Make The Two Sides Meet

by Chava Mirel

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1.	Up Up Down (feat Olisa "Spyc-E" Enrico 03:55	lyrics	buy track
There may be ups and there may be downs The other side of the silence is sound The only balance will be found When you make the two sides meet meet When we reject what we are inside We are neglecting all the blessings coming into our lives When we're reflecting El Shaddai Then we make ourselves complete It's gonna be Up up down up up down up up down down down down In the beginning there was light When God created the day and created the night The only way we're gonna get it right Is to make the two sides meet meet The sacred vessel got broken down So keep your eye to the sky and your ear to the ground For any light that's scattered around Let's make this world complete (Rap) Completion to a cycle I seek balance in the Vital space Yang within the Yin Yin within the Yang Same, same a real game the pride of shame I am Wrong and right, dark and light, day and night Blind in my tunnel vision To get there quick might need to take the long way round To rise up may need to dig deep down To be found must be lost It pays the cost to be the boss It’s a gamble take a loss Coin toss crisscross Blood on my dental floss When two sides have meet begins the perfect process Access the praxis with practice Find the fun in fundamental truths We meld we join we mesh we fuse
2.	Nachon 03:30	lyrics	buy track
Nachon kisacha me'az me'olam ata Your throne stands firm from of old From eternity You have existed
3.	Lift Them Up (feat Naphtali Ebna La-Hakim Rashid) 03:02	lyrics	buy track
You provide the beauty You provide the glory All the miracles Everything we could desire It's on us to notice It's on us to witness All the miracles If we just lift up our eyes Lift them up, lift them up We are blessed with nature We are blessed with connection We are blessed With compassion and love divine All we think we are missing All we think we are lacking It’s all right here If we just lift up our eyes Lift up your eyes on high And behold creation Lift up your eyes on high And behold the creator When we behold creation We behold the creator When we behold creation We behold the creator
4.	Ma Gadlu (feat Thione Diop) 03:46	lyrics	buy track
Ma gadlu ma'asecha Adonai me'od amku machshevotecha
5.	Let Us Thank and Praise You 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Let us thank and praise you Modim Anachnu Lach Let us thank and praise you Modim Anachnu Lach For our lives which are in your hand For our souls which are in your care For your miracles we experience Every day, every day Oh good one, whose mercies never end Oh compassionate one, whose kindness never fails We forever put our hope in you Hope in you, hope in you That’s why we’ve got to Thank you, thank you, thank you Let us thank and praise you Modim Anachnu Lach Let us thank and praise you Modim Anachnu Lach We got to thank, we got to thank, we got to thank, we got to thank We got to thank you We got to thank, we got to thank, we got to thank, we got to thank We got to thank you
6.	Image of Jah (feat Ire Taylor) 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Making myself over in the image of Jah Making myself over in the image of Jah Love and healing Can be so revealing - we gotta Make ourselves over in the image of Jah (Keep on moving don't stop) Trying to get to that higher place (Keep on moving don't stop) Reaching for that deeper space (Keep on moving don't stop) Tuning to a holy key (Keep on moving don't stop) Buzzing with that frequency What will our future hold - only we can decide Will our promise unfold – will we follow our inner guides Will we choose heart and soul - or envy and pride Can we give up control - and just be who we are in the vision of Jah Making myself over in the image of Jah Making myself over in the image of Jah Love and healing Can be so revealing - we gotta Make ourselves over in the image of Jah How many opportunities have we missed Drowning while God was sending us ships Waving away any possible lift But now we're tired of waiting Tired of waiting You've got a role in this beautiful game You’re living a soul just like you're given a name Looking forward and back where we came from Living in the image of God
7.	Where Might I Go 03:11	lyrics	buy track
Where might I go to find You Exalted Hidden One Yet where would I not go to find You Everpresent Eternal One Ya ana emtza’acha m’komcha na’ala v’nelam V’ana lo emtza’acha k’vodcha maleh olam My heart cries out to You Please draw near to me The moment I reach out for You I find You reaching in for me
8.	Make Them Unite 04:49	lyrics	buy track
I'm pretty positive, at least I try to be I try to look on the bright side About what's happening to me But sometimes I feel the darkness creepin in And I have to step aside and make room for my faithful friend I know it sounds crazy but I’m trying to understand About the positive and negative and how they go hand in hand Don't feel alone We all need someone to cry to Don't feel alone It’s all fight or flight Don't get me wrong, you know as well as I do Gotta have the dark If you're gonna see the light I'm pretty positive I try to wear a smile But I tend to get down on myself every once in a while That's when I feel the shadow creepin in And I have to step aside and make room for my faithful friend I know it sounds crazy but I’m trying to understand About the positive and negative and how they go hand in hand Don't feel alone We all got things we're ashamed of Don't feel alone We all got something to hide But don't get me wrong That part of yourself you're afraid of You better show it some love Cause that's where your power resides I gotta make them unite I gotta make them unite I gotta make them unite inside of me I’ve got to unite with my shadow ‘cause that’s where my power resides
9.	Moving On 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Been in a fog Been in a haze Have I been wasting All my days This is a start This is a dawn I found a vision For moving on gotta keep moving on It is up to us to get this right The whole thing depends on us We got a job We got a task We know the questions We need to ask we got a voice We got a song We got a purpose For moving on Gotta keep moving on It is up to us to get this right So now’s the time To hear the sound Pay attention To what's going down This is our time We're feeling strong In the spirit Of moving on It is up to us
10.	Shut It Off (feat Amos Miller) 05:17	lyrics	buy track
It’s your time, it’s always been your time You should know that you’re the only one who didn’t recognize We don’t know just where we’ve been And we won’t go back again All our lives are nothing but this moment Getting tired of all of this procrastination So strong Why you gonna hide it when you know it’s wrong You’ve got to fight it when you know it’s wrong When you feel it’s wrong And you swear it’s wrong And you got to shut it off It’s your life, it’s always been your life Take it back from everyone who’s ever tried to take a bite Looking out for number one Cross those bridges when they come Everything under the sun is this moment Getting tired of all of this procrastination So strong Why you gonna hide it when you know it’s wrong You’ve got to fight it when you know it’s wrong When you feel it’s wrong And you swear it’s wrong And you got to shut it off (Rap) Idle chatter harmonize with voices in my head I listen to the wind to the rain instead I listen for the joy in the pain The connection to the essence and the blessings that is Leadership pleading the fifth Drowning the fifth insecurities of power Double edged don’t reject the growth pains It’s all good minus the old holy missions Obstructive views no youtube Just do what you do and let the chips fall It’s all God Adonai-focused no adderall Follow divine protocol Know it all stall Muses inspire the calm Solid individual not thinking twice Decisive in my repertoire Execute without pause Mixalot Seminar Idle chatter harmonize with voices in my head I listen to the wind to the rain instead I listen for the joy in the pain The connection to the essence and the blessings that is

