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Believe in Yourself

from What else is possible? by Tim Janakos

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It's started with a discussion on Youtube over what is appropriate to call the Historical Buddha of India (of about the 6th to 8 century BCE). One girl was loathing people of the Soka Gakkai for calling the historical Buddha of India Shakyamuni, when she insisted people should call him Gautama. And I said it doesn't matter what you call him; call him Jesus Christ, call him Mickey Mouse, but if you don't know that you are him and he is you, you are not practicing his true teaching.

As he wrote in his final teachings: "I made a great vow to make all people equal to me with no distinctions." The only thing he said to call him was "Awake" so they called him "Buddha" which means the awaken one. So the basic message of the song is before you worship anyone else you better learn how to worship yourself.

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Believe in Yourself AKA
If You Can’t Believe in Anyone
(Blame it on Julius Caesar).

Started 10/22/2014 © tjmusic.org

(Bm) You can blame it on Julius Caesar; (A) (G)
You can call him Jesus Christ (A).
(Bm) You can give your life away ,
But (A) then (G) who the hell was (A) crucified? (Bb)

(Bm) Do you think you’re a Bodhisattva? (A) (G)
Do you think you’re a Buddha-boy? (A)
(Bm) Could you be something so much better, (A).
If you (G) stopped negating what you (A) can’t destroy? (Bb)

(Bm) If you can’t believe in (G) anyone,
Believe in your (A) self. (Bb)
(Bm) You can choose to be (G) happy
Without anyone (A) else (Bb)
(Bm) Take a chance to (G) breath and let it (Em) out. (G) Ah (A) ah ah.... (Bb)

(Bm) You can call him Santa Claus; (A) (G)
If you want call her Minnie Mouse (A)
(Bm) You can call it anything, (A)
But (G) are you really (A) separate now? (Bb)

(Bm) Do you need those pearly gates; (A) (G)
Must you keep your sacred cows, (A)
(Bm) To take away all your shame and blame
(A) That (G) you know you can (A) live without? (Bb)

(Bm) If you think you’re better off, (A) (G)
Please create an enemy. (A)
(Bm) You can call him lucifer, (A)
But (G) we don’t need your (A) Christmas tree. (Bb)

(Bm) If you can’t believe in (G) anyone,
Believe in your (A) self. (Bb)
(Bm) You can choose to be (G) happy
Without anyone (A) else (Bb)
(Bm) If you can’t believe in (G) anyone,
Believe in your (A) self. (Bb)
(Bm) Take a chance to (G) breath and let it (Em) out. (G) Ah (A) ah ah.... (Bb)

(Bm) If you could only free your mind, (A) (G)
From all those doomsday prophesies
(Bm) You might see there’s still a chance (A)
To (G) redirect your (A) destiny. (Bb)

(Bm) If you looked into your heart; (A) (G)
Forget about what you’ve been told. (A)
(Bm) Could something else be possible, (A)
If we (G) didn’t have to (A) fit the mold? (Bb)

(Bm) Will you tie me to your cross, (A) (G)
Call me your new enemy? (A)
(Bm) But what if I were really you, (A) and (G) you were only (A) fcukin' me? (Bb)

(Bm) If you can’t believe in (G) anyone,
Believe in your (A) self. (Bb)
(Bm) You can choose to be (G) happy
Without anyone (A) else (Bb)
(Bm) If you can’t believe in (G) anyone,
Believe in your (A) self. (Bb)
(Bm) You can choose to be (G) happy
Without anyone (A) else (Bb)
(Bm) Take a chance to (G) breath and let it (Em) out. (G) Ah (A) ah ah.... (Bb)

(Bm)You can blame it on Julius Caesar; (A) (G)
You can call him Jesus Christ. (A)
(Bm) You can worship anyone,
But (A) then (G) what if he wasn’t really crucified? (Bb) (Bm)

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from What else is possible?, released January 22, 2024
Written and sung by Tim Janakos . TIm Janakos also plays the Alto Sax and PIano. Gabor Lesko does all the other instruments the recording and the arrangement and mixing and mastering.

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ティム・ジャナコス Tim Janakos is a prolific singer/song writer with over 60 songs to his name. He is also an inspirational writer of books, with a moving semi-autobiographical novel and another non-fiction book out for your reading pleasure and, as if that wasn't enough, Tim is now a certified Emotion Code healer, ready to heal your mind, body and soul. How does it get any better than this? ... more

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