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Shadowlands

by Shadowlands

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1.
Shadowlands 03:42
Into the Shadowlands Something compelling me How can I understand What it is telling me? Here in the waiting room Spinning my black cocoon Silken and seamless Dormant and dreamless  Where do you go now that nothing can grow? What will you do when no one can break through? How do you play when the sky becomes gray? What do you say when reason slips away? Into the Shadowlands Shrouded in ebony Holding out both my hands I am Persephone Tasting the ruby seeds Question my sanity What is the penalty for my humanity?  Where do you go now that nothing can grow? What will you do when no one can break through? How do you play when the sky becomes gray? What do you say when reason slips away? Sun is a red balloon Fractures this frozen tomb Out of captivity flows creativity Where did you go when nothing would grow? What did you do when no one could break through? Now we will sing and welcome the spring Come out and play it’s beautiful today all rights reserved Shadowlands c 2014 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
2.
Oh restless mind you’re working overtime When you chase storms What do you hope to find? If you go seeking trouble in the sky Out of thin air it surely will arise Slow now, look what you've done Pointless worrying, hopeless hurrying Breathe slow, you can let go Turn down the volume, quiet will calm you Why try to mend Something that’s not broken yet? Oh restless mind, where do you wanna go? You’re spinning out caught up in vertigo You seem to think this is the only road Always ahead: worst case scenario  Slow now, look what you've done Where is this taking you? Nothing is breaking you Breathe slow, you can let go Turn down the volume, quiet will calm you Why try to mend Something that’s not broken yet? Oh restless mind, I know what you’re up to Fragile behind your false bravado You've drawn the shades, painted them indigo Open to life then you’ll begin to grow  Slow now, look what you've done Where is this taking you? Nothing is breaking you Breathe slow, you can let go Turn down the volume, quiet will calm you Slow now, look what you've done Pointless worrying, hopeless hurrying Breathe slow, you can let go Turn down the volume, quiet will calm you Why try to mend something that’s not broken?  Why try to mend something that’s not broken? Why try to mend Something that’s not broken yet? all rights reserved copyright 2014 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
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Caught up in my little world Stuck inside my mind You were reaching out to me Hoping I’d be kind Something right in front of me I can be so blind Now I see it all so clear Let me make it right I know you’re doing well and fine I know you still know how to shine I know I must have caused you pain I know you’re looking for sunlight support And I’ve been lost in the rain You were always there for us With your warming smile You were always ready to walk the extra mile Who’d have thought that fire in you Needed fuel to burn? Who was looking out for you When it was your turn? I know you’re doing well and fine I know you still know how to shine I know I must have caused you pain I know you’re looking for sunlight support And I’ve been lost in the rain I’ve written down these words for you I put them in a song Maybe it’s too late to write (right) How I did you wrong If you ran across me now would you even recognize? Though you never asked me to, I apologize I know you’re doing well and fine I know you still know how to shine I know you moved beyond the pain I know you’re looking for sunlight support And I’ve been lost in the rain all rights reserved c 2014 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
4.
Ordinary magic ordinary miracle Beautiful and tragic, dissonant and lyrical Trees spring up before us overhead a canopy Rain falls in the forest tapping out a melody Ordinary magic ordinary miracle Something so fantastic can it be invisible? Your imagination- oh it knows no boundaries Hummingbirds and ravens making light of gravity Ancient, sacred, wild Mother Nature smiled There is life on Earth Do you know its worth? Ordinary magic ordinary miracle Woven in the fabric brilliant and unbearable Art and architecture music dance and poetry Lead us to conjecture: why our sorry history? Naked, lucid, wild Mother Nature’s child Gifted by your birth Do you know its worth? Earth‘s a lonely planet spinning through the galaxy Taking her for granted that would be a tragedy Who will stand up for her and protect her faithfully? Fauna and the flora who will guard them gratefully? Fragrant, blooming, wild Not to be defiled Walk upon this Earth Do you know its worth? all rights reserved c 2014 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
5.
Outside the river's frozen over
And there is winter in the bone
I have become part of the landscape
It is good to be alone
The birds are flying in formation
It is the way they've always flown
Perhaps they're longing for the ocean
And a warmer place to roam
Last night I had a premonition
And I grew suddenly awake
Was she abandoned, had she fallen?
I could hear her calling 
I tried to find her through my window
The naked branches framed the sky
I did not know how I could save her
And I prayed that she would fly
That night I heard a strange commotion
And I grew suddenly awake
They had returned for one who'd fallen
I can hear them calling
I can hear them calling
Outside the river's frozen over
And there is winter in the bone
I have become part of the landscape
And I know I’m going home all rights reserved c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
6.
My old friend do you remember when We used to laugh We used to sing We’d tell each other everything The world was so inviting my old friend My old friend do you remember when We wasted hours in the park Traded secrets in the dark And dreamed of our becoming my old friend Remember eating Chinese take-out From a carton? Stealing yellow roses from the neighbor’s garden? If I hurt you inadvertently I’m sorry A thousand pardons My old friend do you remember when You’d know exactly how I feel It was so easy being real It’s not easy any longer my old friend My old friend I’m missing you again I don’t know why I have been banished From your heart You’re like a child who has vanished From the yard If I hurt you inadvertently I’m sorry A thousand pardons all rights reserved c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
7.
When you said no when you said no You were doing me a favor Though I didn’t know ’til later The extraordinary way that it would show When you said no when you said no I was crushed and I was broken By the words that you had spoken But I didn’t know Which way the wind would blow When you said no Everything that you denied me I discovered here inside me I was holding back but then I let it flow When you said no What a gift you gave me In the end it saved me Only a true friend would make it so When you said no When you said no when you said no You were doing me a favor Though I didn’t know ’til later The extraordinary way that it would show Everything that you denied me I discovered here inside me I was holding back but then I let it flow When you said no when you said no Was I asking for permission? Was I seeking recognition? Like a tiny blossom bursting through the snow Like a tiny blossom bursting through the snow Like a tiny blossom bursting through the snow When you said no all rights reserved c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
8.
Fallen Star 04:49
If I stayed here any longer I’d soon feel like a stranger A bluebird singing beneath the moon If I took one further step now I’d soon be lost And I know I got here by a star in the sky that has fallen I watched as it burned into nothing And I’m holding it close now the beautiful way I was haunted Truly that’s all I ever wanted Your face was slowly turning The wind spoke through the window And what it told me I think I know It was savoring the moment Your sense of grace And I know I got here by a star in the sky that has fallen I watched as it burned into nothing And I’m holding it close now the beautiful way I was haunted Truly that’s all I ever wanted And I know I got here by a star in the sky that has fallen I watched as it burned into nothing And I’m holding it close now the beautiful way I was haunted all rights reserved c 2014 (Davis/Hausted)
9.
Water 03:21
Your religion is water You pray when you swim Your church is a shining pool You worship within When your breath and your body And mind and water are one In synchronized motion Your prayer has begun Water Your religion is water Into the water you dive It washes away the pain It keeps you alive Let the water surround you All your worries dissolve And when you go with the flow No problems to solve Water You pray when you swim You worship within When your breath and your body And mind and water are one In synchronized motion A meditation Water all rights reserved c 2015 Wendy Liepman
10.
Billy Walker 04:32
Billy Walker loves the stars And the silence of the night Let the darkness hide the scars Keep him shielded from the light  You can always change your mind Disappear out of sight Sheltered by the midnight sky Billy Walker he is shy But he smiles when I walk by Close your eyes now and pretend You and I are already friends You can always change your mind I’ll be here you decide Sheltered by the midnight sky  Billy Walker are you blue? I am lonely just like you I will meet you where you are Under under underneath the stars  Billy Walker are you blue? Don’t you know I’m just like you? You can always change your mind Disappear out of sight Sheltered by the midnight sky all rights reserved c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
11.
Evaporate 05:20
Fortresses will crumble And the flags of war will fade Tyrants they will tumble As the monuments they made Are swept up in the deluge And caught in the cascade Every worldly thing will evaporate Doubters and believers They will come to the same fate Everything that we’ve achieved Time will obliterate Triumphs and accomplishments We all must abdicate Every worldly thing will evaporate Everything that we hold dear Memories will disappear This is how it’s s’posed to be There is nothing wrong you see Life is flowing onward Moving at its perfect pace When you hear the call my love Do not be afraid Someday we will all return where we originate Every worldly thing will evaporate Everything that we hold dear Memories will disappear This is how it’s s’posed to be There is nothing wrong you see Walk with me to Tiburon across the Golden Gate Lucky those who’ve found someone With whom they can relate Let me hold you close to me Knowing what’s at stake Every worldly thing will evaporate all rights reserves c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)
12.
Selkie Girl 05:09
She's slipping out of her skin Tired of the way that she's been Stepping on to dry land He finds her asleep in the sand He grabs her silver brown pelt He can’t control how he felt Away they did run She isn't used to the sun Selkie Girl, come home with me Selkie Girl, forget the sea Selkie Girl, I want you for my wife We'll start a new life, start a new life He’s holding tight to her hand Completely at his command She’ll learn to cherish his touch He isn’t asking too much He loves her deeply and strong How could it ever be wrong? She’s beginning to smile Someday she will carry his child Selkie Girl, come home with me Selkie Girl, forget the sea Selkie Girl, I want you for my wife We'll start a new life, start a new life He gave the best that he had Why is she acting so sad? A wistful look in her stare When he returns, she’s not there Selkie girl, cannot forget the sea Selkie girl, longing to be free Selkie girl, she will be no man’s wife She’ll start a new life, start a new life all rights reserved c 2015 (Davis/Hausted/Liepman/Liepman)

