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The Raycene Sessions (live)

by The Ancient Wild

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1.
Thunder beings, send me strength Rain clouds, clear away the last of my doubt Make me ready for the steady step on the ground, on the earth Meeting eye-to-eye with life and death And I like what I see when I open my eyes When I shut them tight, I am blind So I open them wide, laying bare to the sky All I am, is love Fear not the changing wind Child, fear not the changing wind... Scattering names to the blameless wind Giving into the sea All is free in losing identity, and I die, and I die Then rise with the sun Realizing the one that we are, underneath Fear not the changing wind Child, fear not the changing wind... Thunder beings, send me strength Rain clouds, clear away the last of my doubt
2.
I'm givin it up to those whose stories' lost, whose story goes untold I'm givin it up to those, who trusted their heart enough When to know how to hold on How to hold strong Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees Ready to wake from this dream, ready to learn how to see To better the best I can do, to further expose the truth Give respect to those who refuse to give in to... And I hear your voice, strong and full Breathe life into this, empower this soul And I hear your voice, strong and full Breathe life into this, empower this.... Empower this souuul So I'm lifting you up, cause I owe it to you And I'm not giving up, I'm willing to see this through There are things in this world that are worth holding onto There are things in this world that are worth holding onto So I call you in, your wisdom like rain soaking this thirsty soul Help me to remember what I have, what I hold, what I owe Wondering what's true, what are my rights that I will forever hold onto Wondering what's true, accepting honestly what I can and cannot do Will I rise and fight, when there comes a time, when I can't help not to? So I call you in, your wisdom like rain soaking this thirsty soul Help me to remember what I have, what I hold, what I owe What I have, what I hold What I am, what I owe So I'm lifting you up, cause I owe it to you And I'm not giving up, I'm willing to see this through There are things in this world that are worth holding onto There are things in this world that are worth holding onto (instrumental) So I'm lifting you up, cause I owe it to you And I'm not giving up, I'm willing to see this through There are things in this world that are worth holding onto There are things in this world that are worth holding onto There are things in this world that are worth holding onto There are things in this world that are worth holding onto
3.
Lucid 06:35
Reflection of self in the madness around me Vision is lucid through all the sordid heaps The ways of the old are leaking through the walls like moss, like mold Try as you might to live life as a fight, but it all returns Cause what matters, what matters? Do you know how to let your dreams grow? Do you know how to let your heart show? In this very very very cold world Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home Reflection of self in all that surrounds me Vision is lucid when I allow the dream Of all that this beautiful world is offering Of all that this beautiful world is offering I see opening eyes turn away from screens Turn and face one another, this is what love means I see people remembering what their bodies are for I see reaching arms taking in the cure Cause what matters, what matters? Do you know how to let your dreams grow? Do you know how to let your heart show? In this very very very beautiful world Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home Cause what matters, what matters? Do you know how to let your dreams grow? Do you know how to let your heart show? In this very very very beautiful world Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home And I know this as sure as the sun shines on us all And I know this as sure as the moon shines on us all Your love is the only thing that will bring us back home Your love is the only thing that will bring us... back
4.
Some starlight fell onto earth Cresting crown, we took our birth Gathered the ground, grew from her belly round Somehow we forgot, our diamond squandered and lost Beneath the water... Beneath the water... There is life There's no need for the damage That hearts suffer when they are not honored Somewhere I'm holding a vision strong and pure That people will rise from their knees, strong and sure Beneath the water... Beneath the water... We send it to our daughters We send it to our brothers So come alive, come alive There's something persistent and pulsing, mother's mouth Something as basic as breathing, as reaching out She's shaking these walls that we can spend our whole lives building up But I speak for the rebel who spends his whole life breaking down Break down the walls Break down the walls Break down... the walls
5.
Oceans of traveling soul So many pathways home I live in the unknown, I am moving Caress fate and chance Create happenstance This wave is a flow I grow, wandering seeds Abundantly, growing like trees Ship sailing, here to trade Intangible exchange pays our way And paves wide, we dive into the road of the sea Currency flowing, I am open breeze channeling Currency flowing, I am open breeze channeling From mother's mouth to our sails She speaks that more is available to you If you just move, listen, move, listen Move, listen, move... The ocean speaks, release The ocean speaks, destiny Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper of tide Light bouncing on the sea Your eyes are shining, we are alive! What's next? Welcoming the rest of this life We dive into the depths of the sea We dive, into the depths of the sea We dive... Release the anchor, we are free to wander Release the anchor, we are free to wander From mother's mouth to our sails She speaks that more is available to you If you just move, listen, move, listen Move, listen, move... The ocean speaks, release The ocean speaks, destiny Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper, of tide! Here is nothing Here is empty Here, come reside... The ocean speaks, release The ocean speaks, destiny Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper Then falls to a whisper, of tide
6.
Warrior woman, woman, speak Your heart, your heart and speak Your mind, your mind and free Free us all, free us all Underneath the ground stirs the ancient sound And I'm bending down to listen Bending down to listen Her voice is mine and I'm moving in time Her voice is mine and I'm moving in time Her voice is mine... Blue night of nights, reaching to find The story unfolds, turning to gold So I'll read it in the swaying grass, wind circling past Then release it to the hungry ocean of all that has ever been Then release it to the hungry ocean of all that has ever been Underneath the ground, the revolution turns round Passing ages of truth lost and found Ceaseless cycles of wake up calls Ceaseless cycles of rise and fall Rising, falling away Rising, falling away Rising, falling... away... Blue night of nights, reaching to find The story unfolds, turning to gold So I'll read it in the swaying grass, wind circling past Then release it to the hungry ocean of all that has ever been Then release it to the hungry ocean of all that has ever been Then release it to the hungry ocean Of all that has ever been
7.
Judy 08:54
Suddenly, an opening He fell into her watershed Suddenly, my eyes can see The gallons of bloodshed So to wake, appreciate the ones who came before you So to lay to peace your soul, grandmother Rise out of the mud Crying out with love Deep down, we are the same Bloodline clear of shame Openly revealing the truth as I know it to be Strong my will and even still encountering your disbelief So to wake, to a love so great, it passes understanding It's not too late, the pain gives way, free and crossing over Rise out of the mud Crying out with love Deep down, we are the same Bloodline clear of shame While I'm alive, while I'm alive I will sing And bring the rain While I'm alive, while I'm alive I will love Forgive, rise above While I'm alive, while I'm alive I will sing And bring the rain While I'm alive, while I'm alive I will love Forgive, rise above...
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This is a live album recorded in the sanctuary of an old abandoned church in Raymond, WA. It's being reclaimed by its owners in the hopes to turn it into a music venue (The Raycene). This music is minimally tampered with, and the reverb you hear comes from the church itself.

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released August 3, 2015

Composition, production, performance by Kate Wilde and Christophe Sunhorse.
Big thanks to Russ and Aimee.

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Harp, piano, male & female vocals, guitar, and drums create a unique acoustic-industrial sound reminiscent of Dead Can Dance, Tori Amos, Imogen Heap. The collaborative project between US-based composers Kate Wilde and Christophe Shepperdson.

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