Invisible War

by Merry Ellen Kirk

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"Merry Ellen's CD [Invisible War] is excellent. I like the single - Blinding Me - the best. It fits her voice and style of delivery to great effect I think. A great version of Lay Your Hands also!"
- Mark Isham, Grammy Award-Winning Film Composer

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released 01 September 2009
Produced & Engineered by Pete Warren.
Additional Engineering (drums) by Glenn Spinner.
Mixed by Glenn Spinner & Pete Warren.
Recorded & Mixed at “The Palette” in Franklin, TN.
Mastered by Hank Williams at MasterMix in Nashville, TN.
Bass by Jaymi Millard, drums by Jeff Bradshaw.
Artwork by Heather Pihl, Photos by Elise Inman & Tonda LeGarde.

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tags: alternative peter gabriel alternative indie pop singer-songwriter soundtrack Nashville

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Merry Ellen writes songs with the cool effortlessness of youth and sings with the jaunty simplicity and breezy flair of a ... more practiced performer, employing elements from her predecessors: the classical prowess of Tori Amos, the natural poise of Sarah McLachlan, the quiet pensiveness of A Fine Frenzy, and the bold whimsy of Regina Spektor. less

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Track Name: All Your Life
Follow me
In and around your head
We'll journey on through
What you feel inside

And it's calling you on and on
Knowing that you've waited
All your life

Follow me
Into this wonderland
And you'll discover
What you know is right

And it's calling you on and on (and on)
Knowing that you've waited
All your life
Calling you on and on
Knowing that you've waited for it
All your life

Calling you on and on (and on)
Knowing that you've waited
All your life
Calling you on and on
Knowing that you've waited for it
All your life
Track Name: Let the Lightflow In
It's time to get up and face the day
Don't try to fight those feelings you know are inside
You want to cry, but you don't want to shed any tears
Want to scream, but you want to hide behind your fears

Let it out, let the rain run down
Fall onto your hands and knees, your body on the groud
You'll hold out, but there's no reason to hold in
There are remedies around besides your cigarettes and gin

Look around, see this invisible war
It's here, why else would you be lying here on the floor?
Listen loud, there's a nightlight here to save you
That calls to every one of us when we are broken in two

Let it in, let the lifelight win
Don't fall deeper in this trap that you're already lying in
You'll hold out, but there's no reason to hold in
Look, here comes the light, crawl out of the dark and
Let the lightflow in
Track Name: Lost
Do you mind, I've misplaced myself again
Do you understand my meaning?
Where am I, I don't know, but you do
Could you tell me where I'm going?
There you go, you're (I'm) on a roll

(You're so lost)
I'm totally lost
And I'm dreaming of why
(What you searching for?)
And it's something so far beyond my reach
(Dream, dream) Du du (Dream, dream)
I'm still searching, but I may not see
(You may not see just so clearly as you think)
And I'm longing to find the way back home
'Cause I'm lost

Do you mind, I've misplaced myself again
Could you tell me where I'm going?
Close your eyes, spin in circles for a while
Point me in the right direction please?
There you go, you're (I'm) on a roll

(You're so lost)
I'm totally lost
And I'm dreaming of why
(What you searching for?)
And it's something so far beyond my reach
(Dream, dream) Du du (Dream, dream)
I'm still searching, but I may not see
(You may not see just so clearly as you think)
And I'm longing to find the way back home
'Cause I'm lost
Track Name: Blinding Me
Hello again, do you know who I am?
It's so nice to hear your voice again
Cause I've been looking in the mirror lately
And I still think that I'm torn in a million pieces

It's hard to say if it's give or if it's take
But I know it's only seeing

And what do I see, please tell me
The dark is overwhelming
But when I close my eyes, I see paradise
And my eyes are blinding me

I used to think that I would sail the seven seas
And take a break from this reality
Then again when reality's hardly a reality
It's hard to see when you're dreaming

