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Neverland

by Mackenzie Shivers

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1.
Hey Marie 00:54
Hey Marie, come follow me Come follow me down to the sea We'll dance until our bones don't ache We'll love until our hearts can't break And we will never know How long to stay and when to go And we will never know When to go back home And we will never know How long to stay and when to go And we will never know If this is our home
2.
It's the way that you came up to me and you said, "We've never met" It's the way you leaned into me and you whispered, "No regrets" It's the way that you came up to me and you said, "We're pretty young" But I don't care We're having too much fun It's the way that you came up to me and you said, "We're moving fast" It's the way you always seemed to harken on the past It's the way you lay next to me and you said, "I wanna change" But I don't care Yeah I don't wanna wait And we're only acting our age And it hasn't become clear That we're gonna make mistakes But now there's nothing to fear Right now there's nothing to fear It's the way that you came up to me and you said, "I'm on your side" It's the way I looked in your eyes and they told me you had lied It's the way we're breaking rules, but we aren't qualified But I don't care We've nothing left to hide And we're only acting our age And it hasn't become clear That we're gonna make mistakes But now there's nothing to fear Right now there's nothing to fear Yeah we're only acting our age We think we know how to love But we're gonna make mistakes But love has nothing to fear Yeah love has nothing to fear It's the way that you came and you said, "I'll see you soon" What's the point in saying these words if they mean something different to you It's the way I couldn't help but watch you walk away But that's okay We're better off this way
3.
Neverland 03:08
Decided to sober up on Bleeker Street I'd never seen it clear This city, it has lied to me Said I'd have nothing to fear I left the wagon on Greenwich Street So much for stayin’ clean This Neverland has lied to me I'm growing, but I'm not growing free I'm growing old, but I'm not growing free And I'll be your Wendy, but I won't wear blue I'll share my stories, share my potions too I'll be your Darling if you lend me a hand Growing in Neverland I watched you chase your shadow down Jane Street And I chased my demons too I shed my stockings and I sang to you It sounded like the blues And I'm wondering how to take care of these things When I can't take care of myself This city, it keeps whispering "You don't have to go it alone" And I'll be your Wendy, but I won't wear blue I'll share my stories, share my potions too I'll be your Darling if you lend me a hand Growing in Neverland Decided to sober up on Bleeker Street
4.
Éire 04:20
Take me somewhere cold and quiet Green and gold and white and dark black skies Take me where the sun won't follow Take me home Find me a gold ring and buy it Light a match and keep our secrets safe and warm Take me where the ocean sighs Take us home And we'll start again Wish I had a car so you could drive it Travel past the noise, the ploys we used to make Travel so we'll both be better friends Steal my heart but then return it So I can keep on beating strong right next to you Give me one good reason we should stay When we can start again We can start again Take me where the rain is holy Take me where the night will bless us with its shroud Take me where the willows weep, but we won't cry Cause we'll start again We'll start again Take me somewhere cold and quiet Green and gold and white and dark black skies
5.
You’ll know her when you see her She’s the one with the unsure heart Loving places, needing spaces Now she’s ready to depart And although she’s come to see you And you think it’s what she wants She’ll be leaving in the evening If you love her, then it better be with freedom You’ll know her when you hear her She’s the one with the hesitance And she’ll hold you cause she wants to But she will not be held back And if you try and please her Expect no recompense She’ll be leaving in the morning If you love her, then it better be with freedom She’ll know you if she wants to She falls in love so fast With the places, with the faces She knows will never last And if she says she’s sorry It’s because that love has passed She is free but she is weary If you love her, then it better be with freedom You’ll know her when you see her She’s the one with the unsure heart Loving places, needing spaces Now she’s ready to depart And although she’s come to see you And you think you’ve won her heart She tells you that she’s leaving But you tell her that you’ll follow ‘Cause you love her And you love her for her freedom
6.
4th of July 04:36
