Verse 1
Coexistence is the key to staying here
A shift is going down, ringing loud knocking clear
All across the world there’s movements springing up
Injustice, the imbalance of power is rife and rough
Everyone must take a stand cry out and hold your ground
Strong and fluid moving mountains, we’re swarming to the sounds
Of the streets filling up, people reaching out the womb
Freedom’s sweeping through so dive on in the monsoon & stand up
Chorus
Stand on up, stand on up
Stand up, stand on up
Stand on up for vic-victory
Victory
Stand on up
Up up & stand
Stand up, stand on up, just stand on up for victory
Victory
And may the spirit of our river be victorious
Verse 2
Coexistence is the rule of our planet's atmosphere
It's the universal law and the way we’re called to steer
Ego, power, greed, corruption - all are rooted deep in fear
The rape and pillage of our planet, everything we hold dear
The time must be right now. We are the one's we've waited for
to catalyze consciousness take a step on out your door
into a brave new world where miracles unseen
metastasize and bloom from dreams into concrete realities
we stand up
Chorus
Verse 3
Coexistence is the key to staying here
A shift’s going down, a bell’s ringing clear
We’re particles of water from different rivers on the globe
Merely matter steady growing under one sun's glow
All these rivers & streams flow to the same oceans
And the power of community transcends all the commotion
We’re livin’ life with purpose in a divine play
And mother earth can feed the world if we just love her everyday
Because love is the religion in this new century,
The spirit of coexistence peace and positivity
It’s a feast-of-festivals full of possibilities
No more schemes dogmas of hatred cycles killing all us beings
And we are confident - this is no time to be sitting
And slipping and tripping kicking' the same bullshit spittin'
What about us people, freedom, balance what is equal
This is a one shot deal my friends, there ain't no sequel
The peace-train has left the station it’s in motion coming through
And if your soul's ready & you want on there is room for you
Just start jogging along the side extending out your arms
Then with a gentle loving grace feel your relations pull you on
Hear the trembling sound this railroad's not underground,
And in your town, all aboard the party’s going down
Soul explorers on the ride, innovators, woman, man
Earth is ringing, it's for us, to grab the call and take a stand
from Cosmicology,
track released November 11, 2011
"Coexistence" by Adam Stern
Produced, Arranged, Engineered & Mixed by David Noily
Recorded at Player Lair Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering,
Los Angeles, CA
Drums performed by Lyndon Rochelle
Congas performed by Benjamin Hall
Album Artwork by William Deutsch
Album Photo by Adam Morse
For a full list of album credits, lyrics, bio, news, tour, videos, merchandise & more please visit:
adamstern.us
Vintage soul with a future heart beating right now, Adam Stern is an LA-based
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