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Double Stars

from Grenadine & Kerosene by Carolyn Shulman

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"Double Stars" is a sweet, folky binary star love song. Produced by John McVey, the song's instrumentation subtly evokes the celestial setting with pedal steel and mandolin, while beautiful vocal harmonies conjure the two stars orbiting one another.

lyrics

Double Stars
© 2021 Carolyn Shulman

We are matched together, double stars
Pulsing parallel lights in the dark
Out in space it’s not so hard to see
With you right next to me
Where I wanna be

Set your worries down, my weary one
Cool your burning core until the dawn
And if your gravity’s too much to hold
Let me be your sun ‘til the morning comes

And as we spin through space and time
On elliptical orbit lines
Our love’s the constant force that guides
Our courses through the sky
Steady now so we don’t burn too fast
I need this light to last
For another day

When my axis feels a little bent
When my energy is all but spent
When my wobble throws me off my track
Veering towards the unknown black
Your pull can guide me back

And as we spin through space and time
On elliptical orbit lines
Our love’s the constant force that guides
Our courses through the sky
Steady now so we don’t burn too fast
I need this light to last

On our own, the light we shed’s too dim
And the cold could do us in
Other stars may beckon, burning bright
Seeming warmer on dark nights
But our system’s working out so far
And by chance or fate or physics, here we are

We are matched together, double stars
Circling ‘round inside each other’s arms
Rising, setting, lighting up the dark
It started with a spark, and a dream inside our hearts

And as we spin through space and time
On elliptical orbit lines
Our love’s the constant force that guides
Our courses through the sky
Steady now so we don’t burn too fast
I need this light to last
For another day

credits

from Grenadine & Kerosene, track released April 2, 2021
Music and lyrics by Carolyn Shulman

Carolyn Shulman: vocals, acoustic guitar
Christian Teele: drums
Chris Engleman: bass
Greg Schochet: mandolin
Glenn Taylor: pedal steel guitar
John McVey: additional acoustic guitars
Jen Hitt: backing vocals

Produced, engineered, and mixed by John McVey at Cinder Sound Studio in Longmont, Colorado.

Mastered by Anna Frick at Air Show in Boulder, Colorado.

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Carolyn Shulman Denver, Colorado

Folk & Americana singer-songwriter. Guitar nerd. Whiskey enthusiast. Mom. Volunteer. Activist. Believer that music can change lives. Used to practice law; now I'm chasing a dream.

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