(verse 1)
toppling wind on rolling hills
i found my way
but lost the feeling in my feet
i lost the dreaming in my sleep
kindness finds its way though you’ve got
bills to pay
i found lovers in the arms of comforts
holding onto silent alarms
(chorus)
so many times i thought i’d let you go
with lionheart i thought that i would throw
you to the sea
and make my peace with something
(verse 2)
the cradle rocks time hands its clocks
to fools and jest
timelessness and star-flung skies
lit up my heart with neon spies
they found their way through canyons, caves
and rivers deep
left trails long upon the ground
to trace the place where i’d be found
(bride)
i see freedom, lonely freedom
blowing strong
across borders, across lovers
to right the wrong
(verse 3)
the forest floor’s notes and chords
they echo still
through the leaves hanging from bones and
brittle snaps of silent groans
there may be many ways to sing
hallelujah
but only one will do when you’re
out of words and out of tunes
credits
from Things Above Ground,
released May 5, 2017
Stephanie Ratcliff: Vocals
Daniel Klenner: Electric guitar, percussion, bass, synthesizers
Ryan Cadamia: Cajon
Nathan Shubert: Synthesizers
Brian Chan: Cello
Jocelyn Price: Background vocals
Bre McDaniel: Background vocals
Produced by Daniel Klenner
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Klenner at The Space Studios in Vancouver, BC (with special thanks to Daniel Child, Assistant Recording Engineer)
Mastered by Brock McFarlene at CPS Mastering in Vancouver, BC
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