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the Letting Go

by Barrett Myers

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1.
Grow 05:03
Grandfather's farm, it's been here forever Now that it's mine I want to remember Where he came from and who he became What he passed on to me with his name Gonna dig it up, search it out again Under the sidewalk, under the rooftops, There is a life that longs to grow Down where the roots go, stories we don't know Are feeding the ground and all we sow Making it grow Working the land is working inside me And I see the plan in living and dying Gotta build it up, and tear it down again Under the sidewalk, under the rooftops, There is a life that longs to grow Down where the roots go, stories we don't know Are feeding the ground and all we sow Making it grow Making it grow All the weeds that were sown in my field They don't have to choke my ground All the pain that was planted in my heart I'm gonna plow it down I'm gonna plow it down Cause the mystery of my history is it don't have to lead me now There's new land and a steady hand making me good, good ground Making me good, good ground Making me grow
2.
Staring up this fire escape, contemplating my great escape If I climbed up to the clouds would I ever come back down? I’ve been searching for awhile for comfort in my skin I’ve been searching for awhile for where I’m going and where I’ve been I feel like I want to fly from my My fifth story window, looking at the blue sky glow Gotta message for the world to know I’m easing back and letting go This building’s fireproof from the pavement to the roof The only thing that’s burning down are the lies that lie around my heart I feel like I want to fly My fifth story window, looking at the blue sky glow Gotta message for the world to know I’m easing back and letting go My heart was locked away until I met you My fifth story window, looking at the blue sky glow Gotta message for the world to know I’m coming loose and letting go My fifth story window, letting go of all I’ve known Make a path for me I’m coming home
3.
Not Over You 03:14
In the spring when the sun is shining There’s a place inside my heart that’s dying I take a walk to the cemetery Where my wounds and my echoes carry I lay it down, lay it down one last time Any hope you would ever be mine I’m so not over you yet I’m so not over you When the sky was as black as thunder I promised you we will not go under What are words, what are words we’re saying? With the promise both our hearts are breaking I’m so not over you yet I’m so not over you I let you go, I let you fly I let you go Through stormclouds sun will break through In springtime all things come new The earth sings new life is gonna bloom But I will never forget you Yes I will smile and remember you
4.
Stand Tall 03:50
The breeze follows all along brown and barren trees on the back forty She turns slow, steady as the sun is slipping low every evening I don't know why we can't move on, I don't know why we can't go back, but it's good Rust and painted steel was long ago long forgot, but she's still standing When the howling winter winds come and burn the back of your neck, she's still standing I don't know why we can't move on, I don't know why we can't go back, but it's good I don't know why we can't move on, I don't know why we can't go back, but it's good Stand, stand tall through it all You gotta stand, stand tall through it all Even with the wind, turn and turn again through it all Even in the storm, turn and turn some more through it all Just stand tall, stand tall Even when it all gets stripped away Even when it all gets stripped away Breeze follows all along bruised and broken trees She turns fast but steady, the wind is blowing strong tonight
5.
Let It Go 03:52
Late here in the evening the sun is sinking low All that I’ve been thinking is I wish that you were home, how I wish that I was home I’ve been walking for days up and down these hills, surely lost my way Through the forest in the rain I’ve known joy as well as pain, hear the sound of silence sing Let it go, let it go, all these things that help you feel you’re in control Let it go, let it go, before what you’re holding onto steals your soul There’s a man from North Dakota with headphones in his ears Mile and mile he wanders but the song he never hears, nature’s song he never hears Let it go, let it go, all these things that help you feel you’re in control Let it go, let it go, before what you’re holding onto All the news feeds and the headlines, the conflicts and the deadlines What we keep and store away, I wish that I could say that I’m exempt from what we suffer but even nature ain’t no buffer From the markets and the news, the progress that we choose Let it go, let it go, all these things I need, these things we need Let it go, let it go, before what you’re holding onto Before what you’re holding onto Before what you’re holding onto What is holding on to me?
6.
It started with a whisper And rose into a roar It started with a picture and a wish For everything and more So I packed up my wagon Rode toward the setting sun Oblivious to beauty all around me And starry skies above I’ll pan for gold, I’ll not grow old I’ll never need again The streams were running silver More than we could use The mountains were forgotten We missed We missed the view Like a fire word was passing And the greed was running high Just as fast, like lightning flashing The mine was dry All the lakes and streams can rest in peace It’s time to leave again So we took up all our wagons And we took up all our gold Back to New York with the loot But we couldn’t take We couldn’t take the view Couldn’t take the view Couldn’t take the view What’s a city boy to do The mountains are in my blood They’re running in my veins I dream about it every night it’s true I miss the view
7.
What would it take to break our mistaken attachment to the things we've made? What would it take, a strong earthquake, a hurricane with driving rain? The wind dies down we hear the sound of the geese take flight as the stars come out over you What would it take to calm our hearts as we sit here alone in the dark? What would it take to calm our minds, and leave the lie we don't have time to live and love, to stop and breathe, to hear this song this symphony over you And the stars are coming into view Oh the sky is every shade of blue Orion is shooting at the moon over you All we’ve made is crumbling down The sidewalks sink into the ground All the earth is longing to be seen underneath It's the softest sound, a beating heart, nature's song, it's a work of art

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released November 11, 2015

Recorded and mixed at Hoosier Surf Records, Lafayette, IN

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