my love song to the love of my life, my own life, about the radical love and acceptance of self by the law of divine oneness 

lyrics:

i wanna love and know when to take my guard down
i wanna love and know not to hide away
i wanna love to love the love inside of me
not just your idea of me
cause i'm not picture in your head
i'm not a figure in your bed 
i wanna love to love the essence of me
i wanna love and know how to breathe 

i wanna share in the oneness of the moon
the earth and the stars 
in the sun when the day breaks on the river
in the forces that move us
where the pavement meets your car
the centrifugal oneness of everything we are
my heart is a star 
and the light fills me up
fills my lungs and my eyelashes 
to the tips of my thumbs
the soles of my feet
the space between each cell
spills out of me like water
soaks back into my skin
recycled like the wind
wedged into the oneness
tethered 
sewn into the nature of our being
everything's connected 
divinely protected

and if my love could be reborn from here
from the still and quiet place we share 
than this ending is just a new beginning 
i trust that my love can withstand anything

new love (rough demo)

a prophetic song about healing my mother wound

lyrics:

its a new moon 
in brooklyn
snow is coming soon
angel light floats through my window
sewn into the loom
i know what you're thinkin
with such sweet tender sighs
scream into my salt lamp
your voice makes me cry

light a candle
say a prayer
to make your wish come true
write it on a piece of paper
burn it half past noon
for no other reason
then because you wanted to 
infuse your every action with intention
with intention
set your intentions

the truth is color
be your own mother
the truth is color
be your own mother

morning is a stained glass window
golden in my room
like a soft unselfish mother
i make space for my gloom
dive into the glowing
sphere within my wound
pooling on my carpet
calling me back to the womb

the truth is color
be your own mother
the truth is color
be your own mother

the truth is color (demo) 1:11:24, 8.03 PM

lyrics:

hey little girl
behind them eyelids
what's in your world?
why roll in silence?
i know you get a beautiful imagination
can i get a ride on the train to your imagination station?

hey little kid
inside your eyelids
how bad you been hit?
how far do you think you can spit 
into the faces of your enemies?
you don't have to reach for the hennessy 
you don't have to make the same mistakes as your parents

imagination station (an unfinished idea)

So you’ve opened the door and let the Thought of Love in… What’s next? It’s your Season for a reason, and the reason is to Remember the truth of who you are by going Into the night of your soul and facing your deepest fears. To get Out of your mind and into your heart. You will feel like you’re losing Control because you are, but you must surrender to the unfolding and keep moving through the darkness At all costs. Drink water at the well of Justice. Allow yourself to open Like a flower and be prepared to let each petal fall. Meet the child at your heart’s center and say, “Hello Love.” The child is you, and your Heart is a Star. Hold yourself and let the Infinite Love of the Universe fill you from within and wash over you like a Sunshower.

May these songs hug you, hold you, break you, and unfold you. May every word through every harmony fill you with the Truth that is the Infinite Love of the Universe, living inside your heart, shining through the light of your loving kindness. May you know this love by loving yourself first, by doing whatever it takes to love your own life, the only life you have. May you always be in the driver's seat of your life, doing all that you do for the love of what you do with respect, and appreciation for all the other lives being lived in unison. May you know you are enough and worthy of peace, love, and joy.

Enjoy the journey, both inward and outward.

-LO ❤️⭐️

All songs written and performed by Lily Ophelia

All songs Co-Produced by Jack Foster and Lily Ophelia;  
Oliver Wingate helped produce "Into the night"

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jack Foster
Mixing assistance provided by Cara Tomiko and Lily Ophelia

Mostly recorded at the Foster's home studio
Live drums recorded at ryman 2 and performed by Ryan Bigelow on "At all costs" and "Drink water"

"Sunshower (demo)" recorded by Lily Ophelia on the garden swing at the house on Willow Lane

Backing vocals performed by Cara Tomiko on "What's next," "At all costs," and "Drink water"

Heart is a star

Hello love

Like a flower

Drink water

At all costs

Into the night

Out of my mind

Remember

Season

What's next

I always find a way to feel lonely
I always sit and wonder why
My dreams are starting to get pretty heavy 
and my eyes as always never seem to pass you by
oh why?
Oh, but why?
Why, oh why?
I gotta ask you
My, oh my
What else is there to do 
but cry
Oh, but why?
Why do i even try?
I always feel i gotta play it cool
but that's not me
I'm not cool
Got wild eyes and I'm a bit quirky
When i think of you 
the memory's murky
but why?
Oh, but why?
Why, oh why?
i gotta ask you
My, oh my
What else is there to do 
but cry
oh, but Why?
I don't you ever try?

