Name: Unavoidable You
Duration: P00H04M25S
Description: Unavoidable You was written in July of 2021, by the Muskoka River in Ontario, Canada. Originally titled The Current, the song emerged from that revealing experience of trying to swim upstream, where every forward stroke keeps you right where you started.

Unavoidable You

by Jen Schaffer and The Shiners

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Unavoidable You was written in July of 2021, by the Muskoka River in Ontario, Canada. Originally titled The Current, the song emerged from that revealing experience of trying to swim upstream, where every forward stroke keeps you right where you started.

lyrics

The current with which
You have to contend
And cannot transcend
Will pull you
back to where you started
Newly departed
Only to be returned
Unavoidable you

You will be whole
Both body and soul
Fear stripped away
Exposing your clay
Your essence and way
So now you can play
With life

But if you know
You’re undertow
That unseen force
That throws you off course
If it’s embraced
Resistance replaced
With presence
Acceptance and grace

You will be whole
Both body and soul
Fear stripped away
Exposing your clay
Your essence and way
So now you can stay
With life

You will be whole
Both body and soul
Fear stripped away
Exposing your clay
Your essence and way
So now you can stray

credits

released August 12, 2022
Words and Music - Jennifer Schaffer (SOCAN)
Music - Simon Law (SONY Music Publishing)

Jennifer Schaffer - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Simon Law - Drums and Percussion
Astrid Foster - Bass, Background Vocals
John Teshima - Acoustic Guitar
Emmanuel Szeptycki - Violins
Dorothy Hwang - Guest Background Vocals

Arranged, Recorded and Produced by Simon Law at Studio Wolfrey, Toronto, Canada - Spring and Summer of 2022.

Album art work by Dorothy Hwang.

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Jen Schaffer and The Shiners Toronto, Ontario

Jen Schaffer is a Montreal-born, former Ohio and long-time Toronto resident singer-songwriter. Jen has honed her own brand of original soulful acoustic roots music with the help of her dedicated band and collaborators, The Shiners, including Simon Law (a.k.a. The Funky Ginger), John Teshima, Dot Hwang, Hideki Kumagai and occasional Shiner Emmanuel Szeptycki. ... more

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