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1.
Fatal 04:39
I was silent at the table, Didn’t have much to say, In the emptiness of loneliness I can’t forget to pray, For another kind of feeling to take home inside my chest, One that is brightness, I feel it in my Breath. I was standing at the corner of my failure and wins And I followed the oblivion, To the home within, It’s my leader, my power, it takes me to where, I see all my dreams and I have no Fear. I was FATAL, all along, oh my love, oh my friend. But you had to see the darkness to remove the shroud From our eyes and our faces we hid in the shadows, Couldn’t see the darkness as it swept out to sea, All my destruction may it Be Set Free But you caught me in the blackness with my teeth upon my skin. Cut out the rage, rip the wrath from within And I stood out in the garden let my voice begin to cry, I teetered on the precipice of truth and lies, BUT I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU with these twisted lines, And this silver tongue who likes to light a fire, My scars were my darkness, My scars dictated, And my soul couldn’t glow, Oh my soul couldn’t grow, Oh I’m wanderin, I’m wanderin to where, Oh I’m wanderin, I’m wanderin to where, Oh I’m wanderin, I’m wanderin to where, I just don’t know. I WAS ALIVE All along, oh my love, oh my friend. Like the huntress in the forest who turned to prey, I lost my inner beauty somewhere on the way, Now my heart longs for love that’s solid and true, It comes from within, I must Practice This Too.
2.
Fooled Me 03:20
Turned over my right Shoulder so I could See you from five feet away. Saw your shy smile, Like an apology. I saw your red face fall in love. Trees were dark and cold, The birds were screaming Should have been a warning But it drew us to silence. We stopped walking, words lost meaning, So we sat in the snow and we stared At a future, No we didn't know, We didn't know, We didn't know. So tell me why you flew towards me WAS IT TO TRY AND CAPTURE ME? Wanted to die, All the weight fell on me. And you flew through all my boundaries And you played with the fire that you found in me! Oh you almost fooled me, Into thinking my baby was worth leaving. Oh you, almost fooled me, Into thinking what I had was worth leaving, What I had was love, What I had was love, What I had was love, What I had was love.
3.
Get her wet, soaked in rain, amber field, hazy hills, Newfield horizon, the NorthEast wind. This season’s strange. So drink your drought full again. The fruit aborts, from the tree. In the change translucent the flowers they freeze, and they fall to the ground, Her Body is Brown, Her Language is Green and the wind holds the secrets She sings. So wash your soul in the muddy river, when the current calms it’ll clear. Let it settle, let it settle, let it settle, let it wash, let it wash your tears. So how do you wreck, or torture the womb? She carried you in, She’s your Mother and your tomb, She’ll hold you forever, Can you feel it in you? You are safe with your feet on the ground, May your bones and your ashes be renewed. So wash your soul in the muddy river, when the current calms it’ll clear. Let it settle, let it settle, let it settle, let it wash, let it wash your tears. Let it settle, let it settle, let it settle, Let it wash, let it wash, your fears. Let it settle, let it settle, let it settle, let it wash, let it wash your tears.
4.
We took a ride down the dirt road In the middle of the night, we were loaded Not without a worry, not without a care, Just a bunch of kids in the middle of nowhere. I was gonna be on the silver screen. Now you got married and your man ain’t mean. You said ‘count your blessings our days aren't long’. Now I’m a traveler with a worried song. I found my twin in the southern states His voice shook like a Quaker quakes He warned me of whiskey and love as a pair, And that I should sing like no one was out there. I was gonna be on the silver screen. Now you’ve gone gray but your cancer’s clean You counted your blessings cause your days weren’t long, You are my traveler with a tender song. My day was a wreck I’d lost my mind I ran like hell to try to turn back time Somehow I met you by the skin of my hide, That was the day when you saved my life. I was gonna be on the silver screen You stayed in the city and your lady’s keen I’ll send out a blessing for the ones who’ve gone, Don’t be a traveler with a worried song.
5.
Milo 03:45
A long long time ago, When the fields lay heavy with the milo, Honey flowed from the walls in the barn, My hair was like a wheat field. There was a skeleton of a cat And the black dog had just one eye, Horses ran in the pasture’s maze, One time you hid in the barn at night. Yeah those were the days, I was young and free, Living my own imaginary, Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ridin on the motorbike, Through fields and dusty roads, Once you crashed in Africa, You might of torn your clothes. You took the head of a snake With the blunt of your spear, Malaria got you once or twice, The devil shook you to tears. Ah those were the days, You were young and free, Living their visionary, Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Yeah we went on a walkabout, You were my man of the middle west, Cried for The Lady Land When she couldn’t stand the test. But we both fled the pocket In the middle of the west, And every time I think of you I wish you the best. Ah those were the days, We were young and free, Anything but ordinary, Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Ah those were the days Who gets carried with you All your life, All your life Who gets carried with you All your life, All your life, All your life.
6.
Sugar Honey 03:47
