CD Release - EXODUS

You hear a song from within
in a language without words,
in a dialect so ancient -
for millennia understanding has eluded you.
Words hindered you from becoming quiet enough to listen.
Longing to escape the tongue that has bound you
ever since you became aware of the Self,
since the time you first said "I",
you embark on a journey to rediscover
the origin of your Song,
the source of your Spirit.
Music becomes the pillar of fire
that illuminates your Exodus
to a promised land
where Heaven meets Hell
and All becomes One.

*Recorded on 25 December 2002

LYRICS

Man of La Mancha

Don Quixote:
Hear me now,
Oh thou bleak and unbearable world,
Thou art base and debauched as can be;
And a knight
With his banners all bravely unfurled
Now hurls down his gauntlet to thee!
I am I, Don Quixote,
The Lord of La Mancha,
My destiny calls and I go,
And the wild winds of fortune
Will carry me onward,
Oh whithersoever they blow!
Whithersoever they blow,
Onward to glory I go!

Sancho:
I'm Sancho! Yes, I'm Sancho!
I'll follow my master till the end.
I'll tell all the world proudly
I'm his squire! I'm his friend!

Don Quixote:
Hear me, heathens and wizards
And serpents of sin!
All your dastardly doings are past,
For a holy endeavour is now to begin
And virtue shall triumph at last!
I am I, Don Quixote,
The Lord of La Mancha,
My destiny calls and I go,
And the wild winds of fortune
Will carry me onward,
Oh whithersoever they blow!

Don Quixote, Sancho:
Whithersoever they blow,
Onward to glory we go!

The Impossible Dream

Don Quixote:

(It is the mission of each true knight...
His duty... nay, his privilege!)

To dream the impossible dream,
To fight the unbeatable foe,
To bear with unbearable sorrow,
To run where the brave dare not go;
To right the unrightable wrong,
To love, pure and chaste, from afar,
To try, when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star!

This is my Quest to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far,
To fight for the right
Without question or pause,
To be willing to march into hell
For a heavenly cause!

And I know, if I'll only be true
To this glorious Quest,
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest.

And the world will be better for this,
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove, with his last ounce of courage,
To reach the unreachable stars!

Exodus

This land is mine,
God gave this land to me,
This brave and ancient land to me.
And when the morning sun reveals her hills and plains
Then I see a land where children can run free.

So take my hand and walk this land with me
And walk this lovely land with me.
Though I am just a man,
When you are by my side,
With the help of God I know I can be strong.

This land is mine,
God gave this land to me,
This brave and ancient land to me.
And when the morning sun reveals her hills and plains
Then I see a land where children can run free.

So take my hand and walk this land with me
And walk this golden land with me.
Though I am just a man,
When you are by my side,
With the help of God I know I can be strong.

To make this land our home.
If I must fight, I’ll fight to make this land our own
Until I die this land is mine!

A percentage of the profits from the sale of this CD will be donated to the Charitable Trust Buskaid, South Africa.