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The Warmer Winds

by John King

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1.
I've been taking all I can take I've been giving a love that'll break When I met you I was a snake But you warmed me with the light from your face You flew like a fairy, a whisper of night But you left me at the sign of first light When I held you, no sparks in my heart Were awakened til we drifted apart When I'm left to my own devices I settle for singing, a melody suffices And I know that the truth is you're so far away In the pastures I'm after, just beyond the gate
2.
Badlands 04:34
We took a van to the Badlands You fell into the ash and I couldn't help but laugh Washing mudcaked shoes in the snow Hoping my heart would soon begin to grow I got a long drive ahead of me and fears that could topple me in tow You took the seat right next to me and told me every legend that you thought I'd like to know Blizzard broke out on the reservation Found boots that fit just right and we ran off in the night Met a man with a smile missin teeth Shook his hand and my God, I began to see I got a long drive ahead of me and fears that could topple me in tow You pulled your bed right next to me and sang a song so bittersweet and slow: Slow heart, sleep talk Fly above me, Hungry Hawk (Eaglehawk) Scared-of-Bear will never walk on this earth again His son's dead too The soldier's face looked just like you Cold winds blow but anger warms the heart within The missionaries sang a hymn called sanctuary Read stories about the poor til a knock came at the door Two wandering boys, with tattoos on their darker skin We sent them away, in the name of our protection I got a long drive ahead of me and sorrows that will follow me back home
3.
Lost at Sea 03:05
In the epitome Of blasphemy I open up my mouth To speak The life I lead Is a mockery For everyone around To see Why do I believe? Tell me, why do I believe My hear is lost at sea A breach In the hull means I finally notice my lungs Breathing How could I believe? Tell me how could I believe Tell me why does my heart beat Floating, lost at sea
4.
I watched you Float above me Like a butterfly Lucid Beauty You swam through Lakes we were breathing Over the stage lights I'm lost in the feeling No one knew what to say At your immaculate display A cosmic ballet No words to say And I hope someday you come back down And tell us the story of what you found And you tell us to sing! Sing it loud and sing it out! Don't wait for tomorrow, it comes when you shout! And you tell us to sing! Sing it loud and sing it out! Don't wait for tomorrow! Don't sleep til tomorrow! Don't wait for tomorrow, it come when you shout! Suddenly we all start to rise, as the Sun rips open the skies The morning light The song of our lives We fly so high!
5.
She would visit me in my dreams And I don't know if I fell in love with a ghost So please make this room a little lighter Cause I'd rather be lonely than think that you're somebody else But if it's all the same I'd rather be awake with you Hello Notion! You sweet emotion! Sleep talkin and it's heartbreakin when your Love's a specter and I'm a spectator All the same, Babe You know I'd rather be awake I'd rather be awake With you
6.
The Woods 04:01
I was born in the South yesterday TN said hello with a heatwave But she wouldn't adopt me, she left me with no place to stay Camera shutters can't see Entropy And its death grip on me And I can't believe in anything Cause the woods down here still look the same Every woman I meet feels the same Every song that I sing, all the water I drink tastes the same The woods never change Winter hunted me down, threw his flag on the ground In the night And it's true what they whisper of me Ran away in the shade of the pine trees Are you watching me fumbling in the dark And tripping over things? And I'll keep on running with my eyes shut with seams Cause the woods down here still look the same Every woman I meet feels the same Every song that I sing, all the water I drink tastes the same Cause the woods down here still look the same Every woman I meet feels the same Every story I'm told, everybody I know hides their name Cause the woods never change
7.
I hope you find the sun someday Wrapped in a blanket blue But please don't say you're feeling low When it snows in GA too Your heart it longs for knowin And I know it's hard for you To imagine any comfort when You're only passin through 500 days Since I looked into my soul 500 ways That i tumbled back in the hole I wanna rip my script apart I wanna love you where you are I just don't know Cause when we fight it starts feelin like 500 nights alone I heard your story once before Already knew your tune But it didn't ease the achin, Babe When up again you flew Your heart it longs for lovin But you think too much to choose Any offering of comfort when You're only passin through 500 days Since I looked into my soul 500 ways That i tumbled back in the hole I wanna rip my script apart I wanna love you where you are I just don't know Cause when we fight it starts feelin like 500 nights alone Yeah when we fight it starts feelin like You might leave 500 more I hope you find the sun someday And all your dreams turn out You used to sing you had me, Babe Before you shut your mouth But I still hear that voice In little songs above my house I'm just stuck inside that melody And birds are flyin south Stuck inside that melody And birds are flyin south I wanna rip my script apart I wanna love you where you are I just don't know Cause when we fight it starts feelin like 500 nights alone Yeah when we fight it starts feelin like You might leave 500 more 500 days Since I looked into my soul 500 ways That i tumbled back in the hole I wanna rip my script apart I wanna love you where you are I just don't know Cause when we fight it starts feelin like 500 nights alone Yeah when we fight it starts feelin like You might leave me on my own
8.
Phono Mind 07:52
I was alone then Up in my room, picturing everything In alignment I wasn't listening To a record below the needle's steadfast flow Yet skipping And like death in a dream you had left the scene before impact Farewell I bade it, feels like I wasted Every single minute wishin you were walkin just around the corner All I ever wanted was a world where I could make you the answer But yes, I guess it's not the worst or best situation (coulda been worse) Every single day I spent away was gettin me nowhere My mind unwinds to the moment when it finally ended O the moment it ended The moment it ended The record keeps spinnin I heard a voice comin out the speakers I felt the wind howlin in, it was drownin out the preachers I saw the stage, so I picked up a beatup guitar And I lost my age in the soundwaves cause I couldn't keep my eyes off a scar My scar Every single minute wishin you were walkin just around the corner All I ever wanted was a world where I could make you the answer Every single day I spent away was gettin me nowhere My mind unwinds to the moment when it finally ended The moment it ended The record keeps spinnin A great wind came and went Was not God though, wasn't God An earthquake came and went It was not God though, it wasn't God A fire came, fire blazed Was not God though It wasn't.
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10.
There's a kid standin next to a van that he drove into an electric pole There's the house that he grew up in and the family that he never told All the voices he's hearin They say our freedom's an illusion and we're usin an escapist route "A weary soul and a wandering heart's no excuse for you to run your mouth!" All this time I've been thinkin Through the ground I've been sinkin in Let's run out of town, and make it the long way! I've been locked inside just short of the highway Drive all night I want my heart to burn in the morning light I dont want your road of gold, I wanna see you here tonight I don't wanna know what I know, I wanna feel it in the light I dont want your road of gold, I wanna see you here tonight I don't wanna know what I know, I wanna feel it in the light Let's run out of town, and make it the long way! I've been locked inside just short of the highway Drive all night I want my heart to burn in the morning light Midnight sky No reply Midnight sky No reply It's just a midnight sky No reply Midnight sky Open eyes Midnight sky No more lies O! I want my heart to burn in the morning light! O! I want my eyes to see in the morning light! O! I want my heart to burn in the morning light! O! I wanna be set free!
11.
Alizarin Sky 01:32
Your spirit Is climbing From the hole they left you in You’re seperate From your body So you float on a gentle wind What a wonderful ride, swirling around up in your afterlife The sun paints a picture glowing alizarin red in the sky And with the fading light, the hue bleeds blue changing into night Your ethereal goodbye
12.
When all I’ve planted withers away And the colors of my love have bled to gray As the river finally dries, leaving only questions why Close my eyes And see What I hope to be An open, homeward gate When my father hides his face When the world becomes the darkest lonely place As the fire slowly dies with the chill of endless night Close my eyes And see What I hope to be An open, homeward gate When my lungs want no more breath When my body falls with every weakened step As my spirit dies with a silent cry Lift my eyes And see A savior breach My broken open gate
13.
I've been taking all I can take I've been giving a love that'll break When I met you I was a snake But you warmed me with the light from your face You flew like a fairy, a whisper of night But you left me at the sign of first light When I held you, no sparks in my heart Were awakened til we drifted apart When I'm left to my own devices I settle for singing, a melody suffices And I know that the truth is you're so far away In the pastures I'm after, just beyond the gate You are laughter, the clapping of hands I'm an actor with a part I can't stand But if I ever find you again, I'll rip this script to shreds Every word I left unsaid Will echo, Babe, from just outside your gate