Oh my sugar honey hi~di~ho Mamma’s gotta leave her baby now, The tuggin of the undertow, You gotta know, It drags you out. Oh the heartbeat of the wanderer, Is never steady or for sure, But if the lady flies, you see Her spirit’s travelin free. Hate is hollow, but love is fine, Hear the whispers in the gentle night, Life is singin ‘neath the blue moon shine, The full Divine it never ends. I went crawlin on my hands and knees, Through the fields of grass and yellow change, Desperate for a life I had to feel, To make it real and not a lie. So go on, darlin, Go on darlin Shed your sorrow, Shed the darkness, See your tomorrow, Like a bright mornin STAR KISS. Can you feel it Can you feel it Can you feel it Can you feel it Oh my sugar honey hi~di~ho I’m a figure a mirage of gold. If I’m captured then my heart grows cold, And all my dreams they start to die. I am nimble I am wired and worn, Adorned in fabric I will hide my thorns. Upon my breast my lover kissed away, The darker shades of my disguise So go on, darlin, Go on darlin Shed your sorrow, Shed the darkness, See your tomorrow, Like a bright mornin STAR KISS.
7.
Get Out 02:33
You’re the one here, I’m out there, Stuck in the loop of my old fanfare. Cuts me up, Drags me out, My old melody got me down. Cough it out, Hold your breath, It don’t matter which way we step. Make a move, Either in or out, I won’t look back or I might drown. I’m hiding in my shell, Get out Get out Get out, out of hell, Slip backwards, I won’t dwell, Get out Get out Get out, out of hell. MY BODY, IT ACHES, Sit still, old mistakes, Legs crossed, On the floor, I must move or it hurts more. Your hate words, Old pain, I quit won’t play that game, Look here, I see my Love, My new life Is my drug, My new life Is my drug. I’m hiding in my shell, Get out Get out Get out, out of hell, Slip backwards, I won’t dwell, Get out Get out Get out, out of hell Get out Get out Get out, out of hell
8.
She Blooms 03:26
I became the wind, Against the willow tree. Silently, I rest I wait, To sing in time with thee. Ahhh Ahhh Snake waits in the grass. By hawk his death may be. Or he may bathe in sun, Between the blades in peace. Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh She blooms, She blooms, She blooms, She blooms I stared, at the moon, For a thousand years, For a thousand years, She blooms, She blooms, In the midnight in the sunrise And the sunset in the blue skies Oh the twilight She blooms Oh She blooms Oh She blooms Shadows from my past, Like autumn fodder yields, Buried to the ground, All in time will heal. Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh She blooms, She blooms, She blooms, She blooms I stared, at the moon, For a thousand years, For a thousand years, For a thousand years, For a thousand years, For a thousand years.
9.
River Flow 04:31
I’m working on the inside, To transform the outside. Kiss the shadow of my mind, Let it come to light, Kiss the shadow of my mind, Let it come to light. River flow, oh flow in me, I want to feel, I want to be free. Use your story as the paint, Write your good songs with your pain. Is it colored is it strange, Is it wilde or is it winged? I hope it yells I hope it screams I hope it tells of brighter things I hope cries I hope it soars Live out your dream Because it’s yours If it matters it will grow, heed the language of your soul River flow, oh river flow in me, I want to feel, I want to be free! I’m working on the inside, To transform the outside. Kiss the shadow of my mind, Let it come to light, Kiss the shadow of my mind, Let it come to light, Let it come to light.
10.
The Unknown 03:10
I’ve fallen in, Lost my down, In the cracks of the stories, where I am bound. My down fell out, Grew back scale, I’m harder this time, cause it hurts to fail. And we’re all here, In the “land of the free” Pity and a shame we wear shackles on our feet. It’s the money I don’t have, others make up. Peace that I can’t find, And the system’s fucked. So who has control, of my belly not full? The poison we’re breathin in is in our soil, It’s in our soil, That’s right, I said, what’s terrifying, Let’s go back to the mundane, Let’s go back to the boring. The rain moved in, Paused the neighborhood din, Clouds hung low and heavy in the Spring. It’s gonna get hot, But I feel so cold, Gotta keep on moving Keep a handle on my soul. Shall I open the door, to the deep waters of old? See what unfolds, In the unknown In the unknown In the unknown
11.
I am the furthest ocean, I am the Sea. Kill me kill me quiet, you won’t let me be. I roll and I move your land from my hips, I will shed the horror you hide in my depths. Love me, Love me, I am The Land. Love me, Love me So sayeth the Sea I am the lady, I am the wife. I married the farmer, I took on the strife. The rain decides the harvest, the hand takes it in Oh we bless the bounty no matter how thin. Love me, Love me, I am The Land. Love me, Love me So sayeth the Soil I am the Shaman that was killed by the hand. They shot me for love, my money my land! The trees have a spirit their veins sing a song, Felled they lay silent to be heard no more. Love me, Love me, I am The Land. Love me, Love me So sayeth the Trees Tree song, SING LOUDLY!

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released October 1, 2018

Recorded at Sunwood Recording by Chris Ploss, produced by Justin Roeland, and mastered at Rare Form Mastering with Greg Reierson. Band members: songs by Alyssa Duerksen-vocals, guitar, Mike Amadeo-Bass, Justin Roeland-Drums, guitar, Chris Ploss- vocals, keys, Lora Pendleton-vocals, Jessie Gray-vocals, David Resig- Bassoon.

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Lady D and The Shadow Spirits Ithaca, New York

Lady D & the Shadow Spirits plays deeply powerful soulful poetry through the lens of rock, folk, soul and punk music. Their sound is unclassifiable in a sense, they traverse flawlessly between intimacy and expansiveness and somewhere in the middle there is actual magic. ... more

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