Love All Beings (Album Lyrics)

Love All Beings -Album Lyrics

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Album in support of Compassion In World Farming

The Root Cause

I used to blame other people for my own mistakes,

Used to sit around wait until it became too late,

It's so easy to laze, to procrastinate 

It's so difficult for you to create your own fate.

But it's never too late to shape your own life,

I get up early every morning, give thanks for being alive

According to evolution only the strong survive,

So if at first you don't succeed you've gotta try

To be all you can be there's infinite possibility,

What you believe determines what you can see

And what you believe determines what you receive in return.

Because nature works on basic set of algorithms 

The more you input for others the more altruism 

You receive in return, and the more that you learn

About the interconnectivity of all.

Gotta find the root cause, the root cause

The root cause, look for the root.

But in our present system we rely on short term solutions

Profit takes priority in the code of institutions,

Every disease is appeased by looking straight at the symptoms,

Pills and potions that result in side effect conditions.

So I've decided to prescribe myself a lasting fix,

With no side effects only benefits,

The medicine of meditation is the lasting kind,

Become a silent witness of your mind so that I

Can remove your pet lip, sip on the h2o flow,

Alcoholic kicks are unnecessary for those,

Who need no catalyst to assist? 

Hear the internal rhythm, I go aka

At a party, dance so much I jump out of my body,

Feeling so hearty I want to introduce myself to myself,

And to everybody else.

Gotta find the root cause, the root cause

The root cause, look for the root.

Never Gonna Grumble

If the routines of life are bringing you down,

Gotta take the sweet with the sour reverse your frown,

And if you follow your head you'll probably want to complain,

Listen to your heart instead, find the strength to say

I'm never gonna grumble, I'm never gonna grumble

Doesn't matter about the tumbles, I'm never gonna grumble,

You think you've got me rumbled, I'll make everything alright,

I'm never gonna grumble.

And if you're focusing on what you haven't got,

Appreciate what you have, it's your jackpot,

Everywhere that I look there are people worrying?

Why worry when you have a supply of love within.

I'm never gonna grumble, I'm never gonna grumble

Doesn't matter about the tumbles, I'm never gonna grumble,

You think you've got me rumbled, I'll make everything alright,

I'm never gonna grumble.

Why focus on recession, on depression, I don't listen 

I begin to question, turn my attention to all my blessings 

Steer the mind into a positive direction.

I'm blessed with good friends and family,

An optimistic mentality, have faith in the goodness of humanity 

Created by the one God of love.

All is potentially Sat Chid Ananda, existence, wisdom, bliss you're true nature 

If you see through the Maya pursue more than selfish desires,

Serve and love those less fortunate,

Realise that true joy is permanent,

Instead of waiting for the fleeting pleasures turbulent, from your mind.

I'm never gonna grumble, I'm never gonna grumble

Doesn't matter about the tumbles, I'm never gonna grumble,

You think you've got me rumbled, I'll make everything alright,

I'm never gonna grumble.

Bungalow Or Flat

This show has given me the chance to,

Express myself so thank you,

Hope you have a safe journey to, your bungalow or flat.

I've got audience forms for you to fill in,

So you can give your reaction, give your opinions

Would you give me a two or nine out of ten for this performance?

But please be constructive with your critique,

Do I sing and play guitar with the right technique 

Or did I reach my peak too early as always?

Was it pleasant to your ears, or did I bring you to tears

The kind of tears wept at a wedding,

Maybe being a wedding singer is the profession for me.

But whatever life path I end up taking,

This gig has been enjoyable so thanks for making it,

I know we all have busy schedules at present.

This show has given me the chance to,

Express myself so thank you.

Hope you have a safe journey to, your bungalow or flat.

Do I need to develop a new look,

Buy some bling or get my hair cut

To be put on the front cover of a magazine.

Would you put me through to the finals of XFactor?

Any ladies who like me or men for that matter

See me after, in that dark corner over there.

Are these lyrics too controversial, to be used in a TV commercial 

I hope you want to get to know me on a more personal level.

Because music is about uniting not about dividing,

Not just about providing entertainment,

With me as the star on stage,

Let's come to a more democratic arrangement.

This show has given me the chance to,

Express myself so thank you.

Hope you have a safe journey to, your bungalow or flat.

But if you don't live in a bungalow or a flat,

That is simply that, as you’re not part of our intended target audience.

Even if not I hope you give some sort of response,

Even if the response is nonchalant,

I'll change the lyrics, I'm pretty pliant 

And maybe next time I'll give you exactly what you want!

This show has given me the chance to,

Express myself so thank you.

Hope you have a safe journey to, your bungalow or flat.

Your bungalow or flat flat flat flat flat flat 

For The Children

Every child should be brought up with an open mind,

So that their lives aren't governed by the same divides,

That separate our lives in the current times of childish adulthood,

And we shouldn't place any limits on their possibilities,

When we're born, we're within touch of infinity,

But then social objectivity blockades the path,

Finding happiness and peace that will never last.

And with this rap I aim to put love back on the map,

To attract a higher consciousness, to escape the trap

Of this profit scheming world which has attached,

A price to every drop of water from the tap.