And what do I see, please tell me
The dark is overwhelming
But when I close my eyes, I see paradise
And my eyes are blinding me
Track Name: The Falling Sparrow
Time, like an arrow
Floats in our minds
Down, the falling sparrow
Do you see how he flies?
So do I

Time, like a river
Flows from your veins
And life, like an iceberg
Still remains the same

There was a time when life was young
Since then we've fought a thousand wars
The happy daggers sing their song
And they complain that life is short

Gone, like the marrow
That seeps from your bones
Down, the falling sparrow
Weeps and he groans

There was a time when life was young
Since then we've fought a thousand wars
The fallen martyrs sing their song
They cry in vain that life is short

Time, like an arrow
Floats in our minds
Down, the falling sparrow
Do you see how he flies?
So do I
Track Name: Let It Find You
My love
Where are you?
I'm falling so endlessly
Like I always do
My hollow heart

If you have love
Deep inside you
If you have love
Let it find you

One day
Will you see?
You throw away the memories
That hide away the truth
My hollow heart

If you have love
Deep inside you
If you want love
Let it find you
Track Name: These Four Walls
Go to sleep, softly now
Trust me, surrender your heart
Go to sleep, fast asleep
These four walls

Listen to me
So soft, so sweet
Listen to me
So soft, so sweet

Games we play, they feel so soft
Things we let in through these four walls

Let me in, won't you let me in? Let me in.
Track Name: Victory
There's a light beam
Coming from the chimney
And the chimney sweep said that
You were the one that I always wanted
And how could I forget that?

There's a symphony
Coming down the railway
And it seems to be moving
Quite slowly.

Victory, will you sing a song for me?
Cause I've been waiting far too long to be with you

Rollercoaster
Of a frequented memory
But I'm sure
I'm over that now

Victory, will you sing a song for me?
Cause I've been waiting far too long to be with you

Victory, can you sing a song for me?
Cause I've been waiting far too long to be with you
Track Name: Song of the Open Road
This is my song of the open road,
Advice for the young, memories for the old
Many stories go untold
That's why I'm singing my song of the open road.

On foot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy and free, the world before me,
The path before me can lead me anywhere I want to go.

This is my song of the open road,
Advice for the young, memories for the old
Many stories go untold
That's why I'm singing my song of the open road

This road will end some day,
So you must take the better way
Don't waste another day
This road will end some day,
So you must take the better way
To immortality

This is my song of the open road,
Advice for the young, memories for the old
Many stories go untold
That's why I'm singing my song of the open road
Strong and content I travel the open road
Track Name: Lay Your Hands On Me
Sat in the corner of the garden grill
With the plastic flowers on the windowsill
No more miracles, loaves and fishes
Been so busy with the washing of the dishes
Reaction level's much too high, I can do without the stimuli

I'm living way beyond my ways and means
Living in the zone of the in-betweens
I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean
Static charge of the cold emotion
Watched on by the distant eyes
Watched on by the silent, hidden spies

But still the warmth flows through me
And I sense you know me well
No luck, no golden chances
No mitigating circumstances now
It's only common sense
There are no accidents around here

I am willing, lay your hands on me
I am ready, lay your hands on me
I believe, lay your hands on me, over me

Working in gardens, thornless roses,
Fat men play with their garden hoses
Poolside laughter has a cynical bite,
Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite
I walk away from from light and sound,
Down stairways leading underground

But still the warmth flows through me
And I sense you know me well
It's only common sense
There are no accidents around here

I am willing, lay your hands on me
I am ready, lay your hands on me
I believe, lay your hands on me, over me
Over me
Track Name: When Something Falls Apart
You
You're sitting on a wall
Do you think that you might fall
Down to the ground
You
You think that you're immune
But you will find out soon enough
Soon enough

When something falls apart
How do you even start
To put the pieces back again?
And will it ever be
The way it used to be
And will you dream again?