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This is How We Show Our Love

by Eileen & the In-Betweens

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1.
What was I before I was me? Was I shimmer in the shimmering sea? Was my heart inside a falcon’s chest? Bold, fearless With the sky as my breath With the sky as my prayer Where will I go when it’s my time to depart? Will the lights dim? Will we really be apart? Who will I be after I’m me? A mountain, a shadow, the sweetest honeybee A mountain, a shadow, the sweetest honeybee Baby, everything has a season Just like everything has a reason But it’s the season I fear the most Cuz it’s the season of letting go But you live in the deepest part of me You live in the deepest part of me Sometimes life is the scariest Cuz everything, everything is precarious
2.
I drove my car, up the mountain To be alone and heal from you I lit some candles, I burned a letter I slept beneath the shivering stars You, you don’t belong to me, you belong to the sea And I, I don’t belong to you, I belong to the sky Wide open skies, it’s wide open skies that I belong to The hurricanes are getting stronger From a warming ocean, that’s all our fault And the seasons are getting stranger While we dig our pipelines and we build our bombs You, you don’t belong to me, you belong to the sea And I, I don’t belong to you, I belong to the sky Wide open skies, it’s wide open skies that I belong to
3.
What if I were the cloud that carried water to you in the drought? What if I were the hand reaching out in unfamiliar land? Though they may bury us Deep inside the earth We’ll realize our true nature: We’ve been seeds since before birth We’ll be alright We’ll be alright I’ll follow the buffalo Right into the storm Where miracles are born No, it won’t be easy And yes, you’ll lose the light We all will make mistakes, love But let’s stay in the fight We’ll be alright We’ll be alright
4.
When I die, when I die Honey don’t you cry I’ll be ready for it ‘Cuz the love you’ve given me Has shown me Just what paradise is We sang Wild Mountain Thyme We sang Wild Mountain Thyme Well I’ve known love I’ve had love But none like this before You are the place where I stand on the day when my feet are sore You are the place where I stand on the day when my feet are sore If it’s wise, If it’s wise Then you’ll roll with the tides, you’ll roll with the tides my love If it hurts, if it hurts Then you’ll find what it’s worth, then you’ll find what it’s worth my love We sang Wild Mountain Thyme We sang Wild Mountain Thyme With my feet on the ground And head in the stars with you Mo sheasamh ort lá no choise tinne Mo sheasamh ort lá no choise tinne Mo sheasamh ort lá no choise tinne Mo sheasamh ort lá no choise tinne Well I’ve known love I’ve had love But none like this before You are the place where I stand on the day when my feet are sore You are the place where I stand on the day when my feet are sore
5.
The waters may be rising The fires are burning too But I’m lookin’ out from my leaves And children, I’m tryin’ to talk to you Don’t give up/ Don’t give up The sapling, the willow, and the redwood Our roots as deep as they are tall When storms push against our bodies We take root, we will never fall Don’t give up/Don’t give up Move slower, my beloved humans Listen to songs inside your heart Support is all around you We will never be apart Don’t give up/Don’t give up
6.
Long ago, arrogant men Decided to split the atom Ever since, we’ve been tasked To put it back together again. Balance disrupted Must be restored Piece by piece Floor by floor Beauty walks in many forms She moves slow Her hands are warm When the clouds cast shadows on the land This is how they show their love When the buffalo move as one This is how they show their love When the caterpillar moves so slow This is how she shows her love When we march and we sing together This is how we show our love When the grandmothers link their arms This is how they show their love When we say no more poison power This is how we show our love When we say no more wars, no more weapons This is how we show our love When we say no more separating families This is how we show our love Balance disrupted Must be restored Piece by piece Floor by floor When the clouds cast shadows on the land This is how they show their love When we march and we sing together This is how we show our love When the sunflowers filter our toxins This is how they show their love When we put the atom back together This is how we show our love
7.
Visitors 04:56
