Vanity of Vanities

Love Is the Cure

2009-12-12T08:26:00.000-08:00

[My first song of the Millenium]

Jeseppi ©1/3/2000

is there a place where one can hide
the sorrow this life brings
a quiet space to make repairs
popped a few heart strings
escaping into pleasures
never seem to work
is there a place
where one can go and heal

love is the cure for a broken heart
deeper the wound deeper the
love is the cure for a broken heart
arms wide nailed open
love is the cure for a broken heart

tried walking down by the sea
in the moonglow late at night
tried downloaded dirty jpg’s
while reading rumi by candle light
aint’ no quick solutions
to easy away the pain
i need a fix
a shot of novacain

love is the cure for a broken heart
deeper the wound deeper the
love is the cure for a broken heart
arms wide nailed open
love is th cure for a broken heart

centuries have come and gone
i’m still in a daze
did they invent the antidote
for this fainting love malaise
just enough to wake me
to sharpen through the blurr
some beatific vision just might occur

love is the cure for a broken heart
deeper the wound deeper the
love is the cure for a broken heart
arms wide nailed open
love is the cure for a broken heart

got no answers ‘cept the life i have lived
cs lewis’ final call
in his allegory of chivalry
love conquers all
sometimes love is courtly
sometimes it’s on the street
love in the battle
knows no defeat

love is the cure for a broken heart
deeper the wound deeper the
love is the cure for a broken heart
arms wide nailed open
love is the cure for a broken heart

My Mule Is My G-P-S

2008-07-21T16:54:00.001-07:00

Few folks know the feeling
Of tilling the soft dark earth
Been crawling on my mama's belly
Since the lonely days of my birth
No matter how stony the path gets
How much sweat of the brow and duress
You can sell your soul
For all your new-fangled toys
My mule is my G-P-S
Oh yes, my mule is my G-P-S.

My friends all lose their bearings
Every time Venus transects Mars
The repairs 'll drive you to the poor house
Or to plowing up the local bars
My papa taught me long ago
How to get the most from using less
You can sit in you cool cab
Thinking about the scorching tab
My mule is my G-P-S
Oh yes, my mule is my G-P-S.

Now I don't worry 'bout diesel
As fuel prices go through the roof
My fertilizer is all natural
My carrot pudding is my only proof
Overlapping sprays of weed killer
Make a wasteful toxic mess
I keep my lines straight
Right outta the gate
My mule is my G-P-S
Oh yes, my mule is my G-P-S.

Nice to have somebody pulling for you
Once in a while.

Hard Cold Heart

2005-11-04T09:46:00.000-08:00

jeseppi © 4/19/95

once i met a girl
made me feel so fine
told her that i loved her
fit my design
opened up all my senses
her fragrance filled the air
‘till she blew away like a summer breeze
tearing pain beyond repair

buried my lonesome sorrows
in a pretty bonny lass
danced me through my misery
her sweet skin helped it pass
loved her late at night
‘till early in the day
then she left to nurse some old stray dog
in tears i begged she stay

it’s a hard cold heart
you choose to be
protecting all your interests
dividing you from me
not knowin what you’re doin
or the awful price you pay
it’s a hard cold heart
drivin you away

possessive now and insecure
i strive for vain control
i play the woman that i want
an actor in a role
playing games of jacks and hearts
and rummy ‘till we’ve drunk
then feelin tall hand on ball
she’s just another dunk

now years gone by what’s good for me
is all i care to do
never letting anyone down deep
using them like they use you
and if one day dream girl appears
will have to quench the fire
a rusty cold and stony heart
is all that i desire

it’s a hard cold heart
i choose to be
protecting all my interests
dividing you from me
not seein what i’m doin
or the awful price i pay
it’s a hard cold heart
drivin me away

