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Year or Two
04:29
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2. |
Wombs and Alien Spirits
05:09
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We’re talking wombs and alien spirits
Family rites in open fields
Ancestors in the bardo
Mother’s tongue and father’s zeal
See the mountain, that’s our mother
That’s where we come from
Bless the flour bless the earth
Then we’ll drink to the sun
If the Sea Dragon don’t getcha
I bet something else will
If the Sea Dragon don’t getcha
I’ll see you at tonight’s family meal
Ooo ooo ooo x3
We got corn outside
Mandioca to the sky
Rich guy’s got more than you
Zombies working his field…
I think it’s true! Yeah, I think it’s true
It’s a magical world out there
I hope you survive
It’s a magical world out there
Hope you make it through the night
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3. |
Questions I'd Ask
03:58
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Looking deep in myself
What do I see?
Shadows, clouds, an open space
Old memories
Looking deep in myself
What do I see?
There’s a smile and some pain and a million things
That I can be
If I sit with it, it’s pretty simple
If I sit with it, equanimity
If I sit with it, it’s pretty simple
If I sit with it, equanimity
Will the path get any clearer or is that just a silly question?
Will I be able to look in the mirror, be proud of my own reflection?
Will I be able to climb down the ladder of time itself
Be with my family?
Oh the questions I’d ask
When I get the chance
What decides just how you’re born in this mess we made?
What decides if you’re bound to find some freedom of pain?
What decides if you’ll return to life?
What decides you’ll stay?
What decides your peace of mind and a baby’s name?
If I sit with it, it’s pretty simple
If I sit with it, it’s a mystery
If I sit with it, it’s pretty simple
If I sit with it, equanimity
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4. |
Moses Complex
03:59
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This is the end, my friends
This is the end
So glad we’re all on this together
This is the end, my friends
Meshiach ben Yosef
Al Masih ad-Dajal
Are you guys gonna show up
to this party or not?
Woah-oh Woah-oh-oh-oh x 4
This is the end, my friends
Sure looks like the end
Time to build us something better
Don’t worry ‘bout me, I’ll stay right here
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5. |
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I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
I am breathing, I am seeing
I am new light of love, new light of love
I’m gonna start a new life, think twice
Leaning into what’s right
I’m gonna find a new way, way different than this
Path I’ve Been On
And I’m tryna let go of these hopes and fears
But like Simon say “yeah, they’re always here”
So I’ll make friends, make friends
With what I cannot accept
Yeah I’ll make friends, make friends
With what I cannot accept
And I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
Scrub away the tattoo of my life with you
Make my rough skin soft, soft enough
I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
Scrub away the tattoo of my life with you
Make my rough skin soft, soft enough
I’m gonna start a new life, think twice
Leaning into what’s right
I’m gonna find a new way, way different than this
Path I’ve been on
And I’m tryna let go of these hopes and fears
But like Simon say “yeah, they’re always here”
So I’ll make friends, make friends
With what I cannot accept
Yeah I’ll make friends, make friends
With what I cannot accept
And I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
I am breathing, I am seeing
I am new light of love, new light of love
And I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
Scrub away the tattoo of my life with you
Make my rough skin soft, soft enough
And I don’t even hear your voice
In my dreams anymore
I just see your shadow
And I walk out the door
And now my aching mind lets go
Of the ghost of your touch
I am breathing, I am seeing
I am new light of love, new light of love
I’m gonna start a new life (ba boo wah)
I’m leaning into what’s right (ba boo wah)
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6. |
Mr. Atom Bomb
03:55
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This is my sad song for the day
I sing it to keep evil at bay
Not really, I sing it cause I’m sad
And I’m afraid your love was the best I’ll ever have
You gave me hope at times
Yeah, you gave me strength
Now I don’t even know my own name
Say "healing’s a process"
I say "it’s an explosive one"
So call me "Mr. Atom Bomb"
I’ll blow myself away
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7. |
Not About You
03:25
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It’s not about you
It’s more about how I feel
I take the blame for my own reactions
My hopes and fears
It’s not about you
It’s more about how I deal
With a world that feels uncertain
Takes so many tears
It’s not about you
In fact, I call you ghost
We haven’t had a full conversation
Since our hearts were broke
It’s not about you
It’s more about who I am
Emotions flow so strongly
So I paint with them
I paint with them
It’s not about you
These songs are how I feel
So I’ll take back my inspiration
Today it’s only mine
It’s not about you
Thank G-d it’ll never be
About you again
Hopefully
It’s not about you
And if you hear this song
I hope you feel good about your choices
You never did no wrong
It’s not about you
And it’s not about me
It’s about all of us
Yeah, it’s all about we
That’s what my uncle taught me
That’s what I hold dear
So give a kiss on the cheek of your loved ones
Thank G-d they’re here
Thank G-d they’re here
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8. |
Gay Girls
03:49
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Step into the room, a woman catches my eye
She’s got long strung up hair and a pretty cool vibe
Tattoos that she don’t hide
We get to talking
I get to falling in love
But then a very clear reality precipitates around me
And suddenly this can’t go on…
(chorus)
I gotta stop falling in love with all the gay girls
This situation needs to change
There’s something about ‘em
Maybe freedom, tattoos, or laughter
A difference that I struggle to explain
(bridge)
The heart wants what the heart wants
But the heart ain’t always smart
It’ll leave you hoping and asking
It’ll leave you waiting and grasping
It’ll leave you ready to run a race that ain’t got no start
Now I know what you're thinking:
Ari, I just can't relate
Maybe you're straight, never fallen in love with someone gay
Maybe you're gay, never fallen in love with someone straight
Maybe you're something else and you just don't get it
In any case, I think there's one thing
we can all agree upon...
They’re either gay or taken
Or they’re either straight or taken
They’d either never touch your special stuff
Or they’re touching on someone else x 2
But I don’t mind, don’t mind
No, I don’t mind, I don’t mind
Maybe all the girls I ever wanted as a lover
Weren’t meant for me…
They were meant for each other!
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9. |
At Home with Silvio
02:31
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At home with Silvio, my old friend
Telling the same stories time and time again
At home with Silvio, oh, my old friend
Teach me how to open my heart again
But why do I always make the same mistakes?
Thought I’d be bound to get it right one of these days…
Oh, does this happen to you?
Do you find peace of mind and write it down in time
So what you sing will be true?
Or is there a change in key between what you write and you see?
What you write and see?
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