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Belly of the Whale

by Ydine

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msmarbach All 11 tracks are verry impressiv, but number 7 are my favorite! Many thanks for your music!
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1.
Majik 03:57
Oh, there is Majik In the life, in the life of the land And honor As we do as we do what we can To heal her, heal her Heal her Heal Her The fairies in the meadow Are whispering of sweet embraces Moonbeams cast their shadow In the heart of every nation And the seeds that we plant are the harvests we reap What we give away is what we get to keep And wisdom is better than silver and gold The price that we ask is the price of our souls And goodness and truth are the guides we can follow We are what we eat so beware what we swallow And heaven is at hand, we inhabit holy holy land And there is majik for us….and it is all around us And it is deep inside us…and it is here to guide us Inside us , To guide us, Around us, Astound us Oh there is majik, And there is honor Heal Her
2.
Yes I 03:29
Yes, I climb to the top to the tops of the trees And I surf on the ripples of the stormy seas And when I dance, I surrender to the flow I feel the rhythm pumping through I let it I let it go go go, I let it go more more Tune into the moment that surrounds me, Get deeper into what there astounds me Follow on the trail, hitch on the rail Fly in the sky, in my mind I set sail Oh I fly in the sky, in my mind I set sail Got wisdom in my soul, so old Embodying the earth mother I’m told And she whispers to me everywhere that I go; she says Daughter, I love you, my daughter I love you I love you cause you’re bold So call it like you see, acceptance of mediocrity I will give you everything you need Go forth go forth and plant my seed Go forth and plant my seed in word indeed Go forth go first, first When I say go, I mean go forth Though I say fourth, I mean go first When I say first well I mean we are the ones To shine the light into the darkness Shine it like the sun, the sun We are the ones the ones So go, go forth and plant her seeds In words and deeds She’ll give you everything you need She’ll give you everything you need Go forth go first, first The life of the land, perpetuated by the righteous man The life of the land, perpetuated by our righteous hands The life of the land, perpetuated by the righteous and We need to raise up our children in the way that they should go There is no time for confusion anymore So go go forth… go first for people thirst They thirst for love from up above She’ll give you everything you need Go forth in word and deed Go first for people thirst Go forth go forth go first Go first and plant her seed
3.
Teetering at the brink of extinction Erased from the planet with barely a mention We walk the road of lust and greed Deny responsibility or creed That calls us to stand as the light of the world Hold it up let the light unfurl For those who come after will they ever know The grace and strength of the black rhino The answer is no at the hand of our own The answer is no, the answer is no, no. Chorus We are whispers in the wind (whispers in the wind) Made of blood and dust (blood and dust) We are ancient love (ancient love) Rooted rising (rooted rising up) And we live in critical pivotal times So I’m spiting critical pivotal rhymes It’s far past time, far past time, To give voice to the canary in the coal mine Is it too late? Have we sealed our fate? We will certainly pay, we can’t get away The law of man we think we can But the law of the land is the one that stands The law of man we think we can but the law of the land is in command So I’m treating my heart like a box o’ matches Strike it, light it up and see what catches on From the words in my song and the rhythm in my roots to the rattle in my bones my bones I’m gonna light it up and imma take you with me Lets set cosmic sail and see what we can see See cause the light that shines in you it is the light in me The brighter that you are the brighter I can be There is nothing new under the sun Everything we do has already been done If we can believe in this Then we really don’t know what evolution is The sun shines out in the puzzle with a piece The brighter that we burn the more energies release The bottom of the line, we don’t have the time to hold hurt and anger and pain in our mind So let it all go, let it back to the source Alchemize it and reap the rewards Plant good seeds and we will reap good harvest Love above all and in all be honest, Hold love above all love above all Oh love above all love above all else….
4.
Halelujah 03:20
Who am I to be hopeless? And who am I to be vain? From dust star dust oh I was risen, risen up and dust I will be again And who am I to cast judgments when I can drop the stones from my hand Instead I can raise my brothers and sisters up So we can heal this holy land So Halelujah Oh I have climbed the highest of mountains, I have seen galaxies with my own eyes And so I realize that life is a vapor, and big and small are just relative sized And I have laughed in the den of the lion and I have cried in the bed of a king And so I learned the peace I pass the world it is the peace that I make within So hallelujah Oh I have been wounded and I learned to walk again And I have loved and then lost and then loved again So I believe in the deepest of graces And I stand tall on my pillar of faith Who am I? I and I and I. The breath of live enlivened mind Vessel of water, full filling all cups My heart breathing fire, the fire of love….) So I will raise my brothers up, and I will fill my sister’s cup And I will give thanks, I will give thanks I will give thanks in this cosmic romance, Just for the chance, the chance the chance I will give thanks in this cosmic romance Just for the chance, the chance the chance to sing and dance, dance! So hallelujah!  
