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Marieke Slovin: Life in Story and Song

by Guiding Song

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1.
The Preschool Song 02:11
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Was it morning or afternoon? Preschool was a building Partially underground, I would fall into despair I had tears streaming down my face Narrow windows my dad would peer through I would look through streaming tears CHORUS He would wave, I would wave He would wave, I would wave I would grow despondent It was when he left He would go to the next window CHORUS He would wave, I would wave He would wave, I would wave This would go on and on This would go on and on CHORUS He would wave, I would wave He would wave, I would wave
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Nowhere is Home 02:03
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Pillow and a blanket on the passenger seat I can’t hold my head up All I wanna do is run away Where would I go? Nowhere is home The road is dry and dusty and I Can’t find the ocean All I wanna do is run away Where would I go? Nowhere is home I don’t need much Just a little something to hold I don’t need much Just a little something to love I wouldn’t feel so empty If I had a little baby All I wanna do is run away Where would I go? Nowhere is home I don’t need much Just a little something to hold I don’t need much Just a little something to love I wouldn’t feel so empty If I had a little baby All I wanna do is run away All I wanna do is run away Where would I go? Nowhere is home Where would I go? Nowhere is home
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Free in the Moment 03:14
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I have layers and layers Of people from over the years I could losing myself in their words It’s all that I hear I have been inclined To let them cover my own voice I, I gotta shed those layers and be CHORUS Free in the moment, free Free in the moment, free One layer down and one layer shed One layer down and one layer shed I’m free in the moment, free I’ve got a friend in Alaska He won’t let me hide He says, Girl, you can wail, here’s how We’re going outside Don’t be inclined Don’t let them cover your own voice You, you can shed those layers and be CHORUS BRIDGE So I tried, but my back was bent over I wanted to wail, but I couldn’t wail at all It was coming from up here Not down here ‘til he said, Why don’t you try standing Maybe a little more But I wasn’t gonna go there I wasn’t gonna let it out ‘til he said, 1-2-3, scream And I felt CHORUS I’m free in the moment, it might last a moment I might lose it, but I’ll find it again Cuz I know, I know I can be free
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Canyon Song 03:51
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There’s a place in the desert I’ve gone to for years Every time I go visit It’s like a journey to myself It’s just this dry desert wash most of the year When you get hiking, signs of life appear Can I find the courage To part with you, my love? and nurture my own spirit You’re part of me, my love Each day you bring joy to my life, little one Leaving you is the hardest thing, I’ve ever done CHORUS There are cottonwoods in the distance Water in the wash Birds are singing, if you listen There are bright yellow and orange rocks Saguaros are hangin’ on the cliffs, and somehow Everything sorts itself out right here Wasn’t sure just what to do But I was losin’ my mind Peaceful nights disrupted My own needs cast aside People trying to tell me how to love But what gives them the right to judge, love So leaving was a severing Then the greatest joy It was the first time I left my baby The first time on my own It was the first time I got my body back in a year The first time I’m returning here CHORUS Somehow everything sorts itself right here Somehow everything is gonna sort itself out right here
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Size Doesn't Matter 03:22
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When I was little I went to Michigan I saw my cousin out there All the boys liked her She shaved her legs and she had Big boobs and long blonde hair I’d tell my mom about it She’d said, Don’t worry The boys’ll like you someday CHORUS She’d say, Size doesn’t matter When you’re in your own body It’s only how you feel Normal people can take a handful A handful of potato chips or even a piece of pie Me, I love eating, but I feel bad about it Feel so bad even when I exercise Decades counting crackers Bring that dessert cart I said, bring that dessert cart Back my way CHORUS Because size doesn’t matter When you’re in your own body It’s only how you feel I think that I have An image of my body That’s so different from what other people see I lookin the mirror, and it’s not my reflection I know my eyes are playin’ tricks on me The more I think about it I can’t a reason It’s so ridiculous to live this way CHORUS Cuz size doesn’t matter When you’re in your own body It’s only how you feel When will I realize I’m beautiful And it’s only how you feel Yeah, it’s only how you feel
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Snow Angels 03:19
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My story is a winter in Alaska My friend Elise and I Hardly anyone knows Winter was too dull, and what we needed Was an art event in town We picked a day, a Saturday When everyone would be in town We picked a random time, 11:52 To make snow angels in the best field in Gustavus CHORUS Come make snow angels, snow angels with us (2x) We made a bunch of postcards, asking folks to come We even sent ‘em to ourselves We were nervous as we waited Would anybody come? Saturday came, it was snowing Snow was on the ground We were wondering, what would people do? Would they make snow angels in the best field in Gustavus? CHORUS BRIDGE People were waiting for a direction They held their arms in a snow angel pose They were waiting for a command When someone said, 1-2-3 And everyone dropped and made snow angels And then we made some more We stayed and made snow angels And then we marveled at what we saw Snow angels Snow angels Come make snow angels with us (3x)
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I Can Only Be Myself 01:35
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I used to know What I wanted to be I thought I knew, everything I used to try to uncurl my hair And I wanted to change my name If I could start all over again I wouldn’t try to be like everyone else Let them all stare I’d try not to care Cuz I’m not like everyone else I’m just myself I can only be myself Yeah, I can only be myself
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The Way That They Do 02:18
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Ellie will say, What are you feeling? And I will say, Well, I think I am drawn to people who live through Their emotions I’m fascinated It’s torture CHORUS And I don’t think you even understand I wish that I could feel things the way that they do I wish that I could feel things the way that they do Ellie and Norah begin all of their sentences with, I feel The people I love, they feel things with their whole body It’s fascinating, but it’s torture CHORUS BRIDGE I just sit there, and I love them Oh I want to give these things to them Yeah, I just sit there, and I love them CHORUS but I don’t think you even understand Wish that I could feel things… I wish that I could feel things… Oh, I wish that I could feel things…
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What Do You Need To Be Happy? 02:02
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It’s easy to think You don’t have a choice Better to stay Pretend it’s fine Even if you feel unhappy, inside Don’t ignore That voice inside you Telling you it’s time to make a change CHORUS Go ahead Figure it out What do you need to be happy? What do you need? It might feel selfish Spending time on your So much suffering, hunger, and war But in your owns mall You can make it make it better Don’t ignore That voice inside you Telling you it’s time to make a change CHORUS Go ahead Figure it out What do you need to be happy? What do you need?
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Creating Me 03:04
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Every year for the past few years Feels like a different life Who was that person I don’t recognize? Did I do all those things? How many lifetimes can I live in one? When will it end? CHORUS Tell me, Who am I? Tell me who I am Can I decide who I want to be? Can I create me? I still remember a long, dark night Someone whispered to me You are strong, and you are so brave You can do anything you want I didn’t believe her I was afraid Was it really up to me? CHORUS BRIDGE Making choices wasn’t easy Hurting people that I loved Left a job and my loved ones And all the pieces behind Now, here I am Listening to a voice inside CHORUS Help me decide who I want to be Let me create me

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released September 29, 2013

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Guiding Song Brussels, Belgium

I grew up playing classical music and only began composing in 2010. I write music using a method of songwriting called Story-to-Song (STS), which I developed with a colleague. As a songwriting guide, I help a song reveal itself in its own unique way, be it from a traditional spoken story, shared words or phrases, or a poem. ... more

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