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I Undress My Mind

2013

Lyrics

May I confide
My dream last night
I undressed my mind
and shined a light
an ancient sight
too bright for my eyes

I undress my mind
to see the divine
outside of time
I straighten my spine
And my centers align

I take the time
To slowly unwind
to do something right

Day after day
night after night
I sit in the shade
and I bathe in the light
I feel so alive
Like a flower petal
Spiraling down
toward the ground
that never arrives
I feel like a child
who has learned how to fly
I feel like the sun
melting the sky
I feel I am one
with the original I

What do I believe?
Who do I fear?
Do I know my name?
How can I disappear?
My mind is always there
Naked and clear
Eternally here
Forever free

I undress my mind

Notes

This song tells the story of my spiritual evolution. In the period prior to making this record, I had a shift in my consciousness that transformed me and helped me better understand the nature of my being. I began to see patterns in creation that changed how I viewed myself and my relationship to the world.

Immediately prior to recording this album in Jefferson, GA (right outside of Athens), I attended a ten-day silent meditation retreat. It confirmed for me some of my hunches about my mind, and it helped with the authentic performance of this song. The performance was improvised, though I had written the lyrics. I didn’t plan the exact melodies or development of the song.

Appears On

  • Undress My Mind cover art
    Undress My MindLP, 2013 · Track 10
    • Recorded byWill Manning
    • Vocals, GuitarYazan