Moonstruck

by Paula Ryan

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With her latest single MOONSTRUCK, which was written and recorded at home during lockdown 2020, Paula show us how her creativity has blossomed in the isolation conditions and led her to a a fresh writing horizon inspired by nature and the wonders of the earth, and sky. The song is a beautiful melodic and lyrical observation of the moon as it drifts across the sky, glides through the clouds and lights the way for the awestruck below. With gentle flowing picking guitar, haunting mellow whistle and and a heavenly blend of harmonies, the song encourages the listener to take flight and silently slowly drift along with an uplifiting lunar musical tribute.

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MOONSTRUCK

Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting

Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight

You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart

Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting

You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise

All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night

Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting

Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make

If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew

Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting

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released August 7, 2020
Written, arranged, performed and recorded by Paula Ryan at home during lockdown 2020.

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Paula Ryan Tipperary, Ireland

Paula Ryan – Singer-Songwriter & Gaelic “Funkstress!”
Paula is a compelling SINGER-SONGWRITER, born and bred in Tipperary, Ireland, whose POWERFUL, insightful songs are inspired by the LYRICISM and musical PASSION of her Irish Gaelic ROOTS & driven by the FUNKY rhythmic influences & “WACKY” instruments of music from other cultures.

To accompany her songs, Paula plays Marimba, Guitar, Bodhran ... more

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