Music
Unexpected
| 1. | Were I | Play | Were I
WERE IWere I stone I’d be still I’d feel quiet seep through every cell But there’d be fire and lightning in my coreWere I river I would flow rubbing mountainsides to delta shores and I’d carry the stories of the stones Sinew and bones I am bedrock and valley Were I tree I’d stand tall leaves would push through my skin ‘til the Fall when I’d bare myself naked to the Winter wind Sinew and bones I am bedrock and valley Were I sun, were I sky, were I wind I would hold I would hold my ground Sinew and bones I am bedrock and valley |
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| 2. | Si Volverá | Play | Si Volverá
Si VolveráSe sienta al lado de la ventana , un cielo pesado y gris pinta con Amarillo y rojo para sentirse feliz. Una mesa, dos sillas, un hombre perdido dentro de una casa vacía He sits next to a window, the sky heavy and gray He paints with yellow and red to help him feel happy. A table, two chairs and a man lost inside an empty house No sabe si volverá, si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. Si volvera, , si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. He doesn’t know if she’ll come back, if she’ll come back No one can say if she’ll come back. Pinta su sonrisa, sus ojos y el cuento que se perdió el cuento de un hombre enamorado y la mujer que lo dejó Día y noche, noche y día acaricia con su pincel a la mujer perdida He paints her smile, her eyes, and the story that was lost The story of a man in love and the woman who left him. Day and night, night and day, y caresses her with his paintbrush. No sabe si volverá, si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. Si volvera, , si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. He doesn’t know if she’ll come back, if she’ll come back No one can say if she’ll come back. No sabe si volverá, si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. Si volvera, , si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. Si volvera, , si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. Si volvera, , si volverá nadie podra decir si ella volverá. He doesn’t know if she’ll come back, if she’ll come back No one can say if she’ll come back. |
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| 3. | Take It Easy | Play | Take It Easy
TAKE IT EASYWe can go out to the ocean, sit along the shorewatch the waves crashing then watch them crash some more We can hear the seagulls cry We can see the seagulls soar So come on, baby We can hang out on the porch, watch the sun go down We can hear the hush of quiet settle over town We can feel the mist of dew blanketing the ground So come on, baby Let’s take it easy No need to rush no need to get complicated we’ll breath in the sweetness of the groove that we’ve created. Take it easy, take it easy We can head out for a walk on a crowded avenue We can feel the roar of traffic and know just what to do Cause in this crazy, crazy world you’ve got me and I’ve got you So come on, baby Let’s take it easy Move slow make it real oh, darling, I like how this feels Take it easy, take it easy Take it easy, take it easy |
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| 4. | Unexpected | Play | Unexpected
UNEXPECTEDYou don’t know that you got me shake, shake, shakinglike a bridge that’s breaking like a heart that’s aching You don’t know that you got me dream, dream, dreaming like an engine steaming like a plan that’s scheming You came so unexpected, turned up when I least suspected You’re the flat, round stone that skipped across my smooth surface making me want what I didn’t know I missed Unexpected you are Unexpected you are Unexpected…. I was sure that I wasn’t look, look, looking I had lowered the curtain I was through with hurting What I noticed was so mislead, lead, leading like a slow ride speeding like a cool hand heating You came so unexpected, turned up when I least suspected you came so, you came so Unexpected you are, Unexpected Unexpected you are, Unexpected You’re the flat, round stone that skipped across my smooth surface making me want what I didn’t know I missed you came so, you came so you came so, you came so Unexpected you are, Unexpected Unexpected you are, Unexpected Unexpected you are, Unexpected you are, Unexpected you are |
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| 5. | Deepest Deep | Play | Deepest Deep
DEEPEST DEEPI’ll find your deepest deep wrapped in your softest softI’ll curl my hands around your fragile bones and jagged rocks I’ll hold you there in the quiet still with cries that won’t and cries that will with steady feet and a compass true I promise I will walk this road with you. INSTRUMENTAL I’ll hold you there in the quiet still with cries that won’t and cries that will with steady feet and a compass true I promise I will walk this road with you. |
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| 6. | Deixa | Play | Deixa
DEIXA
What happens to the leaves that burn to gold |
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| 7. | Dust | Play | Dust
DUSTIt’s like stepping off a hundred foot poleit’s like holding your breath, holding your breath then letting go. It’s like giving in to the bottom giving out it’s like giving up, giving up precious doubt. How does it feel skipping rope with your fears laughing as you fall can you see it all intertwined, tangled vines twisted lines? We are handfuls of dust. We are pieces of sky We are thundering silence answering why we are. We are zeros we are ones we’re everything, everything and everyone We are silence we are storms We die and we are born we’re emptiness we are form We are handfuls of dust. We are pieces of sky We are thundering silence answering why we’re gods in ruins, gods in the making, we are… We are handfuls of dust. We are pieces of sky We are thundering silence answering why we’re gods in ruins, gods in the making, we are… |
