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	Yes, Ancestra's first CD, "You Remind Me of Someone" is produced, duplicated and ready for your listening pleasure! Madison, Wisconsin A Room of One's Own, 307 West Johnson Street Mimosa Bookstore, 260 West Gilman Street Monona, Wisconsin Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Drive Blanchardville, Wisconsin Washburn, Wisconsin Woven Earth Gallery, 231 West Bayfield Street Full fledged CD: CD Baby Download for your mp3 player: DigStation iTunes (Coming Soon!) Ancestra: Lauranne Bailey, Carol Harm, Kathryn Ripp All songs sung, created and arranged by Ancestra, Copyright 2007 14 songs 1 Beat of the Drum 2 Awakening 3 Born 4 My Baby 5 One Step Forward, Three Steps Back 6 Harvest Soup 7 Peace Inside 8 Right Now 9 Great Spirit 10 Trouble at the Border 11 You Remind Me of Someone 12 Autumn Changes 13 Translucent Moon 14 Her Name Was Mary Beat of the Drum When we dance (when we dance) to the beat of the drum We dance to the heartbeat of the earth Of the Mother, Creator Chorus We [DANCE] for rain We [DANCE] for healing We [DANCE] for seasons We [DANCE] for joy [DANCE] for children [DANCE] for people We [DANCE] for courage We [DANCE] for peace When we sing (when we sing) to the beat of the drum We sing to the heartbeat of the earth Of the Mother, Creator Chorus: [SING] When we pray (when we pray) to the beat of the drum We pray to the heartbeat of the earth Of the Mother, Creator Chorus: [PRAY] We pray for change We sing for change We dance for change Awakening You can start awakening You can start awakening the body mind I traveled far into the north to remind me where I came from Pulled back a month in time I found the land had reawakened Boots sunk hard in crusted snow grappling tight to weary feet The time was ripe to let my body learn a language deep Chorus I Have you heard the wind? Southern winds whistling pine needle clusters Have you heard the wind? Water rushing through rock-walled canyons Do you feel the sun? Kiss your face through frosted naked branches Do you feel the sun? Luring light and warmth relieve your tired bones At first I did not hear the words the land had whispered to me Land cannot speak, I avowed through language steeped in feeling But hold she would the striking sun seducing my great pleasure Of awakening to Mother's gifts in bountiful sweet freedom Chorus II Can you taste the snow? Frosted leaves clinging to last season Can you taste the snow? Cartwheel tumble in footprint chasms Have you smelled the burst? Pinpoints of life seduce sun stirrings Have you smelled the burst? Survivors bud beneath winter's scale Have you seen the ice? Melting forward, downhill pathways, trails Have you seen the ice? Rushing, cleansing, breath life awakens you You can start awakening You can start awakening the body mind See the ice cleanse the trail Smell the burst stir the buds Taste the snow footprint flakes Feel the sun warm your bones Hear the wind hear the wind wake your soul Born I knew all I needed before I was born Before I came into this world I knew how to be love And that was more than enough Before I was born I brought the world joy when I was born The hearts I touched were filled with hope If I could just be love I'd be more than enough Oh when I was born And then I grew up and forgot who I was That I was someone created to love I could not give love I felt I wasn’t enough Oh, when I grew up Bridge: I struggled through trials believed I was no good I listened to the outside world Went chasing rainbows But found no pot of gold I fought windmill dragons in my mind Traveled through the world and wound up back at home When I finally looked inside And in my silence I remembered I knew Before I came into this world That I could be love I’d be more than enough I could just be love There in my silence I remember my truth That I can be love: I am more than enough: I can just be love My Baby Chorus My baby loves to play My baby loves to play all day My baby loves to play So look out girls he's a comin' my way I work so hard all night long So when I comes home at the crack of dawn He greets me with his song and a well-earned smile And wraps me in his arms to escape my trials Chorus Bridge He says the babies they've been cryin' But so sweet when they're a lyin' In their beds so safe and warm The dog's a howlin' tunes To the cat jumpin' the moon While we sneaks ourselves a tender storm Chorus There's nothing like my honey in a blissful tryst Believe me sweet heaven on earth exists So see ya later girls I've got business so fine With the man who said "I do" way back in eighty-nine Chorus My baby loves me All night long and through the day One Step Forward, Three Steps Back I had a talk with myself the other day. I sat myself down and I had my say. I said "self, you've become much too lazy and your spiritual path has become quite hazy. It's a good thing you have me to keep you in line and it pains me to say this one more time: Chorus We've taken one step forward and three steps back. We've fallen out of the love and we're