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The bash comes to a crash again
Out of substance and out of sight
Stole a sadder day to ride away
Out in to the misty night
Offhand I let go of the wheel
Lucky to miss the trees
I was aimless then like my drifting friend
Living on the breeze
Took freedom down the boulevard
Reflecting on everything
From the wild fire to the canyon queen
All the fierce and delicate things
The ones that wear the white jeans
Our spines grow weary from the weight
But the covers haven’t torn
Unwritten chapters lie within
The pages keep us warm
Down low I let go of the wheel
But someone had a hold on me
With a far off plan and a steady hand
She said why not Cherokee
Took freedom down the boulevard
Reflecting on everything
From the hurricane to the coastal queen
All the fierce and delicate dreams
The ones that wear the white jeans
Took freedom down the boulevard
We talked about everything
From the days of gold to the worst we’ve seen
All the fierce and delicate things
The ones that wear the white jeans
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For Rose Marie
04:01
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Rose Marie
Says her knees fear the winter
It’s a wicked world in a bottle
She’s about to hit that throttle
I can see
At a bar across the bay
Her sister was a singer
Fair haired and faithful
With eyes that took the sailors
Out to sea
Now each and every night
The world is in a different place
Her mind runs an ancient race
New constellations come to view
They help her make it through
They take her back to you
Rose Marie
Skims her bible in the back room
For answers to the question
Looking for
A reason to believe
Riding high on gin
She set out for the station
A paper bag and a water flower
It’s getting colder by the hour
Next to me
Now each and every night
The world is in a different place
Her mind runs an ancient race
New constellations come to view
They help her make it through
They take her back to you
Rose Marie
Disappeared in to something
Like the leaves of November
That’s how we remember Rose Marie
When that starlit sky
Shines down through he portholes
The sailors stare and wonder
Has she made it there
Is she finally free
Now each and every night
The world is in a different place
Her mind runs an ancient race
New constellations come to view
They help her make it through
They take her back to you
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Scatter & Gather
03:04
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Time spent in the canyon
Was beautiful and strange
Stillness all around
Yet it moved you
Not a moment goes in vain
When one play can change the game
You’ve been living this way
It’s on display
It’s in the air
No time here to be afraid
Don’t believe the masquerade
When where we’ve been wears us thin
We scatter and gather again
Scatter and gather
When you sang pretty river
I was falling back in
Twilight draped her dress
Across the boat
You’re the one I try to draw
Every perfect little flaw
No matter where I’ve gone
That image takes me home
From anywhere
No time here to be afraid
Don’t believe the masquerade
When where we’ve been wears us thin
We scatter and gather again
Scatter and gather
Not a moment goes in vain
When one day can change the game
We’ve been living this way
It’s on display
It’s in the air
It’s in the air
Scatter and Gather
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4. |
Parkway Bound
04:09
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A pocket of clouds catch the Blue Ridge
The summits are quilted in ice
Tomorrow you don’t have to work much
It’s been a long night
There’s a highball glass on your table
By the letter you’ve kept for a while
An open invitation
When you need a smile
To save the blues and darker hues for Monday
We’ll find us a good time some way
Oh and heaven knows your trouble’s over now
There’s a song inside every scarecrow
The minor chords keep us entwined
Laughing tears and tired companions
The memoirs unwind
Have you sharpened the hatchet for winter
Does your woodstove sing like mine
Let Ricky handle the harmony
He’ll make it shine
To save the blues and darker hues for Monday
We’ll find us a good time some way
Oh and heaven knows your trouble’s over now
That your parkway bound
Parkway Bound
A pocket of clouds catch the Blue Ridge
The summits are quilted in ice
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Oh Nandina
02:26
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In a few days’ time I’ll have you
In my arms not in my head
Shoulders, legs, Marigold
And lemon honey bread
Draw your line of sight
Sip the morning light
Oh Nandina keep me up all night
We’ve gambled on each other
Found new ways to reunite
On a cold casino rooftop
What a place to roll the dice
I know it’s hard to tell
But I’m not scared to fail
Oh Nandina watch me ring the bell
The jacks and the jokers
Beckoned you below
While you waited for the wild card to show
Waited for your wild card to show
Found peace below the ocean
Pain up in the clouds
Still lost among the masses
I never had it figured out
These days are mystery pills
For now, they’re all down hill
Oh Nandina you can take the wheel
Nandina
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6. |
Never Felt So New
04:06
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You saw yourself today for the very first time
Every color on your mind
You couldn’t find a fear
You couldn’t feel your feet
Rain came for the flames
In the eyes of your evergreens
You said if hatred builds it up
Surely love will break it down
If you fill your neighbor’s cup
Help him rise from the ground
This life’s a game
A chance
A hopeful draw
When you found me here you changed it all
Never felt so new
Every so often, the vision comes clear
True to form you reappear
The water color wind
Streaks the clouds in crimson paint
Yeah your grinning like a kid
Your back to the river bank
You say if hatred builds it up
Surely love will break it down
If you change your neighbors luck
Help him rise from the ground
This life’s a game
A chance
