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Introduction
01:53
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My Dearest Friend
Here I am
And all I've learned so far is here for You
My Dearest Friend
Here I am
And all I've learned so far I give to You
Free...
עבדים אנחנו, מתי בני חורין?*
Avadim Anachnu, Matai Bnei Chorin?
We are slaves, when will we be free?
* Paraphrase of "We were slaves, now we are free"
from the Passover Haggadah
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Free
04:13
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Misunderstood -
What do you see
When you see me?
The Girl that was Good -
Responsible, got my Degrees
Now I’m Screaming, and I’m Crying
So many Dreams Unfulfilled
And I'm wanting, I'm trying
To leave what You call “Practical"
I’m Done with the Past
And Never Doing what I Always Tell Me
Will no longer be Trapped
By what You Deem Reality
'Cos it's left me Screaming, and Crying
These Man-Made Dreams Unfulfilled
And I'm Wanting, I'm Trying
To leave what You call “Successful”
And Be Free...
We are here in this Physical Illusion, thinking that This is All There Is.
We’ve been lied to. We’ve been Lied to. We’ve Been Lied To!
And We’re Wanting, We’re Trying to Leave what You call “Beautiful”
And Be Free…
Free from Your Culture, Free from Our Time
Free from Our Conceptions, Free from This Illusion
Free. Just Want to Be Free.
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3. |
My Friend
05:53
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Chorus:
Here we are, My Friend, on the Same Path Together
Hold my Hand, My Friend, on the Same Path Together
'Why are We Here?' You Said, trying to Make Sense of This Life
Same Question that’s Been Inside My Head ever since I was five
Well, Here We Are, My Friend, on the Same Path Together
Hold My Hand, My Friend, on the Same Path Together
'I see No Reason for My Existence,' You Said
Well, would You Care if You Died?
'I Can't Imagine not Seeing Those I Love'
That is the Essence of Life
It’s Not Money, it’s Not Fame, it’s not Anything You Want to Gain
It is Being, it is Love, it is the Energy Between Us
So, Here We Are, My Friend, on the Same Path Together
So Many Ways, but In the End, We’re on the Same Path Together
And I Love You, I Love You.
And I Need You, I Need You
I Am You, You Are Me, I Was You, You Were Me
She Was Him, He Was Her - We’re All In This Together
And I love you, I love you. And I need you, I need you
Hold my hand, hold My hand, hold My Hand.
Hold my hand, hold My hand, hold My Hand.
Here we are, my friend, on the same path together.
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4. |
For Every Human Being
04:38
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Chorus:
For Every Human Being to be Treated Like One
For Every Human Light to Shine as One
For Every Human Soul to Sing as One
“We are All Human”
Talk to me, Look me in the Eyes
Really See Me - there’s No Disguise
See Beyond my Face, see Behind my Eyes
There’s a White Light that Shines
And Every Single Person has That Light
Just See It, and We’ll Be as One
Chorus
Walk with me, Strip it All Away
See Beyond the Labels, see Beyond the Gray
See Beyond His Face, See Behind Her Eyes
There’s a White Light that Shines
And Every Single Person has That Light
Just Feel It, and We’ll Be As One
“Let there be Justice for All.
Let there be Peace for All.
Let there be Work, Bread, Water and Salt for All.
Let Each Know that for Each the Body, the Mind and the Soul have been Freed to Fulfill Themselves.”
Nelson Mandela
Presidential Inauguration Speech
10 May 1994, Pretoria, South Africa
Chorus
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5. |
Imitation
04:10
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6. |
Shine
04:47
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Shine. Shine.
See Your Blessings
'I feel I’ve done nothing with my life,' you said to me
'Sometimes I want to give up this fight, it’s exhausting.
All of my dreams ripped at the seams
My youthful expectations suffocating me'
Chorus:
Why can’t you see the beauty I see?
My friend, you shine
'I’ll never be happy with my weight,' you said to me
Tell me when did we agree upon this new enemy?
But I’m just the same - can’t look at my own face
And I feel I’ve done nothing with twenty-eight years in this place
Chorus
Why can’t you see the beauty I see?
My sister, you shine
When you gonna let your light shine?
Chorus
Why can’t you see the beauty I see?
My sister, you shine
Why can’t you see the beauty I see?
My mother, you shine
Shine
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7. |
Be Where You Are
04:28
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Be Where You Are
Be Where You Are
And What You Seek, Be
Everything will Change
Nothing can Remain
To Know This is to Be Free
Be Where You Are
See the Little Signs
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8. |
Be With You
03:53
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Woke up at 9am today
The first thing that I want to say ‘I love you’
My troubles have not gone away
And maybe they are here to stay, I found you
At least when I wake up in the morning
there’s a hug for me and a kiss goodbye
You see, the World Outside is telling me
Who to be, Where When and Why
Chorus:
I wanna be with you. Just me and you.
