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Mama Embrace Me

Everything

Blur & Blend

Oh My Good Friend

Love Jumps

Wild & Free

The Light's Alive

Eskawata Kayawai

Music

Every Leaf

Always Wandering

Slow It Down, from Nate's EP In The Shadows.

I know this to be true
That the world
Spins too fast
Leaves some folk behind
On this ship
Without a mast

Oh no no no

Somebody please
Slow it down
Slow it down
Slow it down

I see you beside the road
With your life
Packed in a case
I try to understand
But then you’re gone
Without a trace

Oh no no no

Somebody please
Slow it down
Slow it down
Slow it down

Somebody please
Slow it down
For a while
Slow it down

Words become a blur
And are lost
Misunderstood
But I’ll stand here on the edge
Try to catch
All I should

Oh no no no

Somebody please
Slow it down
Slow it down
Slow it down

Somebody please
Slow it down
For a while
Slow it down
Slow it down

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Slow It Down

I wrote this song for my brother, who lives far away in Australia. Playing it always makes me think of how awesome he is, and also of all the people who I love and miss spread out all over the world. 

People are all so similar in so many ways, I hope we can learn to focus more on that than on our differences, you know?

Little Brother Lyrics
Keep on brother it’s all I can say
You know the way
You know the way
Wait up brother wait for us
I will walk beside you
With our sister it’s enough

Oh brother brother look and see
So many similarities
Oh brother brother you and me
We keep it simple
Little Brother

Shine on brother where you are
Kow that you still light me up
Even when you shine from far
I hug each sunrise cos I know
You made it warm for me
A little while ago

Oh brother, brother, look and see
So many similarities
Oh brother, brother, you and me
We keep it simple
Little Brother

And you know I’m always there
Cos I ain’t goin’ anywhere
You and I are not afraid
We keep it simple
Keep it simple
Little Brother

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Drums: Kristoffer Sonne
Bass: Raphael White
Piano: Nikolaj Torp Larsen
Banjo: Aeron Z Jones
Guitar: James Ribbans
Vocals & Guitar: Nate Maingard

All songs by Nate Maingard
Produced by James Ribbans
All other instruments recorded at Garden Loft Studios
Drums and bass recorded at Squat Sounds
Recording Engineer: Dyre Gormsen

In The Shadows

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Little Brother

It's hard to open up my eyes
When I feel like I've been blind
All of my days, now I'm 
Wandering through the haze
And the world is looks so crazy
Maybe that's just me
Maybe it's just me

We all find our secrets
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
No matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

See me trapped within this construct
Beating at the locked up door and
Gripped tight deep within my fist
Is the key to all I've missed
That the pain is just the teacher
And the cage is just a myth

We all find our secrets
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
No matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

I spend oh so many hours 
Building up and giving power
To the worst I can imagine lives in me
And now oh to my surprise
When the ghost as me disguised
Is the best at breaking everything 
Everything, everything I dream.

You who presume you can stay dry by 
Dodging all the raindrops falling 
Thick, try lifting up your tongue
To the rain not just the sun
Nothing quite so simple
Was ever so much fun

We all find our secrets
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
No matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

All credit to Txana Ikakuru of the Huni Kuin, please find the original and support his medicine at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOsPxwYNuGA

Na Hene Waka - Txana Ikakuru  (full Version)

All credits belong to Txana Ikakuru and the creator of the video, please visit and support the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDNjXB6aJ6M

I'm only uploading here so we can all be blessed with more of this music, I own none of the rights and only want to bring more awareness to this beautiful medicine.

TXANA IKAKURU HUNI KUIN "Txai Pûke Ruakê"

Best listened to with headphones. Recorded rough at home. Hope y'all enjoy!

Thanks as always to the incredible #nateives who support what I'm doing at http://patreon.com/natemaingard. I dedicate this to you beautiful people! Special mention to patrons Josh, Eli, Melissa, Beatrice, Tommy, Ansley, Heather and Gretchen!!!

LYRICS
I knew you would be there
In my pride I didn't care
Thought with a smile I would make it right
My busted lip is a testament to that night

You defended yourself wisely
From all the pride that lived in me
And all I wish for lady
Is to say that I'm sorry

I'm sorry for the pain I caused you
Sorry for the harm I did
In my own own hurt I hurt everyone
Yes I was hurting too though I kept it hid
I was hurting too though I kept it hid

Do not hide yourself again
Just 'cos I made those mistakes
You taught me how to play again
Finding solace in the love that we made

I'm sorry for the pain I caused you
Sorry for the harm I did
In my own own hurt I hurt everyone
Yes I was hurting too though I kept it hid
I was hurting too though I kept it hid


Kept It Hid

A song for the lovely Rebecca. To honour all that she is. Thank you for trusting me with this work we do together. Blessings on your path, fellow weirdo!

