I love this poem (coleman barks interpretation of Rumi right?) did you hear Coldplay’s kaleidoscope (i think it has Barks reading the poem with some of the same lines. 

Glad we get to catch up on some of these old ones. The rythm changes kept me on my toes and the lyrics are really nice.

Good thought provoking lyrics. I really like the percussion when it comes in, but especially the complete change of rhythm at the end. Good one, Rich.

Interesting tempo swith on the outro, a sudden acceleration out of the simple folk presentation of the main song, with its nice piano and drum accompaniment. Then whoosh! We leave the song in popp mode.

Nice! Great to be hearing you again and this is a really deft treatment of a powerful but delicate subject. Well done.

Interesting how it builds then changes the rhythm. Kind of a progger! - I say this cause prog is one of my very favorite genres and I would love for it to come back...

Nice instrumentals!  I really like the change going into the outro.

Oh yeah, beat switch-up! This is so, so good, Rich! Really enjoying this!

I am certain Rumi would be excited about this. Loving the imagery, and both grooves suit it really well.

In the style of a rebound roll-in-the-hay, this is my first recording after my post-house-move slump. We're all a bit shame-faced about it, but it needed doing.

Based on a couple of quotes from Rumi (which may or may not have required some pumped-up beats), here are the lyrics:
This being human is a guest house
Each morning brings a new arrival

A joy, depression, or a meanness,
Or unexpectedly, a momentary awareness

Welcome every one them
Even crowds of sorrows,
who sweep your out house violently
And strip your things away,
Still, treat each guest honorably,
And entertain each visitor
They may be making space in you
for some new delight

The da-ark thought, the shame, the malice,
MEET them at the door laughing...
Invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
Each one’ s a guide sent from the beyond

Chorus

Today, 
like every other day, 
we wake up empty
and frightened
Don't grab your phone, no
Reach for your guitar

Let the beauty
we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways 
to kneel and kiss the ground.

Guesthouse

In this life of ours…we all need a hand

…we all need someone to understand

…we’re just passing through

…it’s just me and you

Come and be with me


In this life of ours… we are walking home

…we don’t have to do it on our own

…we won’t all get along

…we can all belong

Come and be with me


And maybe we can be alone with love


In this life of ours… we have scars to show

…we are learning how to let them go

…we have run enough

…we can lean into love

Come and be with me



In this life of ours

Circula is the second track on the second Double A-Side Single “Luna Star” released 18/8/23; taken from the album “All Sails to the Sun” (Released 29/9/23).

“…absolutely outstanding!” - Celtic Heartbeat, BBC Radio Wales

“Across All Sails To The Sun, Seel gives voice to both his folk and rock influences to equal effect - blending them into his own personal musical expression - these heavily textured rock arrangements beautifully counterpoint the more traditional and folk-based songs. The contrast in tone heightens each style's effectiveness” - RNR Magazine

“…on this form it's hard to understand why he isn't (yet) one of the biggest names on the circuit” - FATEA Magazine

All Sails to the Sun

Circula

Hey La, Day is breaking 
You'll wanna see it in the rising sun
You wanna feel it when it finally gets here
You'll wanna be there when the moment comes

I know it’s been a long time SINCE you felt the warming light
I know it's been so very long
I know you've KEPT yourself strong THROUGH the darker, harder times
And now your waiting's almost done

Hey La, Spring is calling…
You'll wanna see it in the rising sun
You wanna feel it when it finally gets here
You'll wanna be there when the moment comes

I know it’s been a long time SINCE you felt the warming light
I know it's been so very long
I know you've KEPT yourself strong THROUGH the darker, harder times
And now your waiting's almost done

Hey La, Love is coming…
You'll wanna see it in the rising sun
You wanna feel it when it finally gets here
You'll wanna be there when the moment comes

Hey La

Why would you wanna change me? No-one could replace me.
Why would you wanna change me? . Nobody could replace me.

I’m lovely just as I am - I know that
I’m lovely just as I am - whether or not they see it

I’m gonna keep being me - the only way to be
I’m gonna keep being me - whether or not they get it

Your eyes, your hands, your soul, your heart
You’re beautiful in every part
You always were right from the start
And so

Your eyes, your hands, your soul, your heart
You’re beautiful in every part
You always were right from the start
We love you just the way you are

The ME Song

Lift me up, lift me up
To the heavens above
Let me dance, let me sing, let me play
In the radiance of
Your invincible love
I can grow I can learn every day

Let me flow, let me fly
Let me laugh, let me cry
Let me try every role every part
But still keep me from harm
Lead me gently to calm
Til I know every beat of my heart

When the light flows golden
As the day grows older
If the breeze blows colder
Hold me close
As the sun sinks redder
And the fire glows better
That's the moment when I
Need you most

Don't let me down!
Oh I won't, oh I wouldn't if I could
But I'm only human
Don't let me down
Oh I'll try
Oh I'll do the best I can
It's all I have


Sunset lullaby

Some hide from the darkness
And cling to the light
Some semblance of order to find
Some shrink from the daytime
And sink into night
Still dreaming that dawn will arrive

But still comes the darkness
And still comes the light
And still comes the will to survive

Be with me In the darkness
Be with me In the light
Be with me all the time



Be with me in the darkness

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
to the ebb and the flow of this life

Sun circles cycling
We thrive or surviving
We rise with the morning
Then fall without warning
Just riding the tides of this life

Til the storm comes and takes us
And shapes us anew
Yeah the storm comes and breaks its way through
Til the storm comes and takes us
and shapes what we do
Yeah the storm comes and makes me and you

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
to the ebb and the flow of this life

Sun circles cycling
Surviving or thriving
We rise on the thermals
but sink down eternal
Just riding the tides of this life

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
through the ebb and the flow of this life

Ebb And The Flow

Sorry doesn’t cover it
much too small for what I’m trying to say
I am so sorry - I’m sorry anyway
Tried to give the love I had but… 
Somewhere in the dark it slipped away
I am so sorry
I wish that I could take the pain away

And when I think of how it was, 
And how it seemed to fade
It seems to me it’s all because,
The same mistakes I’ve made

This time, I'll rise, I'll shine, 
I'll face it all
I'll give my heart to love
Or not at all
I'll walk towards the lights
That make me smile
In wonder and delight
I'll face it all this time

Will this year's love be worth the name?
I've fallen into lust again
And only got lonely
It's no-one's fault but mine I know
Kept trying to make it work and so
I wouldn't see it couldn't 
And all I did was hurt us both
And stole our time away

Bridge 
Chorus

And when I think of how it was, 
And how it seemed to fade
It seems to me it’s all because,
Of old mistakes I’ve made
If all I did was hurt us both
And stole our time away
I only hope that Grace and growth
Can show another way

Chorus

This Time

I'm in the crowd
And we're cheering you on
I'm here with all your ancestors
And everyone who loves you
As your courage and your beauty
Lift you up where you belong
We celebrate your heart
You tried so hard so long

G, Am, Bm, C-G-D-C

Come on, come on, Come on, come on
Come on, come on, Come on, come on
Come on, come on, Come on, come on
You can do this!
… now, we’re in the crowd

You’re not alone x3
We’re not alone  x3
I’m not alone x2        …because

I'm In The Crowd

I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
I know a road that'll take you home
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
You won't even need to be shown
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Right on up to the sky
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Show up, care and then try

If you let it, it'll take you home

Guesthouse

Rich Waring

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