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Where Light Gets In

by Eva Riversong

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1.
Those bells that ring lifted me up 'til I saw the sky was not so far and I gave it my love, and that was enough In this gentle place oh where we laid our heads I found the crack where light gets in it was shining again in the sound of the rain And I said, my darlin' one, oh I'm home at last though the years stretched thin and we both set sail I'm lowerin' my mast, oh at last, oh at last oh at last at last But although I'm so at ease in your arms I've made a promise not to do any harm and I've been told to mine own self I should be true and I know it's time to let you go, oh again, time to let you go Oh my memories Memories cast such a wide fishing net to the Earth and to the sky and the dry desert plains and seas of regret, makes it hard to forget oh to forget oh to forget forget But although I'm so at ease in your arms I've made a promise not to do any harm and she is kind, and she is wise, and she is true, and I know it's time to let you go, oh again, time to let you go And I hope you know oh when I think of you that the birds take wing and trees take root in the garden we grew in one afternoon and I don't feel sad, my heart's broke so sweet so the light can shine into darkened rooms and out into the street for everyone I meet
2.
What I said to you what I said to you it was born in a tree about a year ago What I told you with my eyes what I whispered with my voice it was woven in a net of indigo Full moon's rising, full moon's going down way above the ground outside of town my roots are sinking deeper and my branches open wide in the arms of my Grandmothers in the arms of Father Sky Oh the forest lies outside your home I'd like to meet you there underneath the spreading canopy we'll sing a humble prayer To the most high, to the highest one we offer blessed love to the North, the South, East, the West, what's below and what's above My roots are sinking deper and my branches open wide in the arms of my Creator, in the heart of the Divine Words fall short to speak the colors swirlin' in the wind but my breath is deep, my view is long, and I feel new worlds begin In the center of the center the smallest seeds begin to grow and we'll water them with songs of praise and their light shines indigo My roots are sinking deeper and my branches open wide in the arms of my Creator in the heart of the Divine In the center of the center the smallest seeds begin to grow and we'll water them with songs of praise and their light shines indigo My roots are sinking deeper and my branches open wide in the arms of my Grandmothers in the arms of Father Sky
3.
Pinecones by an alpine lake tallest trees my eyes have ever seen, take flight little teachers bring us home from the desert where we roam bring us wings, bring us music, bring us sight When we meet you we will know when we meet you we will know medicina, abuelita, medicina, abuelo Oh the surface of the water shines like abalone shell deepest blue my eyes have seen, take wing little teachers, I am here with coyote and with deer bring us wisdom that our voices can sing When we meet you we will know when we meet you we will know medicina, abuelita, medicina, abuelo We are children of the stars and we are rising once again as the North and South remember a new Earth little teachers, time has come for to beat the freedom drum, for aligning with the moment of rebirth When we meet you we will know when we meet you we will know medicina, abuelita, medicina, abuelo Little teachers, little teachers, little teachers, little teachers like mycelium we grow little teachers, little teachers, little teachers, little teachers we surrender to the flow And we are ready to embrace the mystery it is in this sacred union that we know divinity, Creativity, infinity, divinity... When we meet you we will know when we meet you we will know medicina, abuelita, medicina, abuelo
4.
Meadow Song 04:34
I wake up to see the light in trees golden leaves, seasons that turn I've seen my life go by in dreams days I choose, days I burn I've seen the sun climb over skylines the wind makes waves, seasons turn and turn I dream of holding the whole world in my mind mending the tears and healing the scorn Sometimes the meadow seems so far away distance we've known and we've travelled for days we may be weary the struggle is long forged in our footsteps, untied by our songs My heart is breaking with beauty and thunder, filled up with feeling, eyes open in wonder My heart is breaking with beauty and thunder, filled up with feeling, eyes open wide, eyes open wide And what do you see, friend? Outside your window out past the brick walls something green grows and in your heart what is the song there? And in the dark soil why do you grow fear? Why do you grow fear? Sometimes the meadow seems so far away distance we've known and we've travelled for days we may be weary the struggle is long forged in our footsteps, untied by our songs I turn my eyes to the flight of the sparrow song of the robin, the path of the river there is a web branching all through existence it spreads and it mends with threads made of silver oh silver, threads made of silver
5.
Two Ships 04:50
I want to be a home where you can rest your weary bones I want to be a home where you can set your burdens down And when you look up at me and you say, honey, I love you I'll just look back at you, and we'll know it's true it's true for me, for me too And when we build that fire up, we will sing and when we build that fire up, we will sing old time blues songs, those old time country songs, and we will know that we are home I want to be a home where you can ease your worried mind baby baby, baby baby it's not too late to call it's not too late at all And when we build that fire up, we will sing and when we build that fire up, we will sing old time blues songs, those old time country songs, and we will know that we are home I want to build a home where we can say what's really true like I love you and you love me and there's still some things we're working through I'd say we are like two ships passing by in the darkest of nights on an ocean where the water is cold and the coast is just out of our sight And when we build that fire up way up high in the lighthouse And when I let you see right oh right on through me And when I bring those gifts from that dark water I swim in that is how, that is how, that is how that is how you'll know me that is how, that is how, that is how how I'll let you in

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released July 11, 2017

Eva Riversong - vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Merlin Showalter - drums, percussion
Joe Intile - bass
Bryan Daste - pedal steel, electric guitar (track 2), upright bass, banjo, backing vocals (track 2)
Kyleen King - violin
Skip Von Kuske - cello
Allison Hall - backing vocals (tracks 1 & 2)
Matt Greco - piano, keyboards, backing vocals (track 5)
Christian McKee - mandolin
Mikaela Schey - charango
Marc Tobin - electric guitar (track 3)

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Eva Riversong Portland, Oregon

Eva Riversong works with songs as spirits and music as medicine. Her songwriting is influenced heavily by folk and medicine traditions, and her lifelong love of the natural world can be felt in her lyrics and her musical presence. Through the interplay of soulful vocals and fingerstyle acoustic guitar, she plays with music as a form of magic designed to awaken the heart. ... more

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