Dust
Credits
music and lyrics by E. Luckett & A. Hutto |
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| 8. | Siete Rios | Play | Siete Rios
Siete RiosCaminando, Caminando Voy 2X Walking, walking on I go Detrás de la mañana, detrás del sol detrás de los cuatro vientoshay una pasión susurrando noche y día siete llaves en la voz, y me pregunta adonde voy , adonde voy. Behind the morning, behind the sun behind the four winds there’s a passion with seven keys in its voice that whispers to me night and day and asks me where I’m going. Siete ríos llevan a siete mares y siete mares son mi destino. En la mano tengo las siete llaves que abrirán las puertas en mi camino. Algunas de piedra y otras hedchas de carton y me pregunto, ¿cuales son, cuales son? Seven rivers lead to seven seas and seven seas are my destiny. In my hand I carry the keys that will open the doors along my path. Some of those doors are made of stone and others of paper. I wonder, “which one is which”? Caminando, Caminando Voy 2X Walking, walking I go Caminos abiertos, posibilidades y encuentros. Luz y la esperanza, el riesgo y la confianza Caminando, caminando voy. Open roads, possibilities and encounters Light and hope, risk and confidence Walking, walking on I go. Yo no sé pero me dicen que habrán paredes por mi camino... algunas de piedra y otras hechas de carton,y me pregunto, ¿cuales son, cuales son? I don’t know but they tell me that there will be walls along my path Some of them of stone, others of paper and I ask myself, which one is which? Detrás de la mañana, detrás del sol detrás de los cuatro vientos hay una pasión susurrando noche y día siete llaves en la voz, y me pregunta adonde voy , adonde voy. Behind the morning, behind the sun behind the four winds there’s a passion with seven keys in its voice that whispers to me night and day and asks me where I’m going. Caminando, Caminando Voy 2X Walking, walking on I go |
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| 9. | Shine | Play | Shine
ShineThe earth darked out the moonin a circumstantial cross of lines Some say it came too soon while others swear it happened just in time. The sun watched the show from afar and it did what it does…it’s a star Shine, shine, shine Shine, shine, shine Spinning spheres and shadows tossed making sense of this senseless loss I saw you looming bright when the big moon faded in the dead of night With darkness closing my eyes I could see who you are…you’re a Star Shine, shine, shine shine, shine, shine, shine, shine, shine Sometimes it happens just that way maybe you’re lost or maybe you’ve strayed you’ve fallen in the shadows you’ve fallen from view but you’ve gotta know, you’ve gotta know someone’s shining for you You shine, I shine, We shine You shine, I shine, We shine You shine, I shine, We shine |
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| 10. | Translations | Play | Translations
TRANSLATIONSTalk to me in dreamstalk to me in dreams never mind the words just paint a picture and let me know what it means let me know what it means The space between the words holds endless possibilities endless possibilities so let’s stretch it wide. Toss out translations climb inside my mind awaits you Toss out translations climb inside my eyes await you Toss out translations climb inside my arms await you Talk to me in green talk to me in bright red I want to feel the truth of your intentions by what you’ve done, not what you’ve said You say that you adore me but what does that mean? what does that mean? Is it how you act or how I’m seen? Toss out translations clime inside my mind awaits you Toss out translations clime inside my eyes await you Toss out translations clime inside my arms await you Toss out translations Toss out translations Toss out translations |
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| 11. | Une Profonde Douceur | Play | Une Profonde Douceur
Une Profonde DouceurUne profonde douceur je trouverai en toiTes os fragiles je tiendrai dans mes tendres bras Je serai avec toi la dans le calme silence Rempli de pleurs qui crient et des pleurs qui chantent Avec pour certitude la boussole du coeur Je marcherai avec toi sans peur du lendemain |
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2006 Album of the Year- JP Folks - World Inspired Singer/Songwriter. Music that sounds like it was born from a weekend adventure with Sting, Annie Lennox, Carlos Santana and Bebel Gilberto.
The album steers across genres, with Erika's voice, guitars and songwriting serving as the steady keel, the connective tissue that ties this adventurous and compelling course together. There are numerous gems that contribute to the sparkle of the production: the presence of a luscious string quartet on "Deepest Deep" and "Une Profonde Douceur" (the French version of the same tune), the electric guitar that lays down the slinky montuno on "Siete Ríos" (a rich melody that sounds like a meeting of Carlos Santana and Bebel Gilberto), the powerful and intuitive rhythm section, and the ever present intimacy of Erika's voice. In "Unexpected" we experience the artist, her music, and a bold step outside the ordinary. Let the joy begin!
The album steers across genres, with Erika's voice, guitars and songwriting serving as the steady keel, the connective tissue that ties this adventurous and compelling course together. There are numerous gems that contribute to the sparkle of the production: the presence of a luscious string quartet on "Deepest Deep" and "Une Profonde Douceur" (the French version of the same tune), the electric guitar that lays down the slinky montuno on "Siete Ríos" (a rich melody that sounds like a meeting of Carlos Santana and Bebel Gilberto), the powerful and intuitive rhythm section, and the ever present intimacy of Erika's voice. In "Unexpected" we experience the artist, her music, and a bold step outside the ordinary. Let the joy begin!