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Shedding Skin

by High Hopes

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1.
Neverland 02:26
Let the magic start Leave the window open Underneath the stars There's a highway to a faraway land Little ones see it, but grown-ups can't Quiet Friday night She's a little dreamy Comes a darting light And a tiny stranger drops on the floor Somehow she knows they have met before I come from Neverland Where Neverwood trees stand tall Come take me by the hand I'll show you the long ago With a little faith It could be so easy But tonight's too late For the heart has grown too heavy to fly If only she could, she would turn back time I come from Neverland Where Neverwood trees stand tall Come take me by the hand I'll show you the long ago
2.
Soar 02:43
Feather changing time Others passing by I watch them glide Through the ever-troubled skies It's gonna take a while Till the day when I Get brave enough to explore When I soar Let the wind be strong I will face it all And ride the storm Like the ones before me Take a step and fall Into the unknown I promise I'll fear no more When I soar Rising higher than mountains Draped in blinding-white snow I've left the doubts far below I'm home
3.
There's a forest by the ocean Lots have gone there, and it seems No one came back from the place that Now is known as Woods and Winds I was thirteen when I went there Left at night to not be seen No one stopped me as I headed To explore the Woods and Winds When I made it through the forest And I saw the ocean blue Salty winds blew all my worries away I had never felt so new So I went back to my hometown Just to tell them what I'd seen And the way back was much shorter, it seemed, I felt home at Woods and Winds When I came back, all the people Froze in place and stared at me... I'm a stranger in my hometown Now I've been through Woods and Winds So I'm leaving, it's forever Please forgive me, I have sinned Left my soul there by the ocean Now I'm off to Woods and Winds
4.
The Drifter 03:07
He was drifting through the world solo Like a ship without a sail Letting mighty waves and winds show the way He was dreaming of the far places Where nobody knew his name Where he could go a bit insane Let the rain wash his memories away Chartless places would remind him of the life He was meant to live No more weariness, no more dreariness Every day's a miracle He would keep his eyes wide open He'd been carrying his past so long It grew heavy over time Not a chance to travel light in this life He was following the stream so strong Ever waiting for a sign But even if he cut the knot Still he's got so much left to redefine Chartless places would remind him of the man He was meant to be No more weariness, no more dreariness Every day's a miracle He would keep his eyes wide open
5.
Half a life ago time was all we had We had never cared 'bout the call of the old tempter whispering Take a look at me Take a look at me I'll set you free Let the voices in your ear I will make you the finest gown King of hearts on your sleeve I will make you feel safe and sound I will weave Fads would come and go Time was all we had Yet another one's gone to the otherside screaming Take a look at me Take a look at me I'm running free Though the voices never leave I will make you the finest gown King of hearts on your sleeve I will make you feel safe and sound I will weave I will make you the finest gown King of hearts on your sleeve I will make you feel safe and sound I will make you the finest gown King of hearts on your sleeve I will make you feel safe and sound I will weave
6.
Gather Round 03:06
Gather round, I got tales to tell As the evening retires Of the kingdoms that rose and fell To empires Of the shadows that lingered on Never ready to leave When the life that we knew was gone with the wind Free to roam I long for home And shadows call Changes came dressed in blacks and reds Fast and hungry like fire Bridges burnt as we shook our heads In denial All the things that we loved the most Got redone and recast Turning us into nameless ghosts of the past Free to roam I long for home And shadows call
7.
If only love could stay in place, our days would last We had it all and let it fade into the past I had to try to let it die and free my life It takes a minute to forget and years to revive I never thought that clearing thoughts would feel so fine We're breaking up and moving on with peace of mind To get it back, to start again, we crossed the line It took a moment to erase, now how to rewind? If only love could stay in place, our days would last
8.
Once Broken 03:11
Have my dreams to keep me company Like a rainbow in the dark They colour my nights But every dawn that shines on me Finds me colour-blind I thank my past for every joy and pain From the bottom of my heart Now where have they gone? The only time I feel again Comes before the dawn Slowly I recall Just how it felt before I was once broken I'll never fall again I got a heart once broken I close my eyes and leave the world behind Let my body take a rest I let my mind take a stroll The darkness is my only guide Down the rabbit hole Slowly I recall Just how it felt before I was once broken I'll never fall again I got a heart once broken Slowly I recall Just how it felt before
9.
Alive 02:39
I don't know if crazy things like you go to heaven You would surely say that sounds naive It always seemed like you would join that Club 27 Still I can't believe Now I'll keep the reminders Close to my heart Save them all till the end You know, you made connections That death cannot cut And you're alive in each of them Nevermind if time can heal the heart of the mourner I'll never let the memory fade away I can see you standing in the dark, in the corner I can hear you play I will keep the reminders Close to my heart Save them all till the end You know, you made connections That death cannot cut And you're alive in each of them

credits

released September 15, 2017

Evgenia Barsukova - vocals, alto recorder (5)
Sergey Pestrikov - guitar
Ivan Bakulin - alto recorder (1), tenor recorder (2), tin whistle (3)
Vladimir Chugunov - low whistle (6, 7, 8)
Evgeny Vikki - low whistle (9)
Ekaterina Ershova - bodhran (3)
Boris Karavaev - cajon (6)

All songs written by Evgenia Barsukova
Arranged by High Hopes
Recorded at Evgeny Vikki Home Studio,
except guitar for tracks (1, 2, 3) and woodwinds for tracks (1, 2)
recorded at Red Wave Studio
Mixed and mastered by Evgeny Vikki
Cover artwork by Marek Hlavaty

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