1. |
The Sargasso Season
04:42
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Showed up with a suitcase of seaweed
Pockets full of stationary
I let all the thread out
I let all the thread out
Took a break at the bend in the road
The border crossing is coming close
I craned my neck to see
What will become of me
And we're lowering the sails
Let you breath out
In a hammock by the sea
Remembering the East
This cloud cover is long in leaving
The trenches are so far from empty
I can't imagine getting used to this
If there's one thing that I know
I can't imagine getting used to this
And we're lowering the sails
Let you breath out
In a hammock by the sea
Remembering the East
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2. |
A Murky Tea
03:30
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Dig a hole
In search of the deep
Find a better heart
Underneath
Cormorants
Guard the sun
Count their silhouettes
One by one
And we wake through the slumber
Feel through the wonder
To find each other
Feel through the wonder
Steep these eyes
In a murky tea
Seal these ears so I can
Feel the beat
And we wake through the slumber
Feel through the wonder
To find each other
Feel through the wonder
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3. |
Snow Angels
03:14
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I’m more river than ocean
I’m more land than sea
I’m a far cry from what I dreamed I’d be
A snow angel-maker
Prairie field underneath
Telling myself that this is meant to be
At the first light we’re pushing off the coast
Take a long look, you’ll remember this
The sunny bow, steady stern, starboard smiles
Wave goodbye, we’ll be leaving for a while
I’m more river than ocean
I’m more land than sea
I’m a far cry from what I dreamed I’d be
A snow angel-maker
Prairie field underneath
Telling myself that this is meant to be
I’ve lasted this long
I’ve lasted this long
I’ve lasted this long
I’ve lasted this long
I’ve lasted this long
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4. |
Cedar
04:22
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Through the hardwood
Under maple
Through the creeks
Birchbark grey
There’s a sound of
Forest bathers
Sample soil
Taste their return
How will you remember them all?
With every ocean swell, you feel a loss
How will you remember them all?
With every ocean swell, you feel a loss
Through the Northwest
Cedar giants
Break a trail
In summer shoes
On the first full
Day of sunlight
In the golden mountain blue
How will you remember them all?
With every ocean swell, you feel a loss
How will you remember them all?
With every ocean swell, you feel a loss
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5. |
The Canyon
03:03
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We’re in the canyon, not the forest floor
Another hill to climb, like all the mountains before
We are unyielding to this brutal force
Who am I to say, we’ve gotta keep it light?
Who are you to say, we’ve gotta keep it light?
When water rises, it fills the cracks
But the receding tides won’t be so kind
Swallow the promise of a better life
Now is not the time to keep it light
When is it the right time to keep it light?
So we count our blessings, try to reconcile
That we’re always fallin’ short of the last long mile
Are we getting closer to keepin’ it light?
Are we getting closer to keepin’ it light?
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6. |
A Green, Green Veil
03:48
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Let the boats in
Build a shelter
Rescue season
We knew better
No ordinary day will come along
No ordinary day will come along
Hold a steady
Star-crossed course
Destination
Is a quiet force
Determined by and by
Ooh, by and by
Determined by and by
Ooh, by and by
Sharp machetes
Break the trail
Through the forest
A green, green veil
And the land-locked sailors
Ooh, get sick on land
The land-locked sailors
Ooh, barely stand
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7. |
Deep Gazing
03:36
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Let's go deep gazing
Let's go deep gazing
I'll bring a mason jar
You bring a camera
Let's go deep gazing
Let's go deep gazing
Capture the tinies
Cradle them home
Let's go deep gazing
Let's go deep gazing
Lost in the low tides
Trapped by the highs
Empty pockets
Follow my lead
Open shoulders
A gentle place to sleep
Let's go deep gazing
Let's go deep gazing
I'll bring a mason jar
You bring a camera
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8. |
Saltwater Pond
05:43
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A sudden gust
Of Eastbound wind
With a hint of South
To warm the skin
Our eyes grew wide
And the sails flew right
Saltwater pond
Sings a lullaby
The lonely shoes
That litter decks
The sargassum drew in
A noiseless breath
The shadows drew
A crowd at noon
We will be there soon
We will be there soon
A sudden gust
Of Westbound wind
With a hint of North
To cool the skin
There's no reward
For the ones who spy
A patch of land
To tease the eye
The lonely shoes
That litter decks
The sargassum drew in
A noiseless breath
The shadows drew
A crowd at noon
We will be there soon
We will be there soon
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9. |
Willow
02:08
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Bend the stems with ease
I'm a willow tree
Married to the breeze
That will carry me
Crest the hill in the night
Past the signs worn thin
But I know the way by heart
I will lead you in
Bend the stems with ease
I'm a willow tree
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Erica Dee Mah Whitehorse, Yukon
Erica Dee Mah is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter, and guzheng player based in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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