credits

released January 31, 2015

Shadowlands are:

Wendy Liepman: Vocals
Bob Liepman: Cello, Mandocello (electric and dobro)
Karoline Hausted: Vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Glock, Organ, Cymbal
Mark Davis: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Ukelele

with:

Todd Compton: Violin on “Sunlight Support”
Sal Garza: Violin on “River Song”
Burke Trieschmann: Banjo on “River Song”
Abraham Robles: Drums, Percussion
Damon Castillo: Bass, Electric Guitar

Produced by Shadowlands and Damon Castillo
Engineered and Mixed by Damon Castillo at Laurel Lane Studios
Mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge Mastering

Artwork and Photography by Barry Goyette

All songs by Mark Davis (Inkling Music, ASCAP), Karoline Hausted (KODA), Wendy Liepman and Bob Liepman, except “Fallen Star” by Mark Davis and Karoline Hausted and “Water” by Wendy Liepman © ℗ 2015

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Shadowlands San Luis Obispo, California

With musical roots in San Luis Obispo, Southern California and Denmark, Shadowlands is an expression of the universal language of music, the love of good songwriting and tasteful arrangements. Karoline Hausted's distinctive piano and voice, Mark Davis' solid guitar and vocals combine with Bob and Wendy Liepman's expressive vocals, guitar, cello and mandocello. ... more

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