"walking in my town" genre: World Fusion
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	This song is a Buddhist qwawali song, based on a piano drone. The verses describe a vision I had , and the chorus is an invocation of Amithaba, the Buddha of transformation. Synthesized strings and harmonium, and a real saxophone, add color to the arrangement.
	Credits: words and music by Martin Holsinger
	Story Behind the Song The song records a vision I frequently have while walking in my town--seeing the place as it has been and as it could be. It is a prayer to Buddha Amithaba to help us transform into kinder, more intelligent beings, just as we have been transformed through the ages into the beings we are now. It took me about a week to record this. I am not totally happy with it, because the lead vocal is a bit low, but it will have to do for now. Lyrics I was walking in my town On a lovely summer day Cars were cruisin’ all around Homes of wood and brick and stone And then I saw an Indian Hunting bow stretched in his hands Taking aim at a buffalo Grazing in the forest deep Next moment walked at glacier’s edge Then left footprints on the beach Next breath I swam in open sea Then through swamp dodged dinosaur And then I strode o’er dry, bare land Til’ rocks melted beneath my feet Feet then flailed in empty space I blinked, and found familiar street OM AMI DEWA RHI……. As I was walking in my town I thought about my grocery list I thought about the ones I love Who I would and wouldn’t kiss I thought about what joins us all The mysteries of death and birth I thought of glimpses I have had Of why I came down to this earth My heart opened with gratitude To all of those who’ve gone before I made a promise to myself To leave this world a better place Then I remembered margerine OM AMI DEWA RHI I was walking in my town Greed and ignorance all around I saw the future they’d create Sun beat down on cracked concrete Abandoned houses, burned out cars Grass and trees all dry and dying I saw no squirrels, I heard no birds Just the rat and the cockaroach Then the sun exploded in the sky Bye-bye used up world, bye bye Then I saw another way On that pleasant summer day Saw the path of love and caring Saw the path of bliss and sharing Gone city smells, gone city sounds Homes and gardens scattered ‘round Clear running streams and leafy groves A human race of loving friends A sweet, green planet ‘till the end When, of course, the sun explodes There are two paths we can take What choice do we daily make? OM AMI DEWA RHI….

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