Jon Watts' Mantra: "Inhale Exhaust, Exhale Love"

Quaker musician Jon Watts describes his process of transforming his anger into healing energy. "We Are Lovers of Our Lost Earth" contains Jon's mantra for those feeling furious about the objectification of our world and seeking to find a peaceful way to personally affect the shift from destruction to healing - Jon calls upon us to "inhale exhaust and exhale love".

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"We Are Lovers of Our Lost Earth"
From "The Art of Fully Being" by Jon Watts

Lyrics

I'm like friendship
because I'll never go away
I'm like a drop of rain on a cloudy day
and I'm awake
as if I never went to sleep
And now I'm dancing in the street
as if there was no street

Now I'm alone and I'm surrounded
I could try to find myself a home
but houses are too grounded
My living situation here
foundations just been founded
I spend my time considering
consideration's boundaries

Don't look at me
(because I'm old)
Don't say you've heard of me
because my story's not been told
I'm living underground this year
The surface is too cold
It's a land-side landslide
re-routing these old roads

Inhale exhaust.
Exhale love.

This is about roads in Portugal
and things I've left behind me
struggles I've climbed to find
peace of mind inside me
When blind luck leads us there
it's fine
but just look between the lines
at all the lives denied

We deny love
so it's about hope
and it's about how everyone has courage
in their throat
It's about the lies that vie for our attention
leading us to places too tangential to mention
I could give you names
and I could name dates
and I could focus on the means to end all the debates
but this is music
It's elusive
I've produced it exclusively
and it leads to loose conclusions
which destroy illusions usefully

I don't like running in place
so now I'm walking in the city
Carbon-monoxide in my lungs
I feel empty
We've cut down all the trees
so now it's up to us
We've got to inhale exhaust, exhale love

Inhale exhaust.
Exhale love.

Now I'm exhausted
I haven't done this much coughing
since I was lost in Boston
It's a softened offspring

We are Lovers of our Lost Earth
And it makes us fighters because we know
how much now we have cost her
Some of us are somber
others find a way that they can speak
while they're choking
That's not a path I've chose yet
We can each pick up something
and find a way to get a little bit of breath

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[rosebud4987]

Love this! Inhale exhaust, smog, the unwanted excess...transform it within...renew it without hesitation, and exhale love to aid in transforming others, the environment and the world <3 u r awesome :)

[The2010SnowDay]

I saw him recently

[TerencioLaverdure1]

Friend raps my mind and heart.

Keep up the great work Jon. The Tibetans call the process of inhaling exhaust and exhaling love Tonglen. Works for me so well I start to Quake with the Spirit.

[chaddimmack]

quite the artistic look of intention on your face.

[chadodi]

As is often the case in these amplified guitar situations, the guitar drowns out the vocals.