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Storydwelling

by Heatherlyn

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James Connelly this record has so many tracks hit so many emotions that you are overwhelmed at times. A truly amazing album!
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1.
When I Dream 03:53
when I dream, it's like TV screens are on the inside of my eye lids but I don't have a remote to take control to choose my shows seems my fears come alive no matter how hard I try to wake up Now I lay my head down hoping for surround silence if trouble comes while I sleep let there still be only peace on my pillow, still can't be consoled God, I was told you'd never leave still I cry, "where did you go?!" no matter how bad I want to believe now I lay my head down hoping for surround silence let me awake to greet the sun wondering where the night went Now I lay my head down hoping for surround silence if trouble comes while I sleep let there still be only peace now I lay my head down hoping for surround silence let me awake to greet the sun wondering where the night went Now I lay my head down hoping for surround silence if trouble comes while I sleep let there still be only peace
2.
I am a poor wayfaring stranger while traveling thru this world of woe; Yet there’s no sickness, toil, or danger in that bright world to which I go. I’m going there to see my Father. I’m going there no more to roam. I’m only going over Jordan. I’m only going over home. I know dark clouds will hang around me. I know my way is rough and steep. Yet beautiful fields arise before me, where God’s redeemed their vigils keep. I’m going there to see my mother. I know she'll greet me when I come. I'm only going over Jordan. I'm only going over home. I want to wear that crown of glory, when I get home to that good land. Well I want to shout salvation’s story in concert with, oh, the gospel band. I’m going back to see my savior. I’m going back no more to roam. I’m only going over Jordon. I’m only going over home. I’m only going over home. I’m only going over home.
3.
If we lived in a conversation van RV takin music on the road, we'll see the whole country through the mountains, down highways, through the city streets the world our view, we're driving on to live our destiny And if we lived in a northern woods cabin all summer long on our table fresh cut lavender lupins sing along with robin's song from birch and poplar limbs hike the trials, canoe the lakes, we live life strong and fit furnishing our lives with love and laughter so size and styles they don't really matter I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah I'd be at home with you, my love All I need to make this house a home is for us to be together my home is with you wherever we are wherever we are And if we lived in a tent city on Seattle streets ignoring insults stares and glares and how pedestrians retreat they don't know we both work jobs and still can't afford a roof beneath the tarps and open air our love is weather proof furnishing our lives with love and laughter so size and styles they don't really matter I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah I'd be at home with you, my love All I need to make this house a home is for us to be together my home is with you wherever we are I'd be at home with you, baby I'd be at home with you, my love I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah I'd be at home with you, my love All I need to make this house a home is for us to be together my home is with you wherever we are wherever we are
4.
Jack Riddle 03:49
My name is Jack Riddle and I sit on the bench at Parkway and March Watching all the people who pass me by. People here stay the same you know, it's the same old game, the same old show The rich stay rich and the poor stay low, you know Chorus They say that I can't stay here They say my hands don't touch this sky They say that I can't stay and they say and they say and they say But my name is Jack Folks here stay away from me - They tell me I need more to my feet Comb your hair, Jack, rub the dirt away from the seams Hey, Mister Pastor Man, the service was fine I came on down to stand right in line with Mary, the saints, and Jesus - that friend of mine He's a friend of mine, I say... Chorus 2 They say that I can't stay here They say my hands don't touch this sky They say that I can't stay and they say and they say and they say Sunday morning the bell will ring I'l stay in my hut by my West Virginia stream Don't worry - I'll stay away Perhaps my Lord might visit me today... Chorus They say that I can't stay here They say my hands don't touch this sky They say that I can't stay and they say and they say and they say But my name is Jack My name is Jack Riddle My name is Jack and you know where I'll be
5.
Be the Love 03:36
