The Offshoots: Music
Steely Man
This song was inspired by the concept of boddhichitta.
Boddhichitta is the natural, expansive open quality of the human heart.
Yet often we close our hearts to what is before us, steeling ourselves against our perceptions of what's "out there".
My sister Patrice thought we were singing "Boney Jesus".
Hey whatever works for you.
hard guy wise guy
a mouthful of answers
never doubting
things should go his way
now he's shouting
he thinks we're all a disaster
wants to tell us
to get out of his way…
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften and
open your heart, soften your heart
Grippin' Graspin',
tryin' to hold it together
Fearful prideful
Throwing up a wall
Feel so stressed out
everything upsets him
rigid mindset
headed for a fall
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften and
open up your heart
and you'll find it's wide as the sky
don't repress what you feel
it can show you how to be real….
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
let bodhichitta soften you steely man
let bodhichitta soften you
start where you are
let down your wall
just fall apart
open your heart