The Tumbleweed Cabaret is an interactive peace revival and dream reenactment in which the audience is considered part of the cast. The Cabaret blends blues, roots, folk, stride, dissent, reality, poetry, truth, tall tales and torch songs into a mythical journey across time. At the The Tumbleweed Cabaret we play the Re*membering game, win the Re*membering ribbons and make the ball of peace.
Lyrics from the album
The Agreement
welcome to our show tonight
thank you for coming
the tumbleweed cabaret is based on this book i've been writing
and the book is based on some crazy dreams i've been having
the dreams are not quite recurring, they're more like consecutive
like a long story that unfolds
night, after night, after night
in which myself, Baba, the Dharma Dog
all our friends and family
all of us, we travel across time to find our missing piece
and take it to the tumbleweed cabaret
where we're given a vision
a way to create peace inside ourselves and in the whole world
and at the very end of the dream
right before we wake up
we're given an assignment
we're told to meet here tonight
and recreate the dream of peace
and that is why we are here
to recreate the dream of the majestic peace with you
so, will you do it?
if i told you it was a matter of life
or death, then would you do it?
would you help us remember the dream of peace
in the dream you said you would
you answered yes by saying now when i asked you what time is it
so what time is it my friends?
audience, NOW
Magical Tumbleweed
it's now time for the tumbleweed
rolling like a magical tumbleweed
we go rolling like a magical tumbleweed
yes, that is exactly how we did
we all raised our glasses, remember?
yes, to drink a toast
to creating peace, we said
to creating peace
right so raise your glasses
let's all raise our glasses
let me see them in the air
to creating peace on the count of 3
1... 2... 3...
to creating peace
clink and drink
here's to our show tonight
won't you help us light the light
and here's to tumbleweed town
right here and now
woah it's a simple goal
one me and baba, and the dharma
and cam and hilly and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you
we all dream to know
that together our story grows
and in peace we all go
yeah we go rolling like a magical tumbleweed
we go rolling like a magical tumbleweed
yeah, this is the story of the most magical trees
that grew to become the most wonderful trees
and helped human beings remember their dreams
and cure the most horrible, terrible, contagious dis*ease
remember? it's all in the our*story of now
we went rolling like a magical tumbleweed
just like that we went rolling just like a magical tumbleweed seed
Do You Re*Member
in the dream there was a book
do you remember? we are all living inside a painting
a dream that poses as reality and disguises itself as passing time
we, the performers and the audience are all actors on a stage,
characters in a book, students in a classroom
and we are all, right now, as always, the rememberers.
we agreed to meet here, a long time ago you know
before we ever came to this earth
we agreed to meet here and help each other remember when the time came
and the time has come my friends to meet here and remember
what it means to create peace inside ourselves
to remember the truth about ourstory
Universal Land
we were cold when we awoke
but then covered with a quilt
and a soothing voice that spoke to say
there's hope for humans still
so we leaned in to a prayer
in honor of our will
and we found the answer there
in the sewing of the quilt
yes and i remember we all sang
let the world be full of color
let the faith become our thread
let the earth become our mother
who teaches us to sew
put her arms around our hunger
from her hands may we be fed
from her eyes may we discover
and only then may we be led
to the night we'll come together
to sew the mythic quilt of man
that's the day we'll finally wake
to celebrate the universal land
Take These Demons
it all started one night when i was trying to write, reaching for light
it was me and the dharma dog researching flight
i was struggling with this script i was trying to write, i had to write
take these demons from my brain
i can't get caught in that thought again
and all these patterns seem the same
first my mind begins to slip
then i fall and loose my grip
and it all comes back to this
you see mama was gone, i was an orphan on earth
it was christmas eve and i grieved, oh mama how i grieved
