כִּי-קָרוֹב אֵלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר מְאֹד
בְּפִיךָ וּבִלְבָבְךָ לַעֲשֹׂתו
רְאֵה נָתַתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ הַיּוֹם
אֶת-הַחַיִּים וְאֶת-הַטּוֹב
אֶת-לְבָבְךָ
וְאֶת-לְבַב זַרְעֶךָ
לְאַהֲבָה
אֶת-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ
וּבְכָל-נַפְשְׁךָ
לְמַעַן חַיֶּיךָ
Ki karov eylecha ha’davar me’od
be’ficha u’levavcha la’asoto
Re’eh natati lefanecha ha’yom
Et ha’chaim ve’et ha’tov
Et levavcha ve’et levav zarecha
Le’ahavah et HASHEM elokecha
Be’chol levavcha
U’vechol nafshecha
Le’ma’an chayecha
the king is in the field
the field is in the distance
distance brings me closer
to the point of no return again
golden city of refuge
with gates made of refuse
welcoming all who have been let loose
from walking a mile in death’s shoes
souls sound like ram’s horns
when language learns to listen
all the sons rise at sun rise
transforming prison into prism
elevate sparks broken heart of darkness
impart tradition to the seeds from hardship to harvest
but don’t forget to translate fear into love
and to contemplate creation meditate on the one
light a candle in the window of your soul
sit back relax and bask in the glow
for the sake of becoming more of who you always been
just in cyclical time for the end of the rhyme to begin again
the standard version wasn’t workin'
the only thing that i knew for certain
was that i was hurtin'
not only that, i had also inflicted
pain negativity confusion vindictive
we hear to bear witness
and take account
the source of the soul’s riches
bigger than your bank account
and your statements are in need of maintenance
your actions don’t add up to all of this anxiety
it’s time for who you really are to meet who you like to try to be
i offer up these fallen leaves from the tree of life inside of me
and pray to be forgiven while i learn how to forgive
circle round the seven, she’s the presence of the essence
-light a candle in the middle of your soul
sit back relax and bask in the glow
for the sake of becoming more of who you always been
just in cyclical time for the end of the rhyme to begin again
"Because the matter is very close to you
In your mouth and your heart to do it
"Behold, I have placed today before you
Life and the good"
"With your whole heart
And with your whole soul
For the sake of your life"
"Your heart
And the heart of your offspring
For love
Of YHVH your g!d"
From Parshat Netzavim, Deuteronomy 30:6 and 30:14
