Mustard Seeds

[borneoman]

This deserves its own thread of course

played yesterday in Lyon after Stefan requested

sounds incredible! I knew it was gonna be a serious song about growing up and death and all... I know there´s a story/legend about trading your life for a mustard seed with death or something, can try to find it later, on the phone now

if one day I wake up
and my body is old
I will want to have loved
and I don´t care much for gold

[borneoman]

anyone good at transcribing lyrics (I´m really bad myself)

[carrroline]

I gave it a try, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

Mustard Seeds

maybe we are mustard seeds
underneath a heavy stone
nothing lives if nothing gives
nothing held too tight will grow
as those of us afraid of love
all know

‘cause if one day I wake up
and my body is old
I will want to have loved
and I won’t care much for gold
if one day I wake up
and I know it’s the end
I won’t need to pretend
to be anything at all

may we be worry free
breath it in and let it go
may we live to forgive
careful 'bout the things we're told
‘cause those of us curious
can grow

‘cause if one day I wake up
and my body is old
I will want to have loved
and I won’t care much for gold
if one day I wake up
and I know it’s the end
I won’t need to pretend
to be anything at all

anything at all

no I won’t need to pretend
to be anything
at all

[borneoman]

perfect
thanks Caroline!

[Chrysler]

woohoo, did you make a recording?

[carrroline]

Stefan did (of course)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iub7am68sz...seeds.mp3?dl=0

[lod]

May we be worry free
Breath it in and let it go
May we live to forgive
Well we might as well


That's what I heard
Beautiful to hear this at last, would have loved to have been there!

[carrroline]

Yeah, that's better, i'll replace the lines, thanks Lod.

[borneoman]

i think the story is that this mother, her son dies, and goes to Buddha and asks for her son to be brought back to life... and Buddah says yes if you bring me a mustard seed from a family that has not lost a child themselves... guess she searches and realises people lost their sons all the time, it was not her...

I knew the story cos Tori Amos also uses the metaphor in The Beekeeper, her mother was sick and almost died so in the song Tori goes to talk to death with a mustard seed, trying to trade places...

[verenita]

cheers for the lyrics! i´m glad he played it at last!

kind of mellow but i like it so far.

[verenita]

Originally Posted by borneoman

i think the story is that this mother, her son dies, and goes to Buddha and asks for her son to be brought back to life... and Buddah says yes if you bring me a mustard seed from a family that has not lost a child themselves... guess she searches and realises people lost their sons all the time, it was not her...

I knew the story cos Tori Amos also uses the metaphor in The Beekeeper, her mother was sick and almost died so in the song Tori goes to talk to death with a mustard seed, trying to trade places...

the mustard seed is also a well known parable in the bible.

[eva_arg]

thanks for the recording!! sounds so sad... love it

[lod]

Driving back to Dublin so have been listening.. I think the line is
Maybe we are mustard seeds
Underneath a heavy stone
Nothing lives if nothing gives
Nothing held too tight will grow

Also I hear
I will want to have LOVED

Does anyone else think there was another verse that he sang dum de da etc to??

[Chrysler]

thank you stef for the recording!!

[lod]

Feel really chuffed to hear this song...I remember reading the chatter about it here when the instagram pic was seen...thanks stef for getting Damien to sing it and for taping it and sharing.. It's brilliant.. Sad poignant song, which I think is about love being more important than wealth, at the end of the day... Sentiments I'd concur with...Damien seems v uninterested in material trappings to me...

[carrroline]

Yes, stone does make more sense than storm.
I do hear 'love' though, not 'loved'

[lod]

I hear love once and loved the other time.. Will keep listening..

[borneoman]

first time he says "love" there´s no "d", think "love" makes more sense with the next line

[borneoman]

loving it, typical slowie Damo song that I always like

[cuuliem]

just realized i cut the file before the end... we miss "at all"

[DesoleInBoston]

Thanks so much for requesting Stef and for uploading, Caroline! I love the song and the conversation preceding it is really funny. Good stuff! Have we gotten a live Camarillas yet? I can't remember if he's played it yet.

[verenita]

we have! by request of the dynamic duo marti-stephan

i don´t recall exactly where it was, but definitely over north america. boys?

[eva_arg]

Montreal I think... it was one of the shows in Canada

[verenita]

indeed!

found it: http://www.eskimofriends.com/forum/s...0&postcount=15

[carrroline]

Originally Posted by DesoleInBoston

Thanks so much for requesting Stef and for uploading, Caroline! I love the song and the conversation preceding it is really funny. Good stuff! Have we gotten a live Camarillas yet? I can't remember if he's played it yet.

All credits to Stef! I just shared his link

It's instant love for me with this song. Can't stop listening. Thanks, Lys, for the video as well!

[InspirationDestination]

I love it so much, too. Can't stop listening. His voice sounds so rich.

[glo32]

Really like it. I wish he played it every night, a real highlight...

but that line is absolutely "loved" and not "love". It just makes more sense.

[cookienator]

I hear "loved" too

[lod]

I just love it. and loved it all day ;-) ..I Def hear loved too...and seeing it on YouTube has just added to the experience too... Thanks to all the Eskimos for sharing xx

[borneoman]