and also, i longed to conceive, to give birth on this earth
and i was afraid to give birth on this earth and though i wanted more than anything in the world
to have a child with my true love, my baba
i couldn't bare to bring a baby in this world full of apathy, fear and forgetting
take these demons from my brain
i can't get caught in that thought again
and all these patterns seem the same
first my mind begins to slip
then i fall and loose my grip
and it all comes back to this
yeah this, ah i found this box of letters on my desk
a box of letters that my mama had left
and the letters had never been read
when i opened up the box of letters i found this yellow thread
and this strange pin that said, i am not dead
this is a true story you know, i have evidence to show
and my evidence is this, holds up pin
and that really messed with my head
really messed with my head you know
so i left the script on my desk and i went to bed
and i was trying to read those letters that i had not yet read
i asked my mama to take the demons from my head
take these demons from my brain
i can't get caught in that thought again
and all these patterns seem the same
first my mind begins to slip
then i fall and loose my grip
and it all comes back to this
Chapter 3
I fell asleep and woke to find, the gong was ringing through my mind
and then a little gift, it went rolling beyond the grave, it went through the hearth and beyond the wall
i'd never scene anything like it at all
it went rolling like a magical tumbleweed
it went rolling just like a magical tumbleweed
yeah and then i heard this sudden knocking from behind the wall
i thought it was my mama who had come to call
and then the ghost pushed from behind the wall
through the hole a small little piece of charcoal
she said use it to draw the door, come inside and get your script
the script you are meant to encrypt
and so i did, i drew the door, i walked through the door and then huhhhh
the door was gone
and then the ghost appeared and it was not my mama at all
someone else had come to call. she said that i was trapped behind the wall
and so were we all. and that, we had to get back home
the only way to get back home was to find that magic ball
she explained that we were clocked out of our body, clocked out of our body
clocked out of our body, and that we had to get back in before dawn
otherwise our body, the country, our world, would be forever gone.
and then her ghost friends appeared and we all began to sing this song
this song about getting back into body before dawn,
before the sound of the morning gong,
getting back into our body where we belong
yeah, i remember now, do you?
Gently Bring Me Home
if i should go so far to wander
wont' you please gently bring me home
if i should go so far to wander
won't you please, yeah oh please
you just gently bring me home
i can see, i can hear you, i can feel you
in every thing i do, well the fact is, i adore you
so if i wander, if i stray, if i even think of making a mistake
then won't you please, yeah oh please, you just gently bring me home
i can see, i can hear you, i can feel you
in every thing i do, hell the fact is, lord i live for you
so if i wander, if i stray, if i even think of making a mistake again
i don't need to fall, i don't need to break, i don't need to make that terrible mistake again
so please lord, please lord, just gently bring me home
you just gently bring home, come on baba, yeah gently
gently bring me home, gently bring me home, gently bring me home
Dr. Tumbleweed
said i don't know what the fuck we're doing but i'm just rolling with it
and then she told us, she said, we have got to heal the fear
and to heal the fear we have to find the door
to find the door we have to find the key
and to find the key we have to find the magic ball
and to find the magic ball we have to find the missing peace
and to find the missing peace we have to find the present
and to find the present, we need to perform the script from memory
right, perform the script you've never read, to prove, we are not dead
but how do we perform a script that we can't read
ahh, the tumbleweed! yes, of course
dr. tumbleweed's remembering tonic, curing fear since 1869
will help us remember the dream and cure the fear
but before drinking we must make the tumbleweed toast
otherwise we could forget everything we already know
so raise your glasses my friends,
to remembering the dream
to remembering the dream
what time is it?
