For All Things Alive ft. Whirimako Black
Some will come to look for gold
lost their hearts before they're old.
Those who know to keep it strong
live elsewhere to see the dawn.
Coming alive tonight in the city - penned by our late e hoa Aaron Tokona
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For All Things Alive was first released on the band's Return To Our Kowhai 3x12’ vinyl trilogy in June 2024 "Coming alive tonight in the city" - written by Aaron Tokana with Andrew Penman & sung by Dave Deakins at JD's warehouse Otautahi/Christchurch 2018. “Some will come to look for gold. Lost their hearts before they’re old.” “Those who know to keep it strong. Live elsewhere to see the dawn” An Andrew & Dave Collaboration.
“The whakapapa of our environment should enter our consciousness more fully to counterbalance the nonsensical technological developments in order to enable us to 'Return to our Kōwhai' to nature where we belong." - adapted from Albert Hoffman's 100th birthday speech with guidance from Kāti Māmoe Kaumatua connected with the old ways.
Source: Michael Pollan's biography "How to change your mind. The New Science of Psychedelics"
Gifted: by Mani Penman on fathers day 2018. (thank you Mani - you are a jewel from heaven)
Big thanks to Haza Bretherton and Scotty Taikoto.