This song was waiting to be written...
You feel tired, weary and a little lost in life and you end up in this magical, mystical community from where it seems impossible to leave!
Six years down the line, and still finding it very hard to leave! When i first had the idea for this song, i couldn't play guitar. Eventually i learned guitar in Sadhana Forest and performed this at the Wednesday non-talent show.
Lyrics
On a dark dusty forest road
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of fresh compost
Rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance
I saw a solar light
I was feeling kind of lost in my life
I had to stop for 4 nights
There she stood in the parking
I heard the dinner bell
And I was thinkin' to myself
"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
Then she lit up her head torch
And she showed me they way
There were voices coming from the mudpool
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to Sadhana Forest India
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at Sadhana Forest India
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can volunteer"
They are vegan minded
They live in huts here
They got a lot of beautiful people
They call volunteers
How they stretch in the morning circle
Sweet tropical sweat
Some hugs to remember
Some hugs to forget
I called the Project Director
“Where can I smoke here?”
She said: “We are fully substance free
since 2003”
And still those voices are callin'
From far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
Welcome to Sadhana Forest India
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at Sadhana Forest India
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis"
There’s no mirrors in this whole place
No alcohol, no ice, and she said
“We are all just volunteers here
Seva is our device”
And in the Main Hut
They gathered for dinner
There’s no competition here
No losers just winners
Last thing I remember, I was
Looking for a door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
"Good morning," said the officer
"We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave"