Great Lake Swimmers - I Became Awake

I became awake
From a very dark place
Patchwork of fear of poorly conceived ideas
With a blister of water

Mark of working hands, ready to catch or cut
Senses aligned, the animal urgency
And voices picked up
Flowing over the static, late, quiet

All awake, all awake

I became awake
Fingers are open, eyes they are open
The firing of images, an orchestra of scribbles
The guts of an engine, the veins of a leaf
Light onto paper, exposed

A filament in a bulb, up above or in the ground
Together we are magic, together we are dreaming
Together we will reach endlessly
The center of a seed, so full of possibilities

All awake, all awake
All awake

I became awake
I thought I was sleeping but I was only forming
A structure with no ceiling
With words like a runway
A cloud of a person drifting away

I was heavy but now I am light
I was heavy but now I am light
All awake, all awake
All awake, all awake

I became awake
From a very dark place
Patchwork of fear of poorly conceived ideas
With a blister of water

Mark of working hands, ready to catch or cut
Senses aligned, the animal urgency
And voices picked up
Flowing over the static, late, quiet

All awake, all awake

I became awake
Fingers are open, eyes they are open
The firing of images, an orchestra of scribbles
The guts of an engine, the veins of a leaf
Light onto paper, exposed

A filament in a bulb, up above or in the ground
Together we are magic, together we are dreaming
Together we will reach endlessly
The center of a seed, so full of possibilities

All awake, all awake
All awake

I became awake
I thought I was sleeping but I was only forming
A structure with no ceiling
With words like a runway
A cloud of a person drifting away

I was heavy but now I am light
I was heavy but now I am light
All awake, all awake
All awake, all awake

Great Lake Swimmers - "I Became Awake" - Photos of Water

photos of water...different places...different ways...

Great Lake Swimmers - I Became Awake (cut)

performed at Schubas, Chicago October 28, 2007 Unfortunately, my camera ran out of memory so I'm missing the last minute of the song, including the flute.

Great lake swimmers- Ongiara (Full Album)

I DO NOT own rights to this beautiful album, or the images used. Great Lake Swimmers- Ongiara, 2007© Nettwerk Records http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/ ...

Great Lake Swimmers _ Backstage with the Modern Dancers (Official Video)

Great Lake Swimmers | Quiet Your Mind

http://www.cbcmusic.ca Great Lake Swimmers perform music from their new album 'New Wild Everywhere'. This is 'Quiet Your Mind'.

Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers