The lyrics from “Halo” by Beyonce. Imagine instead of talking about another person, the song is about your relationship with God, the Force, the Universe or whatever you perceive it be. Remember those walls I built Well, baby they’re tumbling down And they didn’t even put up a fight They didn’t even make up a [...]
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More lyrics that can be interpreted through a spiritual lens: Link on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S38-mjy5NtA Do you dream, that the world will know your name? So tell me your name (tell me your name) Do you care, about all the little things or anything at all? (or anything at all) I wanna feel, all the chemicals [...]
As spiritual people, we march to beat of our own drummer. We reject the trappings of man’s religion. We doubt ourselves and the things we believe. Because we are different, the world can be brutal to us. It tries to mold us into something that doesn’t fit who we are. We have to learn to find [...]
Another in my series of inspiration lyrics in music. Viva La Vida from Coldplay: I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes [...]
Lyrics by Paul McCartney. Comments by me. Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise. All of our lives, as spiritual people, we have been outsiders. Or we have been asleep, or following other spirtual schools. Now we [...]
See part I: Loving The Beatles Part I See part II: Loving The Beatles Part II Eric talked about his interpretation of The Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” in Hawaii at the 2006 retreat. Here is an exerpt: The lyrics are John Lennon. The comments are Eric Pepin. Words are flowing out like [...]
Continued from Loving the Beatles Part I. Why are song lyrics (and movies) sometimes important? My teacher teaches and I believe that the collective consciousness of the Earth, also known as Gaia, seeks ways of reaching out to people and teaching them. Teaching people ideas that increases their understand of the universe and how it works, so the [...]
I am too young to remember The Beatles. I can barely remember the day John Lennon was shot. I was not really exposed to their music growing up. I do know a few of their commercially successful songs that have appeared in movies, etc. since then. I recently watched a documentary “The U.S. vs. John [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] FIGHTER By: Christina Aguilera After all you put me through You’d think I’d despise you But in the end I wanna thank you Cause you made me that much stronger Well I Thought I knew you Thinkin That you were true Guess I I couldn’t trust called your [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Artist: Peter Gabriel On the Vanilla Sky sountrack, among other places.// < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ buyad(); // ]]> Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city lights Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe [...]