walking ’round on planet earth ain’t easy for a starmeeting shining souls who don’t remember who they aretreating each other with hardness just as if loving was not a decisiontreating themselves with unkindnessjust as if living it was a competition

why don’t you dance a littlewhy don’t you sing a little songwhy don’t you just laugh a littleit feels so good, it can’t be wrongwords like these are what you wish to saybut minds like that would think, “loser’s chat” and walk awayno they wouldn’t staythey wouldn’t play

fear seems real on planet earthain’t easy to embraceshining souls forgotten about their homeand about their gracejudging themselves with unkindnessas if forgiveness was not the solutionjudging each other with hardnessas if apartness it wasn’t an illusion

why don’t you dance a little … but then at least you can flyyou can offer this old world a dance with the skyand then you can tryto release all the starlight that shines in your own eye

so why don’t you dance a little ...

- if we really remember who we are, we can dance and sing and love and forgive and free ourselves from all the restrictions on earth... not an easy task, but possible…

1. WHY DON’T YOU DANCE

feathersso light that i can hardly tell it’s heresensinga presence that is everything - but cleartouching me lightlymoving me slightlynudging my heart with a breezeand as i wish to make it stayit is drifting awayleaving me longing for ease

marbleso solid it’s impossible to fallsensinga gravity that’s anchoring the callholding me tight, it isrooting the lightpledging my heart to the groundand as i wish to drift awayit is making me stayleaving me restless and bound

and out of the blue awakening is hereletting me know returning is nearshowing me the qualities that appearthe colours i see – the music i hearwhen something as light as a featherand something as solid as marbleis merging together. heavenly feathersand marble of the earthmerging togetherthus giving every step i take its worth

and out of the blue awakening is hereletting me know returning is nearshowing me the qualities that appearthe colours i see – the music i hearwhen something as light as a featherand something as solid as marbleis merging together.

- being a spiritual and a physical being at the same time, is a fundamental condition for all humans on earth… this song celebrates the moments, when the earthly energies, represented by marble, and the heavenly energies, represented by feathers, are merging together to oneness.

2. MARBLE AND FEATHERS

they say that all you’re doing is wrongand that you have to work on being strongby hardening up your heart and play another cardthey say that king of swordgives the appropriate reward

they say that sensitivity hurtsand that it doesn’t work unless you convertby giving in and tryto let your senses diethey say that trusting queen of hearts will only tear your life apart

and mostly when they say itthey seem so very surebut in the eyes the hearts reveal a doubt and though their voices shout it they’re kind of insecurecause they’re hoping that the way you showwill free their spirits out

but then they say that love is making you blind and if you choose it life will leave you behindand so you have to hidethe softness of your pridethey say that hiding is providingthat no one slips inside

- to all sensitive people on earth, who don’t feel, that they “fit in” because they are being met by the weird human rules… also a song about hope - maybe the weird rules aren’t true at all?

3. THEY SAY

mother earth – you gave birthto all the living creatures of your bodyfed us all – you stood tallthough all we ever wanted was shallow and shoddysacrificed your deepest needsfor the benefit of our free willyou gave us room to learn the lesson of the sin to kill

and now the time has come when we must face what we’ve createdyou’re showing us the outcome of humanity’s despairgiving us the gift to realize that we’re relatedknowing that the future all depends on our ability to care

gaya soul – wise and oldyou were the one to guard this precious globenow you fly – say goodbyeleaving it to mankind to nurture and copedid we ever open upto the wisdom of your loving heartnow we must search inside ourselves to find a way to start

and now the time has come …

- a grateful homage to mother earth and her soul gaya who is now slowly descend-ing… reminding the humans that it is time to take responsibility for our own actions

4. MOTHER EARTH

this winter has been a long and frozen roadand though she bought a brand new coatthe days of feeling goodwere much fewer than they should

this winter has been a dark and windy nightand though she tried to fix the lightthe sense of being clearalways seemed to disappear

and still she’s a believerthis funny feeling won’t leave herit goes on and on and on and ontelling her not to worry‘cause somewhere right behind the sunthere’s no being sorry at all

this loving has been a long continuous doubtand though she tried to sort it outthe days of feeling highwere just passing as a sigh

this loving has been a cold and lonely walkand every time she tried to talkthe sense of feeling rightseemed to turn into a fight

and still she’s a believer ...

