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Everything is Alive

by Eileen & the In-Betweens

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1.
Nobody gets to argue with time And baby that’s alright and I think it’s just fine We dance with breath, dance with breathlessness and restlessness And that’s fine Listen to your heart and careful with it, it’s a translucent bird off in the distance Listen to your heart and careful with it, it’s a long distance call and you might miss it I’m not surprised that everything is alive (no, no, no) One day, war will be gone We’ll look back and say, “We let that go on too long” One day, prisons will be gone We’ll look back and say, “We let that go on too long” One day, nukes will be gone We’ll look back and say, “We let that go on too long” One day, fear will be gone We’ll look back and say, “We let that go on too long” Nobody gets to argue with time And baby that’s alright and I think it’s just fine We dance with breath, dance with breathlessness and restlessness And that’s fine It’s a simple message, and it comes from the heart: be not afraid when you’re torn apart It’s a simple message, and it comes from the heart: be not afraid when you’re torn apart I’m not surprised that everything is alive (no, no, no)
2.
Won’t you meet me where the stream used to be just the memory of water flowing freely 1, 2, 3 baby can’t you see? 4, 5, 6you’re the one that I miss 1, 2, 3 baby can’t you see? 4, 5, 6 you’re the one that I miss How am I supposed to know what to do when you go? How am I supposed to know what to do when you go? And in the place from which songs come The very same place where we’re all from where we’re all from Purple picket fence You think in future tense When’s the revolution? How about right now? Ooo Oooo Ooooo I would climb those hues I would scale those electric blues To get to you To get to you Keep a light on baby cuz I’ll be comin’ your way Keep a light on baby for just a couple more days For just a couple more days For just a couple more days And in the place called cosmic love As below, so above Purple picket fence You think in future tense When’s the revolution? How about right now? Oooo Oooo Oooo I would climb those hues I would scale those electric blues To get to you To get to you Keep a light on baby cuz I’ll be comin’ your way Keep a light on baby for just a couple more days For just a couple more days or just a couple more days
3.
Give 04:23
I don’t recommend the delusional movie endin’ Purple-pinks and the blue, blue greens That’s what it means to me Can I get outta my own way? What is the answer? I wouldn’t know that If you give, give it up, then I’ll tell you what You might just get what you want Can I get outta my own way? The very next day and she flew away She said, “Baby there’s nothin’ to fear” Then why oh, why are we here? “To listen, to listen, to listen, to listen, to dance.” Can I get outta my own way? What is the answer? I wouldn’t know that If you give, give it up, then I’ll tell you what ou might just get what you want
4.
This is the call that will not drop This is the train that will not stop This is the friend that will not walk away Uranium belongs in the ground Am I right side up or upside down? This is the call that will not drop This is the train that will not stop This is the friend that will not walk away Lookin’, I been lookin’, I been lookin’ for you Lookin’, I been lookin’, I been lookin’ for you Get, get, get get it together We’re runnin’ just as fast as we can But when we fall, how hard we gonna land? Oooo Ooooo This is the call that will not drop This is the train that will not stop This is the friend that will not walk away How many lawns? How many pools? How long are we gonna play the fool? This is the call that will not drop This is the train that will not stop This is the friend that will not walk away Lookin’, I been lookin’, I been lookin’ for you Lookin’, I been lookin’, I been lookin’ for you Get, get, get get it together We’re runnin’ just as fast as we can But when we fall, how hard we gonna land? ooo Ooooo
5.
Desert Wind 04:02
You blew in like a desert wind What could I do but hold the door and let you in? Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh The invisible push and pull And I feel so hungry, but I never get full Cold cement crawls across the earth Things are bad and they’re getting’ worse So, won’t you run ahead with me? Won’t you run ahead with me? We’ll cross canyons together Bridge a ragin’ river In sunny days, or in stormy weather In sunny days, or in stormy weather We’ll cross canyons together Bridge a ragin’ river In sunny days, or in stormy weather In sunny days, or in stormy weather You blew in like a desert wind What could I do but hold the door and let you in? Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh In a time before time When I was yours and you were mine Well if ya build your house outta wind and fire Well you might get burned but ya never been higher Might get burned but ya never been higher The colors you sew wherever you go The colors you sew wherever you go The colors you sew wherever you go The colors you sew wherever you go You blew in like a desert wind What could I do but hold the door and let you in? Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh
6.
Over Up & Up 03:38
Swimming sky earth and starlight You kiss and then you invent life Swimming sky earth and starlight You kiss and then you invent life Teach me, I think that I know Show how to recreate Remember and forget Remember and forget This it was written in the belly of a star: You’ll become more of who you are This it was written in the belly of a star: You’ll become more of who you are The tippin’ point is not a time to be timid If you want my heart, I’m ready to give it Listen hard, drop your guard Do not take yourself so seriously There is magic in the world I know cuz I found my girl It’s a little bit, just a little bit sweeter Just a little bit freer Loving without reaching It’s a loving without grasping It’s a loving without clutching It’s a hot day It’s a different way to get home Over, up and up, we’re home Over, up and up, we’re home Over, up and up, we’re home Over, up and up, we’re home Loving without reaching It’s a loving without grasping It’s a loving without clutching It’s a hot day It’s a different way to get home Over, up and up, we’re home Over, up and up, we’re home Over, up and up, we’re home ver, up and up, we’re home
7.
This world is for the lovers and the fighters The bold hearts and the dream igniters The bold hearts and the decolonizers The bold hearts and the dream igniters You better believe there’s cracks in the cement, Capitalism just came and went You better believe there’s cracks in the cement, Patriarchy just came and went Since we’re all on this plane together, And it’s goin’ down in bad weather We might as well just learn how to fly We might as well just learn how to fly You better believe there’s cracks in the cement, Transphobia just came and went You better believe there’s cracks in the cement, White supremacy just came and went Since we’re all on this plane together, And it’s goin’ down in bad weather We might as well just learn how to fly We might as well just learn how to fly This world is for the lovers and the fighters The bold hearts and the dream igniters The bold hearts and the decolonizers he bold hearts and the dream igniters
8.
Chickens 03:05
Well it floats like air And it sinks like a stone And it burns like fire But is dry as a bone My fingers, my bones and my blood The rivers, the stones, and the mud Whoo Hooo Oohh Oohh I’m gonna go, I’m gonna go I’m gonna go with you I’m gonna go, I’m gonna go I’m gonna go with you If a little seed can grow a tree Tell me baby, what is stoppin’ me? We’ll get some chickens and we’ll get some feed Roll in the dirt, got everything we need We’ll get some chickens and we’ll get some feed Roll in the dirt, got everything we need We’ll get some chickens and we’ll get some feed Roll in the dirt, got everything we need We’ll get some chickens and we’ll get some feed Roll in the dirt, got everything we need My fingers, my bones and my blood The rivers, the stones, and the mud Whoo Hooo Oohh Oohh I’m gonna go, I’m gonna go I’m gonna go with you I’m gonna go, I’m gonna go ’m gonna go with you
9.
Rising Seas 03:40
If it’s all part of the spiral dance Then nothing is given or taken by chance If it’s all part of the spiral dance Then nothing is given or taken by chance We are the ones we’ve been waiting for We are the ones who will open up the door Mother Creation and all of her gifts Waits for us to make the great shift Like the rising seas, I’m gonna pull you up with me, gonna pull you up, pull you up, pull you up with me Like the rising seas, I’m gonna pull you up with me, gonna pull you up, pull you up, pull you up with me Fathers, sisters, and brothers: this is, this is our mother Fathers, sisters, and brothers: this is, this is our mother Though the wind may blow Tell me what you know, tell me what you know about being human Though the wind may blow Tell me what you know, tell me what you know about being human Like the rising seas, I’m gonna pull you up with me, gonna pull you up, pull you up, pull you up with me Like the rising seas, I’m gonna pull you up with me, gonna pull you up, pull you up, pull you up with me Fathers, sisters, and brothers: this is, this is our mother athers, sisters, and brothers: this is, this is our mother
10.
Goodbye 02:14
And we knew you And we knew you Goodbye like a made-up alibi Goodbye like a thousand fireflies just passin’ by On we roll, On we roll, On we roll On we roll, On we roll, On we roll Goodbye like a wide-open gapin’ hole in the sky Goodbye like a surprise black eye You should see the other guy And we knew you And we knew you On we roll, On we roll, On we roll n we roll, On we roll, On we roll
11.
Broken 03:34
