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6355 Jessie Ln
Clemmons, NC 27012
Godspeed
Solo song by Shane Young
Written and Recorded by Shane Young.
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Creative Fixations Studios.
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Lyrics: And everything revolves around the chips You throw some in, you throw some out I guess I should have never bet on this You throw your cards, I'm down and out And you can go and find your, you can go and find yourself So long I won't try and stop you, I won't try and stop you now Godspeed I won't try and stop you, I won't try and stop you now Godspeed And you told me, well you told me Everything I didn't want to hear And now I'm swearing, yeah I'm swearing I'm swearing like I fell right off the ship And I know, in time this to will pass And yeah I know, in time this too will pass And everything will crumble to the sea The tide will rise and fall How similar it is to you and me The crashing waves and all And you can go and find your, you can go and find yourself So long I won't try and stop you, I won't try and stop you now Godspeed I won't try and stop you, I won't try and stop you now Godspeed And you told me, well you told me Everything I didn't want to hear And now I'm swearing, yeah I'm swearing I'm swearing like I fell right off the ship And I know, in time this to will pass And yeah I know, in time this too will pass But I can't stop living the past No I can't stop living the past
Quicksand
It can feel uneasy not knowing what direction you are headed. We twist and turn through decisions in life, always wondering if we made the right choice. We ask ourselves,
“What if I would have chosen differently? Am I where I am supposed to be?”
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just ask those questions and get an answer, or to know where to go before you even get there? It’s not always laid out like that, and we don’t always have a prophet guiding us towards our purpose. In fact, sometimes it can feel like an endless sinking, like time just keeps getting deeper and deeper and all we do is struggle blindly. In the end, the important part is to always push forward and find a way out no matter how much we sink down. Through steady effort, we will find steady ground.
Quicksand Well I’ve been waiting On some big picture This life I’m framing Well, its moving quicker What will be will be Or so they tell me Is that my fate here? Or could I change things? Brother John I’ve got some questions Tell me What am I to become? I need direction Show me I’ve just been on the run This road I’m walking It’s always the same thing And the path less taken I walk through blindly Your heart will guide you Or so they all say If it gets broken Do we lose our way Brother John I want some answers Tell me How can I save myself? Inside this desert Show me Where does the river dwell? And I need a clean slate I need a clean slate Quicksand is where I bathe These days, oh these days
released June 23, 2020
Written 2012 and Recorded 2020 by Shane Young.
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Creative Fixations.
Becoming The Dire Wolf
Many times in life we find ourselves running from something. We run from those who have wronged us, from tragedy, from responsibility, or simply the past. Sometimes though, we are chased by something unknown. We run and run, always trying to stay ahead of it, but it keeps nipping at our heels. Not all that follows us can be outrun. Sometimes we have to turn and face that thing to find peace and grow stronger.
Sometimes we realize that we were running from ourselves all along.
Lyrics Waiting for the wolves To make a meal out of me You know I've seen stranger things Happen round here But nothings more unusual Than seeing yourself Become the very thing That rang the dinner bell Looks like the feast is upon me Or so it always was I guess I should be grateful For it takes a hunger To see what you're really worth Now I'm skin and bones Took every piece of me Strange how the weight is gone All that's left is me Stripped down to the very soul I gave myself for free I've become the very thing That's been chasing me Looks like the beast is upon me Or so it always was I guess I should be grateful For in the den of wolves You see what you're really worth
Written and Recorded by Shane Young.
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Catchlight Studios.
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Down The Line
Change will inevitably present itself in many ways throughout our life. It will not always be a change that we welcome, but it will happen either way. We mustn’t allow ourselves to remain idle during these challenges. We must remain steadfast in our purpose despite the weight that may lay upon us. Beethoven wrote his 9th Symphony when he was almost completely deaf, yet it is regarded by many as his greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music. Let this, along with other great success stories, be an example of finding hope in grim circumstances. Next time adversity blocks our path, we will simply pick up our things and move along.
