Elizaveta Ephemeris

Spring Song - new song lyrics

Out in the street

the winter's shedding her disguise

and people smile

and look into each other's eyes

You walk with me

the air's fragrant like a ball

I can't say why

but I am feeling ten feet tall

 

And everyone can hear my melody unfold

the time has come to open up and let go of the old

because it's Spring

there must be something better on the way

awakening, I raise my voice to this Life.

 

You're by my side

Your every word is fresh and new

it must be spring that made me fall in love with you

the green makes way through overwhelming gray concrete

and I can see the flowers blooming down the street

 

And everyone can hear my melody unfold

the time has come to open up and let go of the old

because it's Spring

there must be something magic on the way

awakening, I realize that

 

I want you to stay

I want you to stay

I want you to stay

 

You say to me: 'I know exactly what you mean;

If you say "Go!" - I'll throw my caution to the winds

You may be right and we're a temporary thing

but here's our chance to taste a little bit of spring'..

 

So everyone can hear our melody unfold

the time has come to open up and let go of the old

because it's Spring

there must be something better on the way

and when we sing, we raise our voices to Life.

(EIK@ 2012)

 

 

You (new song lyrics)

I will be premiering this tonight.

On this:

 

YOU

I would have given you a world without an end

If you had only crossed that bridge you'd built towards me

I drew a treasure map; you held it in your hand

Because the time before you tried - you nearly lost me

 

It's you, you - the distance I must brave

You, you - the mystery uncharted

You, you - the burning in my veins

You, you - the only thing that matters

 

Of all the continents discovered on my quest

you were the fairest one - a tantalizing vision

So when I landed on your shores, I loved you best

To make a home with you became my worst decision

 

It's you, you - the history I've made

You, you - that bears not repeating

You, you - the silence in my veins

You, you - that keeps my heart from beating

 

Wind is turning on me

waves are churning on the sea

ships are burning...

 

You.

(2012@EIK)

Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)

 

 

"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"

Chewed the bone down too low
Got fed on tea and sympathy
Blew the sail like the wind
I wish you were my enemy
I was humble for you
What a fool I've been to have
Laid so low for so long
Into that void of silence
Where we cry without sound
Where tears roll down
Where tears roll down
And where your mother's violence
Sent your soul underground
Where tears roll down
Where tears roll down
Drew the blade way too slow
Was shackled by your honesty
Made a mess, I guess I have should have known
That life was lust and liberty
Not a chance mutation or the last temptation
Laid so low for so long, so low
Into that void of silence
Where we cry without sound
Where tears roll down
Where tears roll down
And where your mother's violence
Sent your soul underground
Where tears roll down
Where tears roll down

(Tears for Fears)

Stormy Ether

There must have been something going on recently in the collective unconscious of the world - the ether - or maybe the planets fighting each other for their respective astrological supremacy. Hard to say. But it was a harsh week.

Today is Saturday and a full moon - it feels better, though. I feel better. I didn't wake up anxious, as I had been doing for over a week, straining to understand why the invisible sounds of life's behind-the-scenes machinery were filling me with dread.

It is not raining. It is only raining in my poem below. But in fact, for the first time in days it is also a morning of generous sunshine without the sprinkling of the rain or marine layer rolling in at first light.

I found this old poem I wrote a while back.

I have not changed since then. Or have I? That is the question.

When I start going mad, I always turn to one man who will never leave my heart - Rainer Maria Rilke.

 

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day".

 

 

I thought of you today.

The morning was covered by the blanket of rain

It was so sweet to lie there, half-asleep

and wonder, hazily, at the irony of life.

 

All my days, I am torn between

the safe haven, shining like a beacon

and the Grand Adventure.

But I am unable to give myself up

not for long anyway.

 

Who do you see, when you stare at me so?

A kind of saintly ghostly glow about me, perhaps

or maybe I represent a part of you

lost long ago; stillborn to this world.

 

The water on the roof was the Morse Code

I felt like I was close to knowing the answer.

There comes a time when all that matters

is being your own self, through and through.

 

And if I was with you, I know I would become

a better version of the girl I've only come to know.

No, not the girl: the woman.

I am no longer made of clay. I have been weathered,

beaten, burned and now I do not yield.

 

Your love is like the wind: it tugs; it beckons and embraces

I do not want the wind: I'd rather be with trees.

They stand there, waiting, until I come to them myself

and do not ever judge me.

(EIK, 2011)

I am home... but not for long.

The tour with Sinead O'Connor was wonderful - we have lots more pictures and footage.

And I have a photo of Stonehenge, taken by my tour manager, which has an alien in it! (yes, seriously).

It has been, however, a difficult few days. I am no stranger to emotional ups and downs, and all to often they should be ridden out like a roller coaster and not ignored, because there is always a reason behind them. As it stands, I am going to write and record now for a few days. It helps me lose time, but also find a catharsis and a healing.

