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Figure of 8

by Megan Crouse

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1.
Let Go 05:10
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Let go, let go of those rocks you've been carrying You know they just weigh you down Let go, let go of those castles you've been building in the sand you know they'll just melt back into the sea Let go let go of those stories you keep telling everybody you know, you know, you know that their old now Let go, let go of those rainbows you've be chasing over the hills you know that you are here now Breathe deep, see clear Get back on your horse and be victorious Breathe deep, see clear Get back on your horse be glorious You’re the one I choose There are arms in this world that hold you from womb to tomb You’re the one I love One step at a time like a nursery rhyme You’re finding your way... You’re finding your way One step at a time like a nursery rhyme
2.
Figure of 8 08:41
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Take up your cross stand up tall Drink the name of your god in the thick of it all At one with your love At one with all Find the centre point where two lines meet Where space and time intersect I'll meet you there Oh I'll meet you there Feel the up and the down Flow The light and the dark glow Intertwine divine flow Survive thrive Celebration calls we're alive Yes We're alive Slow down listen listen Slow down behold The beauty all around unfold Hear what she says My life of love, my love of life Goes on and on goes on and on. In a little cave at the top of a hill at the foot of a mountain grow yourself, grow yourself Set yourself free!!!! Stay up late draw a figure of eight Sit down in the darkness, meditate On the name on the one true song It resounds through the ages Through every kindness, the joys and fears Through the tears that flow and dissolve the hardness My love is in the trees, My love is in the deep blue see. My love is on the breeze My love is in each breath you take... My loves the fire that burns My love is howling hurricane MY love is in the darkest night My love’s the space between us My love when you’re alone My love’s your beating heart My love is all around Always patient waiting Here for you We were always free We were always free My love, my love goes on On and on, on and on On and on and on
3.
Note to Self 05:40
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Oh find your rock and find your fire Find your air and find your brother. Oh find your ground and find your sun Find your ocean find your one. A cut above, another love Step through the portal if you dare. Use the means you know you must to get there being fair. Being fair, being fair. Oh can’t you see What you’re doing to yourself now A heart cannot be made without breaking along the way. Oh don’t you worry about me I can take care of myself now A heart cannot be made without breaking All the way. All the way. Here I stand, fallen to my knees All the shapes and forms and dreams I built, I let go All the thing I thought I knew and did they’ve come undone I thought I’ve come a long way, I’ve only just begun Letting the the tears flow letting my heart show Finding my way hey hey Letting the tears flow letting my heart show Finding my way hey hey Letting my heart grow whole again Letting my heart grow whole again Letting my heart grow whole again Yeah Light is my body in the calm bright Nothing lasts forever and that’s all right. Light is my mind in the calm bright Some things lasts forever and that’s so right. Light is my heart in the calm bright Inner love lasts forever and that SO right.
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Kali 05:49
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Oooooh she’s dancing Barefoot on the fire Ooh If you get in the way You’ll be food for the fire fire Ohhh she’s dancing again So loud we can’t ignore her All that gets in her way Just more for fuel for fire! Fire! Lay down low unconscious sleeping Oh oh oh just food for the fire Spread your claws and blame the other Oh oh oh just food for the fire Same old stories same old woes Oh oh oh just food for the fire Staying small, playing the victim Oh oh oh just fuel for the fire —- Open your eyes take a look for your This house of cards is coming down Down down down down Down down down down Nothing short of miracles will do What you gonna stand for what you gonna do? Nothing short of miracles will do Grace of god get us through! —— Tell me who are you? What’s your name? What are you here for? What gonna you die for? Tell me who are you? What’s your name? What you gonna live for? Put your heart on the line for? New life coming through Nothing short of miracles will do New love coming through Nothing short of your ecstasy will do New ways coming through Will you take a my hand will you take a stand New love coming through Nothing short of your whole heart will do Freedom freedom Freedom freedom Unprecedented radical flows of love this way comes Love love love love Love this way comes Kali’s dancing again barefoot on the fire Nothing’s gonna stop her now All our messing just food for the fire Drunk with love, Alive with passion Loosing our minds finding the new ways Will you grow your wings and fly No time to wait no time to spare Will you learn to fly while falling Love love love love This way comes La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la
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Aha 07:34
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Oh the door was open wide that night Oh the veil was lifted high that night Now I can see Now I can see Crickets singing, water dancing, shimmy shimmy in the moonlight The colours rising, free energy flowing, tonight in my heart delight Oh my sister, it was the sweetest conversation Oh my sister, we were one in that common understanding Oh my sister, in that glance we spiralled like the wind So high, so high So high, so high Oh I let my fears subside Oh I let my heart open wide Ohhhhhh ahayayaay Ohhhhhh ahayaay A thousand smiling faces, watching down on you Waiting for that single moment, Aha, here we go! Mmbada mmbada mmbada mmbada hey yaheyaay Mmbada mmbada mmbada mmbada hey yaheyaay The kindness, in their eye, I could hardly stand it Unconditional, their love was overwhelming I saw a glimpse of the future, we were bold and free I saw a glimpse of the future, return to simplicity Nothing but love flowing free At home in our hearts love flowing free Dancing on the rooftops, under the midnight sky We were laughing with the kings that night The ones that build worlds from light They sang us into being , they sang the holy song Out of body, out of mind, patient, waiting, celebration song In my heart rising... Oh I let my thoughts subside Oh I let my mind open wide Ohhhhhh ahayayaay Ohhhhhh ahayaay A thousand smiling faces, watching down on you Waiting for that single moment, Aha, here we go! Mmbada mmbada mmbada mmbada hey yaheyaay Mmbada mmbada mmbada mmbada hey yaheyaay Now I can see Now I can see
