Reverence - Faithless

Faithless - Reverence
Some of the songs we'll look at in this blog have a mere passing reference to a mystical message. This isn't one of those songs !
The whole song "Is a modern day hymn".It was the first song that made me realise how many mystical references there are out there in popular culture and despite Maxi Jazz's insistence on not being a mystic (he is a Buddhist)- the rest of the lyrics read like a complete mystical manifesto. For me it's a modern day Tao Te Ching - and I love it !

To listen / watch: Reverence


My name is Maxi Jazz and I ain't no joke,
I make you choke on the mic, When I go for broke,
When I come into a jam I tear off my shirt,
I have no knowledge of fear, cause I'm hear to do work.

Uh, Yeah, Watch me ride..

Take my words and the bass
Taste and then swallow me
No chasing the devil
Cause you're level if you follow me
For quality, and I make no apology
For linking my thinking with computer technology
'Cause this is like a modern day hymn,
For the new church, I search for the truth,
I got a hole in my tooth, I'm uncouth, yes sir.

I'm from a street university where we,
Learn to earn even in times of adversity.
And I would find the easy way out of a hard time,
Petty crimes, some time but now I'm inclined to find
A fresh direction, kiss me neck, check out the funky section
'Cause this is the part where I start to rip up words
A comfort coming straight from my heart,
I'm not a mystic, My views are realistic, Simplistic,
One special brew I get pissed quick
And get sick so I don't do it no more
I won't find peace of mind Rolling around on the floor

The point I want to make is you can never escape from your fate
The mistake is to take without giving From within,
You wanna know how I'm living, I'm cool..
I'm looking after myself,
And I would never put wealth before my spirit,
I feel it's unhealthy
The devil creep around ya, so stealthy stealthy
'Til you get bold, rush the gold
And before your much older, your soul is sold
And where's it gettin ya?
Competition starts sweating ya
Golddiggers setting you up
Soon be forgetting your existence
Do ya need a for instance I have to admire your persistence
In sticking to a game plan, That brings ya pain man,
And at the end of the day nothing is gained.
So listen to the voice within I'll see ya later,
Pay heed to the Grand Oral Disseminator.

Quiet, still, you feel there's nothing going on
Until you realize the space behind your eyes
Is filling up with something like peace
As your thoughts cease and Pleasure grows in your soul.
I ain't a Christian, sometimes I feel like dissin' 'em
But listen, I'm just tryin' to tell you, what I know
If you could, once relax
Chill to the max, these words on wax
Would cause sweet bells to ring in your soul If I say
God is alive I know you wanna know why
Babies die, food don't grow, why trains smash, planes crash
Situation mash and slam bam your fellow man
Money's in fashion, huh, it ain't rational,
Because damn it, he didn't just give us the planet
And its wealth, deep inside your soul he left a piece of himself
The lord is in here.
His voice is small.
You keep lying and trying,
Denying the call From inside
You can't hide responsibility
So decide from today just how it's going to be,
Thou shalt have no other god but me, He can set you free, see
But you have to listen,
Now who's that false idol I see you kissing
Money, success and untold wealth, good health
And all you have to do is love yourself.

It's a fact you'll attract all the things that you lack,
So just chill
And get off the racetrack
And take a pace back, face facts,
It's your decision,
You don't need eyes to see, You need vision,
Continue to view the lord as being separated
And You're living a lie that's been perpetrated,
For many centuries, I wanna mention these facts in my rap
Huh, I don't sing.
But I want to share the peace that they bring,
My name is G.O.D.
The Grand Oral Disseminator

An Introduction

Hello ! Welcome !

This blog will be an occasional wander through some of my favourite music which intentionally (or often unintentionally) has a mystical message at its heart.

First things first however - what is mysticism ?

Simply, mysticism is a world view in which all our experiences and senses reveal themselves as theophany. Put another way, direct experience of the divine is the definitive mystical experience. Once the mindset that the divine is immanent in absolutely everything becomes habitual, many amazing changes begin to occur!

For me, one small, unexpected change was that loads of my favourite songs took on entirely new meanings and I began to hear mystical messages in them. As far as I know this isn't an Aquarian conspiracy - although that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing - often I'm not sure the artists themselves realise the message their music contains!

At about the time I discovered that my world view had a name (and that it was mysticism) I was listening to 1 Giant Leap and a comment from Kurt Vonnegut the US philosopher really resonated:
"Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference".

Ten years on and I've finally got round to sharing some of these musical discoveries with anyone who might be interested! I love music and am always very grateful when people introduce me to new stuff - so do contact me if you think there is music I should be listening to.

Loudzoo