Open Up Your Heart

2005-11-04T09:20:00.000-08:00

jeseppi ©11/6/99
for Jesse

she was in a daze
someone took her love for granted
never thought to stay
everything he said was slanted
they did a club one night
danced until
the streets were silent
love had just begun
hate came in with his departing

open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
there is someone
out there crying
open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
someone’s out there crying
over you

a young and precious child
exploring life with you
sitting on a hill
gazing out into the sea of passions
he kissed and held your hand
your heart was pounding
first time ever
you opened up your womb
conquering the pain to help him

open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
there is someone
out there crying
open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
someone’s out there crying
over you

he loved your perfect smile
it helped him to press on
in a stone cold world
softened by the lovely
cheek he kissed
so oftentimes he fought
to keep you near his heart
while places that we go
drive a wedge
tearing us up

open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
there is someone
out there crying
open up your heart
life is not that terrifying
open up your heart
someone’s out there crying
over you

she opened up her womb
her only thoughts of you
conquering the pain
in the bleeding channel
you would pass through
and as you nursed upon
her breast so full and sweet
health and strength renewed
so you could grow to be
a mighty lover

open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
there is someone
out there crying
open up your heart
love is not that terrifying
open up your heart
someone’s out there crying
over you

My Friend

2005-11-04T09:18:00.000-08:00

jeseppi © 5/29/96

you have always cared for me
always looking out after my hide
my friend
you are always there for me
nothing could keep you from my side
my friend

there has never been another
so faithful or so true
there has never been another
friend like you

you have always heard my cry
in the night when the day is done
my friend
i see you in my mournings
you are like the warm glow of the son
my friend

there could never be another
who could do the things you do
there will never be another friend like you

golden calves
are playing all around us
inviting us to covet all we see
as everything we touch just
turns to powder
there is nothin like the friend
you are to me

wonder why i waited
so long to tell you how i care
or why i hesitated
to sing these words
to a friend so rare

even when i turn from you
in your pain you still hold me so high
my friend
forgiving me for all i’ve done
saying there’s no need to cry
my friend

in the moments or in waning hours
i’ll be there to help you to make it through
there will never be
another friend like you

Clown Clown

2005-11-01T19:21:00.000-08:00

jeseppi ©7/22/94

everybody loves a clown
colors so bright
filled with daylight
there is no tellin
what’s wrong or what’s right
when you’re laughin it don’t matter

everybody likes a clown
goofy and gay
just loves to play
what she’s sellin’
i’m buyin tonight
though later i’m the sadder

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody sees a clown
puttin on faces
no creed, sex or races
he’s only tellin
the truth you can’t hide
when your life sarted getting badder

everybody plays the clown
scraggly hairs
putting on airs
while she’s shellin
out the dough
she feels fadder

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody knows a clown
the outside in grease
the inside a beast
you must control him
or put him to flight
before the ones you love scatter

everybody toasts a clown
when he’s powedered his nose
right down to his toes
he’s twelve steps away
from holdin’ his day together

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody seeks a clown
reelin in lust
licking the dust
it’ll take you to hell in
infections of the bladder

everybody craves the clown
generous and kind
with a stable caring mind
dial the number pay your dollar
you can be the next batter

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody hates the clown
talkin about christ
when your pullin you heist
that’s no time for repenting
while you’re climbin your ladder

everybody fears the clown
will judge or criticize you
when you’re steeped in all the lies you
have sown to the air
that the wind will scatter

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody loves a clown
when his face gets crunchy
and his smile is lookin funchie
when you ask for extra crispy
his head is in your platter

everybody loves a clown
who can take you far away
from painful pulses in the bay
of the lake in your heart
bound to make you gladder

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

Many Times

2005-10-28T00:52:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 1/6/97

there were many times in our journey
i found myself in a dark and lonely wood
searchin for the right way to follow
walkin when i wasn’t sure i could

many times i would stumble
many times i would fall
many times i’d only stand there
with my head poundin against a wall

many times
many times
and many other times
too hard to understand

there were many times when the clouds would open
and the sunlight come pourin through
many times when the wind was blowin
and the fragrance in the air was fresh and new

times when evil angels would surround me
boastful mouths filled with vain deceit
but they could not turn my gaze from Jesus
as i lay prone and praising at his feet

many times
many times
and many other times
too hard to understand
there were many times when the sea was troubled
many times calm before the storm
many times when my ship was floatin
where the breeze is gentle and the air is warm

