Living Through Collapse

by Doe Paoro

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1.	Grounding 02:12		buy track
2.	Forgiveness Is 04:10 video	lyrics	buy track
Dare I say I am learning to trust Dare I say if I don’t, there’s a cost There is a flame inside our hearts Ceaseless candle from the start Forgiveness is the path back to the light Forgiveness is the path back to the divine Forgive us for our past, when we were blind Forgiveness gets us to the other side When this world feels too cruel to find the grace And the wounded in you wants to look away We can be the change we so deeply need We can break these chains Or choose to stay asleep Forgiveness is the path back to the light Forgiveness is the path back to the divine Forgive us for our past, when we were blind Forgiveness gets us to the other side In your heart break, there’s a love that’s so alive Trust the mystery has its own design In our heart break, there’s a love that will survive Trust the mystery has its own design Forgiveness is the path back to the light Forgiveness is the path back to the divine Forgive us for our past, when we were blind Forgiveness gets us to the other side Forgiveness gets us to the other side
3.	Walking the Labyrinth 04:56	lyrics	buy track
Moving in circles Trying to be certain of something I just cannot be When I pull back the curtain, I see all the mercy That rests at the edge of belief I’ve been out again walking The labyrinth shaped as the palm of God From the ground I hear my every thought Help me rise away above these thoughts And I’ve been out again stumbling Through the heavy halls of grief Help me move my feet as I weep Help me move my feet when I am weak Oh suffering, it’s hard to express How you’ve awakened my consciousness Oh suffering, it’s hard to confess That you’re a blessing to accept Moving in circles Trying to be certain of something I just cannot be When I pull back the curtain, I see all the mercy That rests at the edge of belief All these heavy layers Entrapping to the core May I disarm identity! I came for so much more I came for so much more
4.	Teach Us of Endings 04:54 video	lyrics	buy track
In the twilight Where the rivers of grief flow The ancestors remind us of our bones Of what we need to know, what we need to know Wisdom born from sorrow A truth we often flee In the depths of our darkness A light we rarely see They teach us of endings The beauty in the fall In the face of crisis There’s a calling for us all They teach us of endings The beauty in the fall In the face of crisis There’s a calling for us all I kneel with the dying Hold the hands of those in fear As they whisper ancient stories Make the transient so clear Of what we need to hear, what we need to hear They teach us of endings The beauty in the fall In the face of crisis There’s a calling for us all They teach us of endings The beauty in the fall In the face of crisis There’s a calling for us all So as the world is burning And the skies are bleeding red Remember their teachings, the words the worthy said Remember what they said, what they said For in the hearts trenches, where the wounded often lie There’s a work of deep salvation, a love that never dies A love that never dies A love that never dies That never dies
5.	The Language of Past Lives (Feat. Amor Reluciente) 03:54	lyrics	buy track
THE LANGUAGE OF PAST LIVES: Slouching in the door frame, smoke like Why would you leave when you just arrived? Is there some greater order? I can't decide Touch my belly darling now Tell me it's going to be alright As I feel life passing To the other side Float a candle down, down the river, down the river, down the river Trust our prayers are heard and answered All we've got to give is time I know there are some secrets Between my body and my spirit That's the language, that's the language of past lives In the stars I see my family that once was here And I am trying to see you now Through ever tear Float a candle down, down the river, down the river, down the river Trust our prayers are heard and answered All we've got to give is time I know there are some secrets Between my body and my spirit That's the language, that's the language of past lives Float a candle down, down the river, down the river, down the river Trust our prayers are heard and answered All we've got to give is time I know there are some secrets Between my body and my spirit That's the language, that's the language of past lives That's the language, that's the language of past lives
6.	Rosa 04:47	lyrics	buy track
Rosa Preciosa Entrando al mundo de la diosa Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor Rosa Medicina divina Hay poder en tus espinas Protegiendo la flor Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor Con tu esencia Sanas las penas Del corazón Con tu fragancia Inspiras la fuerza De la pasión, de la pasión Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón, del corazón El sendero del amor Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor Mostrándome El camino sagrado El camino del corazón El sendero del amor
7.	For All the Generations 03:09	lyrics	buy track
For all the generations in me I sing, I sing I speak my truth For all the generations in the future coming We sing, we sing We fight for you The process of getting free The process of getting free
8.	Maya 03:30		buy track
9.	Omen 03:48	lyrics	buy track
The bud is slipping from the seed Where's our voice go when we don't speak? Change is here, feel it in the ground Down bloodlines where we've been bound Only fear won't let us choose Scared of what we could lose There's a life we're living and one at stake Leaping is the fool's embrace Crows flying across the sky Come on, crack us open Be the sign that clears our eyes We've been praying for an omen We've been praying for an omen Crisis of imagination Ignorance can be contagious I believe in possibility Where we set each other free Crows flying across the sky Come on, crack us open Be the sign that clears our eyes We've been praying for an omen We've been praying for an omen Crows flying across the sky Come on, crack us open Be the sign that clears our eyes We've been praying for an omen Praying for an omen
10.	Omnipresencia (Feat. Amor Reluciente) 03:52	lyrics	buy track
Voz de las estrellas ¿Cómo brillas al morir? En el firmamento, giran las preguntas Joyas en el cielo alinean mis órbitas Bóveda celeste ayúdame a aceptar Muéstrame claridad Muéstrame humildad Guíame en la eternidad Guíame en Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Rastros en los astros armonía universal Hechos de infinito destellos de la verdad En el firmamento giran las respuestas Sueños estelares, cantan en elipses Muéstrame claridad Muéstrame humildad Guíame en la eternidad Guíame en Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia Omnipresencia
11.	Living Through Collapse 04:21	lyrics	buy track
Place your question on the altar Have you been betting on an afterlife? To be alive is to be an author We know this didn’t happen overnight Hollowed in half, I bow to the entanglement of what we are passing down and what we’ve inherited Living through collapse Yielding to the dance To be both doula and the dying Is a paradox we’re tied in Living through collapse Grow a garden in the ashes Water it with your compassion Even when there are no answers Love is in our action Hollowed in half, I bow to the entanglement of what we are passing down and what we’ve inherited Living through collapse Yielding to the dance To be both doula and the dying Is a privilege we can’t hide from Defend the sacred Holy waters In the breaking, what can we offer? Offer your unknowing offer your unknowing offer your unknowing
12.	22 Amens 04:15	lyrics	buy track
Abandon Old answers All anthems They keep us small We need to fall faster Down through To the roots In our hearts We find the drum That drives the chorus To voice the unsung: A Song of repair Go throw it in the fire If it’s heavy on your skin You don’t have to carry Everyone you’ve been Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen The earth remembers Every blood stain Every teardrop She holds all our pain So we are never Alone Truth is, We’re all children At the foot of the mother But in delusion We think we’re other Love Calls us home Go throw it in the fire If it’s heavy on your skin Bird hanging on the wire, singing in the wind Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen

