What a fabulous verse melody! I can imagine this being a big traditional folk melody played on uillean (?) pipes or somesuch. 

This is a great melody. Good structure. Great work..

Wow, this is powerful. The end of the chorus is way bittersweet! I like your falsetto too.

Set list

Heard the news today
So unexpected
When that nice man came and told us
Everything was gonna change
Been working a long long time,
now I been selected
I been lifted and directed
To a new life on the way,  and….

I'm getting ready x4
I'm getting ready to go meet the lord

See this bright new world
In living colour,
Everyone with one another 
gonna dance the night away
So I kick my shoes off now
And I'm gonna shake it
Cause my heart must travel naked
On the road I'm gonna take, and...

I'm getting ready x4
I'm getting ready to go meet the lord

I'm ready now 
Cause if you want me Lord, I know that you can take me now
I'm ready now
Just put me where you want me to be and show me how

Half my life gone by
I never noticed
Kept my head down staying focused
On the busy-ness at hand
All the joy I missed
I didn't seek it
Say the prayer and come to meet it,
Follow willingly the plan, but…

I'm getting ready x4
I'm getting ready to go meet the lord

Getting Ready

In this life of ours…we all need a hand

…we all need someone to understand

…we’re just passing through

…it’s just me and you

Come and be with me


In this life of ours… we are walking home

…we don’t have to do it on our own

…we won’t all get along

…we can all belong

Come and be with me


And maybe we can be alone with love


In this life of ours… we have scars to show

…we are learning how to let them go

…we have run enough

…we can lean into love

Come and be with me



In this life of ours

Circula is the second track on the second Double A-Side Single “Luna Star” released 18/8/23; taken from the album “All Sails to the Sun” (Released 29/9/23).

“…absolutely outstanding!” - Celtic Heartbeat, BBC Radio Wales

“Across All Sails To The Sun, Seel gives voice to both his folk and rock influences to equal effect - blending them into his own personal musical expression - these heavily textured rock arrangements beautifully counterpoint the more traditional and folk-based songs. The contrast in tone heightens each style's effectiveness” - RNR Magazine

“…on this form it's hard to understand why he isn't (yet) one of the biggest names on the circuit” - FATEA Magazine

All Sails to the Sun

Circula

Why would you wanna change me? No-one could replace me.
Why would you wanna change me? . Nobody could replace me.

I’m lovely just as I am - I know that
I’m lovely just as I am - whether or not they see it

I’m gonna keep being me - the only way to be
I’m gonna keep being me - whether or not they get it

Your eyes, your hands, your soul, your heart
You’re beautiful in every part
You always were right from the start
And so

Your eyes, your hands, your soul, your heart
You’re beautiful in every part
You always were right from the start
We love you just the way you are

The ME Song

Some hide from the darkness
And cling to the light
Some semblance of order to find
Some shrink from the daytime
And sink into night
Still dreaming that dawn will arrive

But still comes the darkness
And still comes the light
And still comes the will to survive

Be with me In the darkness
Be with me In the light
Be with me all the time



Be with me in the darkness

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
to the ebb and the flow of this life

Sun circles cycling
We thrive or surviving
We rise with the morning
Then fall without warning
Just riding the tides of this life

Til the storm comes and takes us
And shapes us anew
Yeah the storm comes and breaks its way through
Til the storm comes and takes us
and shapes what we do
Yeah the storm comes and makes me and you

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
to the ebb and the flow of this life

Sun circles cycling
Surviving or thriving
We rise on the thermals
but sink down eternal
Just riding the tides of this life

The ebb and the flow
are just letting you know
through the twists and the turns
We get lost but return
through the ebb and the flow of this life

Ebb And The Flow

Sorry doesn’t cover it
much too small for what I’m trying to say
I am so sorry - I’m sorry anyway
Tried to give the love I had but… 
Somewhere in the dark it slipped away
I am so sorry
I wish that I could take the pain away

And when I think of how it was, 
And how it seemed to fade
It seems to me it’s all because,
The same mistakes I’ve made

