Most could easily agree that jazz music is all about charisma, and some of the best jazz is that which can reward its listeners with a soulful, swinging sound. Perth-based singer/songwriter Shameem Taheri-Lee showcases an unmistakable talent and passion for constructing songs infused with groove and R’n’B to create a distinctive approach to music and her self-titled CD.
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The lyrics for “In Time” are here.
This song was written late at night, not long before album was recorded. It is the most intuitive, raw track of the album, and was recorded in only two takes.
This song was inspired, in part, by a beautiful poem, shown below. It’s about the simultaneous ecstasy and torture of being in love with an invisible, incomprehensible God.
“This is Faith” – poem by Ruhiyyih Khanum
To walk where there is no path
To breathe where there is no air
To see where there is not light –
This is Faith.
To cry out in the silence,
The silence of the night,
And hearing no echo believe
And believe again and again –
This is Faith.
To hold pebbles and see jewels
To raise sticks and see forests
To smile with weeping eyes –
This is Faith.
To say: “God, I believe” when others deny,
“I hear” when there is no answer,
“I see” though naught is seen –
This is Faith.
And the fierce love in the heart,
The savage love that cries
“Hidden Thou art yet there!
Veil Thy face and mute Thy tongue
yet I see and hear Thee, Love,
Beat me down to the bare earth,
Yet I rise and love Thee, Love!”
This is Faith.
In Time
Saw the evening sky was crying
a star fell to the sea
and I saw the splendour dying:
a single teardrop shed for You and me
And though I can’t see You, it’s alright
’cause I know I’ll feel You in time
Felt the fire burn my will down
till my heart beat no more
I was tortured till I was found:
A candle humbled low upon the floor
And though I can’t see You, it’s alright
’cause I know I’ll feel You in time
In time, in time…
And though I can’t see You, it’s alright
’cause I know I’ll feel You in time
In time I’ll see
that this madness is Your mercy