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Let Love Shine

by Sarah Chapman

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1.
Distraction 03:04
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To all those who’ve said goodbye Left me alone and wondering why Thank you for letting me go And saving me the pain, of telling you no Long overdue, I guess you always knew... But what's a girl to do, with a distraction like you? What's a girl to do, with a distraction like you? Thank you for letting me out of your world, You were a distraction, that I could not afford. Thank you for leaving me, to lean on me To find my own happy, my own meant to be… Long overdue, I guess you always knew... But what's a girl to do, with a distraction What's a girl to do, with a distraction like you? To all those who’ve said goodbye Left me alone and wondering why Thank you for letting me go And saving me the pain, of telling you no, no no no
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Drama Tree 03:41
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Several Years Ago... she sat by this tree, barely 18, so fresh and niave... young and so eager, stars in her eyes, she hardly knew how much they would cry. Grandiose dreams of who she would be, hopes and fears, battling destiny, destiny, chasing me, round and round this drama tree.... This was her temple, from which she would rise. With beauty and talent, a swan of surprise. Hungry for life, hungry for love, longing to shine, like the stars up above. Grandiose dreams of who she would be, hopes and fears, battling destiny, destiny, chasing me, round and round this drama tree. Sitting under this drama tree, teaches us to be free Grandiose dreams, of who she would be, hopes and fears, battling destiny, destiny, chasing me, round and round, this drama tree....
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Your Love 06:05
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Your Love Once upon a time I tried to say goodbye to you When things got rough I’d get all tough And didn’t know how to see us through But this love, between us Was stronger than I was And though I tried to say goodbye… A thousand times to you This love Between us Kept us stuck together like glue. (Oohs and ahhs) I love you more, every day And so to you, I must say… Thank you, for being my love Thank you, for rising above Thank you, for sticking around And showing me just what I’d found And for all of the times I was caught up in blindness May you know nothing but warmth love and kindness ANd for all of the times that I gave into my fears Let me wrap you in love and dry away all those tears And for all of the times that I made you hate me May you know nothing but warmth love and safety Because I love you more everyday that goes by And your love is more than enough, reason to try And your love is more than enough, reason to try (aaaaaahhhhh, aaaaahhhhh)
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Marry Me Buddha 03:01
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Marry Me Buddha Marry Me Buddha, I wanna be your lover Tell me won’t you, be my angel undercover Show me the cosmos, deep within your eyes Help me to trust, in your arms as we rise Above the banality, heartache, futility The slow moving currents of fear and loneliness The struggle is real Help me bring kindness The struggle to feel Freedom from separateness Oh Buddha won’t you marry me Underneath the Bodhi Tree Show me the kind of love God spoke to Rumi of And hold me In the sphere of creation And help me Know a trust like elation And Let Love Shine It will be just fine Let Love Shine All in good time The struggle is real Help me bring kindness The struggle to feel Freedom from separateness Oh Buddha won’t you marry me UNderneath the Bodhi Tree Show me the kind of love God spoke to Rumi of Marry Me Buddha I wanna be your lover Tell me won’t you Be my angel undercover?
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Dear Dylan 06:17
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Tell me, tell me, tell me What do you live for? What makes you tick? What makes you roar? Why do you get out of bed everyday? Do you even know, all the things you've got to say? Dear Dylan Tell Me What do you do To be alive, like you? You always, kept them guessing... Crying out for more. Haunted by the question, of who do you live for? Oh how do you answer? From the depths of drowning wealth? Are you gonna live for the world? Or are you going to live for yourself? Yourself.... Tell me, tell me, tell me What do you live for? What makes you tick? What makes you roar? Why do you get out of bed everyday? Do you even know, all the things you've got to say? Dear Dylan, tell me what do you say, To keep the ghosts and the monsters of fame, at bay? Massive insecurity, keeps me in obscurity Resisting mass conformity, I await maturity.... Yes I await, maturity... So listen, listen, listen, to my hearts song Listen, listen, listen, before it's all gone wrong Listen listen listen, to my hearts song listen listen listen, before it's all gone wrong Listen listen listen to my hearts song Listen listen listen to my hearts song.... (repeat)

about

Let Love Shine is my first studio recording and was done at Lava Lake Studios with Ari Leopold. I wanted to start simple with just me and my guitar and maybe a shaker or two. I started out as a solo singer/songwriter for years and despite forming a full band in the last few years and writing new songs to fit that scenario, I had never taken the leap of bringing some of those early songs into the studio. Ghost Cat Attack is a lot of rockin’ fun, but for those who enjoy my solo acoustic sets I wanted to have a CD for fans to take home from that experience. So Ari and I set out to record a solo album, and after finishing the skeleton tracks decided that a few of them could stand on their own without bringing in any other musicians and that was how we formed the acoustic EP adding harmonies and shakers to most of the tracks. Hopefully with the sales of this 5 song EP we can fund the rest of the solo album bringing in some strings, piano and others.

“Distraction” is a thank you to anyone who has ever left me, because in hindsight I was usually just wasting time on them.
“Drama Tree” was written about growing up an artsy freak who found comfort in the company of weirdos by a tree outside the performing arts building both in high school and later college. This one we kept simple and actually used the skeleton track, so it was all recorded in one take with exception of the shaker..
“Your Love” is an old song I wrote early in my songwriting and I look forward to bringing other players in for the full album, but thought I would let it stand in its simplicity for this EP.
“Marry Me Buddha” is my attempt at a pop song inspired by the love described in the poetry of the mystic Sufi poet Rumi.
“Dear Dylan” was inspired by a documentary on Bob Dylan, and the backlash he received when he tried to go electric. I really admire his artistic integrity and the fact that he stayed true to himself. This song was the most complex to record and the hidden track was inspired by a song my father used to sing to me growing up. He says he learned it from Ram Dass in one of his lectures years ago. It is probably my favorite song on the EP.

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released March 22, 2018

(c) 2018 Sarah Chapman - all songs written and performed by Sarah Chapman

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