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Music and Lyrics by Eli Lev
Recorded and Produced by Taylor Rigg
Lyric Video Design by Adnan Khalid

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Lyrics to As It Is:

The sky is changing
From indigo into blue
And I am changing too
For the first and the last time
The earth is trembling
And I am trembling too
It makes me feel alive
It's the only thing I know

There's a winding road behind me
A straight path ahead
Will you come with me
To the water's edge
We'll sink into the shoreline
And slowly disappear
Into it all

As it always was
As it really is

There's a wildfire behind me
An orchard ahead
Will you come with me
And taste all of it
We'll turn into magpies
And fly on the fiery wind
Above it all
As it is

There's a winding road behind me
A straight path ahead
Will you come with me
To the water's edge
We'll dance for forever
And slowly disappear
Into it all
As it always was
As it really is
Into it all
As it is

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Rising singer-songwriter and global citizen Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time. Eli pens lyrics and melodies for everyday enlightenment—songs that resonate because they’re heartfelt, earthy, and offer the wisdom he’s gained through lifelong travel and self-discovery.

Prior to becoming a full time musician, the Silver Spring, MD native spent three years as an 8th grade English teacher on the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. The indigenous traditions he learned during this time are the inspiration for his Four Directions project. Just as each cardinal direction holds unique characteristics in the Navajo tradition, so do each of the albums in Eli’s ‘Four Directions Project.’ Together, the series imaginatively and intrepidly connects spheres and generations within a body of work that is irresistibly uplifting, emotionally resonant, and down-to-earth authentic.

Eli explains, “We are surrounded by four directions, and each has distinctive attributes, powers, and teachings according to Navajo traditions. For example, because the sun rises in the east, it is the first direction and source of new ideas and inspiration. With that in mind, I started my EP series in 2017 with All Roads East, echoing the sounds of my youth and upbringing (Alt-Country/Americana). I released Way Out West the following year, where I experimented with the frontiers of folk tropes and melodies (Indie Folk). For 2019’s Deep South, I went back to my southern roots with a truly modern and powerful sound (Folk Rock/Pop). The final piece in 2021 is the more introspective True North (Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter).”

The northern direction in Navajo belief is that of the black night, of reflection, of quietude, of completion, and the stage where we get the highest amount of understanding from events and actions. Eli said, “This project holds and projects all of my life experiences from growing up in Maryland, studying in Indiana, my time as a teacher in Arizona, living abroad in Israel and Andorra, and finally coming back home to Maryland and becoming a full-time independent musician.I felt it important to follow the order and the characteristics of the four directions belief system as it holds deep wisdom and kept me on track and guided me through the entire project.”

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