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Sweetest Dream
04:10
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‘Neath the weeping willow, the water is deep
So lay your head on my pillow, it’s time for some sleep
Let the tears of salt water, carry you to the sea
Where you can float above it all, tonight as you dream
So raise up your sail, pick a star in the sky
Feel the force of the gale, carry you toward the light
And may you dream, the sweetest dream tonight
In a boat on the ocean, find the northern star
And let your seven sisters, guide you from afar
On deck the moon shadows, of major and minor bear
Play muse to a prose, that can take you anywhere
So raise up your sail, pick a star in the sky
Feel the force of the gale, carry you toward the light
And Don’t be afraid, to chase horizon’s line
To become untethered, and leave your ties behind,
And may you dream the sweetest dream tonight
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After the Wine
03:00
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After the wine, after the roses
As the winter of our years, softly approaches
Will you still take my hand, when we're walking downtown?
Past all the panes of glass, where everyone is looking out
After the wine, after the roses
And after the wine, after the roses
When all the shades are pulled down, and all the business closes
Will you lie down by my side, when we go to sleep at night
And will I still dream of you, and wake to find you in the morning light?
After the wine, after the roses
As the winter of our years, softly approaches
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Dark Times
02:33
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Reading by the light, provided by a candle
Trying to turn the page, to understand the new manual
The world still spins, but the day has lost structure
The earth beneath our feet, fissured and ruptured
In a dark time the eye begins to see
The buds are still blooming on the trees
The tides are still breathing on the seas
In a dark time the eye begins to see
We've still got two ears, to hear each other's cries
Echo down the empty halls, we're separate but united
Our comfort is muted without the sense of touch
We'll still hold each other up, we'lll still be each other's crutch
Chorus
It's an uncharted vast wilderness
We can stay together if we follow our compass
Discover the glory of the stillness
And focus on the beauty that leaves us breathless
Chorus
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With a lightning strike god parted the skies and 19 went straight the gate
There's no way explain the pain of knowing too little too late
From Prescott town and all around with Marsh and Steed commanding
We were 20 men but at the end I was the only man standing
There was fire in the canyon, now there's tears in the Dells
And 19 gabions and crosses 'neath a hill in Yarnell
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Low-Hanging Fruit
03:30
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Embers & Ashes
06:17
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She's holding the letters of her younger years
Like she's holding back time, she's holding back tears
She knows she's been hiding behind, smoke and mirrors
But she's alone, when the smoke clears
She lights up a candle, to lay on his grave
She lights up a smoke, and remembers how she prayed
Got down on her knees, nearly every Sunday
But a thousand amens, don't mean she'll be saved
Because it's a fine line, between embers and ashes
And she'll blow on the coals, and strike up her matches
And just when her faith, her faith has died
The flames will rise
She's seen the darkest of dark, dark, nights
She closes the stove and watches those letters ignite
She's a Phoenix born and held up to the light
It shapes her shadow and it follows her flight
Chorus
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By the numbers on the abacus, and the math I’m doing in my mind
Reviewed the rules and the algebra, but there’s nothing to explain what I find
If there’s an ocean of distance between us, but I can reach out and touch you with my hand
Is there some other plane is affecting us, and is there a safe place for us to land?
