Guru Singh and Grammy-Winning singer, Seal.
GuruGanesha Singh is also the original founder of the record label, Spirit Voyage Records, as well as the distribution company, Spirit Voyage Music. He founded both businesses with the intention of creating new avenues for spreading inspiring music to ever-widening audiences.
GuruGanesha performs over a hundred musical performances per year, from the Bahamas to Singapore on the Celebrate Peace World Tour with Snatam Kaur, in addition to teaching yoga classes and prosperity workshops, and recording new music. His unmitigated joy and virtuoso guitar work make him an instant favorite with the audiences around the world.
MA
Guru Ganesha Singh Lyrics
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Looking around and it now seems
Mama earth is nowhere
Gone from your eyes
Hidden in the crust
Of man's scientific dreams
She is gone
Natural man took her natural face
Made it a strange and alien place
You can't bear to look
'Cause she ain't there
Our mother has been raped
And left to die in disgrace
She is gone
The lyrics of Guru Ganesha Singh's song "Ma" is a powerful message about the dire state of Mother Earth, who has been overlooked and abused by humanity's unchecked greed and progress. The lyrics paint a picture of a desolate world where concrete beams replace natural landscapes and people are disconnected from the earth. The opening lines, "Driving down the concrete beams, looking around and it now seems Mama earth is nowhere, gone from your eyes," sets the bleak tone of the song. The alienation between man and nature is emphasized in the next lines, "Hidden in the crust of man's scientific dreams, she is gone."
The following verse highlights the sorrowful reality that our kind has caused upon nature. The lyrics sing, "Natural man took her natural face, made it a strange and alien place. You can't bear to look 'cause she ain't there." The natural face of the earth has been stripped away, and everything that was once recognizable and familiar now feels foreign to us. In the final verse, the lyrics carry a strong message of remorse and regret. "Our mother has been raped and left to die in disgrace. She is gone," provides an image of a mother figure who has been violated and left for dead. The choice to use the word "mother" is not thoughtless, as it emphasizes the connection between ourselves and the planet we live on. The use of the pronoun "she" further solidifies this connection by endowing the Earth with feminine qualities.
Line by Line Meaning
Driving down the concrete beams
Traveling on the boring, man-made structures of highways
Looking around and it now seems
Noticing the surroundings and realizing something is wrong
Mama earth is nowhere
The natural world is missing
Gone from your eyes
No longer visible or valued
Hidden in the crust
Buried under the surface
Of man's scientific dreams
Obscured by the pursuit of technological advancement
She is gone
The natural world is disappearing
Natural man took her natural face
Humanity altered the face of the natural world
Made it a strange and alien place
Resulting in an unfamiliar and hostile environment
You can't bear to look
It's too painful to confront the damage done
'Cause she ain't there
The natural world is absent or altered beyond recognition
Our mother has been raped
The planet has been violated and mistreated
And left to die in disgrace
The natural world is being destroyed without dignity or respect
She is gone
The natural world is disappearing
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Spirit Music Group, BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
Written by: ROBERT WILLIAM LAMM
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