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Watershed

by Arielle Silver

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1.
Soft on the Shoulder 03:30
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It starts with a witness, a kindness, a vision A hand held, an arm linked in mine Carving out some time To understand my crime I try not to fear thoughts of change sought for old flaws My heart might not want to feel But we can never heal What we keep concealed Love more, fear less it’s a practice I don’t promise you gold But I swear it on my soul I’ll keep trying Were you asking me to listen? Was I talking through your turn? Was I offering kisses and band-aids Insufficient to the burn? Were you marching on the frontlines Were you calling for my aid While I stood soft on the shoulder Watching the parade? Love more, fear less it’s a practice Love more, fear less it’s a practice Love more, fear less it’s a practice
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Bramble Vine 04:13
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Blackberries grew in the thicket north of our yard In summer we’d pick them and come home with stickers And thorns in our arms Some hours later when supper was plated and served We’d barely remember the pain for the pleasure That went into making dessert Some kind of love is like that Sweetness buried in a thorny patch Bramble vine, heat, and time Form a heart from the scraps Like making pie from scratch Some kind of love is like that Someone once showed me the best way to work with the dough Just a few presses, you crimp down the edges Then squeak the old oven door closed Finding a balance to strike between effort and ease Requires some practice, a delicate lattice You learn it degree by degree Some kind of love is like that Sweetness buried in a thorny patch Bramble vine, heat, and time Form a heart from the scraps Like making pie from scratch Some kind of love is like that
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Rickie Lee 03:31
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Haze of smoke, wall of sound I cut right through the kitchen I sliced right through the crowd To the low lit room in back with the cinder block shelves and the vinyl stacks Raspberry hat, tangerine braid A candle at her fingers Casting shadows on the shade And the musky scent of clove tobacco leaves Cool like Rickie Lee You could say I was a new tune seeker You could say she was a new groove preaching girl She might say it was a track for scratching She might say it was the needle catching Well I won't say if I backed away I won't say if I played it safe A whisky bottle's got to pour And a ship is safe in harbor But that's not what it's for And a record makes no sound Unless that turntable's turning round and round You could say I was a new tune seeker You could say she was a new groove preaching girl She might say it was a track for scratching She might say it was the needle catching Well I won't say if I backed away I won't say if I played it safe
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Ghost Ships 03:58
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We talked forever about a blue house in a magazine The orange flames of maple leaves in Fall We’d fix the cellar, piano in the living room Bookcase and curtains in the hall I made a scrapbook in my mind of future times Sailing on ghost ships Out to sea on ghost ships Things we never did Maybe winter, digging out from snow The last nor’easter froze us to the core Or maybe youth, hadn’t lived enough to see The way that love can leave you wanting more By summer we were through House of blue Sailing on ghost ships Out to sea on ghost ships Things we never did Unlived lives on ghost ships Still afloat on ghost ships Lives we never lived Now and then I hear some news of you Looks like somehow we both made it to the other coast Do you believe in ghosts? Sailing on ghost ships Out to sea on ghost ships Things we never did Unlived lives on ghost ships Still afloat on ghost ships Lives we never lived Do you believe in ghosts?
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Asteroids and Chaos 03:58
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An asteroid is coming I read it in a magazine It’s gonna come incredibly close Tall as the Empire State Building Chaos on the doorstep I tell you we should hide Stockpile jars of jelly Clean the sleeping bags, stock up on wine You say this could be our big chance Hot glue and cardboard boxes Together we can build a rocket And we can launch a rocket to the sky Or we can dig a cellar to hide in Or maybe we can strike a balance, unroll the hammock Hold each other through the panic Maybe it’s a prophet with a prize Hark the herald angels singing When the rocking of the cosmos sways us Love will save us From asteroids and chaos The pasta shelves are empty There’s panic on the news I’m crying in the front yard Thinking about everything we’ll lose I hear music from the house You swing the windows open wide Raise two crystal glasses Say today you’re pouring the good wine You say if this is our last dance Let’s not waste a minute If I get one wish, baby, you’re it And we can launch a rocket to the sky Or we can dig a cellar to hide in Or maybe we can strike a balance, unroll the hammock Hold each other through the panic Maybe it’s a prophet with a prize Hark the herald angels singing When the rocking of the cosmos sways us Love will save us From asteroids and chaos While we’re alone together I know what might make us feel better And we can launch a rocket to the sky Or we can dig a cellar to hide in Or maybe we can strike a balance, unroll the hammock Hold each other through the panic Maybe it’s a prophet with a prize Hark the herald angels singing When the rocking of the cosmos sways us Love will save us From asteroids and chaos
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Worth Waiting For 03:59
