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Songs to Old Burdens

by Pale Mara

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1.
The fall shows What the fall knows It never pretends otherwise The night shares What the night bares It never depends on the light And the neighbors go on singing They sing for their lives And the man he never listens Because he knows he’s right Hold you tight little one The fruit falls for everyone There’s a rushing inside It’s soft when you close your eyes The clouds carry The daydreams vary We’re all slipping between The flowers weep In the morning sleep It finds the weak and strong And the neighbors go on singing They sing for their lives And the man he never listens Because he knows he’s right Hold you tight little one The fruit falls for everyone There’s a rushing inside It’s sweet when you close your eyes
2.
Back then it was easy to do So much came to mind You're so young you can't keep it at bay Your heart and your soul are one But that hurts and there can be shame So we gotta draw some blinds No way it can never be done But maybe I'll try for fun Oo wee we've been chasing our dreams Chasing our dreams away Got sad and right from the start We've been chasing our dreams away Man things can get much worse If you develop a hungry thirst Cause it feels like you're tapping Into someplace far away Friends and lovers can give or take Help you and let you down We use each other in different ways Distracting ourselves is one Day jobs bring us some dough A means to an uphill climb All day we say to each other I can't wait til I have time Oo wee we've been chasing our dreams Chasing our dreams away Got sad and right from the start We've been chasing our dreams away Man things can get much worse If you develop a hungry thirst Cause it feels like you're tapping Into someplace far away
3.
Hey there sad one Your eyes are blue, whistling through It’s all going in, deep in Hey there, lonely time Don’t worry, you’re still alive Hold yourself and reach inside The wind is in the air And I don’t know where it’s blowing Please just hold my hand even if you’re scared Pretty garden Pretty bird Yellow flowers Yellow sun Hey there, sad one Your eyes are blue Whistling through the angel dew Where you headed on this day Going nowhere, so just stay Oh the light comes and goes In this jam-packed parade And the air that we’re breathing’s Got nothing to say How I do cry to find meaning in things But it’s going nowhere so it seems Little kitchen, little dream Little pleasure, I could scream Heat is rising Help is near Apathy humming Through the clear Oh you joker Falsely strong Tumbling hell gaze Ghostly wrongs Oh the light comes and goes In this jam-packed parade And the air that we’re breathing’s Got nothing to say How I do cry to find meaning in things But it’s going nowhere so it seems
4.
What color is the time that I forgot? My mother she tells me that it happened, the worst case hit My brother wasn't well so she took him by herself while I slept When I woke up they were gone My father was at home but he was in Hell He dreamed of assassins choking him out in nightly scenes I was four in the dark and I labored I pushed him Tried to wake him tried to wake him then resigned Fear's a four letter word Pain's a four letter word But so is dead I was four when I thought You were dead then I thought At least I thought you were When I thought you were My mother later returned she relates to me Outside the old screen door someone sat crying on the marble steps My mother felt all the guilt and the anger at my father Who was drowned in a bottle full of fear Fear's a four letter word Pain's a four letter word But so is dead I was four when I thought You were dead then I thought At least I thought you were When I thought you were When I thought you were When I thought you were

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released May 30, 2020

1 & 3 by Allison Robinson.
2 & 4 by Lee Godleski.
Recorded and mixed by Lee Godleski.
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe.
Art by Colin Holloway.
Allison Robinson: Vocals, guitar
Lee Godleski: Vocals, guitar, piano, glockenspiel, alto sax, bass, drums, keys
Thea Garlid: Cello

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Pale Mara Brooklyn, New York

Pale Mara is an exciting endeavor born from hearts of Lee and Al. Hailing from the north and south, and winding up in Brooklyn, their music is a passionate alchemy of the old and the new- blending the beauty of musical tradition with a restless and adventurous spirit. ... more

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