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Earthquake
04:23
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1. Earthquake
© 2013 Rachel Prior - Music & Lyrics. © 2013 Chris Fowles - Music. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, Max Serpentini.
moving plates beneath my skin
crust of earth, my battered coast
change the world that I am in
reaching for what I need the most
my heart expands as it shatters
open cracks to let in what matters
bedrock bubbles to greet this morn
a tiny island is newborn
ground shifts, earthquake shudders
family continents are rearranged
waves wash clean this earthly mother
paths and bonds are forever changed
my heart expands as it shatters
open cracks to let in what matters
bedrock bubbles to greet this morn
a tiny island is newborn
room of my own time and space alone
carve a new coastline
breaking habits of mind
a seismic shift in loving me
all looks different, all is new
moving to where I long to be
my heart grabs hold of what is true
my heart expands as it shatters
open cracks to let in what matters
bedrock bubbles to greet this morn
a tiny island is newborn
let in what matters
a seismic shift in loving me
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2. |
Fractals
03:56
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2. Fractals
© 2016 Lyrics - Rebecca Bond & Rachel Prior. © 2018 Music - Rachel Prior, Rebecca Bond & Chris Fowles. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles & Max Serpentini.
my skin, my fascia, my muscle, my bone
so I gather these tears held in my hand
and wonder what they’re worth
maybe to awaken in me the courage to be free
safe in my cocoon, wings unfold the heart of me
it’s the strength of your eyes,
not the vision, but the beholding,
awareness collapses all time
expanding into eternity,
all the fractals united
in the gravity of your eyes
so I abandon my fears at heaven’s door
and fall softly to the earth,
fondling love’s staircase
with my true desires,
open heart, soft held love
my fingers crave your skin,
you cloak the fire within
lush vines entwining trees,
limbs tangled you and me
it’s the strength of your eyes,
not the vision, but the beholding,
awareness collapses all time
expanding into eternity,
all the fractals united
in the gravity of your eyes
be unearthly / carry me,
dream me I am quiet
I am spirit believing in flesh
I am unfolding
my skin, my fascia, my muscle, my bone
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3. |
Child So Rare
04:32
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3. Child So Rare
© 2012-2018 Rachel Prior - Lyrics & Music. © 2018 Arrangement - Chris Fowles, Rachel Prior, & Max Serpentini.
curled around watery sound in the belly of a whale
home bound, drawn down, waiting to sail
held by the sound of a steady heart beating
held in the breath of the love she is needing
I see the light, beautiful sight
tasting the air, a child so rare
I have an ocean of power inside turning the tide
I push through the fear and rush, opening wide
I see the light, beautiful sight
tasting the air, a child so rare
fragile grace, dark eyes found my face
birth of the heart to know what life is worth
what deep blues are these that bring us to our knees
fear went wrong, love was there all along
child you will always belong, I’ll sing you this song
love gave you life, breath is your right
reaching to hold a child minutes old
I see the light, beautiful sight
tasting the air, a child so rare
courage child, love was there all along
child you will always belong, I’ll sing you this song
I see the light, beautiful sight
tasting the air, a child so rare
we are all so rare / always belong
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4. |
In the Dark
03:26
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4. In The Dark
© 2002 Lyrics & Music - Rachel Prior, updated lyrics © 2012-18 Rachel Prior. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, Max Serpentini, & Benedicte Schioetz.
present life slips my grip , my mind slides out of place
visions cannot cross my lips, memories I can’t erase
the more I fight the more I’m bound
to the corners of my racing mind
running can’t escape the sound
of these nocturnal dreams of mine
hoping I don’t break apart , fighting shadows in the dark
shadows climb and lightness crawls
absence hides behind these eyes
no one hears my frantic calls
no one sees me wave goodbye
crying out at night, praying to whatever god is there
reaching for the Light, getting out of this alive I swear
hoping I don’t break apart, fighting shadows in the dark
no more waiting for the sky to fall
or the earth to split in two
I just want to know it all
crack this secret, hear the truth
I’m not gonna break apart
fighting shadows in the dark
not gonna break apart
gonna trust the truth in my heart
I’m gonna transmute through art,
fighting shadows in the dark
I’m not gonna break apart
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5. |
Drink My Fill
04:33
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5. Drink My Fill
© 2002-2013 Rachel Prior - Music & Lyrics. © 2019 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles & Max Serpentini. Drawing Lines © 2013 Rachel Prior - Lyrics and Music, lyric edits Chris Fowles. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, Max Serpentini.
