Co-written with Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill
Produced by Johnny Cosmic

Gardenia

Gardenia (with Stick Figure)

Where Is My Mind?

Swisher Sweet

“No Fear, My Dear” is a new bluesy humanist piano jazz kinda psychedelic soul torch song EPx19—a love letter inspired by and dedicated to the one and only Nina Simone, all strong women, and to the simple, not-so-radical idea that freedom only begins when fear ends 🕊️

EPx19 is a no BS BLOWsutra (Revolt Now) meditation, an agnostic prayer hour for truth, justice, & solidarity (for a world gone mad bananas)... yet another empathetic and courageous pep talk of light for dark times, to help our guts know, our hope grow, and our hearts glow  ❤️‍🔥

Side A (1-10) honors Nina's love for timeless acoustic bluesy piano jazz magic 🪄
Side B (11-19) indulges my love for psychedelic dub + indie folk + banjo blues + gipsy lofi experimental genres fusion  🏴‍☠️

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@bananasutra song #lyrics
 
[INTRO]
“I’ll tell you what freedom means to me…
No fear, my dear, freedom means no fear.”
And if my voice should tremble,
Let it ring loud and clear.

[VERSE 1 — “I Had a Dream”]
I had a dream we woke as one,
No hearts undone, no souls outrun.
A world where truths walked side by side,
And no one had to run or hide.

[VERSE 2 — Strong-Women]
My mother said, “Stand tall, my girl,
Don’t bend your fire to fit their world.”
She taught me souls can crack and break,
But dignity’s our own to make.

[HOOK]
No fear, my dear, the light inside us glows.
No fear, my dear, true spirit always knows.
No fear, my dear, freedom grows from our spark.
No fear, my dear, bow out their goddamn dark.

[VERSE 3 — Sound-as-Salvation]
Some pray in halls of dust and stone,
Some kneel where tired saints have gone.
But I find truth in rhythm’s rise,
Where basslines pull the dark to light.

[VERSE 4 — Mirror of the Times]
We watch the days grow mean and cold,
Let’s join our hands, and break that mold.
Let artists shine where lies appear,
Hold a mirror against the fear.

[BRIDGE]
If sorrow’s got you by the throat,
I’ve walked that road, I know that note.
Storm winds can strip us to the bone,
And still we rise, don’t feel alone.

They’ll call the truth a threat, a scar,
They’ll twist the past to dim a star.
But breathe, my love, hold your own mark.
Let freedom burn their toxic snark.

[HOOK]
No fear, my dear, the light inside us glows.
No fear, my dear, true spirit always knows.
No fear, my dear, freedom grows from our spark.
No fear, my dear, bow out their goddamn dark.

[OUTRO]
If your voice should tremble,
Let it tremble to the light.
No fear, my dear,
Let’s sing it through the night…

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Side B [13] No Fear, My Dear • BLOWsutra Revolt Now Dubby Psychedelic FOLK

Purchase on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HELostiTunes?IQid=Soundcloud

Lyrics:

Just across the way
Where the train goes
Late night
It carries dreams
Into the steam
And then they take flight
An iron horse, her iron ores’ll lay the cars low
The embers bright, they echo flies behind the jars glow
I had a sense I’d been misplaced
Set adrift, led astray
I didn’t know which way to go

I was lost when you found me
Lost when you found me
Runnin’ through the wild
All the while in a sound sleep
But just then I heard a whisper in the wood
I cannot lie I would’ve kissed her if I could
I gotta be smart
Cut my loss and restart
Keep guard
I heard you had a weak heart
I heard you had a weak heart

Out beyond the break
Beneath the waves
In the deep blue
Down below
The indigo begins to bleed through
I heard a voice beyond the noise that poisons dry land
There in the fold the dark and cold were holding my hand
I had the sense I’d been embraced
Taken home, shown the way
Oh, what a sight for weary eyes

Lost

02 - Arden Park Roots - Grateful That The Sun Shines (1)

[Lyrics Below] The Movement "Siren" (feat. Stick Figure) out NOW on Rootfire Cooperative!  

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/8ocmc7
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Google Play: http://smarturl.it/wyy5t1
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/25uf1i

Produced by Johnny Cosmic

http://themovementvibe.com
http://rootfire.net/cooperative

LYRICS:
We're all in this together
It's alright
 
Turn on your television 
Get sucked into a world of corporate greed and get f***
When idle hands empty
Ego run amok 
So get up pass the buck
We ain't got a ton of luck
We ain't got a lot of time either
Calling out my people gotta pick up the receiver
We ask the government and no they won't help neither
So we turn a naysayer to a positive believer
Rise above
 
They try to break you down
Don't let them get ya 
Rise against the system
See the bigger picture
Sound the siren
Know that I am with ya
We're all in this together
It's alright
 
Turn on your record player and run 
Into a world of beautiful collaboration 
Meditate on the melody, lyric, and the one drop
Don't stop until the revelations come
And now it's time to get clever
They try to yell quit but we reply never
They opened up the trap door
Pulled down the lever
But we made a quick escape and now we make it last forever
 
Switch up the melody, sound up the siren 
They say eventually we're burnin' ash in the fire 
They break us down but the music make us high
There's a lesson in the message, when revealed it gets quiet.
Yeah there's something in the air tonight,
Catch a vibe when the feelings right
Kill the silence, ring the alarm
Sound the siren

Siren (feat. Stick Figure)

Buy Now

The Movement "Siren" (feat. Stick Figure)

Release Date: May 17, 2018
Label: Rootfire Cooperative

Band: themovementvibe.com
Rootfire: rootfire.net

Loud Enough

The Movement - Loud Enough

[LYRICS BELOW] The Movement new album WAYS OF THE WORLD out now! Produced by Johnny Cosmic.

http://themovementvibe.com  
Released: June 7, 2019
 #MvmtVibe #WaysOfTheWorld

LYRICS:
Some people they live their whole lives in a compound
They couldn't find any other way out now
And then they came out of it like it was so easy
They turned from a flower into a strong tree yeah
 
So I ask you not to shed a tear
If you get scared you know I'll be here
I will always love you, I keep you in my heart
I will always be there to lead you through the dark yeah

We will always walk together hand in hand
Lead you through the forest and the desert in the sand
We're among the greatest things that grow upon this land
I'll be here to teach you and to help you understand, so

When the sun is getting low
Look at how the Redwoods grow
You forgot but now you know
Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah

You know we all got to fall sometimes
Pick ourselves up off the ground and learn how to rise
It’s like I’ve been down so long that I just might
Stay here for awhile while I clear my mind

So you can cut my leaves
But you can’t kill my roots
And you can twist my words
But you can’t stop the truth

Because it’s imminent
Tell me are you listening
Universe is speaking to you
We are just the instruments

When the sun is getting low
Look at how the Redwoods grow
You forgot but now you know
Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah

Look at the reason 
Everyone's sleepin, ain't got nothin to believe in
Dreams are T.V.
They can't see the changing of the seasons
Life is a breeze
And somebody else is just fighting to ****ing be breathing
Rule of treason
Seems we're always dealing with some heathen

But we will rise
We will make it to the top
If we're clever
They can never make it stop
Plant the seed, we are free
Break the lock
And walk the walk
Never just talk the talk, everybody…

When the sun is getting low
Look at how the Redwoods grow
You forgot but now you know
Just look at how the Redwoods grow yeah

Ways of the World

Redwoodz (feat. Iya Terra)

2. The Movement - Redwoodz (feat. Iya Terra)

Meridian (Cosmic Dub feat. Johnny Cosmic & KBong)

Hold Me Down

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