This time, I'll rise, I'll shine, 
I'll face it all
I'll give my heart to love
Or not at all
I'll walk towards the lights
That make me smile
In wonder and delight
I'll face it all this time

Will this year's love be worth the name?
I've fallen into lust again
And only got lonely
It's no-one's fault but mine I know
Kept trying to make it work and so
I wouldn't see it couldn't 
And all I did was hurt us both
And stole our time away

Bridge 
Chorus

And when I think of how it was, 
And how it seemed to fade
It seems to me it’s all because,
Of old mistakes I’ve made
If all I did was hurt us both
And stole our time away
I only hope that Grace and growth
Can show another way

Chorus

This Time

I'm in the crowd
And we're cheering you on
I'm here with all your ancestors
And everyone who loves you
As your courage and your beauty
Lift you up where you belong
We celebrate your heart
You tried so hard so long

G, Am, Bm, C-G-D-C

Come on, come on, Come on, come on
Come on, come on, Come on, come on
Come on, come on, Come on, come on
You can do this!
… now, we’re in the crowd

You’re not alone x3
We’re not alone  x3
I’m not alone x2        …because

I'm In The Crowd

I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
I know a road that'll take you home
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
You won't even need to be shown
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Right on up to the sky
I know a road that'll take you anywhere you wanna go
Show up, care and then try

If you let it, it'll take you home

I Know A Road (if you let it, it'll take you)

Set for release on May 3rd, this folk anthem of resilience and connection in the face of divisive politics provides us a melodic glimmer of hope in shared humanity in the midst of the storms swirling over our heads.

Give Me Shelter from the Storm

Copyright Erin Wolf 2024
Song A Week - Week 24

Recorded in the chapel at Waypost Camp, Hatley, WI
June 2024 - rough vocals a camp staple!

Photo: Plumeria blossoms on-site at Camp Mokulē’ia on the North Shore of Oah’u, Hawai’i - April 2024

*EDIT - now with lyrics that are roughly 98.7% accurate… probably…*

—

lay me down on a bed of roses
by the highway
somewhere near the passersby 
each day

whether it’s sunshine
whether it’s rain
it doesn’t make a difference just the same
lay me down along the way

-ooohs for dayyys-
along the way

lay me down by the ocean
in its changing tides
where i can hear the waves crashing
and the gulls cry

somewhere peaceful
somewhere mild
oh lay me down by the ocean
the sea and its tides 

-ooohs for dayyys-
the tides

and i hope you know
that i’m coming
and i hope you know
i’m coming home to 
glory & kingdom come

-interlude-

put me in the fire
put me in the flames
put me anywhere
i’ll burn just the same

take me to a 
shallow grave
put me in at the 
end of the day

oooh
oooh lay me down
to my grave

Lay Me Down To My Grave

A little voice inside of me, it tells me I should hide
Tells me if I'm seen I'll just be hated
In recent years I've seen enough, To trust that it's a lie
To know that underneath we're all related

So come on let's not dance around it, 
Let's be brave and talk about it
Have the heart to walk towards, 
The crashes and the minor chords
If this is what we really want, 
Let's open up and be up front
Let's let the staring public see, 
Our beauty and integrity
So come on let's not dance around it, 
Let's be brave and talk about it
Speak the secret words aloud, 
And let's not dance around it any more.

If all manipulation springs, From fear that they'll say no
From fear to lose control and risk rejection
I know that we're all scared sometimes, But all the same I know
I wanna take a more direct direction

So come on let's not dance around it, 
Let's be brave and talk about it
Make the leap of faith it takes, 
To play a game for greater stakes
If this is who we really are, 
Well maybe it's a bridge too far
Or maybe it's the bridge that leads, 
Us to the very thing we need
So come on let's not dance around it, 
let's be brave and talk about it
have the heart to spit it out, 
And let's not dance around it any more.