- life on earth can be harsh … yet the feeling that “everything is okay” can live deep inside us - if we in our heart believe in all good …

5. SHE’S A BELIEVER

life is filled with ups and downswith flowing emotions that circle aroundoh, and you know so well you’ve gotta be strongwhenever life ain’t singingyour favourite kind of song

you played that game again and againthat keep-on-fighting game, preventing love to endoh, and you know so wellit’s not worth whilewhen that sweet loving of yoursgives rather a tear than a smile

cause too many downs make it hard to believeso don’t let them make you afraid to givecause every time you give upand close your heartyou have to try even harderif you wanna open up and make a new start

life is filled with ups and downswith flowing emotions that circle aroundoh, and you know so well you’ve gotta be strongwhenever life ain’t singingyour favourite kind of songbut too many downs make it hard to believe ...

love can be flirtingand love can be hurtingand that is a truth you have always knownbut if the hurting gets strongerand last even longeryou know that it’s time to be on your own

too many downs make it hard to believe ...

– living with difficulties and problems can be a lifestyle… but if we accept that lifestyle – no questions asked - we are in danger to close our hearts and prevent the real love and life to reach us

6. UPS AND DOWNS

i’m in such an awe to know that you chose meto guide you through the wildernessof human legacyalong the way you had to face the destinyof being angels on the earthof being able to see

don’t you let this earth life get youdon’t you dare to make you feel that you’re no gooddon’t you ever doubt the light that shines so brightfrom the truth you know so well and never misunderstood

i’m in such an awe to look up on your graceto see the way you’re glowingin this new expanding spaceand now as you explore your own eternityyou’re showing to a wondering worldhow human angels can be

don’t you let this earth life get you ...

daughters of lightfinding way – loosing sightalways getting back on trackyour beauty is shiningyour mind’s redefiningthe human way to bewhen everyone can see

don’t you let this earth life get you ...

- a song to my two beautiful daughters, who are now young, wise and shining women… in honour of the gratefulness of being allowed to help them remember their true, divine selves

7. DAUGHTERS

“don’t expect to gain respectjust being who you arelife is rough, be hard and toughthat’s all that has worked so far”

that’s what i’ve been told from the very first day“you’d better prepare for the fight”i made up my mind now to try a new waychoosing to reach for the light

and i choose ease and gracei choose elegance and spacei choose to live without the pain i knew so welland i choose faith and lovei choose the guidance from abovei choose expanding and enjoying to be swell

because i’ve struggled far enoughmy heart can tell

“don’t you think that there’s a linkbetween yourself and godgod is great and you were madefrom sinful human blood”

that’s what i’ve been told from the very first day“you’d better feel guilty and shy”i’ve made up my mind now to try a new waychoosing to reach for the sky

so i choose ease and gracei choose elegance and spacei choose to live without the pain i knew so welland i choose faith and lovei choose the guidance from abovei choose expanding and enjoying to be swell

because i’ve struggled far enoughmy heart can tell

- the voices of the old world can make us forget that we always have a possibility to choose what we believe in and how our lives shall be… this song reminds us of that choice

8. I CHOOSE

baby i’m shakingmy body is achingi feel i am fading awaymy heart seems so frightenedneeds to be lightenedthe only thing right is to prayi’m praying for peacebegging you please to show the way

baby i’m cryingmy body is sighingi feel i am drifting awaymy energy’s fallingtoo weak for callingthe only thing right is to prayi’m praying for lovebegging the dove to show the way

touch me with tendernesshand me a sighgive me plenty of time to turn on by and bylet me drink of your powerlet me give it a tryoh baby teach me how togive it in to make me warm again

baby it’s scaryhow can i be wearywhen everything seems to be rightthis darkness is killingcheating and thrillingit seems that it’s constantly nighti’m praying for lighthoping this fight will clear the sight

touch me with tenderness ...

