This song is dedicated to my Capricorn friend, to whom I credit my entry into the world of the Grateful Dead. She also took me to my first Splintered Sunlight show in 2009.
Earth Goddesses
There’s a woman I know, who comes and goes
She’s a gun filled with roses
She runs on the fuel from a beating heart drum.
With a fold of her arms she can shut your face down
With the gold of her heart there’s enough to go ‘round.
Oh, Capricorn lady! Maybe we can build you a home.
Let’s gather the stones of the plans you’ve delayed.
Let’s build you a home with the love that you’ve paid.
From above you were made.
I remember a time, I had fled from a lie
There was no place for hiding
I was dying in slow-motion, watching through fog.
Then I met such a lady, her spirit carefree
I was swept up in laughter when the lady swept me.
Oh, Capricorn lady! Maybe we can plant you a tree.
Let’s gather the seeds of the dreams you have shared.
Let’s plant you a tree with the hope you’ve repaired.
From strength you have dared.
In the traveling winds and the rising of Suns, there is always a keeper of words.
In a dark night of questions and mornings of ash, the Capricorn lady plows through, unabashed.
There’s a lesson I know, it comes and goes
It’s a play on the senses
It stays on my mind like a scorching hot brand.
With time I will learn it and teach it to you
With rhyme I can weave it so you can teach too.
Oh, Capricorn lady! Maybe, oh, maybe.
Oh, Capricorn lady you won’t wait for maybe.
Oh, Capricorn lady, you’ve made it already.
Oh, Capricorn lady, keep shining on, baby!