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Ravens EP

by Mackenzie Shivers

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Ravens 02:59
If I were a kingdom I’d come to you I’d come to you in the night If I had my wishes all come true You would stay at my side Ride like the wind Like a raven black And I’ll be right behind Whatever you say, I’m not going back We will fly We will fly If I were a castle, I’d stand tall I’d be so easy to find You won’t need a ladder to climb these walls I would let you inside Sing like a dove Like a raven black And wings will beat in time Whatever you say, you’re not going back We will fly We will fly If I were a ruler, I’d make a vow To never let you go I’d send all my people far and wide To bury all of your woe Call out to me Like a raven black And I will take you away Look at me now, I’m not holding back When I fly When I fly
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Forgiveness 04:50
Don’t walk away We have far to go This much I know We’ve got a lot of baggage But I’ll set it down If it will turn you around And I can’t change all the things that I’ve done If I could, I bet you wouldn’t run But I can’t go back to that anymore It gets so heavy Having weighted opinions of me It gets so lonely When you can’t understand what I mean I get so angry When I feel like I can’t say a thing It’s never right Sparks a fight Oh when is forgiveness a thing? And I can’t change all the things that I’ve done If I could, I bet you wouldn’t run But I can’t go back to that anymore
3.
Winter 03:13
Twas a night I won’t forget We huddled close like babes in winter Like the dew turned frost Clutching to barren oak trees My love was there Twas a morning I shan’t forget I kissed your mouth Felt your hands run through my hair Like a quivering arrow you shook My love was there I float my joy to you Beckon your grief to me to We shan’t forget these passings But we yearn to start anew
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Of all the money that e'er I spent I spent it in good company And all the harm that e'er I've done Alas, it was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Of all the comrades that e'er I've had They are sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I've loved They would wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll gently rise and I'll softly call Good night and joy be with you all

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These tracks marry whimsy and raw emotion. Most of the music was tracked live and was inspired by playing in sessions throughout Ireland.

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released October 6, 2017

Ravens, Forgiveness, Winter by Mackenzie Shivers (BMI)
The Parting Glass by someone long, long ago (Scottish trad); arranged by Mackenzie Shivers. www.mackenzieshivers.com

Produced by Cody Rahn
Engineered by Mor Mezrich
Mixed and mastered by Kevin Salem
String arrangements by Sarah Elizabeth Haines and Yuka Tadano

Recorded at Spin Studios in Long Island City

Mackenzie Shivers: piano, vocals, organ
Sarah Elizabeth Haines: viola, violin, vocals
Cody Rahn: drums and percussion
Yuka Tadano: bass

Cover photo: Lâle Teoman

For my family.

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Mackenzie Shivers New York, New York

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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