Words and Music by Nicole Zuraitis
Recorded in Brooklyn June 2013

Title track of my sophomore album "Pariah Anthem"

Nicole Zuraitis  voice
Dan Pugach drums
Julian Shore rhodes
Ilan Bar Levi guitar
Scott Colberg bass

PARIAH ANTHEM
 
within the memory of a muse
and instincts of a mother too
with every breath there lives a ghost
a legend lost through countless hosts
 
can a simple melody be free?
 
red, as the setting sun drifts from sight
the story untold of the darkest night
pariah anthem of the other side
given a chance to change the tide
 
urged by evolutions hand
uprising to gain the land
what was lost won't rise in vain
and all will meet on even plane.

can even a melody be free?

Pariah Anthem

Words and Music by Nicole Zuraitis

off my sophomore album "Pariah Anthem"  

duo with pianist victor gould

Staring Into the Sun
 
and now we've passed yesterday
twenty four hours since you blew me away
in an unwaivering daze
between the songs and your hands
and the light of today
 
who wants to see when i prefer dreaming?
please lift this haze that you left me in.
i wouldn't trade the love that i'm feeling
despite my loss of sight
i know we'll be alright.
 
because you,
you are like staring into the sun.
 
a week has passed since you left me
and i can't understand all the courage i feel
to make sense of the distance
bright is our light despite the impending night
who wants to see when i prefer dreaming?
please lift this haze that you left me in.
i wouldn't trade this love that i'm feeling
despite my loss of sight i know we'll be alright.
 
well i see the glass half full
as i pour my heart out to you
the glare if all that i can trust
but it's enough
because you,
you
you are like staring into the sun.

Staring Into The Sun

Try, Love
Words and Music by Nicole Zuraitis
from her sophomore album "Pariah Anthem"

Nicole Zuraitis  vocals/piano
Dan Pugach, drums
Scott Colberg, bass
Jon Paul, guitar
Julian Shore, organ

Try, Love
 
time to make moves
forget the rehearsed lines
no more imaginary alibis
peel the disguise
 
time to let go
of illusions that we hold
health is worth it's weight in gold
break from the mold
 
try, love
the end's in sight
a silver lining
an overdue warning
a finale to the fights
if you try.
 
time for ammends
and that little word,
acceptance
insecurity from ignorance
but clarity strikes again
 
hold on.
 
try, love.
The end’s in sight
A silver lining
An overdue warning
A finale to the fights
If you try.

Try, Love

Music and Lyrics by Nicole Zuraitis 
watch the music video HERE: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3SrW9Lo6Hg

For The Lonely (Music by NZ, String Arr. by Dan Pugach)

More than you know by Vincent Youmans
Nicole Zuraitis, voice
Assaf Gleizner, piano 
JAZZ

More Than You Know (Youmans) - Nicole Zuraitis

I've got crush on you (Gershwin)
Nicole Zuraitis, voice
Assaf Gleizner, piano

I've Got A Crush On You

Written by Nicole Zuraitis off her sophomore album "Pariah Anthem"
this song is an homage to the bees...

Nicole Zuraitis,  vocals and piano
Nandini Srikar, carnatic vocals
Scott Colberg,  double bass
Dan Pugach,  drums

TO THE HIVE

facing fate
cutting through what had been
broken space
when fire's set within

denied, yet all comes back in stride
aligned. 
bees to the hive, stretched a mile wide
alive. 

oh, where to call home when all the planet's overgrown? 
oh, where to call home when all the seeds are sown? 

without a sound, 
floating to the ground. 
none the wise when taken by surprise

denied, all comes back in stride
aligned, aligned.
bees to the high, stretched a mile wide. 
alive. 

Hindi verse  from Saint Kabir Das (14th century AD)
'Kabira Kahe Teer Tupak so jo ladai', so toh soor na hoy
Maya taji bhakti karei, soor kahaavei soy’
Translation: True warriors are not those who fight with arrows and weapons. Real warriors of life are those who understand the impermanence and fight Maya (the illusion of life) with pure devotion (Bhakti) in their hearts

(vocal improv by nandini srikar)

To the Hive

grammy nominated vocalist, pianist and songwriter.  www.nicolezmusic.com

I've Got A Crush On You

Nicole Zuraitis Music

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