SJ Tucker: We are Shangri-La

Lyrics:

We raise and raze our city like the strangest house of cards, a ghost-breath mist of snow;
A ghost-breath mist of snow where no snow falls,
For we are Atlantis, and the town of Prester John.
Three weeks apart from never, we dance and do not fall.
We are Shangri-La.

History has dreamed of us. History has dreamed of this.
Those who know the way, many times return.
History has dreamed of us,
building up our city just to watch it burn.
We are Shangri-La.
BURN IT DOWN

We carry Goddess-dust upon our skin,
wherever we go, rising with bright feathers
in the Desert.
Blessed by the wind,
we dance, we thrive, we shimmer in the never-was.
We are Shangri-La.
Burn it down.

Relieving saddened sleep and fitful visions, we return.
We raise our city high, we watch our city burn.
We raise our city high to watch it burn.
Burn it down.
We are the mirage for those who dare to come and see.
The burning in our blood will set us free.
We are free.
We are Shangri-La.
BURN IT DOWN
We are Shangri-La.
LET IT GO

Credit goes to the following:
Released 24 February 2009
All songs and these recordings written and performed by S. J. Tucker, with guest appearances by Catherynne M. Valente, Michelle Dockrey, and Betsy Tinney; all rights reserved.
Special thanks to Catherynne M. Valente, Kevin Wiley, Tony Fabris, Michelle Dockrey, Betsy Tinney, and Ginger Doss.

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• of
• palimpsest
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• shangri-la

[yersejam]

Amazing song.

I'm listening this over and over again.

[IrishTactical]

@yersejam So do I, from time to time.

[bunny2299]

I realized that the first time I listened to this song was while I was watching Burning Man last year. And on SJ's website, she said this song was based off of her Burning Man experience. No wonder I can't stop listening to this song!

[mymusicrocks12345]

@eschercheshire most everything on this album is related to the book Palimpset, from what I can tell. I love this song and Casimira so much though.

Dark doesn't mean bad, only unknown. This song is majorly calming to me.

[eschercheshire]

I've never heard SJ do anything else as dark as what's on this album... *shivers*

It's good though. Stunning, even.