Here I Am

A heart song, from my heart to yours.

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Lyrics:
Alight, lightly 
Your light 
Lights me
I shine 
Brighter than before

Oh Life, so fragile
Transient and wild
Alight in me 
Once more

Snowflakes slowly opening and enfolding me
Secrets unique in each one
This is the whispers of everything I'm seeking
Being each moment that comes

Receiving softly 
It cannot be held tightly
To love is to let it go

Practicing presence 
'til we are the present
A gift to all we know

Alight (Your Light Lights Me)

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A live version of a new song recorded at the Evergreen Concert at St Pancras Old Church in late 2014. A full church singing along, a memory I will always cherish.

recorded by: Miguel de Campos
photo credit: virginia vitalone

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Always Wandering LIVE (ft Ny Oh)

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The four universal healing salves:
In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions.

When did you stop dancing?
When did you stop singing?
When did you stop being enchanted by stories?
When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?

Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experienced the loss of soul.

Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves." 
~ The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Healer, Teacher and Visionary

LYRICS:
Twilight fell upon the darkening road 
I found myself again alone 
Street lights went out by one by two by threes 
And I revelled in the shadows that had grown 
Yes I revelled in the darkness I had known  

I'd been there and back again so many times I knew 
That the dance I danced was anything but new 
I had seen him watching me that old man in the moon 
And I thought hey well what else should I do 
So I danced until the dance was through  

Wrestling in the desert of a broken afternoon 
Makes me wish I'd packed my wrestling costume 
Yes the jester is all dressed up as if he was a loon 
Have you listened much to what it is he's doing 
There such method in his madness and his tune  
Traveller been travelling for oh so many years 
He's worn right through his effervescent fears 
Listening to everything he treads so soft and hears 
The world whispers softly in his ears 
Saying "everything is not what it appears."


Everything Is Not What It Appears

I know nothing
I know that I know nothing
I guess that's something
After all

I know the sunrise
I'll never try to sell you that
It's available for free

So, so it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes

So many questions
Who am I, where do I belong, how do I survive?
So many lessons
Learn to breathe, to love, to lose, to cry

So, so it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes

Easy come and easy go
So it goes and don't you know 
That so it goes

Easy come and easy go
So it comes and so it goes
Easy come and easy go
So it goes

Once upon a time
Lover of mine, Lover of mine
You will always hold
A piece of my heart
Inside of your own

So, so it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes

So it comes so it goes
Easy come and easy go
So it goes


So It Goes

This song was inspired by the feelings I experienced when my parents divorced. No, it's not happy, and yes, I think it's important to talk about and accept these feelings.  

Thanks to the Nateives for supporting me so I can write more heartfelt music. Please support my art if you can: http://patreon.com/natemaingard

LYRICS:
Broken home oh not again
So alone everything ends
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'

No, not my fault but maybe it is
If I left would it end, cos I'd do that for this
But Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'

Rope tied, what happens next?
If I choose to die, then who cleans up the mess?
Cos Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'

I want to go
Don't care anymore
If it sinks or if it floats
I want to go
If I leave real quiet
Maybe no-one will know

Hope sold stole my last breathe
Soaked to the bone, sunk to the depths
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'
Mamma's gone, Papa's always cryin'

ARTWORK, 'BROKEN TREE' BY: HENRY EDEN THOMPSON - http://bit.ly/1BVJVB6

Broken Home (original Ukulele song)

🎶 For anyone seeking solace or transformation, let these words and melody hold space for you as you sway with the flow of life.

“Sway With Me” is a soul-stirring journey through grief, transformation, and the beauty of surrendering to life’s inevitable cracks. Born from deep personal transformation, this song carries the wisdom that our pain and brokenness are portals to growth, connection, and rebirth. Each verse reflects the profound realisation that the very things that break us open are the things that make us whole.

The chorus invites listeners to sway in the rhythm of life, embracing all of it—the joy, the sorrow, and everything in between. This is more than just a song; it’s a medicine for the heart, a call to dance with the light and shadow within us. Whether in moments of solitude, healing, or shared ceremony, “Sway With Me” is a reminder: you are never alone.

