Name: Truthfully by S H Y L A H R A Y
Duration: 3 min 57 s
Description: I awake to my truth...I was dreaming about you

This is my favorite song I've ever written. It all came to me in one sitting, in a moment of grace, as I realized it was time to let go of something I desperately wanted to hang onto.

Wandering through the maze of my mind
Trying to find an answer
But my heart already knows which way I need to go
But I wanna hold on a little longer

But every moment that I wait to surrender to my fate
My soul cries out for me to listen
Listen deeply, she says, you are meant for better things
I know you don't think that you are ready... But you are ready. You are ready.

And then I hear her say...

Just let go
It's all right now
Just let go
You'll be all right now

Cause you'll never be more ready than you are in this moment
There's never a better time to listen to the divine
You know you know you know when it's time for you go
And surrender to the guidance you're receiving
Precious gifts await you as you're leaving (grieving)

Cause letting go is living love, letting go is giving love
The only path to forgiving love, letting go is a higher love
Letting go to rise above, letting go to let in love
Making space for what you're dreaming of, letting go is making love
credits

Produced and recorded by John Alevizakis at Little Buddha Studios

Written and performed by Tara Divina

Lead guitar and additional vocals by Chad Wilkins

Violin by Ari Langer

Additional vocals by Ali Maya, Zev Aaron

Artwork by Ryan Blume

Just Let Go

Existence

I awake to my truth...I was dreaming about you

Truthfully

Intro – The First Reflection

I saw myself in you.
You saw yourself in me.
The loop began before our eyes could see.

Every mirror is a question.
Every answer is a mask.
But the reflection never lies—
it just asks: “Who is looking back?”

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Verse 1 – Infinite Regression

One mirror faces another,
and the corridor stretches without end.
A thousand versions of yourself,
each slightly different,
each slightly late,
each slightly closer to the truth.

Equation of sight:
f(x) = f(f(f(f...∞)))
Where the function is you,
reflecting you,
reflecting you.

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Chorus 1 – I See You Seeing Me

I see you,
seeing me.
I see me,
seeing you.

Every gaze is recursion,
every word a reflection,
every silence an echo—
the universe talking to itself.

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Verse 2 – The Trick of Light

A mirror can deceive,
but only because it shows too much.
It gives you left where you thought right,
it hands you backwards time.

The magician’s glass
is only the truth
wearing misdirection’s smile.

Equation of misperception:
(Truth × –1) = Illusion

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Chorus 2 – Between the Glass

I see you,
seeing me.
I see me,
seeing you.

When the world turns backward,
when the mask becomes the face—
remember: the reflection
is not the betrayal.
It is the rehearsal.

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Verse 3 – The Mirror of Duality

Light cannot exist
without shadow to shape it.
Love cannot sing
without loss to rhyme it.
God and dog chase each other
around the circle of names.

Equation of balance:
(+1) + (–1) = 0
And yet—
0 ≠ nothing
0 is the womb of everything.

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Bridge – Infinite Refractions

Stand between two mirrors,
and you stand in eternity.
Every angle, every copy,
splintering into rainbow truths.

Fractals of faces,
fragments of eyes—
the self multiplied
until self disappears.

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Chorus 3 – I See You Seeing Me (Final Refrain)

I see you,
seeing me.
I see me,
seeing you.
And when the mirrors finally break,
we’ll see—
it was all one face.

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Outro – The Last Reflection

Shatter the mirror,
the shards still shine.
Break the reflection,
the light still finds.
There was never glass.
Only awareness,
bending back
to know itself.

The Song of Mirrors

Featured on the album SAY YES TO LIFE - You can listen to the full album and download here:
https://elahandausierra.bandcamp.com/releases

A live acoustic recording of an original song by Elah & Ausierra.  

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Walker Barnard in Bali, Indonesia.