credits

released October 19, 2015

Chava Mirel – vocals, guitar, piano
Olisa "Spyc-E" Enrico – vocals
Naphtali Ebna La-Hakim Rashid - vocals, percussion
Thione Diop - vocals, percussion
Iré Taylor – vocals, percussion
Amos Miller - vocals

Ahamefule J. Oluo - trumpet
Izaak Mills - saxophone

Jeff Busch - drums and percussion
Paul Huppler - drums
Frank Anderson - percussion

Dean Schmidt - bass
Clinton Fearon - bass
Evan Flory-Barnes - upright bass

Josh Rawlings – keys
Alex Chadsey - keys
Joe Doria - Hammond organ

Eli Rosenblatt - guitar
Dinho Costa- cavaquinho

All music and lyrics written by Chava Mirel
(except Up Up Down Rap by Olisa “Spyc-E” Enrico, Shut It Off Rap by Amos Miller, and Where Might I Go text by Yehuda HaLevi)
Produced and recorded by Eli Rosenblatt
Mixed and Mastered by Mel Dettmer
Artwork by Tara Li-an

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Chava Mirel Seattle, Washington

Chava Mirel combines rich, luxurious vocals with deep pocket rhythms to bring a new sound to Jewish music. With themes of gratitude, self-acceptance, balance and responsibility for each other, Chava’s songs bring comfort and uplift the spirit. An award-winning Jewish composer, she also tours internationally, currently as a singer and keyboard player with reggae icon Clinton Fearon. ... more