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Droplet

by The Ancient Wild

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1.
Droplet 05:09
Not so far away Not so far away From what makes you able From the food on my table Deliver me unto my body There to know peak and valley Deep in your web, a droplet kept Deep in your web, we drank and slept We drank and slept and rose with the sun Of the all-loving one Not so far away Not so far away From the day we leave the ground Hypnotized by electric sounds Are we destined for skyrocketing bodies? Destined to make another planet home? Deep in your web, can we escape death? Deep in your web, we drank and slept Deep in your web, can we escape death? Deep in your web, we drank and slept We drank and slept and rose with the sun Of the all-loving one Deep in your web, a droplet kept Deep in your web, we drank and slept
2.
Overflow 05:02
Extending into this oh, Into this phosphorescent glow Wind and weave and feel it pull me Wind and weave and feel it pull As gravity is leaving me behind So fly, overflow with light So fly, overflow Crossing over, changing states Becoming lighter, more awake The wind and earth are pleased to meet Elemental reunion, gathering complexity The wind and earth finally meet And find levity So fly, overflow with light So fly, overflow
3.
Stream into the night Like smooth lace, woven water Inbetween worlds Touching your face Oooh...
4.
Starting from the southernmost seed Upward and out, spiraling Cause it changes from the inside Out Cause it changes from the inside Out So I give it time to blossom through Growing up, growing out Running to, to the sun Protect my eyes from what will come Quietly pouring from the mouth Waves churning, churning me out Overcome by the southern sun Pulling me upward and out Cause it changes from the inside Out Cause it changes from the inside Out Cause it changes from the inside Out Suddenly stirring Twisting and turning This spark is now burning And it's all coming out This silent revolution is turning around and around and around... This silent revolution...
5.
Canyon 04:33
Oh, canyon walls, carry my voice Carry my soul across the land Oh, high mountain air, carry our prayers Carry these bones into your arms And they will find their peace And open eyes to see That you are always there In every rock and tree I see the wild in me Oh, canyon walls, traveling your shapes Learning your place, where crystals come from Oh, deep in the earth, bury my eyes Fill up my sight with diamond light And in your embrace, purity to trace Back to my roots, all else to erase And in your embrace, purity to trace Back to my roots, all else to erase But truth
6.
Emerge 06:17
To emerge, to unfold To gaze into the unknown To live, to grow To give the finest grace you can be To life, to the action, the feeling That never ever lies Awaken, and embrace The air, the clouds, the sky As its new height is forming Up from the inside To allow what is spoken To be heard as a listener To the sounds as it's forming Out of the emergent seed You know that you are giving So, when you open up and hold The space where all your parts come alive To life, to the action, the feeling That never ever lies Awaken, and embrace The air, the clouds, the sky As its new height is forming Up from the inside Where all your parts come from Up from the inside Where all your parts come alive! Gracefully soften into her form I absorb Her wisdom, her pain Her knowing, like rain Flooding upon me Like rain Flooding upon me Like rain Flooding upon me Like rain... Where all your parts come alive! As she rocks me to sleep Sending something so sweet Her offering is she eats, whatever I let her carry me Like a river into the sea I am surrendering Like a river into the sea I am surrendering I am surrendering I am surrendering...
7.
Oh, don't wake me from my slumber For by choice, I have gone to rest In my bed made of flowers and lead In my bed made of flowers and lead There is so much weight What is my place on earth? Underneath the weight Of all that's waiting to birth Oh, when I wake from a deep slumber And brush my eyes Will you stand beside me with silent knowing And offer me time? Will you offer me time? There is so much weight What is my place on earth? Underneath the weight Of all that's waiting to birth Every soul has a ticking clock Set to the moment the veils come off Pray not to see before you are ready I forgive you and offer you time I forgive you and offer you time You are never late In finding your place on earth You are never late The time will come to give birth
8.
Our actions are forever echoing You see, life: a gift Whatever we can give to lift the veils and see Our responsibility To our self, to our health, our richness And even our poverty We all things, we all things, we all things So let it be We: all things, we all things, we all things We: effortless beauty Forever echoing Effortless beauty Forever echoing... Whatever we take We must return Whatever we take We must return Cause we're standing on the shoulders Of our ancestry Round and round it goes Forever it echoes through every part of you & me All things, returning to the soil down below Cycling effortlessly, as long as I can let it go From my hands back home I give it back Let go From my hands into home I give it back to the whole And release and let it go Let it go, let it go Let it be free This effortless beauty Forever echoing...
9.
The Seeker 05:09
The seeker, to wander The edge of the canyon is my home I'm searching, neverending To gather the seeds from around the earth Discovering the newness of Each moment in passing, in passing me by Discovering the newness of Each moment in passing, in passing me by-y-y... The stillness of a moment Stopping and settling the dust The mirror in the water Is open to curious eyes Deepening connection To the mover and those who are moved Invisible, yet tangible I'm following breezes in passing me by-y-y... And when I found the road I opened up my arms And when the road found me I opened up to breathe And threw it all away To open up a space... I threw it all away To open up a space...
10.
Woven 04:38
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In total homage to this gorgeous planet, this web of which we are, each of us, droplets kept... We touch upon themes of oneness with nature, the patience of unconditional love, necessary death, change from the inside-out, the upswell of life force which animates everything. Inspired by several of our most beloved places upon the earth, if you listen close, you'll hear sounds of nature running throughout the album, merged with the songs themselves. This album is a prayer for our collective well-being -- may it bring just that, to you, beloved listener.

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released February 3, 2015

Harp + Vocals by Kate Wilde.
Guitar, Bass, Percussion, + Vocals by Christophe Sunhorse.
Production + Editing by Brad Senstock.
Production of "Droplet remix" by Brad Senstock.
Mastering by David Young.
Album art + design by Kate Wilde (utilizing photography of Natalie Rogers).

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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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