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River
03:34
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It’s the dark night of the soul
Never slept in a bed so cold
Can you hear me crying out
I’m aching and so alone
If your love were a river
On my back I would lay
Let your love be a river
Come and carry me away
I’m a ship lost at sea
With nothing here to anchor me
No wind to fill my sails
Why have you forsaken me?
If your love were a river
On my back I would lay
Let your love be a river
Come and carry me away
I have heard your cries, my love
I have never left your side, my love
The emptiness I know so well
I wept until the blood fell
I drank the bitter cup
Darkness came to swallow me up
I rose to meet the dawn
In brilliant light to carry you home
Let my love be a river
Rest your weary heart
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Brother
03:41
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He moved to Colorado in his 27th year
Living like that old John Denver song
He said he had to try to learn to love again
We said “Go now, but brother don’t be long”
He move out to the mountains ‘cause he heard the air was fresh
Got news about his family, thought he’d go and find some rest
Said, “I think I’ll never want to learn love again”
We said “try and do your best - try not to give up just yet”
I never had a brother of my own
There was nobody else living in my home
But you’ve shown me the way of patient sadness
And I thank you for that
I was born into this life all on my own
There were others, but they told me they never made it home
So when I finally went and got myself grown
I made a family out of water and the blood that makes us whole
He came into my kitchen on a warm Sunday night
Said we have something to tell you, I went and saved your husband’s life
Remembering it now, I wish I’d looked into his eyes
And said, “you think it was his, but it was mine”
I never had a brother of my own
There was nobody else living in my home
But you’ve shown me the way of loving kindness
And I thank you for that
I’m sorry for the things that made you run
I wish that I could take them from you, I wish it could be done
In the very least I thought I’d let you know
No matter how lost you get in me You’ll always have a home
I never had a brother of my own
There was nobody else living in my home
But you’ve shown me the way of loving kindness, and patient sadness
And I thank you for that
I thank you for that
How can I thank you for that?
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Home
04:30
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I find myself at 33 years old with an aching in my soul
Like longing for the warmth of a mid-summer’s night
While the world’s covered in snow
Or like the memory of a place I’ve never been
a place I once called home
Though I’ve tried to hide it
It’s worn me down to fight the question burning in my bones
I have been longing, longing to know - can I feel settled down in my soul
Can I be deeply secure, can I know it for sure that I am well
That all will be well
I am grateful for my family, friends, and my wife, for the work I was made to do
But those birds rise on the wind, and I wish just like them
To feel at ease in my own skin
This is deep calling out to deep, it is a thirst I cannot quench
I have felt it for some time, my well is running dry
And I am thirsting for some peace
I have been longing, longing to know - can I feel settled down in my soul
Can I be deeply secure, can I know it for sure that I am well
That all will be well
At the end of the day I just want to know that I’m alive
At the end of the day I just want to be
To be home, to be free, for my soul to sing a song called liberty
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Lost & Found
03:18
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Everything felt possible, everything felt new
The tears streaming down my face brought healing, brought truth
I found a family, I found belonging. And I found you.
Like I was finally seeing in color, a new light shining through
I had you, oh
It never came down crashing or burning, it never fell apart
Just unraveled the miles and miles of string at the hem of my heart
I had my home here, I had these four strong walls, I had my ego filled
My broken cisterns just started leaking, and they drank from them still
I had you, oh
Now everything feels so impossible. Inconsistent, and false
I’m left wondering if all those years were just me talking to the wall
I lost my family, I lost belonging, the veil was torn
I lost my ego, my self-reliance, I lost my pedestal
But I found you
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Always I
02:00
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Listen to us God, do you hear your daughters cry
Do you hear your children beg for peace
Look to us God, do you see our outstretched arms
Do you see the tears fall down our cheeks?
