The Buddha Hoop | by Matt Bunsen

I remember when I first got high
Feeling wise and unimpaired
I remember that I came down hard
My oh my, so unprepared

If you don’t detach yourself form worldly things
How you gonna buy yourself some new I chings?
Give each one a try

But if you really want to know yourself,
You’re gonna have to jump through the Buddha Hoop

I remember when I first saw God
She made me laugh and I was scared
I guess she knew I broke my vows
Oh my my, hope I’ll be spared

Metaphysics gonna sort the truth from lies
Aristotle says it’s part of being wise
So give each one a try

But if you really want to know yourself,
You’re gonna have to jump through the Buddha Hoop

I remember there was fire in my eyes
It made my blind and unaware
If by chance someday you see the light
Take my advice – don’t stop and stare

Cabalistic mystic never leaves a doubt
Bodhisattva gonna get it figured out
Let me tell you why

Everybody gotta figure out a way
How you gonna yourself through the day
with things that you cant buy

Maybe you should contemplate a sacred vow
Maybe you should take a dose of ‘be here now’
And someday you will fly

Ramadan, Boonaroo, Dark Star -> Morning Dew
fair trade dopamine, Rastafarian chicken soup
Everything under the sky

But if you really want to know yourself
You’re gonna have to jump through the Buddha Hoop
The Buddha Hoop
The Buddha Hoop
The Buddha Hoop
The Buddha Hoop

Words and music by Matt Bunsen
AI rendering by Relic Visuals

Matt Waldrum – pedal steel
Steve Silbert – guitar
Joshua Tate Huppert – drums
Matt Bunsen – bass, acoustic guitar and lead vocals
Background vocals by Matt Lomeo, Rob Marshall, Jaynee Thorne, Leslie Barker

Produced by Ed Tree and Matt Bunsen
Mixed by Ed Tree
Filming by Tom Bishel
Special thanks to Victoria Livingstone