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Since Maharaji's arrival in the West twenty-five years ago, music has played a part in many people's expression of appreciation for knowing him.The songs included in the Downpour album have stood out as
perennial favorites. |
DOWNPOUR
Chorus
With the downpour of the Holy Name
The divine colors began to rain
With the downpour of the Holy Name
The divine colors began to rain
Began to rain, began to rain
Began to rain, began to rain
With the downpour of the Holy Name The divine colors began to rain
Questions and doubts will soon disappear
When the longing for Holy Name appears
Maharaji gave me the key
I havefound my true home again
True home again, true home again
True home again, true home again
Chorus
The heart was awakened so gently inside
The journey began with love as the guide
There the unstruck music was played
Its sweetness removed all suffering and pain
No more suffering and pain, suffering and pain
No more suffering and pain, suffering and pain
Chorus
Resting in the grace of my own true beloved
Within me the mystery of life unfolded
The confusion inside me faded away
Fear has gone, liberation attained
Liberation attained, liberation attained
Liberation attained, liberation attained
Chorus
Maharaji gave me the key to realize
His word is as straight as the eagle flies
Boundless joy has sprung in my heart
Ignorance conquered and freedom attained
Freedom attained, freedom attained
Freedom attained,freedom attained
Chorus
LILA
He is our own Maharaji
And we love him
He is brighter than a thousand seas
Shining in the sun
He is pure and fresh
As the early morning dew
I'd wish I was a little bird
Flying high in every tree
But then how would I see
Maharaji
Chorus
He is lila, lila
And his game has just begun
I'd wish I was a little stream
Flowing down to the sea
But then how would I see
Maharaji
Chorus
For we are all like little streams
Flowing down to his ocean
And all we feel for him
Is love and pure devotion
Chorus
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
Where would I be
And how could I see
I'd be an ocean without water
A flower without sun
A poet withoutfeeling
A singer without a song
Where would I be And how could I see
I'd be a journey without meal
A story without an end
A heart that's always broken
A man without a friend
Where would I be
And how could I see
Without your love
ROCK ME MAHARAJ
Everything was dark at first
Things had gone from bad to worse
Somewhere in the universe
I had to find a way
When I was a little child
This world had made my mind run wild
Then I saw Maharaji smile
And night time turned to day
He showed me something in my heart
And my whole world was filled with love
Chorus
So rock me Maharaji and roll me tonight
Rock me Maharaji and say its all right
It's all right
Leave behind your cares and fears
Leave behind your worldly tears
All your doubts will disappear
And you will know what's true
The majesty of earth and sky
Created for our human eyes
But something even more divine
Is inside me and you
I have seen another world
A knowledge we were born to learn
Chorus
Let your spirit fly
Higher than the sky
You will know the reason
Why you are alive
I have felt the power of
An endless wave of love
Chorus
OASIS
If should ever lose sight of you
Please find a way to open my eyes again
I fell into a heavy dream a long time ago
God only knows the kind of shape it got me in
And precious are the hands that gathered all of the pieces
And perfect is the love that makes me whole again
Chorus
You are my oasis of love in a world of make believe, fantasy
Oasis of love draw me nearer
The desert and the darkness is where I did abide
Something else was moving me to find the other side
When I saw the pure love that pours from your eyes
The gratitude and the ecstasy were burning me inside
And precious are the tears that fall in the name of true love
And priceless is the heart whose door is open
Chorus
OH MAHARAJI
I think ofyou all day through
I dream of you all night too
Oh Maharaji, Oh Maharaji
Oh Maharaji, Oh Maharaji
I see your blessed face
And all my troubles are erased
You are my very soul
My world lights up, I want you to know
I love you Maharaji, Oh Maharaji
I really love you Maharaji, Oh Maharaji,
I feel your love so sweet
Life without you is incomplete
And just to know your name
My heart rejoices, I know no pain
I need you Maharaji, Oh Maharaji,
I really need you Maharaji, Oh Maharaji
Won't you take us home
I want to go home with you
Take us home with you
I want to go home with you
Don't let me roam
Oh without you Maharaji
I'd be so alone, yeah without you Maharaji
I want to follow you everywhere you go now
I gotta tell the world about you
I'm gonna tell them that you're true
I'm so hung on you Maharaji
Take me take me, take me home with you
SPREAD THIS KNOWLEDGE
Chorus
Spread this knowledge to every land
To show them true love is here
So they can know the treasure within
For their true selves to appear
When the doorway is opened within
There's a journey inside
Where the mysteries of love will unfold
To feel our heart's true desire
When your heart starts to lead the way
And there is no shadow following you
You will know the answer inside
You'll know love is true
Chorus
When your heart is filled with light
All your doubts will disappear
You will feel your heart delight
Then the sweetest sound you will hear
When the pain and suffering are gone
Then the light will fill your day
You will see the hopeful dawn
Then with joy you will say
Chorus
TRUTH, CONSCIOUSNESS AND BLISS
Truth, consciousness and bliss
Let the heart feel free
Truth, consciousness and bliss
Know true love is here
Truth, consciousness and bliss
Feel the heaven on earth
Truth, consciousness and bliss
Let the light fill your day
Truth, consciousness and bliss
True heaven is within
Yes it is ...
