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She Of The Sea

by Sara So Far

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The Story

Living on an island for 4,5 years made me feel keenly what it’s like to be surrounded by sea. Sometimes raging, sometimes calm, showing its many different hues and moods in different areas, at different times of day. Full of hidden life, a force of mystery. For me, the sea holds beauty, memories of weekends on the beach, my children close to me playing in the sand. The taste of salt and the sand sifting through my fingers as carelessly as time.

How different the image of the sea is for some of the people whom I’ve met along my journeys through Europe. I am not talking about Europeans here, but about those who were unfortunate to be born in a place where they have no rights, no safety, no work, no future. I have heard stories -firsthand and secondhand- of these souls, braving the sea to get to a better place. Risking their lives, even the lives of their children by getting on a boat that may or may not make it to the other shore. Leaving everything behind, just for this small chance at something of a future. Some of them were lost at sea. Some of them were saved by stubborn locals who stand at the forefront and fight for these lives with compassion and bravery, ignoring the selfishness that throbs at the heart of western society.

Some of them made it to land. Maybe disillusioned at what they found, maybe hopeful. But always waiting, because of those they left behind. ‘And I’m waiting, and I’m waiting, and I’m waiting for those I love’. A newfound hope, mingled with endless longing. A new life with an aftertaste of salt.

That is the story of ‘She of the sea’.

Sara

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She walked, she walked the street
She walked the street
She walked, she walked the street
With an air of familiarity
And I asked, yes I stopped and I asked
And I asked, are you from around here

She said
I'm from far away
It's been a long time

She walked, she walked the street
She walked the street
She walked, she walked the street
With an air of familiarity
And I asked, yes I stopped and I asked
And I asked, are you from around here

She said
I'm from far away
It's been a long time

I'm from far beyond the sea,
Far beyond the sea
The deep blue sea
And by the sea is how I came

I'm from far beyond the sea,
Far beyond the sea
The deep blue sea
And by the sea is how I came

Far, far away
Far, far away
Far, far away
Far, far away

And I'm waiting and I'm waiting
And I'm waiting for those I love
And I'm waiting and I'm waiting
And I'm waiting for those I love

credits

released September 10, 2021
Sara So Far (vocals)
Vasilis Vasiliou (handpan)

Recorded at Studio eleven63 Nicosia, Cyprus
Mixed by Andreas Trachonitis at Studio eleven63, Nicosia, Cyprus
Mastered by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot Productions

Composed and produced by Sara So Far, all rights reserved 2021

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Sara So Far Brussels, Belgium

Sara So Far is a singer, composer, pianist and loop artist. Sara has rooted her harmonies and rhythmic musings in jazz but touches other genres in daringly original ways. She has a passion for words and writes lyrics about a vast array of themes such as the contradictions of life, the sunset, the taste of waiting, relationships, climate change, the seasons, pandemics, silence, noise and hope. ... more

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