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Here's To You
05:36
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Pin up your hair kinda fancy like
The nape of your neck on display
Slip on a dress with a skirt
that sways
At your knees
That plays
In the early autumn breeze
The one that’s saying
Everything everything everything’s changing
In subtle shifts
and also with grand rearrangings
Everything everything everything’s changing
Let’s mark the passing of time
Please raise your glass against mine
I’ve had this bottle for who knows how long
do layers of dust work like rings in trees
It’s been waiting for years
so we’ll let it breathe
open up
I’ve decided that
we have earned the good stuff
Everything everything everything’s changing
In subtle shifts and also with grand rearrangings
Everything everything everything’s changing
Let’s mark the passing of
time
Please raise your glass against mine
We were something
weren’t we
yes, I think so, too
-
Here’s to me, my love
but mostly
here’s to you
It’s been my privilege
To learn the language
Of your passing clouds, furrowed brows, tiny laughs,
shoulders back
Your million different smiles
Could you stay a little while longer
a little while longer if -
Everything everything everything’s changing
In subtle shifts and also with
wild rearrangings
Everything everything everything’s changing
Let’s mark the passing of time
Please raise your glass against mine
We were something
weren’t we
yes, I think so, too
-
Here’s to me, my love
but mostly
here’s to you
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Champagne on a Wednesday, why not?
Give me a reason...
Well ok then
Sit back and watch this cork go flying
it does, so
You’re laughing, holding the glasses
They overflow we’re high before the foam
Reaches our lips, I can’t stop smiling
Oh, this is all I’ve ever wanted, all I really need
Look at you letting go
If you could see what I see
You are
Effervescent
Light as air, you’re
Bright as the moon, ooh
The full kind on a clear night
A glittery hot air balloon
You are
Effervescent
Incandescent
The sparkle of a billion stars
I’ve never known anything
as brilliant as you are (you are)
I’m gonna put on my new dress, impress
All of the neighbors, would you do me a favor? Put on
Something that makes you feel like dancing
We’ll find ourselves an empty parking lot
Turn up the volume on this old boom box
Collecting dust since we were seventeen, I mean -
This is all I really wanted, everything I need
Shrug that worry from your shoulder, travel back in time with me
You are
Effervescent
Light as air, you’re
Bright as the moon, ooh
The full kind on a clear night
A glittery hot air balloon
You are
Effervescent
Incandescent
The sparkle of a billion stars
I’ve never known anything
as brilliant as you are (you are)
I’ve heard the stories you tell yourself
No wonder you’re not sleeping well
Let me paint you something new
Something closer to the truth
that you are
you are
you are
Effervescent
Light as air, you’re
Bright as the moon, ooh
The full kind on a clear night
A glittery hot air balloon
You are
Effervescent
Incandescent
The sparkle of a billion stars
I’ve never known
anything
as brilliant as you are (you are)
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3. |
Ruthless
04:45
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Your calloused fingers, my calloused heart
I bet you earned your lack of feeling by working hard
While I have been this way since the start
Your eyes are closing, mine don’t blink
Your breath is slowing down, exposing more than you think
I wash my hands in the bathroom sink
You are so far out of your league here
You should leave here
You should go
before you’re in
So far, so far over your head
You can’t find the sand
when you reach with your toes
You should know
When forced to choose between kindness and the truth
I will be
I will be
I will be
ruthless
ruthless
You reach your hand out, my arms are still
I enjoyed you for a while but we have lost that certain thrill
You call my name and it sounds too shrill
You are so far out of your league here
You should leave here
You should go
before you’re in
So far, so far over your head
You can’t find the sand
when you reach with your toes
You should know
When forced to choose between kindness and the truth
I will be
I will be
I will be
ruthless
ruthless
Is it any consolation to know you’re not alone
I leave a wake of devastation wherever I go
Is it any consolation to know you’re not the first
And if this hurts enough, you’re skin is bound to toughen up and
Your calloused fingers will match your calloused heart
You will have earned your lack of feeling by working hard
While I have been this way since the start