One and one it seems so simple, One and one, no the answer can’t change
It just doesn’t add up, the pages keep on turning
It just doesn’t add up, the story stays the same
It just doesn’t add up, through insights and yearning
Miscalculation is the name of the game
I took another look at geometry, twisted myself into every shape I could find
But there was no perfect symmetry, and you can’t divide an number that is prime
I never was much for calculus, but we're only emotions multiplied
The formula’s supposed to answer us, they say the numbers never lie
Chorus
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8. |
A Drive Up the Mountain
03:11
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We went for a drive on that mountain highway I had something on my chest
The road winds behind the wind today I keep this feeling close to my vest
To the left the sun dives into the trees and the whole dash is aglow
to the right the mountains climb into the night high above the road they soar
Chorus-
and the full moon is rising shining it's light into the night unstarred (on a star)
my heart is racing and everything is right because you're riding in my car
Yellow lines ahead not another soul in sight we've got miles and miles to go
From third to fourth leaving the city behind you turn on Mountain Radio
We've got one direction we don't need the signs we're just heading north into the snow
You're riding in my car and everything is right and that's all we need to know
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One Family
03:30
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Faith is not a rock to hold
It’s a river of undivided flow
We learn to swim, we learn to row
Faith will take us where we go
The truth stands tall, unafraid to bow
The truth is only attended by doubt
The more we test, the more we know
The truth will take us where we go
Chorus
What is faith? What is truth?
What is love? Who are you?
To stand alone Betrayed by creed
One for all One Family
Love it heals the open wounds
Love has no walls, love has no rules
Love is not some distant goal
Love will take us where we go
So let the river deliver me home
Let the truth flood over our souls
And let this love, make all of us whole
We take each other where we go
Chorus
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10. |
Over the Divide
05:27
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Since your heart left I can’t catch my breath
I’ve been chasing demons and shadows of death
Through the canyons and chasms
Spreading wide in my mind
Reach out your hand and we’ll chart a new course
I’ll sing the verse if you’ll sing the chorus
We can see the tree among the forest
Apart we’ll sparkle, together we’ll shine
Chorus
I’ll play the bass, if you play the fiddle
Let the mandolin take us to the middle
Where the guitar’s strumming the bridge
Over the divide
You were always right in my heart and my mind
But we drifted apart like ships in the night
Until somebody saw that lighthouse light
And we reunited on the tide
But the songs’ not the same since your heart’s been gone
The melody’s fine but it’s lonesome alone
I need your voice to take it home
Can you find your line just one more time?
Chorus
Come together right now
And bridge the divide
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Steal From the Thief
05:29
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We’ll steal light from the darkness, Even the faintest star still shines
We’ll find hope among the heartless In faith it’ll never find
We’ll smile at what’s been stolen, We’ll take back from the thief
Whatever it takes :II (3x), it can’t take belief
The thief arrived, Unwanted, An uninvited, shadow on our door
We drew the shade, closed the curtain, our burden was more than before
1st it took dreams, then it took time, couldn’t get hope, lord knows it tried
Took us to the gates of perdition, it took conviction, but we saw the light
Chorus
Were steadfast, undaunted, we lit candles and studied stars
In the darkest hour of the taking we saw the lights from afar
You can’t wish, upon a star with your eyes falling at your feet
So pick up your chin, let your smile begin to take something back from the thief
Chorus
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We’ve been separated by distance and time
They put up the yellow tape like it’s the scene of a crime
Scanning for Clues, searching for evidence
I just want to see you, on the other side of this
Can’t get to you by air, Can’t get to you by sea
Can’t get to you by Land, all we have is smoke screens
No one is immune, together we can resist
I just want to see you, OTOSOT
OTOSOT x2 I just want to see you OTOSOT
Bridge
On the other side of this we know we’re all vulnerable
We won’t be so comfortable, we’ll find our kind
OTOSOT we won’t take things for granted
The tilt of the earth will be slanted to keep each other in mind
OTOSOT
They closed all the borders, they closed all the ports
They say we must wait, let’s pray this time is short
We will make it through, we will cross the abyss
Then I will see you OTOSOT
Then I will see you OTOSIT
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Nolan McKelvey Phoenix, Arizona
Over the course of his twenty-five-year career, Nolan McKelvey has covered nearly every corner of the country and traversed all roads of Americana. From the pavement of alt-country, to the dusty trails of bluegrass, to the gravel roads of classic-country, to the interstate highway of rock-n-roll, Nolan has traveled over a ton of ground and received critical acclaim along the way. ... more
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