I recorded this so many years ago at Galen Breen's studio in Nashville.
In my heart I hope and believe that some day all of this violence will end and the Universe will balance itself out. That now, like a seesaw, and I picture the ideas of different peoples who will slide closer and closer to the middle of the seesaw until they see eye to eye.
Maybe then they will see there is not that much distance between their thoughts.
As it is now, even I am guilty of the great separation of my own intolerance.
I wasn't as intolerant as I am when I wrote this song. But there is so much violence going on now. And perhaps in my heart, I have to have the same tolerance for the growth of another people as I've had for my own as I look back in history.
It's been so long since I've read the words to my own songs that It's given me pause to reflect on them once again.
Lyrics
ONE PURE THOUGHT
Words & Music; Jackie Carlyle
I HAVE NO NAME SAVE WHAT YOU GIVE ME
I AM THE FLAME THAT LIVES WITHIN THEE
I LET YOU DANCE WITHIN MY LIGHT
AND WHEN YOU'RE STILL I GIVE YOU SIGHT
I LET YOU HOLD ME AND DEBATE ME
MOLD ME AND CREATE ME
AND WHEN YOU HATE ME I'M STILL THERE FOR YOU
AND I ALWAYS WILL BE TRUE
I AM ONE PURE THOUGHT
DANCING IN THE AIR
ONE PURE THOUGHT
FILLED WITH PEACE AND PRAYER
I AM LIFE AND DEATH
YOU CAN FEEL ME WITH EACH BREATH
I AM ONE PURE THOUGHT
DANCING IN THE AIR
I'M A MUSLIM I'M A JEW
I AM A SIKH AND A HINDU
AND WHEN YOU NEED MY ADVICE
I AM BUDDHA I AM CHRIST
I HAVE NO PLANS OR HIDDEN MOTIVES
AND MY HANDS HOLD YOU LIKE A VOTIVES
AND LIKE CANDLES YOU LIGHT EACH MOVE I MAKE
AND I'M LIKE SANDALS FOR EVERY STEP YOU TAKE
I AM ONE PURE THOUGHT
DANCING IN THE AIR
ONE PURE THOUGHT
FILLED WITH PEACE AND PRAYER
I AM LIFE AND DEATH
YOU CAN FEEL ME WITH EACH BREATH
I AM ONE PURE THOUGHT
DANCING IN THE AIR
DANCING IN THE AIR
FILLED WITH PEACE AND PRAYER
© 2000 Jackie Carlyle wwm Pub. BMI