"...And so deceiving is the clouded heart.
So superficial is the open wound.
I caress the infinite light.
That even at night overshadows the moon that sings to you...."
"...I made a lot of mistakes
in My mind, in My mind..
You came to take Us
(all things go, all things go)
To recreate Us
(all things grow, all things grow )
We had Our mindset
(all things know, all things know)
You had to find it
(all things go, all things go)....."
It'll take a lot more than words and guns
A whole lot more than riches and muscle
The hands of the many must join as one
And together we'll cross the river
Amazing thing--Rory Block's a white girl who can sing blues and gospel (and play a mean guitar to boot):
Another Rory, McLeod this time, a white boy who plays an amazing blues harp. The guys in the video are just miming, by the way, but they do it quite well:
And finally, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee:
It's obvious why the first sounds spiritual. The second, maybe not so much, and maybe the third and fourth don't sound it at all, but I think I must have been black in a previous life because I've always loved country blues and it resonates somewhere deep in my innermost being.
You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark"
-Boss
I'd forgotten another Sonny Terry/Brownie McGhee song that I just rediscovered on YouTube, and this time it's overtly spiritual. I kid you not, I cried like a baby on hearing it again:
Another two in a completely different vein that do the trick are:
(song starts at 1:40, after the intro)
With this last, It's not just the song: it's the whole thing.