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"Amelia & All That Is (The Great Unfolding)" by R&F Newman (BMI)

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Chorus:
Seems like everyone's breath is holding
Waiting, waiting for the Great Unfolding
Lyrics:(click to view)
AMELIA, and All That IS (The Great Unfolding)
©1995 Rich & Flo Newman (BMI)
Around the quiet islands of snow
Could it be I see the green start to show
I surprised a secret slender sprout
Hiding under an iced-in brick that I pulled out
(Chorus)
Seems like everyone's breath is holding
Waiting, waiting for the Great Unfolding
Its freezing but as I look around
Red clover is pushing up through the ground
Tiny new leaves in packages done so precise
Unfolding origami when it's time to capture light
Seems like...
Tiny spirals to huge feather fans
Fiddleheads to ferns
Shades of brown to 'Emerald City'
I just blinked, the scene had turned
How many years have passed that I failed to see
The early stages of this meadow mystery
Like purple cigars that are rolled up really tight
Turn to blooming violets almost overnight
Each bud is a whole pollen package store
Sitting right there hoping
Some thirsty bee is first in line
when it comes the time to open
Seems like...

Thought I heard Tweet minor for half a sec
Are the blueprints being drawn
Those brilliant flying architects
Just labor on and on
So you'll see me on the ground with my head bent real low
Not 'cause I'm feeling down or got no place to go
I'm just moving in close for the bestest best of shows
Taking my seat in the very front row
Waiting waiting for the Great Unfolding
Seems like everyone's breath is holding
Genre (click to view)
slow, folksy ballad, rock, pop, easy listening, kids/family, alternative, ac (adult contemporary)

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Mood (click to view)
slow, melodic, optimistic, sweet, dreamy
About the Song (click to view)
description: The spring song. This song was inspired by watching our rabbit Amelia exploring and discovering new buds in late winter early spring. When we let our pet house rabbits out in our yard (always supervised), we started to notice what green plants they would choose. This was the catalyst to make us look really closely at the plant life in our yard. This is a song about very early spring, when new plant shoots are barely distinguishable from each other. This led us to discover the various stage of each leave (leaf) and flower as they opened up and unfolded. The real discovery is that no matter the scientific nature of it all, watching the unfolding of these origami sculptures, is absolutely magical. Within the chaos and hubris of daily life, spend a quiet contemplatitive moment meditating on the botanical world. Amelia is the bunny who taught us to stop and examine this whole world in our own back yard.
Title: Amelia and All That is (The Great Unfolding)
Author(s):Richard & FloraLee Newman
Year:©1995
Pro:BMI
Licensing: contact authors
Publisher: contact authors
About the Recording (click to view)
Title: Amelia and All That is (The Great Unfolding)
Author(s):Richard & FloraLee Newman
Year:©1995
Pro: BMI
Published: on TagYerit's CD "Heavy Construction"
Artist: TagYerit with Flo (guitars, vocals) Rich (bass) Patrick Lavery (drums)
Producer: Ed Vadas
Recorded: Greg Steele (engineer) at Derek Studios - Dalton, MA
Mastered: Northeastern Digital Southborough, MA
Review Quotes: Music Street Journal - "A slow, almost ballad rock tune, Amelia features nicely layered vocals. "
Licensing: contact authors
publisher: contact authors
Ways to purchase (click to view)
These 3 stores are just a few places you can buy the tracks digitally To buy the entire CD check it out at CDBaby (the best CD store online)

For all other inquiries, contact Rich Newman
Keywords (click to view)
being witness to regular seasonal spring creation, dreamy quality, botanical, awakening