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Hydrangeas
07:24
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Green days ahead, that’s what she told me
The hydrangeas will be blooming
Throw some rusty nails in their beds and they’ll be bluer than your eyes
Put enough bourbon inside of me and you just might see me cry
I remember you from back when you were a kid
And to be honest, you were kind of a little shit
But now time has worn you down, smoothed your edges and made you patient
Now time has turned your smile into something you can hide your pain with
My coffee is cold in the morning
You made it for me, but I fell back asleep
I hear the birds outside, I hear the car alarms
I hear the voices of my friends and I hear my beating heart
At an early age I was taught to stabilize tension
I could calm a whole room with my invention
Well now the years have gone by, what I’ve created has grown stronger than myself
Now the thing that had protected me has made it impossible to ask for help
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2. |
Take Care
04:47
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Well I tried my best to please you
Did everything I could
I tried my best to make you feel
The way I thought you should
I acted out in anger
I acted out in fear
I acted out words in my head
That I hoped to hear
Oh I just wanted you to love me
Oh I was young, but now I’m not
Oh I needed taking care of me
But now you need taking care of
I remember years ago
So many words you said
So many words planted like seeds
Deep inside my head
And my thoughts grew unruly
How they grew fast and strong
I’ve had to do much pruning
To become who I’ve become
Oh I just wanted you to love me
Oh I was young, but now I’m not
Oh I needed talking care of me
But now you need taking care of
Now time has worn you down
And it’s worn me down too
Time can be a burden
And time can carry you
We close our eyes at sundown
And open them at day
Tell me where’d you go to
I’ll meet you there someday
Oh I just wanted you to love me
Oh I was young, but now I’m not
Oh I needed taking care of me
But now it’s you I take care of
Yes now it’s you I take care of
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3. |
Familiar Tongue
02:50
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Far away, I am
In some distant land
Feel the weight
My head in my hands
The tired day ends
A ship in the sand
The tree never bends
And all this time
Was it ever really mine
Peacefully goes the breeze
I roll up my sleeves
Hear the words
Familiar Tongue
The ashes are young
A new days begun
The warmth of the sun
And all this time
Was never really mine
And all this time
I learned to let it go by
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4. |
Salt of the Earth
04:27
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The sidewalk is covered in cracks
The weeds are slowly taking it back
I can feel it under my skin
I wasn't listening, but now I am
Pokeweed is everywhere
You say you don't mind it, you say you don't care
I sweat through my shirt
The salt of our bodies and the salt of the earth
The songs of so many birds
But sung only by starlings they sing verse after verse
There's so much movement underground
If I stop to listen, I might hear the sound
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5. |
In This World
04:06
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Lie here with me
In this circle of trees
Laughing
Like water falling
To be
In this world
Living
I do believe
We will find what we need
Exulting
In the rain falling
To be
In this world
Living
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Tristan Dougherty Richmond, Virginia
Tristan Dougherty is a folk musician and singer-songwriter based in Richmond, Virginia. With meditative finger-style guitar playing and warm, illuminative lyrics, he ties together stories of love lost, memory untangled, the search for happiness, and finding meaning in the simple things around us. ... more
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