awake my body

a friend took me to see iron and wine last night- the head and the heart opened... and i've been in sort of a free and floaty mood ever since. i am hoping to cut out of work a little early today so i can have some time to paint. it's the shifting of the seasons that makes me hyper. generally it's the fall that makes me feel most alive... which is pretty ironic because it's when everything starts to die. there's something so beautiful in those moments when you realize it could be the last beautiful day before death comes over us in the form of a dark cold wind and heavy snow... there's a quote from a movie i saw once that i remember very well:  

"The flowers of Yorkshire are like the women of Yorkshire. Every stage of their growth has its own beauty, but the last phase is always the most glorious. Then very quickly they all go to seed."  
I guess the point of all this rambling is that the changing of seasons, especially i think, here, a place with such extremes... is that you are forced into a shift... physically... and it's hard to keep your mind from following. I like that. I like that every few months we really have no choice but to regroup and rearrange our closets. it keeps me awake and aware. anyway... i listen to a lot of music. it's not really something i even think about at this point. it's second nature. but i stumbled upon some music recently that fits perfectly the way i am feeling at the beginning of this season... alexander ebert... enjoy~

ALEX EBERT - "AWAKE MY BODY" 

Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Body
Awake my body.

You can't turn your cheek,
When you're falling asleep,
And you're cold,
Awake my body.

They took me to the station,
Dropped me on my knees
Ask me my vocation,
I'll tell you if you please.

I trained my toes in tapping,
Specializing in concrete,
A day you won't believe just happened,
I heard a voice that came to me,
It said " my body, my toes,
My heart, my skin, my nose,
My organs for you to play"

Now I believe believer will lead to healer
Yes, now we have all our faith,
Come on, take me..
All the way.

Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Body
Awake my body

Don't hide my eyes,
I wanna see.
Don't hide my ears,
I wanna hear.
Don't hide my tongue,
From anyone,
I wanna tell, heaven and hell.
I won't hide my heart,
It won't break apart.
I know they'll be sharing,
They'll be sharing all the way (all the way)

Awake now
Body awake now
Awake now
Body awake
Awake now
Body awake now
Ah see them caring
See them sharing
All the way, all the way

Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Hey mama, eh mama, eh mama, hey
Body
Awake my body

You can't turn your cheek
When you're falling asleep,
And you're cold.
Awake my body.

[Whistle]

Be hold,
All the way.

ALEX EBERT - "LET'S MAKE A DEAL TO NOT MAKE A DEAL" 

La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
A magic hymn to will keep the wind in your mast
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
Let go fear, and let go fate
Then my dear, these words you state

Let's make a deal
To not make a deal
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
For all the ways that we can
All the ways that we can
All the ways that we can love
Let's make a deal
To not make a deal

Let me show you love that will last
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah

Drop your fears like little turds
Then my dear the magic words

Let's make a deal
To not make a deal
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
For all the ways that we can
All the ways that we can
All the ways that we can love

La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah

Let me show you love that will last

La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
La dah da di da dum dah tah dah
[Fades Off]