The Bare Necessities
Terry Gilkyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo
Emmanual
Eliza Gilkyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oH1yRKHcs8
When first I came into this land
In the highlands I did dwell
Where ancient winged masters taught
The depths of wisdom's well
Emmanuel, he walked with me
And secrets he did share
The order of the swirling stars
The laws of earth and air
The golden pipes of heaven
He entrusted in my care
And I sang of the mercy of
Emmanuel
In time I went a-wandering
Into the world of man
And though I knew the sacred songs
My separate dreams began
And when I thought the pipes were mine
My eyes grew blind as well
My soul from heights of heaven fell
Emmanuel
Slumbering, sleeping
Slipping through seasons of silent night
A servant, a snake
A soldier, a storm
A poet, a mother
A child stillborn
A rock, a star
A drunk in a bar
How many more times, dancing the skin dance
Sorting the systems of violence, romance
Sobbing the sorrow, walking the wheel
Hiding the horror, fighting the feel
Pushing the wheel, like a rock up a hill
Until, until, until
I’m drawn so slowly step by step
Out of this darkened place
So unaccustomed to the light
So wary of its grace
Oh, how I long to hear the pipes
I held before I fell
And sing the ancient songs of love
Emmanuel
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
From out of dreams awakening
It seems ten thousand years
Since I beheld my true love's face
And cried these cleansing tears
The songs returning one by one
Out of my memory's well
How can I lay them at your feet
Emmanuel?
Can I lay them at your feet
Emmanuel?