and seagulls would fly all around me
laughin and cryin all the same
times when i have seen the dove descending
to comfort and take away my shame

many times
many times
and many many other times
too hard to understand

there are times when we must retire
times to rest the burdens that we bear
there are times we must release our debtors
from the invoices that we prepare

times to clothe the naked
times to give sight to the blind
times to speak the truth out boldly
even when the world seems of a different mind

many times
many times
and many other times
too hard to understand

Hour After Hour

2005-10-28T00:47:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather ©1993

hour after hour
sitting in this lonely place
thinking 'bout my life
and some things i would erase

in the quiet quite moment
when his words fall softly through
when my child the father speaks
can no one hear but you

there are many sore distractions
competing for your time
and many other matters
that would occupy our mind

he may come amid the turmoil
peaceful moments scarce and few
when my child the father speaks
can no one hear but you

may be people all around you
maybe you're on a stage
maybe you're on a battlefield
or locked up in a cage

maybe you're being counted
or being taken to the shu *
when my child the father speaks
can no one hear but you

many people have heard his sayings
and many have been healed
so few will ever know the good news
that our salvation has been sealed

while many teachers and preachers be strainin'
to hear his words so true
when my child the father speaks
can no one hear but you
__

* solitary confinemrnt

Sad Eyes

2005-10-28T00:45:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather ©2/22/99

where is the garden of eden
in your sad and lonely eyes
when i take of this knowledge
you and i together gonna die
there is no other
that i wanted
you are my body my soul
if you die
i will perish
i cannot living
if you go

sad eyes
sad eyes
give me the fruit
sad eyes
sad eyes
i go with you you

where is the gardian of evil
in your sad and loving eyes
when i taste of your knowledge
you and i together both must die
there is no other
that i wanted
you are my body my soul
if you die
i will perish
i cannot live
if you go

sad eyes
sad eyes
give me the truth
sad eyes
sad eyes
i go with you you

Simple Dreams

2005-10-28T00:43:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather ©3/25/99

i live in a complex universe
where all my dreams
come to pass
i live where the
tides flow soft and free
on saphire streets
made of glass

simple dreams
come to be
simple dream
of you n me

she once met a
humble mason’s son
lived down by the sea
they sailed to an island paradise
lived naked up in a tree

simple dreams
come to be
simple dream
of you n me

they tried to wake me
tried to make me stand
i started dreaming
nothing else got planned

you may be a dreamer
may be you’re in a trance
may be you’re hung up on
some ancient tribal dance

but when the spirit carries you
to your inner place
you find yourself traveling
way out in space

i am coming to
everlasting dreams
where children wake up and play
i live with
all the little ones
who dream their sad lives away

simple dreams
come to be
simple dream
of you n me

they tried to wake me
tried to make me rise
i started wearing
burlap rainbow ties

you may be a dreamer
may be in a trance
may be you are hooked in
some ancient tribal dance

when the spirit carries you
to your inner place
you travel to another world
way out in space

She’s Standing

2005-10-28T00:36:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeaher © 9/21/95

how long you gonna hate your brother
how long you gonna ‘spise your mother
how long you gonna wait on some other
whose telling you lies

how long you gonna carry your burden
how long you gonna pretend it ain’t hurtin
how long you gonna deny what is certain
wearing a disquise

she’s standing right in front of you and me
wisdom is plain to see
to love the lord is what we need to do
and your neighbor like you love you

nothin the history of the world has ever shown
a greater freedom from the bondage of flesh and bone
nothin that mankind has ever known
is so wise

this does not seem appealing to the lost
who choose vengence and hatred
at your cost
now who has been duped
a double cross
is painted in their eyes

she’s standing right in front of you and me
wisdom is plain to see
to love the lord is what we need to do
and your neighbor like you love you

but we do not have to settle any score
that’s not what we come here for
let him judge who can see so much more
and we will rise

she’s standing right in front of you and me
wisdom is plain to see
to love the lord is what we need to do
and your neighbor like you love you