Be the Love, defying all hatred. Be the love, beyond toleration. Be the love, before pride and exultation. Be the love. Be the love. Be the hope for the children’s salvation Be the peace for the nation’s reconciliation Be the life that says, “yes” to all creation. Be the love. Be the love. Destruction’s always easier than creation. But all things created are sacred. Destruction’s always easier than creation But all things created are sacred. Be the healing for the orphan born with AIDS Be the strength a neighbor’s burden raise Be the star that guides us through this haze. Be the love. Be the love. Be the love. Be the love.
6.
You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move" You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move" 'cause when the Spirit says "move", you gotta move, oh Lord You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move" You've gotta dance when the spirit says dance you've gotta dance when the spirit says dance 'cause when the spirit says dance you gotta dance, oh lord you gotta dance when the spirit says dance You've gotta love when the spirit says love You've gotta love when the spirit says love cause when the spirit says love, you gotta love oh lord you gotta love when spirit Love when the Spirit says "Love" 'cause if we don't have Love we don't have anything because Love is life. Mmmm You can move a mountain You can boast all about it Oh You can prophecy great things Oh You can know all there is to know You can do great deeds You can solve mystery You can own a big house You can hold a beautiful spouse But if you don't have love I said if ya don't have love you got nothin' you got nothin' Oh nothin' nothin' you gotta move so, you gotta move when the spirit so, you gotta move when the spirit says "move"
7.
We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We have a dream for freedom and peace the whole earth reconciled so color my world with love I wanna live with arms open wide we're heard the sky must be darkest for stars to really shine bright so we'll press on for redemption draws nigh We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true Keep the dream alive in your eyes a clear bright vivid vision don't let your worries or fears deter your hearts deep hope and devotion cause even with complexity, woes of economy and even recession we still got a whole lot of love each other and a big imagination, Oh We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true This is not about idealism or illusions the dream is about holding on to both wisdom and wonder It's about getting real, keeping it real Have the humility to acknowledge we've all been part of the problem and we can all be part of the solution Sometimes giving up our pride is harder than giving up our lives We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true We, O, we have a dream and we'll make it make it come true
8.
Life together has been tattered and torn seams have been ripped apart and oh, so worn leave all your extra patches and your colorful threads together we'll sew, stitch by stitch, we'll mend for Peace on earth goodness to all Pray for posers, oppressors, imposters prayers of blessing make every heart softer thoughts and words of life to foes and to friends through us the angel's song will never, ever end for Peace on Earth Goodness to All No matter whatever wounds we have sworn forever forgive what's offended before In every heart reverberating in every movement we are aspiring for Peace on Earth Goodness to All Love your enemies
9.
Modernity 03:50
Modernity maybe no always all it's cracked up to be chased and ruled by economy running it's pace drains my energy What does it mean to be truly free in Western modernity? No, there's no glamour in poverty but there is beauty in simplicity deep soul song and dusty dancing feet resonate with my own heartbeat I climbed the mountain through the acacia trees witnessed the hard work of your hands in the sunflower fields dined together at your table with home grown plantains there's nothing of which you need to be ashamed Overwhelmed by your rich hospitality your wealth of kindness and generosity as your guests, we were blessed by an abundance of love in a bowl of beans and ugali What would it mean to be truly free to live abundantly in a globalized modernity? Been paying debt since I was 23 life by math, much less by poetry Vision of grand living on easy street tons of stuff, but most is cheap Counting the cost, there's so much we've lost in building and paving, bills we are paying, trees we are shaving We aim high for the "American Dream" sacrifice our health and our family work to own our own property and set up more boundaries but you? you exude what it means to live happy you overflow, overflow artistry your welcome radiates sincerity these would be an unfair exchange for prosperity What does it means to live truly free abundantly with generosity in the midst of modernity
10.
