Lights in the Dark

by Sidewalk Cellist - Clara Shandler

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"Lights in the Dark" is very much inspired by the chaos of the world around us, and asks us to ponder - perhaps there are some lights we can only see in the dark.

Read the whole story here: sidewalkcellist.com/p-r-e-s-e-n-t/lights-in-the-dark

This recording was made possible in part by the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (#FACTORfunded) and the Government of Canada.

Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au Fondation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings ( #FACTORfunded ) et le gouvernement du Canada.

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Our past is full of dagers
It ain't wise to keep it close.
If we kick up our inner embers
That fire better be for light.
How big is your sky?
Can you cradle it in your eye?
Can you seak your peaks and valleys with a smile deep inside?

Time will make anything crumble
There are lights we can only see in the dark
Even the mountains were young once
Only a fraction of what was, still is

I was drawn to the darkness,
In spite of myself.
Don't touch it!
Clouds burst into harder things...
For nothing cleaves a mountain's sides
Like time and sky's watery eyes
There may be more existance then we will ever find....

Time will make anything crumble
There are lights we can only see in the dark
Even the mountains were young once
Only a fraction of what was, still is

Tout peut s’effondrer avec le temps
Il y a des lumières qu’on ne voit que dans le noir
Même les montagnes ont été jeunes
Qu’une fraction de ce qui était, l’est encore

credits

released August 2, 2016
Clara Shandler (Cello, Vocals, Composition, Artwork)
Linda Kuttis (Piano)
Dr Timothy Van Cleave (Percussion)
Molly MacKinnon (Violin)
Genevieve MacKay (Viola)
Alexis Douglas (Producer)
Sam Koop (Audio and Mixing Engineer)
Mark McKitrick (Audio Engineer)
Karl Dicaire (Mixing Engineer Assistant)
Brock McFarlane (Mastering)
Elliot Vaughan (Composition Coach and Consultant)

A special thanks to Sarah and Alexis for translating the chorus into French!!

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Clara Shandler
the Sidewalk Cellist
is a passionate educator, an adaptive performer and a musical activist, sharing songs of love
all over the world.

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