So, Red Heart Records Studio is now partially set up in my new place in Austin, so I went ahead and made this little recording today and I hope you enjoy it! It's a song that I channeled yesterday, that came to me in some sort of gypsy-style language.

Here are the lyrics the way I imagine they would be spelled and what they mean:

"Sprachezinje / Speaks the Night"
by Michelle Stewart

Piajne, piajne
(Oh, gentle one, Oh, gentle one)

Sej, Sprachezinje ue,
Sprache naij
("Come, [Young Girlchild of Night], come,"
Speaks the Night)

Sprache naij
(Speaks the Night)

Piajne, Piajne,
(Oh, gentle one, Oh, gentle one)

Aniaima nawe
(The Mother is On Her Way)

Sej, Sprachezinje ue,
Sprache naij
("Come, [Young Girlchild of Night], come,"
Speaks the Night)

Sprache naij
(Speaks the Night)

--

-Thank You-

Please feel free to download & share. 
Find more about my music here: www.michellestewartmusic.com.

Microphone: Shure Beta 58a
12-string Guitar: Guild F-212XLCE
Audio Interface: RME Babyface
Software: LogicPro 9

Photograph taken at Montserrat (Spain) by Michelle Stewart.

Sprachezinje / Speaks the Night

This is an unreleased, unmastered track from the Three Bridges sessions, recorded at the same time Sands of Time was recorded up in my little bamboo bungalow in the mountains of northern Thailand in Pai, 2012. 

Decided I wanted to share this as a little gift to you for my 30th birthday, coming up on February 24, 2014!

This song was originally created on one crazy day in Mallorca, Spain, where the songs just flowed all day, and I ended up channeling, like, 18 new tracks, part of the UnWRITTEN collection, which is also currently unreleased, and yet to be recorded properly. My song, "Red Heart," on Sands of Time, is also from this same day's session.

Hope you enjoy it!

|All instrumentation and engineering by Michelle Stewart. Photo taken on Otres Beach, Cambodia, December, 2013.|

Beautiful Children (Demo)

Written and recorded in Austin, TX by Michelle Stewart.

(Don't Wanna) Scare You

Thought it'd be fun to share with you this little snippet of what is now the first part of a new song... Inspired by the long summer rains of Vietnam.
Let's see where this one goes!



snippet (get along little doggy)

And there you you have it, you beautiful listener, you! This is the title track and first single from my new album, Sands of Time, released on Dec. 10, 2012.

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*Scroll down for lyrics

All songs written, arranged, performed by Michelle Stewart
Producer: Thananat Peerayagangvanglai (DBS Studio Bangkok)
Co-producer: Michelle Stewart

Please feel free to download and share this track as you wish! 
I have chosen to make this first glimpse a .wave file for maximum quality.
(Thus the large file size.)

Liner Notes: https://www.opendrive.com/files/63992192_O1P8T/Sands%20of%20Time%20Liner%20Notes.pdf

Lyrics Book:
http://www.opendrive.com/files/64046387_tCtCg/Sands%20of%20Time%20Lyrics%20Book.pdf

Thank you for listening and please feel free to comment! 

Peace, love, and healthy music for all,

Michelle

--
LYRICS
--

MANY TIMES I’VE BEEN AFRAID,
CAN I WAIT ANY LONGER- OR AM I MADE TO STAY?
COS IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS AND A ROCKY ROAD,
MY SAND IS RUNNING DRY,
AND THE LIGHTS ARE DIMMING OUT 
BETWEEN OUR EYES

WELL, HEAVEN TELL ME, 
BRING ME THUNDER FROM THE SKIES,
LET THE SUN SHINE DOWN AND BLIND ME IN-
BLIND ME IN THE EYES,
COS IT’S GONNA RAIN LIKE MY MOTHER SAID IT WOULD,
NOW THE ANSWER’S A-COMIN’ FOR YOU

CAN YOU LOVE ME,
I REALLY WANNA SEE YOU TRY,
CAN YOU LOVE ME AND MEET ME IN A SPACE IN TIME,
COS I’VE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE RAPTURE OF 
THE LONG AND LINGERING NOW,
SO COME ALONG A LITTLE LONGER 
‘FORE THE SANDS OF TIME RUN OUT