6.
Grandma 04:44
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Grandma sits by the river That sings to the sky The one with the sweetest waters Where truth and mystery lie Watching the clouds traverse the horizon and the sun rise high As the river rolls on by Feet bleeding bare Many stories to share Her wrinkled skin is fair Many a river she did meet But none did sing as sweet As the river where where it all began The river she came from 5 years gone Grandmother Walks her way back home To the river that sings the holy song The river she came from Grandma sits by the river That sings to the sky The one with the sweetest waters Where truth and mystery lie Arms raised up in a golden sky As the rain comes tumbling down to kiss the river As she whispers the story of the bubbling brook The path she took Through forest floors and misty moors Deep blue oceans and forgotten shores Through snow-capped mountains and frozen lakes From dusk til dawn under the stars at midnight A storm's coming to clear this place A storm's coming to clear this place As the river rolls on by Unchanged cha-changing Unchanged cha-changing
7.
The Dark 05:46
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Today I died Fell into the earth Calm, still, eyes open wide All of life surround me, oh move through me Nothing left, of the life I knew Today to another love, born a new As I bask in the taste in the glory Of that sweet surrender Organised, sublime, divine I see her beauty, oh she moves me Bada ba ba bum badaba oh ah aay Not afraid of the dark no more, no more Even in the darkest hour Light keeps shining on the inside Peace and easy, prayer way holding us Singing the song that calls us on and on Peace and easy, prayer way holding us Singing the song that soothes us Mamma, Pappa your love's boundless I take my place in the pray way holding us Mamma papa your love's so boundless Feel my gratitude oh ah Feel my gratitude oh ha Oh keep moving through The dark has beauty too Light as a feather I blow away the thoughts That keep us spinning Light as a feather I blow away the fears That keep us running Light as a feather I blow away the pains That keep us turning Hear in the moment I stand up tall All together as one oh All together as one oh All together as one ah Not afraid of the dark no more no more Even in the darkest hour Light keeps shining on the inside Oh behold the great mystery unfold As I let go every detail's taken care It's perfection, nothing but perfection oh yeah As I let go into the taste of that sweet surrender How can learn to see you better How can I be more open to you How can I learn to feel you better How can I let your spirit soar How can I learn to say it better How can I let the love flow through How can I live a little better Give a little more love a little more Feel my gratitude Feel my gratitude
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Down Down 07:08
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Down, down, down to the depths we go Up to the highest heights we soar A thousand angles singing, words so clear and true Hear their ancient voices call, from the inner plane x2 We were here all along, in the folds of time We were here all along, showing you the way We were here all along, in your heart beat calling you on In the birds song, in the rain, hear us sing for you Down, down, down to the depths we go Up to the highest heights we soar A thousand angles singing, words so clear and true Hear their ancient voices call, from the inner planes to you x4 Har har har har.... Sa ta nam, sa ta nam, sa ta nam ji Wahey guru, wahey guru, wahey guru ji We were here all along, in the folds of time We were here all along, showing you the way We were here all along, in your heart beat calling you on In the birds song, in the rain, hear us sing for you
9.
Like the Sun 03:52
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Oh my love for you my darling It's like the sun Always constant never changing It never wanes Oh my love it's you that's turning Turning Turn to face me and remember your way back home Taste the sweetness Taste the gold Feel me breathe you Let it flow Let it show Let it grow Let it flow To every thing you know Oh my love for you my darling It's like the sun Bright and bold, gold beautiful It shines for you When you don't see me Know I'm here and care and love you so Wholly Bright and bold and gold and strong Around and around and around you come To remember that you belong to the great sweetness
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Innocence 04:40
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Innocence come rise now out of the chaos It’s child's play, such elegant wildness This stream of dreams will find its way to the sea As sure as the seed will find its way to the tree There lies a pattern below all we see Trust in the way Listen to the music, sweet, sweet song Open your heart, carry on, carry on Trust in the way Know in your heart we’re growing Perfection unfolding in all we do Guiding us on Out of the chaos innovation new Innocence come rise now, come rise now Pain of the years gone by Give way to the easy that's inside Fear of the years gone by Give way to the joy that's inside Shame of the years gone by Give way to the laughter inside Oh ha ha ha ha haay Pockets of coherence rise Twists in the mind unwind New spaces emerge in this house of card I never knew existed, I never knew could fly Love can breathe again, fill the sky Build your home again, from the ground up So freedom can rain again, on the inside Love can breathe again Fill sky

