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Lark

by Meg Chambers

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Lark 04:11
Lark (4:10) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Fortune cookie said "Patience is the key to joy" And it was like Crumbs of sweetness To my ears I sat back And read it with a smile Thinking "Ain't that the truth" Bumper sticker said "Feed your hopes, not your fears" And it was like Words of wisdom On the move I sped by And left them in the dust But I never did forget them It's not like I did this on a lark Not like I did it on a whim I set out to make this dream happen And it's about time it begins T-shirt said "Where Am I Going…and Why am I In This Handbasket?" And I knew the feeling Sometimes no matter how hard you try to rise You just can't get off the ground And you wish you knew how It's not like I did this on a lark Not like it's out of the blue I set out to make this dream happen And it's about time it came true I've got a notion why can’t it fly Fortune cookie said "Patience is the key to joy" And it was like Crumbs of sweetness To my ears
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Story of a Conflict (4:55) words by Meg Chambers / music by Peter Wilder ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI ©2002 Peter Bruce Wilder, Maplewood Earlines, BMI There's a writer, with a secret tale Of a bittersweet obsession There's a serpent and an angel In his mind - Intertwined In the story - Of a conflict Based on a supposition There's a question that he's asking Locked inside his art But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid It goes unsaid There's a window for betrayal In a proposition And a test on the reaches of his will There's a longing that is stifled For a forbidden lover There's a boundary created And a wish that won't be filled Wish that won't be filled But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid It goes unsaid Chapters of silence- pages of white Never admitted - Always denied But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid But it goes unwritten and it goes unsaid It goes unsaid It goes unsaid…
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Crazy Easy 03:08
Crazy Easy (3:07) words and music by Meg Chambers (from an original concept by Jack Shanahan) ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Many say a loner - Many say a lost soul - Living with a heart of glass Rumor says it's broken - Rumor says it's bitter - Habit has it running fast So easy to do - So easy to stay the same - So crazy, crazy easy - To lay the blame Don't lay the blame - hold on No rhyme - No reason - No ease in the situation Rumor has it ending - Rumor has it hopeless Habit says it's gonna strike again Too easy to do - Too easy to feel the pain - So crazy, crazy easy - To quit again Until someone takes the time to look a little deeper - Someone takes the time to wait a little longer Someone takes a chance… Too easy to do - Too easy to feel the pain - So crazy, crazy easy - To quit again
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Abstractions 03:52
Abstractions (3:52) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Thinking in abstractions - Thinking now of you And how many mysteries exist when it comes to you You're like a puzzle - That can't be put together You're like a puzzle - And I won't try to solve you I'm feeling in abstractions but I feel so much for you And a certain thing comes to my mind That you can be likened to You're like the wind; you're constantly in motion You're like the wind and I won't try to catch you I won't catch you - Can't solve you Don't want to anyway I won't catch you - Can't solve you I think it's better that way I'm moving in abstractions, but I move with you And the way you stir me up inside can only be likened to this It's like a roller coaster - It can't be slowed down It's like a roller coaster - And I won't try to stop it
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October Came 03:51
October Came (3:51) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI October moon rising last year this time Golden light in your chocolate eyes Promise dawning - last year, this time Hope so golden - yours and mine Under the spell of autumn Caution went the way of the wind Fear became a stranger And we began Last October, one year past Last October came Here and now replaces then Taking leave of one another Falling down in shades of bittersweet Well before the next October moon This October came so fast This October came Promise fading This year, this time Essence of a season Gone like leaves on the wind This October came to me And left again...left again
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Jordan Lake 05:09
Jordan Lake (5:06) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Pieces of a warm afternoon my thoughts they drift to you On my mind as I drive through North Carolina While the pictures from the family photo wall Are hanging in my head You are back home in New England and I am here instead Moving under golden-blue skies Surrounded by fields of cotton Thinking, "This is the type of place a person remembers…" On the way to the ocean traveling through the heartland I come upon a sign for a lake that was named after you So I pull to the side of the road To take a picture to show you And I add it to the mental list of places I would like to take you Let's go down to Jordan Lake one day You could think of it as your special place We could sit by the shore in the sun and have a lazy afternoon Oh, let's go down to Jordan Lake one day Just you and I Something about the Southern countryside Makes me think about growing up And loving memories of my childhood home Seems as though that was less long ago than it was And when I think back to the year that you were born I remember it as if it were yesterday We all know how quickly time passes, But it's important to say That the time we spend together is precious in every way Let's go back to Jordan Lake one day You could think of it as your special place We could sit by the shore in the sun and have a lazy afternoon Oh, let's go back to Jordan Lake one day Just you and I But let's make it sooner than later 'cause time does fly… Pieces of a warm afternoon My thoughts they drift to you On my mind as I drive through North Carolina
