Music and lyrics for all songs-Gayle Cloud, ASCAP
Producer and all arrangements-John Pahmer, Astoria, NY
Mixes, instrumental and vocal recordings-John Pahmer
Instrumental recordings for Many Waters-Park West Studios, Brooklyn NY, Jim Clouse, engineer
Drums and bass recordings for Intuition-Park West Studios
Mastering-Jeff Reeves, Masterdisk, NYC
CD Cover Design-Shai Navon
Photography-Sandrine Lee
Stylist & Makeup-Cassie O’Sullivan
Gayle Cloud-all vocals
John Pahmer-all instruments except as noted:
Gayle Cloud-piano, Golden Wings, I Wish I Knew, Turn Around Loverboy, Floating Mystery, Open to Love
Paul Livant-electric and acoustic guitar, Many Waters, Bombay, Intuition, I Wish I Knew
Joe Bonadio-drums, Many Waters, Intuition
Mat Fieldes-bass, Many Water, Intuition
Lucy Morganstern-violin, Many Waters, Golden Wings, Going Home
Benny Landa-electric guitar, Turn Around Loverboy
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Music and words for all songs written by Gayle Cloud, ASCAP
Produced and arranged by John Pahmer, NYC
Mixes and vocal and some instrumental recordings, John Pahmer
Mastering and some instrumental recording, Park West Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Graphic design, Bernard Adnet
Photography (front & back cover), Sandrine Lee
Stylist & Talaky bird painting, Cassie O’Sullivan
Gayle Cloud-all vocals
John Pahmer, all instruments except as noted:
Todd Isler, percussion, Believe in Me, Caffeine High, Courage to Love, French Affair, Talaky
Mark Vanderpoel, acoustic bass, Anna’s Hope, Believe in Me, French Affair, Caffeine High, Talaky
LaFrae Sci, drums, Can’t Go Back, Second Chance & cymbals, Believe in Me
Joe Bonadio, djembe, French Affair, Talaky
Paul Livant, guitar, Courage to Love, Talaky
Dave Moore, drum set, Caffeine High
Many Waters
Oooh……..
A distant land transcends time
So long ago
A jewel to find
Rugged cliffs aglow
Waves roll gently
To the shore
Chorus
Take me home to the land I love of many waters, many waters
I’m aching to be deep in the sea of its magic, its magic,
Its magic , its magic
As I lay on the rocks
A breeze hugs my face
The sun warms my heart
I remember this place
Zanuata calls to me
Chorus
Bombay
It came upon me like a summer rain
Took me by surprise
When I wake up I can’t believe my luck
How did I find my way to….
Chorus
Bombay, Bombay
Bombay, Bombay
There’s a distant land in all of us
Beyond the fantasy
The edge is longer and now far way
I’m where I long to be in…
Chorus
Do I deserve to be
Happy and so free
So free
I am dancing to the ancient call
Ruins begin to fall
Smells are pungent, colors fill the sky
Awaken my third eye to…
Chorus
Snow keeps falling
Melting snow leaves puddles in my brain
Throw me a lifeline before I go insane
Icy roads, I could slip and fall
So alone don’t know who to call
Chorus
I do know that all I have is today
I do know that all I have is today
Do I play or do I die
It’s up to me to decide
While the snow keeps falling in my head
Chilly nights when will be it warm?
Hold me close in the winter storm
Footprints lead, where I do not know
Move ahead, God it seems so slow
Chorus
Today, is all that I see
Today is all I can be
Fading light, season won’t be long
Windy days, how can I be strong?
