Lyrics
ALTAR no.1
ATEN
LYRICS
SUN: Hymn to Rising
Sun
Is
Rising
MERCURY: Hymn to the Colour angel
That is where i find you
Tucked among the grey
Oooh, you’re so yummy
It’s gonna be a good day
Oooh, all the color i see
When you look at me
I like the way that you communicate
I think about you when i
Contemplate the messages you bring
The divine song you sing
Round and round you go (direct)
Og uoy dnuor dna dnuor (retrograde)
Oooh, all the color i see
When you look at me
VENUS: Hymn to the Child of Venus
(for Oak)
Child of Venus
Come to see us
Come to heal us
With your love
Silvery light
Branches around you
Roots in the ground
Beneath your feet
I know you feel
The wax and the wane
The pain of flesh and spirit met
Still in the water
Your reflection
In the flock
And in the leaves
Child of Venus
Time unfolding
Brings you gifts of gratitude
Some are fleeting
Some are lasting
In your clear eyes
All are true
Some are fleeting
Some are lasting
In your clear eyes
All are true
EARTH: Hymn to Promise
(Duet with Rhonda Ross)
See me whirling into view
Turning in circles
To the Sun, a dot of blue
To the Moon, a sister
Swirling we have come so far
Universal journey
All the souls within me
Searching for an answer
I’m the answer that you seek
I’m the ground beneath your feet
I’m the stone within your bones
Feel that river flow
I’m the green inside your dream
Horizon that you see
Hold you all to me
With my gravity
I dreamed you into being
So I could cherish through your eyes
The forms of life abounding
Held the exact degree
And turned for you to see
The Moon and stars abounding
I’ve met your every need
Held forth abundantly
My body is the proof of your belonging
And while I will endure
Of you I’m not so sure
You’ve betrayed your promise
By what you’ve done to me
I’m the answer that you seek
I’m the ground beneath your feet
I’m the stone within your bones
Feel that river flow
I’m the green inside your dream
Horizon that you see
Hold you all to me
With my gravity
MOON: Hymn to the Undertow
There’s not been one night
Since you left me
That I haven’t called your name
I’ve whispered it into my palms
–A prayer
To keep me sane
Now you want to come back to me
Make my wish come true
Tell me how am I to know?
Is this the undertow?
Is this the undertow?
Is this the undertow?
Is this the undertow?
SUN: Hymn to Starshine
(duet with The Lady Krishna)
Chariot blazing
Wheel is turning
Rays are beaming
I am burning
All that stands in your way
Today
Did my absence
Cause you doubt
There’s no doubt
When i’m about
Piercing clouds
Dispelling rain
Bringing forth the green again
Feel the force of my starshine
Feel the heat of my starshine
Feel the joy in my starshine
Feel the free
Goddess
Rising
In glorious firelight
That’s right
Rays are beaming
My soul streaming
Unconditional love
Radiating
Burning up to ashes
All that moves in your way
Today
Use the holy ash
To draw our circle
Trace our spiral
Write our song
Rage this light
Into infinity
Feel the force of my starshine
Feel the heat of my starshine
Feel the joy in my starshine
Feel the free
Starshine
Starshine
Starshine
starshine
MARS: Hymn to Get Your Life
Get up
Stand up
From your despair
System’s designed
To keep you there
Freedom
Cannot be bought or sold
Despite what you all have
Been told
Ain’t nobody gonna give it to you
You’ve got to get your life
Ain’t nobody gonna do it for you
You’ve got to get your life
They thrive
When you and I divide
All their borders
Cut deep inside
Ceilings where there
Should be blue skies
Hunger, hatred
Fed by their lies
Wake up to the cruel machine
To cede your heart
Would be obscene
Ain’t nobody gonna give it to you
You’ve got to get your life
Ain’t nobody gonna do it for you
You’ve got to get your life
Ain’t nobody gonna give it to you
You’ve got to get your life
Ain’t nobody gonna do it for you
You’ve got to get your life
JUPITER: Hymn to the Eye
Every day’s a holiday
When I come around
I’ma change your discord
To a sweet sound
Ecstasy flows abundantly through me
Open up the tight place
Welcome me inside
Let this storm of pleasure
Take you on a ride
You won’t be the same, once you come my way
Got my eye on you
No matter what you do
Got my eye on you
I am ever true
Got my eye on you
Love you through and through
Got my eye on you
I’ll break the chains that bind you
My body will remind you
Leave you amplified
Then just call my name, I’ll be back your way
Just look into the night sky
And call my name
Got my eye on you
No matter what you do
Got my eye on you
I am ever true
Got my eye on you
Love you through and through
Got my eye on you
SATURN: Hymn to Welcome
(PRELUDE: saturn’s moons sing)
When you get to saturn
It will all come clear
You will leave your memories here
Billion miles you came so far
But you still got a long way to go
Gaze upon majestic rings
Made of bits of everything
To them you will add the names
Of everything you loved
SATURN: Hymn to the Record
(for Jeannie Jones)
Each bond dissolves
As each life resolves
And, yes, you feel the pain
As you move to another plane
This is the gate
The point of no returning
The resting place
Of all you leave behind
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never…
How did you live?