I can see the light in your eyes
I can see through your thin disguise
breathe deep from stars so bright and
I’ll be damned if I let you sleep tonight
we shed our secrets share our skin
you bathe in shadows / I drink you in
tangled sheets and tangled toes and I will
tell you things that nobody knows
I would walk any shore / I would dive and come back for more
I will greet each day with you / I will meet you there where the world is new
little feet follow every step / child’s time needs our best
fire inside can’t be contained and
my heart and soul still call your name
when we look back at our life as one / I’m gonna like who I’ve become / remember each sweet moment still
that I would drink till I could get my fill
I would walk any shore / I would dive and come back for more
I will greet each day with you / I will meet you there where the world is new
times past we were spinning wheels / tryin’ to find what the past reveals / chasing shadows on a long uphill
but I will drink till I can get my fill
I would walk any shore / I would dive and come back for more
I will greet each day with you
I will meet you there where the world is new
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6. |
Drawing Lines
05:11
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6. Drawing Lines
© 2013 Rachel Prior - Lyrics and Music, lyric edits Chris Fowles. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, Max Serpentini.
no one wins on a battlefield
can scars hurt ‘till the end of time?
does this child now need a shield?
is this body yours or mine?
good touch, too much
stop now, I’ve had enough
the line is crossed, freedom’s lost
who do I trust and what’s the cost?
officers sitting on the lawn
exam room lights shine far too bright
every choice feels right and wrong
will I ever find sleep tonight?
good touch, too much
stop now, I’ve had enough
the line is crossed, freedom’s lost
who do I trust and what’s the cost?
cradle me in my arms tonight
my legs tired running from my past
soldiers trying not to fight
how much longer will this last?
good touch, too much
stop now, I’ve had enough
the line is crossed, freedom’s lost
who do I trust and what’s the cost?
drawing lines in the sand today
lines for freedom, freedom to play
will scars heal in their own time?
is this body yours or mine?
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7. |
Way Deep Down
05:03
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7. Way Deep Down
© 2016 Lyrics and Music Rachel Prior, with Kiki Connelly & Chris Fowles. © 2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles & Max Serpentini.
way deep down to the bottom of the well
when I find myself going all to pieces
when I find myself with no place to go
when I find myself sitting on the curb
shivering in the cold of my habitual mind
what do I hold onto this time
way deep down to the bottom of the well
when I find myself like a shadow in the crowd
when I find my thoughts are talking way too loud
when I find myself jumping at sounds
exposing the fear in my memory
that gnaws at my dreams
drenching my soul in teary streams
way deep down to the bottom of the well
I keep raging with no one to blame
in my mind I’m still battling the flames
reaching for the children in their burning beds
choking on ashes and the tears that I shed
what were the last words she said?
way deep down to the bottom of the well
how am I gonna rise up ?
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8. |
Freedom
04:20
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8. Freedom
© 2013 Music Rachel Prior © 2013 Lyrics Rachel Prior & Chris Fowles. © 2013-2018 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, Bruce Jefferson & Emily Villavicencio, Max Serpentini.
find freedom within myself
choose music as my wealth
into the river we are born
feel the rhythm when love is formed
what does it mean to be? to be free?
what does it mean to be freedom ?
in the silence I hear a voice that I know
one girl engineers the sky
one boy not afraid to cry
grandma plays her blues guitar
lose the fear to be a star
what does it mean to be? to be free?
what does it mean to be freedom ?
in the silence I hear a voice that I know
people scared of life’s mystery
watch me cry and call me weak
we’ll be dust in someone’s memory
dirty my feet on the path I seek
what does it mean to be? to be free?
