The Light Inside You, by Waterwitch

The Light Inside You

by Waterwitch

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1.	Lovers from Mars (for David Bowie) 04:49	lyrics	buy track
I try to explain Without holding back But all that I do is wreak havoc with you I try to love you But the message gets lost The devil is laughing his devil’s head off But I ain’t gonna keep on Trying to change If you never love me Well, I’m good just the same Cuz it’s love gets us here And back to the stars So I’ll reach for the peaches and poets and lovers… Lovers from Mars Oh yeah Lovers from Mars You know who you are Oh tenderly Love at the door Golden light Rose petal night…oh night… Rose petal night There’s a hole in my head Where the wind likes to sing About mermaids and broken And beautiful things And I’ll try to love you And not get it wrong The devil, he can git back To where he comes from Cuz I ain’t gonna keep on Trying to change If you wanna love me Well, I’m here just the same Cuz it’s love gets us lost Then back to our hearts So I’ll reach for the peaches and poets and lovers… Lovers from Mars Oh Yeah Lovers from Mars Oh Yeah You know who you are
2.	Prometheus 04:04	lyrics	buy track
You can taste it as a miracle You can chase it into a forest glade We are living on a precipice Don't you know how precious this life is? And the light inside you And the dark defiant Are vying To purify your mind Who can say what Is called a fairy tale? Who can linger till the first fingers of light We are dreaming of a vast eclipse In our cages of hope and ignorance And the light inside you And the dark enshrined Are trying To clarify your mind There's a story About a cursed thief Takes the fire back into the sky And the people Who are finally free Currents changing Electricity And the light inside you And the dark entwined Are dancing To illuminate your mind
3.	Stars of Orion 04:09	lyrics	buy track
Out here in the stars of Orion I can see you are flying Anywhere you want to go Any place you want to be Anyone you want to see Who do you wanna see? Floating light as a feather Free, finally untethered Anywhere you want to go Any place you want to see Anyone you want to be Who do you wanna be? Way down by the river Down where the tall pines grow Soft and warm in a field of clover With the river rushing below Way down by the river Down where the sweet sap flows Breezes in a blanket of clover With the river rushing below With the river rushing below With the river rushing below
4.	In the Moment 04:00	lyrics	buy track
Blurring the edges Dissolving in air Bliss comes and bliss goes I try not to care Watching the breathing Feeling the breath Over my upper lip It's life and death In the moment In the moment Explore and examine Body and heart Start at the top and move Part by part Birdsong pierces the skin To the bone Bursts into blooming I am not alone In the moment In the moment Love is a secret Will we ever know Hold the river Let it go I want to go out dancing Would you dance with me Here is eternity Blurring the edges Dissolving in air Pain comes and bliss goes I try not to care Watching the breathing Feeling the breath Over my upper lip It's life and death In the moment In the moment
5.	Free Heart 05:17	lyrics	buy track
When someone else’s god Pushes someone else’s god Down into the muck and the mire And we’re quivering with fear What’s going on here Are we gonna die by the flood or the fire? And I see loving in your eyes And I see hurting So many people tried to cut you down to size Can we remember Part by part? Are we at the end I don’t know I just know I don’t wanna go out Without a free heart When someone else’s pain Is someone else’s gain It goes round round and around like a wheel But I believe it’s not too late To rid ourselves from hate I know the love that I feel is for real I see courage in your eyes I see sadness You see the world as it is the truth and the lies We can remember Part by part Are we at the end I don’t know I just know I don’t wanna go out Without a free heart (I love you)
6.	Blue Blue Sea 05:20	lyrics	buy track
Where we headin’ now..to the open ocean How do we get by on just our wits? You hand me an oar, and I can dip in To the floating blue, blue, blue, blue, sea To the floating blue, blue, blue, blue, blue sea Island up ahead, mountains rising Water falling down the black stone cliff We put up a sail made from a slip of mine Floating through the blue, blue, blue, blue, sea Floating through the blue, blue, blue, blue, blue sea………….yeah Ba da da… Little Buttercup, what will become of us If we run out of provisions? I don’t know, I don’t know I don’t know—but I know we’ll still have our love Our love We make it to the shore and though we’re weary You play a small guitar and I sing to the sea Mango juice is sweet on your lips So close to the blue, blue, blue, blue sea So close to the blue, blue, blue, blue, blue sea………….yeah Ba ba da… You unroll the map saved in a leather pouch I take out the spade with an oak handle Today may be the day we find our treasure Buried near the blue, blue, blue, blue, sea Buried near the blue, blue, blue, blue, sea Buried near the blue, blue, blue, blue, sea Ba ba da…
7.	Cheshire Moon 04:07	lyrics	buy track
Live in the moment, I hear you say Live for today Forget all the worry, just be here now Rush in your veins The tide is turning, it eddies and swirls Sun slips away Beyond the tree line, I’m watching with you As indigo plays We’re holy rollin’ today It’s lovely like falling in love All the way…I see you now Clouds on the water Cheshire moon…I hear you now Cheshire moon…I’m watching with you Cheshire moon Cheshire moon I hear you now Clouds on the water I see you now All the way So lovely, we're falling in love We’re holy rollin’ today Rush in your veins Just be here now Forget all the worry Live for today I hear you say Live in the moment
8.	Holy Power 03:39	lyrics	buy track
Is there no rest for the wicked Is there no food for the righteous Is there Holy Power We all can share….share Will this ball of lead turn to Golden With the alchemy of fire and air Will the holy people ever appear? We hold the world like a trembling drop of oil From the Heavens to the Soil And there’s no time like the present For the children’s children’s children to appear Is there a Holy Story We all can hear
9.	Fishes in the Water 04:11	lyrics	buy track
Such a lovely day With you down by the river We’re finding mushrooms Such a sweet delicate flower In your hat’s brim And I see so clearly The fishes in the water When you play your tune Sounds like music made in heaven The echoes are awesome Let’s linger with the vines a-hanging down Like slumbering snakes And I see so clearly The fishes in the water When I wear my goggle-woggles And dive in deep While you stay warm
10.	Light of our Love 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Light of our Love How will we survive If we will not find peace We must look inside The only real way to release The explosive fire we all carry And the waves and warp of desire We can see as clouds passing Across a mountain’s face We’re all afraid of the dark And we’re all blinded by the light We must slip between shadows To see what is really here I sing of science, and of song I sing of the Golden Rule Into the dark days of winter We bring the Light of our Love
11.	Like a Child 04:18	lyrics	buy track
Letting go Of the fear and the pain Pulling up by the roots the grief and the rage Feelin’ it move Feelin’ it change I dance in the golden light Like a child again Letting go Of the stories and blame Destroying the walls Of doubt and shame Feelin’ it move Feelin’ it change I dance in the golden light Like a child again Walking by myself With you so nearby Sometimes we touch Stones beneath our soles Looking overhead Grapes on the vine Letting go To the love and the light Listening to the secrets of the night Feelin’ it move Feelin’ it change I dance in the golden light Like a child again
12.	Universal Language 04:01	lyrics	buy track
What a warlike people Shooting from the steeple With the mysteries and labyrnths of peace Every idealization Is a holy vision Or a trap set to hold us in place And the peaceful people Who are the peaceful people? Most of us are boiling, bitter with rage Is there a solution? Any new religion? We are passing through an hourglass of faith Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba… It’s a dream Better breathe into it It’s a task Better roll up your sleeves In a conversation Or a meditation Circle back to the love Oh the love Universal language How I yearn to sing it From the heart rising up Rising up
13.	Santiago 05:23	lyrics	buy track
Step by step we walk to Santiago Oaks above and chestnuts Rolling under feet Eucalyptus sweet and pungent Peeling away to mystery Open our hearts, open our understanding Ancient songs dance Through every leaf Paths of stone and loving peregrinos Strengthen our blood On the Camino Cloud crush in holy rage You need to take it slow One foot after the other will take you Where you need to go It’s a maze into the night The darkest night What did you see that away your sight All your light? When all the time You were being held in love Vines of grapes hang over the doorway For the blood red wine We drink with our bread Tears from heaven wash away All of our pain and suffering

