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Between the Earth and Sun

by Quillwell

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1.
Shadow Song 03:17
Shadow Song Lyrics and Music: Eli August and Waylon K. Smith Thirty years in the midday sun This ain’t the future that I’d planned on Bloodstains & calloused palms, Sunday best & simple psalms But is there more that I have left in me? CH: & the only sin is letting the cold seep in The moon gives no warmth, only shadow A million miles to hang my boots on Now i walk them all ‘till the soles are gone & I done everything, but is it enough To keep on standing while the shadows grow long CH: BR: The echo of chapel bells Sunlight floods as the music swells CH: & the only sin is letting the cold seep in The moon gives no warmth, only shadow & the only sin, choosing not to begin As morning breaks across the meadow
2.
April 14th 01:13
April 14th Lyrics and Music: Eli August Ain't got nowhere to go, no reason to sow We've lived life so desperate where nothing will grow April 14th, a black mountainous beast What we didn't swallow got caught in our teeth Afterall, never felt so small To think there's a God here who has damned us all The mortgage is due, the cattle are through And I can't make amends with you There's got to be some way out of this x3 A rope, or a bullet will do I won't miss the pain, but I'll miss you
3.
Severns 05:27
My names William Severn I live with my wife and child My younger brother, Lawrence, came to stay with us a while The weeks turned into months He helped us with the land The rain just wouldn't come But the wind had hellish plans We've made it through some tough times Back then I could persist It tests the soul, but I don't know It's never been like this It's so damn dry, we can't grow a thing And the dust in my lungs, come Sunday I can hardly sing CH1: I need a little church, need a little faith Need a little green, since lately all we've seein is grey Need a little light in our life Sending prayers upwards in the night My names Lawrence Severn I came down from Ypsilanti Where I had lived a good life Proud to say that I had plenty But my brother needed aid Damned if these crops won't grow 'Cause these Oklahoma fields are blowing dust as thick as snow I know he feels broken But if the Lord just won't provide You can't just keep on praying, hoping Somehow we'll survive CH2: We need a little spark, but that could start a fire Sometimes you gotta burn it all to really feel inspired Gonna send a signal into the night We need a little light in our life BR: What if the insurance suspects that there's foul play? Then come back east, at the very least We can change our names Don't worry, brother, it'll be ok CH1: CH2: We need a little plan, give me a little faith If the Lord don't answer, someone else has gotta pay There's gonna be a phoenix from these flames Cash the check, stop praying for the rain CH1: We need a little church, need a little faith Need a little green, since lately all we've seein is grey Need a little light in our life Sending prayers, and ashes to the night
4.
Good Earth 02:48
Good Earth Lyric and Music: Eli August
5.
Lifeblood 03:36
Lifeblood Lyrics and Music: Eli August and Waylon K. Smith Put your belly to the bar, tell me all about the farm Lay bare your soul How you made it this far and aren't you alarmed There's no way to be made whole Friend, I've got an ear, and I've got a remedy Bourbon or beer, what will it be? The skies went dry, as the state turned wet I got rows and rows planted, but ain't nothing growed yet The cruel irony ain't lost on me Distilled in them bottles is corn and wheat, Our lifeblood turned poison for the pain The topsoil's gone and we still ain't seen no rain CH: Corn and wheat were the backbone of this town Now they're poison, and nothin's growing in the ground But it ain't poison if it takes away the pain I'll fill your glass, you take a drink and pray for rain This be the altar, where I do my praying now Spend every dollar planning my escape somehow To California Is your family buying in? No, they ignore ya No one else is listening Everyone is giving in Rumor is that the Severns burned their barn down And there were 3 murders when the carnival rolled into town The whole county has gone to hell They found them bodies at the bottom of a dried up well What's left to drink? Just whiskey and despair CH:
6.
Well 02:05
Well Lyrics and Music: Waylon K. Smith Well, well oh well Dig a well, and we'll either find water or Hell Everyone's got a story to tell Everyone's got something to sell Sell, buy or sell The crash back east was a crack in the market bell The wind whipped while Babylon fell And carried the nation to Hell Hell, Heaven or Hell We are caught in the spell of a crumbling carousel The storm clouds refuse to swell I am thirsty, so I'll dig a well
7.
Hymnal Lyrics and Music: Waylon K. Smith Shadow Song Refrain Lyrics and Music: Eli August & Waylon K. Smith Let us rise & turn to our hymnals The melody is sweet, & the message is simple But “peace, like a river” is a hard phrase to cling to When sorrows, like black blizzards roll The famine is crippling, my dear congregation But we are creatures of fierce adaptation & we will survive for the sake of our families We are not alone CH: We thirst as one Between the earth & sun & though our throats are dry This refrain will flood the sky Let us rise & weave our voices As clouds gather, surrounding our chorus Rainfall pelts our modest steeple Like whispers in the shivering cold Take these words, & dwell on their meaning Live for your loved ones & keep on repeating A song on your lips to keep you from drowning It is well with my soul CH: x3 We thirst as one Between the earth & sun & though our throats are dry This refrain will flood the sky SHADOW SONG REFRAIN: x2 & the only sin is letting the cold seep in The moon gives no warmth, only shadow & the only sin is choosing not to begin As morning breaks across the meadow

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released January 10, 2019

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