what does it mean to be freedom ?
in the silence I hear a voice that I know
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9. |
Ageless Sun
04:36
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9. Ageless Sun
© 2013 Chris Fowles & Rachel Prior - Lyrics & Music. © 2019 Arrangement - Chris Fowles, Rachel Prior, & Max Serpentini.
when the light is tied to the ageless sun
the wind whispers secrets of silence
under the banyan tree flies a golden dove
to bring back the feathers of love
lift your hands up / lift your hands up to the sky
lift them way up / in the meadow there is beauty
and an endless sky
well I have gone where love brings the dawn
and comes with all the riches in the making
but this lonely feeling, when I find myself…
listening to my heartbeat lose its way
buried treasure flows deep within
in time with the evolution of soul
death rebirths, a snake that sheds its skin
and you can’t forget to die
can you see beyond the lie
lift your hands up / lift your hands up to the sky
lift them way up / in the meadow there is beauty
and an endless sky
well I have come to finish what I started
did you say you had some help for me?
I long to live in the dream that’s always been
and find the peace in harmony
lift your hands up / lift your hands up to the sky
lift them way up / in the meadow there is beauty
and an endless sky
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10. |
Journey Light
04:54
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10 Journey Light
© 2014 Rachel Prior - Lyrics & Music, with Chris Fowles & Max Serpentini. © 2016 Arrangement - Rachel Prior, Chris Fowles, & Max Serpentini.
if I keep movin’, will I lose this feelin’, empty hole inside
boxes, bags, and things to do, child inside is hungry too
acid adolescent words from my tongue
packin’ my brother’s frozen dreams
onto a Greyhound, under grey skies
Joshua Tree our lullabies
unpack this backpack of my past and journey light
stay awhile in my own skin and journey light
carry only what feeds my dreams
journey light, journey light, journey light
now a child’s play, can be sharp underfoot
chaos of home the mirror of my heart
backpack’s too heavy for this small child
she carries her fears into the wild
unpack this backpack of my past and journey light
stay awhile in my own skin and journey light
carry only what feeds my dreams
journey light, journey light, journey light
how do I love and still let go?
how do I trust what I don’t know?
what I need does it feed this hole inside?
can I let go and let spirit be my guide?
unpack this backpack of my past and journey light
stay awhile in my own skin and journey light
carry only what feeds my dreams
journey light, journey light, journey light
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11. |
What's Alive
05:40
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11. What’s Alive
© 2013 Lyrics & Music Chris Fowles & Rachel Prior. © 2018 Arrangement - Chris Fowles, Rachel Prior, & Max Serpentini.
old man breathes the air from the trees
it’s as easy as a summer breeze
young man can’t wait to get there
some day he’ll be that man, one day he’ll be that man
it’s a matter of your time, begin what you long to find
takes all of what’s inside, to choose what’s alive
choose what’s alive, to choose what’s alive
open to what’s alive
in the darkest night of your soul
it’s a magical form of radical lifeline, in time
it’s a renaissance, it’s a shaman’s trance, divine design
can you see the star shine who you are
in the night sky, real bright
you’ve been searching your whole life
find what you’re looking for, deeper in the core
you will search for your whole life
find what you’re looking for, open up the door
no need to fear time, begin what you long to find
it takes all of what’s inside
to choose what’s alive, choose what’s alive
it’s a magical form of radical lifeline, in time
it’s a renaissance, it’s a shaman’s trance, divine design
can you see the star shine who you are
in your mind’s eye, real wide
no need to wait for a sign, begin what you long to find
takes all of what’s inside, to choose what’s alive
choose what’s alive, to choose what’s alive
open to what’s alive
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Likewise Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver-based indie folk-soul group, Likewise, writes and sings about global change from the inside
out.
Experience performances that take you from sacred stillness to energizing groove. From the haunting cry “In the Dark” to the upbeat anthem “Ageless Sun,” Likewise has their roots dug deep in the ground, and their hands lifted to the sky. Likewise album: "Haunting, exquisite, and complex."
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