about

The name of this album, “The Light Inside You, comes from a line in “Prometheus.” Most songs were written in the past few years, though a few are older. This song cycle is about transformation, transitions, healing, the survival of our species, and love. Some, like “Fishes in the Water,” and “Cheshire Moon” are about the joy of being alive in simple moments. There are also splashes of whimsy and fun.

We are seeking the common thread of our humanity outside our limited cultural beliefs. How do we move past dogmatic and narrow thinking about reality, to see other people and other beings on the planet as precious, as part of us?

In Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mortals—to us. He was then brutally punished for this transgression—the gods did not want us to have such power, because they didn’t think we would use it responsibly. Admittedly, they were right about that.

Fire is one of the most powerful technologies ever harnessed by humans--and fire is every bit as much a technology as a computer or a gun. Mastering the use of fire changed the game of survival (and comfort) enormously for our early ancestors. But like all technological breakthroughs, it brought new and unexpected problems as well.

Technology has the power to destroy us, and yet holds keys to the ultimate survival and thriving of our species on this beautiful planet. This is the deep truth the Greeks understood. In “Prometheus,” I imagine another path moving forward, with a willing return of some of our destructive technology back to the “gods”. As a species with such enormous power at our fingertips, it takes another level of maturity and consciousness to knowingly relinquish such destructive power. Can we do it? I don't know, but we can imagine.

We are by nature hierarchical so in some ways it feels "unnatural" to let go of power...but we are also by nature social and cooperative and loving. It takes nurturing the seeds of wisdom passed on through generations and through so many of our diverse human cultures to grow an understanding that we are all interconnected, that there never was any separation after all. Moving beyond the dangerous demonization of others and into acceptance, tolerance, and the love that all religions, spiritual paths, and non-religious humanistic traditions speak about.

The Golden Rule is a kind of "Holy Power" I think most of us can understand.

These are unstable and dangerous times. Our beautiful planet is being made uninhabitable, by human choices. Democratic institutions are crumbling in our country, the United States of America, and elsewhere. None of us know what the future holds, but to some degree the future is up to each of us. We must cultivate inner peace and we must also do our part to solve our real problems.

As the refrain to "Free Heart" goes:

Are we at the end?
I don’t know
I just know I don’t want to go out
Without a Free Heart
I love you

credits

released May 19, 2019

All songs composed by Elizabeth Hummel © 2019
Recorded and mixed by Brian Castillo
Mastered by Chris Hanzsek

Elizabeth and Brian: multiple instruments and vocals
Jon Green: bass
Robin Toye: percussion
Tyrrell Sweetman: cello
Gary Boswell: flute
Reva Wittenberg: back vocal on Free Heart

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Elizabeth Hummel Olympia, Washington

I have been writing songs most of my life. A good bit of recording and performing too. Money comes and goes, but the muse is precious and timeless. I pray that my songs help people through darkness as well as celebrate the light. This music is a village and I am not alone. I am deeply grateful to the many people who have helped me birth these songs in so many ways. You are the Love! ... more

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