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The Beacon

by Alice Bierhorst

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Our Work Is Never Done ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Our work is never done Our work is never It’s never, ever done It’s like we’ve just begun To carry on Living, dying Giving, crying Calling, singing Falling, swinging Rushing, rocking Hushing, talking Coming, going And on and on and on CHORUS Needing, knowing Feeding, growing Bruising, healing News revealing Wanting, waiting Loving, hating Coming, going And on and on and on CHORUS There is nothing you can do To stop the world There is always something new To hold you CHORUS CHORUS
2.
Better Angels ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Oh, lord I slipped up on the job again I thought that I was God again I lost my way Oh, lord I sacrificed a friend tonight How could I be so short of sight I fell from grace I keep trying to appeal to my better angels I keep trying to fight my way back to the light Oh, but no matter what I do, this darkness still seeps through I keep trying to appeal to my better angels Oh, lord Just when I thought I had it made All my plans have been mislaid Gone with the wind Oh, lord Is there something broke in me Something beyond sympathy Will calamities never end CHORUS If only I could wash away the past If only I could wash away the past And start anew Oh, lord Can you teach me to forgive All my sins so I can live Can live with myself Oh, lord I know I’m not the only one All of us have hurt someone And cried out for help CHORUS
3.
Tell Me Where ©2016 Alice Bierhorst I have been so lost I have paid the cost Can you tell me where I have tried to be Someone else’s dream of me Can you tell me, tell me WHERE TELL ME WHERE CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE I have been alone Turning over every stone Can you tell me where Written on your face Gravity and grace Can you tell me CHORUS You see the clouds have flown away I can’t believe you’re here to stay CHORUS CHORUS Tell me where have you been all my life
4.
Airborne 02:48
Airborne ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Life’s a golden ladder Leading to the sweet hereafter Tuning in the stations Tryna find that song that helps us sing along Laughing in the sunshine What’s the hurry, we have time When you open up that door And pull me in my spirits soar, we’ll be AIRBORNE AIRBORNE LIFT ME UP AGAIN HOLD ME NOW I’M READY TO BEGIN I’ve been so many places Captive to so many faces All alone in a crowd It makes me want to laugh out loud Tuning in the stations Heartache spinning to elation When you open up that door And pull me in my spirits soar, we’ll be CHORUS Higher and higher and higher we climb Now we’re leaving this world behind, we’ll be AIRBORNE AIRBORNE LIFT ME UP AGAIN HOLD ME NOW I’M READY TO BE AIRBORNE AIRBORNE SKY IS ALL AGLOW HOLD ME NOW AND NEVER LET ME GO
5.
I Will Always Love You (When I'm Alone) ©2016 Alice Bierhorst There’s no honor in deception But the heart can not be bound For every rule there’s an exception And a reason to be found I can never say the words You can read them in my eyes For fear of being overheard I can only whisper lies I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHEN I’M ALONE I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU THIS WORLD IS NOT OUR HOME I CAN NEVER LOVE YOU IN COMPANY BUT I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHEN I’M ALONE Now the leaves are slowly turning As the summer slips away But the heart will keep on yearning For the will to find a way CHORUS The night may be long And the storm may be strong I won’t steer us wrong We’ll sail clear to the end
6.
Not Like The Movies ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Falling and calling and stalling and bawling All the symptoms of romance Forbidden fires and criss-crossing wires What a comic song and dance Cool-eyed and casual Business as usual Laboring to see if there’s a chance IT’S NOT LIKE THE MOVIES THERE’S NO GUARANTEE THAT WE’LL BE TOGETHER NOT LIKE THE MOVIES THAT’S JUST MAKE BELIEVE IT’S NOT LIKE THE MOVIES THIS TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE There you are in the room can you hear my heart boom Trying hard to seem aloof Fussing and fiddling from sparkling to middling All my savoir faire went “poof” Cool-eyed and casual Business as usual All the while searching for the proof CHORUS Twirling around the ballroom Twirling around the ballroom Twirling around, twirling around Swirling around the ballroom Twirling around and around and around we are Twirling around the ballroom in my mind CHORUS
7.
Forever You Go ©2016 Alice Bierhorst FOREVER YOU GO WATCHING OVER US DOWN BELOW I KNOW YOU ARE THERE, WALKING ON AIR FOREVER YOU GO Forever you fly Waving across the sky I have no fear Because you’re right here Forever you go When you flew away The sadness was more than I could bear But when I wake up, you’re in my teacup And the silverware CHORUS Forever you go The road will open wide Untethered I know You’ll take it all in stride CHORUS Forever you go Forever you go Forever you go
8.
The Beacon 03:03
The Beacon ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Old rhymes from simple times and I can’t believe that it’s over Found words from wayward songs Sweet aches from righted wrongs Just as you’re leaving me suddenly I can see YOU ARE THE BEAM YOU ARE THE RAY YOU ARE THE PRESENCE THAT ILLUMINATES EACH DAY YOU ARE THE BEACON THAT LIGHTS MY WAY Spring rites on faded nights Songbirds on fated flights Why can’t you see what I want you to see When I look in your eyes, you’re away Every beat of your heart is a miracle Now you are rushing ahead to the pinnacle YOU ARE THE BEAM YOU ARE THE RAY YOU ARE THE PRESENCE THAT ILLUMINATES EACH DAY YOU ARE THE ONE THAT WON’T LEAD ME ASTRAY YOU ARE THE BEACON THAT LIGHTS MY WAY
9.
Stranger Still ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Lost again I find myself around the bend And if this is the end It gets stranger still Come again I’d like to know you as a friend Must every scale descend And grow stranger still STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL NOW I THRILL TO YOUR VOICE STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL SHOW ME HOW TO REJOICE Quiet pool I see the image of a fool Composed of kind and cruel It gets stranger still When I rise I hear the language of the skies A solitude of sighs It grows stranger still STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL NOW I THRILL TO YOUR VOICE STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL SHOW ME HOW TO REJOICE STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL I HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL ARE WE ONE AND THE SAME? Breathe in, breathe out Past fear, past doubt Climbing the mountain You’re not alone STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL NOW I THRILL TO YOUR VOICE STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL SHOW ME HOW TO REJOICE STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL I HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME STRANGER STILL IF YOU WILL WE ARE THE SAME, WE ARE THE SAME
10.
Goodbye, My Voyager ©2016 Alice Bierhorst Volatile voyager All your dark matter is starting to shatter the air When you were just a her, you had location Now you are every where AND ALL OF THE CLOUDS ARE SHINING AND THEY’RE SHOWING THEIR SILVER LINING AND THERE IS NO CRIME IN THE PASSAGE OF TIME GOODBYE, MY VOYAGER There you are, like a star Luring the ether and singing that old country song I was your follower but where you’re going I can not follow along CHORUS You were the conjurer of all I possess Weaving your web from this beautiful mess There are no rules but I’d hazard a guess Life is what you make it AND ALL OF THE CLOUDS ARE SHINING AND THEY’RE SHOWING THEIR SILVER LINING AND THERE IS NO CRIME IN THE PASSAGE OF TIME GOODBYE, GOODBYE SALUTE THE SKY GOODBYE, GOODBYE, GOODBYE, MY VOYAGER

