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One boat in the night
Where you’re bound I will never know
I hold you in my sight
And look on as the tide rolls high, carrying the
Two boats in the night
I can see you far below
Hold on to my light
It is only safe for you when we’re apart
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Giving (With)
04:39
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Together
01:48
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The mountain sighs a heavy breath
That stirs the life upon its chest
Of weariness it does not know
It only can give
The river runs its steady course
Delivering its ancient source
Of greed the river does not know
It only can give
The wind is singing tenderly
A song that sets the stillness free
A home the wind can never know
It only can give
The trees are silvered in the sun
(The mountain sighs a heavy breath)
From birth to death their home is one
(The river runs its steady course)
A desperate longing, they must know
(The wind is singing softly now)
They only can give
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5. |
Borrow a Memory
04:39
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Perhaps I could borrow one?
Surely,
Those who’ve had more time to collect
Can spare a few
Recollections,
And redirect a memory
From their treasure-trove.
Not the stories themselves,
But the living of them.
A temporary transplant
More plastic than plant
But close enough
From a distance.
You see,
My memories are all used up.
I’m bankrupt.
Left to search the twilit corners of
Dusty thoughts and mothballed memories:
My hidden stash.
But alas...
Perhaps I could borrow some?
A few memories for when the going gets rough.
Just enough
To fill in the cracks that
her absence left
To darn the holes in my head
Like a patchwork quilt
Of moth-torn silk:
Mother’s memory
If Only…
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Apart
07:36
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8. |
Are You Here to Help?
05:33
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Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
Are You Here to Help? Are You Here to Help?
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9. |
The Fiddle and the Drum
05:19
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And so once again
My dear Johnny, my dear friend
And so once again
you are fighting us all
And when I ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?
You say I have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But I can remember
All the good things you are
And so I ask you please
Can I help you find the peace and the star?
Oh, my friend
What time is this
To trade the handshake for the fist?
And so oncе again
Oh, America, my friend
And so once again
You arе fighting us all
And when we ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry and we fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?
You say we have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But we can remember
All the good things you are
And so we ask you please
Can we help you find the peace and the star?
Oh, my friend
We have all come
To fear the beating of your drum
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10. |
When We Get There
05:22
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Will we know the end when we get there?
Will it run like the horizon,
Always out of reach, but beautiful still?
Will we know the end when we get there?
Will it hide like the horizon,
Waiting patiently out of sight?
Will we know the end when we get there?
At one point did you know?
At one point did you know?
Does it feel like the beginning?
Does it feel like the beginning?
Does it feel like the beginning?
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11. |
To Hold Love
06:33
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Journey through the roughest waters
Carry on through crowds of calloused hearts
Cut a path through vast and wild forest
To find love
Journey through the roughest waters
Carry on through crowds of calloused hearts
Cut a path through vast and wild forest
To find love
To give love
We must hold love with the greatest care
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Aaron Dolman Montreal, Québec
Montreal-based drummer, composer and improviser with a deep love of folk music, free improvisation, old toys and surprising sounds.
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