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Intro
00:40
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Oh well
Let me go to
Where I'm called not
Where I know to
Who I am not
Who I've been to
What I feel not what
I tend to do
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Fires in Montana
05:17
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The fires in Montana blew the end times to our door
The cigarette sun stood amongst the haze
And me in all my anger from the feuds I can't afford
Draw comfort in the swiftness of the sword
The tall grass bows in honor of the coming of the storm
The creatures of the earth begin to flee
Racing to my destiny, my pedal to the floor
I offer up a few words to the lord
If you’re up there let me see
For a moment please
My mother’s face happy and free
From all the pain this world can be
The people of the earth rejoice the savior now has come
It is as it was said that it would be
But my heart, oh it’s hardened, no my faith’s not quickly won
I wonder where all this doubt is from
Maybe it’s my mother who was taken far too young
Maybe it’s the shit that she endured
Or maybe it’s the books she bought my daughters and my sons
With love from her before they’re even born
If you’re up there let me see
For a moment please
My mother’s face happy and free
From all the pain this world can be
If you’re up there let me see
For a moment please
My mother’s face happy and free
From all the pain this world can be
If you’re up there
The fires in Montana blew the end times to our door
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3. |
Heart Don't Play
03:43
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Here we go again, feeling just like friends
Feeling just like everything is over
We were drunk in love, but the changing winds
Has me and my heart clear eyed and sober
Shared the ups with downs, had some real go-rounds
Too many days the future seemed uncertain
And you were always there to suck up all the sound
Grand battle plans to bring down every curtain
No the heart won’t stay if it don’t wanna
The heart don’t play if it don’t gotta
Honey I won’t play around with you
No, I don’t have a whole lotta
Reasons to stay so I’m gonna
Gonna get to movin' toward something that’s true
Now comes the fall, time’ll catch us all
Time has a way of gracing us with wisdom
We had a crazy run, but it was bound to stall
Cause living free is better than a prison
No the heart won’t stay if it don’t wanna
The heart don’t play if it don’t gotta
Honey I won’t play around with you
No, I don’t have a whole lotta
Reasons to stay so I’m gonna
Gonna get to movin' toward something that’s true
You have got a heavy sway, pulling me back your way
Pulling me to think of you and everything we’ve been through
But there is nothing left to say
There’s a lotta world out there boy, and I deserve it too
No the heart won’t stay if it don’t wanna
The heart don’t play if it don’t gotta
Honey I won’t play around with you
No, I don’t have a whole lotta
Reasons to stay so I’m gonna
Gonna get to movin' toward something that’s true
I’m gonna get to move
I’m gonna get to move
I’m gonna get to movin’ toward something that’s true
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4. |
Holdin' On
04:21
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You’ve never been gone this long
And I’ve never missed you
It hurts when you’re gone
I know now ‘cause I feel it, I feel it
‘Cause the blood runs cold through my veins
Wonderin’ if you’ll come back the same
‘Cause you’re holdin’ on to somethin’
That’s not me,
You’re holdin’ on to somethin’
Darlin’ please, please
Goin’ back
Goin’ back to the start
I know it’s been hard, so hard
But baby I’ve been tryin’, I’ve been tryin’ to tell you
There’s music to be heard
Darlin’ come dance with me, just dance
‘Cause you’re holdin’ on to somethin’
That’s not me,
You’re holdin’ on to somethin’
Darlin’ please, please
Let go, let go, let go, let go
Not of me
‘Cause you’re holdin’ on to somethin’
That’s not me,
You’re holdin’ on to somethin’
Darlin’ please, please
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5. |
Borderline
10:19
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I was spending time down at the borderline, I think I saw you there
You were killing time in a state of mind that I couldn’t bear
You were making moves, finding different grooves, that we couldn’t share
And I was in my head, feeling left for dead, trying not to care
I was spending time down at the borderline and you were there
Why can’t it be why can’t it be why can’t it be the only color that we bleed?
Why can’t you see why can’t you see why can’t you see that this is all we’ll ever need?
Ride or die baby
Ride or die with me
But a change inside helped me to realize I wasn’t being fair
And the great divide I placed between our sides simply isn’t there
You were pushing through, trying something new, letting down your hair
And epiphanies bring on apologies in hopes to make things square
Yeah a change inside and I have realized it wasn’t fair
Why should it be why should it be why should it be the only color that we bleed?
I couldn’t see I couldn’t see I couldn’t see that you never meant to leave
Side by side baby
Side by side happy
Sometimes you lose things the tighter that you squeeze
Sometimes I can’t see the forest for the trees
A bird that lives inside a cage ain’t flying free
Even through these changes we’re still a family
Why should it be why should it be why should it be the only color that we bleed?
