This track is from my forthcoming album, The Animal Album, which contains music from my multi-media show, The Animal Show. I wrote the show while in residence at Tamerlaine Farm Animal Sanctuary in Montague, NJ. The show is mostly about animals at that beautiful place, but this song in particular is about my dog, Corky. She was my friend when I was an adolescent, a gay kid feeling lonely and scared about where I would fit in 1980's Houston, TX. I still love her so much, and she saw me through such a difficult time. This is for you, Corky, 

Yes, it was a long time 
Yes, it was a dream 
The kind you find inside your world 
Nestled in-between 

The fear and hesitation 
Suspicion and distrust 
Growing out of boyhood 
Awakening to lust 

It's so hard to find my way home again 
I don't want to find my way home again 

Love it is decisive 
But, love it is no cure 
Yours it was a dressing 
A cloudburst good and pure 

Sometimes I am not so kind 
Sometimes I'm a bore 
And I'm not one for open 
At least not anymore 

It's so hard to find my way home again 
I don't want to find my way home again 
Unless I go with you
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releases May 25, 2018 
Composed and arranged by Michael Harren (BMI) 
Vocal, Piano, Synths and Programming: Michael Harren 
Violins: Brian Ford & Brian Thompson 
Viola: Karen Waltuch 
Cello: Anastasia Golenishcheva 

String and vocal recordings engineered by Bennett Paster at Benny's Wash 'n Dry in Brooklyn, NY 
Mixed by Michael Harren 
Mastered by Dave McNair 
Cover photo: Seth Webster 
Cover design: luke kurtis

Home Again

Composer-performer Michael Harren’s multi-media performance The Animal Show blends humor with candor to convey the importance of keeping all animals safe from harm. Through stories, music, and video from his residency at Tamerlaine Farm Animal Sanctuary, The Animal Show takes the audience on a ride that will inspire us to think differently about our relationships with all kinds of animals. The Animal Album contains all the music and selected stories from the show.

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Composed and arranged by Michael Harren (BMI) 
Piano, Synths and Programming: Michael Harren 
Violins: Brian Ford & Brian Thompson 
Viola: Karen Waltuch 
Cello: Anastasia Golenishcheva 

Piano and string recordings engineered by Bennett Paster at Benny's Wash 'n Dry in Brooklyn, NY 
Mixed by Michael Harren 
Mastered by Dave McNair 
Cover photo and design by Michael Harren

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