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Read me the letter that you wrote
On the 1st of January
If my memory serves me, you were out West
Thinking of the best way to tell me
If assumption serves me, like it does,
Well, I would say that we
Were wishing for the same thing that year.
So, I’ll play you this song that I wrote
On the 29th of January.
If my memory serves me, we were locked up
in my car, and it was raining
If assumption serves me, like it does
Well, I would say that we’ve been writing
On the same page
Ever since.
If time is just a construct of the mind,
A notion someone thought of just
To keep the trains on time,
Then I won’t be bogged down by
The space from then to now
I’ll hold you close,
Til we arrive.
We drive on unplowed roads these days
In our 7th January.
And as the winter passes, like it does,
Well, I have faith that we’ll be moving
At the same pace this year
And as assumption serves me, like it does,
Well, I would say that we’ve been writing
On the same page
And always will.
Yeah, we always will.
And if time is just a construct of the mind,
An empty promise someone made us
Just to keep our hearts in line
I won’t be bogged down by the space
From then to now
I will hold you close,
I will hold you close,
I will hold you close,
‘Til we arrive.
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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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This guitar is empty-sounding,
Like your words as you stumble for the truth.
The strings are old, and the wood is weary,
And I’ve grown tired of the songs it has for you.
Where’s compassion that you preach,
When you abandon family?
Where’s forgiveness when you find,
Only fault in all you see?
Oh, I can’t love you any better.
God knows I’ve tried.
All the chords are so familiar,
Like the words that you thought I never heard
Oh, my dear, both of these ears
Have been riddled with those messages
for twenty-something years.
Where’s this loyalty you preach
When you can’t love outside your comfort?
And the fighter in your heart
Can only run and duck for cover?
I can’t love you any better
God knows I’ve tried
Fire falls from your lips, when you say
“He loves you, but He can’t stomach what you did.”
Now I don’t remember reading that this love comes with a price
Of trying to be perfect in a broken man's eyes
I can’t appease you any longer
God knows I’m tired
And I don’t remember reading that this love comes with a price
Of trying to be perfect in a broken man's eyes.
I can’t love you any better
God knows I’m tired
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Gold (A&E Version)
04:10
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Under a sea of burning balls of fire
I have my questions
Am I still asleep? Could this be a dream?
Can anyone here grasp all this vastness?
When will we wake? When will the thread
Holding up the Universe break?
I’m swimming through a sea of stars
And I’m drowning in Your endless heart
Hold me close, O God so far away
I need your secrets
And I hear you say, from a million miles away
“Oh, love, I love without limit.”
And my soul it sings the choir of the king
“Look to the light, he is turning us into beautiful things.”
When will we know which way to go?
The path is dark, but the journey is gold
When will we know which way to go?
The path is dark, but the journey is gold.
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Arise, my darling,
Come spend this day with me
The winter has left our hillside,
Leaving flowers in retreat
It’s the season for songs,
And every tree holds a melody,
Arise, my darling, arise,
Come spend this day with me.
There is no place left to go,
There is nothing left to find
My life is full with you, my life is full with you
Bliss me with the kisses of your lips,
More pleasing than the sweetest wine.
And I’m longing, yes, I’m longing
To drink in deep, spinning dizzy in my mind.
Your skin like lilacs in the springtime,
Just a hint to capture all my senses.
And I’m longing, yes, I’m longing
To breathe in deep, spinning dizzy in my mind.
There is no place left to go,
There is nothing left to find
My life is full with you, my life is full with you.
Let’s go dancing through the vineyard!
We’ll float on soft through sunswept linens.. (x2)
Yeah! Let’s go out dancing!
Spinning around, spinning around, spinning around
Yeah! We’ll out dancing!
Spinning around, spinning around, spinning around
Yeah! Let’s go out dancing!
Spinning around, spinning around, spinning around
Yeah! I wanna go out dancing!
Spinning around, spinning around, spinning around
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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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