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While The Moss Redeems The Stone

by Alice Rose

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1.
Sun Chant 03:25
SUN CHANT It helps I awaken, that’s sun’s not mistaken That wind the cold sea, oh the chill’s thrilling me With the friend of the heart, the green leaves the living child The birds in the trees , awaken song in me chorus: Thank you for everything - Always and because - It’s you moving on Me too - On and on and on and on - On and on and on It’s here and it feels so incredibly real This voice inside of me, that longs to be free It moves, I go, hits compass that shows That sense of direction, oh, I feel the connection chorus: Thank you for everything - Always and because - It’s you moving on Me too - On and on and on and on - On and on and on Moving fields, energies, I’m not really real I’m just an idea, I’m not even here…
2.
Alive 03:36
ALIVE And this song is for following your dreams – even when you fall down again and again Oh this moment I'm alive – look out the window – look up at the sky chorus: I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive And this song is for carrying the torch through the darkness of your pain and your thoughts And this one is for being couragous and brave – even when there's no refuge No place to feel safe chorus: I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive And this song is for being who you are - on this path of life, following the heart And this one is for being in love – this is what holds us and keeps us strongs chorus: I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive I am alive – I am alive, I am alive, I am alive
3.
On a lonely island – in the the southern sea Thinking 'bout my loved ones, so far, far from me... The spectacles of heaven – the scent in the breeze The earth and the skies, meet in me Chorus: And you're all here in my heart – Even when we're far, far apart And you're all here with me – for all eternity lalalalala....lalalallalalalalalalalalaaa Singing for the spiders, hiding in the walls For the palmtrees and the flowers. Oh the ocean calls! And the dance of the rock and wood, as old as the moon And the sun and the earth and wind, we're building a home Chorus: And you're all here in my heart – Even when we're far, far apart And you're all here with me – for all eternity lalalalala....lalalallalalalalalalalalaaa Meeting a turtle, at night in my dreams Wondering about, what does it all mean Do you wanna grab a coffee – let's go for a walk Down by the water, oh it's so nice to talk! Hello beautiful stranger, where do you go? Will we ever meet again, oh nobody knows... Could have been something – you touched my soul Crossing pathways - now each go on their own And you're all here in my heart – Even when we're far, far apart And you're all here with me – for all eternity lalalalala....lalalallalalalalalalalalaaa
4.
Florida Moon 03:57
Come and meet me - At the blue bridge - Where the divided city meets We’ll dwell for a while - Just a moment in time When the sun rests it’s eyes - Then we’ll part chorus: In the mountains - In the woods over the ridge I see the moon Oh that moon! Rises in Florida too. dumdumdum…. Come and meet me at the blue bridge -the sorrow in my heart that you chose to leave My longing is pinned as stars to the skies- those solemn suns in the pale moonlight chorus: In the mountains - In the woods over the ridge I see the moon Oh that moon! Rises in Florida too. dumdumdum…. BRIDGE: Oh Babe - do you look at that moon - Oh - do you see what I see Oh I know In my secret heart of hearts - We’re together when we’re apart dumdumdum…. Come and meet me at the blue bridge - Where the divided city meets In the night of dreamers I walk on my own - but in my heart of hearts I’ll never be alone chorus: In the mountains - In the woods over the ridge I see the moon Oh that moon! Rises in Florida too. dumdumdum….
5.
5 TO MIDNIGHT It's 5 to midnight and the band just started to play My heart is pounding and my angels begin to pray The sky is clouded and the moonshine can't find it's way It's 5 to midnight and I just wanna run away Bridge: Hold me tight – Let me go – Give me more – I grow cold tonight Kiss me now – Let me be – Open up – Set me free tonight, oohoo chorus: And the stars are still shining above our heads and our hearts are still beating inside of our chests And the clouds are still raining in the rivers at night and the oceans run full And I am still in love with you – and I am still in love with you It's 5 to midnight seems like heaven might close it's gates My body's weak and my lungs want to take a break The tide is turning and the darkness begins to fade It's 5 to midnight and I'm done being afraid Bridge: Hold me tight – Let me go – Give me more – I grow cold tonight Kiss me now – Let me be – Open up – Set me free tonight, oohoo chorus: And the stars are still shining above our heads and our hearts are still beating inside of our chests And the clouds are still raining in the rivers at night and the oceans run full And I am still in love with you – and I am still in love with you It's 5 to midnight and the band just started to play My ears are tired and my eyes shut down for rest The full moon's shining and my shadows begin to shake It's 5 to midnight and I just wanna stay awake! Bridge: Hold me tight – Let me go – Give me more – I grow old tonight Kiss me now – Let me be – Open up – Set me free tonight, oohoo chorus: And the stars are still shining above our heads and our hearts are still beating inside of our chests And the clouds are still raining in the rivers at night and the oceans run full And I am still in love with you – and I am still in love with you It's 5 to midnight and the band just started to play...
