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Originally release on the After the Roses record, this one remains one of Nolan's favorite songs to play live.

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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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from Into the Silence, released October 31, 2020
Nolan - Vocals, guitar
Tim - Bass, vocals
Megyn - Violin

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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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