From the recording Here Before
Luisa: "Trace the Sky" came to be one day when Frank and I had our guitars tuned and capo-ed up to practice "Pick Me Up". I began to just strum freely and Frankie jumped right in. It was merely improvisation, but we loved it immediately. Funnily enough, we’ve never played this one out, but the track is often cited as a favorite by friends and listeners, and we tend to agree. Take a listen if you’re needing some affirmation ❤️
Frank: If "Here Before" has a production number, this is it! Meaning, there are 10 times more instruments and voices on this than we usually play out with. But it's good to indulge every once in a while, right? So much fun!
Helping us to shape up the big finish were my dear friends from the Performing Arts Dept. at Sacred Heart University. They were more than happy to lend their talents to our song!
Lyrics
(L. Tanno/F. Veres)
Trace the sky
Like the doves
I don’t know why
But they know
To sail around the sun
Each on their own
They move as one
Run over stones
Like the river
Because she knows
To rise, to fall
To reach for it all
To pine and yearn
It’s how we learn
Know that you’re knowing
Just go
Where you’re going
You can run
And fly and sail to the sky
All on your own
But not alone
Trace the sky
Like the doves
You know why
Luisa: lead vocal, harmony vocal, acoustic guitar
Frank: acoustic, nylon string, and archtop guitars, keyboards, percussion
Chris Aleo: drums
Billy Bileca: bass
April Jauregui: background vocals, cello
Katherine Horne, Tiffanie Rodenberg, Zachary Lane, Dan Murphy: background vocals