Because when a child identifies with just a facade

Without looking through the mirror at who they really are,

They become immersed in a reflection,

Attempting corrections, give some inspection 

And realise your own perfection. 

There's nothing quite like the taste

Of unconditional loves' embrace

Those moments when you’re face to face with grace. 

And every life is born with the divine right

To choose its own direction, choose its own flight,

But the flight is grounded before it's begun

By artificial boundaries prohibiting the fun.

Innocence is tossed aside, in this entertainment age

As generations learn to behave like the latest craze,

Desensitised to violence, sex and crime

Polluting the potential of a mind.

And these days it can be so hard to find

The warmth of human interaction

Thrown aside for computer automation,

Artificial I no traces of wisdom.

Yet in moments of intuition,

You can find bliss in every single situation,

Let go of your ego reconnect with the wisdom,

The world is a playground made for the children. 

There's nothing quite like the taste

Of unconditional loves' embraces 

Those moments when you’re face to face with grace. 

Feel Alive

When I was a boy I was always the first on the dance floor

Never worried about what other people thought, what others taught,

Creating my own dance moves to facilitate my own enjoyment.

When I was a boy, I talked to strangers on the bus

Sharing with them my innocence and trust

But now on the bus I close off from the world,

Put my headphones to forget everything.

I used to spend hours with just a pen and paper,

Writing poems, dreams, getting excited for the future

But now I stare blank at the computer 

The World Wide Web can't inspire an idea

I would record them on my four track tape deck

The hissing and the pops I would never reject

But now I can't think of a song subject

Because the audio recordings have to be perfect.

If you find it hard to decide,

Where to go in life, try to appreciate the moments taking place

And feel alive 

If you find it hard to believe, 

In where you want to be,

Remember as a child, imagination thrived

Just feel alive, feel alive.

We are all like tributaries making a path to the one ocean,

But so focused on the particular path we have chosen,

We repress those who express a different way of flowing,

And as a result you stop yourself from growing.

With lives outwardly fixed we forget to look inwardly

Moving so fast for the future or the past

We forget about the scenery,

We look for the I and mine, the one of a kind

And try to separate, but so cut off from the flow

We're going to end up like an ox-bow lake.

If you find it hard to decide,

Where to go in life, try to appreciate the moments taking place

And feel alive 

If you find it hard to believe, 

In where you want to be,

Remember as a child, imagination thrived

Just feel alive. Feel alive.

Still Here (Ego)

I'm on a journey to be totally free

And now I believe in the inevitability of the peace we all need.

That will soon supersede this reality with dreams,

That will strip away the layers of confidence,

I seem to be reinventing methods of self-deception,

Trying to remove the aggression from my expression 

But forgetting that the song is all about the message,

The message gets diluted as I try to impress you

By adding special effects and magic tricks to the sound,

Seems I'm bound to replace the profound with the over proud

But humble me now don’t want to follow the crowd,

Just want to live within every moment, every moment

If you'll allow

Still here (ego)

How can I stop you from appearing? 

How can I stop you from appearing? 

I want to lead this life having left an imprint

But life is all about the marathon not about the sprint,

It's not a race have to reach the goal at your own pace,

Follow my free will but how long will my fate have to wait

When I step to the stage I become another man,

A hypnotist, program you to get up and clap your hands

I want to grow my own food, want to live off the land

Drop the attachments that are distracting me from being who I am,

Because my reasons for making music might be selfish,

The productions expensive but I just can't help it,

Want the world to hear my voice yet I'm sick of this dependence

Want to let go of my ego and become pure and selfless.

Still here (ego)

How can I stop you from appearing? 

How can I stop you from appearing? 

Under The Tree

I thought we were the perfect match but now that we've become detached, 

I'm feeling like an autumn branch waiting for the springtime.

Waiting to re-find my lifeline, go back to how it was the first time. When you and I existed without expectations and guidelines.

Now our love is so over-defined it’s so easy to dispute, I pursue you

 regardless without any proof. 

We're connected down at the root though we don't bear the right fruit,

 I'm still pursuing you whatever the truth.

Before I grow I want to know, how much I love you how much I need you. Under the tree, under the tree. 

Before I grow I want to know, how much I love you how much I need you. Under the tree, under the tree.

Although Scientists try to discredit love at first sight as just a chemical reaction, just a trick of the light, I still convince myself I'm right and I get carried away, 

As thoughts of you repeat constantly day after day. 

Though I still pursue my lust, the fleeting pleasures not enough but with you I find a deep connection grounded in trust. Without your light to germinate, I'm in an unconscious state so, yes love I can wait but please don't leave it too late.

Before I grow I want to know, how much I love you how much I need you. Under the tree, under the tree. 

Before I grow I want to know, how much I love you how much I need you. Under the tree, under the tree.

Dream State 

At night I sit up and contemplate the universe,

Wondering how to sum up the beauty of it all in verse,

In awe of the majestic beating of my beating heart,

Dumbstruck by the God who created all this art.

