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Dreams of Young Days
03:42
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Dreams of Young Days
The fingers and toes of those whispering pines
Reminds me of how all life is divine
In dreams of young days, as in younger than mine
Lava red sunsets are carved in my mind
And circles are draw upon palms outstretched
With charcoal and resin from holy scents
I speak not a word on night quests to Mars
The moon, she will soon return
If you did stay where the old man asked you to be
With your body unfurled in the sheets
Never would you be in these moments with me
As our minds sail away with our sandy deep knees
I will wait for you as long as it takes
‘til you’ll be mine again
I will wait for you as long as it takes
‘til you’ll be mine again
When doubt turns to raging waterfalls
With arms outstretched embracing the world
I let go of the stories I’ve told
Raise a toast to the morning sun
If you’d never strayed to where the young lad asked you to see
Golden hues in the emerald plains
Never would you see those mountains of green
How they’re painted the colors God made them
I will wait for you as long as it takes
‘til you’ll be mine again
I will wait for you as long as it takes
‘till you’ll be mine again
And I will stay with you as long as it takes
‘til you’ll come back to me
The fingers and toes of those whispering pines
Reminds me of how all life is divine
In dreams of young days, as in younger than mine
Lava red sunsets are carved in my mind (x3)
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2. |
The Lonely Hunter
05:28
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The Lonely Hunter
They say the heart is
A lonely hunter
But I say the heart is
An eager huntress
She knows the whispers of the forest
She knows the way the river winds and bends
They say that life is
Like one single flame
But I say that life is
A wildfire that’s burning
And it grows out across the plains
And it grows despite my desire to extinguish it
I went down to the water’s edge to pray
And to ask for guidance
The river said, “You are blessed, for I’ve got a message.”
She said, “I’ll be the water if you’ll be the fire,
We’ll greet each other and we will fly higher.”
I said, “I’ll be the fire if you’ll be the water,
We’ll greet each other and we’ll become stronger
And stronger and stronger.”
They say that love is pleasure, poison, or pain
But I say that love is the heartbeat that sustains
Undying like the embers
The flame always will return again
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3. |
Over, Out
02:59
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Over, Out
You’re asking me to lose
all I’ve built in my heart for you
You’re asking me to choose
A weapon or a kiss
But in the night it feels alright
In the light it hurts my pride
In the night we’re darkest
But in the light we’re honest
Pull me in, push me away I’ll play the fool but
What’s at stake, what we’ve got to lose
Pull me in, push me away, I’ll play the fool but
What’s at stake, what we’ve got to lose
You’re building all we’ve broken
I’ve broken all we’ve built
You’ve asked me to stop it
Before we’ve made it through
But I’m sober now
I’m sober, but just for now
And I’m doin’ well in spite of
This ole’ habit, I just…
Can’t lose you when I love you like I do
I can’t lose you when I love you like I do
I can’t lose you when I love you like I do
I can’t lose you when I love you like I love you like I do
But we’re over now
We’re over, but just for now
We’re over, out
We’re over, out
But we’re over now
We’re over, but just for now
We’re over, out
We’re over, out
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4. |
Those Who Knew You When
06:59
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Those Who Knew You When
A passenger train stops for the night
Tossed around luggage curled up by her side
She’s been
Kissed by the President
Fooled by the military men
Heart crushed by the man
who came knocking at her door with the papers
Charmed by the Irishman who said,
“You’re my wife incarnate”
She moved with the poise of a Pastor’s wife
But she spoke with a smirk and that’s what he liked
It’s harder to say, it’s easier to do
You’ve been busy breaking all over me
Now I’m busy breaking all over you
Once when you were sick you got better,
I can’t say that now it’s true
When you lay heavy on wine,
I lay heavy too
He’ll wrap you up as your lover and lay down
He’ll wrap you up and kiss you with those lips of ages
Outside of her parents’ sits a broken-down Chevy Suburban
She’s been
Blessed by the nunnery
Worked her way through University
Made friends with the baker,
who recently left her husband
Mothered the girls
who were struggling to find their purpose
Now they wrap you up in your crocheted blankets
We curl up as you visit with those who knew you when
You pull her up and let her cuddle in with her best friend
Her silver Sebring is stashed in the garage for winter
She’s been
Kneading dough so steady and consistent
Gifting down all the wisdom she’s collected
Promising her grandkids those eventual millions
When the money rolls in, she’ll be sure to split it even
Now my mother’s pinned up the number for Dr. Ignaziak
We lift you up the stairs to your new hospital bed
He tricked you in to stomaching all your medicine
Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the greatest thing I’ve ever been through
Light, the thread that binds
The waking hours with the night
With death, your hand’s in mine,
Now you breathe through me,
I find faith in the generation of new life
I find faith in the generation of new life
Well it’s harder to say, it’s easier to do.
You’ve been busy breaking all over me,
Now I’m busy breaking over you.
Once when you were sick, you got better
I can’t say that now it’s true
When your eyes laid heavy over time,
My eyes laid heavy too.
We wrapped you up like a baby and laid you down
We wrapped you up like a baby and tucked you in
And I wrapped me up like a baby and gave in
And I wrapped me up like a baby and gave in
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Alison and Zoë Marcellus, New York
"If music were an entity capable of wrapping listeners in the most sincere embrace, everyone would be wholeheartedly hugged
by Alison and Zoë Mullan-Stout’s performance"
-Ally Dean in her review of their house concert in Merrifeld
nysmusic.com/2015/11/16/alison-and-zoe-bring-harmony-to-the-historic-merrifield-house/
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