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Suzette Parker It's hard to say which was my favorite track! My other favorites are Zossima, Words Won't Do and Marie. Favorite track: Sleep.
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1.
Portland 05:01
CHORUS I’m going back home to Portland I’m going back home to my sweet I’m going back home to Portland I’m going back home on my knees VERSE 1 On the road away from Portland Ambition lit his eyes But the girl he left was mournin' He left her as she cried On the road away from Portland Reveling in his dreams Of wealth and life and grandeur From Portland he was free _to CHORUS VERSE 2 He wandered far from Portland But soon his dreams had paled He saw his heart was empty As he lifted up its veil Looking home to Portland Longing for his love He wept and sighed in anguish He’d been gone long enough _to CHORUS VERSE 3 Don’t listen to the papers Don’t listen to the news Be sure before you leave her Your heart is not confused He found his love in Portland For her his heart had yearned He saw she truly loved him So to her he returned _to CHORUS
2.
Sleep 04:08
VERSE 1: I often heard my father say, the best things happen during the day Past two there’s nothin open but hell, the crack house and taco bell I took his word till I left home then I set out to prove him wrong I left my house late Thursday night not to return till Friday’s light Its one, its two its three its four And nothin makes sense anymore Your all alone its so unfair Its six, it’s seven it is eight You’re not tired and its so late You’re all alone its so unfair VERSE 2: I met my friends out on the town, for a couple hours we messed around At 11 o’ clock they had to leave cause they had work and needed sleep I started to drinks but quickly found my eyes wanted to close themselves So I slapped my face and walked outside prepared alone to face the night VERSE 3: At 3am I found a bum who told me he was on the run In Vegas he had played roulette and got himself deep into debt He asked me if I had spare cash, he lost it when the market crashed I called called his bluff and went my way and walked straight into a cafe VERSE 4: Sipping coffee all alone I wished I was alone at home I asked the waitress “what’s your name”, but all my efforts were in vein “Read the tag,” she turned and scoffed, I guess she didn’t want to talk So I got up and wandered on, tired of waiting for the dawn VERSE 5: At six o five I saw the sun and went home cause the night was done I slept like I was back in school and realized I’d been a fool I’d done naught but waste my time, and struggle not to close my eyes My father’s wisdom was a gem I won’t stay out all night again
3.
VERSE 1: The news came in a package of my grandfathers things A watch a beat up Bible and some notes of inquiry He’d left to free the captives through the gospel that he preached Then he’d died somewhere in Kansas without kin or kind to grieve CHORUS 1: The full moon was rising as the sun was going down And my father prayed for pardon for his soul here on the ground _to TURN (same as intro) VERSE 2: From Iowa to Kansas, my father and I walked The food was scarce the road was swamped, with dust and ruts and rocks My father told me stories, as I walked next to his side Stories meant for walking, he wouldn’t tell me otherwise _to CHORUS 1 _to TURN BRIDGE: We finally found the graveyard, down a long forgotten road The headstones were askew, the crooked graves were overgrown We tilled the land and straightened the tombs back to their place Then we left and started walking to our home so far away CHORUS: The full moon was rising as the sun was going down And my father prayed for pardon for his soul here on the ground Wanting one last conversation, with his father in this life To reconcile his angry words, to set his last words right OUTRO: And the moon floats up the horizon And the sun floats down through the sky And the tombstones stand here beside us Watching as the stars light up the night
4.
VERSE 1: We are all in Paradise, so do not weep We are all in Paradise, so do not weep If we ever change our minds We would all wake up to find We are all in Paradise, so do not weep VERSE 2: Am I worthy to be served as you serve me Am I worthy to be served as you serve me My beloved, my dear one Can you see the things I’ve done Am I worthy to be served as you serve me VERSE 3: Birds of God, you joyful birds forgive me too Birds of God, you joyful birds forgive me too For before you I have sinned It was always my intent Birds of God, you joyful birds forgive me too VERSE 4: How have I deserved your love, heart of my heart? How have I deserved your love, heart of my heart? For I did not recognize That you love one such as I How have I deserved your love, heart of my heart OUTRO What are months? What are years? What are days? Can’t one suffice Do not quarrel. Do not boast Do not fight. Take no offense
5.
Marie 03:58
VERSE 1: Marie why are you so filthy How have you torn your clothes Ran off with the traveling salesman He left you on the road With unkempt hair and your body laid Face down on the floor The young ones laugh and the women scoff And your mother joins their song CHORUS: My heart is filled with pity My kiss is not for love To you alone I’m guilty For I cannot drink your cup _to TURN (same as intro) VERSE 2: Marie, do you hear them laughing Do you see them pick up stones The children came out to mock you But they thought you were alone I’ll tell them of your broken heart I’ll tell them of your pain And when your story has been told They’ll see that they’re the same _to CHORUS BRIDGE: Marie, the children love you Marie, they say your name Marie, they see you dying Marie, they’ll dress your grave Marie, how are you guilty Marie, where is your shame Marie, why do they scorn you Marie, what can you say
6.
VERSE 1: I the lonely author of The words I strive to speak Hope they might find your ear And deliver thoughts I think I hear a voice inside my mind That begs me not to speak a line Says you’ll never empathize But you get me every time CHORUS: It’s hard to know what best to say When words won’t hardly do My stumbling speech and empty phrasing All makes sense to you Do you know that when I say I love you My words are all too true Aloud they feel awfully empty But you hear them through and through VERSE 2: A picture I have in my mind I want for you to see A canvas dealing with deepest feeling Just for you and me Not often do I meet a soul Who hears and understands Who can see the well that holds my tears Who will listen to my plans _to CHORUS BRIDGE: When I feel the world has lost its meaning And I can’t believe a thing I know is true You softly wake me up out of my dreaming And you ease my heavy heart with gentle words that soothe my mind and calm my soul

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These songs are stories. They are things I've read, things I made up, things I wanted to say. They are songs that move me. I hope we made this record in such a way that these songs might move you too.

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released October 6, 2015

William Caleb Parker: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
Philip Glenn: Fiddle, Piano, Organ
Kevin Brown: Drums, Percussion
Ben Johnson: Bass
Garrett Hazen: Electric guitar
Produced by Phillip Glenn and William Caleb Parker
Recorded and Mixed by Ryan Hafer at Secret Ninja Studios
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
Artwork by Austin Ranson

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