Lyrics /mantras[and meanings]
Gayatri
OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT
[May the divine, radiant, pervasive light of the universe illuminate us,
protect us and guide us to the utmost.]
Skylark Everywhere
Skylark
Have you anything to say to me?
Won't you tell me where my love can be?
Is there a meadow in the mist
Where someone's waiting to be kissed?
Skylark
Have you seen a valley green with spring
Where my heart can go a-journeying
Over the shadows and the rain
To a blossom covered lane?
And in your lonely flight,
Haven't you heard the music in the night?
Wonderful music,
Faint as a will-o'-the wisp,
Crazy as a loon,
Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon!
Skylark
I don't know if you can find these things,
But my heart is riding on your wings,
So, if you see them anywhere,
Won't you lead me there?
Here
Making each day of the year,
Changing my life with a wave of her hand,
Nobody can deny that there's something there
Skylark
I don't know if you can find theses things,
But my heart is riding on your wings,
So if you see them anywhere,
Won't you lead me there?
BOLO
BOLO SADA SHIVA BOLO
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
[May the strength of the infinite loving source,
the all pervasive spirit of existence, be my ultimate truth.]
Devi Sangba
JAYANTI MANGALA KALI
BHADRAKALI KAPALINI
DURGA KSHAMA SHIVA DHATRI
SWAHA SWADHA NAMASTU DE
AUM
AIM
HRIM
KLIM
CHAMUNDEYA
VICHE
SWAHA
Namo namah
I call to you
Bodhisattva
Illuminate my intellect
The crown of my head
Opens and I receive
The light of Nakshatra
Into my belly
Samana
Oh Kali
Come to me,
Come through me
Release me from my fear
Dissolve all my doubt
Free my wildness
Let me dance again
Oh Kali MA
Jai Kali MA
Into your Fire Swaha
Jai Kali MA
Into your dancing Flame Swaha
Jai Kali MA
Jai
Free
[Devi Puja Mantra is a call to the Divine Mother,
to She who destroys all disharmony,
disease and imbalance in the inner and outer world.
We are calling here to the eternally fierce and loving force
within Ourselves that can clear away all
that must go in order for the luminous, thriving essence to emerge.
It is an offering to the fire that transforms.]
Jaya Jaya
JAYA JAYA DEVI MATA NAMAHA
ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO
ONG SO HUM
Breathing in, I ingest the nectar of the gods
(Breath flows into this body as the nectar of the gods)
Breathing out, I remember I am alive
(Here is the sacrifice the goddess asks of you)
Breathing in, I call the teacher inside me to wake up
(Be the offering cup from which I pour the bliss,
the elixir of immortal peace)
Breathing out, I remember we are all in the pulse of the divine
(I say, OK)
Jaya Devi Mata
Oh, Mama
Jaya Jaya Devi Mata Namaha
(Om Mataye, Thank you)
Jaya Jaya Devi Mata Namaha
(Om Mataye Namaha)
Jaya Jaya Devi Mata Namo Namah
Lam
Vam
Ram
Yam
Ham
Aum
JAYA JAYA DEVI MATA NAMAHA
[I bow to the divine mother, eternally fierce in her love,
and to that within me that is she.]
ONG NAMO GURU DEV NAMO
[I bow to the divine inner teacher.]
ONG SO HUM
[I am that, identical to all the divine cosmic forces.]
Inner Mission
RA MA DA SA SAT SE SO HUM
SO HUM
Here we go turning round, around we go
Dizzy and laughing as around we go
Innocent unafraid
We are but children
Ashes to ashes we fall down
Rising and reaching out I call for you
Twisting and turning always seeking you
Dwelling inside the fire
The flame grows stronger
Longing for you my one and only love
Silently singing now this lonesome queen
Feeling your presence while asleep she dreams
“Nothing to fear my dear
I’m with you always”
Stumbled enough in life's sweet dance
Sweet dance
Stumbled enough in life's sweet dance
RA MA DA SA SAT SE SO HUM
SO HUM
The Same Mistakes
Push me away
Don't give a reason
But I'm not that thick
And you're not that clever
It's a new day
Of a new season
And my new place has
Made you uncomfortable
It's the same old story
Only the names have changed
We made the same mistakes
“Back in the day”
Or so you might call it
We were so close
And we shared everything
Now I find that peace comes
When you least expect it
Old floorboards
Or a nap on Saturday
It’s the same sad story
Only the names have changes
We made the same mistakes
University is falling
Wind is hauling little pieces over bigger ones
No one really knows the reason
After I Say I’m Sorry
What can I say boy after I say I'm sorry?
What can I do to prove it to you, I'm sorry?
I didn't mean to ever be mean to you
If I didn't care I wouldn't feel like I do
I was all wrong but right or wrong I don't blame you
How could I take somebody like you and shame you?
I know that I made you cry and I'm so sorry, dear
Sorry I made you cry
Dear One, I am suffering now
Please help me
Dear One, I see you're suffering now
That is why I am here for you
Ain’t it time we grew?
Not just up but bigger, bigger, bigger
Large enough to see
Sweet enough to hear
The truth behind the words
Big enough to see that I am staring at myself
When I look into your eyes
Staring into your eyes is staring into mine
Big enough to hold it all
With the love of a mother
WICHITA DO YA DO YA DO YA
WICHITA DO YA DO YA HEY
WACHA TONAYA HEY YA HEY YA
WACHA TONAYA HEY YA HEY
Mudita is ours
Karuna is ours
Maitri is ours
Upeka is ours now
So what can you say after I say I'm sorry?
