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by Raina Shine and Shiriel King Abramson
Raina Shine - vocals
Shiriel King Abramson - vocals
Emma Strumpf - percussion
lyrics
My mama once told me
That she made the earth
Out of breath, the fire, water
And a woman's worth
There was aleph for the air
And the mem for the breath
There was shin for the fire
Eish to ward off death
These are the forces of life
The great powers of nature
That keep the world from suffering
From the allure of the "later"
We only got one planet, only got one life
Feel the water, air upon you
Feel the motherly pride
We are the priestesses priestessing feminine spirit
We are propagating wisdom
From the elders nomadic
We are holding the divine
Within our precious bodies
We are singing songs of prayer
We're being naughty
Because the world was created
By men for men only
We're the crude accessory
To their devotional story
We're the ones who get the moon
while they rule the earth
We make rituals of our own
And we start to rehearse
For a world where the elements get their way --
The air clears up, the oceans swell,
And the wildfires blaze
To no one's dismay, no more calami-tay
Cosmos restored by Shekhinah
Hear her serenade.
Once upon a time our temple
Manifested in physical space
We sacrificed to a god that had a masculine face
He was violent and vengeful
No I couldn't relate
So I turned to Shekhinah to reimagine my fate
See the masculine resides in a longstanding tradition
But take a look around, your gonna see a lot of women
Who are leading from their heart - yeah its a heart based position
No matter your orientation
Take a minute to listen
See the temple exists in the feminine spirit
There’s a lot of politicians who don’t wanna hear it
But the last time I checked there's two things that give life
It’s the earth that we stand on and the womb that’s inside
No disrespect to any other gender among us
There is no exclusion to the feminine wonder in and above us
It permeates us all
Whether we want it or not
It’s the spaciousness inside
It’s our god given lot
So as we interact with wind, air and fire
The feminine rises higher and higher
We are co-collaborating with a compassionate
God-dess
She’s not asking you not to fear, just asking you to fear less
Ahh, mmm, shhh
Mother letters alive
This is the coming of the third temple
Get ready to arrive
Amen
And welcome home
It’s the house of Shekhinah
Withstanding destruction
Eternal and true
This temple is untouchable
This temple is you
This is holy landing
Deeper understanding
Connection of truths, no patriarchal excuse
This is god without the need to atone
This is heart-centered belonging
This is Makom...
Kadosh!
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from
Dibarti,
released August 3, 2022
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