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Reed Flute Song

by Joy & the Big B

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Spirit of the Lovin' 02:21
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2.
The breeze at dawn 02:21
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3.
The love i am 02:32
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4.
The world and your mind 02:52
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5.
Bring forth your light 03:55
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I'd stay and play with you 02:30
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7.
Thank you for your light 01:34
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8.
Never bring you down 01:46
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May love shine upon all 02:19
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10.
Lullaby 02:00
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11.
No me without you 03:08
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12.
Get lost in the call 02:36
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13.
Celebrate you 02:34
lyrics
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The light that comes from your heart, Illuminates all, you’re a work of art I celebrate you If i were a fish i'd dive into your ocean, deep and wide. I celebrate you And if i were the earth below, i'd hold your steps, i'd kiss your toes. I celebrate you If i were a child that's crying, i'd come into your arms and fly. 'Cause I celebrate you And if i were the moon and stars i’d smile down at you as you look above ‘cause i celebrate you And if i were getting ready to die, i ’d ask you to be there by my side Yes, I celebrate you

about

The Reed Flute Song

Rumi.

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Listen to the story told by the reed,
of being separated.

"Since I was cut from the reedbed,
I have made this crying sound.
Anyone apart from someone he loves
understands what I say.
Anyone pulled from a source
longs to go back.
At any gathering I am there,
mingling in the laughing and grieving,
a friend to each, but few
will hear the secrets hidden
within the notes. No ears for that.
Body flowing out of spirit,
spirit up from body: no concealing
that mixing. But it's not given us
to see the soul. The reed flute
is fire, not wind. Be that empty."

Hear the love fire tangled
in the reed notes, as bewilderment
melts into wine. The reed is a friend
to all who want the fabric torn
and drawn away. The reed is hurt
and salve combining. Intimacy
and longing for intimacy, one
song. A disastrous surrender
and a fine love, together. The one
who secretly hears this is senseless.

A tongue has one customer, the ear.
A sugarcane flute has such effect
because it was able to make sugar
in the reedbed. The sound it makes
is for everyone. Days full of wanting,
let them go by without worrying
that they do. Stay where you are
inside such a pure, hollow note.

Every thirst gets satisfied except
that of these fish, the mystics,
who swim a vast ocean of grace
still somehow longing for it!

No one lives in that without
being nourished every day.

But if someone doesn't want to hear
the song of the reed flute,
it's best to cut conversation
short, say good-bye, and leave.

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released May 23, 2015

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Joy and the Big B Portland, Oregon

Exploring the goodness of this deep, boundless heart through the loving connection of music as its expression. I am but a little atom in this cosmic symphony and this is the humble note I add to the orchestra of Love!

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