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Ripe from the Tree

by Brent Godfrey

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Tree of Knowledge 04:41
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Her skin smelled like oranges ripe from the tree. Tasting so tart yet so gentle and sweet Sap flows so sweet she’s got long maple hair Sweet breeze soft caresses think I’ll linger there Tree of Knowledge Tree of Dreams Tree of Life Tree of Pain Roots Run Deep My path is clear Seeking Shelter From my deepest fear In her flesh colored branches I was tangled and trapped She squeezed me so tight thought she would snap my back She whispered her longing in the rustling leaves In the bright morning light we planted a seed Tree of Knowledge Tree of Dreams Tree of Life Tree of Pain Roots Run Deep Everlasting Love She gives me shelter from the storms above Her eyes shown like diamonds bright stars in the sky She told me she loved me and then said goodbye Adorned with leaves to hide my shame She wouldn’t even tell me her name Tree of Knowledge Tree of Dreams Tree of Life Tree of Pain Roots Run Deep My path is clear Seeking Shelter From my deepest fear Her skin smelled like oranges ripe from the tree
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Fighting For 03:11
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All of this money we put into war What are we really fighting for Promoting freedom and democracy Filling the pockets of the Oligarchy What is your Truth What is your Fear What do you hold precious What do you hold dear Absolute Power Thought Control Freedom of Religion Or don’t you really know Living with violence Living with fear Noble values. The truths we hold dear Give me your tired. Give me your poor I lift my lamp beside the golden door What is your Truth What is your Fear What do you hold precious What do you hold dear Absolute Power Thought Control Freedom of Religion Or don’t you really know All of the lives that are shattered and torn What are we really fighting for Feeding the hungry and housing the poor The ones in power just want more more more
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Standing Rock 06:00
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Underneath the blue dakota sky it’s time to take a stand To protect our children’s water and ancestral sacred land I stand with standing rock I stand with standing rock We won’t sell our mother for oil We won’t sell our mother for oil Water is Life Defend the Sacred Water is Life Defend the Sacred Water is Life Defend the Sacred They fired water cannon in the winter’s freezing cold Attacked with dogs and rubber bullets in their lust for the black gold We won’t respond to hate with violence We will stand brave and tall Evicting us won’t silence us More will come to heed the call Armored vehicles and razor wire to protect the black snake Respect the water. Respect the Land. Before it is too late
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Songlines 05:51
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Wake Up So you can dream again And go a walking about into the dreamtime Not Lost I’m only listening To the songs flowing upon on the land Listen To the Land’s song lines And they will guide you across the vast creation Not lost The songs guide me true just like a bird in a migration In the time before time the Universe came to be We are not alone and never shall we be The spirits are everywhere the past is still alive In the rivers, hills, and trees all connected by the song lines Feel It From the realms beyond Your body vibrates with the rhythm of the earth Feel it In your own life’s blood Ancestors help guide you upon the path Guided By the stars at night Over a thousand light years away Living In harmony With the Creator and all of his creations.
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Legend 03:28
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Straight lines and bits of light Shimmering moon Autumn night Winds of magic Tales of yore Times long gone live once more The legend lives the eagle cries When gods laugh a man must die Lake of fire city of ice Mortal sin or common vice Seeing beyond man’s delicate skin To the soul held within Some are egg shaped some are straight Image of light it’s too late. The legend lives the eagle cries When gods laugh a man must die Lake of fire city of ice Mortal sin or common vice Walking with nature’s plan Are you yet a mortal man Mountain streams and desert skies Mushroom clouds tell me why
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When I Smell the Rain 03:32
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When I See the Sun Rising in the Morning I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you When I Smell the Rain Approaching in the Distance I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you When I Hear the Birds Singing in the Forest I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you When I Feel the Rain Falling on my Shoulders I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you When I Hear the Wind Howling in the Canyon I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you When I Feel the Heat of Another’s Body I think of you I dream of you I long for you I’ll wait for you
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Blue Peacock 03:19
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From the Blue Danube the Blue Peacock Hatched To be planted on the Border to protect against attack Iridescent Radiation Tail of 100 Eyes Scorched Earth Everyone denied Blue Peacock Mines Insanity Thought to be a Joke I wish it was true The Civil Service does not Joke Blue Peacock swaddled in fiberglass pillows Chickens to keep you warm Seed to keep them happy Thru the winter storm Blue Peacock Another sacred symbol corrupted by the mad men in control Like the ancient sanskrit symbol now in fear it is known Swastika Blue Peacock Laughs Take back our sacred symbols Ridicule is the surest way To bring down those in power I say Once you notice symbols around you they appear everywhere Don’t Let them be corrupted Defeat the Demons. Slay the Serpent Duality of Consciousness. Immortality and Resurrection The Mind’s Eye Feathers shed replaced by colors more brilliant than the last Guarding the Gates of Paradise The all seeing Eye of the Blue Peacock
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The Other Side 05:17
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Cross the bridge over the raging river Cross over to the other side Try to see my side of the story Step inside each others mind Building walls is not the future Building walls only divide Building walls only brings ruin Step across to the other side We have more things in common Than we have that us divide Cross the bridge over the raging river Cross over to the other side We both want the best for our children We both want happiness and peace We both want a brighter future Just need to step across the breach
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Solid 04:20