NOW
clink, clink and drink
ahh
wait a minute, i remember now, we all turned in to little children
all of us the ages we were when we were told not to laugh, not to dance... break down laughing
we all turned into little children, all of us the ages we were
when we were first told not to laugh, not to sing and not to dance in public
do you remember, how old were you? (I was about 6, yeah 7)
Family Christmas
oh the risks we take brother share your sister's cake
mother stayed up way to late to carry down the gifts she gave
she spent up all the dough she saved and kept the peace while we all ate
our turkey sauce and cleared the plates
while the dog hides his bones out by the gate
and on will go that family fate
watch the season changing
see the snow it's falling, hear the heart it's calling by and by
another Christmas year goes by and by
sister grew up tall and proud, taking brother's graduation bow
mother liked it better when the house was loud
the dog awaits the Christmas crowd with last years bones still in his mouth
mother brings the turkey out, and sister shouts, I won't settle down
the family fate is turning around
watch the season changing
see the snow it's falling, hear the heart it's calling by and by
another Christmas year goes by and by
instrumental solo
brother's children are up at three, to shake the boxes by the tree
and wait as patiently as two or four or six can be
grandma said to wake her up with tea then they'd have they're time separately
the sun comes up over the sea and I have candy here says she
they laugh and climb on grandma's knee
sister finds them chocolate traces she says she'll hide all their disgraces
cause from the smiles on their faces
she knows the family fate, the day she shared her brother's cake
and buried the dog out by the lake
and on will go that family fate
she turns to kiss her Christmas date
watch the season changing
see the snow it's falling, hear the heart it's calling by and by
another Christmas year goes by and by
watch the season changing
see the snow it's falling, hear the heart it's calling by and by
another Christmas year goes by and by
Fly in Love
I fell in love with the kindest man, he was sent from above
to come and take my hand and help me find my way home to you
it's true I always knew you'd see me through
and even when I was lost I was found but that was then and this is now
I fly in love with you
and I knew it was you from the way you strummed your uke
woke up so tired so much to do and god I felt so black and blue
I spent my life looking for you the world it beat me up it's true
but I grew to find you and it's you who sees me through help me fly in love with you
I don't know, what I'd do if you were not here you know I'd try to get by
but how would I fly in love
with just one wing it cannot be I cannot fly if it's just me
it is the wind of you I need, so I devote my life to thee as we fly in love with you
instrumental solo
help me fly in love with you it's true I know you'll see me through
and even when I am lost I'll be found cause I'll always remember now
as we fly in love with you
Protect the Light
To figure out where this dream begins and ends is impossible my friends
as we travel through the canyons of then and when
we remember, what is the cause that we defend, what is the cause that we defend
the frozen grass of Oklahoma, we'd been driving just one night
if you'll remind us why we're driving, we'll continue with our fight
to protect the light, your traveling to protect the light
we found Thomas in Albuquerque
Keith had driven through the night
if you'll remind us why we're driving
we'll continue with our fight
to protect the light, your traveling to protect the light
to protect the light we're all traveling to protect the light
by the fire in Sedona, we'd been driving just three nights
when we're reminded why we're traveling, may we all protect the light
to protect the light we're traveling to protect the light
to protect the light we're all traveling to protect the light
instrumental solo
in the frozen heart of our country, we've been driving all these nights
if you'll remind us why we're driving, we'll continue with our fight
to protect the light we're traveling to protect the light
to protect the light we're all traveling to protect the light
in the tepee in Tehachapi, we've been driving all these nights
though we've landed we're still driving as we all protect the light
to protect the light we're traveling to protect the light
to protect the light we're all traveling to protect the light
to protect the light we're traveling to protect the light
yeaaaaah, to protect the light we're traveling to protect the light
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
They used to tell me
I was building a dream.
And so I followed the mob
When there was earth to plow
Or guns to bear
I was always there
Right on the job.
They used to tell me
I was building a dream
With peace and glory ahead.
Why should I be standing in line
Just waiting for bread?
Once I built a railroad I made it run
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad Now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower up to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime.
Once I built a tower, Now it's done.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits
Gee we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle dee dum.
Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell
And I was the kid with the drum!
Say don't you remember?
They called me Al.
It was Al all the time.
Why don't you remember?
I'm your pal.
Say buddy, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits,
Ah, gee we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle dee dum!
Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell
And I was the kid with the drum!
Hey don't you remember?
They called me Al. It was Al all the time.
Hey, don't you remember? I'm your pal.
Buddy, can you spare a dime?
instrumental solo
Once in khaki suits,
Ah, gee we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle dee dum!
Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell
And I was the kid with the drum!
Hey don't you remember?
They called me Al. It was Al all the time.
Hey, don't you remember? I'm your pal.
so buddy, won't you spare a dime?
yeah come on now I said, buddy won't you spare a dime, yeah
buddy won't you spare a dime, ohh, buddy won't you spare a dime, now
buddy won't you spare a dime, yeah buddy won't you spare a dime
buddy won't you spare a dime
Look What They've Done to My Song
How we feeling now, I know, I know I'm just starting to loosen up, honestly
so ah, we just through this one in, yeah, you can play along if you like,
we just through it in but it's um, you might recognize it
look what they've done to my song, ma
look what they've done to my song
it's the only thing I could do half right, it's turning out all wrong now ma
look what they've done to my song
look what they've done to my brain, ma
look what they've done to my brain
well they picked it like a chicken bone, I think I'm half insane now ma
look what they've done to my soul
instrumental solo
it has been said that I am of the mad race
a certifiable tinker-bell headcase
but what of it if in that I find joy
if I am but a child and life is but a toy
you know when I was a little girl growing up in the lights of Broadway
oh, I watched a whole lot of Little House on the Prairie
does anybody here watch that show, you know what I'm talking about, no?
all I wanted was a world just like Laura had, a paw just like Laura had,
a world unspoiled by man where money was not god, yeah.
I wish I could find a good book, to live in
I wish I could find a good book
well if I could find me a real good book, I'd never have to turn and look at
what they've done, to my soul
Look what they've done to my world, ma
look what they've done to my world
well it's the only thing I had it all, and they went and... are there any children in the audience?
no, Lizzie no. (laughs) there are no children, fucked it up, ma
look what they've done to my world
I'm sorry pardon me I didn't mean to say that, no let's try it again you see
because then someone stood up and said, hey Lizzie you know,
Wasn't it us that let them do it? ho, is that right? you see now is the time to remember that
we let them do a whole lot of things because we're all clocked up, right? and in that room
that I walked into, when I saw us remembering. We were remembering that we made the change
we found the missing pieces and we tied those missing peaces together. right? yes.
look what we've done to our world, ma
look what we've done to our world
well it's the only thing we had at all and we went and.... fucked it up, maaa....
let's try it again, ready. 1 2 3 4
look what we've done to our world, ma
look what we've done to our world
well it's the only thing we had at all and we went and fucked it up, maa
look what we've done to our world
C*lock People
I was clocked up by the c*lock people, blinded by the yellow ribbon
and dis*eased by the fear, c*locked up by the c*Lock people,
blinded by the yellow ribbon and dis*eased by the fear
Mercy Me
Day by day and one by one we all walk on to that sun
Day by day and one by one we all walk on to that sun
forgive mama, forget, when you walk toward that sun
and don't you stop for anyone, no don't you stop for anyone
well I am old mama while I'm still young, cause I was once burnt by that
yeah I was once burnt by that sun
last night I watched that beast walk swiftly to my room
he is the prophet thief of doom
come on deeper down with me last night I cried myself to sleep
today I drag my blackened feet, today I know no fire speak, ahh ahohh ahh ahhohh ahh
but I have rocked before, so I will rock again
yeah I have rocked before, lord let me rock again
the beast is the thief the thief is the beast we must make amends, we must make amends
loah, thief mama, he sings intune last night he moved into my room
I think he knows where you live to, I bet you know him like I do yah ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh
we are old mama while we're still young, cause we've all been burnt by that sun
yeah we've all been burnt by that sun
there is the very very truth, it stands somewhere in-be-tween the two
while you break his neck or turn him loose
while we're all classified to make them fortunes or be denied
as if it's not our world to run, as if the soldier's had no guns, as if we would run from that sun
but we have rocked before, so we will rock again
yeah we have rocked before, lord let us rock again
the beast lay a thief falls to his knees he begs amends, he begs amends
we crawl upon his back and we ride him to the end, we stand before the sun
we bow our heads, we raise our arms our hands and we cry, mercy mercy me
mercy mercy me, mercy mercy me.... oh mama!
hey! hey! hey! hey hey! hey, no! hey! no!
mercy, mercy, me.... mama
The Revelation
I escaped the pain maze inside my mind, desperate to find, someone good, someone kind,
something good, someone who would take the ribbon from my eyes, who here will unveil me
who will take the ribbon from my eyes, cause I am you, and you are me and only we can set us free,
I am you, and you are me and only we can set us free, who here will unveil me?
