She released her full first full-length solo album, Invisible Ones, on August 23rd, 2005. A rockier affair than the measured etheriality of Azure Ray, or Maria Taylor's first solo album, it yielded the single Bloodline which bears a passing resemblance to Belly.
From the touring band she formed to promote Invisible Ones arose Art in Manila, who have so far released one album, Set the Woods on Fire.
The most recent of her many projects is O+S, a collaboration with longtime friend Cedric LeMoyne (aka Scalpelist) from the band Remy Zero, which has so far yielded one self-titled album.
In 2009 Orenda released her second solo album, the acoustic Ask The Night. In places the album echoes some of Azure Ray's starker pieces, such as Raining in Athens, foregrounding Fink's distinctive banjo playing and invoking the traditional soundscape of the American South.
Orenda is married to Todd Fink (formerly Todd Baechle) of The Faint, another Saddle Creek band.
Her official site is at http://www.orendafink.com.
Miracle Worker
Orenda Fink Lyrics
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Hair down to her little waist
She waits for the sun to go down
Her visitors leave back to their
Town of pain and grief
They'd laid their hands on her gown
And prayed for a miracle
The girl works miracles
A room of things she's never seen
Surrounds her while she sleeps and
Reminds us of the child inside
A body that's been barely alive for years
And the people, they can't stop their tears
As they pray for a miracle
The girl works miracles
We heard she works for miracles
Her mother shows for all to see
Statues cry, walls bleed
The desperate ones line up each day
Hoping she will take their pain away
One touch of her hand
Is all they crave-
And hope for a miracle
The girl works miracles
We heard she works miracles
The girl works miracles
The girl works miracles
The lyrics to Orenda Fink's "Miracle Worker" tell the story of a mysterious girl who works miracles. The girl is described as lying in a bed of cotton and lace with long hair down to her waist. She waits for the night to come when her visitors will leave her room. The visitors come from a town of pain and grief and lay their hands on her gown to pray for a miracle. The girl works miracles and they are hopeful that she will work one for them.
In her room, she is surrounded by things she's never seen before, she's barely alive and the people can't stop their tears as they pray for her to work a miracle. Her mother shows her to everyone, and statues cry and walls bleed around her. Desperate ones line up each day hoping that she will take their pain away with just one touch of her hand. She is able to give people hope and they pray for a miracle to cure their suffering.
The lyrics of the song tell the story of a girl who is able to bring comfort to those who are struggling. Her power is not clearly explained but it is suggested that there is something spiritual or otherworldly about her abilities. The song suggests that we should believe in miracles and that they are possible, even in the darkest of times.
Line by Line Meaning
A bed of cotton and lace
The girl lays on a comfortable bed made of cotton and lace.
Hair down to her little waist
Her hair is long, going all the way down to her waist.
She waits for the sun to go down
She patiently waits for night to come.
Her visitors leave back to their
After visiting her, her guests go back to where they came from.
Town of pain and grief
They came from a place of pain and sadness.
They'd laid their hands on her gown
They touched her dress while praying.
And prayed for a miracle
They asked for a miracle to happen.
The girl works miracles
People believe that the girl has the power to work miracles.
A room of things she's never seen
The girl is surrounded by unfamiliar objects.
Surrounds her while she sleeps and
They surround the girl as she sleeps.
Reminds us of the child inside
The items remind us that the girl is still just a child.
A body that's been barely alive for years
Her body has been struggling to live for many years.
And the people, they can't stop their tears
The people can't help but cry when they think of what the girl is going through.
As they pray for a miracle
They pray for a miracle to happen.
We heard she works for miracles
There are rumors that the girl can work miracles.
Her mother shows for all to see
Her mother displays things that supposedly prove the girl's miraculous powers.
Statues cry, walls bleed
People claim that they have seen statues crying and walls bleeding in her presence.
The desperate ones line up each day
Desperate people come to see her every day.
Hoping she will take their pain away
They hope that she will heal them.
One touch of her hand
They believe that just one touch of her hand can heal them.
Is all they crave-
All they want is to be healed by her touch.
And hope for a miracle
They hope that she will work a miracle.
The girl works miracles
The belief that the girl can work miracles persists.
We heard she works miracles
The rumor that the girl can work miracles continues.
The girl works miracles
The belief that the girl can work miracles persists.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ORENDA FINK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@2010Astarte
I first heared this song from the soundtrack of the horror movie 'Donner Pass' and I fell in love with it instantly. What an amazing voice! Thanks for posting it!
@TheWhitehorseman1
I heard this song at the end of the movie "Donner pass" and was blown away. I looked and found such an awesome band with some wild songs, hats off to these gals, kick ass!!!
@kiieff2610
It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!
@KerbalHub
You underestimate my power!
@sharondianne23
Love this song. Really liked the move 'DONNER PASS'. Orenda has a haunting voice when she sung this song.
@AkT80
I have been trying soooo long/hard to remember this song & I could only hum the melody not the lyrics. Thank the sweet baby Jesus, I found you! My apologies, I subscribed now!
@davidsolis4257
Same thing happened to me. Thank goodness I got the steel trap memory... just takes a little while for the information request to process.
@benilak
oh god i love it when Isaac screams at 2:40
@asoucie6302
Years later I still love this song.. Very masterful.. Again thnx
@UR1Finegrl
Donner Pass....stopped the movie to search this song :)