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by Dale Harris

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You’ve been wandering around the uncanny valley Looking for a place to crash Like a stolen purse in a blind back alley Your story is out of cash And it’s a long way up Climbing straight to the top There’s flooding down here in the uncanny valley And the levee’s about to break Like a cardboard sign in an occupy rally The truth is hard to fake And it’s a long way down Better try not to drown And if I had the choice I’d build on higher ground Where you can see blue sky for days (and days and days) And if I knew the way I’d bring you with me too We’d stand there blinking blind beneath her sunny rays But it’s a long way up Climbing straight to the top La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la Soon we’ll be standing in the the sun, singing La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la Just one more ridge and we’ll be done You’ve been hovering around the uncanny valley Looking for a place to land Like a Don Giovanni in his grand finale You’re standing on sinking sand And it’s a long way home Fingers worn to the bone And if I had the choice I’d build on level ground Where there is room to spare for miles (and miles and miles) And if I had a plan I’d build a room for you Where you could hang your hat and rest there for a while But it’s a long way home Fingers worn to the bone La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la Soon we’ll be standing in the the sun, singing La la, la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la Just one more ridge and we’ll be done
2.
Here comes the adrenaline rush burning to my cheeks Here comes relief from things that I haven’t felt for weeks And it breaks across the sky And it breaks against the skin Like the lightning when it crashes to the ground And the thunder rolls off ominously but it doesn’t make a sound Here comes the whipping wind like a slap across the face Here comes the fire storm that doesn’t leave a trace And I’d stop it if I could But it feels pretty good And it feels even better when it stops You wanna ride that fire storm all the way to the top (of the bottom) It’s the storm before the calm (don’t worry) Just the storm before the calm I know the hurt inside is a lousy way to feel alive Ride that storm out till it’s gone Here comes an answer to a question I didn’t ask Here comes an answer tracing cracks across my mask Cause the clay is wearing thin And the heart behind the skin Is fraying on the edges of my sleeve There used to be a signal there but I don’t think I can receive it any longer It’s the storm before the calm (don’t worry) Just the storm before the calm I know the hurt inside is a lousy way to feel alive Ride that storm out till it’s gone
3.
The ghosts in my head Are hungry tonight They haven’t been fed in such a long time It’s been forty years And they’re wandering still With their own empty tears to quench the thirst Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams Narrow throats choked with silent screams Always eating, always empty I got these ghosts inside of me The ghosts in my head Are hurting tonight Something that was dead came back to life again They turn wine into water And bread into rock Till nothing else matters but feeding them Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams Narrow throats choked with silent screams Always eating, always empty I got these ghosts inside of me And it’s so lonely in the realm of hungry ghosts You can wander round for days Don’t lose your way in the realm of hungry ghosts Cause there’s no one there to point the way Swollen bellies filled with empty dreams Narrow throats choked with silent screams Always eating, always empty I got these ghosts inside of me
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When Septimus Warren Smith fell down I thought I heard the clatter Of his body on the ground, When he fell down When Septimus Warren Smith fell down I thought I saw them scatter All the sparrows all around, When he fell down Don’t cry, Lucreiza Don’t cry for me Don’t cry, Lucreiza Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry for me If Septimus Warren Smith be mad Then all sane men are fools And crazy’s not so bad, If he be mad And when Septimus Warren Smith wept tears They gathered into pools Of truth and hope and fears, When he wept tears Don’t cry, Lucreiza Don’t cry for me Don’t cry, Lucreiza Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry for me When Septimus Warren Smith fell down I thought I heard the clatter Of his body on the ground When he fell down
6.
It’s one AM and wide awake The night is wearing thin Like the tattered sleeve of a homeless coat You can play the game of give and take But you can’t bluff anymore When your hope is barely keeping you afloat It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but the crying isn’t done It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but there’s crying left to come Now it’s four AM and the world’s asleep You’re the only one awake And your heart is pacing in its cage But if love’s as wide as it is deep Then you’d better pace yourself Cause tonight might last forever and an age It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but the crying isn’t done It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but there’s crying left to come And I will cry holy Shout my broken hallelujahs I will cry holy Giving my heart cry to ya It’s six AM and dawn is near You’re vigil’s almost done And the light is standing in the wings The red-eye flight’s still in the air But the plane is landing soon You can hear the day as it begins to sing It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but the crying isn’t done It’s all over but the crying isn’t over It’s all over but there’s crying left to come And I will cry holy Shout my broken hallelujahs I will cry holy Giving my heart cry to ya
7.