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It’s so solid Pulse beat and measure It’s so solid Duration and gesture Rhythm’s gonna get you Addicting repetition Rhythm’s gonna get you All night long The tempo of your heart beat’s In line with the dance beat You’re so solid All night long It’s so solid Come in on the downbeat It’s so solid Soulful and so sweet Rhythm’s gonna get you No more inhibition Rhythm’s gonna get you All night long The beat begins to pound In a wall of sound You’re so solid All night long It’s so solid Swinging and upbeat It’s so solid Makes my soul leap Rhythm’s gonna get you Complex syncopations Rhythm’s gonna get you All night long Really in the groove Makes me want to move You’re so solid All night long
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Fake News Blues 05:19
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Post Truth Fake News Blues Really ain’t nothing New Most of us will surely lose It’s the Post Truth Fake News Blues Do you really even have a clue What are lies and what is the truth? Might be stubborn as a mule Just reinforcing your own views Used to be satire and parody Now a days we’re just too blind to see What is fake and what is real? All emotions and extremist zeal Can’t always believe in what you read Can’t always believe what someone says Got to check out the opposing views Just remember no one follows the rules Mainstream media has died it seems Feels like I’m having a really bad dream Echo chambers validating your views Click bait hoaxes deceiving you Got to learn to think for yourself Have some suspicion and have some doubt When Social Media’s the source of your news Going to catch the Fake News Blues
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Just Bluff 04:03
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Sometimes you’re dealt a straight. Sometime’s you’re dealt a flush Sometimes you’re dealt a rotten hand but don’t give up just bluff That’s right just bluff. That's right just bluff No matter what life throws at you worse case is just bluff Marcus Garvey said the whole world is run on bluff A pair will get you plenty if your hand is not enough Just look life in the eye. Don’t Blink. And just Bluff Life isn’t just a matter of holding good cards You’ve got to play a poor hand well It may not be in the cards for you to win Just try and give em hell. Some may say that I’m a wild card They don’t know what’s up my sleeve But when I lay my cards on the table You can bet I aim to please It’s easy to play fairly when one has a winning hand But if the deck is stacked against you better change your plan There are times to tell the truth and time to trust your luck But if all else you might have to bluff. That’s right just bluff. That’s right just bluff No matter what life throws at you worse case is just bluff
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Shoulda 03:21
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Well I guess I never should’ve said shoulda And I really shouldn’t have said I can’t No, I really shouldn’t have said I shoulda It’s way too late for that There’s a little inner critic on my shoulder There’s another inner critic on my back He keeps telling me I made the wrong choices But they are choices I can’t take back I second guessed myself this morning I second guessed myself last night Tomorrow I’m gonna trust my instincts Trust that my choice was right Well I can’t change yesterday’s choices They are too far in the past Maybe, I’ll have better luck next time And stop kicking myself in the ass
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Rhonda Rae 03:47
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It was 1989, April third to be exact When your mama gave birth to you on a night so very black Not a single breath you drew on your only birthday So now under a silent tombstone is where you now lay Rhonda Rae, Rhonda Rae What would you say if you were alive today Would you sit right down and cry Would you let the world just pass you by Would you even give it a try Oh, Rhonda Rae Who knows what might have been What you would have made of your life Maybe worked in a factory or been a farmer’s wife It’s hard not to shed a tear for a life never lived What we take for granted everyday is a gift to hold dear Can you hear the cold raindrops Do you feel the morning dew Do you long for the family that you never knew I know they still love you Yes, I know they think of you For there are fresh flowers on your grave Under a summer sky of blue
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What Makes Time Precious 03:17
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What makes time precious is the speed at which it passes There’ll be no more second chances Better start following your heart Time continues on its journey It can’t be seen or bought Be careful how you spend your time Hear the ticking of the clock What makes time precious is the speed it passes by You can’t make more of it no matter how hard you try Time only seems to drag When you’re in a lot of pain Or when you’re in a line Outside in a driving rain Time cannot be seen Time cannot be bought It just keeps marching on To the ticking of the clock You can always make more money You can never make more time I haven’t aged as gracefully As this glass of red red wine That’s What Makes Time Precious
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Natural Healing 02:45
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Some call them weeds Some call them herbs Just give them the credit that they deserve Before chemists in labs made all of the pills Shamans gathered herbs to cure all our ills Natural Healing Natural Cures Straight from the Earth so simple and pure Nature’s Bounty Nature’s Seed No GMO’s No Chemicals Please Before You rush to swallow that pill Know it may cure you Know it may kill The herbs way is slower I acknowledge that But once you try them you’ll never go back Herbs and tinctures - Liquid extracts Like cures like on the Homeopath They’re nature’s mystery a link to our past Part of the Cosmos so complex and vast

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Brent Godfrey and The Kompozers have recorded an album that journeys through the sounds of raw cigar box guitar blues, psychedelic shamanic rock, and acoustic folk rock. The CD features guest musicians from the kompoz.com music collaboration website and homemade instruments built by Brent. Many songs on the CD deal with today’s divided political climate.

Album artwork is by Karen Godfrey. Visit her at: karengodfreyart4health.com

Physical copies of this CD may be purchased at the following link:
kunaki.com/msales.asp?PublisherId=136520&pp=1

One music video was created for this CD:
Songlines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcCGvkhwJI

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released April 21, 2018

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Brent Godfrey Gowen, Michigan

Brent Godfrey is a singer songwriter based in West Michigan. He collaborates with musicians from all over the world on the Kompoz music networking website to record his original material.

Brent may be seen at open mics and music festivals around the area.

Brent also makes his own cigar box & license plate guitars, cigar box ukuleles, and canjos for performance. ... more

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