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EXISTENTIAL BEAST

by Miranda Lee Richards

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1.
Oh, Mother it bothers me This march with complacency Oh, Father, have you heard about it all? I didn’t make these problems But by them I’m burdened We inherit the Earth with what contingency? While history repeats and repeats In the matrix that has come to be And the flowers grow from the ashes and the seeds That were planted long before you or me Will it make me feel better? To sign angry letters Endless causes arising from the spring If I want to help start with myself Some subjects I should never dwell How do I keep from falling in the well? While history repeats and repeats In the matrix that has come to be And the flowers grow from the ashes and the seeds That were planted long before you and me What about non-violence Is that still in fashion? Is awareness the magic bullet that we seek? Human beings have always been afraid Of the end of the world; that they need to be saved Some things will never ever change While history repeats and repeats In the matrix that has come to be And the flowers grow from the ashes and the seeds That were planted long before you or me
2.
The Wildwood 03:55
The arrow pierced the heart of the lion The world proclaimed its wrath Shaming the one whose nation Celebrates his catch As we come upon the Wildwood There’s no turning back An eye for an eye will leave the world blind Now the picture fades to black The lionesses weighted footsteps Carry through this dream Where we’re forced to cohabitate the Earth With such disparity And we come upon the Wildwood Justice will be served Sometimes I don’t know why these whistles I blow Are they ever heard? Oh, it’s the Wildwood Oh, a place of fear Oh, it’s a dark world Until you forgive my dear Sunsets on the golden grassland Shadows they will cast While the un-awakened planes of consciousness Create contrast And we come upon the Wildwood Awaiting Judgment Day Sometimes I don’t know why these whistles I blow Can the world be saved? Oh, it’s the Wildwood Oh, a place to fear Darkness will reign It may never be the same The world cannot be saved And no one gets out alive
3.
It’s the truth that you fear That propelled you to attack Shooting arrows to the sun They’re here and then they’re gone They’re here and then they’re gone So in the depths you would dwell It’s what you know so well And on deaf ears it fell And on eyes that couldn’t see Life’s mystery Cooling waters Riding the waves The salt that tastes so sweet Pull me under I’ll be OK Underwater I can breathe Lucid I would dream So I would cross that bridge Looking down on it all Hearing voices in the mist And a promise unfulfilled That haunted me still Cooling waters Riding the waves The salt that tastes so sweet Pull me under I’ll be OK Feel the bottom with my feet Lucid I would dream It’s here and then it’s gone It’s here and then it’s gone It’s here and then it’s gone It’s here and then it’s gone
4.
Golden Gate 06:07
See the light that’s here today Shine on blades of grass Purpose dance beneath us Perfection comes to reign Arrive at the Golden Gate Ride ever high There’s no turning back now There’s nothing in the way But you were living in the void Feeling low Yes you Tree of Life give or take Free as you will Patterns sorting rearrange Sequence falls in line But you Were living in the void Feeling low Yes you Who dare disturb the beast? Warriors of the Golden Army Setting intentions in their bows Piercing the heart of the unknown Staking claim upon higher ground Roses of victory in your crown In all that ever was In all that’s ever been An unveiling of eternity Accountability and honor The polarization of words Intuition versus experience The randomness of perfection Beyond the fear of the unknown Your presents within your presence Your will and the highest will manifest Spanning the bridges of time and space That visceral sense of wonder and magic Summoning the spirit and all that it means To find joy and fascination in what you are creating You are free, and you have always been free to choose again Is there such thing as integration of heart and mind, conscious and subconscious? Do you view right and wrong in terms of absolutes? Why does the voice of the heart reign supreme? Have you learned to love unconditionally? Do you let your higher self be your guide? Are you able to give AND receive? Do you embrace the unexpected? Is morality subjective or sacred? Why do you want those things? Where does darkness reside? What is your true desire? What are you creating? Why are you here? OM OM BREAK FREE!
5.
I beg of you to go Back to the light Back to the Source Back to the storm from where you came Healing light, oh bright white We are warriors in a game The mercy of how we play Unborn battles they would rage Poison in the well we aren't well I know your intentions were good I know things will be as they should It is better, It is for the best It is better, It is for the best Wisdom from the future sage our worlds are not the same we release to elevate Healing light oh bright white By dark hearts we are controlled Doing what we are told Struggles of power they unfold Poison in the well we aren't well I know your intentions were good I know things will be as they should Silver lines drawn from consequence It is better, It is for the best It is better; it is for the best
6.
Autumn Sun 02:35
I awoke to a shining ray coming From the golden Autumn Sun You were there to remind me Of the dreams that we had spun Oh, it was fleeting I begged you to stay Please, don't go until I say It's time to be on your way Oh, weary wanderer Where is it that you belong? Make your bed in the willows And sleep to the small bird's song Oh, it was fleeting I begged you to stay Please, don't go until I say It's time to be on your way We would go to the coast Take me to see the sea On mother of pearl we play Of sunsets we would dream Oh, they were fleeting I begged you to stay Please, don't go until I say It's time to be on your way