5.
So I dove down in to the belly of the whale I’m diving down further deep deep down still I see the weeds, I dive to find the roots Clean up my sacred garden so I can offer sacred fruit And sacred fruit comes through in the form of ancient truth Sacred fruit comes through in the form of ancient truth My body talking, talking telling of the wounds The mother’s pain I carry from the line of ancient wombs Working hard cracking calloused fingers to the bone To build us up a house, make the house a home Mother, oh, Mother Well disregarded the thanks she got was slim She gave all that she had and then she gave she gave again And take we did, ever sucking selfish at the spout Never realized that the Mana Of the mother could run out And I dive down Oh I dive In the belly of the whale In the belly of the whale As I think of the children, oh the future generations Oh what of them, the ones we have brought in Were leaving them with unprecedented blood, blood on their hands The water toxic no way to wash it off The ‘āina tired the womb is drying up and I dive Oh I dive down In the belly of the whale A conscious shift, the consciousness is it! Love and respect your neighbor, ‘āina Learn, learn to quietly sit with yourself Discover inner peace and inner wealth And pass it on, to all, all you come upon We will live long, we will live on We will tread lightly on the mother we come from We will tread lightly for the future generations Were in the belly of the whale
6.
The Song 04:55
Oh I’m nearing the end, the end of my rope My well’s running dry I’m losing all hope I’m down on my knees, I’m begging please for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy me And I’m riddled with fears, tears, doubts and disease My heart is locked up and I’ve lost the keys I’m nearing the end, it’s hard to pretend that I can rise again… But then I listened to the rhythm, rhythm of the ocean And I dove into the depths, depths of my emotion and I, I heard the song And I heard it in the whisper, whisper of the wind And when I looked deep into the eyes of my friend, oh I, I heard the song. I’d know it all along. But the road is so long I’ll never get home My voice is just a hollow moan My dreams are all dying, I can’t stop this crying My troubles they all keep multiplying And I’m broken in places that I can not find I’m nearing the edge of losing my mind Oh I’m lost, I’m lost I’m blind But then I listened to the rhythm, rhythm of the ocean And I dove into the depths, depths of my emotion and I, I heard the song And I heard it in the whisper, whisper of the wind And when I looked deep into the eyes of my friend, oh I, I heard the song. I’d know it all along. You are joy you are joy, You are love You are the stars, shining above You are peace you are peace, You are light Even in the darkness of your life You are The Song You’ve known it all along
7.
Oh the God of my Affliction It is the same as my God of Grace And the one who bring the sunshine Is the one who brings the rain And all of my affliction It turns to blessing at the end of the day It reminds me in times of hopelessness To fall on my knees and pray Fall down on my knees and pray Oh the righteous lord, of living word oh the shepard of the sheep The holy one oh the risen risen son the prince, the prince of peace Crucified bravely died so that we could see that love is the remedy Sweet love is the remedy! And the gods which I pray to They are the same as to which I sing Singing praises, oh praise for the lessons And the wisdoms that they bring And the lesson that they’ve given Is that we are all only one And compassion, compassion is the reason For our journey around the sun Oh the buddah walked and he humbly taught of love for everything His conscience bare yes his vision vison clear oh he was free from suffering We can connect like these men did to the source of all and see that Love is the remedy Sweet love is the remedy! And I can tell you that all water is holy And I can tell you that all of life is worship And the way to preach is to practice In every action, every though every single word Oh the god of my affliction It is the same as my god of grace And the one who brings the sunshine Is the one who brings the rain Oh the one who brings the sunshine Washes us clean With the rain again
8.
FireFlower 04:02
FireFlower, Guardian Form of woman, Essence man oh the Mind of the Owl I will speak through the beak Bringing peaceful warrior wisdom to those who seek Seek and thou, thou shalt receive Seek seek and thou thou, though shalt receive Winged ones, coming from Land of the ice, Land of the sun, son Armor of god, Fully dressed, yes This sorceress oh, Jah has blessed with Lionesses wild tresses Oh, Loinesses wild tresses Mountain woman, Flowing water Holding patiently her daughter Righteous rain, flowing free Change pain to love, yes, within me Lie alchemizing properties oh Alchemizing properties You are a super conductor Captain your ship Feel the love and vibrate with it Send it into every body surrounding A peace that passes understanding Perfect take off, timely landing The peace that passes understanding Mother may I? Oh yes I am In the mindset of if can can And can, and am, and live, and do- then die Ho’oponopono in the great ones eye Ho’oponopono in the great ones eye and I and I and I, and I and I So come close my loves Let us share this peace Softly linger, slowly breath Hearts magnetic in their nature Healing pulsing passing through every creature Use for best this master feature that You You are your own best and Master Teacher
9.
She Rises 05:23
