, when it’s safe I’ll let you off
That’s a lot for a dog to understand, half the time you obey my commands
Breaks my heart every time you run away, but when you’re running to me it makes my day,
You’re a…
(Chorus)
Some road trips you can come on, other times you gotta stay home
Some things are alright to chew on, other things you gotta leave alone
You can chew on bones, and rawhides, dead animals must be left behind
And most sticks are fine in your mouth, but not the firewood when it’s in the house
That’s a lot for a dog to understand, half the time you obey my commands
When we have guests please put your tongue away, I know you gotta groom and that’s your way
You’re a…
(Chorus)
Scratch at the door when you want to go out, bark at the door when you want to come in
Get attention, lay down on the floor, and 10 minutes later you’re gonna do it all again
I often wonder what you dream about when your legs are a’ wigglin’ and twitch’in your snout
Chasing the squirrels and romps in the woods, we’ll go there soon cause you’re so good
Chasing squirrels and romps in the woods, we’ll go there soon because you’re so good
Good Dog, what would I do without a friend like you
Good Dog, I grateful to spend a life with you
You’re whole world’s from a dog’s eye view
You make me smile when I’m feeling blue, oh what would I do without a friend like you.
Yeah you’re such a good dog,
You’re such a good dog, what would I do
Chasing squirrels and romps in the woods, we’ll go there soon because you’re so good
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4. |
Big Cat
03:11
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Big Cat stalking through town tonight,
The deer are laying low and the fox are staying in their hole,
Silhouette creeping through the rocky moonlight
And the people on their couches don’t know
Fat cat tracks in the pasture out back
horses been spooked and the owl doesn’t give a hoot
Something keeping secrets by the shadows of the shack
headed towards the town by river route
Mountain kitty pouncing playful with the field mice
Dogs are barking in the yard, thinking that they’re keeping guard
She might be cute, but that kitty isn’t nice
Big lion, she stares hard
Mountain lion mamma walking under street lights
Looking at the homes and the people chattin’ on their phones
Mountain lion mamma with a glisten in her eye
Night’s slippin’, better get going
Big cat shining in the morning sun
Walks with pride because she’s the queen of the night
People come stumblin’ with their tranquilizer guns and
She runs for the hills tail high
She runs for the hills head high
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5. |
Leaving Things Behind
03:55
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Fingerprints in the dust, footprints in the sand
Music in some ears, and money in some hands
Face in some memories, besos on cheeks
Love in some hearts, indentations on seats
Scribbles on paper, and calls on some phones
Smoke in some lungs from some visits to homes
Dirt on the floor and words in the air
Bottlecaps on the table and
The beats that are bouncing everywhere
(Chorus)
I’m leaving things behind
Picking up things along the way
Whether I mean to or not
These are my marks upon the day
When it’s traveling time
Looking for a way to get away
This land on which I roam
I try to leave no trace
Seeds in the garden, trees on the land
Sweat on some shirts, and trash in some cans
Rocks in some pockets, ideas in some heads
Sleeping on a floor dreaming of a nice bed
Burnt out lightbulbs, old guitar strings
Broken drumsticks, sawdust from carvings
Speaking opinions and spilling my mind
If I drop my heart don’t let me leave it behind
(Chorus)
Initials in the concrete, not in the bark
Tags on the trains, not in the park
Tickets at the door and shouts at the show
Empty glasses at the bar, high fives to my bros
Nicks in the paint job, dents in the car
Cracks in the windshield from falling stars
Echoes in canyons, and ripples in lakes
Whispers in wind, try to return what I take
I’m leaving things behind
Picking up things along the way
Whether I mean to or not
These are my marks upon the day
When it’s traveling time
I’ve got to leave this campsite clean
Ashes from burnt branches
Used to fuel the dreams
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6. |
Sky Mindz
03:56
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Well, the moon was high and a clear sky is always right
If you’re going to have a meaning then you’ve got to do it right
Constellations stay constant and you know they make you think
Is there any kind of order or did we evolve to become extinct
I once lived under water now I forget the smell of rain
As life’s getting longer I’m becoming much more sane
I need to see more perspectives of this multi viewed world
So I can formulate my precious piece of sand into a pearl
It’s a bu-bumpy road and there’s no telling where it will lead
I’ve got the north star wiggling its way up my sleeve
How can things get old, stale boring and unexciting
When this day has never happened, I’ve never written what I’m writing
Got to appreciate this new moment in the light
Examining these thoughts dripping into my sight
I’m only human trying to achieve a higher sense of enlightenment
This existence is expensive and I’m paying spiritual rent
Just like you know you’ll get wet if you dance in the rain
If you fall in love in could lead to pain
But if you find balance with your inner beauty and outer beast
Only then can civilization and nature make peace
I was rolling with the river, and I was falling with the rain
You know the river’s rising while it’s carving new terrain
Sediment flowing to the ocean from the highest mountain peaks
Existence is a puzzle, my experience jus a piece.
