Month: February 2021

Robyn gathered the seeds of this song during a four day vision quest with the hand drum heard on this recording. Then she brought the chant to a ZMP rehearsal and Chad Hoffman set the basis for the band’s arrangement, a reggae style bassline.

Releasing songs on Imbolc feels particularly potent. Sparking the inner flame and witnessing the sprouts as these songs bloom into beautiful manifestation.

Lyrics by Robyn Saxer, Music by Chad Hoffman and Robyn Saxer

Robyn Saxer (Vocals, Keyboard, Hand Drum, Tambourine, Melodica)
Billy Clayton (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar)
Anthony Roselli (Vocals, Drums)
Gillian Piper (Vocals)
Mike Flactiff (Percussion)
Chad Hoffman (Bass)
Jeff Steinmann (Lead Guitar)

Recorded at Avalon Digital Recording Studios, San Luis Obispo, California.
Engineered by Kip Stork, Brian Aunger and Billy Clayton. Mixed by Billy Clayton, Mastered by Griffin Breshears

Single Cover Art by Timo Beckwith and Billy Clayton

Lyrics:

Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it

Growth and change can be so strange (Grow into it, grow out of it)

The cells themselves they rearrange (Grow into it, grow out of it)

When we grow in time we know (Grow into it, grow out of it)

All of life is ebb and flow (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Who am I, oh who am I? (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Child of Earth and child of Sky (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Let me fly, oh let me fly (Grow into it, grow out of it)

I’ll share my gifts, I won’t be shy (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it

[Instrumental]

Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it

Growth and change can be so strange (Grow into it, grow out of it)

The cells themselves they rearrange (Grow into it, grow out of it)

When we grow in time we know (Grow into it, grow out of it)

All of life is ebb and flow (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Who am I, oh who am I? (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Child of Earth and child of Sky (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Let me fly, oh let me fly (Grow into it, grow out of it)

I’ll share my gifts, I won’t be shy (Grow into it, grow out of it)

Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it
Grow into it, grow out of it

“I consider it a meditation on self love, contemplating the interplay between self and higher self.“

“I started experimenting with imagining the love songs I heard on the radio directed towards myself. With so many songs written for others, I wanted to write a song about loving my self, and this philosophical stream of consciousness poem emerged.”

Robyn Saxer, songwriter

During Daylight Savings Time in 2015, a unique gathering of ZMP occurred we called “Bandage.” It was a mystical multi-dimensional experience in the Wizard’s Den during which this song came to life.

Billy Clayton was playing a chord progression on acoustic guitar and Robyn started singing words and a melody (now the harmony on this recording).

Lyrics by Robyn Saxer, Music by Billy Clayton and Robyn Saxer

Robyn Saxer (Vocals, Ukulele)
Billy Clayton (Rhythm Guitar)
Anthony Roselli (Drums, Harmonica)
Mike Flactiff (Percussion)
Chad Hoffman (Bass)
Talia Ortega (Flute)
Jeff Steinmann (Lead Guitar)

Recorded at Avalon Digital Recording Studios, San Luis Obispo, California.
Engineered by Kip Stork, Brian Aunger and Billy Clayton. Mixed by Billy Clayton, Mastered by Griffin Breshears

Single Cover Art by Timo Beckwith and Billy Clayton

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I once thought I knew all the songs,
Now I find that I’ve been wrong,
Where have you been for so long?

Verse 2:
My unrequited love for you
Shines through my heart for you.
I remember, I remember you.

Verse 3:
In the nostalgia of my thoughts,
I imagine there’s a better start,
But I can’t part from you.

Verse 4:
If we are one,
Spinning round this great bright sun,
Why are you the only one I’m thinking of?

My love, my love,
Where can you be
Inside of me?

(Instrumental)

Verse 5:
When I look in front of me,
In the mirror through the shadows I see,
This life belongs to me.

Verse 6:
In this experiment called humankind,
I forgive my state of mind,
Why have eyes been so blind?

Verse 7:
When I feel the wind on my face,
I trust I am in nature’s embrace,
I am part of universal grace!

My love, my love, my love, my love, my love, my love, my love, my love!