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Eshu Amania

from Mind's Eye, Vol. 2 by John Zay

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Eshu is one of the main deities of the Yoruba tradition from Nigeria. He is a trickster who often pairs opposing perspectives that are also right from each vantage point. The hope is to lead his pupils to emotional maturity and compassion. Eshu's image appeared to me in a dream as a skinny African man dressed in all white joyfully dancing and playing guitar in my backyard. I heard a reggae riff as well as a haunting female vocal in the background repeating his name. The rock section came to me in another dream where I was in my studio looking at the monitor with my spiritual teacher while working on the track. I heard the jungle percussion beat with the rock riff and I was told that's what the song needed to get people moving. After scrambling for my guitar and scribbling in my journal when I woke up, I was able to recreate what I heard in these dreams as best I could.

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Eshu Amenia
Music & Lyrics by John Zay

Ah....Eshu Amania

Walked on down the aisle with charisma and a smile
On his head a hat one side was red the other black
The sane appeared insane, got caught up in his game
Reminded of the dream that nothing’s what it seems

Who rolls the dice when it’s up in the air
Let them fall to the ground, let them fall
Who pays the price when we all seem to care
Let them run to the cause, let them run

Sat me by a tree then he told me what to see
Looked into my eyes then he took me by suprise
I woke up in a daze, my life had been a phase
as if I read a book that told me how to look

Who rolls the dice when it’s up in the air
Let them fall to the ground, let them fall
Who pays the price when we all seem to care
Let them run to the cause, let them run
Ah....Eshu Amania

We don’t need a sign cause the writing’s on the wall
We don’t need the time we’re just witnessing the fall
Reflections show the lies you can see the trickster roam
Smoke and mirrors

Who rolls the dice when it’s up in the air
Let them fall to the ground, let them fall
Who pays the price when we all seem to care
Let them run to the cause, let them run
Ah....Eshu Amania

credits

from Mind's Eye, Vol. 2, released October 4, 2013
John Zay - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
Angelina Narvaez - Female Lead Vocal
Oleg Ginzburg - Organ and Pad
Balfour Tomlinson - Bass Guitar
Von Saunderlin - Timbale
Tobias Ralph - Drums

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John Zay New York, New York

I make Epic Lush Alt/Prog/Electronic Rock Songs
“John Zay is a superb guitar player, lyricist & vocalist as well. I’m a believer and you should be too!”
• Angelo Moore, Lead Singer of Fishbone

Vocalist, Guitarist, Multi-Instrumentalist & Producer. Shamanic Explorer, Plant Medicine Advocate, Lucid Dreamer and Surfer whenever possible. Currently in NYC
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