Oh, But Why?

Here I come
Don't you see?
Here i am
Listening
Why do you pass my by?
Both of us broken to pieces
"I love you"
What a shit thing to do
Why do you insist on bleeding?
I hope you're not mad
Sort of hoped you'd be glad
You still mean so much to me
How do you not see?
It's not okay
It's not better off this way

Moving

Rain, Rain
Rain falls
you go back to sleep
Misty air 
Wet Hair
As rain falls down my cheeks
Here we go
Down this road again
A lost friend with my heart to mend
and the rain goes
Rain falls
You come back to this place
Greener leaves 
Damp sleeves
As rain falls down my face
Here we go
Down this road again
A lost friend with no intent to end
and the rain goes
Rain, Rain, Rain

The Rain Song

Paul- Big Thief

i've always loved the color green
it's the color of the grass and the trees
it brings comfort to my soul
when the weight of blue is much too cold
Green
i saw you and your eyes were green
Green
i saw another and his eyes were green 
and that ruined it for me
i've always loved the color green
it's the most beautiful one to me
it always catches my eye
which is probably why yours did too
Green
i saw you and your eyes were green
Green 
i saw another and his eyes were green
and that ruined it for me

Green

I'd like to say
that it won't take long
I'd like to say
you were the only one who did wrong
but that's not how it goes
the seasons come and then they go
I'd like to forget
that we ever met
there has to be a reason 
that you leave me as the seasons
but that's just how it goes
people leave and let you go
I'd like to say 
I've shed a tear everyday
I'd like to say
you better not get in my way
because that's not how it goes
if you're gonna leave me
let me go

Seasons

Wanted You- Twin Peaks

This is a rendition of the melody of "Wild Mountain Thyme" with a few embellishments, enjoy!

the air is getting thinner
as you tell me your truth
because somehow you were my source
of life and now it's too bitter

and i do not mean to be a burden
to your thoughts, to your soul
but your love, to me, was the sun
and i can feel it turning
to dust

you were right there with me living
but i did not feel you there
your eyes toward me were cold and somber
yes your love for me was fleeting

and i do not mean to be a burden
to your thoughts, to your soul
but your love, to me, was the sun
and i can feel it turning
to dust

the words i need to saw
would do me no good
it would be pointless, it wouldn't change
how you threw me away

and i do not mean to be a burden
to your thoughts, to your soul
but your love, to me, was the sun
and i can feel it turning
to dust

time has yet to heal
the wounds you have left me
but i will go on
without a clue on how to feel

and i do not mean to be a burden
to your thoughts, to your soul
but your love, to me, was the sun
and i can feel it turning
to dust

Burden

I am not the same 
I wear a different name
I am ashamed 
of who I became
I don't know how to explain why i could still want things to have remained

I'll never know what it's like to let you go
But I hope you know it took every part of me to say no

There is a disarray 
to my mood everyday
I know that I'm a cliché
but I'm just in dismay
So I stare blankly in pain wondering why there are just no words to explain why I'm feeling this way

I'll never know what it's like to let you go
But I hope you know it took every part of me to say no

Every Part of Me

taking a walk down the road
where it goes
who knows
i'm here today feeling pretty good
i wouldn't walk the other way if i could 
this is a long and winding road
where i’ve had to learn what it's like to be grown
i've had fun now i'd like to stay young
i'd like to think of myself as a flower who's just sprung

now this is all rather new
i planted self love and happiness grew
now there's a garden in my head
that shows me life is better than being dead
tell me what i just said

now i'm done with the anger
the depression 
i wanna move one with my life
with the lesson 
that i should've stayed away
i should've stayed away
the day you went your way
i should've stayed away
you are so very tall
you drive me up a wall
i never wanted you to take that as sign at all
don't mean to put you in a bind
just trying to read your mind
hoping that you don't find
we were never gonna be alright

and all the thoughts that are in this room 
are the flowers that will surely bloom
and now i can truly say
without you here in my way
to love me 
to want me
to hurt me 
you cursed me
that i'm alright 
i'm alright

now this is all rather new
i planted self love and happiness grew
now there's a garden in my head
that shows me life is better than being dead
tell me what i just said

Pinky

Written by Lily Ophelia
Recorded and Mixed by Todd Tidwell
Cover art by Cora Wingate; represents Cora and her grandfather, but also just symbolizes love as a whole

