She Carries Me
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Music and Lyrics: Jennifer Berezan
This song was written by Canadian-American artist, songwriter and Berkeley neighbor, Jennifer Berezan. Of all the songs written about Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the Awakened Being of Great Compassion, this one touches more hearts than any other. I’ve sung it with audiences from Shanghai to Sydney, from Berkeley to Boston and no matter where, the scope of Guan Yin’s vows seems to unlock the spirit of kindness in our hearts. Guan Yin wants to carry us to the other side of trouble, fears, affliction and pain.
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She is a boat, she is a light,
High on a hill, in the dark of night,
She is a wave, she is the deep,
She is the dark where the angels sleep, When all is still and peace abides,
She carries me to the other side.
She carries me, she carries me,
She carries me to the other side. (x2)
And though I walk through valleys deep, And shadows chase me in my sleep,
On rocky cliffs I stand alone,
I have no name, I have no home,
With broken wings I long to fly, She carries me to the other side,
She carries me… (x2)
A thousand arms, a thousand eyes,
A thousand ears to hear my cries,
She is the gate, she is the door,
She leads me through and back once more, When day has dawned, when death is nigh, She carries me to the other side.
She carries me… (x2)