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Answer

by Elexa Dawson

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The music begins simply. A round of hands clapping to attention. Guitar, piano and mandolin deliver the melody with the questions, “What can I answer? What can I do?” An ancestral answer follows: “You are a part, a part of me”, as the drums give birth to a fully feathered rock song. Then, the invitation: “come to the water, come now and drink”. At the stream, a transformation begins.

The crescendo delivers a cosmic shift, “I’ll change the color, I’ll change the light”. Ethereal guitar accompanies the assurance, “life that’s within you, life within me” evoking alignment with the star nations. “Here is your answer, meet me at the stream”, releases the flow once again, with a weightless vocal cracking open the unsuspecting heart, guiding through the constellations, and back to solid ground.

The clapping hands never stopping, holding space for the transformation necessary to receive the answer.

lyrics

What can I answer
What can I do
You’re in no danger
I promise you
What can I tell you
To make you see
You are a part
Part of me

Through all the seasons
Through all the years
Through all your laughter
Gave you your tears
Come to the water
Come now and drink
Here is your answer
Meet me at the stream

I’ll change the color
I’ll change the light
What never changes
Source of this life
Life that’s within you
Life within me
Here is your answer
Meet me at the stream

credits

released January 5, 2024
Song: Answer
Album: Wanderlust
Artist: Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel
Recorded at: Remote Studios
Engineered and Mixed: Isaac Nelson, Adam Stanley
Mastered by: Brody Wellman
Produced by: Elexa Dawson, Isaac Nelson, Adam Stanley, Doug Swindell
Published By: Turns Out Records
Written by Elexa Dawson (ASCAP)

Instrumentation
Adam Stanley: piano, drums, organ/synth, conga
Isaac Nelson: mandolin, bass, electric guitar
Kelby Kimberlin: bass

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Elexa Dawson Kansas

Elexa creates community-focused Americana music with soulful vocals and connection to land. Oklahoma Native, Elexa now calls Kansas her home.

Wanderlust is Elexa's sophomore release (Feb 2024) collaboration with Stanley Hotel.

Front for Heyleon and Weda Skirts. Potawatomi activist and educator, Elexa facilitates songwriting workshops, talking circles, and relational plant education. ... more

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