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The Wood and the Wire
04:39
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Tonight in the city of uncertainty
Wondering where to begin
The weight of the wander, the depth of the sea
Pushed by the force of the wind
So here comes the fall
From the top to nothing at all
From the answers to the open hand
Pick up the wood and the wire
You don't want to say it, but you know what you see
You're staring straight into infinity
Trying to find a heart that breaks
Trying to find all your mistakes
Trying to find the love it takes to feel the old fire
In the wood and the wire
The tower stood tall for so many years
Foundation was deep in the ground
Till the start of the tunnel, the turn of the gears
We're designed to live upside-down
Resigned to receive all the lessons that come when we leave
From the answers to the open hand
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Empty Fireplace
04:42
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If it's all the same to you,
I'd prefer to be in love with somebody new
We've done things we can't undo
So you can stay here
But I'm gonna pass through
It isn't time, it isn't space
It's not fate and it's not a chase
It's an empty fireplace
It isn't time, it isn't space
No use holding on just in case
We're an empty fireplace
No matter what I gave
You needed more
Now there's nothing to save
From here, the road is unpaved
And you'll be pulled out to sea by the tidal wave
I can't be the one to hold you up
I can't heal, you can only corrupt
There's a time to be still and a time to disrupt
The falling goes slow
But the ground feels abrupt
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North Dakota Line
02:34
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The rain falls different today
Now I'm in your world
I can't wait to see you and say
Welcome home, my beautiful girl
Please don't rush this it's alright to stay
Right where we are
Falling in love as you softly lay
Resting in my arms
Many years from now
Might we look back and smile
At these simple things we share
Many years from now
So much has changed from those early nights
Some scars won't conceal
But without you I'd give up the fight
How could I deserve what you feel?
Now just lie still
I can feel you breathe
I would do anything in my power
Just to be the one who makes you happy
Many years from now
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5. |
Frozen Footprints
03:00
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Frozen footprints can see
You were never going to stay with me
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6. |
Cracked and Crooked
04:05
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What happens when all the promises have blown away?
When the soil can’t hold the root and the land is gray
What happens when all the promises have blown away?
When it’s not the end of the road, it’s just another day
In this cracked and crooked land
I'm looking for more than I can see
What happens when we've lost the mystery?
When we’ve stepped out of the past, turned our eyes from the sea
What happens when we've lost the mystery?
Traded in the biggest questions for a guarantee
In this cracked and crooked line
I'm looking for more than I can see
In this cracked and crooked land
I'm looking for more than I feel
Still stained with the dust from this old road
But the garden and breeze
Remind me of what you showed
Here in the heat, the light gets slanted
We are the branch that you planted
In this cracked and crooked land
I’m looking for what you see
With these cracked and crooked hands
I’m reaching out for something more
Take this cracked and crooked man
And help me open up the door
In this cracked and crooked land
I’m looking for what you see
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Halfway Done
04:32
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Here in your solace, no room for regret
Chasing the wind is all we get
It’s more than the money, or being someone
It’s a million moments given
And lived one by one
So wait 'till the rain comes
Here in a story that's halfway done
The lights on the grass float in from the past
The music and echoes of the questions you’ve asked
As you found your balance
You started to sink
Sometimes your biggest problem is too much time to think
Some signs are revealed
Some mysteries unsaid
So learn to lead with the heart, not with the head
Stop trying so hard to know
And try to start seeing
Because in Him we live and move and have our being
Here in creation
On the sinking ship
Don’t be afraid to loosen your grip
Don’t be afraid to change your grip
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Feeling Eternity
05:58
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Long step forward
Hand on the balcony
Something's building in my chest
I know some folks need to look the whole way down
But it’s a long fall over the edge
I remember
It was the last week of the year
You didn’t make it here, but you seemed nearby
There were kind words and one last song
But I never thought to say goodbye
Feeling eternity enough to make you yearn
Time floats on and on
Nver to return
Every year the leaves come down
And the rivers freeze
And the whole world turns to white
Once your laugh filled the room
And your spirit cut the gloom
But then the day gave way to night
Feeling eternity enough to make you yearn
Time floats on and on
Never to return
We're on a sinking ship
Gotta find a way off
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Peter Welle Minneapolis, Minnesota
Peter & his basement collaborators make songs that will break your heart and then politely clean up after themselves.
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