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For You 04:42
For You (4:41) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Occasionally I can see With much more clarity The kinds of things in life That hold the most meaning Sometimes it takes a wake-up call To really get the point of it all But on the rare occasion that I do The seeker in me seeks the solace in you. And if there's anything in life that I'm aware of: It's the fact that I am sure of my love for you. It's a simple truth I don't need to question You give so much to me - this one's for you Isn't it sad how feelings can go unspoken When the driving fear is that we'll be misunderstood When we don't make a point of trying for communication, misunderstanding multiplies and the quiet leads to isolation... But if there's anything in life that I'm aware of: It's the fact that I am sure of my love for you. It's a simple truth I don't need to question You give so much to me - this one's for you Let it be said that knowing you is a lovely discovery and that each day that I know you I take joy in what I see: your laughter is contagious, your energy outrageous and I want to tell you this above all else... That if there's anything in life that I'm aware of: It's the fact that I am sure of my love for you. It's a simple truth I don't need to question You give so much to me - this one's for you
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Surrounded 04:33
Surrounded (4:32) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Fragile and anxious Morning light falls on your skin Teases my eyes for a moment Like it knows the state I'm in All this longing falls on you Something I can't say Instead, my eyes trace over you My touch not far away I will whisper - You will hear it And I will take you over Is that your temperature rising Inches away, I feel the heat You're on the verge of waking Open your eyes to me Like a private invitation The sight of your body inspires Let's not be afraid this time - This is the essence of love You will whisper - I will hear it And you will take me over Surrounded by your beauty Wrapped up tight in your body So good to be here by your side Surrounded by your beauty Wrapped up tight in your body So good to be here by your side Between the whispers, taste the sweetness And it will take us over In these kisses, delicate balance Melting into one... Surrounded by your beauty...
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Happy 04:05
Happy (4:02) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI H-A-double P-Y Is a foreign state of mind Sometimes - when a heart is heavy... Introspection can be your worst enemy When it makes you question your sanity When it makes you wonder what are you here for When it makes you so confused When your daily life's got you disillusioned And you just want to disappear When you feel weighed down by your own self-doubt And you'd rather be anywhere but here Then it dawns on you that "life is but a breeze" You've got to keep rowing your boat But you're not alone in that feeling of wondering What's to become of your fate H-A-Double P-Y Is a closer state of mind Sometimes - when a heart is hopeful Hopeful
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The Only Constant (4:15) words by Peter Wilder music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI ©2002 Peter Bruce Wilder, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Change is the only constant In the natural world they say If so, it seems unnatural So I put on an old recording And staggered to a chair Filled up with some foreboding The music led me there The tone was colored icicles Melting in the sun Your words familiar canticles You sang and then you won - you won What happened to your love Did you place it under ground The gifts you gave were weightless As your vocal was to sound I am lost as I consider Your spoken dreams passed by You're living so much thinner You live beneath the sky Change is the only constant In the natural world they say If so, it seams unnatural My timing could be better Than a visit once per year A phone call or a letter It's the old times that you fear When you pronounced a purpose When your music was for free When you loved unyielding To the forces that were me I am still lost as I consider Your spoken dreams passed by You're living so much thinner You live beneath the sky Change is the only constant In the natural world they say If so, it seems unnatural
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The Unknown 03:09
The Unknown (3:08) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Think of where we've come from to arrive here There could have been no way to predict The pieces of the present we live in Or the promise of a future that has yet to begin At the prospect of a day, or month, or year Each increment is relative to what has brought us here And who could predict our outcome? Certainly not me But I believe the beauty lies in embracing that mystery I think of the unknown and all that it holds There is much of life that I have yet to see I look forward to the opportunity And won't it be more beautiful with you There are facets of you that have yet to Shine on me Much-awaited jewels of your personality Hiding right behind the ones that I have seen & loved I think of the unknown and all that it holds And I look forward to the revelation of you to me The ongoing nature of continuity And I feel my heart is safe in your hands You help me to understand the meaning of faith In the unknown In the unknown...
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Sun is Gonna Rise (4:05) words and music by Meg Chambers ©2002 Meg Chambers, Maplewood Earlines, BMI Sure as a history tells a tale Sure as today is gonna fly Sure as tomorrow is a gift Sun is gonna rise Sure as a new day brings a new beginning Sure as a newborn child will cry Sure as each year goes faster than the last Sun is gonna rise Certain as hearts become entwined Certain as love will live and die Certain as wisdom comes with time Sun is gonna rise Certain as yesterday can’t be changed Sure as tomorrow’s open wide Canvas is empty as we sleep Sun is gonna rise Sure as a history tells a tale Sure as today is gonna fly Sure as tomorrow is a gift Sun is gonna rise

