My debut album, Dark Angel, charts the course of a soul in search of peace, a mind in pursuit of enlightenment, and a being intent on a passionate and richly sensual life. I sing of “spiritual winters” that “turn lead into gold” (“Dark Angel”), of crucible experiences that break you but “in all the right places” such that you emerge “better than before” (“Broken”). An idealist, I present a utopian vision for a peaceful humanity – a universe of plenty where “no one is need, and beauty isn’t physical, it’s in the way you think” (“Secret Place”).
All songs were written by Sarah Melanie Prodan and produced by Robert Sibony. Vocals and piano were performed by Sarah Melanie Prodan. Drum set, percussion, and string arrangements by Robert Sibony. For “Source Divine”: guitar by Winston Hancock; orchestration and (additional) piano by David Nelson; bass by Mike Costantino. Recorded at 01 System Studio and St-Denis Studios in Toronto.
The title track to this album, “Dark Angel,” was released to radio in March 2016. It has aired on CBC and SiriusXM Satellite Radio Canada.
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It is a pleasure to thank my friends and family for their love and encouragement, and my musical collaborators for their generous contribution to the project. This album would not exist if not for the dedicated guidance and passionate expertise of Robert Sibony. I would like to thank James Meier for making 01 System Studio consistently available to us throughout our recording period. To Roger St.-Denis, I remain indebted for the memorable use of his hauntingly beautiful Bösendorfer. I am grateful to David Hixon for his breathtaking photography and graphic art, which I had the privilege to include on the cover of this album. I owe a special thanks to Joe Prodan, my partner in love and life, for his support of this project and of my creative path generally.
Lyrics
- What’s It All For?
You come, you go, like the wind
I feel both empty and full within
I’ve been down this road before
Picking my clothes up off your floor
Swearing, once again, never more
What’s it all for?
What’s it all for?
I leave, tiptoe out the door
Heading home, at the dawn of a new day
I rinse away the night
Fighting the memory with all my might
Swearing, once again, never more
What’s it all for?
What’s it all for?
Connections make for heartache
When love don’t reach your heart
It’s over before it starts
What’s it all for?
What’s it all for?
This time a truth sets in
Keep it up, in love how can I win,
When cravings that beg for more
Knocking at midnight upon my door?
Swear, once last time, never more
What’s it all for?
What’s it all for?
- All and None
When I’m lost and I can’t see
The forest for the trees
I stop and breathe and ask: fight or flee?
And the answer is always up to me
All and none
All and none
Why be a slave to everyone?
In truth, you answer but to one
Leave me, I won’t plead
Pierce me, I won’t bleed
I’ve made my peace
What will be will be
I trust in me
All and none
All and none
Why be a slave to everyone?
In truth, you answer but to one
When I’m on my knees
It’s not to appease
Some earthly ruler
With a godless ring
I answer to another king
All and none
All and none
Why be a slave to everyone?
In truth, you answer but to one
- Broken
It’s around the corner
You can feel it now
A lot like winter
But worse somehow
Cold and jarring
But you’re not alone
A fire will warm you
When you’re frozen to the bone
First, there’ll be a storm
Outside forces, in your path
And you’ll be broken
In all the right places
Is this what grace is?
Lost at sunset
But you’re not alone
A light in the darkness
Guides you home
When you get there
you’ll see how much you’ve grown
First, there’ll be a storm
Outside forces, in your path
And you’ll be broken
In all the right places
Is this what grace is?
Broken, and better than before
Open to so much more
Broken, and better than before
Open to so much more
Broken, and better than before
Open to so much more
- Dark Angel
Dark angel sleep
Lost inside a dream
Holding on
For the dawn
Dark angel, think:
What brought you to this brink?
Did all your choices?
Lead to this scene?