Be in love with every breath Don’t worry what’s coming next Speak softly to the trees It’s one way I know to be free We are visitors here We are visitors here Sorrow may endure through the night But joy comes with morning light Can I hold my tender heart open In the face of all that is broken? Can you hold your tender heart open In the face of all that is broken? We are visitors here We are visitors here
8.
Pour your honey Slow Into my mouth Don’t give me an easy way out Honey I been growin’ these flowers Inside my chest Givin’ you some And savin’ the rest Growing towards the sun Towards the sun, honey, always Growing towards the sun Towards the sun, honey, always Honey I been here and there Honey I know you really don’t care Cuz it’s here and now It’s the here and now I’m with you here and now I would take you there I been growin’ this garden Inside my chest Givin’ you some And savin’ the rest Growing towards the sun Towards the sun, honey, always Growing towards the sun Towards the sun, honey, always
9.
Move On 03:32
Lay me down honey, lay me down And cover me, cover me up Lay me down honey, lay me down And cover me, cover me up ‘Cuz I can’t take the pain No I can’t the pain And I wanna give up I got dirty jeans And my lips won’t sing Your name anymore This achin’ heart is killin’ me It’s much too heavy for my weak knees Move, Move On, Move, Move On Through and through, you undo me Through and through, you undo me
10.
Get Quiet 03:42
Get quiet, settle in This body’s the only one we get to travel in You’ve been so worried And overwhelmed The mountains have been speakin’ to you But you can’t tell So get quiet, be still The cup that you thought was empty Soon will fill When trouble comes your way When you’re heartbroken, battered and don’t know what to say Just get quiet, settle in This body’s the only one we get to travel in
11.
Come gather ‘round I’ll tell you about the hole in the ground It’s a hole in the ground Where we bury our secrets Deep, deep down See, we all want To look up, not down That’s the problem with the hole in the ground Nobody sees, nobody cares about the hole in the ground Then men in suits, the scientists They say don’t worry about all of this They just want to keep making bombs And doing the things they’ve been doing all along So shhhh! Just go back to sleep Your water is fine, there’s nothing to see… Nothing to see… Oh it takes courage Oh it takes wisdom Oh it takes patience To look at the hole in the ground To see what is buried deep down To clean up that hole in the ground See up on the hill, they’re looking down They don’t care what’s buried underground So it’s time that the people come together now Oh it takes courage Oh it takes wisdom Oh it takes all of us To look at the hole in the ground To see what is buried deep down To clean up that hole in the ground So it’s time that the people come together now So it’s time we face our demons and clean up that hole in the ground So it’s time to let the light in and clean up that hole in the ground
12.
People will be cruel Call you a fool They don’t know who you are But I know who you are Like a tree rooted deep When the winds blow in spring It will only make you stronger Heartbreak will come your way Cloudy day after cloudy day No matter what people say You’re perfect in every way Keep your head up, keep your head up Honey darlin’ In the name of morning light so tender and strong In the name of impossible life which goes on and on In the name of darkest night right before dawn Keep your head up, keep your head up Honey darlin’ Oh you can’t please anybody So you got to please yourself, please yourself

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released October 29, 2022

Eileen & the In-Betweens is:
Eileen O’Shaughnessy: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Banjo, Percussion
Colin Baillio: Upright Bass, Electric Bass, Synth, Pedal Steel, Vocals
Jackie Chacón: Percussion
Lazarus Letcher: Vocals, Viola
Stephanie Graner: Vocals

All songs composed by Eileen and arranged with the In-Betweens.

All songs copyright © 2022 Eileen Clare Shaughnessy

Cover art by Shane Fox (IG: @thedesertawaits)
Back cover and insert art by Jazmín Harvey (IG:jazmeener)
Album Design: Jazmín Harvey

Songs 2,3,5,6,7,10,12 recorded by Haley Baysinger in Albuquerque, NM in December 2018
Songs 1,4,8,9,11 recorded by Roman Garcia in Albuquerque, NM in February 2020 and September 2022

Mixing and mastering by Roman Garcia in Albuquerque, NM

This album is dedicated to everyone on the margins, fighting for a better world.

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Eileen & the In-Betweens is a queer leftist folk group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with extensive touring experience across the U.S and Canada.

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