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Siddhartha
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A wall of acoustic guitars, one in double-dropped D tuning, with hand percussion drumming.
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The joedai warriors features original introspective folk-rock songs by Joe Peters and the phenomenal musicianship of Michael Kelsey, 2004 Winner of Guitar Cente
The joedai warriors is a musical collaboration between me (singer-songwriter Joe Peters) and musician extraordinaire Michael Kelsey, 2004 winner of Guitar Center's National "Guitarmageddon" Competition for best unsigned guitarist in America. We first collaborated on 1998's "Given Birth," an independent CD release that features 13 of my songs that describe a variety of inner and outer experiences of life in the US and abroad. We have recently gone back into the studio to work on a follow-up album, "Rebirth," which was just released on December 11, 2004. While I play acoustic guitar and sing, Michael also sings backup and plays acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, bass, keyboards, mandolin, and percussion (to name but a few).
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Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #1,535
Peak in subgenre #69
Author
Joe Peters
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Joe Peters
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December 07, 2004
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MP3 5.5 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
The two historical figures who have most inspired and informed my life are Jesus Christ and Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha. I gave thanks to Jesus on my first album with Michael, “Given Birth,” in a song entitled “Son of Man.” Here’s it’s Buddha’s turn...
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Siddhartha Long ago & far away, a child was born to be a king His father sheltered him from pain Behind four walls of wealth, the prince had everything His innocence was thus retained At 29 the prince was wed, & traveled through the land He saw the sick, the old, the dead This human suffering, he did not understand So down the road he fled He renounced the royal life, & the pleasures of his youth Thus began his sacred quest He dreamt that he should be, a seeker of the truth So he journeyed to the dark forest He practiced self-denial, to see if he could find The key to the unknown He deprived his body, & he almost lost his mind He was nothing left but skin & bone Woa Siddhartha, you’re looking for that Middle Path Somewhere in between self-deprivation & the indulgence of your past Woa Siddhartha, you’re looking for, you’re looking for a cure But you have practiced the perfections, there’s never been one quite as pure As you Then a woman took him in, & fed him milk from rice His mind returned to harmony He vowed to sit alone, to make the sacrifice He took a seat beneath the tree Underneath the moon that night, he explored the inner space He shone as brightly as the sun The veil of ignorance, vanished without a trace Thus arose the Awakened One
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