My 4Culture grant-funded full-length album "The Canary Collective: Vol 1" is my contribution to the dialogue amongst humans on this planet about who deserves to be able to afford healthcare, clean air, water, food, and shelter. It's me singing my sensitive soul song in the coal mine. I collaborated with other "womxn and queers" such as Luz Elena Mendoza of band Y La Bamba and Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose to make a Cat Power and Sufjan Stevens-inspired collage of poetry, songs, and TED Talk quotes. I hope to continue to use my music and unique performance style to get people talking and singing about the ties between our healing bodies and our healing ecosystems on this planet.
lyrics
Ah
In the morning
A light will be shining
Finally with timing
They’ll have time for you
No more wastin
Your heart will glisten
Finally they’ll listen
To your point of view
We’ll grab their attention
The things that they forgot to mention
The things we already know
Look girl now, you made em
Reconnect with things they were estranged from
The sun and earth - we told them so
In the morning
With patience we’ll be free now
This is a patient’s dream now
They’re coming through
It may be years
Before our cries reach the right ears
But when they do, I will cry for you
The day we
Get recognition
And don’t need any man’s permission
We’ll know just what to do
Can you feel it? No more drownin
I’m shouting high above the mountains
I feel it, I’m healin too
Ah
In the morning
A light will be shining
Finally with timing
They’ll have time for you
It may be years
Before our cries reach the right ears
But when they do, I will cry for you
The day we
Get recognition
And don’t need any man’s permission
We’ll know just what to do
Can you feel it? No more drownin
I’m shouting high above the mountains
I feel it, I’m healing too
Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Banjo, Baritone Ukulele, Organ, Thigh slaps, Charango, Harpsichord, Synthesizer, Piano, some home recording by Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm Electric Guitar, Charango, Percussion (tambourine, shaker), Bass, Synthesizer, at home recording and arrangement assistance by Conor Whelan Drums by Christopher Icasiano Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, and Lyrics in Spanish Adapated from KPH's "Believe Her" by Luz Elena Mendoza on "Creer/Believe Her" Vocals on "One Sided Glass" by Nataly Dawn Cello by David Balatero
Recorded and mixed by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Light and Color Therapy in Portland, Oregon Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Mastering
Album Art and Design by Hannah Hamavid
Special thanks to King County 4Culture and my patrons on patreon.com/kph for helping fund the album
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