can i say another sunny day in sydney without getting shot?
hmmm, i’m sure there’s a lot to tell, but i’d like to start with something inspirational i received from our lovely peter muntz.
we’ve been discussing one of my new songs that i wrote with ben lee, called ‘sand’ (which i’m happy to say gets a response at every show, both hoi and my own) and what a mandala is and why it appears in the song.
peter requested the lyrics to said song, which i sent off pronto and after some research by the curious requestee, in return, received this link. i recommend you all go and take a journey through the gallery at this addy:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/features/mandala/
dean and i sat, with sighs and gasps and big smiles as we went through the pics together.
i am brought back to how important it is to do all things in your life with intention and great beauty…. and then let it go out into the world to manifest more of the same.
i’ve been enjoying the hoi shows for a number of reasons, being in a band is noisy and that’s fun, not being the sole front person in the band (ala frente) gives me the prespective to sit back and enjoy the noisy band, AND we play dress-ups, we have a pinata, hula hoop girl, we walk through the audience, we share mikes, we make the effort to create beauty. it has been a great reminder of what entertainment is and what it’s for and how key it is to have fun and go the extra petticoat with it.
in case you don’t already have em (no digs on the 2nd and 3rd lines please, it’s a work in progress and won’t be released til next year anyway…. and we all know what the new year brings for miss angie hart):
i wanted to be found, so i hid
i started smoking, just so i could quit
and i did
i got my street smarts playing dumb
i got real serious about having fun
now i’m done
and it’s over, over, over, oooh
nothing ever works out
the way i planned
life is a mandala
made of sand
i’ve been doing
the best i can
and now i’ve gotta start all over again
i tried on a slipper and it fit like a glove
got my heart broken, just so i could feel love
that was enough
i almost walked out right before the end
rolled with the punches, just to see if i would mend
my friend
now i’m okay, okay, okay, oooh
nothing ever works out
the way i planned
life is a mandala
made of sand
i’ve been doing
the best i can
and now i’ve gotta start all over again
i kissed a frog, looking for god
is that the craziest thing you ever heard
i just needed something to believe in
or not
i was hoping, hoping, hoping, oooh
nothing ever works out
the way i planned
life is a mandala
made of sand
i’ve been doing
the best i can
and now i’ve gotta start all over again
hart/lee
oh, and did i mention, amusement? all things with intention, beauty and scads of amusement.
love and laughter,
ang x