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A Thousand Oceans

by Sherah

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Candy Apple Red I've listened to this song a thousand times while I was trying to break free from a bad relationship. The entire album helped me replace "The Truth" as my true love and break down my idol - a toxic relationship. Favorite track: Freedom's Daughter.
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1.
Hello Was a Little Boat Sherah Sleeper Hello was a little boat That carried me across the moat A simple hello, and soon we were sunbathing on the shore We were two of a kind and I loved you And I told you so till I turned blue But I never could cross the distance in you eyes How many different ways can I try to explain what you mean to me How far do I need to go before you know what you could be to me But you don’t listen, won’t listen, can’t listen And you won’t take yes for an answer When the word “love” leaves my lips Your eyes lose focus and your focus skips To that girl you see when you look at me with your double-visioned heart If she was ghost, well I’d understand You’d have to be a fool to let go of this man But a memory, well I can’t compete And I shouldn’t even try Sometimes I feel like a circus clown My red face paint in a perfect frown My big shoes tripping through your hoops Too stupid or too in love? …So I don’t listen, won’t listen, can’t listen And I wont take no for an answer
2.
Constantine 04:29
Constantine Sherah Sleeper I used to have a dream in the wintertime Wishing for the spring to come and the sun to shine The sunlight in the air was golden I looked down on the treetops holding My arms wide like a bird in flight I used to have this dream most every night Oh the years rolled on by and my dreams changed It’s springtime but I see the sky through a windowpane I crash against the glass but I just Can’t seem to get past it Till the other day I felt a gentle breeze And found myself breathing hard on the balcony Countdown to lift off And I’m never coming down, I’m never coming down Hold on Constantine Got one foot on the ground And one foot in the air You know me I’ve never been afraid of heights Been aching every waking hour for the chance to fly I’m no fortune-teller but I know Love’s gon’ find me if I follow The one true thing beckoning my heart I was made to glow in the dark Never coming down never coming down from this fools dream Don’t break my heart Constantine It’s a wild ride on the back of the horse called Destiny So wrap your arms around me
3.
Freedom’s Daughter Sherah Sleeper I split my lip tripping on old roots again Memories turned underground Resurfacing And my heart beats louder to drown, drown, drown your voice Been watching the road from the rear-view mirror again Can’t see where I’m going And I can’t take my eyes off where I’ve been And my heart beats louder to drown, drown, drown your voice I am freedom’s daughter And you way or the highway ain’t much of a riddle Freedom’s calling And I’ll take the highway, I’ll take the highway My motor’s running Goodbye to your way, I’ll take the highway My blistered hands finally ready to let go My bleeding feet yearn for solid ground beneath the tightrope And my heart beats louder to drown, drown, drown, your voice Never going back to the way things used to be Nothing you could say’s gonna make this fool believe you Got my eyes on the open road and I’ve got love Love, love, love to live for
4.
Winding Road 04:09
Winding Road Sherah Sleeper Come on down to see me when the moon is high I’ll hold you in the meadow beneath the starry sky Beneath the starry sky Patience as the water softens every stone The rain will fall on the desert, give life to dry bones Life to dry bones Count the stars and remember I love every one I’ll be your song in the morning As you walk the winding road Walk the winding road Fear not what is mystery and hold not to this home But taste love sweet as honey from the honeycomb From the honeycomb
5.
As the Crow Flies Sherah Sleeper You put my plans on the back foot Can’t get past your double doors You say yes, but you mean maybe And as the crow flies, I guess it’s no Sweeter than a sugar-coated lie Truer than a guilty eye Baby, I’ve just got to say goodbye Take it as the crow flies As a rule, I’ve got feelings And as a rule you think I ain’t Hot sauce and Jimmy Beam got more potential To put some fire under your tin can In the dawn of this moment When the filament is lit What I’d only seen by silhouette in the mist Holds me now in it’s fist Hindsight and poetry never suffer When a broken heart is bleeding I count the cost, I count my blessings I count the ways we could’ve beat this
6.
Swallowed Whole Sherah Sleeper Peel away the layer of faded paint that covers the signs I’m not blind As long as I have known you I’ve known the lies that fool you inside Every time And it takes you down like a thief who’s found A big bag of money And before you know it’ll swallow us whole Well ain't it funny that you don’t see You don’t see If I had a penny for all the times you told me you were just fine I’d buy a gold mine But I watch you running faster and I’m wondering what you’re after Baby sometimes The heart lies And it shuts you down, come on! one more round You just can’t make it to the door And before you know it’ll swallow us whole Well I’ve seen this mess before But you don’t see You don’t see If you walk away from me, disappear into the sea All we’ve got will fall apart in a heartbeat Can running heal your soul? Can hiding make you whole? My arms are open hoping you’ll come back But it hunts you down like a hungry hound Coming in for the kill And before you know it’ll swallow us whole I know it will But you don’t see
7.
Take Me Higher Sherah Sleeper Tumble down the verdant ground around you Feel it cold and green between your toes And let’s suppose The noonday sky is only half as high Let’s fill it up with water from the hose Forget the windows And take me higher, take me closer To the river of your soul Let the water of your love come down Fill me up and overflow Let’s spend the night beneath the starry sky Discover ways that lovers remain friends And let’s pretend The stars are secrets that we share between us Stolen kisses, whispered promises Don’t let it ever end The sun illuminates your hair You look just like an angel standing there The years may come and the year may go But I won’t, no I never will Underneath the yellow maple tree We’re kissing, reminiscing how we met We can’t forget It seems I’m the kind girl your world was needing And you’re the kind of boy my heart could trust Now, take a look at us
8.
I Need Your Love Sherah Sleeper I tried to forget about you Tried to forget your name I tried to get back to the life I Life I used to Used to know I called but it never came Head under my pillow The truth has found me anyway Dark is bright as day And I’ve had enough feeling tangled up I need your, need your, need your love I finally see what a fool I was I need your, need your, need your love (I need your love, I need your love What in the world was I thinking of I don’t deserve your forgiveness but I’m asking cause I need your love) I thought you were Peter Parker I thought you would save the day I thought you could be so Be so perfect Perfect all the time You stuck with me anyway Head under my pillow Wondering why I couldn’t see You were perfect for me I gave you hell for breakfast And I gave you up for good You gave me that look and I knew I knew that I was I was wrong And I knew you knew I would Head under my pillow I was stupid I was proud There, I said it out loud
