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I've Forgiven Time
03:32
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I've Forgiven Time
time, i've been a gambler with time
there was salt in my hand
so i threw it over my left shoulder
it landed, it landed on good soil
a few plants they died
but the heartier ones they survived
time, i've forgiven you, time
no i won't speak ill
when you're dead in the ground and i'm alive
see i, what i've got to show
is a home and a husband
and a cat who we can't hold
still all i want is my mother
all i want is my mother
oh these holy waters
oh this hallow time
oh this fallen empire
is only in my mind
so i, i won't give you anymore time
coz the next the thing i know
i'll be dead to the fact that i'm alive
now you, you can look me in the eye
and you see that i've won
this time, this time, this time
now all i ask is for my mother
to know that she is good
you know i'd give it to her if i was able
but i inherited the same hollow
now all i want is my mother
to know that she is good
all i want is my mother
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Holiest Day
04:34
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Holiest Day
i drove away, far from the lake
i found the farmer's daughter
we could have been sisters if i were humble
clothes muddy, red-cheeked and reticent
i looked around and wished that i could stay
and cover my head
keep the fire going
tuck the kids into bed
i know all the hymns
i'd say my prayers and close my eyes
to wake at dawn and do it all over again
so half in jest, i asked if i could stay, help milk the cows
annie looked away and said just come back in an hour
asking for more
we ask
we ask for more
for more
we ask
we ask for more
i drove away, back to the lake
back to all my pretty, precious things - i put the milk away
i started to cry, put the music on to fill the quiet
oh cluttered life - we try, we try, we try
asking for more
we ask
we ask for more
always for more
we ask
we ask for more
holiest day break our nightmares in two
holiest day shape our nightmares into threes
holiest day break take our nightmares before we wake
we ask
we ask
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3. |
Letting You In
02:12
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Letting You In
i know i am to blame
i left my bike in the rain and snow
for a season i watched it rust and fade
i know i am to blame, i know
i know i am to blame
i know i am to blame
for the violin that's been gathering dust
if you insist i must i'd play you a song
but i'm just the one to blame
i can't play
i'm just the one to blame
i know i am to blame
for leaving her there in her birthday blues
with wine spilled on her favorite shoes
and the house in disarray
i should've stayed
i know i am to blame
i know i am to blame
i said i would give you a place to stay
i swore i'd be around when the sun went down
i know i am to blame
for not letting you in
and not letting you in
and not letting you in
and not letting you in
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4. |
Willow
02:56
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Willow
i don't wanna say sorry
for all the things i haven't done
i just wanna go back
to the way things were always done
with a hand held out to shake
and a word unbreakable
and a gaze straight as the miles
that cut the dirt
grandma, i wanna go back
to the way things were always done
when you'd come down to find
your man working the ground
with his hand held to the plow
and his back unbreakable
and his word as good as the gold
they found in those hills
but i'm not gonna go
i'm not gonna go
back to the world i never knew
so tell me all your stories
about the way things were always done
back before you knew me
and the world it maybe seemed young
before your hands shook so much
and your voice so breakable
and your back bent
lower than the willow by the woods
because my handshake don't mean enough
and my word is breakable
and my back feels bent
lower than than the willow by the woods
than the willow
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5. |
You Can Go Now
04:45
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You Can Go Now
did they say where's your bible?
where's the body and the blood?
did you really think you could go out in the world
with no light from above?
did they say where's your mother?
what is she to you?
did you really think you could go out in the world
with no guidance from her?
i'm sorry
i'm sorry for you
i'm sorry it had to come to this so soon
did they say where's your family?
the ones you're too scared to know
did you really think you could go out in the world
just pretending you're alone?
did they say where's you spirit?
she must be screaming bloody murder
or did you really think you could go out in the world
without listening to her?
i'm sorry
i'm so sorry for you
i'm sorry it had to come to this so soon
you can go now
you can leave this all behind
you can go now
you can leave this all behind
who're you waiting for?
who're you waiting for?
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6. |
Standing Still
03:22
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Standing Still
i'll wait for you in iowa
in the house upon the hill
yesterday tornadoes came
but here we're standing still
i know these past few days have been
the hardest that we've had
last night we nearly lost it all
but here we're standing still
i would give it all
i'd give it all to you
if only i knew
what it is i've got for you
what i've got to give you
what it is i've got for you
on the day that we pass on
into nobody knows
may we leave a memory
of us after the storm
here standing still
here we're standing still
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Rachel Ries Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rachel Ries, hailing from the prairies of middle America, crafts sly and compassionate songs for the crooked-hearted. With an electric guitar and piano; a clear voice and steady hand; she deftly pulls listeners in with disarming candor and holds them there with smart and tender poetry. ... more
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Longtime collaborator, gem of a man, and the biggest heart in the midwest. It's all beautiful. Rail to Reel has some of my voice and Andru engineered and played & sang all over my album, For You Only.
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