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Calling

by Jemima Thewes

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1.
Water 08:33
2.
Borders 05:11
We waded into the deep Our eyes would never Could never meet, Holding onto the dream. Our minds were holding tight To what we knew,we knew we didn't know but we wanted it right, wanted it right. And we will walk on the walls ‘til they crumble down And fall to the ground And the dust will rise and choke our eyes We we will fall, fall about. And we will fold up all our stories too And sail them out, Sail them out On the light that catches a wave Feelings lost and betrayed I wash them away, I float them all today. We wander high and we wander low Keeping out of the winter light I follow, you go Keeping out of the cold inside I wonder, you know. And we will walk on the walls ‘til they crumble down And fall to the ground And over and under we run Keeping up with the sun All of the days of our days We will walk until we are safe. We wander through the life Oh, holding our hands When darkened days arrive we will we will be friends again. Oh, oh holding on, oh holding on tight When distant days come and are gone In the blink of an eye we wander high and we wonder low oh oh We wander high and We wander low Through the day-break and all through the snow I see your face and I follow your smile I see your way and we'll walk a while And we will walk We'll walk a while we will walk we'll walk a while...
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Elie Sands 05:39
We ride at twighlight hour Where no realm or shadow is set. The light, a mischief, shifting, shaker Moves meanings underfoot. Will you bathe in the light? The light to be all understood. Laying out your stories. Laying out your stories old. The words hung in clouds unfold; High, Burning and Bold Along, alone, your path unwinds Along, alone, your steps you find Along, alone, the winding wynd Along way to tread. Oh she's hunting, oh will she find ya Oh with a quiver, will seek ya, spear ya, gore ya, blind ya, feel ya, fear ya, merrily mind ya. Oh she hunts you Oh she'll find you Into the darkness, she'll follow you go. The land is moving, Shifting, shaping Is breathing as one. Footprints are held, And footprints are undone. Will you bathe in the light? For the life is all aglow. Oh she's a hunter and oh she'll find ya Oh she's a seeker you know. Oh shadow I spy ya, Oh shadow I find ya I'm gonna hunt ya, heal ya I'm gonna hold ya, spear ya Tools are sharp and tools are wide. We'll dance and dance until we're quiet. Hold me long, Hold me strong. Silence with our memories long Silence full, in stillness gone. Are you bathing in the light? Are you bathing full alone? Oh she hunts ye Oh she'll find ye In with the darkness she'll follow ye Swallow ye Change with ye Find yer shadow Oh fayah, I'll be ya I'm gonna hunt ya See ya Oh the shadow staring e' ya The shadow, it be ya. I will be the shadow dancer I rail ya, I hunt ya Gonna hunt ya, Gonna be ya I'm gonna gonna dance ya Under Beyonder Your shadow staring Shadow be your Shadow chasing Shadow teacher Your answer, Your answer You'll be ya, I'll be ya with your shadow With me, in my, am the Shadow hearer The healer, The seeker, Be ye I will hunt ya I'm gonna find ya In the way that you see ya You're a me Aye am ya I am ya I'll be yeWe'll dance ya Together Oh we're the hunters and Oh, we'll find ya Oh we're the searchers The Seekers The Weepers The Dancers The Feeders The Chasers The Reapers The Time.
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Moon 04:49
MOON Pale-faced lady hiding in the sky When you turn your face earthward Will you meet me eye to eye? Blue faced warrior Guardian on the night When you push us and you pull us Hear us howl the tide of our time How many lovers have bathed in your light? How many brawls have you lit? And for whom? How many feel lonely? Until they meet you Until they meet you Mysterious temptress enchanted us in We have come to you, we have flown to you We have marked your ashen skin Fly me to the moon and back again Let me see the earth from that Fly me to the moon and back again Let me leave no trace of that. Angels rush in To see, to see what we did begin Above, below, under and in And blue blue ball it spins See how it spins The ball, the ball is in your court you silly things And blue blue ball it spins The ball the ball is in your court you silly things And blue blue ball it spins, see how it spins Blue Blue
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Calling 06:34
CALLING Show me the rivers of my own mind Slowing down rhythm with my own time Like a dance under water Twirl me in the water See the time Unwind Born of a wing and a prayer Born of a wing and a prayer and a prayer and a prayer and a Prayer Like birds on the wing Caught high by the wind Our desires fly by. Nameless you call for a chord Nameless you call for a cause. Weaving whispers of time gone by Words keep them alive Keep them alive And we go Again Alright... again? Alright... And then?? Calling the Source of all Calling the Source of all This one's for the Lion Heart Who roams in the den of yours And all the beings gone Beyond Beyond Beyond Beyond Earth Air Fire Water Earth Air & Fire Water Come see what you are Come see what you are you are you are you are.... you are...
6.
DEATH & THE LADY As I walked out one day, one day The birds did sing and The lambs did play I met an old, old man I met an old, old man I met an old man along the way His head was bald and his beard was grey His clothing made of cold earth and clay I asked him what strange countryman Or what strange place, What strange place, What strange place he did belong. 'My name is Death. Can you not see? You men and women bow down to me. Oblivion and misery. And you fair maid, You fair maid, You fair maid You must come with me.' “I'll give you gold, And jewellery rare! I'll give you costly robes to wear. I'll give you all my wealth in store, If you will let me live If you'll let me live Please let me live a few years more.” 'Fair lady lay your robes aside; no longer glory in your pride. And now sweet maid make no delay; Your time has come Your time has come Your time has come And you must away.' Not long after, the lady died “Write on my tomb”, the lady cried, “Here lies a poor distressed maid, whom Death now lately, Death now lately Death now lately Death now lately Death now lately Has Betrayed.