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released October 4, 2013

Engineered by: Ron Flack, Erik Hansen, Dave Seymour, Matt Kurtz, Spencer Martin, Clayton Thorton, Nate Netti, and John King
Mixed by: Spencer Martin, Ron Flack, Clayton Thorton, Nate Netti and John King
Mastered by: Carl Saff
Artwork: Nate Van Twisk

Lyrics for "Woods"- John King, Austin Wolfe & Nate Netti
Lyrics for "Alizarin Sky" - John King & Ben Noble
Lyrics from "Phono Mind" pt. IV taken from "God Speaks to Elijah" by A Ship at Sea (2012)

Featuring:
John King - vocals, guitar, synths, piano & organ
Joe Kurtz - harmonica & ukelele
Matt Kurtz - drums, drum programming & banjo
Tyler Mowery - vocals & horns
Brett Maxwell - bass
Nate Netti - drums, guitar & baritone guitar
Kevin Embleton - guitar, vocals, 12 string, bells & organ
Spencer Martin - keys, bass, organ & guitar
Nate Van Twisk, Tiffany Ankrom, and Mike Kurtz - vocals
Anya Antonavich, Austin Wolfe & Cody Martin - vocals
John Finley - guitar
Ron Flack - hammond
Anna Furey - violin
Andrew Harper - bass
Jake Yonkers - guitar
Rachel King - vocals

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