I couldn’t see I couldn’t see I couldn’t see that you never meant to leave
Why should it be why should it be why should it be the only color that we bleed?
I couldn’t see I couldn’t see I couldn’t see that it was never about me
Side by side baby
Side by side happy
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6. |
For Rose
03:16
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Roses for my love
Rose is from our love
The night moves so sweetly now
Come mornin', rise my Rose
Like a letter that's never been opened
I can't wait to get ya and see what's on your mind
I will never be sad or blue
'Cause you'll shine right through every time
'Cause you're mine
Roses for my love
Rose is from our love
The night moves so sweetly now
Come mornin', rise my Rose
Like the first bloom of spring
You will start all my days with a reason to breathe and to sing
You will never be sad or blue
'Cause I'll come right through like a bird on the wing
And we'll both sing
Roses for my love
Rose is from our love
The night moves so sweetly now
Come mornin', rise my Rose
And when the rain’s coming through the walls
And there's no one you love around
You know I'll always be here for you
But you're stronger than you know
So hold on to yourself little one
I know you'll find your own way
And we'll say
Roses for my love
Rose is from our love
The night moves so sweetly now
Come mornin'
Rise, my Rose
Rise, my Rose
Good mornin'
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7. |
You Are
05:09
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You are the mountain I look upon
when I need strength for to carry along
wonderous beauty, melody of my song
You are the river that flows through my days
takes up my burdens for to wash them away
source of my refuge, the precious month of May
You are the breeze that blows through my nights
the shade that protects me from the heat of the light
you are my shelter, you are my rock and my might
You are the stars that shine in my eyes
the heavens above when I turn to the skies
the sun that I circle the full moon that brings in the tide
You are a lover so strong and so pure
The fairer between us my sicknesses cure
I am not worthy, worthy of you I am sure
You are the answer that cuts like a knife
the conquering hero lays waste to my strife
You’re everything darling, everything I need in life
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8. |
We All Die Alone
04:02
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There’s a rhythm in the words you say
And when you’re not around I miss a beat
I know nothing’s permanent
But when the feeling’s here I just can’t breathe
Time’s just like weather
It’s bringing change too fast
And we all die alone
I just wanna do it with you
You bathe me in simplicity
When nothing’s right, we don’t have to agree
But you can take it hard on me
I know I don’t make it easy
Time’s just like weather
It’s raining down on me
And we all die alone
I just wanna do it with you
I know we can’t stop it now
That storm’s a-comin’
We all die alone
I just wanna do it with you
We don’t have to fight it
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9. |
Catch Me A Wind
06:47
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If I were to catch me a wind
Would its power be enough to carry me from where I’ve been
Would I reach a higher state and could I rid myself of hate
My arms outstretched to change my fate
If I were to reach that place in time
Oh, what would my eyes lay upon, oh what there could I find
Would I find contented people with no weight upon their minds
I burn to see for now I’m blind
Oh, well, set me free from everything that I appear to be from
heavy hearts and washed out eyes from frozen feet and apathetic crimes
Oh, well, let me go to where I’m called not where I know to
who I am not who I’ve been to what I feel not what I tend to do
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10. |
Salado
05:14
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Maybe I'll see you in Salado
Maybe I'll feel you when the wind blows
Maybe I'll hear you in the morning, the early morning rain
Maybe time will stop completely
Maybe rewind and relieve me
Maybe keep my mind off of the thought of missing you
But you’re not gone
No you’re not
I may never find the light you had within you
But I'll always strive to be the man that you wanted me to
I'm not worried about you or where you're going
I just hope I see you again
Maybe hurt will be just another word
Maybe sorrow will get up and walk out my world
Maybe I'll be able to hold my head up
Maybe my heart will learn to beat again
Maybe the healing will start sinking in
Maybe the days won't seem to drag along
But you’re not gone
No you’re not
I may never find the light you had within you
But I'll always strive to be the man that you wanted me to
I'm not worried about you or where you're going
I just hope I see you again
Maybe I'll see you in Salado
Maybe I'll feel you when the wind blows
Maybe I'll hear you in the morning, the early morning rain
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The Host Country Des Moines, Iowa
The Host Country is Ty Wistrand (guitar/vox), Diana Weishaar (keys/vox), Tom Rue (bass), Ethan Weishaar (drums), and Michael Lovan (guitar). We are an exploration of sounds; a fusion of folk, rock, blues, a mix of hard and soft. We hope you enjoy our music. ... more
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