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50'000 People

by Benjamin Kelly

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Chop Wood 06:33
No Lyrics.
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This one goes out to you, Welcome to an unbelievably amazing world, your world, my world, our beautiful world, What if you could do anything you dream...well you can, What are your dreams? Where do you really want to be? If you could do one thing today, to bring you closer to your dreams, what would it be? If you could reach out someone right now, who would it be? what would it mean to them? what would it mean to you? Would it be... a love, a friend, a parent or sibling? or 50'000 people? That you could hold in your heart, Every single person in the world, equally as fragile and powerful as the next, ALL ONE-CONSCIOUS SPIRIT CONNECTED, transcending all barriers, Love and evolve, to a higher frequency, and dance, free, like a bird flies, like you've never danced before, your heart overflowing with love and gratitude, a sense of peace, connection, 50'000 people, one world, one consciousness, one heart beat, an age of reason, a message to the world, we love the world, peaceful world, of Light, CONSCIOUSNESS: THE STATE OF BEING AWAKE AND AWARE OF ONES SURROUNDINGS, together we make the world, the place to be, I am, you are, we are, the same as the sun,the moon, the Earth, the clouds, a waterfall, a black hole, a memory a dream, a conscious particle, you are the maker of the world, you are consciousness, creating moments in time and space, an endless ocean of possibilities.
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Hello hello hello hello hello hello, life is free ,life is free, life is free, hello hello hello hello hello hello, i believe, believe in you, i believe in the things you do. Life is free, you can be who you want to be, just let go of the things you know, rise on up to a new state of mind, just kick back to the sweet sunshine, let your troubles go from your mind, and if you cant seam to find your friends, find some new ones and start again, sing it out, chorus, and if your down, get on up, cant hear the sound, turn it up, and if your lost, get a map, your feets for dancing your hands for clapping, i got you and you got me, the big old bird in the big green tree, the big old fish in the big blue sea, the golden sand in between your feet, Chorus, the wind is blowin', across the land, making waves and shifting sand, the sun is shining, shining down, now clap ya hands and make some sound, Chorus, We got time, all day long, and we got voices to sing this song, we got feet to make a stand, and motorbikes to ride across the land, I'm a simple a simple guy, i don't smoke crack but i still get high, aint no casj, but i still get by, and i believe in the big blue sky! Chorus,
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The River Song. Its a no-where plan were driving, and a no where land were living in, but it doesn't matter what they say, we can change this no-where plan today, and its no-where time were saving, in a no-where town in the pouring rain, we got something some-where, im sure, but it doesn't matter at all, and its now or never baby, we got time so lets go waist it, doesn't matter where were going, we got time so lets keep rolling on, and the rain is falling slowly, as the river just keeps rolling on, just keeps rolling on, just keeps rolling on, just keeps rolling on, and the rain is falling slowly, as the river just keeps rolling on, Repeat from top.
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Travelling 05:54
Instrumental
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Carry Water 06:03
Instrumental
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Sassafras 03:31
Instrumental
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Ive got this journey to make, and ill be leaving here real soon, doesn't matter what goes by, coz' ill be coming back for you, a million moments in one day, but it doesn't seam to show, i got a million dreams to live, and a million to let go, and in your eyes i see it all, rising up above the sun, it doesn't matter if i go, it only matters that you come, As time slips by i start again, but everything gets in the way, but ill be loving you tomorrow, just like I'm loving you today, the sorrow hasn't quite kicked in, its already been and gone, although i don't know where you've been, I know where your coming from, and in this time of mess and haze, we got to hold our spirits high, hold the children in our arms, as the tears fall from the sky, Its doesn't matter what has been, it only matters whats to come, and it will all be sinking in, as I watch the setting sun..... It'll all be sinking in, as i watch the setting......sun

about

I wrote the majority of this album while busking up and down the East Coast of Australia. Living in my van going from town to town.

Each song has a story and emotion unique to how i was feeling and what was happening at that time.

For example, MEDITATE was written in Byron bay for my Dad. I hadn't been back to Melbourne for sometime and my father had been in touch saying he wasn't well, Hes alright now, but then i was worried about his well being, so the song came out as I thought about my Dad and looked forward to seeing him again.

The HELLO SONG was written after 150'000 km of driving and touring. I had just finished the final gig of my first extended tour and was elated by the fact that i had managed to stay afloat for months on end, achieving what i set out to and playing all the shows, while traveling the land and living in the Van, it was a great feeling to tick off that final gig and relax in reflection.

'A MILLION MOMENTS' has been a staple song at my shows and people always seam to love hearing it again with the story that accompanies the song. It was written before i headed off on that tour. My partner and i had split and I had a bit of a meltdown. I sold all my things, set up a website and recorded an EP (Times Not Waiting). Left the family farm where i was working at the time and set off on the first tour. A Million Moments was written on the last night i lived in that house. The house was empty, id payed all my bills and sold or given away my physical belongings with just enough to tour with. I sat in the lounge-room on my rug and wrote this song, in candle light. Im still on that journey now, although a lot has happened and shifted within me. My journey continues to evolve, but I'm no longer in that state of melancholy, however, i still look back at that time as pivotal in my journey, and I'm grateful for everything.

The Opening instrumental track, CHOP WOOD was written half in Melbourne outside a Supermarket in my local town Belgrave and half in Byron Bay outside the picture framers. Its an instrumental expression of my journey and reflects the gentle and humble feelings of traveling alone to share music with the world. I guess you could say there is a lot of my gentle nature in that song.

50'000 PEOPLE is track 2 and the title track for the album.
I actually wrote this one while house sitting my parents farm. I had the PA set up outside and was playing into the dark night air. The song itself is a dream of people coming together to celebrate life and the privilege and honor it is to have a body and mind and be able to experience this life as a human. We all come together to celebrate without boundaries and the song is the backdrop to that celebration. The Title is a reflection of how many people id like to have at that celebration, more if we like, we can have 50 Million together, now that would be a big crowd !!!!

Vivir El Momento was written in Melbourne at my friends Mark and Leilahs house. They let me stay for a while after i arrived back from my first couple of tours and had no where but the van to stay. The Spanish aspect was inspired by all my friends up in Byron Bay. I had seamed to gather a great group of new traveling friends and the majority where from Sth America or Spanish speaking countries. So when I wrote Vivir el Momento, i wads actually writing to improve my Spanish. However the song is about traveling latin America with My Guitar and skateboard and meeting a Bonita and traveling together and just living in the moment as life unfolded in all its magic and beauty.

OTHER TRACKS ON THIS ALBUM ARE:

CARRY WATER
THE RIVER SONG
SASSAFRAS
TRAVELLING

credits

released December 2, 2014

Created by humans, For humans and all others.

Graphic design Janet Croll - www.janetcroll.com

Photography Jason Rosewarne - www.jrosewarne.500px.com

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Benjamin Kelly Australia

Hi,
My name is Ben.
I'm a farmer, Musician, Artist, philosopher and certified dog lover.

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