Layah Jane - Reverence & Ridicule Video

Layah Jane (vocals) and Oliver Johnson (guitar) play "Reverence & Ridicule" across Canada...From the ocean, across the prairies, to the Great Lakes... The studio recording of "Reverence & Ridicule" appears on Layah's first CD "Grievance & Gratitude" which is available at www.cdbaby.com or digitally on iTunes! REVERENCE & RIDICULE ©2004 Lyrics by Layah Jane Music by Layah Jane and Oliver Johnson Chorus: Says she "You all must be The change you wish to see" If I talk my speak but my walk is weak Show me Just how to be The change I wish to see I endeavor to shed light on blindness Speak my mind with patience and kindness You know what I'm doing, I am scoping for hope There's no better time than to share how we cope If it's not our own Mama Earth's time-line We all have our own steady rate of decline To use as a context for our worry With one more day would you slow down or hurry? Chorus Give me a green, green valley And a clean, clean lake A solar-powered homestead so I don't take More than my share, of what is there I'll make a ginger tea to soothe me Dance to music that moves me It's amazing just what can be found When you stand bare-feet firmly planted on the ground And it's crazy just what you feel When you stop long enough to uncover what's real Blessings and beauty abound In this life on this planet so fertile and round Chorus Oh it's a battle uphill on a slippery slope When there's no woman in this business Who has not been groped By the hand of the industry's ...