1. |
Wake Up Fine
03:30
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It's grey in here.
My body's frozen, guess I'm broken.
The light is on,
But mine is dim, I'm faded thin, I'm gone
I guess I'm gone.
You always knew
You were branded in me, knew you'd win me
Was I wrong?
I let go for a second and it's gone —
Are we gone?
Oh, I want to stay
But I can't seem to find a way
So let's just go to sleep here one more time
And hope we'll wake up fine.
Was her body warm?
Did you learn a little, solve your riddle?
And is it done?
Or do you have more questions, more confessions, oh
Is she gone?
Oh, I want to stay
But I can't seem to find a way
So let's just go to sleep here one more time
And hope we'll wake up fine.
Just pray we'll wake up fine.
'Cause I'd find room for all your demons
Break through all your walls and ceilings
If I knew that you were in this deep,
And that you could do the same for me.
So it's on you
Find a way to show me — tell me, hold me
Now you're alone,
But if you still want me,
I think I'm not quite gone
Not quite all gone
Oh, I want to stay
But you have to find me a way
And I'll just go to sleep here one more time
and hope to wake up fine.
I hope we'll wake up fine.
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2. |
The Other Side
03:41
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On the corner of rebirth and death
I found you pacing and holding your breath
And I said, “hey, I think I know you”
You said, “I’ve got a war to go through,
Darling, stay here, please — help me clear my head”
And the light hit you just below your eyes
Revealing all your secrets, dreams and lies
And your heartbeat was hard against my heart, beneath the scars,
I wanted more but I forced out a “goodbye.”
‘Cause I would go with you anywhere,
But I can’t follow you down there
So rest well tonight,
Be truthful, be brave, be kind
Just know that whatever you find Is exactly right
And I’ll see you on the other side.
I too have been down into the maze
I know the panic, that cold fever haze
I carved a map on my skin
To find my way back again
Then dove right into the blood from my own veins
And I would go with you anywhere,
But I can’t follow you down there
So rest well tonight,
Be truthful, be brave, be kind,
Just know that whatever you find Is exactly right
And I’ll see you on the other side.
Well I found demons in my sleep
They said, “We are the keepers of the things you dare not speak”
And I said, “Look at me, I am so very weak, can’t hardly lift my feet —
I think it’s time we finally meet.”
So I set the table to host
And invited all my villains and ghosts
And the lessons they showed me, love
There’s no need to go speaking of,
'Cause you are out unearthing your own.
And I would go with you anywhere,
But I can’t follow you down there
So rest well tonight,
Be truthful, be brave, be kind
Remember, whatever you find — it’s exactly right,
And I’ll see you on the other side.
I’ll see you on the other side.
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3. |
Artemis
05:08
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You, who bravely chose to land here
Borrowed blood and bone to build your boat;
Designed ten tiny toes, two perfect hands, dear
Little lungs to keep you afloat
Your mother’s body stands a harbour
Waiting as the waves pull you in
Daddy begs the storm not to harm her,
Unsure how a prayer so desperate should begin
And you, the Huntress —
with your bow and your arrow and your eyes like the waxing moon — Come wild and reckless
And the fox and the sparrow and the wolves, they follow you
They follow you
And in the blue light of the moon, they’re singing:
Take this tiny powerful sorceress,
Give her forehead a soft kiss,
You’re her family now.
And although you can’t possibly ever know
All the depths of her wild soul, You will figure this out,
We have no doubt.
And so they take you home and watch you
Discovering the patterns on the wall
And everything is green and gold and ink blue
And Mama making oatmeal at dawn
And when the daylight ends and night falls
And tiny, tired eyes begin to cry
Nothing makes a grown man feel such awe
As learning to sing a lullaby
To you, the Huntress,
with your bow and your arrow and your eyes like the waxing moon,
Wild and reckless,
but the fox and the sparrow and the wolves watch over you,
Watch over you
And in the blue light of the moon, they’re singing:
Take this tiny powerful sorceress,
Give her forehead a soft kiss,
Rock her slowly to sleep
And although nights are long and the days slow
You are learning to let go
She is learning to dream
(Mmm mmm.)
(Mmm mmm.)
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4. |
Illinois (Holy Lonely)
03:14
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I can’t stay here, Illinois
Came all the way here for that boy
But you’ll destroy me, frozen over.
Whisper, “Winter”, Illinois,
Your cold and bitter, silent voice
It will destroy me, frozen over.
Oh, Holy Lonely.
Under covers, Illinois,
Weary lovers, a childless mother, an aching void
Frozen over
The war is over, Illinois,
But peace is colder, sweet lost soldier,
It’s just a white noise
Oh, Holy Lonely.
And I am lost here, Illinois,
And at what cost, dear Illinois? All the joy frozen over,
Mmm, mmm, mmm
Oh, Holy Lonely.
Oh, Holy Lonely.
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5. |
Stone Still
04:04
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Hold me down, stone still
Truth bound by fragile will
I’m not ready, but it can’t wait
Just hold me steady while my body shakes
‘Cause this is that moment now
The one we knew would break us down
Oh, my love, can you still hear me now?
Hush, dear, we’ve tried a thousand times
We can’t just stay here, cold and soaked in wine
But wait a moment, I can’t speak
I didn’t know I would feel so weak — I’m on my knees
‘Cause this is that moment now
The one we knew would bleed us out
Oh, my love, are you still breathing now?
Well this is it now, take it in
Our final seconds wearing thin
But it’s still not enough to wake you up,
To finally cut through, break you, shake you to the bone, So I’m letting go.
Our hearts were bound somewhere outside of time
And I will love you always, with all of mine
But how long would you have me wait?
Till we’re both gone, till it’s too late?
Well it’s too late.
‘Cause we’ve reached that moment now
And it has brought us to the ground
Oh, my love, will we be alright somehow?
Just say we’ll be alright.
Oh, we’ll be alright.
‘Cause it’s over now,
Stone still.
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6. |
Requiem
03:48
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And we were young for a while, that’s all.
What’s done is done — every empire must fall.
We build an altar to the days
When we believed in ‘Always’
When we said, “I won’t let you go”.
And in the rubble, the wind blows hard
Around the ones who love
Tear us apart,
Just to teach us we’re enough.
We build a tomb to house the words,
The promises, the "forevers",
The “I won’t let you go.”
Requiem aeternam dona ei, domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Requiescat in pace
Amen.
And what is left after such a storm?
Perhaps in death, something new is born.
We build this temple to the Time
She’ll take our bodies, hearts, our minds, so
Together stand before the shrine:
Breathe in, pull me close.
Breathe out, and let go.
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winterbird Montreal, Québec
Winterbird is a tiny, tender one-woman band based in Montreal, Canada. It's the musical project of singer-songwriter, barefoot wanderer, and birthworker, Lindsey Massar, who lives in a quirky old apartment with a bunch of instruments and her cat, Lois. Winterbird's music is a gentle exploration of the alchemy of silence, sensitivity and sound. ... more
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