Satie Deeper Than Blue

2005-10-28T00:32:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 10/98/99

one day i drifted in the sea
time and space encompassed me
it was a quiet soft and warm
coastal breeze my sails aloft
liquid power
would soon unfold
as she swelled
and as she roled
spreading open by phosphor light
she ran my noonday
into night

satie deeper than blue
no other woman will do
[repeat]

where azure currents
are apt to flow
no sandy beaches
are apt to show
chilled suspended deep until
volcanic passions encrypt the will
can’t see the sea
but in your eyes
cant taste the fruit
that makes me wise
i search for life
in this ocean of you
with salty tears
as you dance in blue

satie deeper than blue
no other woman will do
[repeat]

she takes you where you wanna go
she moves you in her gently flow
cannot resist to breathe her breath
her soul can break the bonds of death
somethings this heart cannot reveal
locked beneath her golden seal
intimate is far away
i must cross this sea today

satie deeper than blue
no other woman will do
[repeat]

Betrayed

2005-10-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 9/25/1995

been betrayed
by words that seemed to care
been betrayed
by love that wasn’t there
been betrayed
by friends i thought were fair
and i simply do not know what to do

been betrayed
for thirty pieces sold
been betrayed
by a kiss so hot and cold
been betrayed
did not fit the mold
and i simply do not know what to do

it’s easy to believe
in what seems strong
what looks so right
often turns out wrong
put too much faith
where it don't belong
how can you know what’s true and blue

been betrayed
expelled from the womb
been betrayed
by a race that won’t make room
been betrayed
as they eulogized at my tomb
and i simply do not know what to do

everthing i touch will change tomorrow
hold it too tight and it brings you sorrow
the time we’re livin in we only borrow
the hours and minutes are so few

been betrayed
by what i need the most
been betrayed
near to giving up the ghost
been betrayed
just like the lord of host
and without him
i simply do not know what to do

Be Aware

2005-10-27T10:59:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 1/26/99

be aware of your own human being
be aware of the images you’re seeing
be aware of your own human being
be aware of the images you’re seeing

there will never be
another one in the univers 3x]
like you like you

be aware of your own ailing spirit
be aware of the one who came to heal it
be aware of your own ailing spirit
be aware of the one who came to heal it

there will never be
another one in the univers 3x]
like you like you

be aware when the body starts dancing
be aware what the spirit wants to say
be aware when the body starts dancing
be aware what the spirit wants to say

there will never be
another one in the univers 3x]
like you like you

be aware when they don’t want what is you man
be aware the beast is on it’s way
be aware when they don’t want what is you man
be aware the beast is on it’s way

there will never be
another one in the univers 3x]
like you like you

be aware his name sounds like betraya
be aware who’s sitting on the throne
be aware his name sounds like betraya
be aware who’s sitting on the throne

there will never be
another one in the univers 3x]
like you like you

Beth

2005-10-27T10:58:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather ©9/2/99

late one night
at nicki’s place
danced with an angel
put a smile on my face
had rosey cheeks
and a mission of love
lighting down
like a turtledove
beth beth beth beth

concentrated
life in her eyes
miraculous lines
make a dead man rise
teaching dance
set a soul free
animated
fluidly
beth beth beth beth

so many years apart
this cherub from heaven
stopped my foolish heart

left mc cartney
back in liverpool
to the poconos mountains
to dance in a school
to a fiery cab
as divinity
just come and gone
like a wave in the sea
beth beth beth beth

so many years apart
this child from heaven
stopped my foolish heart

surrogate daughters
coast to coast
a few bright few sons
of whom i boast
this cherub came down
with celestial force
calibrated
right on course
beth beth beth beth

so many years apart
this child from heaven
stopped my foolish heart

now i been trvelin
in hazardous way
gonna strengthen my lines
gonna tighten my stays
when an angel comes
need to praise
the host of heaven
in glorious ways
beth beth beth beth

so many years apart
this child from heaven
stopped my foolish heart

Bad Bill of Goods

2005-10-27T10:55:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 1993

i see money
i see riches
i see labels on your britches
i see pleasure beyond measures
all around
i see young men dressed for hire
i see old ladies filled with fire
i see children hooked
on video sight and sound