lull in the air ice in the skyshadows of darkness drifting byshivering coldtouchy and nudehappiness hides in solitude

hearts feeling sadeyes taking flighttrying to catch a gleam of lighthardness and frost long for releasenature recalls a life at ease

isn’t it great what life can bringjust when you couldn’t stand a thingout of the darkness grows the springwakening every little thingcausing your heart to jump and singcatching fortune on the wing

soft as a breezelight as a downsighs of relief all aroundhope in the soulsstrength in the flowfragile beginnings start to grow

isn’t it great what life can bring ...

suddenly winter’s on the runlike vanishing dew before the sunsuddenly spring is here to staymaking your sleepy mood go away

isn’t it great what life can bring ...

- in moments of feeling lost and out of contact with the light it is essential that we can lean on one another – to help turn on the light and lead us back on track …

- springtime is the most fantastic time on earth… this song celebrates the miracles that appear to us every time that spring is breaking through after the dark and cold winter

9. TOUCH ME 10. ISN’T IT GREAT

when you came to this earthyou were a little scared of the folks you didn’t realize how people’s minds are evoked you tried to teach them about the lovefrom heaven aboveit was hard and you got scarred at the start

but then it worked all rightjust like you thought that it mightlove turned out to be the key to the lightand now the people who darebeing awake and awarehave the chance to live – with carewell, it worked all rightjust like you thought that it mightit worked all right

words are silver but acting well is goldthat’s what you learned once morealthough this truth is old it seemed that magic started when you began to play‘cause it made people on earth live in a different way

and then it worked all rightjust like you thought that it mightlove turned out to be the key to the lightand now the people who darebeing awake and awarehave the chance to live – with carewell, it worked all rightjust like you thought that it mightit worked all right

- even though the road is very bumpy, the end is always happy… what we have to do is taking good care of ourselves and stick to love and joy in our own way of living …

11. IT WORKED ALL RIGHT

musiciansole sloth, pianomartin kollerup sørensen, drumspeter søvad, upright bassmarie meldgaard, backing vocals, track 1,2,5,7,9,11anette svendsen, backing vocals, track 2,4,6,7,8inge brink nielsen, backing vocals, track 2,4,6,7,8peter søvad, backing vocals, track 4,7,8viggo steincke, guitar, track 1,4,7,9,11torben nielsen, sax, track 6,8,10

lyricsenglish consultants and sparring: dorthe lindgaard thomsen and erik møldrup

covercover art and design: nina meldgaardphotos: nina meldgaard, torkild clausen and jørgen vangcover layout: tina woods

Website www.janemeldgaard.dk created by joy nielsen based on cover art and design by nina meldgaard

CREDITS

thanks to• ole, martin and peter for bringing forth the soul of each song through great ideas and delicate playing• viggo and torben for adding valuable nuances to the songs• marie for singing with grace and empathy – and for listening, supporting and giving priceless feedback• nina for the beautiful and delicate artwork - and for listening, supporting and giving priceless feedback• anette, inge and peter for singing and adding grounding and body to the songs• dorthe for constructive and deep sparring with the lyrics – and for a constant fl ow of support and

encouragement• torkild for being there when I need it - for listening, supporting and giving priceless feedback – and

for just being who you are• jakob for true interest, for hearing what I didn’t hear and for priceless feedback• joy and tina for patience and support – and for real professional work when I was ready• thera for bringing just the right energy to me and the project at just the right time. For seeing who I

really am and for insisting on bringing forth the very best in me• brian for being master of the universe at just the right time - and for being such a pro!• tobias, michael and william and all you other guides and angels for inspiration, support and for

nudging me to fulfi l the project and get the songs out in the world• the creator for supporting me in all aspects of life