6.
While The Moss Redeems The Stone Walking these streets like a ghost - gravitating slowly towards your home I'm in a crazy state of life – running straight into the knife Who wants to swap heart with me – got one with a real fast beat The sun is sinking towards the ground – seems so flat when in fact it's round chorus: And I'm just learning to fold the paper. While the moss redeems the stone – while the moss redeems thestone Present myself shiny and new, only I know that it's not true I let the sun set in me, close my eyes imagine I'm a tree I'm too raw to be alive, so I keep telling lies What really matters in this life? looking for a larger slice of pie... chorus: And I'm just learning to fold the paper. While the moss redeems the stone, while the moss redeems the stone... I am breathing through the skin, slowly out and swiftly in I feel my bones come alive, while my spirit begins to rise I've got some catching up to do, I wasn't listening to you! Bury myself under the earth, born to grow, born for rebirth And I'm just learning to fold the paper... While the moss redeems the stone, while the moss redeems the stone...
7.
JUST LIKE THAT Ooooohooo - oooohoooooo Just like that the water falls – and just like that the journey calls Just like that the silence talks – told me it's truth Just like that life took a turn – and just like that the fire burns And just like that the living stream – whispered it's dream chorus: Which is true – which is false – sun of self river of all Just like this – raise your eyes – let that longing turn into smiles The crack of light that shows the broken heart – forces fear to fall apart Just like this – loud and clear – I heard the song and now I'm here Ooooohooo – oooohoooooo Just like that I followed you – 'cause just like that my heart just knew And just like that the beautiful – showed me it's truth Just like that the stars appeared– and just like that the moon was here And just like that the shadows moved – exposed me to my truth chorus x1 Ooooohooo – oooohoooooo - oooohoooooo
8.
THE BOOK OF YOU I want to read the book of you - look at the pages - scrolling through Not just judge it by it’s cover - Oh, there’s so much to discover! chorus: So if you let me I will listen - If you let me I will see and if you let me I will carry this book of you with me And die a little to my dream - I’ll die a little to my dream Life is short but it takes so long - When everything seems to be going wrong I got caught under the bus - In my feeble attempt to love chorus: So if you let me I will listen - If you let me I will see and if you let me I will carry this book of you with me And die a little to my dream - I’ll die a little to my dream Bridge: We’re the seeds that you planted in your street - Something’s growing yet unseen Between the sky and the ground - We are found Now it’s time to read the book of me - Dive into it deeply set it free Oh, there’s so much to discover - can't just judge me by my cover chorus: So if you let me I will listen - If you let me I will see and if you let me I will carry this book of you with me And die a little to my dream - I’ll die a little to my dream Written by Alice Rose. Produced by Alice Rose and Jamie Collier. Autoharp by Alice Rose. Guitar by Jamie Collier.
9.
JUST A HUMAN BEING WALKING ON EARTH Here I am with all the beginnings - Here I am with all the long hauls Here I am turning the tables - Here I am in the shopping malls Here I am with all the questions - Here I am with all the broken parts Here I am collecting the pieces - Here I am with the aching heart And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth Here I am with all the luggage - Here I am with all the pain Here I am with the holes in my bucket - Here I am in the rain Here I am going in circles - Here I am things fall into place Here I am jumping the hurdles - Here I am tumbling down again And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth Here I am with all the flowers - Here I am with all the young Here I am folding the paper - Here I am in the sun Here I am with all the madness- Here I am with the empty cup Here I am using my bottle- Filling that cup with love CHORUS... And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth And I - I’m just a human being walking on earth
10.
This Is It! 03:19
