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Burn
01:24
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keep some of it and throw some away
you need do no more
devil’s in the holding tight to the light
till the breathin’s gone and it just ain’t right
and the fire don’t burn no more
go down to the roots of who you are
till you fill your sound
running on empty out in the world
been shot down since you were a girl
it’s time you made some ground
no rich man’s coat, no singin’ in silk
gonna cover your pain
take mama’s old dress for a spin
till flowers grow upon your skin
and the veil no more remains
take what you need, to death you pray
man’s law keeps no fair score
and the devil don’t mean that much on sight
when the breathin’s full and there’s no more fight
and the fire don’t burn no more and the fire don’t burn no more
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Honey & Fire
04:14
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where are you now
I can't hear you
are you just there
over the hill
hidden by the grass
the crow flies overhead
circling around
I'll keep on sending out
my honey and my fire
do you hear my words
send some kind of sign
oh dear one
do you recall
what we used to sing
the sun dies for the night
and the crow keeps talking
I'll keep on sending out
my honey and my fire
by the watch of the crow
memories beneath my collarbones
the ache of the pressing
where are you now
I can't hear you
are you just there
over the hill
hidden by the grass
the crow flies overhead
circling around
I'll keep on sending out
my honey and my fire
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The Way It Goes
03:25
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hauling through the bitter cold
through the stormy oceans roll
she remembers losing grace
she remembers each man's face
one more silence
one more broken child
see her tears distilling clear
tiny crystals on her chin
wish she hadn't touched your hand
wish she hadn't let you in
one more silence
one more broken child
I have seen the faces of sorrow
they don't shake me now
I have seen how friendships grow strange again
I command the wind
watch the winters come and go
whisper in the silent snow
all the women oh they know
tear apart the way it goes
I have seen the faces of sorrow
they don't shake me now
I have seen how friendships grow strange again
I command the wind
memories go with the air
lessons of a season spent
here you were and here I am
there you are and here I stand
how you wander
how you run away again
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4. |
Far Away
03:34
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it happens when I am alone and surrounded
I can’t find the right grave to grieve at
far away, far away
I don’t know where to look it’s not here
don’t tell me I’m fine
don’t say you’re by my side
don’t tell me I’m the only one you love
don’t talk about time
when you’re so hard to find
it doesn’t matter what you say
you’re far away
it happens when you’re no longer listening
I can’t find the right way to leave
far away, far away
I don’t know how to see, I’m still here
don’t tell me I’m fine
don’t say you’re by my side
don’t tell me I’m the only one you love
don’t talk about time
when you’re so hard to find
it doesn’t matter what you say
you’re far away
you’re in and out, you’re in and out
don’t tell me I’m fine
don’t say you’re by my side
don’t tell me I’m the only one you love
don’t talk about time
when you’re so hard to find
it doesn’t matter what you say
you’re far away
it happens when I remember
I can’t find the words to say
far away, far away
wherever you have gone
you’ll still be here
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Maggie Willow
03:55
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oh Maggie Willow
put your roots down
life has been changing around your hometown
you’ve been wandering and waiting
for so many years,
oh darling, stay here
oh Maggie Willow
they thought you a fool
but lightning brings silence and houses are cruel
you’ve been seeking answers
in the Eastern call
oh darling
oh, Maggie look up
what was broken has floated away
see the cloud mosaics tumbling down
oh, sweet Maggie
you stand in the snow
though the dark lingers, you know it’ll go
it’s never so quiet
as it feels in your hall
oh darling
oh, Maggie climb out
you hold the charcoal of weathering faces
and you’ve felt the boxes becoming small
think what you’ll do
with the time you have won
writing and dancing to songs that you love
a chair on the front porch
another in time
Oh darling, you’re doing fine
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6. |
One Day
03:59
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one day you’ll stay
close to me, home from sea
the wind is slow, the crops can grow
around here
my heart told me
watch the sun, you will run
and burn your wings, although we sing
the same tune
all the jewels have no shine
when the wind is sighing
these days we say
take your time, I’ll be fine
remember me with every tree
that shades you
rain pours down in the night
washing through the valley
one day you’ll stay
close to me, home from sea
the sky is calm, the crops are strong
around here
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7. |
Adeline
03:39
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Adeline
she walked away
I didn’t know what she could hold
Adeline she
runs through the woods
