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I've Forgiven Time

from Laurel Lake EP by Rachel Ries

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  • Limited Edition, sewn by hand with love! Laurel Lake EP
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    This is a rare little labor of love, sewn by me (Rachel) in the kitchen. Fabric sleeves sewn from a hodgepodge of fabric, a printed insert with lyrics (and a little heart I colored in) and, of course, a CD. Each one is numbered and unlike all the others. I wanted to turn my Laurel Lake retreat into something you could hold! The initial 317 sold out but I've put together another hundred. Have at it!

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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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from Laurel Lake EP, released February 21, 2012

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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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