A song for the Water Keepers, past and present. Honoring Anahita, the ancient Persian goddess of the waters, and the force of love, care, and compassion that she represents. This is the first track of the river project. Written, performed, and produced by Haleh Liza Recorded in Brooklyn with Toni Seawright, Pyeng Threadgill, and Maryn Azoff: chorus Tina Basu: violin Janie Cowan: upright bass Matt Kilmer: Taiko drum beat I wrote this song in 2015, and have taught it in many circles and singing retreats. Thanks to all who sang along with me and who keep the waves rolling.

Music and lyrics by Haleh Liza 'Settle In' is the entrancing new single by Brooklyn-based artist Haleh Liza featuring playful and moving lyrics, sparkling electric guitar lines, warm vocals, and a thumping bass drum. There is an intimacy and a mystical quality to the song as if she's both whispering in the audience's ears and sending listeners comfortably floating through space. In late August of 2014, a couple of people from the Brooklyn-based company INDMusic invited Haleh Liza to perform a tune as part of their Great Outdoors Series with Daily Motion. While sitting around a campfire under the moon, they filmed her playing 'Settle In' and it seemed clear to everyone present that they had just heard a magical new song. That very night she was offered a record deal with the boutique label Paper Garden Records and agreed the following week to release a series of singles that had been glowing in her pockets for years. 'Settle In' is the first of these luminous folk tunes. //// When the moon sails down the black river of the sky and docks one pier's length above your town please don't resist When the moon unfurls her staircase like the long, bleached tongue of a dragon please go ahead and climb Cause life wants to see you whole again the rain wants to taste your skin the sky wants to fill your eyes stillness wants to touch your mind so please don't resist The moon will seep into your skin till you glow like her above the night please let it be Cause life wants to see you whole again the rain wants to taste your skin the sky wants to fill your eyes stillness wants to know your mind your body wants to feel at ease your blood wants you to breathe so please settle in \\\\

Music and lyrics by Haleh Liza "Stars Under My Skin is simply delightful. Haleh's voice on this track is so smooth and chant-like, you're pulled from yourself and placed somewhere far above New York looking down upon all its splendor." - Sian-Pierre Regis, CNN "Other-wordly magic. Led by her delicately lit vocal, 'Stars Under My Skin' is a gorgeously woven piece of dreamy, evocative pop music." - GoldFlakePaint, UK //// At night the buildings wear their jewels, their golden buttons and their neon crowns and the mist softens everything and the bridge opens her arms I don’t know which way is up The stars are under my skin We’re riding over the river I hear the drumming of the sea It’s carrying all the moon’s silver It’s flowing through you and me I don’t know which way is up The stars are under my skin And my great rebellion is to let this sink into my bones… I am alive, yeah, I let that sink into my bones And I don’t know which way is up The stars are under my skin ////