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Pennies in the Fountain
04:09
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An acre in the city
The park where we met
Under the big oak tree,
you took my hand
Pennies in the fountain,
you longed for me
But the road of wanting
is crowded concrete
And you said "wandering these streets
never felt more like home"
Wandering these streets
never felt more like home
Like flowers in the garden,
you picked me
without ever knowing
what it is you'd need
And you said "wandering these streets
never felt more like home"
But these crowded streets
are all you had ever called home
Penniless and hungry
I found you
but there wasn't really
too much I could do
You see, only you can give
the validation you seek
Only you can give
the validation you seek
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Monarch to Mexico
03:32
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I remember when we used to go
and stand out in the rain
You always felt so alive,
but I didn't feel the same
I take time to think on that now
All the ways you've let me down
Those four years of endless nights,
I watched you cry yourself to sleep
I'll bet you didn't know that I did too
Did you ever really see?
You always said you'd run with me
until the day I had to leave
Back when I chose to go,
like a monarch to Mexico
So long it's been since that time,
trying to find my way
Through the timbers and hollyhocks
Keeping count of my days
Sometimes I might lose track,
but I know I'll never get them back
So when the wild roses make me think of you,
I don't have any thought to spare
I'm just thankful for the things I've learned
from the bittersweets we share
And sometimes you still cross my mind,
but it's not worth going back in time
And I think now that I should go,
like a monarch to Mexico
I'm sure I'll find soon where I belong,
where I'll grow my own garden
And I'll wonder if you ever think of me
in all your brokenness
Maybe we all have to find our own,
like a monarch to Mexico
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Lavender Wine
05:22
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Lavender wine
The sun is up,
but things are not all right
Wildflowers at my bedside
seen my colors run
'til half past midnight
With the curtains drawn,
I'll hide away
Be momentarily gone
Will you search for me?
Will you shelter me?
Will you, will you?
Chicory eyes
The sun is down,
but in my dreams, you're alive
The bitterness within my mind
had never seen real love
until you, on whom I relied
But now the curtains are drawn
I can't find my way,
but I know you're around
So will you search for me?
Will you shelter me?
Will you, will you?
Falling now will I be caught by you?
'Cause fast asleep there is only you
And in my dreams, you've found me too
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Valley (Of the Moon)
04:47
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In the valley of the moon,
innocuousness dwells
Your love dwells there too
So unattainable,
these beautiful things
I cannot reach
At the bottom of the sea,
resentment roams
And my love will slip its mooring
So unbelievable,
these indispensable things
I cannot reach
What do I have to do
to reach the valley of the moon?
In the middle of the desert,
I stand alone
with echoes of your words
Oh, so feasible,
these conceivable things
Why can't I reach?
What do I have to do
to reach the valley of the moon?
Where angels sing
and you'll see
that I can be loved too
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Mississippi
05:07
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Maybe these hills could never set you right,
or these evergreens grew too high
A life spent hidden in the shadows
is hardly a life at all, I know
But wasn't I more than just a mirage
in the desert of your love?
On that friday, you crossed the Mississippi
Said goodbye,
a bird in the sky
Here I will stay along the Mississippi,
until you come home to me
Maybe it's true, I never came to mind
when you chose to leave this all behind
But of your life, sister, I wonder
were you ever struck with such sonder?
And wasn't this riverbank more than enough
for the pasture of your love?