feeling the lack. One step forward and three steps back." I said "you had good intentions right from the start. And there's just no questioning your generous heart. But when it comes to meditating every day, you did it last week, but now I have to say: Chorus Bridge "And then there were those big plans about joining a gym You promised me we'd eat right and become so trim. Then I heard a smaller voice that's been easy to ignore, I heard: You're running circles around this life you live leaving no time to breathe, no time to forgive. So stop all the lines that say you can't do it. Life is a journey that requires living through it. Take each misstep as a cue from within To create your new dance with a whole new spin. Chorus Now I'm taking one step forward and two steps back. I'm feeling part of the love and there's no turning back. One step forward and two steps back. So I'll take a deep breath and make plenty of mistakes, and know the light from within by the shadow it makes. I'll do my best to value both the ebb and the flow and enjoy the dual nature of life's grand show. Chorus I'm taking one step forward and two steps back. I'm feeling part of the love and there's no more lack. One step forward and I "two-step" back Yes, one step forward and let's..... "two-step" back. Harvest Soup Celery simmers, steam into the night Onions tear, then take flight Garlic roasts, the rising moon Yes! Vegetable broth fills my spoon Pumpkins blaze, 'cross wilted fields Tender squash, mixes full yield Tomatoes fill, my hands with sun Potatoes cede to ripeness done Chorus Fine wines of autumn, the farmers are parading Fruits of labor rise and fall, a ripened serenading Baskets heave and brim, the bounty of the hoop Before the first frost nips, aged for harvest soup Second crops, satisfy the pot Cilantro dill, float to the top Oregano, sage speak wisdom true Thyme holds still within the brew Bellies wait, strong aromas float Yeast-filled bread, dressed in butter coats Grace spills forth, sounding thankful words Oh how our gratefulness is heard Chorus I give this cup of the harvest moon to you I give this cup of the summer sun to you I give this cup of the wizened earth Of all the good things that bring us birth I give this cup of love to you Peace Inside Leaves are falling all around as growth is heading underground Chaos shakes me yet I’ve found that I have a peace inside Beginnings of a different kind burrow slowly through my mind And yet throughout it all I find that I have a peace inside Chorus Change of seasons, change of heart Grace-filled brushfire, make a new start Swirling flames on windy hills digging in for winter’s chill The howling winds inside are still and I have a peace inside Chorus Swirling flames on windy hills digging in for winter’s chill The howling winds inside are still and I have a peace inside Right Now Worry is about your future Self criticism 'bout your past The only thing we have is right now The only thing that really lasts The now is your ticket into The healing that you really need The only thing we have is right now It's all contained within that seed Chorus Right now...(there is no problem) Right now...(there's no regrets) Right now...(there's nothing that needs solving) Right now...(just take a breath) It doesn't matter what your into All trouble now is done and gone The only thing you have is right now This moment right here in this song Chorus Bridge Om… It's presence It's bliss It's God's forever kiss Chorus Having trouble seeing all the beauty? Has compassion dried and blown away? The only thing you have is right now The now is always here to stay Chorus Right now...(just take a breath) Om… Great Spirit Autumn sun through burnt sienna trees Autumn night its moonbeams beckon me To the dance of falling leaves O Great Spirit set me free Evening air is crisp the stars shine bright Filling night with ethereal light My heart longs for something more O Great Spirit, show what life is for Chorus Moon pulls tides, tugs my heart Foolish pride, tears me apart Sister Moon, make me whole Mother Earth heal my soul Smoky spirals from burning leaves Haunting me with memories Wounded hearts ancient tears O Great Spirit soothe my fears O bright stars on dark waters shine Twinkling lights like diamonds in my mind Through my darkness I come to find O Great Spirit make me wise Trouble at the Border High noon in my monkey mind; the shadows drawin' near We won’t find out who’s left standin'; until the dust clouds clear Standin' tall my heat’s gone packin’; panic rises in my throat However will I win this duel? Against a clever foe Chorus I There’s trouble at the border; there’s somethin' goin' down There’s trouble at the border; that old monkey’s hangin' round That monkey’s busy telling me, “You’d better turn and run” There’s trouble at the border, there’s fightin' to be done There's fightin' to be done Salty fears spillin' down my face; beady eyes starin' back at me Graspin' tight to old habits dear; my racin' heart can't see Bridge Dust keeps coverin' up my dreams That blowin' wind, she’s