Every step of the way in singer-songwriter Sara Haze’s musical life has led… Read Full Bio ↴Every step of the way in singer-songwriter Sara Haze’s musical life has led to her current success. Influenced vocally, lyrically and musically by Sarah McLachlan, Joss Stone, Jewel, or Etta James and Aretha Franklin, Sara Haze delivers her words and music in a powerful and emotional voice.

From the time Sara could talk, she learned how to sing. Growing up in a musical family, at an early age Sara practiced vocal exercises with her mother and by the age of four started playing the piano. A few years later Sara was singing lead in church. As writing became a way to avoid the teenage pitfalls, her poetry and journal entries turned into songs, and Sara found, “That process was extremely therapeutic.”

Sara was immediately noticed when she started singing Etta and Aretha covers in clubs and when she added her songs to the mix, the rest quickly fell in place. Sara has since had numerous song placements in TV including on such shows as, The Young & The Restless, One Life To Live, One Ocean View, and the Oxygen hit Bad Girls Club with a performance cameo on two episodes with country singer-songwriter Kerry Harvick. In addition Sara sang the theme song on one season of The Simple Life. Always honing her songwriting skills, Sara started working with songwriter/producers Pam Reswick and Nathan Meckel (Jo Dee Messina) of Spin Box Club. PEN Music Group Inc. took an interest and introduced Sara to Elicit Music’s production/songwriting team Heather Holley and Rob Hoffman (Christina Aguilera, Quincy Jones, Sheryl Crow), and she recently recorded three masters with them. She won the 2007 Pump Audio Song Submission Contest and performed at the ASCAP Create Music Expo to a crowd of 1200 where she was a finalist with her song “Dust From The Stars.” In May 2007 PEN Music Group, Inc. signed Sara Haze to a Licensing & Administration deal. In the summer of 2007 Sara will start writing songs with 5-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Glen Ballard.

Just shy of 18, Sara’s forthcoming debut CD entitled The Ladder brings it all together and is an impressive recording. The songs at times reflecting eventual self-discovery ("Now I Understand"), the ups and downs of relationships, outright cries ("The Big Lie") to reflective and dreamy ("Dust From The Stars," "Balloon") or the wistful call of the road ("The Border"). To be released in June, The Ladder will feature songs co-written with E.B. Fraley, Spin Box Club and Elicit Music.

In support of the CD Sara Haze will play dates around the country including, in Denver at the Microsoft Convention (June), in Long Beach at Shoreline Village’s June Weekend Music Series, the Roxy in Hollywood (June 30), in Nashville at Lyrix, and a live radio broadcast from Cadillac Ranch in September. She will also do a residency every Thursday night in August at the “cozy, but crucial A&R hang” Genghis Cohen in Hollywood. Sara Haze’s band features: EB Fraley and Justin Wright on guitar, Axel Clark on drums and percussion, Andy Zacharias on bass and Sara on piano.

Moonshine
Sara Haze Lyrics

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Cars and stop signs
Streets that look like
concrete rivers going nowhere
We're surrounded lets surrender
Run away right into thin air

Boy take my hand
let's disappear too many city lights 'round here

Follow my heart into the trees under the stars

We can lose ourselves in the midnight
We can find our way in the sunrise
Grab a mason jar full of fireflies to be our light
Look in my eyes, you got the moon, I've got the shine

Oh, oooh

Now we're dancing in the shadows
Feel the grass beneath bare feet
We can run out to the boat house
Leave a trail of kisses in the weeds

Boy take my hand
let's disappear too many city lights 'round here
Follow my heart into the trees under the stars

We can lose ourselves in the midnight
We can find our way in the sunrise
Grab a mason jar full of fireflies to be our light
Look in my eyes, you got the moon, I've got the shine

Oh, oooh

You've got the moon and I've got the shine
You've got the how and I've got the why
We got the love and we got our lives

To lose ourselves in the midnight
We can find our way in the sunrise
Grab a mason jar full of fireflies to be our light
Look in my eyes, you got the moon, I've got the shine

Oh, oooh

Overall Meaning

The song "Moonshine" by Sara Haze tells a story of a couple who wants to escape from the busy city life and find peace in nature. The opening lyrics describe the urban landscape as a never-ending maze of cars, stop signs, and concrete streets leading nowhere. The couple decides to surrender to their surroundings and escape into thin air. They run away together and follow their hearts into the woods, under the stars, where they can lose themselves in the peacefulness of the midnight and find their way in the sunrise.

The chorus of the song emphasizes the couple's desire to escape and find tranquility. They want to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature, symbolized by a mason jar full of fireflies providing light in the darkness. The lyrics "You've got the moon and I've got the shine" express the idea that they have everything they need to be happy and content with their lives.

Overall, "Moonshine" is a song about love, escapism, and the power of nature to heal and bring people together. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a couple finding their way to each other and to the beauty of the natural world.

Line by Line Meaning

Cars and stop signs
The urban landscape filled with mundane objects like cars and road signs.

Streets that look like concrete rivers going nowhere
The streets of the city resemble rivers made of concrete, which lead to nowhere.

We're surrounded lets surrender
We are stuck in the city, so let's give up and submit to our fate.

Run away right into thin air
Let's escape the city by running away into the open air.

Boy take my hand
The artist is inviting someone, perhaps a romantic partner, to follow her lead.

let's disappear too many city lights 'round here
The singer wants to escape from the bright lights of the city.

Follow my heart into the trees under the stars
The singer suggests following her heart and escaping to the trees where they can see the stars.

We can lose ourselves in the midnight
They can forget their worries and become immersed in the nighttime environment.

We can find our way in the sunrise
They can rediscover themselves and find purpose as the sun rises.

Grab a mason jar full of fireflies to be our light
They can catch fireflies to light their way and create a magical atmosphere.

Look in my eyes, you got the moon, I've got the shine
They share a deep connection, where one person has the moon (the beauty of the night) and the other has the shine (happiness and positivity).

Now we're dancing in the shadows
They are engaged in a romantic dance in a shadowy environment.

Feel the grass beneath bare feet
They are enjoying the sensory experience of feeling the grass under their feet.

We can run out to the boat house
They can escape to a nearby boathouse for more privacy.

Leave a trail of kisses in the weeds
They can engage in romantic intimacy and leave evidence of their passion in the form of kisses.

You've got the moon and I've got the shine
Reinforcement of their previously established connection.

You've got the how and I've got the why
One person has the technical skills while the other has the motivation, and together, they can create anything.

We got the love and we got our lives
Together, they have the necessary ingredients for a happy and fulfilling life.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: JASON REEVES, NATHAN CHAPMAN, SARA HAZE

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