about

The creative process has fascinated and mystified since the beginning of time, and many have tried to understand it - to no avail. The fact is, it’s different for each one of us. No one can pinpoint it. Therein lies its beauty and its relevance.

While creating the epic album A Love Supreme, John Coltrane is quoted as saying, “One thought can produce millions of vibrations”. From this, I take the idea that creative inspiration can be found anywhere, anytime, and that it has a power to grow from the most embryonic of ideas. Lark is the product of such an idea - a definitive passion and calling that I have carried with me throughout my life and never lost sight of - the idea that I would one day create a collection of my songs - an album. It has taken four full years to create, and has been worth every single moment, no matter how maddeningly long the process has been. It’s a highly personal journal of my life during that time - growth, passion, love, reflection, loss, sadness, disappointment, elation, and hope. The people I know and the places I’ve been have inspired it.

I wish to thank all of those who have been a part of my life - whether they are here now or gone. First and foremost, I wish to thank my life-long friend and music mentor, Peter Wilder, for his unconditional love, support, encouragement, patience, perseverance, humor, vision, energy, perspective, technical expertise, and generous donation of his time and home - all of which were paramount in making this album a reality. I also wish to thank his family - Lynda, Nicholas, and Eli - who are very dear to me. My music teacher from high school, who nurtured my interest in song and encouraged me to explore every domain of musicality. My parents, whom I love. Each of their personalities have been an influence in shaping who I am, and I draw inspiration from them. And my extended family and friends - each and every beautiful one of them - for what they teach me about life, love, humor, and the path that we all travel, in our own way, to move toward personal fulfillment and peace. Whatever the greater definition of that may be...


- Meg Chambers


Very rarely in one's creative life does one get the opportunity to collect the flowing art of a "natural." Meg Chambers is just that. I have been privileged to know Meg for over two decades and the currents of her talent have been ever developing and increasing in scope since the beginnings. The challenge, from a production stand point, was not to get in the way of the muse - but instead to find ways to uncover it more completely.

In many ways, Lark is a very naked album - many songs are solo instrumental, solo vocal - but the more detailed arrangements never get in the way of the gift Meg has within the purity and clarity of her voice. It has been a tremendous honor to work so closely on these recordings, and I hope a great deal of people get to hear it. It's about as magical as a recording gets.

- Peter Bruce Wilder

credits

released December 31, 2002

Meg Chambers - Vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, piano, rhythm programming

Peter Bruce Wilder - Acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, percussion & rhythm programming, backing vocals

Pete Flynn - Digeridoo on Sun is Gonna Rise

Katy Olcay - backing vocals on Lark

Arranged, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Meg Chambers / Peter Bruce Wilder

Graphic concept by Meg Chambers with design and layout by Peter Bruce Wilder

Photographs by Kip Ross

Special thanks to Katy Olcay for creative lyric input on Lark and The Unknown, Kip Ross for his unbelievable photographs, Pete Flynn for his spontaneous digeridoo solo and Jing Qiong Hu for her beautiful calligraphy. (The Chinese characters translate literally to “lark”.)

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