7.
I went dancing in those rivers of fire Galvanized by pure desire Believing in the Clarion Call That fueled it all My sons and daughters you don’t need to be saved Fear only whispers to the animal brain Peaceful in the presence of prey The beast in you has learned to behave So why must there be black and white? And why must there be dark before light? Why must there be wrong before right? And why must it take so many lives? For all we have lived who have we become? Marching to the sound of the same old drum Until the change would fall upon us Ready or not
8.
Oh Raven 03:07
Oh Raven, oh raven, why must you arrive? I was painting in color I was minding my own mind Circling above me bearer of warning song You have been here long enough You have been here too long Oh Lord, this I know, I know Oh Lord, this I know As long as I let you as long as I abide I will create the world where the Raven flies Patterns of karma playing out in this life They further the duality between dark and light Oh Lord, this I know, I know Oh Lord, this I know I could take it as danger, I could see it as fate When things they are changing to more of the same But the raven it chooses for whom it awaits And I realize now, it's a choice that I make Oh Lord, this I know, I know Oh Lord, this I know Oh Lord, this I know, I know Oh Lord, this I know
9.
I’m on the outside of Heaven I can’t find it within And all the angels are witness to this Hell I’m in And all I hear is their silence I got no clarity at all And now my dreams are haunted will someone Wake me from this fall? I didn’t want to disappoint you I didn’t want to bum you out But now my house is on fire burnin’ I can’t find a way out I didn’t heed the warnin’ That ever present alarm That rang through the streets tryin’ to keep Me away from harm Well you know, it’s alright, you will learn by and by Not to throw your caution to the wind Follow the voice that speaks in the night What else do you have to go by? I got time but no money I got money no time Why is gotta’ be either or While I wait for the man to decide? And all those old distractions All those battles of will Well they’re catchin’ up to me While I’m pedalin’ up hill (CHORUS) Oooh, but there’s somethin’ about this, yeah I can’t let go A lesson in this, yeah, Let the arrow go (CHORUS)
10.
I’m afraid of my shadow Radioactive oceans And rainbows that swirl in the tide But I’m not afraid to speak of the darkness For it must be brought to light I’m afraid of beginnings The things yet to happen Afraid of the great divide But I’m not afraid to speak of the darkness For it has been brought to light Well, I see Another World Where we eat flowers for dinner And we drink the water from the spring California don’t throw yourself to the sea You were never unwanted And our beautiful country Conceived by our fathers In God we can no longer trust Defending the values of an old republic A crisis of consciousness Robber barons and plunderers Who take no prisoners The jest is now upon us We bow our heads; by fools we are led Apathy’s consequence But I see Another World Where our words we will honor And we drink the water from the spring Knowing our hearts want the same thing Power is for the hungry Whose nobility we would sanction And it’s a reign of terror Taking over May it come to rest in peace And playing a game of follow the leader Back and forth between the extremes And now the lions will stalk us And there will be bad blood Where the endangered meet the sleeping In a predator-less world we are the hunted Slowly awakening Well, I see Another World Where we invite the enemy for dinner And we learn to draw new boundaries Exploring new territories California don’t throw yourself to the sea You were part of a bigger picture So Heaven help us Not a passive Devil’s promise Inspire us as we mourn For the Angels cannot do our work for us Nor mend the fabric that is torn Now we’re back to making livings Raising children in pollution Who are allergic to the sun And preaching to converted On empty street corners For they know not what they’ve done Well, I see another world Where we would march together Our voices ringing in the street The Stars and Stripes of unity California don’t throw yourself to the sea For the ballot was cast in your favor Now the cats silence songbirds Pigs eat the last curd As we tend our creatures with hooves And who will become beasts of the wood Where, oh where, are the last of the wolves? As we honor the elders Animal spirits and masters By filling pipelines with sand And diverting our wells with their tears of mourning This land is not your land Well, I see Another World Where only animals kill one another And we drink the water from the spring Forgiving ourselves and our history Guilt is but a poor man’s apology And you were never forgotten And our grain so inspired Given to us by Gaia Now hath been tampered in seed And the fields that are dowsed and drowned in poison We consume so helplessly And the coal miner’s daughters Who don’t see a future But bring their ponies to the light And I’m not afraid to speak of the darkness For there is no wrong or right But I see Another World We honor the gifts of our Mother Those colorful quilts and energies Knowing there’s a silver lining California don’t throw yourself to the sea You were always beloved And now the artists would suffer While they sing for their supper Traveling down a pirate’s stream And taking us back to the Dark Ages The highest bid a farthing I’m afraid of perversion Damning of the feminine And mining treasures of white But I’m not afraid to speak of the darkness For it has been brought to light Well, I see Another World Where we eat flowers for dinner And we drink the water from the spring Elevating our hearts and our bodies California don’t throw yourself to the sea You were never unwanted

