1. |
Ready Or Not
03:12
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Ready or Not
by Yael Wand
Every time I turn my eyes
The sky has changed again
Take a picture a photograph
You’ll lose it in the end
The silver lining beneath the stones
Is coming up again
Throw it forward, the surface tension
will skip it in the end
Whether we’re ready or not
Whether we’re sold or were bought
Whether we’re too young to know
Whether we’re too old to show
Every time I turn my eyes
your face has changed anew
Time keeps moving, a metronome
as tides are want to do
On the shoreline the shifting current
i lost a day or two
So bring your hammer unto the nail
And pound a rhythm true
Whether we’re ready or not
Whether we’re hungry enough
Whether we’ve read all the books
Whether baited or hooked
But all our plans mean nothing
Tie the boat up to the shore
Like every day before
Count on the sun to rise
Everytime I turn my eyes
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2. |
That Need Be Done
02:43
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That Need Be Done
by Yael Wand
Let me be the garden drinking in the rain
Let me be the wind blown upon the weather vein
Let me be the blossom reaching for the sun
Let me be the change in the world that need be done
Let me be the river joining with the sea
Let me be the ocean alive in mystery
Let me be the waters that will not cease to run
Let me be the change in the world that need be done
That need be done, That need be done
That need be done, That need be done
Let us be the choir rising up in song
Let us be the mountain together standing strong
Let us be the rainbow to bridge the storm and sun
Let us be the change in the world that need be done
Let us be the daybreak calling all to rise
Let us be the nightfall widening our eyes
Let us be the new day whose time has come
Let us be the change in the world that need be done
That need be done, That need be done
That need be done, That need be done
Let us be the new day whose time has come
Let us be the change in the world that need be done
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3. |
Navigate By Stars
02:50
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Navigate By Stars
by Yael Wand
Comfort me, I’m new to these troubles
I’m new to the sun sinking to the sea
Comfort me, you be the shelter
I’ll be the storm chaser, worrisome free
I don’t have a compass to safely sail the rift
If we could navigate by stars we wouldn’t be adrift
Soothe me, you’re the only land I need
I’m dreaming in the colours of your heart
Soothe me, I feel the current sway your boat
it’s an old geography pushing us both
I don’t have a ticket to call upon the gift
if we could navigate by stars we wouldn’t be adrift
Do you know these waters
like your song and your daughters
caught between the current and the tide
I would wash your feet in saltwater
dry your tears and build an altar
need only lose the rank and pride
I don’t have a compass to safely sail the rift
if we could navigate by stars we wouldn’t be adrift
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4. |
End of the Road
03:45
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End of the Road
by Yael Wand
We leave the light on in the kitchen
So it won’t be dark when we come home
There’s no lamp to light the streets
That’s how it goes at the end of the road
I can hear the night full stars
I can hear the beat of hearts
And I still hear the noise of a distant city
Pulsing in my veins like a runaway train
Strap on your boots before you go
To shovel the drive again of snow
Take the worn path you’ve walked before
It starts at the end of the road
I can see the mountain glow
She’s showing off her dress of snow
And I still hear the noise of a distant city
Pulsing in my veins like a runaway train
Keep your first impression
The smell of the air, the sting of the smoke
there’s only stark and bold expression
where ever you go, at the end of the road
I can feel the cold press in
Busy is the devil’s sin
And I still hear the noise of a distant city
Pulsing in my veins like a runaway train
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5. |
Cross the Line
03:02
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Cross The Line
By Yael wand
I don’t go looking in the weeds
I don’t go running in the dark
I don’t go searching by the side of the road
for the things that will break my heart
I take the straight and narrow path
I walk it all the time
But I tripped when the dirt beneath my feet
Washed away and across the line
I don’t think of your name in the depths of the night
I don’t know no pain ‘cause you don’t hold me tight
Seal it up inside a jar, you know I will be fine
You and I we do not cross the line
There’s a picture in a frame
Corner table and a light
And the cars paint shadows on the wall
And erase them through the night
They burn a question in my mind
Where do we turn our sights
To the fault in the road
Or the crack in the heart that is sealed up tight
I don’t think of your name in the depths of the night
I don’t know no pain ‘cause I don’t hold you tight
Seal it up inside a jar, you know we do it all the time
You and I we do not cross the line
Let the shelf collect the dust
Out of reach and out of mind
Don’t go looking with the words that you hide
Or go seeking with the words you find
I don’t go looking in the weeds
I don’t go running in the dark
I don’t go searching by the side of the road
for the things that will break my heart
I don’t go searching by the side of the road
For the things that will crack my heart
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6. |
Flame
03:07
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Flame
By Yael Wand
Flame, Flame
Reaching for the sky
Red, red embers
Smoke is rising high
I only packed one bag
When I left my home
Just shut the door behind me closed
I didn’t turn around
For one last look
When I felt the heat upon my cheek
Had to take to the road
Join the caravan
Ten thousand wheels upon the land
And we drove on through
To the next ghost town
Leave a tear to moist the ground
He stayed behind
With a pick and a hose
And a prayer to hold on through the night
Cause some they choose…
Now it’s a quiet street
Since that summer night
I’m at home but it don’t seem right
And I think my luck
Might have run its course
When I see the view from my front porch
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7. |
Sleep
02:57
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Sleep
By Yael Wand
You know the night is dark
Shadows cast their mark
You think you’re hearing a whispered tune
That’s just my love inside this room
Darkness makes you small
Backed up against the wall
You fear the silence inside this gloom
But my love is hear inside this room
So sleep
Don’t fear don’t weep
Sleep
Adjust your eyes in twilight
Sparrows nestled in the night
When morning will not come too soon
My love is here inside this room
Now think yourself a moth
Float the light across
And even if there is no moon
My love is here inside this room
So sleep
Don’t fear, don’t weep
Sleep
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8. |
Tree
02:35
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Tree
By Yael Wand
My grandfather planted a tree
He watered it well, so tenderly
He kept it from harm
Did he do that for me?
