Release Date: 2/9/1981
Duration: 53:58
Label: Rhino
Catalog Number: RNCD 70874
My child, I had a visitation in my sleep last night Something was calling to me from a blinding light And told me not to fear it, hear it It said, "It's time to make the world a little wiser. There are enough destroyers and criticizers. The world needs a healer, healer." And I awoke, my heart was pounding 'Cause it was not like me to have such dreams But I could not fall asleep for wondering Why the messenger had come to me My child, I am too old and I am set in my ways But now I realize just what the voice conveyed You will be a healer, healer Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice Because the healer comes The healer comes Your destiny I lay before you But then the choice was never yours nor mine When it's time to take this burden on you Then I will take the one you leave behind
Step by step by step by step by Steps grow longer 'Til it's just like stepping in another world Feel that pulse that pulse that pulse That pulse go stronger Like a breath line coming from another world Don't want to leave my old world but I can't deny What it is that draws me on Like a magnet pulling from another world Don't know what I'll find in the new world But I'm not afraid of the sound that calls me on Like a siren singing in another world Here comes a change, and another change, and another change And another wave of change Like a heartbeat pumping from another world
Oh the law is the law For no man wrote the law They who would change the law just abuse it Oh the law is the law There is no justice outside the law But if you know the law, you can use it If you will, then you will For nothing can withstand your will As your faith is so you are Where your mind is there you are Just as action follows thought You can be whole again Be healed again And make your body follow You are but flesh and flesh will obey You are but flesh and flesh must obey Whoa your life is your life No one else can live your life And the debts of your life You must pay them If a man knows the law He gets help from the law Only fools fear the law that can save them
If you know how to catch a mouse The world will beat a pathway to your door But since the first one's found our house I can appreciate the saying more I don't know What they expect to find I don't know I can't make up my mind They say he's got a special gift But I don't envy him at all They started camping in the yard They've got their ears pressed up against the wall I don't know How long can this go on I don't know How did it last this long Everybody wants an egg from the golden goose But no one cares if they're the one who kills the golden goose Everybody wants an egg from the golden goose I wonder just how many eggs are in the golden goose? A paparazzi's at the door He says he's here from People Magazine And there's some lady on the phone Wants him to advertise designer jeans
You want more, and still more, Until you get more than you ever bargained for. Now its plain, clear as rain, I've seen your symptoms many times before. Lying on your bed of pain What will you have now? What are riches untold in a life without compassion? For there's no winter as cold as a life without compassion. There's no prescription that's sold that can heal you like compassion. Well you tried and you cried, And let your disappointment make you hard inside. You have doubt, you reach out, Still you're the only one you care about. Hiding in your sack of woe What do you need now? For there is nothing so sad as a life without compassion. And even love has turned bad, it was love without compassion. And you don't need what you had 'Cause you did not have compassion. Dying on your bed of pain What will you have now? You'll get no judgment from me, I can only feel compassion. And if that's what you need, I will give you my compassion. Just don't forget about me 'Cause we all need some compassion. Open up your heart so you can start to feel compassion. Get down on your knees, pray to heaven for compassion. Everybody needs compassion. If you want to be healed then you know you got to feel compassion.
Now as the evening sun sets on you healer Your day is over, your light is fading away at last And the wolves howl after the healer Fighting for pieces, bits of his shattered remains All who could know it First they curse you then they warn you so Then they use you and then they go on 'Til they curse you and there's no more And they turn off all the light that you were giving away And they burn off but they just don't seem to shine Is it all gone, is there no one who will shine? Don't let the secret out, it's much too early They are not ready but the hour is close at hand For the wolves of the world are still hungry But they are dying, there is no healing for them You will know by the signs you have seen before In your seeds of life there are more to come The healer was not alone He will turn on all the light that they've been hiding away Turn on the light He will burn off Come on and shine you diamond shine They will turn on all the light that they've been hiding away They've got to turn on the light They will burn off Come on shine you diamond shine There are a million eyes watching the world tonight Have we learned nothing? Do we merit another chance? By what grace have we earned some redemption Ten million saviors, ten billion angels of man Those who know that such miracles can be so They arrive because they must go And lead believers to bring it home
Listen, listen
Listen to the voice,
the voice is an illusion
Listen to the voice,
don't let the words confuse you
'Cause you need something to concentrate on,
concentrate on me
You need something to meditate on,
meditate on me
Listen, listen
Listen to your heart
tune into the rhythm
Listen to your heart
beating with precision
Like the waves upon the seaside,
it goes on and on
Like the spinning of the world,
it goes on and on
Listen, listen
Listen for the sound
that is not in the music
Only you can hear it,
only you can use it
It's the sound of someone breathing,
it's the breath of life
It's the sound that you are weaving
with the thread of life
Listen, listen
Listen to the sound,
let nothing disturb you
You are in a place
where nothing can hurt you
If you feel a strange sensation,
it can do no harm
Like the spiral of creation,
it will soon move on
Where you are going you cannot take your body You are on a journey, the baggage is too heavy You can leave your legs behind you, you will learn to fly You can leave your arms behind you, you will touch the sky You can leave your head behind you, you are thought itself You can leave the rest behind you, you are breath itself Now you are naked, there's no one here to judge you See the clear light shining high above you Then you're floating in the silence, you are not alone For the power of your being keeps you flowing on Look upon yourself only with compassion Strip away the shell hiding your perfection Though your past was full of darkness, now the past is gone And your life is starting over when it's just begun Now you are whole, don't you recognize it Towering eternal behind the troubled thoughts that hide it Though at times it seems so distant, it is always there When you need its peace and power, you will know it's here
Listen, listen Listen to the cry of a world that's calling to you Listen to the cry of the helpless souls that need you Though you may have trepidation you can not refuse You will find your own salvation in the path you choose Listen, listen Listen to the voice that whispers in the silence Listen as the voice solidifies your self reliance Let the peace that you've discovered be a guiding light Let the cry that you've uncovered set the world aright You could not be closer to your maker never more or less alone If you know thyself there's nothing else to know You are home Welcome home Listen, listen Listen to the sound, let nothing disturb you You are in a place where nothing can hurt you If you feel a strange sensation, it can do no harm Like the spiral of creation, it will soon move on
If you're bleeding, Then everyone can see you're bleeding They can call for the doctor, Who'll provide what the diagnosis says you're needing Then he'll take away your pain But if your heart, Your heart has been broken And you don't wear it on your sleeve No one can tell, Your hell goes unspoken But there's one thing you must believe Time heals the wounds no one can see Time heals the wounds that no one can see If you're crying Then everyone can see you crying And they all sympathize But it just doesn't matter Though they may be trying, They can't feel the hurt inside You can't go on, You've gone to the limit And your life seems to slip away You're on your own Alone you must face it And tomorrow's so far away You got to hold on baby Got to give it time to heal Time heals the wounds that no one can see You must believe what they say is true It do's wonders for ya, yeah, yeah
One of them plays a piccolo in my ear Another one makes me smell things that aren't there And they know where to hide And they know everything that's inside Of my head Tiny demons, inside me One of them ties a lasso around my heart Another makes me nod when I drive the car And they won't ever leave But they won't show their faces to me And they wait 'til I feel Like they're gone and they jump out and steal My relief Tiny demons, inside me
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