about

May these songs be a companion in the fire of grief, create space for the witnessing of the complexity of our world, and may they travel as a living prayer to repair what is possible to mend and to create the more just and loving world that is possible.

credits

released September 19, 2025

Executive Producer: Sonia Kreitzer

Produced & Mixed by Devin Gati
+ Chris Sholar on "Grounding"
+ Liam Fletcher on "Forgiveness Is" & "Rosa"
+ Jonathan Wilson on "Walking the Labyrinth" + "Omen"
+ Lagarjiteando on "Teach Us of Endings"

Lyrics and Music by Sonia Kreitzer & Devin Gati
* + Dani Mora Robinson on "Omnipresencia" & "The Language of Past Lives"
+ Alnoor Ladha on "Teach Us of Endings"

Mastered by David Kutch at The Mastering Palace

Vocals: Sonia Kreitzer
+ Amor Reluciente on "The Language of Past Lives" & "Omnipresencia"
+ Marypaz Munay on "For All the Generations"
Synths: Devin Gati, Jonathan Wilson
Guitars: John Parricelli, Josh Lippy, Jake Richardson, Manu Quintans, Dani Mora Robinson
Flute: Dani Mora Robinson
Bass: Misha Mullov-Abbado
Percussion: Fede Estevez, Paul Clarvis, Jonathan Wilson Manu Quintans

Cover Art:
Painting: Elena Stonaker
Graphic Design: Matti Kunttu