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Sinking Ship

by Peter Welle

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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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Many Years From Now (Years Later Version) 03:29
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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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Frozen Footprints 03:00
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Frozen footprints can see You were never going to stay with me
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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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released July 15, 2022

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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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