This song is inspired by the way nature, in the form of the river, is my teacher. Sitting in meditation one morning by a sweet creek near my home, I admired the graceful flow of water over and around the rocks, yielding to gravity and moving in harmony with the currents of life.
"Gracefully" is a reminder to allow the Great Wisdom and Love of the Universe to guide the way. It is a reminder to soften the "small mind's" attempts to control reality, which are usually futile, to bow down to the deeper Truth moving through us all.
lyrics
Gracefully
C Am G Am
If I were a raindrop falling from the sky
If I were a tear drop streaming from your eye
C Am G Am
I’d surrender let go, flow back to the sea, like the river gracefully x2
Let go and allow, she’s showing me how, like the river gracefully
If I were a footstep walking upon the earth
If I were stardust choosing to take birth
I’d surrender…
If I were a heart beating a living prayer
If I were the choice to serve all everywhere
I’d surrender…
credits
released March 14, 2022
Ali Maya - Vocals and ukelele
JJ - Guitalele, bass, perc
Lucia Lilikoi - Backup vocals
Helen Newby - cello
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