howlin' loud Sage breaks through the splittin' earth Commands the rains to quench its thirst Chorus I Rains from papa sky cleanse my foggy mind; mama earth calms my fears As their child I feel humbled; there is no threat, it's clear What comes through to me as I face him down; the choice is up to me I'm more interested in movin' past his duel; to be what I can see Chorus II There’s trouble at the border; there’s somethin' goin' down There’s trouble at the border; that old monkey’s hangin' round So when that monkey's tellin' me, "You better turn and run" I'll walk right past and tip my hat; singin', "Been a pleasure, son" It's been a pleasure, son Ahhhhhhhh-ah-ah-ah You Remind Me of Someone You remind me of someone, I can’t put my finger on it You remind me of someone, my friend You remind me of someone, let's just sit and think some on it Here I am with that someone, again It’s that same situation, that came up for me last summer It’s that same situation, my friend It’s that same situation, that I once had with my mother Here I am with that someone, again Chorus Here I am, mirror in my hand What a place to be Here I am, mirror in my hand What I’m seeing is me I am here with my teacher, there’s something I can’t stand about her I am here with my teacher, my friend Yes I know you’re my teacher, and we couldn’t be more different Here I am with that someone, again Chorus Bridge Yes Narcissus, it's all about you, just like it's all about me So when your gaze, looks through to your heart You'll see right through to we You remind me of someone, yes we're all in this together You remind me of someone, my friend What if I chose that someone, to help see what needs attending? What if I chose that someone, again? Tag What if we choose our someones, to help us look into the mirror? Here I am with my someone, again Chorus Here I am Autumn Changes Pumpkin ripe on dying vine Cold chill frosts the evening Moon lies low in amber tones How summer’s light is fading Autumn changes slow me down One more cycle closing Garden treasures plucked and stored Reveal the earth reposing Chorus I Autumn changes, changing me I’m swept up in its circling Cycle circling, turning; cycle circling, turning Scent of autumn fills my breath A time for reflection The hard-worked land needs her rest She signals life’s completion Regal earth parades her robes Crimson at her feet Rushing leaves roll rhythmic songs Across the mother’s heart-beat Chorus II Autumn changes, changing me The rhythm of the seasons Cycle circling, turning Cycle circling, turning Instinctual migration Birds drawn to southern climes Know in spring birds will return A mystery in due time Chorus I Quiet reflection A change of direction A time for contemplation Quiet reflection A change of direction Embrace regeneration Cycle circling, turning; cycle circling, turning Translucent Moon Oh it seems So it seems Translucent moon, do you see through me As it seems, I see through you Up in the sky and yet so near the earth I feel I could touch your face Translucent moon, the sun's still shining Yet there you are, smiling down Do you bring the stars to light my path As darkness closes in? As darkness closes in? Chorus I Oh it seems the choice is simple So it seems the choice is clear Walk away from life's eclipses Know the darkness is illusion Hold your dreams up to the light Translucent moon, is it my destiny To touch and hold another's hand Teach me to trust, to open up my heart And be the love I'm meant to be Be the love I'm meant to be Chorus II The choice is simple The choice is clear Let the stars that glow within you Be a candle in the window To guide your soul at night Translucent moon, do you see through me Her Name Was Mary She came on a boat as a young girl of nine And she lost a sister at sea She spoke not a word of the language she heard When she came to the land of the free She raised a large family, ten children in all And the kids never knew they were poor She made something from nothing, soup from flour and milk Scraps of cloth became clothing and quilts Chorus And her name was Mary She was married to John at the tender age of sixteen She worked hard all her life As a mother and wife and she never complained so it seemed To me, to me, to me, to me I remember my grandmother’s hands As she’d tat and she’d sew and quilt With those small wrinkled hands she would pull me aside And she’d make me feel special to her Bridge Her arms stretched as wide as the ocean Her heart was as big as the sea Her love seemed as bright as the sunshine, to me, to me. She believed in angels, who helped her along Through the difficult times, through the frailties of age And the failings of her body and her mind. Chorus My Grandmother’s memories drifted away The stars in her eyes, they grew dim The language she heard, it seemed foreign to her Like the days when she came to this land. Day by day she slipped through our fingers The disease drew her further away ‘Til the angels she loved gently lifted her up And they brushed away all of her pain Chorus And her name was Mary