Name: Cocoon
Duration: P00H05M36S
Description: Wrote this song, after visiting my wife's elderly aunt who was living in a care facility on top of a hill overlooking a good sized valley. I've sung it at a number of funeral ceremonies because of the universal message of hope that it carries with it.

Cocoon

from Groovemeisting by Up in the Air

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Wrote this song, after visiting my wife's elderly aunt who was living in a care facility on top of a hill overlooking a good sized valley. I've sung it at a number of funeral ceremonies because of the universal message of hope that it carries with it.

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Cocoon
written by John Beccia

I can see everything here from the top of this mountain
Wind's blowin' thru the years, all of the tears miles away
Still I'll keep going on, when all but my mind is gone
Death will come suddenly when you've lost the will to be
This body is just a cacoon that we leave to be free

I can see everything here from the depths of this valley
Thoughts bringing back the years, all of the cares gone away
Spirits of old survive, memories still alive
Days melting into days, life swiftly fades away
This body is just a cacoon that will soon break away

I can see everything here in the dark of the forest
All of the branches bare, everything's clear on this day
Death does a magic dance, catches you in a trance
I look around to see all that's surrounding me
This body is just a cacoon that will set my soul free

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from Groovemeisting, released March 1, 1989
John Beccia- nylon guitar, keys, vocals
Mike "Doc" Lorenzo - bass
Victor Rocha- congas
Larry Hoffman - flute

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Up in the Air Santa Margarita, California

Up in the Air blends elements of structure and improvisation into musical styles as varied as folk, pop, dixieland, bluegrass, latin, and worldbeat. The result is a fresh and ultimately dancable musical experience with a conspicuously multi-cultural sound. Their original songs center on themes of social equity and justice, environmental consciousness, love, and respect for others. ... more

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