On that friday, you crossed the Mississippi
Said goodbye,
a bird in the sky
Here I will stay along the Mississippi,
until you come home to me
Maybe one day the torrents will bring you back,
noting how the time moves too fast
And every winter will come too soon
This time, I pray your flowers will have bloomed
Here I will stay along the Mississippi,
until you come home to me
Here I stay, along the Mississippi,
until you come home to me
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Fields of Thistle
02:32
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The fields of thistle between us
will never do us part
The sky is endless above us,
but all I see is you
standing in the mud
I'll find my way to you
The storms are heavy upon us,
we forebear to move
May the thistle cradle us
'til I find my way to you
The blood and the breath within us,
the same as anyone's
And as the thistle outgrows us,
know we are not alone
The ground that trembles beneath us
holds all the weight of truth
That we're made of all that's before us
So I'll find my way to you
The fields of thistle between us
will never do us part
Sister, what separates us
is nothing we can't cross
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Cliffside Dreaming
06:23
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I've seen the sparrows flock in the night,
and how I've longed to belong to them
From this cliffside, I have seen the lights
of dawns far beyond me here
I've seen mountains rise higher than I,
until the ocean, she sweeps them away every time
And all the while, I'm still here
A tree rooted to the edge
I've seen the seasons come and go as they please
What I would do for such solitude
But these bones won't weather as the trees,
and here I'm still, built on brittleness
I've seen storm clouds mightier than me,
until the ocean, she sweeps them away carelessly
And all the while, I'm still here
A girl sitting on the edge
I've seen the waves crash far below
Yes the ocean, she sweeps it all away
From this cliffside I have seen it all,
and it's the dawn that keeps me holding on
Though all the while, I'll be here
A tree rooted to the edge
This cliffside dreaming is all I have left,
it'll keep me holding on
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8. |
Through the Fall
04:16
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Well, I can't explain the things I do,
but darling everything is for you
We lose our way when the tables turn
Everyday is a lesson learned,
and certain things we've lost will return
We've sure got the short end of the deal,
and everyone must know how that feels
And you know we fight the tide
to bring back what is right,
to bring back what is mine
I know we burn then turn to ash,
'cause sometimes life won't go as we ask
We wake up some days losing it all,
but to have someone hold you through the fall,
that is the greatest gift of all
Often enough, we forget who we are
But darling you have shown me the stars,
and they look the same from high or low
I think of that now as we go
Sometimes you are the only thing I know
And if one day you want to leave,
I pray you remember everything
The way we grew small
and the way we grew tall
Well, you probably won't go
but darling sometimes you never know
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You won't find that silver dollar
on the beach where you left her
No, the salt will have swallowed her whole
Can't you see how much we are
only fleeting? Yes, we are
only here for just a moment
How the grass is always growing
The flowers always blooming
And we will never be the same
From the cradle to that old grave,
all that matters are those days
that we live rather than survive
And we'll do what we can
with the time that we have
Ride a train across the country
or run wild until your feet bleed,
we still all end up the same
So take my hand, oh my darling
and we can do our bidding
on the cards left out for us
And we'll do what we can
with the time that we have
From the cradle to the grave,
what matters are those days
All that we should be known for
is the love that was outpoured,
and then we will die free
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Wolves
04:51
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It's been a long time coming,
and you've been calling day and night
'Cause I've been wandering
with the wolves before light,
and the stories they've told me
left me stone blind
I've spent all of my time running
and while the ties were fraying,
I should have known
'Cause when the roads are flooding
they'll tell you not to go,
but if I'm gone already
how do I get back home?
How do I get back home?
I was lonesome every step of the way,
how the forest thickened on every path that I came
I was hoping to see the sun once again,
but the wolves won't go easy once you've fed them
It's been a long time trying
to forget the lying and the things they promised me
But if I'm prone to shortcoming,
who am I meant to be?
Incompetent or a victory,
is there still a home for me?
Is there still a home for me?
I longed to be wholesome as I made my way,
as the darkness wrapped its strong arms around my faith
I was hoping to see the sun once again,
and how you were there keeping the hungry wolves at bay
I've been a long time coming
'cause you've been calling day and night
Though I've been wandering
on these roads before light,
every road before me
leads back to your side
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Sycamore
03:26
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Lead me home
where the wildflowers
and the sycamores grow
And I'll never be lonely
on my own
I'll never be alone
Water these bones
and like a new spring morn,
they'll be sure to grow
And this life won't pass me by
when I'm where I belong
No, not when I'm home
Paint me gold
and this darkness in my mind
will learn to hope
And I won't leave home again,
no I won't go
I won't go
Bury my bygones
out in the backyard,
where so long ago
I left you a note
How you'd miss me
when I'd go
Well you never thought I'd go
Well, I never thought
that I would come back home,
where the wildflowers
and the sycamores grow
But now I'll never be lonely
on my own
I'll never be alone
when I'm home
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Lounna Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lounna, pseudonym for Pittsburgh based singer-songwriter Brenna Slate, has been described as “soothing and gentle, powerful and beautiful.” Inspired by modern indie-folk acts such as Bear’s Den, First Aid Kit, Gregory Alan Isakov, Boygenius, and Hozier, Slate’s songwriting is captivating with “catchy melodies and a sprinkle of magic” (SoundVille). ... more
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