Warmin' up the throat, warmin' up the mind, warmin' up the heart, warmin' up the hallway to the divine
Gettin' to that place where there's no right or wrong
The place I feel strong, the place where I know I belong
Warmin' up, warmin' up, warmin, warmin
Warmin' up, warmin' up
It's time to get political and tell you how I feel, forget the taboo to talk about what is real
If they say they're doin' what the future really needs
then they don't remember that the people need to breathe
If they say they're doin' what the future really needs
then they don't remember that the people need to grieve
Justifying what we've lost as part of the cost
of progress of the Industrial Growth Society
When did growth become overfishing the seas
and when did growth become making money out of trees
How stupid is this idea, I can't even express
that selling cheap stuff is what they call progress
Well if they want to grow in that way, I'm sorry
I'm gonna stand in your way and sing you a query
Would you rather grow in wisdom or in hate, would you rather grow in love or in gates
Would you rather grow in stuff, or community, would you rather grow in violence or in unity
My womb is tired of all of this destruction
Mothers time to spank those sons of office and teach them
to grow the way they did in your womb, when they remembered that life was a miracle
Do you want to take- or do you want to give
We've only got
one life to live
Speakin' Up
Speakin' up speakin' up, speakin' speakin'
Speakin' up speakin' up speakin' speakin'
Speakin' up speakin' up speakin' speakin'
Speakin' up speakin' up
Sing it loud sing it proud sing it to the crowd I'll say it first you say it next
"I don't have to be perfect to speak up"
i don't have to be perfect to speak up
"I love life so much it MAKES me stand up"
I love life so much it makes me stand up
I don't have to know everything goin' on in the world to know that somethin' ain't right
And to fight the good fight, there's no need for dropping bombs
Drawing blood, kickin', punchin', slander or Vietnams
'Cuz Dr. King knew it was all about consciousness
Once the world saw hate up against love
It struck a chord in the song that began to tune the people to the colorful way
A black and white parade
Marchin' in the streets, marchin' to the courts, marchin' to the beat of the passion in their hearts
Marchin' to the call, marchin' to the wave, marchin' for the truth, marchin' for the rage, marchin' on...
Marchin' On Marchin' On, Marchin' Marchin'
Marchin' On Marchin' On, Marchin' Marchin'
Marchin' On Marchin' On Marchin' Marchin
Marchin' On, Marchin' On
Sing it loud sing it proud sing it to the crowd I'll say it first you say it next
"I don't have to be perfect to speak up"
i don't have to be perfect to speak up
"I love life so much it MAKES me stand up"
I love life so much it makes me stand up
We need to be, moving fast but real slow
We need to be, focusing upon the goals
We need to be, consistently clearing our energies
We need to be the Lorax, and speak for the trees
We need to know that this is not one dimension
We need to know that there is no separation
Between Spirit and Earth, between death and birth
Between the Underworld and ground zero
Warmin' up is what our planet is doin'
Warmin' up is what the people are doin'
There's no time to debate if this is really real
Our own survival at stake, now tell me how does it feel
To be an endangered species on an endangered planet with people walkin' around
like its all okay
I know we're all gonna die but wouldn't it be nice to know that our grandchildren could still be alive
And carry on with the family tree
There's no knowing where this story is going its up to you and me
'Cuz if we could take back the magic into our hands
then we could bless up the waters and bless up the lands
Then we could take back the steering wheel, as a collective
Turn this ship around before it is wrecked and
Do as the Grandmothers say, do as the medicine say
Go back to living on the land, back to living by the hand
We've got to resist this addiction to oil
We've got to build from the ground up, build up the soil
We've got to learn how to be peacemakers
We've got to learn how to be risk takers
We've got to learn to be difference embracers
We've got to know we have the tools right now
To make the changes we all want to make
There's a lot at stake, so its good to meditate
Or to have some kind of faith, or source of sacred strength
that transcends whether we accomplish or not
We've got to learn how to pray for guidance
We've got to come together as a tribe and
Speak it out speak it out, Speak it Speak it
Speak it out speak it out Speak it Speak it
Speak it out Speak it out Speak it Speak it
Speak it out Speak it out
Sing it loud sing it proud sing it to the crowd I'll say it first you say it next
"I don't have to be perfect to speak up"
i don't have to be perfect to speak up
"I love life so much it MAKES me stand up"
I love life so much it makes me stand up
credits
from Silence Speak,
released November 3, 2015
Vocals, Guitar, Beat- Jen Myzel
Response Vocals- Friends at Soluna Playground
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