Char and Amber are of Irish and Scottish descent and are finding many Celtic fans love their peaceful contemporary folk style including the penny whistle on "Sleepers Awake". Char started singing at the age of six in a small church in western Oklahoma and has studied voice, clarinet and guitar. She was the guitar instructor at Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma for many years, performed in the Enid Symphony, directed church choirs, and was a vocal competition judge at the Tri State Music Festival. Char holds a Master Degree from Oklahoma State University and her daughter Amber, holds a Bachelors Degree from Arizona State University. Amber is featured on 'Sleepers Awake' album singing lead vocals on the 5th track "Waited 'til Noon".
Char's second self produced album 'Sleepers Awake' released in June 2009 entices listeners with a rootsy sound that is full of intricate harmony. Their music has an eclectic grouping of songs some considered to be Folk/Americana with vocal kinship to Paula Cole, and Joni Mitchell but instrumental composition similar to U2 and ColdPlay. Her music also has songs that reflect a New Age/Celtic sound incorporating world instruments similar to Loreena McKennitt. As a writer her lyrics focus on loss, peace and healing although she does have some unreleased material with a darker side ready to pitch to television vampire and werewolf series. Char is a believer in positive thought and is tuned into the energy movement worldwide. Her first album 'Secrets of the Heart' is being used in ICU hospital recovery units, massage clinics and yoga classes. Some of the songs on the CD are referring to the invisible realm and the veil that exists between reality and the spiritual realm. Char feels that the quote, "Be Still and Know God" is very significant in her own life. Her music is available on her website www.charbutler.com as well as itunes and cdbaby. She is a member of healing music.org
Face of the Wind
Char Butler Lyrics
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In the song "Face of the Wind" by Char Butler, the lyrics explore the idea of entities and spirits that are present in our lives. The singer asks if we ever feel like we are being followed or listened to when we walk or talk. She then questions if these feelings are due to spirits in the wind that are here to help us heal and mend. The singer wonders if there are entities on this planet that stand beside us and guide us, seeing right through us. While we may look to the stars for answers, perhaps these entities are right here with us, present and renowned.
The lyrics leave room for interpretation and reflection on a spiritual realm beyond what we can see and understand through science. The singer asks if it's crazy to think that life is elusive and that there are greater forces at work in our lives. The repeated question about spirits in the face of the wind emphasizes the idea that there may be a subtle but constant presence in our lives that we are not fully aware of.
Overall, "Face of The Wind" encourages listeners to question and explore the idea of unseen entities and forces in our lives. The lyrics suggest that there may be more to our existence than what we can see and that there is a possibility for help and guidance from otherworldly sources.
Line by Line Meaning
While you are walkin, do you feel sometimes your followed?
Do you experience a sense of being watched while walking?
And when you're talkin, do you feel someone is listening?
Do you sense someone paying attention while you speak?
Are there spirits in the face of the wind?
Are there supernatural entities present in the wind?
Are they here to help us heal and to mend?
Do these entities exist to aid in the process of healing and repairing?
Are there entities on this planet we live, that stand beside us?
Do beings coexist with us on this planet?
They're here to guide us, they see right through us.
These beings serve as guides and possess an intimate familiarity with us.
While we're lookin to the stars are they right here found? right here found.
Are these beings physically present on earth as opposed to the distant stars we seek?
While we're looking to the stars are they right here renowned? right here renowned.
Do these beings deserve acclaim while we fixate on celestial objects?
Do you think it is crazy, to think life is elusive?
Do you perceive a stigma towards unconventional beliefs surrounding difficult-to-define aspects of existence?
For in our science, we have no understanding?
The lack of scientific comprehension supports alternative theories.
Are there spirits on the face of the wind?
Do supernatural entities inhabit the wind?
Right here found, right here renowned, right here found.
Emphasizes the potential likelihood of these beings being present and notable in our midst.
Contributed by Anna F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.