I will.
voice of Amy Goodman: "we're broadcasting on over 500 stations around the country on Pacifica and NPR and low power fm
and college and community radio stations and public access tv stations and pbs tv stations and both
tv satellite networks, dish network channel 9415 free speech tv..."
19 Miles to Baghdad
what have I become
New York's got snow in April
and I can't locate the sun
tie a yellow ribbon around something
something good has begun
Katy holds up the bible
and you reading this for fun?
19 miles to Baghdad
soldiers load up your guns
and tie a yellow ribbon around something
something good has begun
the boy in the middle he sits down to play
he moves to the window
i can see him as he waves
"Hey, Mac look out!"
Mac calls back, "Billy I'll be careful, I'm just trying to be brave,
so tie a yellow ribbon around something,
something lives beyond the grave."
voice of George W Bush "My fellow citizens. Events in Iraq have now
reached the final days of decision. For more than a decade the United States
and other nations have pursued patient and honorable efforts to disarm the
iraqi regime without war."
The field reveals that something was concealed
we make a deal to feel again
to ask what is the means and to what end
what is the cause that we defend?
voice of George W Bush: "an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world."
voice of Scott Ritter: "We invaded Iraq illegally. There is no legitimacy to our presence
in Iraq today. That underscores every discussion about Iraq. We violated international law."
the flag is flying across the country
me and the band we play the bars
and Glyn she points out to the highway
the flags fly the highest where the people buy their cars she says,
19 Miles to Baghdad, I guess we haven't come so far
two planes are flying across the country
New York's so pretty in the fall
"Hey Mac, look out!"
Mac calls back, "Billy, I'll be careful, I'm sure they built them to stand so tall."
19 Miles To Baghdad (voice of Amy Goodman: "19 Miles to Baghdad, Lizzie West & the White Buffalo here on Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! the war and peace report I'm Amy Goodman..."
They fall and we're called
to tie a yellow ribbon around something
something good has begun, right here right now
let's try the whole wide world
tie a yellow ribbon
around the whole wide world
something good has begun, right here right now, yeah all together
tie a yellow ribbon
around the whole wide world
something good has begun
voice of Amy Goodman: "singing 19 Miles to Baghdad last night in Columbia, Missouri."
The Re*Membering
Well we are alive aren't we now. Singing loud and singing proud.
and all the little birdies on the earth do sing and all the human beings begin to sing
and we hear our voices so loud and proud, ahh and I remember well inside that dream
I remember well how we gathererd together through the machine how we came through the machine
and we found each other. We removed those ribbons from our eyes and that is how the ribbons
multiplied and that is how we began to unify... oh and there we're many many many angels there.
and the angels were speaking you see and mama said, "remember Lizzie, I am not dead. There is no death.
for death is only a transference of breath and so they reminded us that there is no death, that we are not dead.
that we are alive. and that is how we began to unify. mama. so we remember? we agree to remember now.
what time is it now? Now. and we remember those who are remembering us. Those who are inside the dream.
They are still here. In fact they are here to help heal our fear and if we can remember them, they can remember us.
Prayer
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that flow. I am sunlight on rippened grain.
I am gentle autumn's rain. I am the swift uplifting rush of birds in circled flight.
Do not stand at my grave and cry. Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I remember now, Mama said, "I am not dead. There is no death. Death is only a transference of breath."
And so we came togehter then and in that collective breath we remembered there is no death.