Enjoy, follow for more, and please share your thoughts in the comments.

With love
Nathan


CREDITS: 
- Photo by Clare Louise Thomas
- Lyrics & Song by Nathan Maingard (please reach out for collaboration requests)


Sway With Me

There is one who always speaks the truth no one can say, known as The Jester, or the Fool. This is the tale of that mad speaker of truth.

The rest of this home recorded album is available exclusively to those who support my music on Patreon. Become one of the Nateives to enjoy all of my recordings in one downloadable package: http://patreon.com/natemaingard

Cover art by: https://www.facebook.com/departureartist

LYRICS:
Twilight fell upon the darkening road 
I found myself again alone 
Street lights went out by one by two by three 
And I revelled in the shadows that had grown 
Yes I revelled in the darkness I had known 

I'd been there and back again so many times I knew 
That the dance I danced was anything but new 
I had seen him watching me that old man in the moon 
And I thought hey well what else should I do 
So I danced until the dance was through 

Wrestling in the desert of a broken afternoon 
Makes me wish I'd packed my wrestling costume 
Yes the jester is all dressed up as if he was a loon 
Have you listened much to what it is he's doing 
There such method in his madness and his tune 

Traveller been travelling for oh so many years 
He's worn right through his effervescent fears 
Listening to everything he treads so soft and hears 
The world whispers softly in his ears 
Saying, "everything is not what it appears."

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This a song for refugees, for all those who have been displaced by powers beyond their control (and really, who of us or our ancestors have avoided that plight). I wasn't planning this song; I sat down, picked up my guitar and began to play. This is the result.

Download this song at http://bit.ly/dreams-like-ours

LYRICS:
I have a simple question
Though the answer I think will bring me pain
Why do our rulers turn aside
As you wash up on the shore today

So many dreams like ours
Lost beneath the waves
Doesn’t seem so fair somehow
Who pays the price in graves

These lines they invented
Keep us separated and caged
But every child just wants to love
Still I watch them pass away

So many dreams like ours
Lost beneath the waves
Doesn’t seem so fair somehow
Who pays the price in graves

But I see the light in those who fight
For the right to give and to share
Those who raise their voices, make clear their choices
Say “you are all welcome here"

So many dreams like ours
Lost beneath the waves
Doesn’t seem so fair somehow
Who pays the price in graves

Dreams Like Ours (a song for refugees and those who care)

Studio single of Nate Maingard's ukulele song It's The Little Things, recorded at Popsicle Studios in Cape Town in 2015.

Supported, as always, by the superheroes known as The Nateives on Patreon...You should be one too, it's epic: http://patreon.com/natemaingard.

Engineered by Raiven Hansmann.
Funded by The Nateives. 

It's The Little Things (Official Studio Single)

The Wild Land

I Will Devour

Welcome Home, to a place we call The Wild Land. This is where your heart resides; where your mind surrenders to the wolf inside; where nothing is tame and everything fiercely defends the real; where the edge is just a step away and you are grateful for its enlivening presence. This is where we live. We invite you to come inside and stay for as long as you like. Come on Home with me.

Braver & Stronger

To download, click here: http://eepurl.com/t0muP

Live version of my song In The Shadows, recorded by Miguel de Campos at Sofar Sounds on 06 June 2013.

It's hard to open up my eyes
When I feel like I've been blind
All of my days
Now I'm wandering through the haze
And the world it looks so crazy
Maybe that's just me
Maybe it's just me

We all find our secrets 
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
Now matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

See me trapped within this construct
Beating at the locked up door
And gripped tight deep within my fist
Is the key to all I've missed
That the pain is just the teacher
And the cage is just a myth

We all find our secrets 
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
Now matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

I spend oh so many hours
Building up and giving power
To the worst I can imagine lives in me
And now oh to my surprise
When the ghost as me disguised
Is the best at breaking everything
Everything, everything I dream

You who presume you can stay dry by
Dodging all the raindrops falling thick try
Lifting up your tongue 
To the rain not just the sun
Nothing quite so simple
Was ever so much fun

We all find our secrets 
Patient in the shadows
Right there where we left them waiting
Now matter how far we run
They run right beside us
Our demons know our names
Better than anyone

Empowering songsmith, guide, poet, and podcast host, helping down-to-earth seekers to remember that they are already free, so they can live authentic lives where each day feels like a gift.

Nathan Maingard

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