You made me stop just after one - a workaholic's never done, you know me
Now being clumsy’s never fun but you are always there to run and catch me
Your hug is like a blanket I can wear to
greet the morning when I step outside
Cos love, well it may not save the world
but its saving me one day at a time
I wanna be with you. Just me and you.
I don’t know how I got so lucky to believe in love again.
All I know is that my soul is aglow when I’m with you, my best friend.
Be with you. Just me and you.
Oh I wanna be with you.
The two, just me and you.
Be With You.
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9. |
Falling
00:43
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10. |
Father
03:56
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I cannot begin to comprehend what I’ve lost
I cannot fathom that you have gone to the dust
Father
You were my rock, you were my wise man
Your words of love, you always held my hand
Father
I pray this is not the end
I can still feel you near
Where have you gone? The place beyond
But you are still with me here
I know this is not the end
Your light is still guiding me
There is so much that I don't understand
Something beyond what I can see
שמע ישראל ה’ אלוקינו ה’ אחד
Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, The Lord is One.
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11. |
Your Love
03:24
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Sometimes I feel
I can’t take this pain
So often, so often I feel
Not strong enough for this world
Chorus:
But Your Love keeps me alive
Sometimes I don’t know
Why I am here
Stolen, my dreams were stolen
Let me disappear
Cos I'm
Not strong enough for this world
But Your Love keeps me alive
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12. |
Side By Side
03:37
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"לא ישא גוי אל גוי חרב ולא ילמדו עוד מלחמה"
Lo Yisa Goy El Goy Cherev, Velo Yilmedu Od Milchama
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor shall they learn war anymore
Inspired by the vision of the prophet Isaiah (2:4)
No color, no race. I see your eyes, I see your face.
Take me not for what I am, but take me for who I am
We all have hands, we all have eyes. We all dream, look up to the skies
Take me not for what I am, but take me for who I am.
Chorus:
A Vision of the Nations standing Side by Side
Working towards the Greater Good Guided by the Light
I want to fight it, but how to begin? My love says change starts from within
"Be the change that you seek in the world"1
Dream of a day when we are colorblind, when we see the light in each others' eyes
“Be the change that you seek in the world”
Spoken Word
Letaken Olam BeMalchut Shadai VeChol Bnei Basar Yikriu Bishmecha *
Lo Yisa Goy El Goy Cherev, Velo Yilmedu Od Milchama
Long ago there was a prophecy: a vision of the healing of humanity,
Man, Woman, Child in Equality - Let Go of Yourself and You Become Free
So many ways to the One are coming through, they're all trying to connect to the Ancient Truth but the Deepest Connection is Inside You
Pass through the illusions of idolatry - See we're all just Pipes connected to the Energy
Where Love, Light and Dark are all around & that’s what we are made of & that’s where we are found
A Vision of the Nations standing Side by Side
Working towards the Greater Good United by the Light
* To repair the world in the Malchut of Shadai
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13. |
Breathe It In
06:16
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The sun is setting
And the clouds are moving
The light on the water
Of a river ever-flowing
Chorus:
Everything will change. Always.
The wind is blowing
And the colors fading
The trees are dancing
Breathing Shadow and Light
Everything will change. Always.
But I pray it's when we're old and gray
God please keep him by my side
I feel so blessed to have found you again
The one who makes my soul come alive
Everything will change. Always.
Breathe It In. Breathe You In.
Breathe It In. Take It In.
This Magic, this Moment
And Be Where You Are.
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14. |
Song For Moriya
02:54
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You, you came along
I didn't know
How much I could love
You, Angel of Light
You've lit up my soul
I didn't know
How deep my heart could go
How much light could burst from the soul
Chorus:
Spinning around with you in my arms
A moment in time I will always hold
I will give you my heart for the rest of my life
So always know that I'm your Ima1
Know whatever may come
My love won't change
It will only deepen
I'll do all that I can
To take care of you
My Precious One
And even when you can't see me
I am always with you
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Michal Shababo Israel
Academically-trained musician and composer Michal Shababo presents her first international commercial release. The album is
a modern take on folk-rock music of the late sixties and is heavily influenced by the Beatles among many others.
Album is mastered by Grammy-nominated sound engineer Emily Lazar, and features some of the best Israeli musicians.
Listen from beginning to end if possible.
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