New song! Being With It

Written as a Metta accompaniment to the Dharma Talk, “How the Spiritual Path Supports Showing Up as an Activist”

Lyrics:

[chorus1] Mmmm bein’ with it. Mm mm I’m bein’ with it. All the vibes and the times, mm mm I’m bein’ with it. Some comforts, some cues, some soothes for the blues, but I’m, just bein’ with it, oh yes I’m with it.

[verse1] It ain’t so easy when the world’s crashing down, black bodies gettin’ killed, pipelines built in the ground. Taught to never trust and always watch my back, mm always expecting another attack, And so I brace, brace, brace this bod of mine, clench up my fists, tense the muscles up my spine Cause surely that will stop the pain of the game, the world that we see, Samsara’s its name

[chorus2] I’m stayin’ with it, oh, oh, as long it’s here, I’m stayin’ with it, oh, yes even, the fear, I’m stayin’ with it,

[verse 2] the suffering of never being enough, keeps me from showin’ up In my blue jeans, for my family, here and overseas Cause even if you do not look like me one and the same is our liberty

[chorus 3] so I’ll just be with it, get out in the streets, and be with it, call out what you see, be with it, no justice til all are free, just be with it

[Bridge] I’m takin’, I’m takin’, I’m takin’ him to tea I’m takin’, Im takin’, I’m taking him to tea; All the uncertainty it tries to get me to flee, but I’ll only get free beneath the Bodhi tree,

[verse 3]so I! Go for refuge to the jewels, let Goddess bless me with fuel, choose to BREAK the rules, let Nature be my school, and every molecule

[final chorus] Of my mind, please be free! Just stay with it, We’re all one entity! And be with it. Together let’s find some clarity! and be with it!

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“Inspired by mental health struggles and spirituality, this home-recorded debut album by emilee was created with the hopes of helping break the stigma, shame and silence for folks experiencing intensity, challenges, and suffering in the mind. Built on vulnerability and a commitment to speaking truth, these words and melodies reveal both the dark depth and vibrant light of human existence in the modern western world.“