i see needles
i see horses
i see multiple divorces
i see bondage in the land
that they call free
i see babies locked in closets
i see spermicide deposits
i see the day is comin'
to pay the fee

somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
some bad bill of goods
soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see taxes high as heaven
i see morals low as hell
i see hidden agendas everywhere
oh i see the day is comin'
you'll be out there a thumbin'
yo' mamma will pass you by
won' even care

i see judges dressed like monkeys
i see gurus leading donkeys
i see doctors setting bones
that are not broke
i see lawyers fighting cases
that separate the races
i see them hanging christians
from the old oak

i see images that surround us
i see idols that confound us
i see full acceptance
of most we see and hear
i see the power of the media
to tightly hold the key to ya
thinkin' minds they've
colonized by fear

somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see candidates our running
i see senators out bumming
i see overfed overpaid government
bureaucrates
i see good citizens getting drained
i see silk ties getting stained
they're drinkin' rothchild's wine
and strokin' persian cats

i see heads that look so foolish
i see styles that look so ghoulish
i see the desecration
of the human form
i see macy's tills a ringin'
i see textile moguls singin'
i see the crowds decendin'
like a storm

somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see daddies work late hours
i see mommies needin' flowers
i see kiddies watchin' diddies
on the tube
i see no one taking time
no more reason
no more rhyme
only self-fulfilling oil changes
and lube

i see kelp in our hot fudges
i see mafia killing judges
i see pollution in most we
eat and do
i see farmers killing sucklings
i see exxon cleaning ducklings
i see tide pools and beaches
becoming few

i see pimps with their hookers
i see some takers
and some onlookers
i see rocks
and lots of colorful balloons
i see yo' poor uncle cyrus
jus' caught the h i v virus
i see this ain't no time
for fancy tunes

i see corruption in high places
i see dirty hands
and smilin' faces
i see business deals
designed to scoop the cream away
i see helpless hopeless workers
i see sorrowful tearjerkers
i see solutions that never have
their day

somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
some bad bill of goods
but soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see hidden agendas
i see federal reserve offenders
i see administrative process
changing the laws
i see a higher i r s steeple
not by or for the people
we have been torn apart
by the rich man's claws

i see the world going global
but i don't see anymore mobil
i see the oil still flowin' from kuwait
i see electronic transfer
gonna make us all dance for
our next meal
the hook is in the bait

i see families hid in bankers
i see bankers hid in nations
i see interest being paid
beyond belief
i see their strategies have succeeded
i see our resources been depleted
we may never find the way
to catch this thief

somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
some bad bill of goods
but soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see moviemakers reelin'
from the profits they are peelin'
from the wallets of lustful
minds and eyes
i see women used as slobjects
how come nobody objects
your pregnant teenage daughter
was not so wise

i see the real issues being skirted
i see justice being perverted
i see handcuffs on the
wrists of the poor
i see whiskey glasses knockin'
i see rocks rollin' and rolls's'
rockin'
i see the vice
but i do not see the cure

somebody sold us
some bad bill of goods
but you can pay it off in time
somebody sold us
a bad bill of goods
but soon your money
will not be worth a dime

i see actors building churches
i see birdies on their perches
i see lambs being led to
slaughter every where
i see light in the lowly
i see truth in the holy
i see salvation in hope
not in despair

i see his day a' comin'
i see his word a' hummim'
in the hearts and minds
of his blessed saints
i see his joy in children
that always seems to fill them
come free us lord
from all of our restraints