BRING BACK MY SMILE,
AND COME TO THE ARMS OF A PACHA MAMA,
COS IT’S GONNA RAIN LIKE YOU NEVER KNEW IT COULD,
I’LL KEEP MY ARMS WIDE OPEN 
‘TILL I KNOW YOU’VE UNDERSTOOD

--
"SANDS OF TIME"
© 2012-2013 MICHELLE STEWART. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Sands of Time

This track is available for purchase on CD Baby here: 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

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LYRICS
--

"RED HEART"
© 2012-2013 MICHELLE STEWART. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

I’VE GOT A RED, RED HEART,
AND I’VE GOT A NEW WAY OF THINKING

SO I SAY, 
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE THINGS YOU’VE GOT,
YOU’VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME-

AND THAT’S FOR CERTAIN

COS I’VE GOT A RED, RED HEART, LORD,
AND I’VE GOT A NEW STYLE
(YES I HAVE)
-AND A WAY OF THINKING

SO I SAY, 
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE THINGS YOU’VE GOT,
YOU’VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME-

AND THAT’S FOR CERTAIN

(COS MY HEART’S ON FIRE...)

SO I SAY,
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE THINGS YOU’VE GOT,
YOU’VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME-

AND THAT’S FOR CERTAIN,   
THAT’S FOR CERTAIN-

THAT’S FOR CERTAIN

--



Red Heart

This track is available for purchase on CD Baby here: 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

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LYRICS
--

"THING I HAVE"
© 2012-2013 MICHELLE STEWART. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

YOU FEEL LIKE DYING,
BUT NOT TODAY,
well, IT SEEMS LIKE SO LONG
THAT IT’S BEEN THIS WAY

BUT FROM DISTANT SHORELINES,
AND FOR ALL THE TIMES I LEFT YOU
IN THE DARK,
I WAS ONLY GROWING

NOW, MY LOVE IS 
THE ONLY THING I HAVE

WELL, YOU FEEL LIKE SAYING
THINGS YOU WANNA SAY-
SO GO ON AND SAY ‘EM,
IT’S BETTER OFF THAT WAY

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW,
WHEREVER YOU ARE,
THAT I’VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU

AND FOR NOW, 
IT’s THE ONLY THING I HAVE

--





Thing I Have

This track is available for purchase on CD Baby here: 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

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LYRICS
--

"MORE THAN I"
© 2012-2013 MICHELLE STEWART

MORE THAN I CAN SAY,
MORE THAN I CAN BE

MORE THAN I CAN SAY-
LIKE A DOG THAT MARKS HIS GROUND,
AND MORE THAN I CAN BE-
ARE THE WORDS THAT LEFT HIS MOUTH

COS I HAVE HEARD OF LOSS,
AND I HAVE HEARD OF TROUBLES CAUSED,
NOW I CAN HEAR HIM FLAP HIS WINGS OUT LOUD-
BUT I KNOW HE’LL COME AGAIN...

MORE THAN I CAN SAY,
HONEY, IT’S MORE THAN I CAN BE

MORE THAN I CAN SAY- 
HIDE THE KEY THAT KEEPS HIM LOCKED,
AND MORE THAN I CAN BE- 
CRY TWO EYES THAT KNOW ME NOT

COS I HAVE HEARD OF PAIN,
AND I HAVE HEARD OF TROUBLES GAINED,
NOW I CAN HEAR HIM FLAP HIS WINGS OUT LOUD-
BUT I KNOW HE’LL COME AGAIN...

