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A Stone, A Leaf, A Door

by Cedarwell

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Untitled 06:06
I was bored . . . so I called upon my cousin To dig into the earth As if it could give us something Well, my feet sank in the mud And it became my only friend now I think of dying As if it already happened I know what happens next I know I know I know what happens next I was called on by the Lord To witness a ceremony Of a still-born life in a still-born town So I called upon my courage And walked up to the church doors But I felt so separated From the family I was raised in Singing songs—singing songs—singing songs To try and dam (damn) the tears That were the only honest option I know what happens next I know I know I know what happens next Take me to the mountain Take me to the canyon I don't see any difference I could sing the same thing at any elevation: Where is my god? Take me to the desert Drop me in the ocean There ain't one lick of difference If it were a drowning or a dehydration Something has died Toss me to the treetops Dig me in the dirt I can't escape his right hand God is in the high place But also in the low Now I know Oh oh oh oh oh-oh So take me to Montana Or leave me in Wisconsin There ain't one lick of difference I could sing thing in any state I'm in Toss me to the treetops Dig me in the dirt I can't escape his right hand The devil's in the streets But God is on the footpath I just now learned
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Six years tugging at your heart Left a mark as strong as all the love we never spoke about When we came into this life Lord God crossed our paths but we accepted every crossing and I don't know who to blame Tiger-strong and summer-light Ferris wheel to span the height My close friend is at your side because it's what we wanted So I don't know who to blame Words on the interstate When I almost asked your hand I was younger then And I knew no other option Windy city to the East Telephone can barely reach How deceptive it can be to love a replicated voice Photographs as envelopes fell like rain along the coast Water fresher than the ocean but how distance fools you And I don't know how to blame Words on the water's edge When we made our final choice Eyeing the evidence I can see there is no other I loved you with all my heart But my mind persuaded me to wait for second chances So I don't know who to blame.
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One Man 04:00
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Black Lung 03:48
Black lung—the darkness looks like rain Tree top to flowers grown and green Speak clear, their children are the same Though language denies it Skylight, too dusty to see The sky or light in front of me Alone is not the only thing Worth crying a tear There is a hole in the sky There is a hole in the sky There is a hole in the sky There is a hole in the sky We are all rising
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Middle of the West (free) 04:48
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Past Year 04:03
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Seattle 04:55
Will I see you again In the light of Seattle (Though it's scarce like the snow In the country I sit in)? Will I ramble of pain Or speak of the weather (As you did on the day We drove to Seattle)? Will you pull me as close As the tracks to the hard earth? Will you travel My ground Till you whisper So soft . . . My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been? If the queens of the sky Sent rain To the kings of the earth In an open field Would you soak up the storm Like the wide womb of springtime? Or gather up In the pools of Seattle? My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been? I'm the first leaf that falls With the chill of September It's the month of my birth And the push into autumn When the leaves start to fade In the states I have lived in Till it all looks the same As the grey of Seattle. My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been? My love, where have you been?
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darkly twisted acoustic pop songs layered with a sonic landscape as dense and alluring as the winding roads that inspire the emotive lyrics.

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released March 23, 2010

Recorded in Brooklyn, NY and Sheboygan, WI by Jeff Patlingrao and Erik G. Neave
Mixed at Ave R Studios in Broolyn, NY by Jeff Patlingrao
Mastered by Jamison Stokdyk in Sheboygan, WI
Produced by Cedarwell

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Cedarwell Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Cedarwell is a song-centered, 3 piece rock band from the Midwest. Erik G. Neave writes intricate lyrics augmented by Jeff Patlingrao's space/time-bending electric guitar work and driven by Jared Beckman's distinctive stand-up drum style.

Their forthcoming album, Dia Luein, comes in April and includes 8 unreleased tracks recorded at Honeytone Studios in Neenah, WI.
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