This song came through on an evening when I fell into a triggered emotional state in which I was angry at someone else, angry at myself, and I felt very lost. When the friends who had been at my house went home, I went out and lay down on the ground to meditate, and to connect to my body, to the earth, to the night. In a very short timeless few moments, the feelings overflowed, the thoughts moved on, and I opened my eyes to see the brilliance of Orion above me in the sky, with Mars following close behind. The emotional turmoil was completely gone, and I felt deeply at peace. I went indoors to my piano, and within another few moments, this song had been born. Now, many years later, the song is a reminder that thoughts and feelings are always just passing through, and that just a few moments of turning inside can be profoundly liberating.
Like A Ruby
© K Hannan 2003
Sometimes I get lost and
Sometimes I can't see and
Sometimes I get lonely
I get lonely, and
Sometimes I forget and
Sometimes I can't feel and
Sometimes I get lonely
Still get lonely but
Sometimes I remember to
Fall down on the ground and
Watch Mars, shine like a ruby
Orion comin' up
Sorrow gone, gone
Sorrow gone
© K Hannan 2003
Sometimes I get lost and
Sometimes I can't see and
Sometimes I get lonely
I get lonely, and
Sometimes I forget and
Sometimes I can't feel and
Sometimes I get lonely
Still get lonely but
Sometimes I remember to
Fall down on the ground and
Watch Mars, shine like a ruby
Orion comin' up
Sorrow gone, gone
Sorrow gone
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