GEA (2008)

1. River of Life / The Yes Song

River river river river River of Life
River river river river River of Life

The very first morning
Of our great love understanding,
We talked until we were not able,
Touching underneath the table.

The purple rocky mountains
Of the new world rose out of darkness.
We stumbled into our reflection
And the sun came straight in our direction.

River river river river River of Life
River river river river River of Life

Dia, todo dia, todo dia
Everyday everyday.
Freedom from oppression
Self-expression for everyone,
for everyone, everyday.

The very first morning
Of our great love understanding,
The sun rose straight in our direction
And awakened our perfection.

River river river river River of Life
River river river river River of Life

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
The present moment Is revealed
to contain All that is Real.
We walk along the cliffs
Atop groundlessness.

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
The present moment Is revealed
to contain All that is Real.
No orders No borders No relatives.
No formers No futures No precedence.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

2. Night of a 1000 Kisses

On the night of a 1000 kisses
On the night of a 1000 kisses
We looked into the void
We looked into the void

On the night of a 1000 questions
On the night of a 1000 questions
We looked into each other
We looked into each other

On the night of a 1000 tidal waves
On the night of a 1000 freshwater pearls
We looked a lot like the moon
Hills and valleys, almost full.

On the night of a 1000 kisses
On the night of a 1000 kisses
We looked into the void
We looked into the void

3. Big Bad Wolf & Black Widow Spider

There was a Black Widow Spider.
Big Bad Wolf sat down beside her.
“Hey now what’s up, my little ladybug?
Can I lie here by your shiny web?”

“Yes Sir, my pleasure please.
You put me at ease
on the lonely road.

Take, take my time.
The scenery is fine.
And we belong.”

Big Bad Wolf to Black Widow Spider,
100 proof, rubber souls on fire,
“I gotta go now. I have no attention.
No way home. And no direction.”

“Please, don’t go yet
We have just met
On the lonely road.

Wait, we’ll take our time
We’ll be just fine
Where we belong.

“Please, don’t go yet
We have just met
On the lonely road.

Wait, we’ll take our time
We’ll be just fine
On the lonely road.”

4. Sleepless Nights

David, is it true that fear is lavender?
How do you walk the waves so free?
Fear is an ocean of unknown proportion.
It strikes me down some sleepless nights.
Some sleepless nights, some sleepless nights, some sleepless nights.

Out on the patio, I told you how long ago
I had abandoned my will.
Under the circumstance, I really had no chance.
The loss, the let-down, the lameness haunt me still.
How far we go along the road away from ourselves!
How far we go along the road away from ourselves.

We were not getting along, retreat already begun,
Though we made it through the night.
Time came to climb the wall.
I was hoping I would fall back onto your side.
When one is hurt, and one is meek, and one is lost.

Love is like that lilac wine.
It makes you drunk; it makes you cry
tears and laughter, ecstasy.
Our bodies move in harmony.

We walked into town to find the man we found.
His wife served us rice and beans and beer.
We got just what we wanted,
headed down to the ocean’s mouth to make our peace again.
How far we go along the road to find ourselves.
How far we go along the road to find ourselves.

5. Esperar Es Caro
a poem by Armando Suárez-Cobián, adapted to song by Mia Doi Todd

hora, hora de la caída. ora en cualquier ángulo. yo espero
en la orilla donde la sombra quiebra mi mano y la contiene
y al punto se hace saliva un deseo en mi boca.
esperar es caro, caro esperar
esperar es caro, caro esperar

lo que no dijimos se convierte en secreto.
lo que fué y significa, lo que fué que fué que fué
es otra historia.

yo espero todos los golpes. veo
todos todos incluyo el mio.
todos todos todos todos incluyo el mio

hora, hora de la caída. ora en cualquier ángulo. yo espero
aquí y no es secreto la brusca caída de la sombra.
esperar es caro, caro esperar
esperar es caro, caro esperar

esperar esperar es caro
esperar esperar es caro

English translation:

waiting is dear

hour of the fall, ours at any angle. I wait
on the shore where the shadow shatters my hand and holds it
and instantly a desire turns to spittle in my mouth.

what we did not say becomes a secret.
what it used to be and mean is another story.
I wait for every blow. I see
every blow. even mine.

hour of the fall. ours at any angle. I wait
here and the sudden fall of the shadow is no secret.

 

6. Kokoro

Ok, I understand
That we can never be
More than a moment,
More than a midsummer’s dream,
A page torn out and crumpled,
A memory fading.
It’s a shame with life so short.
Knock knock. I opened my door.
Oh to be understood
here in the neighborhood!
Holy communion,
brother and sisterdom
Is all that’s left for us.
So get back on the bus.

She, I know her name,
Must be quite something.
Oh to hold you
In my arms all night.
I never told you
The things I thought I might.
Oh well, I’ll keep it to myself
For there will be many rainy days.
Extreme happiness
brings extraordinary pain.
Me in my fortress
bleed just the same.
It’s over us.
This moment will pass.

Kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro koko
Break break break my broken heart.
Take take take my open arms.
Kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro kokoro koko

You come to me
in dreams. We’re so hungry.
Ghost, I love you.
Wherefore art thy mate?
Here inside me
Wait until I wake.
And don’t forget your watch.
And close the screen door latch.

7. Can I Borrow You?

Can I borrow, borrow you
‘til tomorrow afternoon?
We’ll find that feeling
Can I borrow, borrow you
‘til tomorrow afternoon?
We’ll find the meaning

Can I borrow, borrow you
‘til tomorrow afternoon?
We’ll find that feeling

Can I borrow, borrow you
‘til tomorrow afternoon?
We’ll find the meaning

9. In the End

My inhibition
Your indifference
Are almost finished.
I wait until the end.

In the end,
You say nothing
Can’t lift a hand.
You must see me suffering,
Or is the distance deeper than that?

Deeper than that
Is my love for you,
Even if it never gets back to you.
Back to the drawing board.
Picture yourself in a new light.
What’s all that suffering for?
I’m left; you’re right.
You’re always right.

After the hurricane
When nobody cared or came,
Where was our consciousness?
Lost in some other interest
In the end.

My inhibition
Your indifference
Are almost finished.
Why wait until the end?

You say nothing,
Can’t lift a finger.
Running on empty,
You have no love to give her.

Are we so different?
Evolution made us so?
I’m all relationship.
You’re on your own.
I’m on my own
With my love for you.
Even if it never gets back to you.

Rocketship
Leaving the atmosphere,
One last breath of earthly fear.
Never fear, never fear.
Hush now my dear.

10. Old World New World

It’s an old world, old world. It’s an old world.
It’s an old world, old world. It’s an old world.

It’s an old world, old world. It’s an old world.
Mountains are made over many years
and unmade every minute.
It’s a new world, new world. It’s a new world.
It’s a new world, new world. It’s a new world.

It’s an old world, old world. It’s an old world.
I devise a better way to be
Maybe not for you, but it may be for me
It’s a new world, new world. It’s a new world.
It’s a new world, new world. It’s a new world.