My grandfather planted a tree
My father he grew with that tree
Branches and limbs knew elbows and knees
He changed with the seasons
He turned with the leaves
My father he grew with that tree
But I walked from the shade of that tree
Far as my feet would carry me
Bathed in the sunlight
Sweet reverie
I walked from the shade of that tree
Now my daughter comes asking of me
Where are the stories of our canopy?
The marks of the heartwood
Where would these be?
My daughter comes asking of me
In my mind’s eye I turn to the tree
Fruit on the vine, harvest to be
The seasons have ravaged
They’ve scattered the seed
Now I lean on the roots of this tree
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9. |
Keep The Light On
03:11
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Keep The Light On
By Yael Wand
How I’ve missed that crackling fire
The amber glow, the evening choir
The single match, the sulphur strike
Slow burn into the night
Keep the light on, keep the light on, keep the light on, im coming home
I was lost in the dark, I was lost in the day
Every tempting road would lead my feet to stray
I’ve been away so long I’ve been away so deep
I can still feel the rhythm move beneath my feet
Keep the light on, keep the light on
Keep the light on, im coming home
I’ve heard it said but I would not believe
If I walked away I would surely leave
But the warm familiar like a second skin
lays me down and picks me up again
Keep the light on, keep the light on
Keep the light on, i'm coming home
I left the records on the shelf
I sing alone all by myself
And you can bet I’m not the only one
that keeps on dancing when the needle’s done
Keep the light on, keep the light on
Keep the light on, i'm coming home
One day I will surely cease
Spread my dust and ashes ‘neath the tall pine trees
And be still the hands that still the heart
that spill the word that tears apart
Keep the light on, keep the light on
Keep the light on, i'm coming home
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10. |
Get It In The Bucket
02:15
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Get It In The Bucket
By Yael Wand
Johnny be a dear won’t you help me honey
Gotta bring the crops, gotta make a little money
Don’t eat ‘em all up
Ive got a bake a few pies
Sell ‘em at the market so that we can get by
Get ‘em in the bucket
Get ‘em in the bucket
Keep your aim true honey
Get ‘em in the bucket
Take a bill for the whole, a coin for the slice
Keep the change dear Johnny for our beans and rice
Don’t go whetting your whistle or running to the track
Drop the money in the bucket and then come on back
Get ‘em in the bucket
Get ‘em in the bucket
Keep your aim true honey
Get ‘em in the bucket
But you come home loud and you come home late
You’ve got a whole in your pocket and a drunkard’s gait
You can sleep it on off with the dog in the barn
Don’t go making a mess of my blueberry farm
Get ‘em in the bucket
Get ‘em in the bucket
Keep your aim true honey
Get ‘em in the bucket
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11. |
Nothing But Now
03:21
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Nothing But Now
By Yael Wand
Come on move a little closer
Slide on down
You got nothing to hide from
Bring yourself around
I’m not waiting, who’s waiting
You got nothing to wait for now
You’ve got nothing but now
So let’s remember
How to forget
Flow with the river of no regret
Oh darlin please lay down your worries
We will find worries some other time
Let’s not be careless
Or too proud
Just a tiny spark can burn it down
It might be stone, stone, stone
It might be cards
Just an unkind word can loose the hounds
It’s in the eyes you hide the story
That spill the song you’d have sung
So let’s make some music
Sweet music
We’ve got nothing wait for
We’ve got nothing but now
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Yael Wand
Drawing on a deep well of musical influences and a recording career that spans over 20 years, Yael Wand’s newest album, Saltwater Heartwood, is an ode to self-discovery and to the subtle-yet-profound moments of life. A master song-crafter and vocalist, she blends jazz, blues, folk and gospel flavours with “the effortless beauty of her voice” (Exclaim!). ... more
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