And the desert was silent and indifferent
And the sky stretched silver blue so wide
and indifferent
My ears were hearing nothing
Nothing, nothing – so I walked
Though my head it was buzzing
My ears were hearing nothing and I walked
And I walked - I could hear nothing
Indifference
Red rock, blue sky, dingo, dragonfly
Songlines, smashed glass, burning bush, buffell grass
Waterhole, white bone, bloodwood, orange stone
Rusted can, busted tyre, day cloud, night fire
I could hear nothing – nothing
Indifference
Cracked earth, cockatoo, spinifex, kangaroo
Caterpillar, crested pigeon, sacred rock, old religion
Lizard track, burnt car, crescent moon, morning star
Trail bike, creek bed, wildflower, angel bread
My head it was buzzing, my ears were hearing nothing
So I walked and I walked
Indifference
Days and months and years went by
I was falling from my head into my heart
One day I lay in a dry creek bed
And the rocks - were crying love
And the sky was crying love
Ghost gum raised its shiny arms in praise
And the rocks were crying love
Love like lightning blazing from the earth
And the sky was crying love
Love like fire catching in the leaves
And the rocks - were crying love
And then Love swept over me
from STONES THAT SING,
released June 26, 2020
Oliver Gathercole wurlitzer
Emily Wolfe violin
Vin Howe uke bass
Sam Forsyth drums and percussion
John Coleman lead and harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
John Coleman is an Australian singer/songwriter in the acoustic folk/rock tradition who has produced eleven albums of
original songs The most recent is Falling Into Light - a collection of songs for meditation - his final collaboration with Noel Davis. Many of John’s songs are inspired by and explore the spirituality of the L’Arche and Quaker communities to which he belongs....more
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