LYRICS This Is It! And 1, 2, 3 - now I see - and 4, 5, 6 - Oh this is it! And 7, 8, 9 -Oh I’m so fine! and Then there’s 10 - Oh this never ends This never ends… 1. Light as a feather - Heavy as a stone - High as in above - Deep as in below Here as in presence - Not as in absence - I’m the answer and the question The ancestor and the descendant I’m the student and the teacher - I’m the rebel and the pleaser I’m the on and the off – the soft and the rough I’m the push and the pull - The empty and the full I’m the quiet and the loud - I’m humble and I'm proud chorus: And 1, 2, 3 - now I see - and 4, 5, 6 - Oh this is it! And 7, 8, 9 -Oh I’m so fine! and Then there’s 10 - Oh this never ends This never ends… 2. I’m tiny and I’m huge - I agree and I refuse I’m dark and I’m light - I’m fake and I’m right I’m the now and the then - The foe and the friend I’m the thick and the thin - I’m out and I’m in I’m the front and rear - The courage and the fear I’m true and I’m false- I’m nothing at all I’m the feather and the stone - High up and deep below I’m the good and the bad - The success and the mishap chorus: And 1, 2, 3 - now I see - and 4, 5, 6 - Oh this is it! And 7, 8, 9 -Oh I’m so fine! and Then there’s 10 - Oh this never ends This never ends…
11.
No Frontiers 03:59
Lay your hand in mine - Let me see that smile - You look like a child You have lived a life Wrinkles, curls and spots - Sometimes life’s been tough - Now it’s time to rest There are no more tests And love knows no frontiers - Memories turn into tears Frozen in time - Into yours and mine Holding onto life - Like an old photograph - Years have come and gone I’ve let go of holding on Like an endless dream - Life flows in the stream - See the fading lights Day turns into night And love knows no frontiers - Memories turn into tears Frozen in time - Into yours and mine
12.
Hearts In The Mud I am restless in the night - Like the cat I sneak around Lying here and lying there Cannot find no rest nowhere - In the moonless night of nights - I can hear the endless sighs Oh the river flows and flows - On and on the water goes - On and on the water goes No hand to hold no side to pick - No ground to stand on nowhere to sit Lessons in patience got places to go -No reference point - No space to hold Rewarded with the gift of life - Sometimes I forget that I’m alright Noticing the holes between the thoughts - Drawing hearts in the mud Drawing hearts in the mud...
13.
Wildflowers 03:59
And the wildflowers of the forest see the birds to the skies A refuge for the soul where my love is alive And I wonder has my time now come to finally break free Of these burdens that I've carried all my life along with me chorus: And I'm recovering from the world – learning anew to see All the magic and the beauty, that is surrounding me And I want to give you love, and I promise not to cry and even if I do we both know that I've tried And I marvel at the madness that I see inside of me, taming tenderly that wildness, that longs to be free chorus: And I'm recovering from the world – learning anew to see All the magic and the beauty, that is surrounding me Coming home, going slow, moving furniture around I've got no place left to visit, I am staying on the ground And with nowhere left to go, I know I still want to move in between and on the road, oh my soul is my home Chorus: And I'm recovering from the world – learning a new to see All the magic and the beauty, that is surrounding me And freedom tastes the sweetest while following the heart looking back not getting lost, I think that is the art And at the end of the day, courage, love and flow Lovers lost learn to trust that they'll find their way home chorus: And I'm recovering from the world – learning a new to see All the magic and the beauty, that is surrounding me
14.
SUN CHANT It helps I awaken That’s sun’s not mistaken That wind the cold sea Oh the chill’s thrilling me With the friend of the heart The green leaves the living child The birds in the trees Awaken song in me Thank you for everything Always and because It’s you moving on Me too On and on and on and on On and on and on It’s here and it feels so incredibly real This voice inside of me That longs to be free It moves , I go This compass that shows That sense of direction Oh I feel the connection Thank you for everything Always and because It’s you moving on Me too On and on and on and on On and on and on Moving fields - Energies I’m not really real I’m just an idea I’m not even here…
15.
SUN CHANT It helps I awaken, that’s sun’s not mistaken That wind the cold sea, oh the chill’s thrilling me With the friend of the heart, the green leaves the living child The birds in the trees , awaken song in me chorus: Thank you for everything - Always and because - It’s you moving on Me too - On and on and on and on - On and on and on It’s here and it feels so incredibly real This voice inside of me, that longs to be free It moves, I go, hits compass that shows That sense of direction, oh, I feel the connection chorus: Thank you for everything - Always and because - It’s you moving on Me too - On and on and on and on - On and on and on Moving fields, energies, I’m not really real I’m just an idea, I’m not even here…