As I grew, learned some creeds Borne inside of demon seeds Of rival clans spreading poison Acting like they have no choice in Rip you open, cut you down Tell you all you’re doing wrong Oh, no no Teach you love in their opinion, Act like it is their dominion Disrespecting others choices Using loud and hateful voices Nailing others on their dharma, Careful careful karma karma…..It’s true Because today, today’s seeds They are tomorrow’s harvest so sew wisely Oh sew wisely Oh today, today’s deeds they hold Tomorrows’ consequences so Lets sew wisely, lets do wisely today As for me I will respect and I hold highly All you do when loving kindly If you fall to deepened crevice I’ll recall my own experience there When I was steeped in shadows Filled with doubt and inner hell,oh If you fall off deepest end, Be there as your faithful friend Loving ever in my way, Whether close or far away Oh, you should live the way you want to, I don’t know any better than you do for you for you Just remember that Oh seeds of fear, they will grow With thorny wild choking hold While those of love will grow so tender, Bearing fruit so please remember Harvest moon, harvest moon She rises soon Oh harvest time, harvest time bear in mind For harvest moon, harvest moon, she rises Oh harvest moon harvest moon she rises She Rises
10.
We Know 04:39
I’ve seen a hurricane turn the sea to a roiling boiling foam I’ve walked alone in distant places far away from my home and I’ve seen the mountains crumble tumble change the way that they lay I’ve seen a river break its banks and wash a town away Oh, I’ve waited with baited breath as a wave destroyed a coast I’ve heard the voices of my mother’s ever present ghost and I’ve seen a volcano ruthlessly cover up the land But I’ve never seen an evil thing besides what’s in the heart of man What’s in the heart of man? I’ve seen a woman headless at the hands of her own family The sickness within claimed that she had sinned by rejecting religious tyranny And I have seen the forest taken for the trees As indigenous beings, lives destroyed are falling to their wounded knees, We’re falling to our wounded knees Who will save our souls, if we won’t save our own? Through these ebbs and flows, if nobody knows then nobody knows Yet I have had compassionate acts such as shirts off of backs in the kindness of strangers And I have heard stories of men who protected their families when faced with imminent dangers And I have seen mothers love overcome all for the sake of her baby And I have felt a man pick up the pieces of my broken heart for me He mended my wounded heart for me And I have seen the forest, planted tree by tree And I have seen the beaches cleaned and sailed the sparkling sea And I have climbed the mountain top, singing songs of praise And the heavens resounded and love astounded on the darkest of my Darkest of my days, the darkest of my darkest of my days Who will save our souls, if we won’t save our own? Through these ebbs and flows, if nobody knows then nobody knows But I know You know We know
11.
She was a wanderer, wandering widely Learned of the world through the soles of her feet She’d been a warrior, brazen and free But deep in her heart was craving somewhere safe to be He was a river, gentle and strong Been patiently waiting for a lover for so long He’d been very busy, carving his path Wondering when his lover, when she would dance on his bank So she climbed a mountain and looked at the land Saw the beautiful valley that was carved by his hand She made her way carefully and respectfully to his bank She laid herself there and she drank… oh she drank Chorus And her roots grew deep from the soles of her feet And her heart grew light in the still of the night And her voice grew strong in the sound of his song and she knew She would never again wander alone Never again wander alone Solid and stoic, her limbs they reach toward him As he continues to flow oh her sweet fruits they reward him Together they conspire with beauty as their goal And so they display it, as they slowly grow old And one day as with all things the two will pass on And in this passing the two will be one Their memories will fade over time as they rest But their love will live on in each heart that they blessed And their roots grow deep from the soles of their feet And their hearts grow light in the still of the night And their voices grow strong in the sound of their song and they know They will never again wander alone Never again wander alone They found home, in each other found home They found Om
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A well awaited full length debut album and culmination of the 10 year musical journey leading up to its release. Ydine has been a potent player in the flavor of music emanating from the Hawaii Islands with messages of aloha, planetary preservation, equality and love. In this album she presents philosophical wanderments through diverse musical styles including rock, reggae, latin, acoustic and folk influences.

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released November 8, 2019

Ydine- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Producer
Ka'ahele, Tiana Malone Jennings, Charles Hains- Vocals
Mitchell Ruggles- Electric/Acoustic Guitar
Unity- Kora/Piano
Erik Avery- Bass
Kristin Johnson-Drum Kit
Ol' Stoneman Robinson- Imbira/Djembe
Hawk Devi-Violin
Hope Medford-Cajon
Tyson Kukio- Guitar
Steve Walicki- Flute
Anna Callner- Cello
Casey Quon- Whale Cello
Ethan Jones- Upright Bass
Gabriel DeSilva- Percussion
Paul M. Harvey-Congas
DWP Sounds- (David W. Pichard) Engineer and Co-producer

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Ydine Hilo, Hawaii

Ydine is a soulful songstress based out of Hawaii. The compilation of a Cuban mother and Norwegian father, Ydine has cultivated a uniquely diverse musical style that cannot be defined by any particular genre. Her experiences thus far, such as sailing extensively throughout the South Pacific, have heavily influenced all aspects of her music. She calls humanity to reach its fullest potential. ... more

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