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bitter tears
nothing much, just wasted years
not so bad as just waiting here
for a song to sing...
slipping down
nothing quite so lost as losing ground
not that you were ever tossed around
it's just a thing
fire on me
all your screams & distant pleading, see
this was all just a dream to be free
.. just a dream ..
living long
nothing much, just feeling wrong
one more night with these redemption song
SAVE ME..
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is it petty
is it sweet
if you sweep
me off my feet?
is it blythe
is it nigh
when you slither
through my night?
..feverish blue
..higher & higher
..all that is true
..all i desire
is it wrong
for my song
that i've waited
so long?
is it less
is it more?
[it's all the same]
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will you settle
will you fight
for what Kindness
says is right?
..this is a song about
..RELAYING LOVE
..until i find the One
do we falter
do we step?
take my hand
..
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i long for You
like soil for rain
begin again
i thirst for You
like summer dew
to drink again
i search for You
under avenues
city drain
i pine for You
in the afternoon
of the red moon
i cry for You
in every way
and You delay
i taste You
in every high
and all our sighs
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STREAMS to the desert
DEEP beneath the sea
You & me
You & me..
LOVE is an effort
DEATH, a finite decree
you see
you see...
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summer comes
and autumn goes
but You are
always showing
wind, birds
and little words
but You are
still turning
listen low
our winter woes
but You are
ever melting
distant rise
with gentle eyes
but You ARE
we'll believe it
CONNECT ME TO
YOU & YOU
WE PUSH THROUGH...
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fear not
for you are here
we are dear
He is near
just glow
because you know
your heart is so
...
peace here
this is ours
every hour
is a flower
fret not
i can tell
that you fell
can i help?
some thoughts are better than others
all of us are sisters and brothers
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER
gaze long
lilacs bloom
under the moon
in our tune
slow down
drift a while
half a mile
for a smile
move up
hemisphere
ONE is here
...
let go
of the pain
once again
in the rain
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birds are singing
but they're not bringing
the summer sun
fingers are freezing
coughs are wheezing
i'm the only one
fine-point's slipping
frowns not flipping
it's no fun
..let me soak
..in Your rays
..today
..we can ride
..in a warm
..melee
green and flowering
bright sun showering
WINTER'S DONE
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lookin out the window
see You in the trees
whistle through the breeze
hold me in Your peace
quiet for a second
feel It moving me
music calling me
lean on Me, it's free
ridin on the river
i see You rolling low
weaving waves in tow
rock me sweet & slow
hold a tiny flower
breathe it in and sway
all of life betray
to be with You today
listen to the water
drippin after rain
everything again
waiting until when
it's free, it's free
right where You want me to be
You're the One
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Cold iron shackles and a ball and chain
Listen to the whistle of the evening train
You know you bound to wind up dead
if you don't head back to Tennessee, Jed
Rich man step on my poor head
When you get up you better butter my bread
Well you know it's like I said
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee
Drink all day and rock all night
Law come to get you if you don't walk right
Got a letter this morning and all it read:
You better head back to Tennessee, Jed
I dropped four flights and cracked my spine
Honey come quick with the iodine
Catch a few winks down under the bed
Then head back to Tennessee, Jed
Tennessee, Tennessee
There ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee
I ran into Charley Phogg
He blacked my eye and he kicked my dog
My dog he turned to me and he said
Let's head back to Tennessee, Jed
I woke up a feeling mean
Went down to play the slot machine
The wheels turned round and the letters read
Better head back to Tennessee, Jed
Tennessee, Tennessee
Ain't no place I'd rather be
Baby won't you carry me
Back to Tennessee
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acoustic/folky stuff. live & lo-fi, but i hope the raw goodness comes through.
recorded in 2011, clearville, PA. original compositions except where noted.
released September 9, 2011
all music, lyrics, performance & production: yoshua sierk
album cover from a photo by joshua sierk