They say the bones always heal Stronger at the break It’s what they say, what they say Some joys come stealing in Through the backdoor of the ache Then they steal away, they steal away But somewhere at the bottom of a deep dark well I thought I saw your face And somehow when the silence got the best of me That’s when I found you When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing When I couldn’t mouth the words, and I could hold the tune together in these clumsy hands But you showed me the beauty that shines in broken things In the rhythm of the hurt and laughter, I heard the cadence When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing After the tree’s been pruned You get the sweetest yield You have to cut it away, cut it away Only the deepest wound Can teach us how to heal There’s no other way, no other way But somewhere in the middle of an emptied hell I was tidying up the place And I hoped you wouldn’t notice all the messiness But that’s when you found me When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing When I couldn’t mouth the words, and I could hold the tune together in these clumsy hands But you showed me the beauty that shines in broken things In the rhythm of the hurt and laughter, I heard the cadence When my heart broke in two, you taught both halves to sing
8.
The Lord is with you Mighty Warrior The Lord is with you Gideon And even though you hide your heart, Like grain in the winepress And even though you think yourself The weakest and the smallest The Lord is with you mighty Warrior The Lord is with you restless Jacob The Lord is with you Isaac’s Son And even though you wrestle with him, Striving till the daybreak And in your brokenness you beg A blessing for the heartache The Lord is with you restless Jacob Because your weakness Is his power and your foolishness Is his grace The Lord is with you mighty warrior Though you shrink from his embrace And he will clothe you with his Spirit He will arm you with his love The Lord is with you mighty warrior He will guard you from above The Lord is with you barren Hannah The Lord is with you empty one And even though you whisper dreams In the shadow of the altar And even though you lift your prayer, Till your voice starts to falter The Lord is with you barren Hannah Because your weakness Is his power and your foolishness Is his grace The Lord is with you mighty warrior Though you shrink from his embrace And he will clothe you with his Spirit He will arm you with his love The Lord is with you mighty warrior He will guard you from above
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Time Being 02:03
I know you, I didn’t think so But your light came shining through my window If believing comes only by seeing I’m watching for the time being What could I do? Sometimes you sink so Low your sight plays tricks on you, the shadows Make believe it’s true. I’m not disagreeing Just asking for the time being And for the time being my anchor and my wind And for the time being you (and me together) And for the time being I hope it never ends Until then we can start again, I don’t mind déjà vu I don’t know you. I used to think so But tonight it’s all brand new. We don’t know If we’re leaving soon. There’s no guaranteeing So hold me for the time being.
10.
We were singing your Song about resting by Quiet waters and Pastures green Hoping you’d restore My weary soul I sat Down to feast with My enemy Cause there’s nothing left to lose And there’s nothing here to hide When I got nothing more to prove I’ll know what it feels like To be me I was wandering Valleys of shadow your Rod and your staff they were Hard to see I was wondering Over my shoulder if That was your mercy Shadowing me Cause there’s nothing left to lose And there’s nothing here to hide When I got nothing more to prove I’ll know what it feels like To be me
11.
They say a smoldering wick is safe With him, or so they say They say he’d never snuff it out If the light is dim he won’t leave you without it They say your weary heart is safe With him, or so they say And you can tell him how you yearn And all about the slow burn Come to me and I will give you rest I’ll be your host, I’ll be your guest That’s me at the door, they say He said They say a smoldering wick is safe With him, that’s what they say And you can tell him how you yearn And all about the slow burn
12.
The harvest moon is hovering On the edge of autumn orange And I’m rising up But that’s no way to start a song When there’s no good rhyme for orange And I’m rising up And the noonday sun is nearly there At the tip of the blue sky I’m rising up After all my life I’m looking down And I haven’t risen high But I’m rising up I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence With a song in my head that just dies on my lips When I try to listen for it I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence And I know what you said when we started this trip You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it Your song of ascents The city lights are sparkling On the edge of the horizon I’m rising up Though there’s miles to go I’m almost home I just have to close my eyes And I’m rising up The prairie wind is wandering Like the footsteps of a pilgrim I’m rising up And her clouds are piling in the sky Like a bowl filled to the brim And I’m rising up I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence With a song in my head that just dies on my lips When I try to listen for it I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence And I know what you said when we started this trip You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it Your song of ascents Sometimes the lights above seem just within my reach Sometimes you can’t get there for trying Sometimes it seems the ground is reeling far below And what you thought was angel-song was only vertigo I’m rising up, out of a haze of innocence With a song in my head that just dies on my lips When I try to listen for it I’m rising up, drawn on by your magnificence And I know what you said when we started this trip You’re gonna fly when you catch wind of it Your song of ascents

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All songs written and recorded by Dale Harris
Mastered by Dale Russell

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released December 30, 2014

Chris Campbell, Bass
Elaine Harris, Clarinet
Gabriel Harris, Djembe, Cajon, Harmonica
Rachael Harris, Flute
Dale Harris, Guitar, Piano, Keyboard, Mandolin, Lead Vocals
Tyler Lane, Electric and Acoustic Guitar
Erin Puersten, Violin
Andrew Puersten, Backing Vocals

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