MORE THAN I CAN SAY,
HONEY, IT’S MORE THAN I CAN BE

COS I HAVE HEARD OF THE FEAR OF APOLOGIES 
FOR WHAT IS NOT NOW,
AND I BELIEVE IN THE WORDS OF THE WANDERING-
OF WHY IT’S NOT SO HARD TO CLIMB
TO FIND AN END TO THE SUFFERING OF OUR TIME

--

More Than I

This track is from the album Sands of Time and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

Something in My Way

Shadows of Diane

This track is from the album Sands of Time and is available for purchase on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and more: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

Get Tired (God Loves You)

There Go My Blues

Black Moon

Everlasting Sun

This track is from the album Sands of Time and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

LYRICS

I- I WANT IT ALL, BABY,
I KNOW THAT IT AIN'T FAIR,
AND THOUGH I TRY TO BE COOL,
THE STARTING OVER IS HARDER THAN I HAD GUESSED

I- I WANNA SEE YOU,
I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND,
BUT NOW, I'M PAYING MY DUES,
AND STARTING OVER IS HARDER THAN I HAD GUESSED

WELL, I WANTED TO SEE YOU HERE BY MY SIDE,
I WANTED TO LAUGH AND CRY,
I WANTED TO HOLD YOUR HAND,
I WANNA KNOW MY MAN

OOH- AHA-

I- I WANT IT ALL, BABY,
I KNOW THAT IT AIN'T FAIR,
AND THOUGH I TRY TO BE GOOD,
THE STARTING OVER IS HARDER THAN I-
YEAH, STARTING OVER IS HARDER THAN I-
STARTING OVER IS HARDER THAN I HAD GUESSED

∞

© MICHELLE STEWART MUSIC, 2012-2013

Start Over

This track is from the album Sands of Time and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellestewart

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LYRICS
--

HERE’S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SONG
FOR ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT

BUT AS TIME COMES BACK AROUND,
I KNOW IT’LL BE ALRIGHT

COS I’LL SEE YOU HERE ONCE AGAIN
BY THE FIRE OF MY CLEAR BLUE EYES,

AND I’LL SEE YOU HERE ONCE AGAIN,
AND I KNOW IT’LL BE ALRIGHT,

ONCE AGAIN

WELL, IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WAY
THAT TIME HAS TURNED AROUND

AND AS THE NIGHT BIRD’S OUT TO PLAY,
THE TRUTH IS COMING OUT

THAT I’LL SEE YOU HERE ONCE AGAIN
BY THE FIRE OF MY CLEAR BLUE EYES,

AND I’LL SEE YOU HERE ONCE AGAIN,
AND I KNOW IT’LL BE ALRIGHT,

ONCE AGAIN

WELL, I CAN REMEMBER LOOKING OUT, 
LOOKING OUT TO FIND THE REASON 
WHY I WANNA BE JUST A PASSENGER IN TIME

NOW, I KNOW JUST HOW TO MANAGE
AND I KNOW IT’LL TURN OUT FINE

SEE, THERE’S A REASON WHY I CAME HERE,
SO I’M GONNA SHINE MY LIGHT...

--
"ONCE AGAIN"
© 2012-2013 MICHELLE STEWART. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Once Again

Simple, quick recording of the song I'm working on today... Full recording coming soon, but I just wanted to share my song of the day. Enjoy! :)

LYRICS

I washed in the river
And I prayed to the master

Mmm, mmm, mmm,
I washed in the river, black & red,
& I prayed to the master, watchin' us overhead

And I prayed & I prayed & I prayed,
And I shouted his name out loud,
And I sank my body deeper,
Till the stars came shufflin' out,
Out loud

Mmm, mmm, mmm,
Well if Time be the master of the dead,
Then Truth be the answer watchin' us overhead,

So I'll pray & I'll pray & I'll pray,
And I'll shout his name out loud,
And I'll sink my body deeper,
Till the stars come shufflin' out,
Out loud

So why won't you stay-ay,
Why won't you stay wherever I go,
Why won't you stay-ay
wherever I go...

Cos I washed in the water,
& I prayed to the master,
I sang to the children,
I drowned in the laughter,

So why won't you stay-ay,
Why won't you stay wherever I go,
Why won't you stay-ay
wherever I go...

The River

Michelle Stewart is a Spanish/Pan-American singer/songwriter with a brand of mantra-folk she calls Gypsy Blues. Her songs speak of love, pain, trial, and liberation. Honest vocals and 12-string guitar, she is now back for her second tour in Hanoi after three years in Austin, TX. 

To get in touch, please write to: michellestewartmusic@gmail.com
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