A hopeful draw
When you found me here you changed it all
Never felt so new
This life’s a game
A chance
A hopeful draw
When you found me here you changed it all
Never felt so new
Never felt so new
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7. |
That Spark
03:03
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Inhale hope
Swim for the sky
Against that under tow
Don’t pass this by
Or let the feeling fly
When it’s time you’ll know
Stop to think and you’ll start to sink
We could turn the tide today
Paddle through the Cypress Trees
As evening slips away
Stop putting out that spark
Let it lead you through the dark
Breathe it in like you did before
And you won’t fear the bottom anymore
Exhale smoke
Grin at the wind
Though it’s biting bitter cold
The lines I trace
Across your face
Tell the stories
You withhold
You’ve been torn
Patched and worn
Searching all your life
There’s light ahead
Like the old man said
Let the shadows have the night
Stop putting out that spark
Let it lead you through the dark
Breathe it in like you did before
And you won’t fear the bottom anymore
You won’t fear the bottom
When you rise above the past that pulled you in
And you’ll only see beauty looking back
Not the ways it might have been
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8. |
Further From My Demons
03:31
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How many lives can one man live
You lost me in the last
Now I’m gone again
When I cave into the current in my mind
I hit the falls and capsize
Every single time
Stand out among the crowds
Carve belief into the doubt
That swept me down and out
When the darkest days discover me
Will you dress in light and cover me
I’m forever lost it’s true
But I’m further from my demons
The closer I get to you
How many ways can one man fail
If I’m to find salvation
I’ll have to fight like hell
Steady my aim at every fear
With a reason to remain
And to persevere
Stand out among the clouds
Carve belief into the doubt
That swept me down and out
Down and out
When the darkest days discover me
Will you dress in light and cover me
I’m forever lost it’s true
But I’m further from my demons
The closer I get to you
The closer you get to me
The better the world I see
The brighter it glows
The closer I get to you
The more I’m in debt to you
For the love that you show
When the darkest days discover me
Will you dress in light and cover me
I’m forever lost it’s true
But I’m further from my demons
The closer I get to you
Further from the life I’d like to forget
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We laid down on the tall fescue
Listened for the ones we knew
Low on sleep and losing light
But there were songs in flight
Time took us down a well-worn path
You were built to break the mold
What a journey jumping off each page
To watch a life unfold
Found those voices in the treetops
Got away
We can’t stop now
We’ll see the summit at sunrise
Can’t call you a lie it all comes true
Something wild is guiding you
All the way through
Tuned up that pain alone
Sang it for the sweet unknown
Never settled for a guarantee
We took uncertainty
When the good times had lost their grip
And the wheels of the season slipped
We were digging up the dreams we hid
As down home and crazy kids
Found those voices in the treetops
Got away
We can’t stop now
We’ll see the summit at sunrise
Can’t call you a lie it all comes true
Something wild is guiding you
All the way through
So many ways
So many days
Found those voices in the treetops
Got away
We can’t stop now
We’ll see the summit at sunrise
Can’t call you a lie
It all comes true
Something wild is guiding you
All the way through
All the way
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10. |
Sourwood Honey Rag
02:26
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(Instrumental)
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11. |
Upstate
03:14
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Lower the windows
Feel the warm rain on your skin
Salty visions of summer
Call for you again
I can feel it coming
There’s lightning in your bones
Trials and troubles
Just won’t let you alone
Living on the south side
Never was a downside
Light up and relax
Anywhere you travel
Skyway to gravel
I’ll always have your back
If we move fast, it’s not too late
I can help you disappear
Upstate
Angels are falling
Through the born again sky
You’re the only one that sees them
Settle on the northern lights
When all of this is over
We’ll meet down on the farm
The sticky heat of summer
Won’t do us any harm
Living on the sound side
Never was a downside
I still picture that
Anywhere where you travel
Skyway to gravel
The storm is at your back
If we move fast, it’s not too late
I can help you disappear
Upstate
If we move fast, it’s not too late
We’re almost in the clear
Upstate
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12. |
On A One Way Flight
02:59
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A starless night in the northern sky
The spirit moved up there
You were holding tight
A cloud overhead hung like a hatchet from on high
Cutting down the moon that night
Been shooting from the hip it’s hard to hide
In a world full of beauty, smoke and lies
There’s nothing that I wouldn’t give
To rewind the time
Wake up on that Ferris wheel at the county line
The sunburst overhead like a wildfire in the sky
Drowning out your city lights
Been shooting from the hip it’s hard to hide
In a world full of beauty, smoke and lies
A starless night in the northern sky
The spirit moved up there
On a one way flight
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Shay Martin Lovette North Carolina
Two years after his noteworthy sophomore LP, Scatter & Gather, Shay Martin Lovette brings forth a homespun batch of songs to be released one single at a time to allow for reflection and navigation of the upcoming Autumn and Winter seasons. The final song and title of the EP, True As They Come will be released on 4/26/2024 and offers hope and a sense of eternal optimism. ... more
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