Ben Cooley Hall: Music

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This song, "A Shunyata Christmas," is a provocative take on this
holiday season, but actually expresses (and helped bring into focus)
my deep appreciation and gratitude for the beautiful spirit that is
buried somewhere beneath the heap of consumerism and scripted
experiences. Please listen for yourself! And, if you're into it, there's also a music video on YouTube ( http://tinyurl.com/y8otzk6 ).
Thanks for spreading the word!

There is no darkness
There is no night
There is no savior
no coming of the light
I dare you to relinquish this seasonal charade

There is no salvation
meticulously planned
no drive-thru atonement
no Christ-child on demand
You must reach these destinations
by an alternate way
Wake up
It's Christmas today

July the 18th, October 21st
Wake up
It's Christmas today

No shepherds standing in the fields feeling sore afraid, because
no angels came with tidings of "in a manger laid"
no traveling young couple
no virgin birth
no prince of Peace arriving to resuscitate our worth

The hope, the mercy, the miracle, the awe
the heart that flows like liquid, seeing nothing as a flaw
the reborn possibility that opens up somehow
Wake up
It's Christmas right now

These things are always present
Throw your calendars away
and wake up
It's Christmas today

Wake up, it's Rosh Hashanah today
Wake up, it's Dipavali today
It's Laylat al-Qadr today
Wake up, it's Buddha's birthday today
Wake up, it's someone's birthday today
Wake up, it's nothing at all today

Wake up