Plant a Bass in the Earth

from CALM YOUR STORM by Shaolin Fez

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PLANT A BASS IN THE EARTH Lyrics by Samuel Ferrer

(Verse I)
Soft, soften your gaze
And soften your heart.
And breathe the groove in deep,
Then breathe it out slower.
A candle flame wavers,
You melt to nowhere
So breathe the groove in deep,
And let its beat fill you,
And don’t regret when it’s gone.

(Verse II)
Your smile makes flowers lean.
Your light like nectar, so you seem.
So earth rolls under
With ribbons of river,
A wind blows stronger
And bamboo shivers.
The dimpled water
Underneath thunder,
Each moment a child’s wonder.

(Chorus)
Plant a bass in the earth,
Watch the root grow a chord.
Give the tune to a dove,
Let it fly to the Lord.

Move the earth with your horn,
Stars in the sky now strewn.
Solar winds halt their course,
The dots I connect shine you.

(Countervoice)
Your smile
Makes these flowers lean
Your light
Like nectar so you seem.

(Coda)
Silver fish, shiny as blades
Spears of light pierce treetops’ shade.
Or dimpled water
Under skies of thunder:
So I look upon you with a child’s first wonder.

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from CALM YOUR STORM, released July 12, 2012
Music & Lyrics by Samuel Ferrer.

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Shaolin Fez

Hong Kong’s largest original band and greatest diva showcase, we are a new take on acid jazz, R&B, symphonic disco, funk, and cinematic styles.

“A wondrous, massive mishmash of a group,” – Time Out Magazine.