Katie Sontag - Song 2

Like an Ocean

Heart broken, open like an ocean
Can’t stand, swimming in emotion 
Heart broken, open like an ocean
Can’t stand, swimming in emotion

I’m reaching inside
Tossed in the waves of my heart and my mind
I’m reaching inside
Looking for shore, but it’s high tide

Spread, spread thin
Not giving up, giving in
Spread, spread thin
Not giving up, giving in

like an ocean

inspired by a little letting go & being flexible 

nts: capo 5, playing with A string

Blindfold

This track was born into the world through a moment of sheer ecstatic joy. It was my birthday, I walked downtown santa cruz and stumbled upon Singing Wood Marimba playing epically booty-dancing music that uplifted my spirits as nothing else ever has. I bough their cd and continuously wept whenever i heard one of the tracks, 'Tenda'. I experimented with a little of the looping style and chord progression from that track and used a vocal looper to create this song. I had the great honor of sharing this story with them, and inviting them to play on this track. 

Unstoppable Joy for me is an infectious way to live life ad posture the heart no matter what. It is an ongoing meditation and co-creation. I dedicate this song to my beloved friend, muse and collaborator Binah Zing, who loved this song and believed in its capacity to spread light and joy with the people. May we all rise and dance together in the freedom of our truest pure joy.
lyrics
I wonder what might happen 
if all the beings in all the worlds 
were free from suffering and without desire 
and burst into unstoppable joy 
I wonder what might happen 
if all the stars in all the skies 
were strung together with a common thread 
and shone together in common light 
the light of love 

I am that I am that I am Love, Unstoppable Love 
I am that I am that I am Light, Un-fade-able Light 
I am that I am that I am Joy, Unstoppable Joy 
I am that I am that I am that I am, 
Unstoppable Joy 

I wonder what might happen 
If all the eyes began to see 
the mystery of love unfolding 
in the perfection of you and me 
I wonder what might happen 
if all the hearts that felt the pulse 
would dance together in the rhythm of one song 
and sing united as one voice 
the voice of love 

I am that I am that I am Love, Ustoppable Love 
I am that I am that I am Light, Un-fade-able Light 
I am that I am that I am Joy, Unstoppable Joy 
I am that I am that I am that I am, 
Unstoppable Joy
credits
released 18 November 2014 
Marya Stark- Voice, Lyrics, Music and Vocal Arrangements 
Song Adapted from 'Tenda' originally composed by Paul Mataruse

Andy Zenczak- Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Bass 
Barry Phillips- cello and string arragnement- 
Chad Katlinger- viola 
Members of Singing Wood Marimba- Marimba 
Beaumont Bradbury- Drums and Percussion 

Vocals from Memebers of the Cultural Heritage Choir: 
Linda Tillery, Tammi Brown, Bryan Dyer 
Additional Vocals- Fa Jun, Buddha Bee, Eric James, Alyra Rose, Ishka Lha, Briana Kai 

Recorded at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, Ca 
Assisted by Patrick Brede 
Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering

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Marya Stark ~ Unstoppable Joy

I wrote this song when I was travelling and teaching English in Nepal in 2011.

Words & melodies by Osprey. Guitar by Rich Glauber. Produced by Geoffrey Mays at SoaringHeart Studio in Eugene, OR.

Copyright 2015 Osprey Melissa Huffsmith and Rich Glauber

01 Wasting Time In Pokhara

Recorded in my closet. Hope in nostalgia.

New Day

I am a fruit
on the family tree
I'm drinking with you
from the Earth and sea
You can try to tell me that 
I'm just a fruit
but your fear can't stop me
from knowing you're my root

I am a leaf
on the family tree
I'm breathing with you
from the sky of plenty
You can try to tell me that 
we must compete
but I can feel the rhythm of
our heartbeat

I am the moss
on the family tree
I'm crawling with you
though the way is muddy
You can try to tell me that
we should be like the sun
but not all power is
over someone

I am the chainsaw
on the family tree
I'm cutting out my own feet 
from under me
You can try to tell me that
we're just hurting dirt 
but I can feel the pain in our 
body Earth 

I am the sap
on the family tree
I'm bleeding with you
stream and artery
You can try to tell me that
I should cry alone
but our know our tears will lead us
back home 

Family Tree

Oh, I remember when
The wall came down
And our love flowed free
As a mountain stream
And I knew your soul
And you knew mine
And I carried your secret
Heart with me

I loved you then
I love you now
I loved you when
I did not know how
I loved you then
I love you now
And I'll love you again
When the wall comes down

Oh, how gently we pressed
On the panes of night
Sending our love to each other
Like a satellite
Careful not to wake the kids
Oh, we barely made a sound
Digging with our fingertips
Into the cold, hard ground

I loved you then
I love you now
I loved you when
I did not know how
I loved you then
I love you now
And I’ll love you again
When the wall comes down

Now it's back to bone
Each brick in place
Outside our hearts
No one’s discovered our escape
While the whole world sleeps
My soul turns ‘round
Dreaming of that mountain stream
Where love comes pouring down

I loved you then
I love you now
I loved you when
I did not know how
I loved you then
I love you now
And I’ll love you again
When the wall comes down

When The Wall Comes Down - live, Austin, 3/21/16 w/Michael Henchman

Love Song For Gaia - LIVE May 20, 2016.MP3

Lyrics:

I'm a free-spirit lover of the Earth, baby
And I'm a free-spirit lover of you
I'm a queer-spirit lover of the Earth, baby
And I'm a queer-spirit lover of you

Ain't nobody, no there ain't nobody
Who can tell me what to do with my body

Come on, build the bridges
Explore the androgynous
It's the magic of the masculine and the feminine
Together inside one body

LGBTQIA....HIJKLMNOP

Copyright 2016 Osprey Melissa Huffsmith and Wesley Martusewicz

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