From the Unreal to the Real
Words and Music: Jules (Julian) Franks
Inspired by the Hindu chant :
Asato ma sad gamaya
Tamaso ma jyotir gamayar
Mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya
Main vocals: Jules Franks
Female vocals: Genevieve Applebee
Drumkit, Djembe, Hang,
Keyboards: Jules Franks
Dilruba: Ian Faller
Bass Guitar: Krista Franks
Electric Guitar: Joel Franks
Acoustic guitar: Julian Tardo
End Guitar solo: Ian Faller
With intensity I plunge within to the heart of 'here and now'
Leaving the phantom prison of time and space, Oh to thee my Lord I bow
If only I would remember, that everything is the Divine
Mundanity becomes the supereal, and the Universe becomes mine
I toiled to find the answer, and was met by my one true Guide
In the presence of Saints and Angels, they no longer seemed to hide
And we look up to the distance stars from a rock in a Cosmic Heaven
Unknown 'Mystery' at our very core made of energy in 'Sacred Seven'
Chorus:
Lead me from the Unreal to the Real
Won't you lead me from Darkness to Light
Lead me from Death to Immortality
I'm on my way home, I passed through the Soul's dark night
Repeat:
Like a fool I strived for perfection, when all was perfect right here and now
It was all contained in my own reflection, to the Universe now I do bow
Through an ancestoral chain we find threads, traced back to seeded roots
A cosmic shift back to 'Oneness', in our wholeness we reap holy fruits
I was tested and transformed in 'Lifes Fire' in a crucible of faith and hope
Rewarded with love, a 'Prodigal Son' bathed in the light of insight and growth
Then an urge to 'Sacred Union' came from my Guide, the Angels and Saints
Rising from the core of my 'Being', God is Grace, is patient and waits
Chorus:
Lead me from the Unreal to the Real
Won't you lead me from Darkness to Light
Lead me from Death to Immortality
I'm on my way home, I passed through the Soul's dark night
Repeat:
Genevieve:
Like a thief I stole the night
Within Darkness I found Light
I passed through the Soul's dark night
Scales dropped down giving second sight
I did what my soul felt right
I gave up on the ego's fight
Took my strength from 'Wise Men's might
I went beyond both black and white
Chorus:
Lead me from the Unreal to the Real
Won't you lead me from Darkness to Light
Lead me from Death to Immortality
I'm on my way home, I passed through the Soul's dark night
I'm on my way home
I'm on my way home
I'm on my way home
I'm on my way home
Repeat: ...............
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