Set out on this journey brothers and sisters With provisions of love, grace and forgiveness With conviction we are all intrinsically connected With so much in common and with beautiful difference Put on your climbing shoes Put on your climbing shoes Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop. Keep on climbing. We will never stop. Wade through streams, press on and push against the wind. Take my hand, build trust, know my friend, you’ll help me up. Sometimes we’ll run and hurdle. Sometimes we’ll trip and stumble. Over rocks and crags, steep passageways, LOVE will lift us. Put on your climbing shoes Put on your climbing shoes Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop. Keep on climbing. We will never stop. When stormy clouds are covering the summit view Remember how rainbows come into bloom Storm cloud showers, thunder and drenching rain Collide with sunshine rays of light to ribbons of colorful change. Put on your climbing shoes Put on your climbing shoes Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop. Keep on climbing. We will never stop. Keep on hiking and we’ll the scale the heights. Keep on walking. Walk by faith, not by sight. Oooooh Put on your shoes! Put on your shoes and lace 'em right We gonna climb if it takes all night Climbin' up together, Climbin' round the clock Never stop no never until we reach the top Keep reaching and reaching and moving and climbing... From the lowest of lows to the highest of highs we're climbing From the lowest of lows to the highest of highs we're climbing
11.
Rosebud 04:01
Baby, hear the loons sing their lullaby Love songs on the water, now don’t you cry Mama will always hold you tight. Listen to the loons sing their lullaby Baby, hear the waves on the shore No matter what the tide, you can be sure Daddy is lovin’ you more and more Listen to the waves on the shore Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay, This is your sleep sweetly lullaby. Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay, This is your sleep sweetly lullaby. Baby hear the paddling canoes Sounds like the water’s is oh so smooth Someday we’ll go and glide ‘neath the moon Listen to the paddling canoes Baby hear the silence of the lake You are just as quiet, now don’t you wake If there’s a storm or constant calm I’ll still be with you to sing you this song Listen to the silence of the lake Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay, This is your sleep sweetly lullaby. Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay, This is your sleep sweetly lullaby. This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
12.
You should see these baby blues. Hear her nearly melodic coos. Everyday, there’s something new. She's rollin' around right now, but she’ll be crawlin’ soon. Tiny fingers on piano keys Twinkle little star, comes along with little ease Playground feats; she skins her knee Wipin’ tears away: “mama, kiss it please.” You’ll never know what you’ve been missing She had to go when you wouldn’t stop your drinking Little girls grow, learn your ways, then do their own thinking. But you’ll never know what you’ve been missing. Pigtails bob, skippin through blueberry fields Homemade muffins, we'll bake in the morning Holding her favorite bear for a bedtime story Hopin' for fireflies and fairies in her dreams You’ll never know what you’ve been missing She had to go when you wouldn’t stop your drinking Your little girl grows. She’s smart in school and really likes singing But you’ll never know what you’ve been missing. Did you ever wonder: “What will she be like?”. Even once ponder: “wish I’d never let her outa my sight.”? Guess if I had to choose, I’d take abandonment over abuse. But either way, the both of us loose. I'll never know what we've been missing. She had to go when you wouldn't stop your beating. Your little girl's all grown, livin' dreams, yeah, life goes on. But neither one of us can ever know all we've been missing.

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STORYDWELLING is about cultivating courageous and compassionate curiosity for each other by deeply listening to and authentically sharing our stories with one another, thereby healing ourselves and our world. Storydwelling, the album, is a collection of songs from our shared human story, deeply personal song from my story and songs with imagination for the story we will write together with our lives from here, onward.

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released September 13, 2011

Except where otherwise indicated, songs are written and copyrighted by Heatherlyn (©2011 Heatherlyn Music/ASCAP) www.heatherlynmusic.com

Recorded at The Library Recording Studio, Minneapolis, MN
www.thelibraryrecordingstudio.com
Produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Patrick

Mastered by Greg Reierson at Rareform Mastering, Minneapolis, MN

Graphic Design and Artistic Direction: Sarah Karnas

Photography: Jason R. Hamilton-Chronis

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Heatherlyn Denver, Colorado

Inspired by the irresistible way music connects and carries us, Heatherlyn has built an international community around songs, poetry, and gatherings designed to draw listeners deeper into their own stories & the stories of others. Her passion for the beautiful complexity of the human spirit is present in everything she creates, resonant in the soulful influences woven through her eclectic sound. ... more

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