Another week and I am back on the road, this time opening for James - it's a West Coast tour.

For now, here is something, too - the first from the Home Sessions:

 

I am in London!

And tonight is the second show, opening for Sinead O'Connor.

 

Man, what a voice. She is absolutely mind-blowing live. And so cute!

 

And here is something, too:

(live performance/recording of Armies of your Heart from Last.FM)

 

 

Odi et Amo lyrics - from Beatrix Runs.

You told me that you loved me

And kissed me in the street

I felt your arms around me

Like ground beneath my feet

 

You promised me forever

That wouldn’t have to ask

Your poems were so clever

I never saw your mask

 

You gave yourself so freely

I couldn’t even see

It wasn’t you, who smiled right back at me

 

 Odi et amo, odi et amo

Meus carus hostilis

(my beloved enemy)

Odi et amo, Odi et amo

Ego exuro vobis

(I burn for you)

 

I’m not afraid of darkness that walks the city streets

Betrayal is the one thing

That brings me to my knees

I thought you were an angel

My rescue from this hell

But devil was an actor

Who played his part too well

 

You vanished in the shadows

And suddenly I knew

That I would give my life to be with you

 

Odi et amo, odi et amo

Meus carus hostilis

Odi et amo, Odi et amo

Ego exuro vobis

 

I don’t mean to leave it up to fate

Love is just another side of hate

It’s flowing through my veins

It burns me from within

The line between the lover

And enemy’s grown thin

 

Too late for this sinner to be saved

Your heart is the mystery I craved

You’re pushing me too far

You’ve brought me to my knees

When pain becomes the pleasure

And torture feels like bliss

 

Odi et amo, odi et amo

Meus carus hostilis

Odi et amo, Odi et amo

Ego exuro vobis.

 

 

 

good morning! (and new cover)

We are frantically packing up and jumping in the van. Yes, a van. I am so tired and completely bleary-eyed, but excited. Tonight I perform in New York City.

"Beatrix Runs" debuted at #24 on iTunes, and climbed to #16.

I have no words to express, really, how I feel. This album means so much to me and was crafted with so much love and care. I gave my everything into the process, and both Greg (my producer) and I really felt we made something special. And it appears that the world at large agrees with us. And it makes me want to cry (in the best possible way).

I hope the album will continue to connect with people and really get to fly. If you are reading this, please share the iTunes link (above) with your friends, loved ones, co-workers and classmates. After all, it's how the word gets out - not through commercial exposure or promotion. And I don't have those luxuries. But who needs them, when I have such listeners as you?

And here is something I did just before leaving for the tour - another cover. This is Irving Berlin's 'The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On).

Enjoy. I hope my melodies continue to linger on for a bit longer..

 

Nightflyers -lyrics-from 'Beatrix Runs', out Tuesday!

Wake up, wake up

The stars are out

In this great divide

Come out, come out

And find your heart

There’s nowhere left to hide

 

Reach out, reach out

You’ll be all right

I’ll be by your side

Higher than the high

Hidden by the night

Following those lights

I will carry you, you, you

I will carry you, you, you

 

Wake up, wake up

The stars are bright

In this dark divide

Sing out, sing out

With all your might

I’ll be by your side

Higher than the high

Hidden by the night

Following those lights

I will carry you.

I will carry you.

 

We’ll drink the lilac wine we made from starlight

And ride the trail of stardust to the moon

 

You, you –

High -higher than the high

Hidden by the night

Following those lights

I will carry you.

I will carry you.

 

 

Lyrics for 'Armies of Your Heart' from Beatrix Runs - out 1/24/12

Say that you love me

don't let me slip away

break through illusion

and take a leap today.

Here at the crossroads

we're suspended in our minds

waiting and hoping

we will not be left behind.

 

Cause I want to be with you

but I need a place to start

I'm surrounded and captured

by the armies of your heart

And I feel so alive when I sing,

and I hope you've realized:

 

Higher and higher

and higher as we climb

birds on a wire

we're frozen in the sky

Paint me a doorway

and I'll magic you a key

tell me a story

where the hero sets me free...

 

Cause I want to be with you

but I need a place to start

I'm surrounded and captured

by the armies of your heart

And I feel so alive - so I sing

and I hope you've realized:

 

I will stay here

safe and sheltered in your palm

till it's time to wing towards the sun.

 

Tiger, tiger burning bright

running swiftly through the night

Hunted down and caught in flight;

who will save you now?

 

..cause I want to be with you

and I knew it from the start

I'm surrounded and captured

by the armies of your heart

And I feel so alive

When I sing and I follow

as the melody takes flight

Yeah, I feel so alive

when the song disappears into the sky

it is time.

 

(Banksy)