Name: Breath Of The Solar Wind
Duration: P00H06M02S
Description: Words and music by Steve Zarate.

Breath Of The Solar Wind

from Patchwork Of Light by Steve Zarate

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Words and music by Steve Zarate.

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BREATH OF THE SOLAR WIND
Almost lost the connection,
It was tenuous there for a while
I was hanging on spider thread, caught like a drop of dew
And I almost lost my direction,
Compass thrown off by the shifting poles
I was grasping at shadows, not reaching anything true

Finding the strength to admit this,
Moreover releasing the lure of the job’s insecurity blanket,
Just like an old snakeskin
Has brought me a treasure so priceless,
The dance of uncertainty pulling me on
To the edge of the wave on the breath of the solar wind

All I ask of the force that gives me life tonight
Is let these songs be like spokes on the medicine wheel,
And draw the love in every heart into this circle of light
So all might feel the breath of the solar wind

Sometimes you need the protection
Of wrapping your life in retirement plans
And going along with conventional policy,
And sometimes you reach a new intersection
And you don’t know why, you can’t say why
But you choose a new path to see where your heart will lead,
See where your heart will lead,
See where your heart will lead,
See where your heart

All I ask of the force that gives me life tonight
Is let these notes be the song of the medicine wheel,
And draw the love in every heart into this circle of light
To help me play the breath of the solar wind
So all might feel the breath of the solar wind
Help me sing with the song of the solar wind
So that all might know the breath of the solar wind
La, la la La, la la La, Hey-yeah… La, la la La, la la La

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from Patchwork Of Light, released April 10, 2018
Steve Zarate - vocals, guitar
Terry Douds – bass

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