this one is for my boy, Charlie.
the one who for me, and us, and we
inspired us so deeply to see, to dream
to create, and to love relentlessly 
you are more than alive in our memories
& you’ve left a beautiful legacy
it’s us, and we, and you, and me
we live on through each other endlessly

long live the King 👑💜♾

a draft made public on 11/25/22

Untitled

love like reaching tendrils (demo - unmastered)

work in progress, written today, dedicated to all who are courageous enough to face their shadows 

indica (first bounce)

after one of the most amazing, blissful, healing and empowering weekends of my life at Beloved Festival, i felt called to upload this track as a gift to all my dear beloveds out there who are spreading the love and who have helped shape me into who i am and who i'm meant to be. 

this song was written with help from Kaypacha in his Pele Report for the week of June 1st, 2016. his words inspired me in such a way that i felt called to sing about it.

 "i'm now ready to confront myself, no longer young and naive, but wide awake i discriminate, and get rid of all that's not me."

what emerged is this music, telling the story of my ongoing transformation into my most authentic self. 

 from my heart to yours, 
~ dani leonardo

my form emerging

what are they saying about her, and what does she know? 

chrysalis synthesis 

lyra 

name your price 

lyra

napintas ka.

~ a declaration of interdependence ~ 

this song emerged as a dream first, then a fantasy, becoming a vision and then a prayer, in waves over the course of about a year and a half. they lyrics changed a bit over time, but some of it came through complete, leaving only my own comprehension/interpretation of the words to change.

i wrote this song as a call to action and an affirmation, mostly for myself, hoping that it would inspire others as well. it seems to me that there has never been a more important time in history for us all to learn from history, and give everything we’ve got to a just transition to a sane and sustainable way of living. in these times, that requires an epic overhaul of our social, political and economic systems. that overhaul can happen (and must happen, imo) in a myriad of ways. we all have a roll to play. 

sometimes, in some ways, the process is slow - gradual. intertwined with the mundane and the mandatory - the superficial and the essential. a creative process born from, and co-existing with, that which is passing away. the birth of this song can serve as a sort of metaphor for that emergent process. my prayer is that we learn to sow seeds of longevity and abundance, to store our harvests securely and with gratitude, to be used wisely and treated with respect. all of this both literally and figuratively. my prayer is that we practice what we learn everyday, as much as we can, in big and small ways. what do we want to grow? how do we protect the most precious and vulnerable? how do we build and tend to living systems that can nourish us all, present and future?

here’s to the balance of surrender and discipline. here’s to the balance of give and take. here’s to reciprocity. to regeneration. true and lasting abundance.

thanks for tuning in ((( 💜)))

~ dl ∵

lyrics:

come to see the state of our world 
so many stories, some still waiting to be unfurled 
the truth may be unkind and unforgiving sometimes 
but to face it all the same is to be truly living 

come to see the truth of our reality
come to see right through all the fallacy 
we are here to create a world where life can thrive 
please have the courage and the heart to take the deeper dive

what's the use in looking if you have no eyes to see? 
better to just listen, you may find that which you seek
but only if you're willing to acknowledge what you keep 
locked inside, you cannot hide, you cannot run, you cannot sleep

learn to take what you are given when it offers what you need 
starve the parasites and leeches, use your heart nectar to feed
the flame inside you at your core, fuels your spirit, warms your soul
there within, there lies the key, even when it feels so cold 

come to see the truth of our reality
come to be aware of all the fallacy 
we are here to create a world where life can thrive 
please have the courage and the heart to take the deeper dive 

we're not separate from each other 
we all come from the Mother 
we're not separate from each other 
we all come from the Mother 

sovereign individuals, universal principles, 
infinitely liminal and limitlessly livable,
interconnected everything, tomorrow is but a dream
resonance and harmony, livingry filled armory 

legendary we can be 
blossoms of a sacred tree 
let’s protect the world we know 
fight for life to thrive and grow
love is in the seeds we sow 
fire is in our hearts, we know 
the time is now, the way clear
our Earth is home, our place is here

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dream weav3r

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