Charity

2005-10-27T10:49:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather ©9/12/99

she kinna floated on by
one night out dancin
she caught my eye
this gypsy woman could swing
she wasn’t hung up
on anything

she worked her way to my space
i saw the muses
in her friendly face
a moment passed she was gone
someother dancer
ws turning her on

but i know where she goes babe
and i know how it flows
‘n i can see it’s gonna take some time [repeat]

charity dancing in mime

tribal rhythms release you
sonic power increase you
dance like smoke in a breeze
no sitting down if you please

as her motions reveal
new soulful colors
that touch and heal
the leaves are shaking in me
from the dynamic
of this deep energy

but i know where she goes babe
and i know how it flows
‘n i can see it’s gonna take some time [repeat]

charity dancing in mime

they watch but cannot surmise
the flow of love from her
mysitical eyes
my turbulence now is calm
her shaman dance
is her healing balm

i met her spirit that night
my eyes were blinded
in her open light
the space between us stood still
there was no more space to fill

but i know where she goes babe
and i know how it flows
‘n i can see it’s gonna take some time [repeat]

charity dancing in mime

Peace of Mind

2005-10-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 7/7/99

i find comfort
and peace of mind
in the solice of my day
sometimes i work
sometimes i weep
sometimes i kneel down just to pray

can’t see the future
don’t want the past
it is now i need to find
a place where all my
lifetime stress and sorry
will loosen up and unwind

at times i got nobody
i lay those lonesome feelings behind
got someone ever with me
my best friend my peace of mind

when i call her
in the middle of the night
when my heart is filled with pain
sometimes i cry out
and she stretches over me
when i’m caught in the pouring rain

then my eyes open with the sunrise
it all comes clear in her design
got someone ever with me
my best friend my peace of mind

will come a time
when my teary eyes will fail
my weary soul won’t stand so tall
lord keep me walking
through your promised land
i will not stumble then or fall

carry me over
sweet jesus
everything else i lay behind
got someone ever with me
my best friend peace of mind

This Thing I’ve Got For You

2005-10-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

for Jen

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 12/24/97

that night we met
something in the air
led you to me
when no one seemed to care
not so sure
what to say or do
you’ll never know babe
this thing i’ve got for you

first time you spoke
couldn’t believe my ears
half my age
and wiser by forty years
i like the way
your heart and soul shine through
you’ll never know babe
this thing i’ve got for you

a tender spirit
lives inside you
to guide our journey
day by day
don't let no one night lover leave you
all caught up in
skin deep games we play

you’ve got that look
i know how you feel
but from the cradle
i ain’t one to steal
many others
say they will be true
you’ll never know babe
this thing i’ve got for you

if cold and heartless words
have hurt you
one can’t help but sadly weep
no need to lie there feeling lonely
just close your eyes
and i’ll sing you to sleep

i love that pretty glow
in your warm sweet smile
i see a swan in your
soft and graceful style
if there’s ever anything i can do
you’ll never know babe
this thing i’ve got for you

My Friend

2005-10-27T10:37:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeaher ©5/29/96

you have always cared for me
always looking out after my hide
my friend
you are always there for me
nothing could keep you from my side
my friend

there has never been another
so faithful or so true
there has never been another
friend like you

you have always heard my cry
in the night when the day is done
my friend
i see you in my mournings
you are like the warm glow of the son
my friend

there could never be another
who could do the things you do
there will never be another friend like you

golden calves
are playing all around us
inviting us to covet all we see
as everything we touch just
turns to powder
there is nothin like the friend
you are to me

wonder why i waited
so long to tell you how i care
or why i hesitated
to sing these words
to a friend so rare

even when i turn from you
in your pain you still hold me so high
my friend
forgiving me for all i’ve done
saying there’s no need to cry
my friend

in the moments or in waning hours
i’ll be there to help you make it through
there will never be
another friend like you

Turn Your Head Around

2005-10-27T10:34:00.000-07:00

10/4/03
Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather

[the highest value of tribe
is to love the stranger]

he was a drifter
nuggets of gold
she was a miner
her pick too heavy to hold
diggin channels
deep veins of sound
got something to sing about
turn your head around

chosen family
good seed to sew
lovin strangers
best way to go
come together
lost and found
got something to sing about
turn your head around

a prophet searches
the promised land
unbelievers
don’t understand
when it happens
you stick around
got something to sing about
turn your head around

frightened creatures
lying still
some in the valley
some on the hill
living moments
cannot be rewound
got something to sing about
turn your head around

love to some folk
blind dumb and lame
like a drifter
without a name
hands up to heaven
feet off the ground
got something to sing about
turn your head around

