Man, you've got an amazing knack for putting real important stuff into lyrics and making it super fun to hear.

I just listened to this a bunch of times. It was the perfect working wedsnesday afternoon life soundtrack. Great energy and lyrics.

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

The River

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

Someone told me I should tell you "knock it off, stop it or
or else I'm gonna make you wish you had"
but I remember Marshall said when he made his children wish they had
they'd make him wish he'd been a gentler man
A teacher friend once said to me that kids behave when they can
and when they can't there's something going on
if everything that we all do is from a need, and for a reason
I think I'd rather ask if something's wrong

So I don't wanna tell you "knock it off"
Well, that's not true - I totally do sometimes
but I'd rather try and understand what's going on for you
in your heart, in your life

Who am I to give advice? And I don’t wanna patronise
but I’m wondering if you’ve got a lot to hold
I hear the talk around the town, I see you push the others down 
Are you trying to lift yourself out of a hole?
And what do I know, I’m just guessing, but there among the mess and stress
Is there fear and hurt, that don’t feel safe to show?
Do they tell you you should be a man? do you hold the tears back with your anger?
It’s how it was for me when I was young

So I don't wanna tell you "knock it off"
I mean, I do - I totally do sometimes
but I'd rather try and understand what's going on for you
in your heart, in your life

And I want to be free
to let the others bleed
And hold my tender self when that’s what I need
But if I’m whole and strong enough 
to bring my heart along I wanna 
meet the other’s feelings where they are 
Cause that’s the only place to start

So I don't wanna tell you "knock it off"
Well, that’s not true - I totally do sometimes
but I'd rather try and understand what's going on for you
in your heart, in your life

Knock It Off

Rich Waring

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