And then the morning comes and I wake up back into sleep,

The morning comes and I wake up, back to my dream state, my dream state

Turn your emotion to devotion, sing out praise

This life is a gift, every single day,

I'll never rest in my laurels, too busy thinking that I'm never going to die

And then the morning comes and I wake up back into sleep,

The morning comes and I wake up, back to my dream state, my dream state

No Need To Seek

There's no need to seek what's already in you.

You're already complete, just feel the heart beat within you.

There's no need to search, in a temple or a church,

You’re already free, as much as you want to be.

There's no need to look in a scripture, in a book

You already know, the right way to go

And if you want peace, find a path that suits

Know that you're complete, just feel the heartbeat within you, within you. 

Heard

My dad paints the walls only in magnolia,

Magnolia for every customer, not original 

And every day he climbs the same the ladder, the same ladder 

Reach up to another corner, of a blank canvas

Not on the brush but inside his heart,

He carries the spark of a masterpiece,

And if left alone to paint the walls,

When the doors are closed,

He'll make a masterpiece.

If like him and me, you've got something to be

But it's never been seen, come and let it be heard

Might not be complicated, or innovative 

Just come and make a song that has never been heard

Have you ever been heard?

My friend sits alone in his room all day,

Plays guitar, doesn't see the light of day

His songs gather dust

And every year, he fills a diary

With poems and songs about being free 

He never lives them. 

There's something in you that can't be replaced,

You can't press replay, so come and let it be heard.

Perfect imperfections no auto corrections,

Just come and make a song

That has never been heard,

Have you ever been heard?

Adjust

At first things are always easy,

You can rely on the innocence of trust.

Live for the day and the future waits, 

To rust, to rust, to rust, to rust.

With time things up so different,

You begin to see the faults and fuss,

But something glues, me to you,

We adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust.

You see I used to live my life for quick fixes,

They felt good for a while,

But then I found myself addicted.

See everything in life worth having takes a while,

So find the strength to override your mind.

You can adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust

You can adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust, adjust

Thoughts Into Action 

I'm putting my thoughts into action,

I've had them for a long time.

I'm putting my thoughts into action,

I've had them for a long time.

You see the mind is so difficult to refine,

First you've gotta define,

What you want from life,

What are your guidelines?

So before I can set sights on any prize,

I've gotta come up with enough reasons for why I,

Should continue on, I try to focus on the pros not the cons,

On the God who created me from the dust.

But I focus on the wrong opinions,

Get stuck on self-criticism,

Instead of choosing to listen to the voice,

That says that mine should be heard,

I'm going to shy away from the world.

I'm putting my thoughts into action,

I've had them for a long time.

I'm putting the thoughts into action

Which are beyond thought,

Beyond anything that can be sort or bought,

From bargain rates, see the spiritual life fits no marketing template.

And when you meditate on God

What you get in return is based on your heart,

The purity of your thoughts, words and your deeds,

Put some action behind what you believe to receive.

If you’re done with the talking, it's time to be walking

It's nobody's fault but your own,

If you’re feeling alone, gotta look for the love that you know.

Influence

You only tried to influence me, to live my life simply.

A job, a house, a wife and be happy,

You’re an influence on me.

You let me take the path I wanted to go,

But with so much choice I didn't know,

To take the path of fate and live a show,

Want to let your influence grow.

How many people do you really know?

Not just like but really know.

You might not be able to influence their flow,

But you’re an influence to me.

Our attention is drawn to controversies,

To the pointless world if celebrities,

To be what others want or be free,

Choose your influences carefully.

How many people really know you?

Not a front but the real you.

You've got so many goals and dreams to pursue,

But the biggest influence on you is you,

The biggest influence on you is you. 

Love All Beings 

Freedom of the mind is difficult to find,

It takes a certain je ne sais quoi

But when the mind rests the heart manifests

Something else that je ne sai pas

Love all beings

Where do I begin and where do I end,

If everyone I call my friend,

No individual me in non-duality,

Expand the mind until you're free,

Love all beings, love all

Dada dada dada dada dada dada ohm

Dada dada dada dada dada dada ohm

Hierarchies are pyramid shaped,

Yet the top of the structure relies on the bass,

Where would we be without other species?

Diversity is key to unity,

Love all beings, love all... 

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A collection of songs written and recorded between 2012-2016 both solo and with my previous band BoxBoxBox. All songs written and performed by Greg Genre. Track 13 written by Greg Genre and John Atkinson. 

Greg Genre- Guitar, vocals, piano, harmonica, vocal trumpet
Emma Welburn-Kelly - Cello
Laura Smith- Keyboard, vocals
Meghann Clancy- keyboard, vocals
Liam Gaughan - Bass, Electronic percussion
Jeet Varia - Bass
Carl Griffin - Percussion
Tom Sooty - Violin 

All tracks produced by Owl ears, Liam Gaughan apart from 'No Need To Seek (Live Version) which was recorded with Ont' Sofa.  

You can name your price. Money donated for each download will be shared with my chosen charity for this release CIWF (Compassion in World Farming). 

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Many thanks and hope you enjoy the  tunes! 

xxxx