You are so far out of your league here
You are so far out of your league here
You should leave here
You should go
You should know
When forced to choose between kindness and the truth
I will be
I will be
I will be
ruthless
ruthless
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Staggering
04:25
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It’s the weight
Of the new-fallen snow
Coupled with the handful of leaves that refused to let go
And it sends the branch bending
Low to the ground
There’s a shift and a snap and the tree has less to carry now
I can’t decide if I’m the tree or the branch
I can’t decide if you’re the snow or the leaves
It’s staggering, isn’t it
All the ways we can fall apart
It’s staggering, isn’t it
How much we expect of the human heart
It’s staggering, isn’t it I get tired just thinking about
The relentless, the never-quit
The steady-beat beat of it
It’s the sting
The first whip of winter wind
Brings a tear to your eyes
Numb to your lips
And your lungs don’t want to take in such
Cold air
You knew it was coming
But you’re never quite prepared
I can’t decide if I’m the chill or the skin
I can’t decide if I’m the shock or the
Thaw to come
It’s staggering, isn’t it
All the ways we can fall apart
It’s staggering, isn’t it
How much we expect of the human heart
It’s staggering, isn’t it I get tired just thinking about
The relentless, the never-quit
The steady-beat beat of it
And we say things like - yeah yeah - I know you’re bleeding but
I need you to give me
Just a little bit more and
Yeah yeah I’m sure that hurt but
It can’t be worse than what you’ve handled before and
Yeah yeah
I see what you’re seeing believe me
Sometimes I want to
Shut it all down, too
Then once in a while a spring breeze passes through
That momentary ease
That sweetness
Is also true
It’s staggering, isn’t it
All the ways we can fall apart
It’s staggering, isn’t it
How much we expect of the human heart
It’s staggering, isn’t it I get tired just thinking about
The relentless, the never-quit
The keep-going steady-beat beat of it
Magnificent, really
It’s staggering
Isn’t it?
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5. |
You + I
05:06
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A covered bridge
Somewhere in
The middle of nowhere
Can you picture this?
You and I
You and I
You and I
That shade of red
You only get
From weathering
The elements
Can you picture this?
You and I
You and I
You and I
Some sunny summer morning
We pack the car
with lunch and a paper map
We laugh and we laugh and we laugh
and it feels like running away
Even just for a day, I would take that
Once we’re close
We start walking
It’s the first moment
We’re not talking
We always have
So much to say
And so little time
You and I
You and I
You and I
Quaking Aspen
Overhead
Around the bend
A wooden fence
Can you picture this?
You and I
You and I
You and I
Up this close
It’s smaller than
I would have guessed
You take my hand
We step on in
You and I
You and I
You and I
The darkness offers some relief
From the July heat –
You say something sweet
There’s an echo and
We laugh and we laugh and we laugh
And it feels like
maybe we’ve escaped
Even just for a day, I would take that
I press my body to your chest
Your back against the wood
You rest your chin on top my head
And life is good
This is good
We always have so much to do
And so little time
You and I
You and I
You and I
I whisper –
Baby, we could stay
Let’s cross our fingers
Pray for rain
And my refrain is
You and I
You and I
You and I
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6. |
Something That Holds
05:18
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Intertwined
Knit together
My worse, your better
Over, under, through
All the ways I may belong to you
My tough
Your tender
The one place I surrender
Open wide or curl into
Ever more that I belong to you
I’ve known love to fire up to flame out
Or someone pulled the drain out
There it goes
Slow
But I’m with you
And you’re with me
And somewhere in the in-between
All the proof I’d ever need
That we have
Something that holds
Your start
My beginning
Seamless now, never ending
Wherever you are is North, is true
Fashion me so I belong to you
I’ve known love to fire up to flame out
Or someone pulled the drain out
There it goes
Slow
But I’m with you
And you’re with me
And somewhere in the in-between
All the proof I’d ever need
That we have
Something that holds
Intertwined
Knit together
My worse, your better
Over, under, through
All the ways I may belong to you
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7. |
The Longest Night
04:38
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It was the longest night
It was the darkest night