And so on the collective breath it was the count of three that set us free. It was 1... 2... 3... in..... out.....
Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there I did not die.
And then Mama added one more thing before she left. She said, "You know Lizzie, every night
8 hours a night, 7 days a week. you travel in a world you know virtually nothing about. So I'll see you in the dream."
Thank You
and it was the mourning you see, the morning had come, the morning had come and though the door had been gone
the door appeared and it was time then to heal the fear. and in the collective breath we celebrated now, What time is it my friends? NOW!
Louise
Here's to Margeux's joy, Laura's laughter, Beth's beginning
Howard's singing, Tony's ringing, the Dharma's Bell is gently swinging
while Miguel is capturing my light, we're all dancing into the night
and Kermit lends his advice, Lizzie celebrate your life
while Sarah sways so sweet as she steps to Hendrix beat
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Louise, conduct the orchestra please
instrumental solo
tie those ribbons together my friends, tie those peaces together, as we make the majestic peace
right, remember that?
Joe says let's go, and why Baba comes, Lizzie grows
my wings begin to show as the Dharma's Bell swings slow
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Louise, conduct the orchestra please
and we'll save the bees if we'll all just agree
on the count of 3, if we'll agree to breath
1... 2... 3... in ...... and out ........
Lovelution
We need an American revolution, not a civil war
so you know how to use words well but what are using them for?
we sing mourning songs when we are sad but when are grief is done, we sing songs of lovelution.
how do we reconstitue ourselves bring us back to life like the dry animals
of a dry lake bed make us beautiful again
piece together the scraps of our constituion
modify every solution that stopped working long ago
we need an American lovelution, not a civil war.
will our fight be with bayonets or have we got past this need to destroy and separate in the name of the Union.
these tools, these gifts we've been given, you with the camera, the computer, the voice to sing, me the pen,
I suggest we come together to fight the forces of separation again. Build on what was bulit before by woman
and men with a vision of freedom, of democracy, of peace. Who knew what they were standing for was an American Lovelution,
Not a civil war. Aoooooo
Howllelujah
Howllelujah. You know, some, people think I'm saying Hallelujah. But I'm not I'm saying, Howlelujah. Audience: Aaaoooo...
All right, Howlelujah, let me hear you try it, Audience: Aooo... Howlelujah
C*Lock March
yeah, ah, they came you know the c"Lock people then. They came again. They came again. They came again, those c*Lock people
came again. indeed. And they tried to take that ribbon that we had made. That we had turned into the golden thread. They tried to take that ribbon that proved
We are not dead!
If we could sing their song. If we could sing their song. If we could transform their song. If we could take back our song. If we could take back our symbols.
If we could take back our country. If we could take back our world. That was the dream my friends I had of the majestic peace that we made inside the dream.
And so we did, we sang,
oh ho oh ho
oh ho oh ho
oh ho oh ho
oh hoo oh oh o hoa
We Won the Fight
It was a struggle. No doubt about that, but we protected the light, we won the fight.
Thank You
Thank you for giving us the morning
Thank you for giving us the day
and thank you for bringing on that storming
Thank you for giving us the shelter we can make
cause with the storm comes the sun
and with the sun come the rain
and with the rain comes the tools for the world that we create
Thank you for giving us the ocean
thank you for giving us the waves
thank you for bringing me devotion
thank you for giving me this chance to change my fate
cause with the storm comes the sun
and with the sun come the rain
and with the rain comes the tools for the world that we create
instrumental solo
Mama says, "Do you remember Lizzie? Do you remember before I was leaving, before I walked through that door.
Remember how we sat together in that hospital ward. Remember that Lizzie and how you sang me that song.
You reminded me to say thank you Lizzie. You know, I remember I asked you to sing that song, after I was gone.
you sing it to as many people as you can sing it to as often as you can. to remind us to remind them to remind us to remind them
to remember that there is no end. It is now. What time is it my friends? NOW.