Lyrics:
ain’t it funny
how you can listen to old sounds that make you feel funny
how you can look into another’s eyes and feel the same
feels insane

ain’t it funny
how you can fabricate a moment that isn’t real
but it makes you feel so funny

i wonder what makes the world a lonely place
i wonder what’s in space
incongruent lines of time
of vagrant mind’s
i wonder what’s mine

ain’t it funny
to look a sad man in his eyes
it makes you feel funny
to parade a constant disguise
to feel alive

ain’t it funny
how you can attach yourself to nothing in hopes to heal
but it makes you feel -

I wonder what makes the world a lonely place
i wonder what’s in space
incongruent lines of time
of vagrant minds
i wonder what is mine

ain’t it funny
how you can love until you love someone who’s real
and it makes you feel so funny

Funny

Written by Lily Ophelia
Recorded and Mixed by Todd Tidwell
Cover art by Cora Wingate; represents Cora and her grandfather, but also just symbolizes love as a whole

Lyrics:
if ice was warm
and winter could burn an iris to its core
cool is the warmest flame
it melts the blame
without shame
we cause violet fires, it seems-

-we’re but a dream
emerald eyes and purple skies
they gleam
mountain breeze, fall to me knees
i stare in admiration
familiar smell i know too well
a love that often bleeds

[chorus]
two more steps you’ll pass me by
and i’ll awake with tired eyes
my fear of loneliness is no surprise
i sit on a chalkboard roof
as skies turns a darker blue
i fill my lazy head with thoughts of you
i lit the violet fire to clean

in truth i lie
in a freezing bed of longing i hide
fool is the only name
that i’m to claim
we’re the same
so flows the violet flame again-

-there is rain
majesty and disbelief remain
holy means your soul’s pristine
unearthly man redeems
hubris of a god above
my own relief is love

[chorus]

you caused the violet fire
he caused the violet fire
i caused the violet fire in me

Violet Fire

Written by Lily Ophelia
Recorded and Mixed by Todd Tidwell
Cover art by Cora Wingate; represents Cora and her grandfather, but also just symbolizes love as a whole

Lyrics:
this heart is breaking
this heart is breaking
it’s making up stories to explain its aching
to absolve you of your worries
to leave my heart breaking

this heart needs mending
this heart needs tending to
it feels the absence of a father’s chime
it feels the absence of a lover’s time
and there’s a hole in need of mending

i don’t know what to do
how do i get through?
i wanna feel new
i don’t wanna be you
drink away your sorrows
forget it all tomorrow
i’m not to be used
when you’re feeling confused
i’m too easily bruised
i’m sick of the booze

this heart is trembling
this heart is trembling
it’s holding on solely to await its ending
to ignore time pending
and to leave this heart trembling

this heart is breaking
this heart is breaking
mother’s voice i now feel burdened by
child’s choice to someday say goodbye
and leave behind
a love that has shaped me

This Heart

the most unoriginal original song i'll ever write
warning: quality may kill your ears

lyrics:

hey cutie
look at you, a real beauty
hey cutie
i know you see right through me
talkin’ like silk that sustains
sweeter than a summer rain
hey cutie

hey cutie
i know time’s a real doozy
hey cutie
won't you please do me a favor
stay here in my loving’ arms
where i won’t cause you know harm
hey cutie

talkin' like silk that sustains
sweeter than a summer rain
hey cutie

Hey Cutie

Lily Ophelia- Vocals, Harmonies, Rhythm Guitar
Burton Fott- Lead Guitar, Bass, and Backing Vocals
Jack Foster- Trumpet, Bass, Keys, Backing Vocals, and Auxiliary Percussion
John Mark Reed- Drums

Special thanks to Asher Pope for helping us during the recording process and to Jamison Abram for the killer album cover! :)

Recorded in Burton's basement and the Foster's studio. Produced by Ophelia. All songs written by Lily Ophelia. All songs mixed and mastered by Jack Foster. Engineered by Asher Pope and Jack Foster. Copyright 2019.

Unsatisfied

Control

Walkdown

Wanted

for the love of my life :)

i am so in love with you and there is nothing i’d rather do than be with you
be with you
you are my best friend and there is nothing i’d rather do than talk to you
talk to you
gonna take me down
gonna spin around

you my dear are stained in songs of right and wrong 
of a story that is way too long
way too long 
but from here the world has never known our love from hate
because we’re known to oscillate 
oscillate in this town
gonna miss my clown
gonna kiss that frown

The Love.rough - 3:31:20, 3.11 PM

ethereal and introspective sing/songwriter from Nashville, TN now residing in Brooklyn, New York

@lilyopheliamusic@gmail.com

Lily Ophelia Ewing

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