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If Elvis Costello and Carole King had an angel baby. Dream-chamber pop produced by The Universal Thump. Indebted to Burt Bacharach and The Brill Building, Stephen Sondheim, the American Songbook, art song and Laura Nyro.

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released February 12, 2016

Alice Bierhorst: vocals, piano
Greta Gertler Gold: backing vocals (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 1 and 4), horn/woodwind arrangement (Track 7), choir arrangement (Track 6), piano effects (Track 9)
Adam D. Gold: drums, percussion, vibraphone (Tracks 3 and 9), string arrangements (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9), French Horn arrangements (Tracks 2 and 6), additional engineering
Barney McAll: piano, Wurlitzer, tack piano (Track 10), horn arrangements (Tracks 1 and 3)
Jonathan Maron: bass

String Quartet on Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9:
Olivier Manchon: violin
Alex Fortes: violin
Anne Lanzilotti: viola
Andrea Lee: cello

Horns/Woodwinds:
John Ellis: tenor sax (Tracks 1 and 3), flute (Tracks 1, 3 and 7), bass clarinet (Track 7)
Ken Thomson: baritone sax (Tracks 1 and 3), clarinet (Track 7)
J. Walter Hawkes: trombone (Tracks 1 and 3)
Eric C. Davis: French Horn (Tracks 2 and 6)

Guitars:
Oren Bloedow: acoustic and electric guitars (Tracks 2, 4, 5 and 7)
Phil Sterk: pedal steel (Tracks 2 and 7)

Additional Vocals:
Choir on "Not Like The Movies": Greta Gertler Gold, Emily Hurst, Serena Jost, Deb Adler Poppel, Rebecca Pronsky, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Deidre Rodman Struck
Rod Alonzo: guest vocal on Track 5
Mirabelle Struck: guest vocal on Track 10

Produced by: The Universal Thump (Greta Gertler Gold and Adam D. Gold)

Recorded by Kabir Harmon at The Magic Shop; Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad; Rich Bennett at Acme Studios; Adam D. Gold at Oh Real Yum.
Mixed by: Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording
Mastered by: Paul Gold at Salt Mastering

Photography: Front and back covers, bird dress and closed-eyes portrait by Todd Chalfant
Design: Marisa Rolish

produced by The Universal Thump

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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