about

MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS returns June 16 with her new album EXISTENTIAL BEAST on Invisible Hands Music. This beautifully constructed new release is characteristic of the effortless, 70’s-influenced, country-tinged psychedelia evident throughout the Los Angeles native’s previous work. EXISTENTIAL BEAST was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rick Parker, best known for his work with BRMC.

EXISTENTIAL BEAST is a political album, examining the issues of our time, but with the intent of tackling these tough and often taboo subjects in a poetic and heartfelt manner. The title is also a mash-up of terms, referencing the existential crisis that has in turn arisen.

MIRANDA says of EXISTENTIAL BEAST, “In essence, we are all still working within those animal urges of fear, competition, survival and sexuality which are deep-seated and manifesting in varying ways and degrees for different individuals, depending on where they are at. But like it or not, these tendencies have been revealed, within our leaders, our countries and ourselves; it is indeed a pivotal and transformational time and there is much work to be done.”

Born in San Francisco after the summer of love and before the dawn of disco, MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS grew up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life and work. After graduating from San Francisco School Of The Arts, she began to pursue a musical career. She met Kirk Hammett from Metallica who taught her to play Mazzy Star songs on guitar. Her early demos reached Anton Newcombe and she joined his band, the Brian Jonestown Massacre. MIRANDA then signed to Virgin Records and released her debut album "The Herethereafter," a mix of folk, psychedelia, country and indie pop, and found fans worldwide. The critically acclaimed follow-up album "Light Of X"–the title of which comes from a dream about harnessing beams of light to travel in time–followed in 2009 via Nettwerk Records. In 2016, MIRANDA unveiled "Echoes Of The Dreamtime" on Invisible Hands Music, which received rave reviews across in the U.K. and U.S., as well as national airplay with Mojo giving the album 4 stars and hailing the first single, “The sublime ‘First Light Of Winter’ is the moment it all comes together, Richards transcending her influences and, no longer constrained, arriving at psychedelia’s higher plane” (1/2016). EXISTENTIAL BEAST is yet another confident and inspiring piece of work from MIRANDA, sure to excite her ever growing fan base.

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