DANIEL CAINER How We’re Blessed
Consider this day,
For it is holy,
If we consider that it’s holy then it is,
Take this moment
To consider all the moments
That we did not so consider prior to this
It’s how it is and how it’s always been
And will always be I guess
It’s how we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
Consider the light
The light that guides you
And without which you would flounder in the dark
Whatever they tell you
It burns inside you
And it’s blazing like a furness
Like our nearest dying star
That’s how it is and how it’s always been
The light and the darkness
It’s how we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
It’s sometimes hard to fathom
When you’re falling into a chasm
When you’re staring at the jaws of death
How we’re blessed
We’re never going to understand it
In our short time on the planet
We are honoured guests
Consider this sound
This set of vibrations
That move the air that stir the head and heart
The epic themes and the many variations
The revelations
That tear us up and tear us all apart
That’s how it is and how it’s always been
Even in the wilderness
It’s how we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
With the livings we are scratching
When the world around’s collapsing
When yours is as good as my guess
How we’re blessed
When our hearts are truly open
When our fears are finally spoken
We can rest
Consider this breath
This breath that fills you
And without which you’d be useless more or less
What doesn’t make you
Stronger kills you
Your breath is the first blessing you’re given
And the last thing you have left
That’s how it is and how it’s always been
For the worst and for the best
It’s how we’re blessed
How we’re blessed
Credits:
written by Daniel Cainer
Guest artists in the finale: Marty Axelrod, Bill Berry, Seth Cutler, Alfred Johnson, Kevin Kelso, Maude Maggart, Art Podell, and Harriet Schock
DANIEL CAINER is a multi-ward-winning songwriter, storyteller, performer, and broadcaster based in London. He tours his ever-evolving, one-person-show of unique stories-in-song around the world in theatres (including five off-Broadway runs), cabaret venues, temples and anywhere else that will have him. He has written many soundtracks for TV film and radio and featured on all major UK networks. As a session musician and music producer he has worked at Abbey Road and many other major studios. He also writes and performs topical songs and has been a regular on BBC and independent radio. His shows are a highlight of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he has performed every year since 2005.