All things must surely pass
The soul inside it will always last
We could never describe
The secret that is keeping us alive
The kingdom of heaven is within
We say that just because we have seen it
Though all your dreams might fade away
Trouble surrounds you every day
Don't you worry, don't you cry
There is peace lying right deep inside
Yes it is...
Let your heart lead the way
Let this love fill your day
TEACH ME DEVOTION
If you want to wander and roam
Go on, go on
Till you're tired and you want to come home
Then come, come home
Back to Maharaji
Maharaji holds the key
Maharaji has come to show us along
In the path of perfection
He has come to make usfeel
Why were alive
His love is pure and deeper than the ocean
Please open our hearts
And let us feel love
And we're asking
Please, please, please teach me devotion
Oh Maharaji, please show me
I'm ready to start
I can see that your love is
Deeper than the ocean
Come into my heart
And let me feel love
I LOVE YOU
There you sat before me
Your silken hair, flowing
All around your shining face
Reminding me of the darkness
Of silent blackness
Sitting as a backdrop to the glorious moon
Something made me feel like
I barely understood
What a pearl drop of perfection could exist in one's eyes
The sparkle in your glance
Made my heart dance
As the sky lit up by a shooting star
So much was growing in me
That I hardly could speak
My tongue was twisted by your presence
To cry or to laugh out
To sit still or leap up suddenly
I was too spellbound to reason
Chorus
By what name can I call you
What words can I say
That won't fall short lifeless to the floor
No sculptor could portray
Such an immaculate creation
Perfect in every detail
I'll call you my beloved (continued)
Sweet precious one
That is if my voice does not fail
I cannot comprehend
The devotion I feel coming
Maharaji my heart wants to wail
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Thank you for coming today
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Maharaji what more can I say?
You light this love within me
Whenever I'm with you
A love I can't find anywhere
Your eyes express a beauty
Touching me deeply
Taking me inside a place so quiet and still
I feel so much for you I hate to even try
To describe something I never can
So let me simply say that I love you and adore you
Want to stay with you forever in this ocean of joy
Chorus
| 1 DOWNPOUR | Kabir (Translation by Charananand) |
| 2 LILA | P Bolton, K. Dempsey |
| 3 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE | G. Bridgford |
| 4 ROCK ME MAHARAJI | S. Lowenthal |
| 5 OASIS | K. O'Leary |
| 6 OH MAHARAJI | R. Ingui, J. Caswell |
| 7 SPREAD THIS KNOWLEDGE | J. Howe |
| 8 TRUTH, CONSCIOUSNESS AND BLISS | P. Marriott |
| 9 TEACH ME DEVOTION | S. Kane |
| 10 I LOVE YOU | R. Neel |
Additional lyrics by P Rawat: 7, 8 & 9
MUSICIANS
Fuzzbee Morse Keyboards, Guitars, Bass and Arrangements 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 10. Geoff Bridgford Drums and Percussion all songs. Vocals and Guitars 3. Kim O'Leary Lead Vocal 2, 5, 7 & 9. Backing Vocals 1, 2, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Keyboards 7. David Andersen Lead Vocal 4 & 8. Backing Vocals 4 & 10. Richie Ingui Lead Vocal 1 & 6. Backing Vocals 6. Lindsay Field Lead Vocal 10. Backing Vocals &Accoustic Guitar 9.
Daya Rawat Backing Vocals 1. John Adorney Keyboards 3. Richard Hardy Saxophone 10. Joe Creighton Bass 9. Ross Hannaford Electric Guitar 9. Nick Jameson Keyboard 9. Ron Clearfield String Arrangement 9. Produced and
Engineered by Geoff Bridgford and Kim O'Leary. Songs 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 mixed by Steve Gursky. Songs 5, 6, 7 & 8 mixed by GeoffBridgford.
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Executive Producer Prem Rawat