We're losing hope, oh God, when we see our people die
When we see our brothers slain each day
Restore us to yourself, and return to us our joy
So our mourning will start to sing
You dwell among us, God, and you live in broken hearts
Your glory's in the least of these
In the ones we overlook, you're in the ones who we oppress
The outcast, sinner, poor, and meek
The adultress, the diseased, you're in the murder and theif
The ones who will betray, you're in the ones who've walked away
And you're calling us home to stay
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Every Seed Must Die
03:37
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It’s all fading fast
The world that I see won’t last
And it feels like the tighter I hold on the quicker it all slips away
And time knows no mercy
It slows down for nobody
The clockwork ticks steadily forward
[Driven by] a lifeless machinery
Seems like every seed must die
Fall to the earth for a while
It’s hard to lose, and it hurts to let go
But every seed must die
For new life to grow
I have a cousin
He said while he was praying
Every color burst to life around him in a shimmering dance
Then he looked me in the eye
Said “I’m no longer afraid to die
For the love that we share here together
Will never pass away”
Yes, and every seed must die
Fall to the earth for a while
It’s hard to lose, and it hurts to let go
But every seed must die
For new life to grow
And my heart beats that it’s true
My eyes perceive just a partial view
Though beauty seems to flee
It's a signpost for a world I will one day see
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Mary-Ann
04:16
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We were tired of the phone calls, we were tired of the news
There was something so different about losing you
When the phone started ringing in the early part of dawn
We knew before we answered that you were gone
And the angels were singing, as we closed our teary eyes again
And the bells started ringing , as he welcomed home his Mary-Ann
It’s been such a long year, yes it’s been such a trial
Would you mind if I just sat here for a while
I’ve heard you’re good to talk to, and there’s so much left to say
Like “why do good things have to go away” - they go away
And your daughters were singing, as you closed your weary eyes again
And the phone kept on ringing
As you said your prayers with beads still in your hands
And we sang Joy, mother you’re full of grace, look at my face
Joy, mother, fruit of your womb, lights up the room
And we sing songs, you sing along as good as you can
And we'll sing your songs, we'll sing it strong as long as we can
As long as we can
We'll sing joy, mother, Mary-Ann
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Je Vous Salue, Marie
02:05
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Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce
le Seigneur est avec vous
Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes
et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles
Est béni, Sainte Marie
Mère de Dieu,
Priez pour nous
Pauvres pécheurs maintenant et à l’heure
de notre mort
Amen
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Always II
01:17
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Arise, forever, my sweet love
The hope you're looking for has come in flesh now
Arise, and never be afraid
For I am with you always
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Grateful
04:14
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Walk with me to the waterside
See the sun sinking slow
Paint a canvas sky from blue to red and gold
Hold my hand sitting in the sand
The light slips past the trees
Draws back the curtain on a shimmering galaxy
And I wonder at the mystery of the breath inside our lungs
The very gift that sustains me, holds the life of everyone
And I am grateful, grateful to be alive
I wake with you lying by my side
As if you’ve always been there
Gentle curving frame, soft and golden hair
I still remember a place in time
All I had was a prayer
A simple wish - a life that we could share
And I when I wonder at the mystery of our love I’m overcome
Of all the billions of people our two hearts they beat as one
And I am grateful, grateful to be alive
But I get lost sometimes
My blood runs cold and my eyes grow blind
When I’ve reached my end and can’t find my way
You’re standing there right in front of me
Ooooo
So I wonder at the mystery of a love that seeks me out
Through every season of suffering, in my fear and in my doubt
And I am grateful, grateful to be alive
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Lullaby
03:08
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My flower, my daisy, I am well pleased
With the person you are, and the person you’ll be
My daughter, my child, I’m with you always
Nothing will change that, for all of your days
When the world is against you, I will protect you
I’ll never reject you. I’ll be by your side
When you stand on the mountain, or down in the valley
I’ll hear when you call me; I’ll be your guide
My son, whom I love, I am well pleased
Not with what you’ve done or what you will achieve
But the soul in those bones was formed by the one
Who gave you the stars, and gave you his son
And if I am for you, tell me - who could be against you?
Who could ever test you, or threaten your life?
In all the sky above you, and all the earth below you
No one could ever know you quite like I do
My beacon of hope, you are the joy in my life
You’re the sunshine of spring, you are the blue in my eyes
You’re the white dove that’s come with the end of this rain
The colors of the rainbow, and the passing of our pain
I said that I would come, I told you it’d be done
And it’s not in my nature to break a promise
You waited for me, and now you will see
The glorious day that is upon us
For now, close your eyes
I'll hold you through the night
Darling, child of mine
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Ash & Eric Worcester, Massachusetts
Ash & Eric have never shied away from life’s hard edges. Hailing from the gritty heart of the Industrial Revolution -- Worcester, Massachusetts -- the two find consolation in discovering the beauty of being artists in the most stubbornly independent city in the north east. Their musings reflect the hope and pain we all experience sung in voices as vulnerable and honest as their lyrics. ... more
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