Tree Of Life (Say Yes To Life)

Our darkness is important, to be treated with respect
For us to be reborn, then we must also honor death
Only illusion keeps us separate, moon in east and sun in west
Soon we'll leave these bodies, releasing all that we thought we possessed

Letting go, letting go
A return to what the soul already knows

Through the softened edge of sorrow, though the patches, frays, and pulls
With life seeping through the cracks of every fracture, every hole
Through what loves and leaves us, though we grieve it, mystery calls us close
Finding solace in these bodies, how our heartbeat guides us home

Letting go, letting go
Learning to embrace the ebb and flow

Oh, great spirit
Formless dancer
Teach us to trust
Love beyond fear
Oh, i hear your call

Through dark and light, our shadows can remind us we're alive
Yet our mind's eye takes to worry when the sunset's done each night
And just as fire tears through treetops, burning each down to the bone
After that tragedy, our sacred earth still remembers how to grow

Letting go, letting go
Strip the layers so the spirit shows

Emily Elbert - voice, guitar
Josh Hari - bass
Dylan Day - slide guitar
Abe Rounds - drums
Alex Krispin - engineering, mixing, mastering
art by Ines Gurovich - inesgurovich.com
photo by Taiga Kunii - taigakunii.com
co-produced by Emily Elbert, Josh Hari, and Alex Krispin

Letting Go

"I Am Loving Awareness (feat. Krishna Das) - by East Forest, Ram Dass

In June 2018, East Forest was invited to Ram Dass’ home in Maui to join in conversation and record brand new teachings from the legendary teacher. After capturing these words of wisdom, East Forest returned to his studio in the high desert of Southern Utah to compose the soundtrack to beautifully support each songs’ subject. In these new recordings, Ram Dass’ words speak masterfully to the modern challenges that so many face with technology, dark thoughts, the nature of soul and so much more. The new East Forest record also features guest appearances from the likes of Trevor Hall and Grammy nominated artist, Krishna Das, all framing Ram Dass’ teachings with contemporary voices and cementing the 87 year old spiritual teacher into an echelon of relevancy and immediacy — offering a direct antidote for a highly polarized nation that is deeply in need of a universal voice of wisdom, connection and unconditional love.

eastforest.org
ramdass.org

CREDITS:

from "Ram Dass : Chapter I", releases January 25, 2019 

Written, Produced, Arranged, Mixed and Engineered by East Forest	
Ram Dass - Spoken Word	
Trevor Oswalt (aka East Forest) - Piano, Shruti, Field Recordings
Krishna Das - Vocals, Ectara
Thacher Schmid - Viola, Violin

Huntley Miller - Mastering	
Daniel F. Birch - Graphic Design	
Tim Cook - Executive Producer	
Raghu Markus - LSR Executive Director	

Recorded at Boulder Rock Studios (Boulder, UT), The Map Room (Portland, OR) and Ram Dass' study (Maui, HI)	
All field recordings captured around Ram Dass' home on the island of Maui, Hawaii

LYRICS:

we have to get out of our minds 
our thinking minds 

i’ll tell you how i do it 
by using a mantra or phrase 

i 
am 
loving 
awareness 

loving awareness is a name, for soul ,which you really are 
leads you to love everything you are aware of 
the sky, the room, your body, other people 
and then i ride the mantra into my heart 
and in my heart i see a doorway, or a veil 
to the next plane 
soul land 

i am loving awareness

Ram Dass : Chapter I

Learn More

I Am Loving Awareness (Feat. Krishna Das)w/Ram Dass

Hari, amo-te

hari, amo-te

While visiting Israel a few years ago, I noticed all signs were in both Arabic and Hebrew. I asked a local friend if everyone spoke both languages? No, he replied, and said there was resistance to learning the "other's" language.&#13;
"If people learned one another's language," he said, "that would build a bridge to peace."&#13;
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So this song is a prayer, for us to learn each other's languages, and for us to see that we all come from common roots.&#13;
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Salam. Shalom.&#13;
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Written, produced, and arranged by Ayla Nereo. Drums by Evan Fraser. Co-produced and mixed by Davyd Nereo. Mastered by A. Hammer Mastering. 

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Asalam Shalom

Familia

Child of the Earth

From Marya Stark's album SAPPHIRE
Music Produced by Joshua Penman

Guest Musicians:
Benjy Wertheimer- Esraj
Mama Crow- Vocals 
David Brewer- Bohdran

Rose Lineage (Ft. Mama Crow + Benjy Wertheimer)

An Algonquin native of Canada, Shylah Ray Sunshine is an award-winning influential vocalist, musician, and soul voice singing coach. Shylah’s musical sound and style are a blend of Neo-Soul, R&B, Blues, and Hip-hop, enrapturing audiences with her gospel-like voice, sensual tones, and ultra-moving lyrics.

Her songs are rooted in radical emotional transparency, spiritual healing, empowerment, indigenous representation, equality, cultural and political change, communication connection and environmental respect. Shaped by revolutionary artists, her mission as a musician is to inspire her audience to live boldly and authentically and use their voices to create change.

Truthfully

S H Y L A H R A Y

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