We Belong to the Earth

from Two Gardens by Louise Kelly

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I've been experimenting with listening to the land. What if it speaks? What if it has messages for us? Ancient cultures had deep relationships with the land they lived on. I've felt a loss in that and am trying to restore that. My dream is that all of us would begin to know, listen to, value, and respect the land on which we live. Not only to bring about a greater richness and connectedness to our lives, but also in hopes that the tide of climate change will reverse.

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Taken from the river
Taken from the water
We are

From the fishing pole
into the fish bowl
Happy as a clam, baked

Taken from the depths
Forget and live skin deep
Don’t you forget, forget

We belong to the earth
We belong to the sea
From dust to dust we belong

Taken from the mountains
Take a little peek then turn your back

Taken from the cool air
Take a little in then spin around and turn your back
No, no

Taken from the heights
Forget that I’m so small
Ashes to ashes we all

Lost souls, we’re animals, lost souls
Make a landfill of the promised land
And turn your back
Lost souls, lost souls, lost souls
Lost souls, animals.

We belong to the earth...

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from Two Gardens, released August 7, 2020
Written by Louise Kelly. Produced by Louise Kelly and Stephen Pilat. Thanks to Cathy DeLanoy for helping me think through some of these musical ideas, put them on paper, and arrange them in SAT and SATB. Dedicated to all children, with special love for those who sing in choirs.

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Louise Kelly Downers Grove, Illinois

Timeless. Soulful. Emotional. Colorful. Mother Nature infuses the music of Louise Kelly with the songs of birds and prairie breezes. Rooted and rising in Illinois, watered by the sounds from a cloud of Stevie Wonder, Emily King, James Blake, Chopin, Lake Street Dive, Led Zeppelin. Not hiding it under a bushel (no!) Music is light. Listen for the sunshine. And shine on, you crazy diamond. ... more

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