Lyrics:
Gonna ride this train to nowhere Gonna leave this town behind I can hear those bells a ringing Till it all gets left behind Lately I’ve been feeling the winds of change Wondering what tomorrow will bring my way And I know I’ll face it on my own Cause no one here can change things When all is said and done So I’ll ride this train to nowhere, Gonna leave this town behind I can hear those bells a ringing, Till it all gets left behind I feel something coming over me The road ahead seems empty and I’m losing steam And you know you need some peace of mind Every time you leave a piece Of yourself behind So I’ll ride this train to nowhere, Gonna leave this trouble behind I can hear those bells a ringing, And I know Ive lost my mind Theres a garden growing in my soul A flower dies, another blooms and so it goes So I’ll ride this train to somewhere, Gonna face this crazy life I can hear those bells a ringing, So I’ll head on down the line Yes I’ll head on down the line
Recorded and Produced by: Evan Hinshaw, Shane Young
Written by: Shane Young, Evan Hinshaw
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Vacation to Arcadia
This song is the result of a spontaneous improv session with Josh Godfrey (My Hero Is Me/New Age Of Radio/Bare The Traveler), Matt Johnson (For The Fix/Other Side Of Fear/Team Edgar/Stave), and Shane Young (Goodnight Ghost/Stave/Catchlight/Strange Intuition/Solo). After meeting each other through the local music circuit, Josh, Matt, and Shane maintain a friendship that includes the occasional jam session. “Vacation to Arcadia” was very impromptu and immediately the trio knew it was worth capturing. It was written and recorded on-site at Shane Young’s home studio, then mixed and mastered By Evan Hinshaw and Shane Young at Catchlight Studios.
“Music is like a conversation. Every time you add someone to it, the conversation changes.” – Matt Johnson
This is our conversation.
Written and performed by Josh Godfrey, Matt Johnson, and Shane Young
Mixed and Mastered by Evan Hinshaw and Shane Young at Catchlight Studios
Space Travel
Space Travel is the third studio release from the collaborative project of Benjamin Weir and Shane Young of Strange Intuition.
Written & Recorded by: Shane Young, Benjamin Weir
Mastered at Catchlight Studios
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Lifting Spirits
A flower that grows crooked is still beautiful. A tree scarred by lightning shows character. A crack in the earth may become a lake filled with life. Imperfections do not make a thing unworthy and there is a great beauty found in hardship. We can’t always be dealt the best hand, but we must laugh when we are losing. We must love when we are down. We must sing straight through the storm. Only then will our weaknesses become our strengths. Only then will we know the truest form of peace.
Pull me under
How many atoms does it take
To keep me on the surface
Looking out for something I don’t know
Well this world
Is a stone
I swim for the lighthouse
Hoping for some light to shine on me
But no one left the light on
So here I am singing through the sea
Singing through the sea
Low and behold
I’ve been asking questions
With answers only I could ever know
Held below the surface
By something that I cannot let go
Well the truth
Is a stone
So I swim for the light house
Hoping for some light to shine on me
But no one left the light on
So here I am singing through the sea
Headed for the shipwreck
Never caring once for my fate
Surrender to the current
Singing Hallelujah all the way
Im on my way
Written and Recorded by Shane Young.
Mixed and Mastered by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Catchlight Studios.
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This Strange Love
Picture a lonely woman walking out of a restaurant. She has just been stood up. On her sooner than expected walk home she pulls a young man from the street just before he is hit by a car. She embraces him with blind compassion and tells him to be careful. 20 years later he is a renowned doctor and local figure. An older woman visits his ER one night after being hit by a car. He saves her life, only to realize that many years ago, she had already saved his. They once again embrace. Around every corner, there is an opportunity to love someone and we never know when that love may return to us. We are all connected in this great ebb and flow for reasons we may not understand, but when we give, sometimes we find a piece of the puzzle.
Lyrics:
Time, you know our time is gonna leave us
Time is something that we cannot hold
Someday we’re gonna find the mystery
When we walk, that lonesome road
The feeling of a moment or a memory
Both as true as how they came to be
Still it seems we find ourselves forgetting
Who we are, and what that means
But this strange love, it has it’s reasons
For the time that we share
This strange love, it never leaves us
And we know its always there
Heart and soul, a river to an ocean
One is life, the other how we live
With every turn we’re bound to face the mystery
That who we are, is what we give
But this strange love, it has it’s reasons
For the time that we share
This strange love, it never leaves us
And we know its always there
Recorded and Produced by: Evan Hinshaw, Shane Young
Written by: Shane Young, Evan Hinshaw
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Forst For The Trees
As we journey through life, we must all face adversity. Each of our paths are unique and filled with twists and turns that make it easy to forget the way. Sometimes we are blinded by our own doubt and lose sight of who we really are. The hardest part is not always being lost, but to move forward and surrender to what we cannot control. As long as we stay true to who we really are, we will always remember how to fly and see the world from a better point of view.
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