about

The new album "While The Moss Redeems The Stone' by Alice Rose, is a singer-songwriter album, and the follow up album of her 2018 album, 'What To Do In The Rain' talents of one lone and courageous woman shine as she weaves stories into songs the way time weaves moments into a life. With a naturalness that could only be borne of experience. Through a process of diving into life with the courage reserved for wild, wandering souls.

Alice Rose is a master of storytelling through music, lyrics, and unique sound, and this April, she will release her fifth studio album, titled While The Moss Redeems The Stone. This collection of 13 original tracks were written and recorded across the world, on a small tropical island in Thailand, in a forest near Copenhagen, and on the cobbled streets of Berlin.

Her songs speak of the joy and tragedy of the human experience: love and longing, heartbreak, dreams, happiness, and despair. Sultry evenings spent star gazing at the tropical night sky. Admiring the spectacles of heaven from sun-soaked shores, as in the song, Lonely Island. Meeting a lover on Berlin’s blue bridge, “Elsen Steg”, as in the song Florida Moon. Connecting with our innate aliveness, in the celebrative single, Alive, featuring the island community of free-spirited souls who remained in Thailand during the pandemic.

The album features only hand-played instruments, most significantly the autoharp, a small chorded zither often used in folk music. Her collaborator and Berlin-based New Zealand musician, Jamie Collier, co-produced the album and contributed vocals and guitar. A band of Berlin-based musicians contributed strings, wind instruments, and percussion.

This independently written, performed, recorded, and produced album gives us the resonance of soulful song. Inspired by travel. Lit up with the search of a Western girl following Eastern whispers. A woman exploring life through music and weaving a sound journey with voice and strings.

Her sweetly seductive voice, clear and pitch-perfect, captures an impressive range of notes and stirs a million souls. Evoking awareness of being, total presence, and a life-giving force that moves the sound of her inner world out into the light, to be shared. Through The Moss Redeems the Stone, Alice teaches us the subtle art of conscious relating, the powerful lessons in love, the building of the relationships and bridges that carry us through our journey.