The Road

2005-10-22T01:24:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather © 8/13/99

how many times
will you turn away
down a dark street
wet with tears
how may times
can you acquiesce
to all your passions and your fears

soft evening light
in the heart of town
on glossy roads
smoke trails glow
once knew a mojoman
who disappeared
into a vapor from below

where does it take you
where does it lead
are there signposts i can read
she said it turns right into paradise
soon as it passes through her creed

nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah nah
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah [repeat]

some roads are narrow
some are broad
some take you
where they bleach your bones
he sold his music
for a pint of stout
somewhere down the road
of sad blue tones

where did it start
where does it end
what is coming round the bend
i see no future in lonely roads
in fantasies we pretend

nah nah nah ...

some lead to calvary
some to rome
some to moslems
christians and jews
some end in college towns
a new elite
has given buddha rave reviews

eight lane highways
bleeding arteries
gridlocked in hopeless deep despair
cannot traverse beyond this road we’re on
can’t pay the toll
don’t have the fare

nah nah nah

Nothing Sacred But Love

2005-10-22T01:05:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather
4/21/00

no idea why the sun keeps shining
why the sky is filled with lights
lost in a memory
moon keeps glowing
on deserts darkest nights

what do you hide
in your marble mosque
beneath your ebony gilded leaf
who do you worship
said an arab priest
to a left handed thief

nothing sacred but love
nothing sacred but love baby [repeat]

she once heard
the voice of jesus
through smiling buddhas in each ear
she got caught
in a sandstorm
as she chanted
beneath two camels
filled with fear

she was an animal
she was abused
six thousand years
worshiped a calf
castrated hope
her mateless eyes
filled with tears

nothing sacred but love
nothing sacred but love baby [repeat]

holy mountains
piles of rubble
famous wells bittersweet
lie in places
he once walked about
where vultures come to eat

the ancients saw him
heard the voice
incense carried in a breeze
where princes battle
he once stood
between two elemental trees

nothing sacred but love
nothing sacred but love baby [repeat]

In The Corners of My Mind

2005-10-22T01:00:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather
9/26/00

in the corners of my mind
i have found a place to hide
underneath the outer veil
in vital spaces deep and wide

sacred temple soft and frail
where inner light clouds the sun
immortal words caress my ear
angel’s improv just begun

hallowed faces in my eye
what is really left to find
how many mountains must i climb
in the corners of my mind

rooms filled with smoke and fear
where passion wars with those resigned
drunk thoughts i often think
tearful better left behind

in the tavern where i drink
a shot of dreams come an gone
quiet morning crawls the sky
i think it’s time i’m movin on

hallowed faces in my eye
what is really left to find
how many mountains must i climb
in the corners of my mind

In My Naivete

2005-10-22T00:54:00.000-07:00

Jeseppi Trade Wildfeather
10/6/97

in my naivete
you seemed so kind
in my naivete
seemed to have an open mind
too quick to judge
hell bent to hold a grudge
there ain’t no mercy in the heart of man

in my naivete
something i felt was true
in my naivete
superficially in me and you
little more than talk
on a warm sunday afternoon walk
when the north winds blew
couldn’t even find a safe place to stand

a young preacher once told me
we’re all righteous in our own eyes
we justify ourselves
at our neighbor’s sad demise
we build tall granite towers
on piles of ancient lies
claiming that god is on our side

in my naivete
trusted in your heart
in my naivete
hoped you would make it from the start
when my life had turned
you tried me like a witch to be burned
go ‘head ignite your cross
i ain't gonna wear your brand

a young prophet once said
she had always been disdained
in the town she was born
in the places she was trained
ain’t no use talkin'’
ain’t no use getin'’ drained
when you speak
they all run and hide

in my naivete
sat in my car and cried
in my naivete
my life force nearly up and died
too many burdens and cares
hostile painted faces and glares
yeah everybody loves
but there ain’t one kind word
in the land

a young hooker once advised me
why not let it pass
c’mon let’s blow a little dew
then let’s lie down in the grass
you don’ t have to crawl
on no mo’ broken glass
jus' take your little bottleneck
and let it slide

in my naivete
eyes open wide