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True North

by Eli Lev

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SHY DESERT MORNING LYRICS My horizons are, rising up to see I’m finding out just fine, who I am I’m looking out of my own desert home Checking all those creatures passing by As the way back to your heart Widens all the time It’s that first soft light Of the shy desert morning That reminds my blood to come alive Don’t take me downtown With these worn out shoes There’s no place for my bag I’m heading out, I don’t need no news There ain’t no use for that where I’m going As the way back to your heart Widens all the time It’s that first soft light Of the shy desert morning That reminds my blood to come alive Don’t take me downtown I’ve been away for too long Don’t make my bed for me Cause I’m seeing it through this time In my own company And as the way Back to your heart Well it widens all the time It’s the first soft light Of the shy desert morning That reminds my blood to come alive Don’t take me downtown Shy desert morning I can see you coming through Your light’s gonna shine And light the way to you Shy desert morning And I know you got something to say I’ve been waiting all night So come on and light up the way Back to your heart It widens all the time It’s that first soft light Of the shy desert morning That reminds my blood to come alive Don’t take me downtown
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We just turned 23 It was the world versus you and me We were both head over heels Yeah you remember how that feels We thought we would win somehow We’re laughing at that now The day it all fell apart It felt like you were holding my hurting heart We swore we’d try again That was the beginning of the end I wanna tell you that I’m different All that time in love was well spent You know we had to learn along the way So we could look back and smile someday And I could say I’m sorry But that wouldn’t be true I’d rather say I’m happier And I know that you are too If I’m honest, I’m overjoyed Now I know who I am This is my voice I wanna tell you that I’m different All that time with you was well spent You know we had to learn along the way So we could look back and smile someday I wanna tell you that I’m different Back then I couldn’t know what it meant You know I had to learn along the way I wanna tell you, I wanna tell you that I’m different All that time with you was well spent You know we had to learn along the way So we could look back and smile someday
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As It Is 03:32
AS IT IS LYRICS The sky is changing From indigo into blue And I am changing too For the first and the last time The earth is trembling And I am trembling too It makes me feel alive It’s the only thing I know There’s a winding road behind me A straight path ahead Will you come with me To the water’s edge We’ll sink into the shoreline And slowly disappear Into it all As it always was As it really is There’s a wildfire behind me An orchard ahead Will you come with me And taste all of it We’ll turn into magpies And fly on the fiery wind Above it all As it is There’s a winding road behind me A straight path ahead Will you come with me To the water’s edge We’ll dance for forever And slowly disappear Into it all As it always was As it really is Into it all As it is
4.
HAPPINESS WAITS LYRICS Have you seen the sun over the seas All seven call for me But she’s in the throes of love And he’s a lonely lad Have you walked the hills of a highland trail All my friends are there But she’s a comfortable girl And he’s already found his chair Still happiness waits In the bridges connecting all the little towns across the world In the streambeds that laugh when no one’s looking into their games In the moonlight on its short and lovely journey to its tree top beds In the fallen trunks, around the fields You can find it there Have you held the hand of a summer wind I know it’ll guide you well But she’s a busy girl And he’s forgotten the sounds Of the snow, and the rain Of a cool river breeze and his home Still happiness waits Yes and happiness waits In the bridges connecting all the little towns across the world In the streambeds that laugh when no one’s looking into their games In the moonlight on its short and lovely journey to its tree top beds In the fallen trunks on the forest floor Still happiness waits Yes and happiness waits In the bridges connecting all the little towns across the world In the streambeds that laugh when no one’s looking into their games In the moonlight on its short and lovely journey to its tree top beds In the shimmering waves crashing on the shore In the crisp cool air of the springtime stretch Yes you can find it there Yeah you can find it there Have you held the hand of a summer wind?
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THERE’S A LIGHT LYRICS There’s a shadow on the wall Of an angel come to call And remind me of what I’ve always known She whispers in my ear The words I can barely hear But the meaning I can feel in my bones There’s a peace just outside my window There’s a war raging at my door There’s a light If I close my eyes And go deep inside I can see There’s a light

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ELI LEV

The Final Installment of the Four Directions Project, True North, Out Now

"With double-tracked vocals reminiscent of the ‘90s, infectiously folky melodies reminiscent of the ‘10s and an atmosphere unique to his sincere approach to songcraft, 'I Wanna Tell You' shows off all of Lev’s eclectic influences as they come together to form a single sound." - American Songwriter

Singer/songwriter Eli Lev has released the final installment of his Four Directions project, True North, today. Listen now via Spotify!

Prior to becoming a full time musician, the Silver Spring, MD native spent three years as an 8th grade English teacher on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. The indigenous traditions he learned during this time are the inspiration for his Four Directions project. Just as each cardinal direction holds unique characteristics in the Navajo tradition, so do each of the albums in Eli’s ‘Four Directions Project.’ Together, the series imaginatively and intrepidly connects spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth authentic.

The northern direction in Navajo belief is that of the black night, of reflection, of quietude, of completion, and the stage where we get the highest amount of understanding from events and actions.Therefore, True North, is composed of a series of songs that were written throughout Eli’s musical career. The EP was recorded during sessions with producer Taylor Rigg in a cabin in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Rigg’s ability to create sonic landscapes rooted in instrumentation were brought to life and elevated by the riverside setting nestled among the picturesque rolling mountains.

Eli’s releases have earned critical praise from Paste Magazine, Buzzfeed, CBS Radio, AXS, and The Bluegrass Situation, and have received national folk radio support and placement on prominent Spotify playlists. In 2019, Eli Lev won multiple industry awards for his work: his second album Way Out West won a Washington Area Music Award (WAMMIE) for best Country/Americana album, while his single “Chasing Daylight” won a grand prize in the SAW Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Competition.

True North Track Listing:
1. Shy Desert Morning
2. I Wanna Tell You
3. As It Is
4. Happiness Waits
5. There's a Light

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released June 25, 2021

All songs by Eli Lev
Produced, Recorded, and Engineered by Taylor Rigg

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Eli Lev Silver Spring, Maryland

Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time.

Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery.

He's just completed his Four Directions project: four EPs inspired by his time teaching on the Navajo Nation in Arizona.
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