Looking Glass

by Alela Diane

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1.
Paloma 03:57
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I woke up at the darkest hour Every light upon the shoreline was out I gazed out into the deep blue As the thunderous waves roared Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day The heavy rain poured down The sky electric with the boom and rumble And, in nerves I counted silently Between the sight and the sound Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day In the dimmest light of morning I found a mourning dove Paloma rode the wind to where she lay Silent as a stone Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the water came up and swept us out to sea Ooooooooooo In the black of night I wouldn’t be taken aback If the sun gave up and never brought the day
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Howling Wind 04:11
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In the days of before Gentle breeze blowing sweetly away With a song in our hearts And a stage for the play Now, we stay where we are In the walls with a yellow bird As the news echoes through the waves All the edges are torn Howling wind, there’s a howling wind A wild wind that’s howling through all that we’ve built Howling wind, there’s a howling wind Time, slow as honey Haven’t found a way I can move through Oh, the days are so thick and so cruel I am losing myself Worry, oh, the worry I wear on my face As we struggle to keep the kids safe A broken vase on the shelf Howling wind, there’s a howling wind A wild wind that’s howling through all that we’ve built Howling wind, there’s a howling wind And still, it is blowing The orange sun burning through the smoke Vultures circling til a man choked There is war in the street Is this how it ends? Could it be this is how it begins? Voices ricochet — shouting as one On that wild howling wind Howling wind, there’s a howling wind A wild wind that’s howling through all that we’ve built Howling wind, there’s a howling wind
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When We Believed 04:01
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I recall — poppies by the road Vivid color burning in my mind And I think of who I was then Who I am now Who am I now, that I was then? All the days inside these walls Licking the wounds of limbs we lost When we believed we could have it all Driving East — windows rolled down Off to some small town, we could be anywhere If you told me where we’d be now I would now have known how How can it be? All the days inside these walls Licking the wounds of limbs we lost When we believed we could have it all All the cities — all the valleys crossed Just to get to another hotel before the sunset But — in this stillness I can find the joy of a small child Picking a rosebud and leaving the stem behind All the days inside these walls Licking the wounds of limbs we lost When we believed we could have it all
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Strawberry Moon 03:01
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I don’t know where you ended up But, I heard some things around town And — I saw your face printed black and white The sunlight gone from your eyes Always dancing with the strawberry moon Shuttered windows never held back the blue Born into love — safe and warm I can see you in the dim light of the crowd With a face as sweet as a porcelain doll You laughed through the night til you took to sail Always dancing with the strawberry moon Shuttered windows never held back the blue I had a dream that you were young again Looking like you did before your mama died And, in my dream — you held me to your chest Now, you’re a flicker in the looking glass Always dancing with the strawberry moon Shuttered windows never held back the blue How the time paints us down the paths we choose Until the common thread is worn right through There were years when our rivers ran as one Now — you wear all the colors of the setting sun Setting Sun
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Of Love 04:59
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You took me out across the water Carried me so my feet wouldn’t get wet The sun, she sank — and gently painted Tawny light on the silhouette Of love — in stillness Of love — in silence Of love — so patient Baby I can’t imagine how we’d return to Who we were when we first met But on the water — we are free from The different color of these days Of love — in stillness Of love — in silence Of love — so patient Baby And every night, you know, I worry Lost in patterns — I cannot sleep The moon appears to us ever changing But, he’s the same old man — hiding in the shadow Of love — in stillness Of love — in silence Of love — so patient Baby
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All the Light 03:13
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Shine, shine on Shine, shine on I heard you wake From another bad dream Your dark eyes Searching for peace Sure as sunrise — I give you all the light I’ve watched you learn To find the words To speak your mind Instead of cry Sure as sunrise — I give you all the light I’ve seen you soar I’ll catch your fall I’ll be the one Who loves you more Who loves you more Sure as sunrise — I give you all the light Sure as sunrise — I give you all the light With a little space With a little time I’d weave these days In golden twine Sure as sunrise — I give you all the light Shine, shine on Shine, shine on Shine, shine on Shine, shine on
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Dream a River 03:28
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I just returned to say goodbye — Thought that maybe there’s something I’d find Like the way a memory moves in the corner of a room Or where the sun comes through Where’s the sun come through? I dream a river back to that love I dream a river I walked up the stairs to find the door ajar Beckoning me in — beckoning me in A trespasser now, in the place that I called home But, where’s the sun come through? I really need to know I dream a river back to that love I dream a river I hear her silver bracelets down the hall That, and the lingering cry of a song Everything exactly as we left it But, where’s the sun come through? Where’s the sun come through? I dream a river back to that love I dream a river
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Camellia 03:46
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The sky, wildflower blue Same as it was when I met you I’m caught in colors there within I’m sinking softly as a stone, Camellia February bloom, February blood February bloom, February blood Camellia Camellia Seven years to the day I never paint with a color as bold as Crimson petals in the snow I’ll always sing for you, my dear Camellia February bloom, February blood February bloom, February blood Camellia Camellia I was while as a cotton sheet In a white room — in a white bed And I saw myself in the white lights Dangling there by a small thread Felt the color Drain from me like a river Felt a stillness But I wasn’t ready yet So, I said a prayer To the calm blue sky To spare me for Our nameless child Camellia Camellia
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Moth In the Light 03:00
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You could have it all But don’t seem to want it Always staring at the floor Never to the sky Paper wings, lily white Come and gone You’ve come and gone Like a moth in the light In the cadence of a verse I heard the unsung line When I spoke of love You couldn’t look me in the eye Paper wings, lily white Come and gone You’ve come and gone Like a moth in the light I thought I knew you then But don’t know you now Would you call me a friend? If I had kept quiet? Fallow summer Dessert snow You said too much You foolish girl Paper wings, lily white Come and gone You’ve come and gone Like a moth in the light Like a moth in the light Like a moth in the light
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Mother's Arms 03:45
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It’s been a year since I’ve seen Mama And even though we talk everyday There’s nothing like a Mother’s arms to hold you When you’re living through the trials of these days Oooooooo I go out walking every morning Searching for something close to peace It’s simple as a bird perched on a wire Or the way the winter light moves through the leaves Oooooooo I wish that I had answers for my daughters As we stumble through the looking glass of screens And the little one keeps asking why we can’t go To see the ones we love so far away Oooooooo
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Another Dream 03:20
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Close your eyes, and go to sleep The light has gone, my sweet baby There was a time before you came When these four walls held another dream Another Dream Another Dream Days were painted in lazy hues Nights were full of darkened tunes The road was long, and I, so young I never knew where I was going In Another Dream Another Dream Now, the moon shines down on you And your dear face — it has me ruined Here I sing, I sing for you Too soon, you’ll wake me in the morning From Another Dream Another Dream

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released October 14, 2022

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Alela Diane Portland, Oregon

Alela Diane is a Portland, OR based singer-songwriter who grew up amongst the winding rivers and golden hillsides of Nevada City, CA. As a girl, she listened to her parents harmonize bluegrass songs in the kitchen, and began writing her own folky songs when she moved to San Francisco at age 19. Since then, Alela has been releasing albums and touring extensively through Europe and North America. ... more

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