Ice in your heart
Snow in your soul
Spiritual winters
Create the worst cold
You want to break free
You’re frozen in fear
Reaching for something
That’s no longer here
Dark angel, breathe
You’re stronger than you know
Seek the truth
You’ll find your way through
Dark angel, feel
So you can finally heal
Let it go
Sun follow snow
Ice in your heart
Snow in your soul
Spiritual winters
Create the worst cold
You want to break free
You’re frozen in fear
Reaching for something
That’s no longer real
Dark Angel hope
You are all I see
I pray for your reprieve
Please believe
You will break free
The fear will melt
You’ll reach for new
And see it’s in view
Go with love in your heart
And light in your soul
’Cause spiritual winters
Turn lead into gold
Turn lead into gold
- Source Divine
I had traveled far to find you
From galaxies beyond
Through danger, illusion
With this longing in my heart
In your arms, I found
A twin soul, a lover
A new friend, so old I
Would long for no other
A dream shared
A need to surrender
To the path of love
New life did begin
Arose from within
Renewed us
Life, choosing new life
Remembered its source divine
Source divine
Source divine
All mine, divine
But our honeymoon would end
The stars were not aligned
With one last kiss we parted
In remembrance and regret
A dream shared
A need to surrender
To the path of love
New life did begin
Arose from within
Renewed us
Life, choosing new life
Remembered its source divine
Source divine
Source divine
For all time
Divine
- Secret Place
There’s a secret place I go to
When all the world’s asleep
A kaleidoscope reality
Of ever-shifting scenes
Seashells, now cornucopias
No one is in need
And beauty isn’t physical
It’s in the way you think
When I’m staring down the crossroads
Of overwhelm and calm
This is my still point
Where life and I meet
Peace
Serenity
For you and me
Floating free
A full spectrum universe
Of different frequencies
Colours are richer
For their diversity
We exist as thought-forms
Plain for all to read
Ever-changing entities
Entwined and yet distinct
When I’m staring down the crossroads
Of overwhelm and calm
This is my still point
Where life and I meet
Peace
Serenity
For you and me
Floating free
There’s a secret place I go to
When all the world’s asleep –
Blind with eyes wide open
To all that lies beneath
It’s not an illusion
For those who dare to dream
Of a world of truth and love
Where all is energy
When I’m staring down the crossroads
Of overwhelm and calm
This is my still point
Where life and I meet
Peace
Serenity
For you and me
Floating free
- Come to me
They had met before
Years ago, at a tender age
For a purpose ill defined
He would fall in love
She would not return his gaze
He turned it deep within
Come to me
You’re all I see
I’d give it all
To fall from grace
She would fade away
That he might know a brighter day
Behold the sight of God
Come to me
You’re all I see
I’d give it all
To fall from grace
They would say goodbye
She would die to save his soul
Deliver him beyond
Come to me
You’re all I see
I’d give it all
To fall from grace
Come to me
You’re all I see
- Loving Touch
Alone by a candle, still in the dark
Revealed, she trembles, a tree without bark
Naked beside one so veiled and disguised
Deceit, devastation side by side
An emotional soul in a spiritual cage
A clairvoyant blind to sins of a darker age
Ravaged by reason, she accepts defeat
Spirit takes over as her senses retreat
Loving touch
You hurt so much
Loving touch
A sphinx unrisen, alone she rides
Down the hall of history to her maker and scribe
To answer quandaries deep in her soul
Beg for restitution for all he stole
The labyrinth of her mind
Can no longer hide
The simple truth
Of her secret bind
Loving touch
You reveal so much
Loving touch
In the flicker and flash of half a breath
Suspended, she is, between life and death
An icy finger dispels the night air
Distilling her conscience, decanting with care
Left of centre and the eye of the storm
Blinded by chaos, enlightened by form
As at last she spies with her inner-eye
Self-betrayal – the only honest lie
Loving touch
You hurt so much
Loving touch
Loving touch
You reveal so much
Loving touch
Loving touch
You hurt so much
Loving touch
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