Starship

by Ari Neufeld

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"Starship" was written during my lonely and exciting "Artist Development Residence" in Austin Texas. It was written for Ailen White, who tragically lost her father early one morning in a car accident. None of it made sense. Her father was such an intelligent, strong, careful, compassionate man, and his death felt so random to the community. Of all the people to be taken so randomly, why him??

This song came as a deep healing to me and and Ailen and many other people. It is certainly a song with a story for everyone, but you can interpret it the way you'd like. It was recorded at Bottega studios by Jamie Prentice on Josh Smith's ukelele, with the help of David Krysko's Steinway piano, Brent Tyler's voice and Jordan Wiberg's orchestrating. THE INCREDIBLE BANJO IS JESSE PADGETT!

It took three years to complete. I was tempted to charge $10 per download!

- Ari

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Stargaze
Starlight
Starship
Come and take me away tonight
There's nothing left here but pain

And I couldn't tell you
How many times it rattled my cage
And I don't know how
But I know you will fly again
So let the rain come
And row that ship in your heart
To a new drum

Someday
Somehow
Someone will explain why
And maybe the river of tears will run dry

And I couldn't tell you
How many times it rattled my brain
And I don't know how
But I know you will fly again
So let the rain come
And row that ship in your heart
To a new drum

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released November 10, 2019
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Ari Neufeld Penticton, British Columbia

Ari Neufeld is a creative.
If it can be made with the human body, he’s probably figuring out how to make it. Music. Art. Rhythm. Melody. Rhyme. Visual innovation and diversity. Neufeld plays regularly with Canada's fiddler phenom Jennie Bice, and bides most of his year traveling and being creative. He has played over 300 weddings and over 650 shows in Vancouver BC alone! LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE! ... more

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