her fears broken and tied
Adeline
she turned away
I didn’t know what she’d recall
Adeline she
runs to the sea
carrying fistfuls of fire
oh Adeline
alone she has run
Let go of her and she’s flown
oh Adeline
if she’d just meet my eyes
I’d go to her myself
Adeline
she tried to stay
I’ve seen her tumble and rise
Adeline she
echoes the mountain
casting stones on the fire
oh Adeline
alone she has run
I let go of her and she’s flown
oh Adeline
if she’d just meet my eyes
I’d go to her myself
oh Adeline
alone she has run
let go of her and she’s flown
oh Adeline
if she’d just meet my eyes
I’d go to her myself
I’d go to her myself
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Oh Mama
03:14
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warm the hearth, get out the wine
he’s back, it’s felt like a long time
she makes and plans with the land he knows
he plants and builds and they grow
she hears “I love you” when he says “oh mama”
oh mama
kittens and chickens running everywhere
tending the home they share
no they don’t speak the same way she does
but she kisses and cooks and she loves
she hears when they say, “oh mama, oh mama”
oh mama
together they dream
of a girl they’ve never met
laugh and play under the moon
maybe her name will be June
she can already hear
her voice saying, “oh mama”
oh mama
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Lover Trees
04:12
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I go to a place that I know very well
he waits for me my lover in the apple tree
every year brings the turning
I have known him again and again
I will know him oh so long
apple tree don't you see
lovers come and lovers go
I will be a little lighter knowing how your apples grow
I go to a place that I know very well
he sings to me my lover in the cedar tree
every breaking brings his song
I have known this again and again
I will know this oh so long
cedar tree don't you see
lovers come and lovers go
I will be a little lighter when your roots go on alone
I go to a place that I know very well
she waits for me my lover in the willow tree
every time brings me home
I have known her again and again
I will know her oh so long
willow tree I can see
lovers come and lovers go
I will be a little lighter watching how your branches flow
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10. |
Come & Gone
02:53
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come and gone, come and gone
my time here has run too long
my time here has run too long
you go east, I’ll go west,
back to the land that I love best
back to the land that I love best
don’t know where my love has gone
love is wild and love is strong
love is wild and love is strong
taking off my winter clothes
saying goodbye to the rain and snow
saying goodbye to the rain and snow
I ain’t coming round no more
my home’s on the other shore
my home’s on the other shore
don’t know where my love has gone
love is wild and love is strong
love is wild and love is strong
tired of feeling so alone
where’s the place that I’ll call home
where’s the place I’ll call my home
setting sun will lead me west
back to the land that I love best
back to the land that I love best
don’t know where my love has gone
love is wild and love is strong
love is wild and love is strong
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In The Morning
03:46
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at home he sits and waits
counting the days till December
the holes in her sweater
he prays that she will stay a little longer
outside he walks the garden
unfolding a heart that had hardened
a cedar that might grow again
at night he remembers a time
when sitting alone was a joy
throwing stones at a portrait of you
learning to lose the life that he had
I’ll be there for you in the long run
I’ll call again in the morning
the bare open walls in the back of his mind
starting to recognize memories
of dreaming that he’d pushed aside
at home children are gone
missing the games that were all kinds of colors and only for them
watching the time they’ve gotten older
I’ll be there for you in the long run
I’ll call again in the morning
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12. |
The Weaver
03:51
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on the souls of my feet are written prayers
and the weaver’s words are written in ash
I can hear the weaver’s call
I can hear the weaver’s call
she says build me homes with nothing but breath
canyon walls to find your drum
on the souls of my feet are written prayers
and the weaver’s words are written in ash
I can hear the weaver’s call
I can hear the weaver’s call
she says climb the sky on ladders of wind
carve a crown of bullhorn stars
on the souls of my feet are written prayers
and the weaver’s words are written in ash
I can hear the weaver’s call
I can hear the weaver’s call
she says find the river guarded by death
swim the current, take it’s teeth
steal the stones of speaking
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Hawthorn Boston, Massachusetts
Hawthorn, created by Heather Scott and Taylor Holland, “digs into its folk roots while also reminding us that tradition is about tending to the flame, not the ashes” (NPR). “When they harmonize, the edges of their voices bleed together like watercolors on paper” (WBUR). Their LP Maggie Willow was named to WBUR and Sound of Boston’s top albums of 2019. ... more
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