What did you give to others?
These are the questions of time
Memories of love
Or the absence of love
Are what you leave behind
This record spins
The rings record the stories
Now, please share yours…
[Mother’s voice:]
I remember when we two were one
Swimming in the deep of mme
Our hearts beat in symmetry
Honey flowed to you from me
I remember when we two were two
Walking hand in hand to school
Comforting your weary tears
Holding fast across the years
I can see my face in yours
Feel me in your deep belief
That people can be kinder
Why are they not kinder?
I remember when you held my hand
As we counted down my breaths
Now I draw our names together
In the rings of Saturn
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never gonna see you again
I’m never…
SUN: Hymn to Be Good
Hey can I talk to you?
Pretty clear that you’ve been blue
And I hate to see it my friend
But don’t you know?
Everybody loses sometime
So I want you to
Be good to yourself
Be kind to yourself
Be sweet to yourself
Love you for me
Hey don’t pull away from me
Like you do sometimes
I want to spend my time
With you today
Be good to yourself
Be kind to yourself
Be sweet to yourself
Love you for me
Hey see your reflection there
Oooh, you’re so fine
Why don’t you spend some time
With you my friend
Be good to yourself
Be kind to yourself
Be sweet to yourself
Love you for me
URANUS: Hymn to the Glow Child
Children of the Sun
All has not been lost
There’s more to your story
Ancient future truths
In your eyes
Glowing
Out from the shadows
Together, you will rise
You are the dream
We’ve been waiting for
You are the key
Open up the door
Step out into the light
Your faces glow so bright
Glow children
Revealing
Infinite expression
Making the music
of the spheres
So many ancestors
Prayed for you
Through dark nights
Whispered your names
Across the years
I bestow to you the courage of lightning
Transform all you see with your love
You are the dream
We’ve been waiting for
You are the key
Open up the door
Step out into the light
Your faces glow so bright
NEPTUNE: Hymn to the Deep House
My heavenly body
Surrounds you in the night
Though I’m out of sight
Can’t you feel me?
Caressing all your dreams
Forbidden fantasies
Ecstasies
That you hide away
Your heavenly body
Wants to explore
Don’t you dare ignore
Your heavenly body
In the depths of you
Is something true
You don’t want to see
That’s me
Meet me on the shore
I’ll take you
To the ocean floor
Where mystery awaits
When we get there
Don’t be scared
Just surrender
To the flow
Let go
Don’t know
Treasure elates
My heavenly body
Wants to liberate
Help you celebrate
All that you are
You can’t hide from me
I can see you in the night
PLUTO: Hymn to Pluto
You said it was forever
But you changed your mind
Now I’m all alone in time
Floating through space
In a circle with no end
You said you were my friend
Sun so small at this distance
Darkness seems the path of least resistance
Cast out your heart when you threw me away
But I’ll live to see another day
Dancing bodies have your eye
But I will move you
By and by
I left my trace in the depths of you
A subtle shade a deeper hue
Oooh, an angel crossed my path today
She wiped the tears from my face, my face
She cast a spell of protection
Then she gave me a new name, a new name
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
I carry all the colors
Emotions named and unnamed
Through the outer limits
Like a sacred flame
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
You said it was forever
But you changed your mind
Now I’m all alone in time
Floating in space
In a circle with no end
You said you were my friend
SUN: Hymn to the Heliosphere
Origin of an angel
This is my tale to tell
So you better listen well
Made of heart broken open
Made of bone split in two
In the space between me and you
I didn’t want to lose
But here I am with nothing in my hand
Even your name is fading away
I didn’t want to burn
But your fire it surrounds me
No matter where I turn
Story of an angel
Taking flight in the night
Feathers fall from wings in the sky
Did the angel fly to the moon
Or to a distant star?
Play the game
Guess how far
Hush little baby don’t cry
Hush little baby don’t cry
Hush little baby don’t cry
Hush little baby don’t cry
Story of an angel
Sword in hand for the win
Coming to the end to begin
Angel comes with the fire
Of the last sunrise
Don’t you look the angel
in the eyes
NOTE:
These songs were written and recorded by josh quat and daniel alexander jones in joshua tree, ca from february 1-14, 2021. A few of them were built from instrumental sketches created by quat/jones over the last couple years.