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Miracle Light (fdm126)

by Chris Anderson

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Miracle Light 04:13
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i lost my face out in the wind and felt it all come round again this little island in my eyes she smiles so wide this vision, out along the trail of what it is, i cannot fail to see between the real and what we think we need out on this island it was something holy out on this island it was real it satisfied my urge to keep on roaming over all the fire and the steel and still i lie in the middle lie in this miracle light this rollercoaster on the run i'm thinking back and still it's fun to see it all so real and not just in the wind i thought about it at the edge and how we're clinging to the ledge it's all illusion but it never shines so bright out on this island it was something in the wind this island offers me no fear this island harbors all my love beyond the one who makes this island oh so dear and still i lie in the middle lie in this miracle light out on this island there was something on, yeah out on this island we were here this kind of thing don't happen often but who cares i'll see you in another year still i lie in the middle lie in this miracle light -10/17/19
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Driftwood Train 06:00
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i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world this train done jumped its track and now we ain't gonna make it back i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world there's no one here but the dirt and the ghost in the clear singing like a choir to the fire and the poisonous years every last dog in the fog knows ya better be here i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world this train done jumped its track and now we ain't gonna make it back i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world there's a nip in the air where the undertaker stands unaware ringing like bell outta hell like he just don't care every lost dog in the fog knows you better beware i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world this train done jumped its track and now we ain't gonna make it back i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world it's a cold hard slap in the face of every race that we run makin' like a breakin' bull snap at the starting gun every last dog in the fog knows you better run i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world this train done jumped its track and now we ain't gonna make it back i'm ridin' on the driftwood train to the edge of the world -10/17/19
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Sparrow 04:40
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"woe" goes the sparrow high lines, sight lines in my mind's eye in and out, in and out, in and out "woe" goes the sparrow right on, light on in my night's dawn in and out, in and out, in and out "woe" goes the sparrow brighter, righter wheel on fire in and out, in and out, in and out "woe" goes the sparrow -10/17/19
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Turn On A Dime 04:20
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fifteen miles to the edge of the backslide it shimmers like a ghost on the banks of the big wide i'm gonna take it off, shake it off, and wake up and sing out to the wind like the devil's on my side whoa, oh i'll turn on a dime and go for the climb this time shut up, you ghost, i got no time for you i'm in my own world and it's all i wanna do, yeah i'm gonna take it off, shake it off, and wake up to do it all again and screw it up under the deep blue whoa, oh i'll turn on a dime and go for the climb this time was it all a dream, it all seems so real i've got a loonie in my pocket and some new ideals i'm gonna take it off, shake it off, and wake up maybe for a moment til the big reveal whoa, oh i'll turn on a dime and go for the climb this time -10/17/19

about

One of my all time greatest loves is Newfoundland. Most people know that. So many of my songs are about that. In 2019 I visited once again and, certain setbacks aside, had a most amazing time. Among the fun memories that were made were nineteen brand new songs that came into being. Many of those songs dealt with Newfoundland in one way or another. "Miracle Light" deals with the very nature of my relationship with that amazing island and how I am literally caught in the middle between my real home and my adopted home, and how impossible it is to choose between them. This song came toward the end of the sessions and really summed things up, in a certain way. I was thrilled with the song from the get-go and I immediately shot a video of this and posted it to Facebook, to great acclaim. When it came time to choose a single from Spaces Erases, this was a no-brainer.

The other three songs are ones that were written during the same sessions but, for one reason or another, did not fit on either Spaces Erases or Mad Honey. So this is where they live. "Driftwood Train" is a fun, chugging sort of song that was also recorded for another project. That version will see the light one of these days. The super spooky "Sparrow" was, believe it or not, written immediately after I hit save on "Miracle Light". Lastly, "Turn On A Dime" is just a fun little rocker that doesn't have much depth but still has much to offer.

More of this story can be found on Spaces Erases, so check that out too. The cover photo was taken in a spot where I had a very long, contemplative sit, while hiking the Fox Island trail in Port Rexton NL. It was this exact spot, and this moment, that I had in mind while I wrote "Miracle Light", later that day. I can't wait until I can go back. Good thing there are songs and memories.

-CA, 11/20/20

credits

released December 31, 2020

"produced" by Chris Anderson
Recorded and mixed in The Room, Oct-Dec 2020

CA: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, mandolin, drum programming, vocals, other shit.


All songs written by Chris Anderson
(c) CA / Flying Dachshund Music (BMI)



Special thanks to Justin, Lena, Krissy, and the beauty that is Port Rexton, Trinity East, Skerwink, Champney's East & West, and Fox Island.



(p)(c) 2020 Chris Anderson / Flying Dachshund Music. All rights reserved. Thieves will be dragged up Fox Island and then chucked over the side.

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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