That little voice inside of me, That tells me I should hide
Tells me I can't tell you what I came for
The love that flows in spite of me, that comes from deep inside
It tells me nothing natural is shameful

So come on let's not dance around it, 
Let's be brave and talk about it
Have the heart to walk towards, 
The crashes and the minor chords
If this is what we really want, 
Let's open up and be up front
Let's let the staring public see, 
Our beauty in integrity
So come on let's not dance around it, 
Let's be brave and talk about it
Speak the hidden words aloud, 
And let's not dance around it any more.

Let's not dance around it

I sit and remember back when we began 
Getting to know you, you taking my hand
Now you're keeping your distance whenever you can
And I'm scared and I don't understand 

Don't wanna hear what you don't wanna say
And each time I reach out, you say not today
Is there still time to fix it or is it too late?
Am I watching you drifting away?

I’ve felt there's been something not right for a while
I know you're not telling me what's on your mind
And I took it for granted that we'd have more time
But it feels like the end of the line

Don't wanna hear what you don't wanna say
And each time I reach out, you say not today
Is there still time to fix it or is it too late?
Am I watching you drifting away?

I'll always treasure the moments you gave me
Belonging together with you
Nothing's forever, they say, and it saves me,
Feeling this pain as I do

Don't wanna hear what you don't wanna say
And each time I reach out, you say not today
Is there still time to fix it or is it too late?
Am I watching you drifting away?

Drifting Away

She's still got the scars from
being the foreign one
From being the one that the others could prey on
it made her a traveller
And made her a hard one
It sent her in search of somewhere she'd be welcome

And through all her travels
This thread keeps on going
The fabric unravels
The threads come unwoven 
And all of the wanderings
they bring her on back to here….

I still got the scars
From being the other
From being the kid with the red hair and temper
It made me a fighter
It works for a while but
you dream of the freedom and travelling lighter

I long for the ocean
The wide open spaces
The sun on the water
I'm dreaming of places
Of warmth and of beauty
Where everyone's welcome
This world is a factory
It should be a garden

Doesn't matter where you're from you belong here - earthling

She's still got the scars from
From being the foreign one
She'll take herself off and she'll hide in the corner
It works for a while but
You find in the long run
You long for a life that's little bit warmer

Each land's been invaded
And people have settled
And made it their homeland
Where is the threshold?
We've all been outsiders
We've all been excluded
Everything here on this earth's been uprooted

Doesn't matter where you're from you belong here - earthling

Earthling

I don't think we're gonna make it
Think the billionaires will take us 
off the precipice
We're sliding off the edge of it
And though I'd love to change it
How's an ant derail a train
I'm insignificant
Or is that what I'm meant to think?
So

No need for conflict now 
cause no-one’s gonna make it
No safer spaces now that 
no-one’s getting out this alive
Stare in your loved ones’ eyes cause  
every moment’s sacred
Squeeze every hand so tight and 
wait while the aPOCalypse arrives
Cause no-one’s getting out of this alive

I don't think we're gonna make it
I’ve been trying not to face it for the longest time
Always at the back of my mind
Bitter is taste
It’s all so pointless, such a waste
It’s so avoidable - 
if human life was just affordable
But

No need for conflict now 
cause no-one’s gonna make it
No safer spaces now that 
no-one’s getting out this alive
Tears in your loved ones’ eyes and 
every moment’s sacred
Squeeze all their hands so tight and 
wait until the after-life arrives
Cause no-one’s getting out of this alive

How could I lead you to this place
Only to leave without a trace 
of hope, without a call to arms?
Baby, I just need you to be strong 
and carry on
Or come despair with me and feel the eerie calm

I don’t think we’re gonna make it,
I think the billionaires will break it
Fuck the future up
For a little more of way too much
So WRONG it's almost funny
Cause the little extra money's insignificant,
to them, 
Still they SNUFF out every chance again

No need for conflict now 
cause no-one’s gonna make it
No safer spaces now that 
no-one’s getting out this alive
Stare in your loved ones’ eyes cause  
every moment’s sacred
Squeeze every hand so tight and 
wait while the apocalypse arrives
Cause no-one’s getting out of here alive

Drifting Away

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