Let the sun thaw my frozen heart
Can I feel, for another start
Chorus
In my head, in my head…
Snow keeps falling, snow keeps falling…
Golden Wings
Almost a woman
Angry and shy
Pushing the boundaries to feel good inside
A blurred perspective
Stands in her way
Cuz she’s beauty
Has lots to say
Chorus
She longs to be free
Oh so free
And spread her wings
Her golden wings
And spread her wings,
Her golden wings
Can she imagine
Her life without pause
Purpose and vision
Her heart needs a cause
Will Karma hug her
And make her path very clear
To beat confusion
So answers come in the fear
Chorus
She slings a backpack
To forge her way in the world
A courage calls her
She is no longer a girl
Though strange and daunting
She sees herself without ties
The layers fall away
And open her eyes
Chorus
Intuition
The trees are whispering, a little secret
Collective memories, we need to know
The leaves blow in my mind
The dew falls gently
Big dreams and meadowlands
Let visions grow
Chorus
Imagine what is real
In my mind’s eye I feel
There’s a fine line to reality
It’s more than what you see
It’s more than what you see
From a deep and ancient place
The earth is calling
To reach the inner space
Where knowing flows
New thoughts dance in my head
To clear illusions
Open the sacred soul
Let magic go
Chorus
Intuition, Intuition, Intuition, Intuition, Intuition
Chorus
I Wish I Knew
I wish I knew how to walk on sunbeams
I wish I knew how to swing from the stars
I wish I knew how to glide on a rainbow
I wish I knew how to float in the sky
I wish I knew
Chorus
Which way is in
Which way is out
Which way is over the moon
I wish I knew how to run up a mountain
I wish I knew how to fly in the breeze
I wish I knew how to skip over canyons
I wish I knew how to climb a tall tree
I wish I knew
Chorus
I am big
I am small
I am here or not a all
I wish I knew how to ride on whaleback
I wish I knew how to swim cross the sea
I wish I knew how to dance on a river
And if I could I would dive in the deep
I wish I knew, I wish I knew, I wish I knew….
Going Home
It’s been so long I have been away
The years blew by I couldn’t stay
I think about the city every day
Random thoughts in my way
Chorus
I can go home again
Home is calling me
I can go home again
And I’m going home
Alone and scared, just get me there
When I left I really cared
Pictures in my mind compare
To sweet memories
It’s not the same and I know why
I took some risks and didn’t die
I’ve seen a lot the lows and highs
Looking for blue skies
Chorus
I left behind a piece of me
The story wants to be told
It’s my place in the world
To remember and hold
And it’s calling, calling, calling
Me home
Chorus
Turn Around Loverboy
Some time in the night
I feel a pain
And some confusion
Rattling in my brain
I feel it in my stomach
And down to my feet
Reaching for something
So lovely and so sweet
Turn around
Turn around loverboy, loverboy, loverboy
Don’t take me for a fool
I know who you are
And even though I’ve loved you
I’ll heal my own scars
It’s time to stop you
From sucking all my blood
Don’t steal my life force
I’m rising from the mud
Turn around
Turn around loverboy, loverboy, loverboy
Go away I want my life back
It’s up to me to take control
Go away I’ve slammed the door shut
There’s no entry anymore
Go away, Go away, Go away
Go away loverboy
Go away, go away
I have no money
With hope I can survive
A new direction
With no more lies
Turn around,
Turn around loverboy,
Turn around loverboy, Turn around Loverboy
Turn around
Floating Mystery
Will my love come to my on the next ferry?
Gliding along the sea
Searching for me?
Oooh……
Chorus
Like a jewel box on the water
Floating mystery
Will you bring love to me?
Lifetimes have blown away
Leaving me lonely
You promised to come one day
And heal my heart
Oooh….
Chorus
How will I recognize
When you come sailing
See myself in your eyes
And know that it’s you
Oooh….
Open to Love
In the light of an opal moon
Salty breezes start to blow
I think about the other night
What do we really know
Could it be
You’re meant for me
Chorus
Lay lee lee lay……..
Lay lee lee lo…….
May I bow to your soul
And I opened my eyes
In time to see the eagle fly
I’m open to love
The kind that makes my heart smile
Kiss me deeply and I’ll take a chance
To be open to love
While we sat an enjoyed the view
You touched my arm, a sweet caress
Was too shy to reach back to you
What to say and what to do
Could it be
You’re meant for me
Chorus
Lay lee lee lay….
Lay lee lee lo….
I’m open to love
I’m open to love