Thank you for giving me pleasure
and thank you for giving me pain
thank you for teaching me to treasure
thank you for giving me these lessons I have gained.
cause with the storm comes the sun
and with the sun come the rain
and with the rain comes the tools for the world that we create
let me hear you now cause you see, I know that if you know it and you sing it tomorrow
and the next day and the day after that and we all keep singing it, that we are going to create that majestic peace.
They won't be able to take that ribbon my friends, not that golden thread, for we are not dead, right? 1 2 3 4
cause with the storm comes the sun
and with the sun come the rain
and with the rain comes the tools for the world that we create
right you got it, cause with the storm comes the sun
and with the sun come the rain
and with the rain comes the tools for the world that we create
I love you. Audience: We love you back. We love you so much.
ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh your forgiving us
ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh your forgiving us
ahh ahh ahh ahh ahh your forgiving us the day
we are surely alive
Universal Land
We were cold when we awoke
then covered with a quilt
and a soothing voice that spoke to say
there's hope for humans still
so we leaned into a prayer
in honor of our will
and we found the answer there
in the sewing of the quilt
I remember, we all sang
Let the World be full of color
Let the faith become our thread
Let the Earth become our mother
who teaches us to sew
put her arms around our hunger
from her hands may we be fed,
from her eyes may we discover,
and only then may we be led,
to the night we'll come together.
To sew the mythic quilt of man,
that's the day we'll finally wake
to celebrate our Universal Land
She pulls patches from her pockets
scenes of blood and war
and she lifts them to the light and she asks what were they for
but we cannot answer we can only weep
so she sadly shakes her head and sews oue patterns with her thread
But as she sews she starts her singing
a song we know but we never learned
so we join from the beginning in the melody that turns
well let the greed become the giving
let those in lines no longer wait
let the numb have sudden feeling before it's far to late
well let the mighty take to kneeling
let the weak begin to stand
let us know and finally sew peace into our mythic quilt of man
She says the needle that we'll use
it's our common bliss and truth
and we'll carve it into being
with our human right to choose
to choose and to create one Universal Land
where peace becomes the fabric for the mythic quilt of man
But mother we're still weeping.
Oh yes, you'll only tie the thread
when you weep into the stitching a forgiveness for the dead
We're sewing love into the living
one quilted land we built
the tears we sew into our healing
will sanctify our guilt
let everyone please take to living
let everyone please make the choice
let everyone participate to create a peaceful state
for our Universal Land
Tumbleweed Epilogue
Remember.
as we'll go rolling like a, what's your name, magical, Joe, tumbleweed, I love you.
Yeah we'll go rolling, like a magical tumbleweed.
You know when I woke up in the morning from that crazy dream, my god, I found myself something sitting on my disk, desk.
I don't know where it came from, but there was an interesting kind of script I found, and that is what you have scene tonight
my friends. Yes the script I was meant to encrypt, about the majestic peace, the yellow ribbons were tied together and they made the golden thread that reminded us all we are not dead
rolling like a magical tumbleweed, Dharma Dog: aaaooo
rolling like a magical tumbleweed
to find the door we have to find the key
and so tomorrow we will remember that we are living in a dream. In a painting, Yes my friends, the audience
and the performers, all, actors on a stage, characters in a book, students in a classroom, and we are all right now
as always, the re*Memberers.
we'll go rolling like a magical tumbleweed, yeah yeah yeah
we'll go rolling like a magical tumbleweed, keep it going
rolling like a magical tumbleweed
Dr. Tumbleweed's Re*Membering Tonic
curing fear since 1869. We'll help us re*Member the dream.
Yes, month after month after year after year because we are building Holy Road Tour Union so that we can be
a community across the country and across the world. Artists and people who support the art and love the art
and nobody in-be-tween and so this ribbon will grow awful big. yeah, I figure that we might have a truck just for the
ribbon within a year
as we go rolling like a magical tumbleweed yeaaaa yeah
we'll all go rolling like a magical tumbleweed seed
The gong was wringing through my mind
