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Birthday Prayer (2012)

from The Beachwood Canyon Sessions by Sara Melson

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This version of Birthday Prayer could not be more different from the live solo piano version off of my first record. I chose to lend the song an Americana vibe a' la "The Band"... I took the tempo up a notch. Joey Ayoub's bass part really makes the song groove I think. Enjoy. :) Sara

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I have not been honest with myself
Not with you, nor with anyone else
I haven’t had respect for time
I can’t bind the wind, I can’t catch the sand
But I’m learning to write with my left hand
And one day, I’ll learn the art of dying

Please God, take care of me,
Enter me so I may be free
Help me breathe in slowly, without fear
Why can’t I accept the truth
Even I will lose my youth
I’d better learn this lesson while I’m here

I hear the ghost of my beloved dog
Crackling leaves as we walk through the fog
Memories fade to dreams year after year
Seems like lifetimes ago
And one day so will this moment now
A distance so far and yet so near

Please God, take care of me,
Enter me so I may be free
Help me breathe in slowly, without fear
Why can’t I accept the truth
Even I will lose my youth
I’d better learn this lesson while I’m here

I’ve been a temperamental loner
And a superstitious stoner
I have run from the law,
Just to write a song
Trying to see without my glasses
As the world outside my window passes
Why do I struggle just to get along

Please God, take care of me,
Enter me so I may be free
Help me breathe in slowly, without fear
Why can’t I accept the truth
Even I will lose my youth
I’d better learn this lesson while I’m here

Oh, I’d better learn this lesson while I’m here

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from The Beachwood Canyon Sessions, released October 23, 2012
Written by Sara Melson, BMI
Courtesy of Song Children Publishing/ Trover Music Publishing BMI

Recorded at Agoura Borealis and The Sandbox, Los Angeles, California
Engineered and produced by Rick Parker, Alec Dixon, and Cal Campbell
Mixed by Rick Parker with additional mixing by Alec Dixon

Birthday Prayer (2012):
Sara Melson: piano, acoustic guitar, vocals
Cal Campbell: drums
Joe Ayoub: bass
Peter Adams: keys
Sara Melson/ Wendy Wang: background vocals

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Sara Melson's insightful and inspiring lyrics and unique, distinctive voice led Yahoo Music to choose her as their "New Buzz Artist," calling her "one of the most fearless singer-songwriters on the planet." Her timeless, infectious, songs blur boundaries between folk, rock, pop, and country. Sara's songs have been featured in numerous film & TV shows, including Grey's Anatomy. ... more

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