9.
Lonely River 04:26
Lonely River Sherah Sleeper Verse 1: Sitting here in front of you, I know you never really see me Tipping back in my canoe, I feel the water swallow me And I closes in around my chest and drowns my love and all the rest And I don’t want anybody to save me And I want another empty kiss goodnight Chorus: Lonely river, bear me on I’ll be your prisoner Just set me free from love Verse 2 On the surface, rippling from the touch you seemed to give me In the depths, recoiling I feel the lie wash over me And I catch my breath and bite my tongue and count the seconds till you’re gone And I don’t want to hear you say you’re sorry And I don’t need another empty kiss goodnight Bridge: Deep and Wide, roll right through me And I won’t fight for air tonight Deep and Wide roll right through me And I won’t fight for air tonight For air tonight Verse: Lungs are burning, seeing stars, but I can’t see my way around this All that is and all that was was small compared to what we missed Oh lonely river, drench my eyes and bind my wounds and set me right ‘Cause I don’t want hope to be a liar And I don’t need another empty kiss goodnight
10.
Fight on Soldier Sherah Sleeper Some days it’s a game of hide and seek and I can’t find you Where are you now, where are you now And some days it’s a poker game and I’ve called your bluff I’ve figure you out, figured you out And some days it’s a cat’s game and I can’t get around you No matter what I do But the earth goes round again And the sun flies high again And the earth goes round again And the sun flies high again Fight on soldier fight on Honest as the day is long When all you love is all you got Fight on soldier fight on The reckoning will not prove wrong When all you love is all you’ve got to lose When all you love is all you’ve got to lose My head-bone’s taken hard knocks, my neck-bone’s tired of hanging down I do what I can, I do what I can And my shoulder bones bend against the shackles of my past Just a step at a time, a step at a time And my arm bones and my hand bones ache beneath the giving I give And the love that I live
11.
When the Light Comes In Sherah Sleeper I could hear you like an echo, I could feel you like a coming storm And my heart was getting hungry Crying out more, more, more It was colder than a deep freeze, darker than the other side of the moon And my heart was getting restless Come on, come on, soon, soon, soon It would’ve been so easy to fade into the night But I held on tight When the light comes in, it’s a classic case of where you been Baby where you been all my life, I been waiting right here for you When the light comes in, it’s like I’m looking at a long lost friend As a friend who never said good-by I’ve been waiting right here for you Was it an underestimation to call you an angel in disguise? I can clearly see your halo Come on baby let me apologize Cause your laughter makes me happy and your lovin’ lights me up inside And sometimes it leaves me breathless When I realize that you’re mine, mine, mine And you light me up You light me up And it’s alright
12.
Genuine Love 04:20
Genuine Love Sherah Sleeper She never imagined what she’d just seen She once had a lovely daydream Overthrown by a promise and a drink Shut down by who whispered not to think Not to cry not to wonder why she couldn’t find Genuine love She’s a tricked out girl in a messed up world When spin is gold, you sell your soul like lemonade And she can’t believe it’s her destiny To turn her back on her old-fashioned daydream Oh be still, baby child Let your daydream come alive Say My name, no mystery It’s got to be Genuine love It’s got to be She never imagined what she’d just seen She once had a lovely daydream Outcast turns her back on a burning bridge Love was not enough when the cash was spent Shuts her eyes and she wonders why she couldn’t find Genuine love She’s a tricked out girl in a messed up world When spin is gold, you sell your soul like lemonade And she can’t believe its her destiny To turn her back on her old-fashioned daydream Oh be still, baby child Let your daydream come alive Say My name, no mystery It’s got to be Genuine love It’s got to be She never imagined what she’d just seen She once had a lovely daydream
13.
There With You Sherah Sleeper Come closer, sit by my side I need to feel your body here beside my body Don’t run for cover under what you won’t say Keep me prisoner, blindfolded Yearning for the light of day And lately I’ve been looking for a sign But something’s telling me don’t, Don’t’ trust your eyes And I don’t know where the wind blows I don’t know where time goes And I sure don’t know what the future holds But I do know I want to go there with you When did it get so complicated Do you remember loving me utterly and simply And when did we start to lose hope Seeking shelter in the silence Bleeding on the dark side of the door And lately, there’s a fortress in your eyes But darling, it’s just me, just you and I You and I tonight Is that the way the story goes You fall in love and after that who knows Then why’s it hurt so bad to throw it all away I want more, I want more
14.
You Break Through Sherah Sleeper You break through My paper shelter painted with yesterday’s blood You break through The scarlet letters I wear when love comes undone You break through These broken bones standing like soldiers to guard my heart You break through When wishful thinking goes down easy and faith is hard And I need you, I need you And I need you, I need you To break through You break through When secrets make me bolder, when trouble’s calling out my name You break through When my fists and fire-breathing fight to hide the blame Drag your finger down the jagged line I am fractured Paint my future with this blood of mine Will you be there? Will you be there? You break through You trade your beauty for my ashes, your beginning for my end You break through And I throw myself into your arms again and again
15.
A Thousand Oceans Sherah Sleeper It’s out of my hands this time The tornado has touched down End over end, I’m suspended mid-sentence In your confession And the truth takes hold The sound of your voice has never been so cold You’re already gone I don’t’ mean a thing to you tonight But you possess me, baby I’d die a thousand deaths for you, I’d swim a thousand oceans My heart can’t find it’s rhythm Without you in it, without you in it I’d die a thousand deaths for you If I could bring you home But you’re already gone The curtain’s down and I am alone You played the part so well Was I so blind all this time I couldn’t see you changing Feel our live re-arranging And the truth takes hold Loving you, I was clutching at shadows You’re already gone Ah, ah, ah, not so fast My heart is bleeding but I’m still hanging on Ah, ah ah, better think again ‘Cause this ain't over, this ain’t over