about

The creating of this album as been a journey spanning the best of ten years. Starting from absolute zero before I dared to sing or play the guitar and when I was just starting to relearn the little bits of piano from the lessons I'd taken as a child.

Slowly, slowly, in the pockets of time, of a very busy life working full-time as an Architect and Yoga Teacher the songs started to trickle in... Some come gently and effortlessly, others took years to land. Especially in the beginning.

I returned again and again to sit in front of the computer to learn the basics of production. Returned again and again, to my note book as words started to flow, returned to sit by the piano, to open my mouth and let out some sounds, to play with any instruments I could get my hands on, again and again returning to the music, to a place where I could play and experiment without inhibition, to a song to the next step, without yet knowing what that step would be.

I would sit, sometime for a very long time, without knowing what the next step would be, but eventually it would always reveal itself without fail. No matter how much resistance, fear, overwhelm or insecurity might get in the way, I would always take the next step.

These songs have been my teachers and my companions on this magical journey. It is now time to release them in the world to weave their magic whilst I continue to focus on developing the live set more fully.

So much love and gratitude and very special thanks to Rufus Fry for his vast and multi-faceted contribution and collaboration throughout the making of this album and to Graeme Owen and Jack Thomas for your outstanding contributions on the bass!

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released November 8, 2022

All songs written, arranged by Megan Crouse

Megan Crouse: Vocals (All tracks), guitar (1,3,4,6,10), ukulele (5,7), keys (1,2,3,4,8,9), synth (all tracks), bass (2,9), shakers (all tracks)
Rufus Fry: Backing vocals (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9), harmonica (1,2,3,4,5,6) saxophone (2), mandolin (7,9), tenor penny whistle (4,9) cosmic bow (5,8,9), shruti box (8,9)
Graeme Owen: Double bass (7,8), electric bass (1,5,6)
Jack Thomas: Electric bass (3,4,10)

Recorded, produced and mastered by Megan Crouse
Mixed by Megan Crouse and Rufus Fry
Artwork by Megan Crouse and Rufus Fry

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Born in South Africa and based in the United Kingdom Megan Crouse is a multi-instrumentalist and produces everything herself from her studio in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Her sound combines a rich tapestry of acoustic and electronic elements with earthy beats and heartfelt vocals to sooth the soul and awaken the senses. ... more

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