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Ghosts and Shadows

by Heather McLarney

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1.
How Long 03:08
I saw a shadow of you Tree shadow on the wall I thought of you, how we shadow How we were, was that all? Don’t waste your time cleaning our Shadows off the floor We move through these rooms but We don’t live here anymore How long, how long We need to get out get out get out of here We need to drive out drive out of here How long, how long Am I supposed to say it’s OK To live on just the good things? You know that’s not the way Just understand I need for now The only person in my corner to be me now And then I’ll be OK How long We need to get out get out get out of here We need to drive out drive out of here I stopped doing things for myself Don’t know why, or how long Now our shadows are so faded Can’t believe how long I waited I need to get out get out get out of here I need to drive out drive out of here I need to get out get out get out of here I need to drive out drive out of here How long
2.
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Last night I had a dream I danced with fire and there were flowers in your hair and We swam in waters blue and green Don't wake me up now Don't wake me up now Sleep, my city sleep Your buildings holding in our lights They blink like concrete fireflies Gonna let them out now Gonna let them out now Feet in the sand Every grain is a dream I had Life sifted and shifted, whoa I’m following you, following me, oh oh oh oh I’m following you, following me oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh So you sung me a song And I lifted it up into the sky It turned the stars into spies Making sure we got there Making sure we got there To the land between the tides One calm and one wild You took my hand and said let’s go I took your hand and said I know I took your hand and said I know Feet in the sand Every grain is a dream I had Life sifted and shifted, whoa I’m following you, following me, oh oh oh oh I’m following you, following me oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh And every night You watch the edge of the sky Burn down another day How many times In all those doors you opened did you see something change? Now go And when the stars grow dark and your path seems wrong You know You can find me here between the lines of this song, oh yeah Feet in the sand Every grain is a dream I had Life sifted and shifted, whoa I’m following you, following me, oh oh oh oh I’m following you, following me oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
3.
Flying High 03:41
Pick me up when I'm down I'm flying high all over this town Been around the world never found that treasure Don't have ex-lovers only ex-whatevers Keep it going keep it moving now to the last You can't catch me cuz I move too fast I'm either sinking deep Or jumping through the clouds I'm either blinking sweet Or screaming out loud I'm either off my feet Or I'm running a hundred miles an hour Don't try to stand with me I'm flying high all over this town Another bar spills out I'm hunched up in the cold My breath follows me around like a ghost I turn a corner I see you step into the light My ghosts stood still and disappeared into the night I'm either sinking deep Or jumping through the clouds I'm either blinking sweet Or screaming out loud I'm either off my feet Or I'm running a hundred miles an hour Don't try to stand with me I'm flying high all over this town And I wanna stay young for you even when I'm older And I wanna make out with you even when I'm sober I'm either sinking deep Or jumping through the clouds I'm either blinking sweet Or screaming out loud I'm either off my feet Or I'm running a hundred miles an hour Don't try to stand with me I'm flying high all over this town I'm flying high I'm flying high I'm flying high Pick me up when I'm down
4.
Oh we, we’ve traveled so far I believe we’ve lived a whole life in this car Let’s get out of the city again We’ll find a new New England road You’ll take the wheel and I’ll look at the stars The stuffed sheep and dog will protect the car Take me out of the city again Between shifting gears you hold my hand Oh we, we’ve traveled so far I believe we’ve lived a whole life in this car Oooooh ahhhhh Oooooh ahhhhh Let's go down to Charleston Beach After the crowds have gone home Tussle the salt from the sea in my hair We swam out in the dark and we never felt scared You held me like you’d never let go We left our cares in the undertow Oh we, we’ve traveled so far I believe we’ve lived a whole life in this car Oooooh ahhhhh Oooooh ahhhh Pull off here it’s time to go home Let’s take the back roads How many nights like this do you think we have? I don't know So let's hold them and keep them as close as we can Take me out of the city again Between shifting gears you hold my hand Oh we, we’ve traveled so far I believe we’ve lived a whole life in this car Oooooh ahhhhh Oooooh ahhhh Oooooh ahhhhh Oooooh ahhhh Oooooh ahhhhh Oooooh ahhhh
5.
Cold Morning 03:07
In fading light She sits on the screen porch rocks the metal glider It creaks off beat With the kitchen clock taken from the old store In these times I feel you here In the night In the night, the night, the night The air here Still smells of tobacco and oil Wafts into rooms Just when she forgets about you In these times I feel you here In the night In the night, the night, the night Cold morning You came without a warning Cold morning I would burn my hands to push back the sun I would burn my hands to push back the sun Into night Into night, to night, to night Air here It still smells of tobacco and oil It wafts into rooms Just when she forgets about you In these times I feel you here Cold morning You came without a warning Cold morning I would burn my hands to push back the sun I would burn my hands to push back the sun I would burn my hands to push back the sun
6.
Hey Friend 03:26
Hey friend where ya been Why don’t you call me hey Before you cross that line Please call me Come to me Your sorrows bring me And I’ll make them mine Come to me Oh, we hate you You left us your shattered mind Oh, we love you Did we tell you enough times? Did we tell you enough times? And you’re flying now Over African skies Your heart fully free now Your dreams, reality I want to punch you And hug you at the same time Oh you damn heartbreaker We didn’t see what you see Oh, we hate you You left us your shattered mind Oh, we love you Did we tell you enough times? Did we tell you enough times?
7.
Weightless 02:32
Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today Moving slowly through the day I See my other life Places when and where I should be I See my other life Roommates call my parents and My mom is crying Driving up to see me their Little girl is flying oh I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today Can’t believe I’m standing here I’m Breathing watching feeling Can’t even close my eyes I Stare at the ceiling They always said you see your life Flash quick before your eyes I Never thought I would see mine Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today I Shouldn’t be here I Should’ve died today
8.
It comes in waves An unstoppable force Onto the page Leaves me broken and hoarse Whoever wants To open that gate Leave me my smile Under the veil Will I be free? Will I be free? Will I be free? Will my demons let me be? We’re all going Around the sun Fighting our ghosts One by one Whoever wants To be in that place Like an anchor let loose it Rips through the pain Will I be free? Will I be free? Will I be free? Will my demons let me be? Don’t tell me your secrets They move quick through my skin They haunt me I’m sleepless Never come down again Close it up lock it down I don't wanna hear What will escape from my mouth And steal my comfort of fear Will I be free? Will I be free? Will I be free? Will my demons let me be? It comes in waves An unstoppable force Onto the page Leaves me broken and hoarse

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released April 17, 2022

Music and Lyrics by Heather McLarney
Produced, engineered and mixed by Asher Condit
Mastered by Jake Subin of RSP

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Heather McLarney Hartford, Connecticut

Lush and soulful, Heather's style is a mix of indie folk and pop...with a bit of twang. Aiming to send audiences "sailing into the rafters", she intertwines experiences in world travel, relationships, family, friendships, and dreams into her songs.

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