And we found ourselves by candlelight
Talked of the year that’s been
Where all that time went
Prayed we had something to show for it
We asked some brilliant questions
Wrote down our best intentions
We didn’t need to speak the words to
Make them
True
Take me back to that moment
Where I didn’t know
What I didn’t know
Take me back to that moment
The one right before the one
Where you had to go
We let the hours slip by
Content to occupy
This little corner of the universe
That’s yours and mine
Winter had just begun
We were turning toward the sun
Let our imaginations run ahead
And away with us
We made a few confessions, ooh
Shared some painful lessons, ooh
Vowed to always treat the morning as
Brand new
Take me back to that moment
Where I didn’t know
What I didn’t know
Take me back to that moment
The one right before the one
Where you had to go
I hold this memory
Like a ticket stub in
My jacket pocket
Sometimes I’m lucky and
My fingers find it
On a cold spring afternoon
When it’s nice to have a little proof
Take me back to that moment
Where I didn’t know
What I didn’t know
Take me back to that moment
The one right before the one
Where you had to go
The one right before the one
The one right before the one
Where you had to go
The one right before the one
The one right before the one
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8. |
Come Back
02:58
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Come back –
I see you out there wandering
Come back
Oh, I missed you so
Come back whenever you are ready
Come back
Rest a while, before of course, again you go
Come back
Tell me all your stories
Come back
Show me the world through your gaze
Come back
I’ll gladly lose track of the hours
Come back
I swear, I will not count the days
Come back
If you’d like, I could hold you
Come back
My arms soft, as they are strong
Come back
I have prepared my shoulder
Come back
For the weight of you to press in and then pass over
The whisper of a dream
That you’d belong to me
Any longer than a moment
The notion you’d be satisfied
With stillness for any stretch of time
Those illusions are not mine
Come back
Less a plea, more of a promise
Come back
No strings, the terms made clear
Come back
Should you grow weary of the constant motion
Come back
My darling I will be here
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9. |
Hello, My Name Is
05:35
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Hello my name is..
Next to a marker
Pick it up, fill it in
Shouldn’t be too hard
Hello my name is -
A conversation starter
Go on now, begin
Tell us who you are
Ooh ooh ooh…
Hello my name is -
A slight hesitation as you
Consider if it fits
After the year that you’ve been through
Hello my name is -
Do you hear an invitation
To maybe shed the skin
That hides your deeper truth
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
A handful of letters
Strung together
Chosen by your grandma
Your Mother had another one in mind
But she was young and tired
So on that cold November night
She whispered in tandem with your first cry
Sure, that’ll suit her fine
Sure, that’ll suit her fine
Hello my name is…
Echoes in this room of strangers
Means a little less
With each offering you make
Hello my name is -
Surely there’s a bar, here
Oh this evenings wearing thin
Next time you might leave that space blank
Ooh ooh ooh…
Ooh ooh ooh…
Hello my name is
A gift to your next lover
Its syllables on their lips
Before they open to a sigh
Hello my name is…
Perhaps select a new one
Figure you’ll grow in
To it’s opulence and shine
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
Ooh ooh ooh…Hello my name is
A rose is a rose is a rose
Everybody knows
That doesn’t come close
To getting it right
A rose is a rose is a rose
The story goes
All subtlety lost
In our rush to define
By a handful of letters
Strung together
Stuck to you forever like glue - ooh ooh
Hello my name is
Hello my name is
Hello my name is
You’ve forgotten what you came for
Hello my name is
You’re scanning for the door
Hello my name is
Gonna follow you wherever
Hello my name is
Stuck to you forever
Handful of letters
Handful of letters
Ooh ooh ooh
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Sarah Morris Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018 Kerrville New Folk winner Sarah Morris’ endearingly honest, expertly penned songs deliberately miss the forest for the trees. Armed with a poignantly relatable rainy day ache in her sunlit voice, she weaves a winding path of masterful storytelling and timeless Americana melody that invites audiences to join her in celebrating the magic of our everyday minutia. ... more
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