In 1981 Mr. Todd Rundgren released his 9th studio album titled: Healing. Like The Hermit of Mink Hollow, he wrote all the tracks, performed all vocals and instruments, and was producer and engineer.
If you’re trying to get into a meditation groove you can be assisted by three tracks on that album: Healing, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
| “Healing, Part I” Listen, listen Listen to the voice, The voice is an illusion Listen to the voice, Don’t let the words confuse you ’cause you need something to concentrate on, Concentrate on me You need something to meditate on, Meditate on me Listen, listen Listen to your heart Tune into the rhythm Listen to your heart Beating with precision Like the waves upon the seaside, It goes on and on Like the spinning of the world, It goes on and on Listen, listen Listen for the sound That is not in the music Only you can hear it, Only you can use it It’s the sound of someone breathing, It’s the breath of life It’s the sound that you are weaving With the thread of life Listen, listen Listen to the sound, Let nothing disturb you You are in a place Where nothing can hurt you If you feel a strange sensation, It can do no harm Like the spiral of creation, It will soon move on | “Healing, Part II Where you are going you cannot take your body You are on a journey, the baggage is too heavy You can leave your legs behind you, you will learn to fly You can leave your arms behind you, you will touch the sky You can leave your head behind you, you are thought itself You can leave the rest behind you, you are breath itself Now you are naked, there’s no one here to judge you See the clear light shining high above you Then you’re floating in the silence, you are not alone For the power of your being keeps you flowing on Look upon yourself only with compassion Strip away the shell hiding your perfection Though your past was full of darkness, now the past is gone And your life is starting over when it’s just begun Now you are whole, don’t you recognize it Towering eternal behind the troubled thoughts that hide it Though at times it seems so distant, it is always there When you need its peace and power, you will know it’s here | “Healing, Part III” Listen, listen Listen to the cry Of a world that’s calling to you Listen to the cry Of the helpless souls that need you Though you may have trepidation You can not refuse You will find your own salvation In the path you choose Listen, listen Listen to the voice That whispers in the silence Listen as the voice Solidifies your self reliance Let the peace that you’ve discovered Be a guiding light Let the cry that you’ve uncovered Set the world alright You could not be closer to your maker Never more or less alone If you know thyself There’s nothing else to know You are whole Listen, listen Listen to the sound, Let nothing disturb you You are in a place Where nothing can hurt you If you feel a strange sensation, It can do no harm Like the spiral of creation, It will soon move on |
Healing is Todd Rundgren‘s ninth studio album, released in 1981. The album’s themes are spirituality and the human condition, something Rundgren had touched on many times in earlier works but never with the consistency exhibited here as every track explores a different aspect. The back cover image of the album (artwork by Prairie Prince) shows the caduceus and a Qabalistic Tree of Life each overlaid by a treble clef (Which is reversed for the Tree of Life), reflecting Rundgren’s linking of his spirituality and music. Source: wikipedia