Maybe it’s not a mystery like I wanted it to be like I wanted it to be Maybe it’s just out in the open and there’s nothin’ left to do but tell you I’m broken Try on the suit, try on the dress Point your ship A little to the Southwest I’ll be free when I decide to be I’ll be free when I decide to be I can hear the drums on the other side On the other side On the other side Welcome me home again I’ll be free when I decide to be
12.
Am I the sickness? Am I the cure? “You’re probably both,” she said, “You’ll never know for sure.” Whisperin’ waves of undulatin’ bravery Settin’ fire to the deepest desire in me Crystal sky spirit, mystery, I’m near it Desert wind, and you’re growin’ some legs in this place Try as you will and try as you might But you can’t understand the things In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night Yes, there’s humans buildin’ bombs Up on the hill and they destroy and kill But we’ve got longer We’ve got life We’ve got longer We’ve got life on our side On our side. Try as you will and try as you might But you can’t understand the things In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night Light is particle and wave Objectivity is shades of gray In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night Whisperin’ waves of undulatin’ bravery Settin’ fire to the deepest desire in me Crystal sky spirit, mystery, I’m near it Desert wind, and you’re growin’ some legs in this place Try as you will and try as you might But you can’t understand the things In the middle of the night In the middle of the night In the middle of the night n the middle of the nigh
13.
The all of everything The wind inside your dreams The future yet unseen Ooh Oooh Oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’, oh my darlin’ Down in New Mexico Where the hills got a radioactive glow There’s poision in the well Baby, let me tell you somethin’ Hearts and bodies numb The song that must be sung When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire Jet planes, underground veins Military players in a dangerous game Military players in a dangerous game When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire The all of everything The wind inside your dreams The future yet unseen Ooh Oooh When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire When the water’s on fire
14.
River Wild 04:40
Wipe those dirty windows clean Find a girl, marry her by the sea Get a loan, buy a home, make babies Wipe those dirty windows clean Tell me, tell me where to begin How can I tell you when you start at the end? Which way, which way will I go? There’s only one way the river will flow Every boat looks good to me Stay on the shore and learn to be free(x2) The river’s wild and the river is you I think you know what to do, I think you know The trees are bending in the wind And you are waiting for the storm to begin And you are waiting for the storm to begin Ohh Ohh Ohh Ohh Toss and turn in the waters so deep Where do I begin and where do I cease? Distance? Please! You got nothin’ on me Heartstrings stretch as far as you can see
15.
When ya gonna leave that dream of the turtle through the screen? Spirits are with me Spirits are with you too Spirits are with me Spirits are with you too Songs are like prayers Prayers are like birds Birds are the air and the sky inside you Spirits are with me Spirits are with you too Spirits are with me Spirits are with you too Oh, how could I forget? But I did Oh, how could I forget? But I did Any, anybody, any, anybody but you Any, anybody but you, any, anybody but you Oh, how could I forget? But I did Oh, how could I forget? But I did I’m gonna get off the Internet, Go into the yard and fill my heart up I’m gonna get off the Internet, Go into the yard and fill my heart up Oh, how could I forget? But I did Any, anybody, any anybody but you When ya gonna leave that dream of the turtle through the screen? Spirits are with me Spirits are with you too Spirits are with me pirits are with you too

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released April 25, 2015

Eileen Shaughnessy: Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Banjo, Bass, Harmonica, Percussion
Christy Cook: Vocals
Colin Baillio: Upright Bass
David Holtkamp: Vocals, Dobro
Jessie Parker: Vocals
Michael Shu: Violin
Seth Hoffman: Vocals
Stephanie Graner: Vocals

Wagogo:
Armando Ortega: Vocals, Electric Guitar
Alyson Steinman: Vocals, Bass
Brian Shonerd: Electric Guitar, Marimba
Nicolas Adam Baker: Drums
( wagogobanda.net )

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Haley Baysinger and Nick Rose in Albuquerque, New Mexico between October 2014 and March 2015, except for “Everything is Alive” and “Lovers & Fighters” which were recorded at Third Eye Studios with Dana Sampson in Tijeras, New Mexico.

Album art by Kris Mason


All songs copyright ©Eileen Clare Shaughnessy

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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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