I tried to call you Monday But you were a country away I thought you might be sleeping in Out near Half Moon Bay And I tried to write you letters But my ink was running dry Guess I’ll have to wait till summer comes Meet you on the 4th of July Guess I’ll have to wait till summer comes I’ll meet you on the 4th of July Well I sought advice from my elders Hoping they would be wise They told me to act patiently Things would all work out in time And I tried to write you letters But my ink it just ran dry So I dressed in red and white and blue Ready for the 4th of July Yeah I dressed in red and white and blue Ready for the 4th of July When I’ll go And I’ll meet you on that road That we know Yeah I’ll meet you when we’re home Well I meant to call you Friday But my mind was roaming free Thinking of when we’d sleep ‘til two Dreaming simultaneously Yeah we dreamt in shapes and letters And in ink that never dried We dreamt in red and white and blue Just like the 4th of July Yeah we dreamt in red and white and blue Just like the 4th of July When we’ll go And I’ll meet you on that road That we know Yeah I’ll meet you when we’re home
7.
Orphan Song 05:11
I'm just a child, just a child with no mother No one to tell me that I've grown my hair too long I'm just a child, just a child with no father No one to scold me when he knows I'm doing wrong I'm just a child, just a child with no brother No one to tell me that I'm better with you gone I'm just a child, just a child with no sister Gone up and left me Don't know how to get along Dip my bottle in some bourbon So I can get some sleep Rest my head upon your shoulder Till I'm older and I know Just where I belong I'm just a child, just a child with no answers Head back to Ohio They say that's where I'm from I'm just a child who knows better than to wander Should know I can't go home When home's packed up and gone Dip my bottle in some bourbon So I can get some sleep Rest my head upon your shoulder Till I'm older and I know Just where I belong Someday we'll all come back Someday we'll say "welcome back”
8.
I won’t sleep through ‘till morning But I won’t wake you when I go I’ll fly faster than a sparrow I’ll leave peaceful as a dove I will breathe in the starlight I will listen for my bones They are resting deep below the meadow But they used to stand up straight and tall Do not cry for me, brother Do not cry for me, son I am flying faster than a sparrow I am leaving peaceful as a dove Always thought that I’d be buried in a New York City grave But when I died I needed fresh air So I travelled to the countryside Do not look for me in winter Do not search for me in June I’ll be running free above the meadow I’ll be dancing to my own sweet tune Do not cry for me, brother Do not cry for me, son I am flying faster than a sparrow I am leaving peaceful as a dove Now my bones won’t break inside me No more aching in my soul If you miss me, darling please don’t worry I’ll come back to visit you once more Do not cry for me, brother Do not cry for me, son I am flying faster than a sparrow I am leaving peaceful as a dove
9.
Hymn 01:01
10.
I saw her last by the sea She said that’s where we’d marry She told me once When her cheeks were flushed Guess her drink was the reason for her plea I saw her last by the shore She did not remember what she swore She told me that night We’d be wed by morning light And that all was fair in love and war I saw her last in the sand She’s had too much whiskey to stand She said, “Hush now, friend. We’ll be together in the end” As she crawled towards the waves on her knees She was carried away by the sea O Marie, O Marie You promised yourself to me But your fate was set to be fearless, to be free in that big, black bellowing sea O Marie, O Marie Why did you promise yourself to me? When your fate was set to be fearless, to be free in that big, black bellowing sea

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“The piano is nostalgic, Shivers’ voice is timeless. It soars like a bird and hums like a dragonfly. Sometimes it sounds like strings and sometimes like woodwind.” – Ear to the Ground Music


For Mae Shivers, Mary Mackenzie, and Pete Wilde

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released October 7, 2014

All songs written by Mackenzie Shivers (BMI)
Produced and mixed by Eshy Gazit

Mackenzie Shivers: piano, vocals, organ, keys, melodion
Julia Adamy: bass
Stephen Chopek: drums, percussion
Rich Hinman: guitar, pedal steel
Yoed Nir: cello
Louis Schwadron: french horn
Chris Wallitsch: acoustic guitar (4th of July)

Mastered by Roman Vail at Joe Lambert Mastering

Recorded at Engine Room Audio and The Cutting Room (vocals) in New York, NY by Chris Wallitsch

Photo by John DeAmara

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When Mackenzie Shivers creates music, it’s as if it demands to be heard. The Hudson Valley based singer-songwriter began writing music and playing piano when she was four years old, telling her mother she had “music locked inside of her that needed to come out.” Her writing provides a conduit for complex emotions, untangling as they poke through the surface, yearning to be explored and set free. ... more

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