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Oh my Darling one And oh, my friends, Oh my Lover I will miss you once again For when days are long And the nights Are full of fright Oh, Who will be there In the dark In the darkest time And when morning comes And I look to my side, I see you there with your hands in the air And all eyes are wide. Oh my papa comes And he calls into the wing. Singing 'Wind in the Willows' And Jacobite tales To while the time away. Oh my mama My brothers My sisters Oh, and you Oh, you hold me And you soothe me. You know you brought me through. And the world goes Round and Round and Oh will I, will I Sing my song? Oh the days, the days Will rise And Oh the light Will shine. Fragile Flower Oh your light Remains You were taken From this life And I, I stayed. Fragile Flower Oh your beauty stays In our hearts In our minds Our souls Our eyes All will stay. And the world goes Round and Round oh will I, will I Sing my song? Oh the days, the days Will rise And oh the light Will shine.
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Light from your eyes They glow me through & through. Light; You know you do. Through the window where I cannot be There's a land far behind. Rugged mountains call out to me A way for to find. Light from your eyes They glow, they pull me through Light; You know you do. In a boat way out at sea With the waves rolling high And you knew I couldn't swim You threw me a line And I wanted a reason from the stars in the sky And hope held my freedom to be alive. Light from your eyes They glow me through and through Light; You know you do. You see me and I see you, we stand eye to eye. And you knew I could be me, you stood by my side. And I wanted a reason from the stars in the sky And hope held my freedom to be alive. Days in your life, see them glow, be the light May you inspire. Be the flow, be alive.
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Lay out, Lay out your mind See the coloured clocks You wound in times untied. Lay down, You laid down your armour You let them in, They win And oh, they pulled you under. Come, to the quietest place Come, where the stillness is Nah nah nah nah nah nah We had it all, We have it all (x2) Oh you wait and oh you feel you're all on your own Ready to run, You're ready, oh be steady Ready to run, You're ready, oh be patient. Lay out, Lay our your soul Feel it grow within And know it makes you whole Lay in, Lay in the power Their prayers vibrate And they hold you Hour by hour Come, to the darkest place Come, where the candle is. Nah nah nah nah nah We had it all, We have it all (x2) Oh you wake, And Oh, you see they're all by your side Ready to run, You're ready to run, oh be steady Ready to run, You're ready, oh be patient. Nah nah nah nah nah nah We had it all We have it all (x2)
11.
Small & Wild 04:55
Over field and over glen Seeking, sought, and seeking them; Small and Wild We are again. In the darkness, in the light Forever searching that right Part of our life Oh, Will we rise again? The sky lays leaden on your back, All the 'what-if's' block your track, You trip and fall again Small and Wild. In the space and in the sky, The very air it is alive, We are the wild Oh we are there We Will Rise Again! Eee yippee aye oh ooh yippee ay oh ooh yippee aye oh ooh yippee ay.... Life is turbulent and free The universe it rolls on with or without me or without thee or without he or without.... So dig your feet into the ground Fill your body with the sound Of laughs and light and love, Laughs, light, love, laughs and... Come let's dance until we tire Toast our toes around the fire The rhythm grows the rhythms the rise The rhythms grow, the rhythms.... ..... ****....... Oh the rhythm, oh oh the rhythms The rhythms rise To the beat of our lives Eee yippee aye oh you yippee aye oh you yippee aye... Come, feel the rain again, wash your spirit soul to clean Small and Wild; Eyes open wide In the space and in the time, all around and all alive We are the Wild, oh we are there We Will Rise Again Eee yippee aye ...
12.
DEVIL ON THE DANCEFLOOR It's already under your skin. You believe the leaves will show you The way to let the light in There's a fire in your heart again. It burns and burns it's way Right through the core And in and in and in. Oooh ooooh oooh ooooh And the Devil's on the dancefloor again Making shapes, Pulling faces And calling you names (True names, True) And the fire in your heart, it burns. Fly away, fly away with dreaming of it. Burn away, Burn away your lusting of it. Find a way, find a way to let love in. Out of control Ooooooohhhhh oooohhhhhhh Strip it back, Strip it back...To bone Strip it back to bone, to bone, to bone, bone Strip it back to bone Oh you, Oh you are a wonder, you are. You are a wonder. You're a wonder, wonder, wonder won won Wonder, wonder, one! A wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder won won Won won won won won won One one one one one ONE TWO THREE FOUR! The fire burns within Fire under your skin Fire burns within Fire under your skin Fire burns, Fire burns And the quiet in the land it stirs Dragons wake in the fire you burn within Feel the Fire Fly away, Fly away with dreaming of him Burn away burn away your lusting of them Find a way, Find a way, To let me in. Fire the fire the fire the fire within Fire the fire the fire the fire within **** your burning burning We're burning, we're burning
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These songs are about life and death and all that we can experience in between. For me, recognising the fleetingness and fragility of existence gave rise to enormous gratitude for life. Sometimes the darkest experiences can bring the greatest transformation.

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released August 4, 2023

Jemima Thewes- voice, ukulele, tenor guitar, jaws harp, bass (on Moon)
Tim Lane - tongue drum, drum kit, BVs, crafted samples
Susan Appelbe - cello
David Boyter - guitar & mandolin
Morag Brown - fiddle (on Water)
Misha Somerville - whistle (on Water)
Kate Young - fiddle (on Borders & Small and Wild)
Jem Le Lievre - Bass (on Borders & Small and Wild)

Recorded, mixed and produced by Tim Lane at Stables Studio

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Jemima Thewes Scotland, UK

Cloud-hopping tales are told by clear, honest vocals and adorned with playful instrumentation. Jemima and her band charm you along a cathartic journey of haunting songs built of intriguing lyrics and melodies that creep up and catch you unawares. The unusual combination of strings and a rare wooden box called a tongue drum adds to the inventive and enticing new sound they create. ... more

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