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A Thousand Oceans is Sherah's first full length album born out of her foray into the Austin music scene. A prolific writer, Sherah's set list is overflowing with bluesy folk grooves, heartfelt jazz-inflected ballads, and undulant R&B love songs with vivid lyrical content that brings to life the bittersweet journey of love. This album delivers many of her best songs from her expansive repertoire and leaves you wanting more!

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released October 20, 2012

Album recorded, mixed and mastered by Zeke Benenate at Islander Studio, Austin, TX. All songs written by Sherah. "Constantine" and "Fight On Soldier" arranged by Sherah and Chase Gassaway.

Zeke Benenate: Upright bass, electric bass, keys, melodica, glockenspiel, percussion, snapping

Chase Gassaway: acoustic guitar

Phil Montfort: acoustic and electric guitars

Kris Brown: electric guitar

Mark Tokach: Ukelele, electric guitar

Vinnie Ambrosone, Tom Van Schaik, Keith Botello: drums, percussion

Shan Rutherford: piano

Background vocals: Brooke Ford and Sherah Sleeper

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We're an Austin-based, Acoustic Pop/Roots band with a romantic, 40's jazz twist. Sherah writes for The Fine Souls, & sings a sultry lead vocal. Phil Montfort's on acoustic and electric guitar & Zeke Benenate's on upright bass. We are currently in hot pursuit of a jazz drummer, but often Chris Trafton, Tom Van Schaik, and Michael Hale rotate in. Visit our website to see our show calendar. ... more

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