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You stepped out in silhouette Barefoot, glowing, sounding out my name Laughter and chatter, a splash Poolside band began to play, what can I say Baby, you're not a fall back, a rebound Distraction, no flash in the pan Baby, you're not a trinket, a trophy A token to show on my hand You are everything Worth waiting for Underneath a canopy of branches Shadows, dappled light of sun It's gonna take my whole life to show you You are the one, you are the one Baby, you're not a fall back, a rebound Distraction, no flash in the pan Baby, you're not a trinket, a trophy A token to show on my hand You are not the bottom of a bottle A charm bracelet bauble Tangled with stars and a horse You are not a sweet drink, a ferris wheel fling You are everything Baby, you're not a fall back, a rebound Distraction, no flash in the pan Baby, you're not a trinket, a trophy A token to show on my hand You are not the bottom of a bottle A charm bracelet bauble Tangled with stars and a horse You are not a sweet drink, a ferris wheel fling You are everything You are everything Worth waiting for
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Miracle 03:59
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Ankle deep in the Pacific I sink my feet into the foam Looking out on the horizon where the ocean touches the unknown Hands and knees beside a tide pool filling buckets for a mold While my daydreams are drifting by you've built a castle with a moat Ooooo I call it a miracle You call it unpredictable odds Maybe I'm more Sense and Sensibility Maybe you're more Stars Wars and Disney Spinning the teacups faster and faster I'm looking up for the belt of Orion Beyond the circle of airplanes flying You're up on LA stars award show fashion Oooo I call it a miracle It seems improbable the chances when I think of space and time We'd even land in the same country you say what a lucky roll of dice Ooooo I call it a miracle Maybe I'm more Sense and Sensibility Maybe you're more Stars Wars and Disney Spinning the teacups faster and faster I'm looking up for the belt of Orion Beyond the circle of airplanes flying You're up on LA stars award show fashion Oooo I call it a miracle You call it unpredictable odds Ooooo I call it a miracle
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Clipped Wings 03:15
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I was in two places at one time Fast asleep beside you Also locked and crying In an attic on the darkest night Not a silhouette in sight Couldn’t see a simple shape beyond my outstretched arms A prison of imagined bars All alone I cried for help Calling out for someone else Rattling the bars, shouting at the sky Raging like a banshee at my clipped wings You never wore a cape, you never learned to fly All the years I wanted you to save me Like a mystic message prophesied Dawn broke and I saw clearly what it signified The key was in my hold and I was All alone I cried for help Calling out for someone else All alone I cried for help But only I could save myself Rattling the bars, shouting at the sky Raging like a banshee at my clipped wings You never wore a cape, you never learned to fly All the years I wanted you to save me The darkest night taught me to see That’s the moment I was set free
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Riverdock at Sunset 03:25
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On the riverdock at sunset Beneath a crayon box of sky Last moments being supervised Cameras pinned us down like butterflies We clipped flowers onto dresses Coupled off against the chill Cusp of honeysuckle summer evening Every word we spoke full of meaning On the riverdock at sunset The ones who taught us how to stand Reminiscing over rubber soled shoes Wondering how we got to heels and hairdos And constellations turn Above the river that keeps flowing by Time on Earth keeps slipping by There’s a difference between keeping something safe And helping it to grow On the riverdock at sunset Through the lens of passing years Half between leaving and lingering We try to learn how to love without worrying And constellations turn Above the river that keeps flowing by Time on Earth keeps slipping by There’s a difference between keeping something safe And helping it to grow On the riverdock at sunset Along the worn and weathered boards Nothing’s meant to stay, but still Letting go is the hardest drill And constellations turn Above the river that keeps flowing by Time on Earth keeps slipping by There’s a difference between keeping something safe And helping it to grow Moments like the waves of the watershed On the riverdock at sunset
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Bottle Up Tonight 04:20
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One part alabaster moon One part rustling old raccoon One part whispers of a breeze One part heady jasmine bloom One part lonely night bird tune One part two heart beats Might we make an apothecary potion Or bottle it like Napa wine Might we capture all we left unspoken Cork it up for future delight Whatever time might hold Whatever fate unfolds Forget all that we can't control But let's bottle up tonight Spotlight of a street lamp beam Shadows dancing in between Familiar as an old refrain All the stories of the past The future ones that come too fast Off the edges of the frame Might we make an apothecary potion Or bottle it like Napa wine Might we capture all we left unspoken Cork it up for future delight Whatever time might hold Whatever fate unfolds Forget all that we can't control But let's bottle up to – Whatever time might hold Whatever fate unfolds Forget all that we can't control But let's bottle up tonight

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released October 6, 2023

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Arielle Silver Los Angeles, California

Music Connection TOP 2020 PROSPECTS and
American Songwriter Daily Discovery, Arielle Silver's songs have the heart of Laurel Canyon, the pulse of Americana, and the soul of the Chelsea Hotel. Her long-awaited upcoming album, A THOUSAND TINY TORCHES, was community-funded and releases June 2020. The Boston Globe called Something Pretty Something True album,“Lovely songwriting and arrangements,” ... more

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