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Mender

by The Perfect Things

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1.
Airplanes 03:30
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Jet plane rolling down the runway, shaking off this twelve-hour delay Crowded seats, skinny aisles taking me up a thousand miles And a thousand miles away Motors keep running and airplanes fly Can't stop moving if I try Don't tell me another lie Because I'm not coming home Shades down, headphones in and seat back, I close my eyes and fade to black Maybe I'll never see your face again I think about it now and then, but I'm never going back Never going back Motors keep running and airplanes fly Can't stop moving if I try Don't tell me another lie Because I'm not coming home The years go by, I'll carry on I'll right my wrongs, I'll write my songs You'll be crying when I'm gone Because I'm not coming home It still takes my breath away when I remember the good days When our voices harmonize, pretty as these city lights See them shining down below, there's a sadness in their glow Am I in your line of sight, just a trail across the sky? Motors keep running and airplanes fly Can't stop moving if I try Don't tell me another lie Because I'm not coming home The years go by, I'll carry on I'll right my wrongs, erase my songs You'll be crying when I'm gone Because I'm not coming home
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Lonely Tonight 04:15
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The years, they go by faster than anyone can ever know Love is given, though I have never been so alone If you thought you would be happy, well just wait another year If you thought you would be free, well just wait another year But don't worry, everything will be all right We're all just a little bit lonely tonight Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes We're just a little lonely tonight Life has a funny way of not turning out just like we planned Love is a funny thing; it's so much more than holding hands If you've lost the feeling of just being alive And if you think this whole wide world's gone wrong Come on along and sing this song: Don't worry, everything will be all right We're all just a little bit lonely tonight Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes We're all just a little lonely tonight So many things I wonder myself: When can I take my heart from the shelf and give it to someone? Can I give it to you? So many things have not come true But I have so much love that is not being used So I'll write it down; I'll write a song But when can I sing it? When can I sing my song? If you think this whole wide world's gone wrong Come on along and sing this song: Don't worry, everything will be all right We're all just a little bit lonely tonight Don't you cry, no more tears in your pretty eyes We're all just a little lonely tonight
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God Is A Child's Hand 04:22
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Maybe God is a word in the wind The wind in the tree in the soil of earth Maybe God is on the tip of my tongue The tongue in the mouth and the lips of a lover Maybe God is a child's hand I see God in a child's hand And I will hold onto that hand I will hold onto that hand Maybe God is a workingman's hammer A hammer inside of a brain pounds a headache Maybe God is a play on a stage A stage in the mind and the head of a hero Maybe God is a child's hand I see God in a child's hand And I will hold onto that hand I will hold onto that hand Maybe God is the pen of a poet A poet at home on the road to a heart Maybe God is a musical note That sings in the ear of listening child Maybe God is a child's hand I see God in a child's hand And I will hold onto that hand I will hold onto that hand Maybe God is a white wedding day To cherish and love while the devil is away Maybe God is a child's hand I see God in a child's hand And I will hold onto that hand I will hold onto that hand
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(May I Be) The Air Around You 03:46
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May I be the air around you, the air you feel May I build the walls around you, these walls are real May I be only everything, everything you need Oh, may I be... May I be the dirt underneath, under your feet May I build a bridge beneath you so you may cross May I be on the other side, never again lost Oh, may I be... For everything I am cannot stand to your reflection And everything I build cannot last even one second So may I be... May I be the sun above you to give you light May I build a stairway for you, for you to climb May I be very far away, and you arrive at night Oh, may I be... For everything I am cannot stand to your reflection And everything I build cannot last even one second So may I be... For it is your heart that I must elevate And it is your heart that is yours And if your heart steps into a room Oh, may I be the anointed floor!
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Walk A Long Road 03:58
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I know where I like to go when the going gets slow I'll run only when I must run, I won't stop till you're gone I'll hide myself and my pride till I think it's all right I'll yearn, I'll bite and I'll burn until all has been learned And deny, as evil walks by, that one bit of it's mine And watch as something gets caught in the web of my lies A time will come when our dying is done A time will come when old will feel young A time will come to reap what we've sown But for now we walk a long road Walk a long road I tried with all of our might to keep out of sight We thought we couldn't get caught under cover of night But the sun reflects off the moon to reveal the dark truth I have no eyes to see (my dirty reflection) I have to ears to hear (the sound of my footsteps) I have no arms to hold (to save from this sadness) I have to heart to feel (no blood in my veins) A time will come when our dying is done A time will come when old will feel young A time will come to reap what we've sown But for now we walk a long road Walk a long road A time will come to heal broken bones A time will come to shatter the stone A time will come when gray turns to gold But for now we walk a long road Walk a long road
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Come Clean 02:44