Alice is a rose, a musician, a muse, an unlocker of creativity, and an adventurer in the world of music, love, and life. Listen to this album and join her journey.

credits

released April 23, 2021

The release was supported by KODA kultur in Denmark, www.koda.dk
Also it was support by DPA www.dpa.dk
and DJBFA www.djbfa.dk

01. Sun Chant
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Vocal: Mira-Belle Rose.
Percussion: Claas Sandboothe


02.ALIVE
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocals, viola: Alice Rose
Guitar and backing vocals: Jamie Collier
Back up vocals and percussion: Joy Tyson and Darlini Singh Kaul
Double bass: Daigo Nakai
Violin, viola: Julius Alexandrian
Cello: Moritz Brümmer
Choir: Ruby Jean Rose, Jamie Collier, Alice Rose, Julius Alexandrian,
Laura Hagnäs, Sonny Casey, Claas Sandboothe
Mastered by Salz Mastering

03. BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar, backup vocals: Jamie Collier.
Percussion: Claas Sandbothe
Choir: Ruby Jean Rose, Jamie Collier, Alice Rose, Julius Alexandrian,
Laura Hagnäs, Sonny Casey, Claas Sandbothe
Mastered by Salz Mastering

04.FLORIDA MOON
Written and produced by Alice Rose
Produced and mixed by Jamie Collier
Guitar and back-up vocals: Jamie Collier
Percussion: Claas Sandbothe
Saxophone: Colin Crighton
Piano: Rune Abro
Double Bass: Daigo Nakai
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021

05. FIVE TO MIDNIGHT
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar, double bass, backup vocals: Jamie Collier.
Percussion: Claas Sandbothe
Electric guitar: Simeon Loth
Mastered by Salz Mastering

6.WHILE THE MOSS REDEEMS THE STONE
Written and produced by Alice Rose
Produced and mixed by Jamie Collier
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar and back-up vocals: Jamie Collier
Cello: Moritz Brümmer
Percussion: Claas Sandbothe
Piano: Rune Abro
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021

07.Just Like That
Written and produced by Alice Rose
Produced and mixed by Jamie Collier
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar and back-up vocals, organ: Jamie Collier
Electric Guitar: Simeon Roth
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021

08.The Book Of You
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Co-produced and mixed Jamie Collier.
Autoharp and vocals: Alice Rose.
Guitar and tea chest bass: Jamie Collier
Banjo: David Stewart Ingleton
Mastered by Salz Mastering

09. JUST A HUMAN BEING WALKING ON EARTH
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar, backup vocals by Jamie Collier.
Banjo: David Stewart Ingleton
Mastered by Salz Mastering

10. THIS IS IT!
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Vocals, viola: Alice Rose
Guitar, claps and backing vocals: Jamie Collier
Piano: Rune Abro
Claps: Claas Sandbothe
Back up vocals and percussion: Joy Tyson and Darlini Singh Kaul
Double bass: Daigo Nakai
Choir: Ruby Jean Rose, Jamie Collier, Alice Rose, Julius Alexandrian,
Laura Hagnäs, Sonny Casey, Claas Sandboothe
Mastered by Salz Mastering

11. NO FRONTIERS
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Co-produced and mixed by Jamie Collier
Vocals, autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar: Jamie Collier
Piano: Rune Abro
Clarinet and Saxophone: Colin Crighton
Percussion: Claas Sandbothe
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021


12.HEARTS IN THE MUD
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Mixed and Co-produced by Jamie Collier.
Vocal and autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar, backup vocals, Tea chest bass: Jamie Collier.
Banjo: David Stewart Ingleton
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021

13.WILDFLOWERS
Written and produced by Alice Rose.
Co-produced and mixed by Jamie Collier
Vocals, autoharp: Alice Rose
Guitar: Jamie Collier
Piano: Rune Abro
Clarinet and Saxophone: Colin Crighton
Cello, accordeon: Moritz Brümmer
Mastered by Salz Mastering, 2021

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ALICE ROSE
Hailing from Copenhagen, DK, but at home in a lot of cities of the world. Her performances, her vocals, her jugglers skill using samplers, computer, beatboxes, viola, keyboards and toys, all come together in a delicious concoction of electro-folk--equal parts trip-hop, pop, electronica and dance. She is an adventurer in the music world today and is constantly exploring new grounds. ... more

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