I need the sun to process the darkness to create a future from my past through my song
so we can get on
Changing season’s bringing about a lot of shit to be thinking about
Got my head up in the clouds trying to figure the weather out
I need to be allowed to run around and say what I think out loud
I need as much time alone as I do in front of a crowd
I need to stay in the here and now and help others do the same
But how can I be setting clocks if I have no timeframe
I think I’d make an impact if the bomb could reach my brain
I’m trying to shake the picture right out of the picture frame
Don’t know what the people say, but I’m conversating with the river and stars
Having a drink with the patrons down at the gravel bar
When I’m stumbling home luckily I needn’t stumble far
Hopefully toward the tent not the Catfish and Gar
I’m sittin on a log, playing for frogs, owls and armadillos
Joined by the Cicadas up in the weeping willows
Sitting by the fire, watching smoke billow
Looking at the stars, rocks are my pillows
I need the moon to process the day to create my future from my past through my song
So we can get on
Changing thoughts bringing about a lot of shit talk out loud
Another summer down and the movement still hasn’t moved out
Storms been hanging around, I’ve been chasing it from the ground
But this lightening has no flash or sound, how can that be allowed
Driving that snowplow pushing the powder off the trails
Before the end of the line I knew I’d done enough rails
Wanted to be a bird but I ended up a snail
Feeling like a hammer in motion never to touch a nail
But then I set sail
Climb a mountain or a tree
Leave behind heavy greed, taking only what you need
Gotta like the motto, “be all that you can be”
I’m not a militant, I plant seeds.
I need the sun to photosynthesis to create a flower for our species to grow strong!
I need the sun, I need the moon
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7. |
Old Tree Poem
04:43
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Gnarly and twisted the wind splits a path
Below fungus fruits and the mosses lay mats
A shield of bark only hangs from one side
And this old tree is still reaching for the sky
Folk and the Old Tree Poem
Chipmunk’s chattin about the log he calls home
Leaves do the breathing while the roots find a meal
Lightning always strikes all alone on this hill
Tell it like you see it if you trust in your eyes
Tell it like they told it if you trust in the wise
Tell it like the star constellations in the skies
And out of the darkness some truth will surprise
In times of suppression you gotta take it underground
Hide it in the mountains where they’ll never track it down
Plant it for the children and sing on every hill
The Folk are alive, here to love and fulfill
Folk and the Old Tree Poem
Looking at the stars wondering how we found home
Earth needed eyes and the folk needed word
Then we danced to the things that we heard
Well, time passes and the stories grow long
They thicken and they widen and they carry on strong
They might lose their meaning if the folks lose their heads
But the universe remembers every word that was said
The teachers may be cactus, the teachers may be vines
There will be no textbook, it’s spoken in your mind
Movement and the healing ceremonies and the songs
Helps the tree branches and the roots to grow strong
Folk and the Old Tree Peom
Looking at the stars wondering how we found home
Earth needed eyes and the folk needed word
Then we danced to the things that we heard
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8. |
Mystic Mountain
04:13
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On this sacred land in the mountains
Travelers from far and wide
We’ll meet there in the middle by the fountain
Drinking from this cup cause it will never run dry
I’m showing up open and honest
I’m showing up with balance in mind
I’m showing up with praise for the Goddess
Gifts from the Earth open rifts through time
(Chorus)
And we’ll meet there on this wild misty mountain
Where the truth seekers in a circle sing
We’ll make music on this misty mountain
Walk into the wild with what you bring
I’m trusting in plant spirits
They teach me how to heal and how to work good
I’m still learning how to hear it
How to navigate the patterns like water and wood
Reflecting through the eyes in the mirror
Responsible for my own choices
Safe in this circle of love warriors
Medicine choir of intentional voices
(Chorus)
Love tribe growing flowers in space
Lets do our part and commune with the moon
Sun and Earth vibrate through my face
Ego has passed, return to the womb.