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Pretty doesn't matter when you act like me Tearing up the town and every man I see I stop short trying to tell you that I love you I don't even notice what it does to you For all the things I avoid For all the things I hide I'm trying to come clean about them And wash your tears dry Lying never got me any further along Walking down this road Is just not quite as fun as walking with you And now I'm alone For all the things I shared For all the love I hide I'm trying to come clean about them And wash your tears dry For all the things I avoid For all the things I hide I'm trying to come clean about them And wash your tears dry
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If I Had A Gun 02:55
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If I had a gun, I would shoot for the moon And even if the bullet missed, you would know I did it for you And maybe I can hit a star In a while, hit a star And even if the bullet missed, you know I'd do anything for you And if I had my guitar, I would write you a song And even if I made mistakes, you would know I sing for you And maybe I can make a dime In a while, make a dime And I will learn from my mistakes, and I will sing for you Everything is nothing My whole world is nothing without love Everything is nothing My whole world is nothing without you And if I had some time, I would spend it all with you And even if we never kissed, you would know I'm thinking of ouy And maybe I'll have more to give In a while, something to give And eve if we never kissed, you know I'd do anything for you
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I Can See A Growing Darkness 02:20
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I can see a growing darkness So I'll light a fire inside And my heart is never hopeless For like gold, it's purified There is heat against the coldness There is light against the night There's a sound to soothe the sleepless There is peace against the fight I shall wear no crown of glory I shall win no victory Though my journey tells a story It's in a book no one will read I shall not find one to marry I shall not father a child When my flesh is dead and buried My spirit's free again and wild So don't burn your bridges down for a temporary comfort I won't pray for easy life, for I'm both marble and the sculptor So if you see a growing darkness Light a fire to burn inside And if you're heart is ever hopeless Remember gold is purified
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Lucky 04:10
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Don't break you back to win this game Don't twist my arm, I'm not to blame Don't pull my leg, I'm sick of your lies Don't stomp your feet, you knew this was goodbye It's not good to be so lucky It's not good to be alive It's not lucky to be so good 'Cause lady luck is shy Don't watch the clock, there's no use in waiting Don't try to try, there's no fun in failing Don't hurt your heart, blood must be bleeding Don't win the game, for soon you'll be dry It's not good to be so lucky It's not good to be alive It's not lucky to be so good 'Cause lady luck is shy Don't break your bones and never stop retreating Don't fight too long 'cause we all could me wrong Don't break your bones and never stop believing Fight the good fight, 'cause we all might be right We all might be right... It's not good to be so lucky It's not good to be alive It's not lucky to be so good 'Cause lady luck is shy Lady luck has said goodbye
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Wait & See 03:50
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I'm sorry for the things I said, and things I know I will say But Momma told me, "live your life day-to-day" I know how you get from time to time, but your breath smell like turpentine But I'm to spent to spend the night this way I know it gets under your skin, darling, when I've been drinkin' again But lord knows why the good lord made me this way We could move south to Alabama We could move north to Tennessee But we can't run from the things that we've been running from So wait and see... If you knew what was good for you, you would hold me close to you So I can get a kick out of pushing you away I know how I've been lately, but why must you toy with me? Anyway, I'm too tired to stay awake I know it must be a sin for me to want to hurt you again But lord know why the good lord made me this way We could move south to Alabama We could move north to Tennessee But we can't run from the things that we've been running from So wait and see... I know you want to fight And I know you've been drinking all night But lord knows why the good lord made us this way We could move south to Alabama We could move north to Tennessee But we can't run from the things that we've been running from So wait and see...
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Little Proper Nouns 04:06
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I take your hand and hold in mine We'll go dancing in 3/4 time While our feet slide on the floor You see my heart's halfway out the door Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in... You stopped in shock, right on a dime Realizing we were never fine Running on fumes, running out of luck Does this mean we're running out of love? Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in... It's just one sigh of relief, because this place is so crowded No, don't be so naive, I'm just thinking about it Ok, I'll stick around Ok, I'll keep playing house For the sake of our little proper nouns Our heads are buried in the sand, and the tide's coming in Our heads are buried in the sand...
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Mender 04:31
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The mender of all things comes when spring comes The mender of all things comes when spring comes It makes me sit up and listen and smile The mender of all things comes when spring comes The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles It makes you stand up and look and laugh The beauty of spring trees smiles when love smiles The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs It makes us run up and kiss and mend The singing of nest-birds laughs when life laughs So the kissing of lovers mends what was torn Oh, the kissing of lovers mends what was wounded and frozen once Oh, when the mender comes, when the mender comes When spring comes...

credits

released September 15, 2017

The Perfect Things:
Stephen Berry - Vocals, guitars, piano
Sarah Dolt - Vocals, piano

With special thanks to Jake Horpinjuk on percussion.

All songs written, arranged by The Perfect Things, except:
"Wait & See" written by A.M. Merker.
"Airplanes" co-written by Thadd Lawrence, Nathan Brown, and Matt Steenbergh.

All songs were recorded in Sarah's living room, and mixed in Stephen's apartment. Many thanks to Chris Dolt, Shandy the dog, and Oreos the cat for putting up with our noise.

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