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lyrics

Why this laughter and joy?
When fire is ever burning?
Surrounded by dark
For the light shouldn’t you be searching?

Behold this body, a painted image
A propped up mass of sores
Full of illnesses and plans
None of this lasts!

This body is worn out
A nest of disease, so fragile
When life ends in death
This body will dissolve

What is the delight
Seeing these dull bones
Tossed to the ground
Like an autumn gourd

It’s a city built of bones
Plastered with flesh and blood
Inside dwell decay and death
Jealousy and pride

The most beautiful chariots wear out
Just as this body wears out
But the Dhamma of the Good does not
thus the Good make it known to the good

One who learns little grows old like an ox
they grow in size, but wisdom does not

Through many a birth I have wandered
Through samsara in vain
Seeking the builder of this house
Over and over, rebirth is suffering

O house builder, you are seen.
You will not build this house again

Your rafters are broken, your ridgepole shattered
The mind has attained the unconditioned
I have attained the destruction of craving

Those who in their youth
Have not led the holy life
Or failed to acquire wealth
Stoop over the waters like a crane with no fish

Those who in their youth
Have not led the holy life
Or failed to acquire wealth
Like misfired arrows from a bow lament the past

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from Songs of an Ancient Truth Vol. 1, released October 20, 2022

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Bran crafts his unique, down-to-earth folk songs that tell stories that are fun, inspiring, insightful, and ofttimes humorous.

From heart-felt songs of world peace, to earthy tunes of Nature; from epic myths and stories, there’s sure to be something in Bran’s music for any groovy, tree-huggin’, peace-lovin’ soul! ... more

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