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Goldenrod

by Teni Rane

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There is something reassuring about the waltz of a field of goldenrod in the late summer - the bees and the breeze and the slow mirage of time like heat rising off a curving road winding high into the mountains. A feeling that the moment might be capturable, maintainable, fixed in a golden memory. The in-between moments in the seasons are my favorites. When the blinding heat of summer is fighting the giving way to gusty autumn evenings and bright crisp mornings. As much as I enjoy the tension of those moments in nature, I am less of a fan of it in my own life. Change - even chosen, planned for change - is incredibly difficult for me. My fears always seem to center on “what else is going to change in my life if I go through with this? Who and what might I lose?”. Moving through change and fear and continuing to find stability inside those moments feels key to me. “Goldenrod” holds both certitude and utter fear in the same broad armed embrace.

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I’ve heard everything changes but I don’t think it’s true
Some things stay the same like how I think of you
When you’re far away and I’m laying here
On my own

And I remember the feel of your hand holding mine
As we drove through the mountains just to see what we’d find
If we got away got to take a breath
under blue skies

And I see goldenrod sway as leaves tumble and play
The summer fades into fall
I try to hold on to time and catch it in rhymes
It’s all we have after all

There was a stream by the path so we stopped to race leaves
I could see your reflection smiling at me
When my boat capsized and I said
“Can we try again?”


And the sunshine was sweet even there in shade
It felt so perfect that I got afraid
Of the moment when you might not love me
anymore

And I see goldenrod sway as leaves tumble and play
The summer fades into fall
I try to hold on to time and catch it with rhymes
It’s all we have after all

Seeds on the breeze
Blow wherever they please
Maybe that’s not for me
I like my feet on the ground

I see goldenrod sway as leaves tumble and play
The summer fades into fall
I try to hold on to time and catch it in rhymes
It’s all we have after all

I see goldenrod sway
I see goldenrod sway

credits

released August 4, 2023
Teni Rane: Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar
Dave Eggar: Cello
Phil Faconti: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Roger Gustafsson: Bass

Recorded and mixed at Classic Recording Studios in Bristol, TN
Additional recording at Asteraceae Productions (Chattanooga, TN) & Steel Fabriken (Stockholm, Sweden)
Sound Engineer: Mike Stephenson
Mastering Engineering: Mike Stephenson
Produced By: Teni Rane, Mike Stephenson
Album Photography: Jess Astacio
Album Art: Teni Rane

Written by Teni Rane © 2023
Asteraceae Publishing (BMI)

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Teni Rane Kingsport, Tennessee

Teni Rane grew up in and around a community of Chattanooga musicians who helped nurture in her an early love for music. Her vocals carry power and finesse rolled together with perfect balance to evoke the emotional feel of her lyrics. As a child she was often found belting out lyrics in the back seat on the way to just about anywhere. ... more

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