What can you do to prove it you, I’m sorry?
I didn't mean to ever be mean to you
If I didn't care I wouldn't feel like I do
I was all wrong but right or wrong I don't blame you
How could I take somebody like you and shame you?
I know that I made you cry and I'm so sorry, dear
Sorry I made you cry
Sorry I made you cry
FORGIVENESS
Come Whoever You Are
Come even if you have
Broken your vows
A thousand times
Come even if by act
You have allowed
A thousand crimes
Come, whoever you are
You wanderer
You lover of leaving
Out beyond
Ideas of wrongdoing
And rightdoing
There is a field
I’ll meet you there
Come even if you have
Lost all your faith
In the divine
Come even if you have
Lost all your hope
For all mankind
Come, whoever you are
You wanderer
You lover of leaving
Out beyond
Ideas of wrongdoing
And rightdoing
There is a field
I’ll meet you there
All Is Full Of Love / Maybe I Was Wrong
You’ll be given love
You’ll be taken care of
You’ll be given love
You have to trust
Maybe not from the sources
You have poured yours
Maybe not from the directions
You are staring at
Trust your head around
It’s all around you
All is full of love
It’s all around you
All is full of love
When the leaves turn red
This melancholy creeps into my head
And all the things I said
Come rushing back to me
“We were just kids”
Has been my rationale
All these years
No guilt would I allow
I was stubborn as a tree
Was it love I couldn’t see?
All is full of love
You just ain’t receiving
All is full of love
Your phone is off the hook
All is full of love
Your doors are all shut
All is full of love
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe you were right
Maybe I was trying to pick a fight
Time was all we had
At least that’s what I thought we always had
All is full of love
You just ain’t receiving
All is full of love
Your phone is off the hook
All is full of love
Your doors are all shut
All is full of love
There’ll be no remainder
All is full of love
All is full of love
All is full of love
All is full of love
Credits /
Performed by:
Kevin Carlisle: keyboards and synthesizers, guitars, bass, drums and percussion, sequencing and programming, backing vocals
Meredith Hogan: vocals and chants
With:
Amanda Carlisle – backing vocals on 'Come Whoever Your Are'
and 'All Is Full Of Love / Maybe I Was Wrong'
Produced and Recorded by Kevin Carlisle July, 2012 - October, 2013
at Eclectic Electric Studios, Cincinnati, OH (Westwood and Oakley)
Songwriting Credits:
Gayatri
Sacred Vedic mantra / additional music by Kevin Carlisle
Skylark Everywhere
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer / John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Devi Sangba
Kevin Carlisle & Meredith Hogan / sacred Vedic mantra
Jaya Jaya
Kevin Carlisle & Meredith Hogan / sacred Vedic mantra
Saturn Returns
Kevin Carlisle
Inner Mission
Kevin Carlisle & Meredith Hogan
The Same Mistakes
Kevin Carlisle
After I Say I’m Sorry
Walter Donaldson & Abe Lyman / additional music by Kevin Carlisle
and lyrics by Meredith Hogan based on the teachings of
Thich Nhat Hanh / traditional Creek Indian river song
Come Whoever You Are
Kevin Carlisle, based in part on text by Rumi
All Is Full Of Love / Maybe I Was Wrong
Björk Gudmundsdottir / Kevin Carlisle
Publishing Credits:
All songs ©2013 Kevin Carlisle, BMI
Except:
Skylark ©1941 George Simon Music
Here, There and Everywhere ©1966 Northern Songs
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? ©1926 Donaldson Publishing
All Is Full Of Love ©1998 Polygram Music Publishing
Cover Art
Hans Walor
Photography
Trinidad Mac-Auliffe
Album Design
Billy Alletzhauser
Special Thanks:
Peter Levin, Lisa and Jeff Stegman, Aaron Hillman, Lynn Hogan and Alan Mistler, Nosrat and Tom Hillman, Jeannine Cleary Dostal, Meg Fiora and Sandy James, Denaire Nori, Pat Osterday, Michael Franti, Rod Stryker, Katie Silcox, Hans Walor, Trinidad Mac-Auliffe, Billy Alletzhauser, Brian Moeller, Jim “Dauber” Farr, Yannis Skoufalos and Maria Kalimenidou, Kathy Hamm, Connie and Ed Wernet, Lyndsey Wellner, Liz Lux and Dominic Gabriel, Jon and Linda Hogan, Michael and Susan Roberts, Renee Graham, Laura Duran, Mary and Craig Rasmussen, Ken Wolf, Nancy and Paul Gaffney, Valerie Matulionis, Robert Dorgan and Steve Bolia, Sarah Ann Kokenge, Kirby Cross, Jeanne Hulse, Mary Beth Karaus, Joe Moorman, Susan and Brian Graham, Jean and George Kachikis, Andrea Ayers, Carolina Rogoll, Dave Rueve, Stefan Strehler, Jen Painter, Romiley Jack, Vikrant Akavaram, Iris, Zoe and Allie Cheng, Francie Williams, Trisha Bowie, Stacy Sims
Dedicated to the Memory of Billie Walker, 1921-2013
© 2013 Kevin Carlisle