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Next Few Winters
05:17
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© k.rasche (BMI)
never seen a leaf crash heavy
they all fall gentle by design
what luck, getting let down easy
talk about a damn good way to die
nail the landing and say goodbye
four seasons make a year here
not one sneaks in by surprise
the days they fade to night
and the fires get burned inside
talk about a damn good place to lay
on the floor there fireside
my north peninsula
i feel inclined to pretend it's all picture perfect winter
it's my home
where the wise dress warm
we know this to be true;
the next few winters here will be cold too
it's not freezing unless you're freezing
winter gives all its moves away
so if you're caught by surprise in december snow and ice
talk about a dumbass reason to whine
my north peninsula
i feel inclined to defend our picture perfect winter
it's my home
and the wise dress warm
we know this to be true;
the next few winters here will be cold too
finding tracks in the snow beneath the white moon glow
gone if not for winter
sawing shoreline wood in our fox fur hoods
gone if not for winter
all the sunburned chins, and the slush-soaked mittens
gone if not for winter
all the ice glass waves, and the dune sled races
gone if not for winter
burning wood inside as the blizzard whines and whines
gone if not for winter
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2. |
Black Ice
03:50
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© k.rasche (BMI)
you know it was never really mentioned
one word about a last goodbye
you and me, we were off in our directions
not lost, but it was love alright
and yet
i’ve no regret
but i won’t forget
honey, how bout you?
i didn’t know we were slipping baby
til our tail was spinning wild
our love hit that black ice
oh i can see it now
i didn’t know we really had it baby
til it all came to an end
we weren’t meant for forever
just one hell of a way back when
how many songs from brokenhearted folks mourn the one that got away
you and me i think we’re on to something darling
nail the high note and leave that stage
and yet
i don’t forget
still no regrets
honey, how bout you?
i didn’t notice we were burning baby til our flame had flickered out
our love froze to black ice
oh i can feel it now
i didn’t know we even had it baby til it all came to an end
we weren’t meant for forever
just one hell of a way back when
our heads never left their perch over our heels
maybe that’s the time to take a dive
before it gets real
but if we weren’t growing together we sure spun a wicked wheel
some love needs to leave to be revealed
I didn’t know what we were sipping baby
til our love was blacking out
poured one more over black ice
we smiled and took em down
now all that i remember is we had it baby
and without some awful end
we weren’t meant for forever
just one hell of a way back when
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3. |
Where It Starts
04:40
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© k.rasche (BMI)
there’s more to find at lower tide
when the moon has swept the seas aside
on the bottom there the treasures bare
where depths have held them ageless there
when our tired eyes finally meet
and the day has culled our quiet peace
i’ll frisk the night and find your hand
my pearl there in the dampened sand
there’s swing beneath the willow
there’s a cool side of the pillow
there’s an artist spinning all this on a wheel
home is not a statue
it’s an evolving work of art
and for me my darling you are where it starts
love it changes as it goes
on the wind it’s written as it blows
it crashes waves and soars the kites
it’s chaos curled in sacred flight
there’s a front yard swinging tire
there’s a hearth under the fire
there’s an artist calming all the water here
home is not a harbor
it’s a river through the heart
for me my darling you are where it starts
every frame here dangling in the foyer
from these walls made of wood and brick and mortar
just portraits in the sand
still our home is where we stand
there’s a candle in the window
there’s a light that shows the safe road
there’s an artist folding all this into one
home is not a fragment
it’s the sum of every part
for me my darling you are where it starts
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Chain of Lakes Alto, Michigan
Kyle Rasche is a singer-songwriter from alto, mi. He has written and performed songs as Chain of Lakes since 2010.
Chain of Lakes recommends:
best pals. brooklyn. whiskey. all-around phenomenal output musically and lyrically. huge assholes though.
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the oldest of friends. rollerblade hockey. calypso harmony folk. splendid. i miss miguel.
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i love this man. stunning debut from one of my musical brothers. perhaps my favorite lake in the chain.
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