Earth mamma, teach me to be soft
Silent snow in the wild it falls
I can see your songs dancing aloft
From peak to peak down through canyon walls.
(Chorus)
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9. |
Illusions
04:27
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(Chorus)
Burning my illusions away
Burning my illusions away
Burning my illusions away
Burning all delusions today
Fires are burning inside my soul
Comforts are up in flames and smoke
Inferno burning through my fears
Reality accepted through tears
Flames reflecting up in my eyes
Temperatures continue to rise
Over hilltops embers blow
As the mighty river continues to flow
Yesterday’s life provides the fuel
Germinating seeds for renewal
After the first rain it’ll be green
More vibrant than I’ve ever seen
(Chorus)
And every masterpiece must burn
In the moment we continue to learn
She burns us brightly with her eyes
Blinding bliss filled with surprise
Egos are all gonna catch flame
Peaceful spirits need never be tamed
Spinners of fire highlight the notion
Of human intent set in motion
We dance and we drum around the flame we maintain
Never twice will dance quite the same
And just when we think that we have it mastered
It turns to ashes even faster
(Chorus)
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10. |
Step Outta Line
02:49
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Break the step press reset
Slow the pace society sets
Vibrate at your own speed
Adjust frequency as you need
Notice color and tone
Inner chi is you in your home
Mind control machine wheels
Once outside the box truth reveals
(Chorus)
Come on step outta line
Climb up the hill to reveal
The scene you dreamed before birth
Come on step outta line
Refine your needs
What greeds complicate your plate, don’t feed ‘em!
As below so above
Life with vibrational love love love
Mystical sneaky beats
Unlock new doors to dance your feet
Look on through look on in
Search for answers how’d it begin?
Just to be, just to breath
Capable of high frequencies
(Chorus)
Don’t be afraid to swirl, curve and swiggle, wiggle and curl
Explore whatever way
You’re not required to march today
Don’t conform to mainstream
This side channel is interesting
Think for yourself, decide
How do you spend your time alive?
(Chorus)
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11. |
Rise Above
01:45
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Reach within and rise above
Balance your breath, shift your gaze up
Look within and visualize love
We’re all one this is what we’re made of
What we make together when we shake
I get enough
What we make together when we shake
I get enough
Will a vision and manifest up
Anything your brain can conceive of
Pure intentions a folkedelic flood
Creating this world which is lit by love
What we make together when we shake
I get enough
What we make together when we shake
I get enough
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12. |
Gathering Peacefully
02:38
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Seeker, look behind your eyes
The mystery’s getting’ bigger, source intentions a surprise
We’ve got more and more people realizing they’ve been deceived
More and more people are defining what they believe
We’ve got the power to make a change
Got to seek to find and be free
We’ve got more and more people gathering peacefully
More and more people gathering peacefully
Traveler, what’s dreaded in your locks?
Characters of the faces abstract in the rocks
We’ve got more and more people finding boulders in their voice
More and more people living love as their choice
We’ve got the power to make a change
Got to seek to find and be free
We’ve got more and more people gathering peacefully
More and more people gathering peacefully
Farmer, do you have soil or do you have dirt?
Is it a source of enlightenment, or is it a source of hurt?
We’ve got more and more people with their hands in the ground
More and more people are making their own sounds
We’ve got the power to make a change
Got to seek to find to be free
We’ve got more and more people gathering peacefully
More and more people gathering peacefully
We are going through a change
We’ve got to seek to find and we’ll see
How we can light up the world by meditating peacefully
Light up the world by vibrating blissfully
How we can light up the world by meditating peacefully
How we can light up the world by vibrating blissfully
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Josh Vogeler Fort Collins, Colorado
Josh Vogeler is a folk singer/songwriter, guitarist, and drummer based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Soulful vibrations of nature are channeled in his voice, and his lyrics are a collection of stories from his journeys. Josh performs on a 10-string acoustic guitar using his own percussive finger style technique. ... more
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