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Small Souls

by Small Souls

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1.
One man leaps from a steel crane 220 feet to ground Prays to god as he's going down to lift him up again Oh my god Oh my god Oh my god, please don't give me what I want One boy pulls at a knotted string from his wrist to a balloon Prays to god as it leaves the room to come back down again
2.
Waking up with my slippers on, on my front lawn I went out walking in my dreams We were talking in your room about nothing new about nothing new Have you heard them say a river splits in streams? Have you heard them say an ocean in between? And everyone it seems knows what it means Your father was a quiet man and when I ran up the hill and rang your door, he let me in I heard that you had twins, a boy and a girl Maybe you've heard, I've got two girls of my own
3.
At the end of my line, when my thoughts turn to threads and the strands seem so fine, could I find love again? Dragged down by a stone to the ocean floor until I severed the line and swam to the shore There you were in a dress and the wind beat in my breast as you moved across the surface of the sand All the promising words that once filled my lungs like coughing up dirt until you came along There you were in a dress and the wind beat in my breast as you moved across the surface of the sand I gave my sword to the sea, I gave my blood to the ground My kingdom crumbles complete when you are around
4.
You're opening a store where our house stood knickknacks and more I moved here to grow old without you These bible-thumping hands are worn through Burden on my back loose sand underfoot I bend and walk the hill again You're lost inside the pain of angels singing But I'm copper penny stained from Christmas begging Burden on my back loose sand underfoot I bend and walk the hill again
5.
You dug your heels into the earth and in your footprints flowers sprouted You leaned across the mountain peaks roots wrapped around your calloused feet You breathe, you sigh, you lift your eyes You clear your throat and sing The chorus starts, how great thou art The congregation sways The plastered walls have spider-webbed and you find loose paint chips in your tread You lean across to cover the cracks The ladder shakes, you lose your balance You breathe, you sigh, you close your eyes You hear the angel sing The chorus starts, how great thou art The ground beneath you sways How great thou art How great thou art How great thou art until it falls apart Maybe god forgot his seed maybe he just got too busy Jesus, if you can still hear me Prepare yourself, your son is coming You breathe, you sigh, you lift your eyes You clear your throat and sing The chorus starts, how great thou art The congregation sways How great thou art How great thou art How great thou art until you break my heart until you break apart
6.
Promises 03:34
If promises are obvious why do I feel this deep twisting in my chest promises, promises I don't believe what I don't understand yet on my own, on my own calling around but nobody's home If endings are obvious why am I beautiful only like a sunset promises, promises I don't believe that I know how to fix this on my own, on my own asking around but nobody knows
7.
What Now? 02:59
Sometimes the devil takes hold and treats you like an animal you try to tie him down but he gnashes at the leashes I know I took too long looking for the answers I lost you like a song that got stuck in the branches What now? What now? What? Before you learn to breathe the devil takes apart what you think you need You can feel the devil's heart What now? What now? What?
8.
Weathervane 04:02
A weathervane, the copper stained green spinning around, spinning around Your attic walls, lined with your old throwaways that once were found, that once were found and they gave you comfort I know it broke you to think you had wasted all that time The frozen fields where crops have withered You know that ground, you know that ground The darkening sky where clouds have gathered You know that sound, you know that sound and it gives you comfort I know it broke you to think you had wasted all that time but darlin you've been spinning, whirling, and breaking the curses in your mind
9.
Serena 04:34
I thought I saw a blinking light beyond the shore, inside the room behind your eyes, where old trees bloom and silhouettes of lovers sigh In the tape deck of your hatchback she sang of love lost in perfect time out of nothing, into nothing like images from satellites I broke the song when I held the notes too long When you left me, I knew you loved me You pulled the rip cord when I was bound by blind emotion, I was broken before I landed on the ground Now every hour I'm digging deeper to the center of the earth past the diamonds and the anchors and the loved ones in the dirt I am not afraid of keeping what you gave Serena, I release you I know I loved imperfectly but I can finally hear you singing like a kite without a string And I am not afraid In every moment, we are remade

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Small Soul's debut studio album

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released January 25, 2013

Brian Rozendal – vocals, guitar
Bryan Daste – vocals, pedal steel, banjo, 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, Ashbory bass, electric bass, saw, harmonium, percussion

Featuring:
Jessie Dettwiler – cello
Kyleen King – viola
Patti King – violin
Adam Mack – drums on "Lines Are Breaking"
Josh Millard – piano
Christian McKee – mandolin, mandola
Scott Pettitt – drums, percussion
Ezza Rose – vocals on “Promises”

Written, performed & produced by Small Souls
Recorded and mixed by Bryan Daste at The Magic Closet
Mastered by Rick McMillen at Cloud City Sound
Artwork by Wilder Schmaltz
Design by Jon Ransom

Executive Producers:
Cindy Bouné, Gary and Dana Budd, Dan and Jackie Daste, Taylor Fisher, a Friend, David Robert Griggs, Robyn Hercey, Henry and Bambi Hill, Luke Holladay, Kendall McClellan, Susan McClellan, Christian McKee, Anthony “29” Michael, Mike and Phyllis Minadeo, Sarah Phipps, Raj Sapru, and Josh Smith

Bonus tracks recorded August 2011 at Knappy Street House

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Small Souls Portland, Oregon

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“The Portland duo Small Souls aims to do for folk what newgrass did for bluegrass with their "post-folk" sound.”
- Jonathan Frahm, PopMatters (Aug 31, 2017)
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