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crossing bridges

by Wide Branches

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1.
No Whether 03:13
V1: When the rain came in you said be whole again That parched brown field will now begin To let all the water trickle in, Chorus: There is no whether left V2: When the clouds did fade, I took I take The love that we once made I roll and throw in those glossy blades Into new water you wade (x3) Chorus V3: When our sun did shine I said what’s yours is mine. But you’re not mine. You took it all, you breached the line This body must now resign (x3) Chorus
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V1: Carolina blue turns Carolina Blues, when my mind, it sits on you. As we lay heart to heart, underneath that night of stars, so young, in love, and free. But that shootin’ star came passin’ by, on it we wished our love goodbye. Those beating hearts & twinklin’ stars couldn’t keep our young love sparked Chorus: The Carolina sky holds a sky that’s bright as gold, that shines upon the fields, the greenest grass that God could grow, but when the yellow meets the green, inevitably, I turn Blue for Carolina in our memory. V2: We passed our days out on the dock, no cares, no troubles, and no clock. Just you and me, the birds, the trees, our laughter in the easy breeze. We kissed the summer days away, but the forest left our love astray. We got lost. Our love. The cost. Bridge: And now I’m Blue, I get so Blue, when I think on you. Carolina Blues (x2) Chorus Back home in Carolina Where our sweet love will always be.
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Lover 03:03
V1: Lover, this song’s for you, and I sing it, when I miss you. Your brown eyes, so sublime, they get me every time. I close my eyes, and you are near. In my bones, you echo “I’m here.” When I’m lost, you bring me home, so I’ll never be alone. It’s true. I love you. Chorus: And the whole world will join us, on the day when we melt into the sky. And the whole world will join us, and we’ll flow into each other in the light. Ay ay ay. V2: Sunlight, this song’s for you, and I sing it, oh to praise you. Your gold love, so divine. It gets me every time. I close my eyes, I feel you here. In my soul, your warmth is so clear. When I’m blind you let me see, oh sunlight you set me free To my knees, you send me Chorus (x2)
4.
V1: They say love is all we need, but I don’t think that we, can build a bridge and get, out of it. V2: You want the ash, and I want the fire. You need the shore, and I need the tide You’ve taken first, and I’ve taken last. Lord help us break, these chains that clash Br: So I’ll dance you a letter, and I’ll speak you a song. I’ll do anything, to let you see that it’s wrong. Cause I don’t know how to let all this heartbreak go, but I know it’s time to get this show on the road. V3: Oh oh oh (x6) V1
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Carousel 02:34
V1: This carousel that we are spinning on, it’s leading nowhere, we ride on and on. The people change, we stay the same. Carousel Road, carry me home, to nowhere. Chorus: Spread your light in the dead of night, dance like it’s a ball, who cares if you fall? We’ve been here all along. V2: Lady Sunlight in her northern sky, she’s pointing onward, to the dead of night. The seasons change, we stay the same. Lady Sunlight, carry me high, to nowhere. Chorus: Spread your light in the dead of night, dance like it’s a ball, who cares if you fall? We’ve been here all along. Open wide, your heart’s alive, don’t be uptight it’s all alright. We all belong Bridge: Stop hiding, I see you, because I’m inside you. Don’t run dear, remain here, and I will shelter you. Chorus
6.
O' My Star! 01:56
V1: O' My Star! don't fail me now, that I have followed you, from town to town. What are you rushing towards? I can't keep up with you no more. I can't catch you, but I can't slow down. O' My Star! don't fail me now. V2: Oh, my heart: don't fail me now, that I have carried you, from town to town. What are you so heavy for? I can't hold you anymore. I can't hold you, but I can't put you down. Oh, my heart, don't fair me now. V3: Oh, my soul: don't fail me now, that I have searched for you, from town to town. Why don't you show yourself? I want to know you well. I don't know you, but I won't let you down. But I don't even know you, Oh, my soul, don't fail me now.
7.
V1: Hear the music of my homegrown. She plays the Dogwood as the wind blows. And emerald echoes on her fiddle bow. They say in life, nothin’s free. My spirit begs to disagree V2: Fallin’ deeply into shades of blue. Makin’ love under her full moon. Feelin’ crazy, actin’ coo coo. Her blue sky, her green trees, set us free. They say in life, nothin’s free. My spirit begs, to disagree Bridge: Runnin’ wild in her hidden meadows, senses feasting on her flower petals, reachin’ climax and there’s nothing better, oooo V3: Doo doo doo (x2) Feelin’ crazy, actin’ coo coo. Her blue sky, her green trees, set us free
8.
Memory 02:38
V1: Ask these questions and wonder why, consequence of time. Think on all that we have known, to the hope of one. Chorus 1: This memory will fade But I won’t let you go (x2) Chorus 2: You have all of me, You are all of me, I am all of you (x2) Chorus 1 Bridge: You spoke everything into my life, unlocked the peace inside. I take it, I won’t break it, I keep it, I believe it. Chorus 1 Chorus 2
9.
Plunge 02:06
V1: I am driven, you drive me on, but I’m swerving like a googled-eyed youth. It’s like my recipe, I can’t let go of, the sugar pouring in without direction. Chorus: How are we to carve out the wood of deceit? Encompass me and take the plunge of the unsung (x2) V2: Each angle that bends, no matter which direction I have to face all my tendencies. I am a vapor, of it all, The only thing that I have left is my freedom. Chorus Bridge: Coming over the descent (freedom is the only thing I have left) (x3) Chorus
10.
Uneasy 02:27
Speed up time, ease my mind. With ground so soft, you watch me fall, fall, fall. We were happy, now I’m just uneasy. Uneasy, who knows, why your heart grew cold? Uneasy, who knows, will I be alone, alone, alone? We’d go dancing (you’d spin me), now I’m just uneasy. Uneasy is me. The wind, my only company. Uneasy, but home, a comfort all my own.
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V1: You will love like the ocean, like the ocean is gonna dry up. You will love like the earth’s crust, like the earth's crust will pull you in. You will love like there’s no time, like there's no time left in the world. Chorus: You will love (x2) Oh, you will love (x2) V2: You will love like your heart might, like your heart might jump out of your chest. You will love like your lungs gonna, like your lungs gonna leave your body. You will love like your limbs might, like your limbs might leave your side. Chorus Bridge: La la la la (x4) Chorus

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Recorded at TIMARA Studio 2, Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin, OH in Winter 2012. Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Garrett Openshaw in Oberlin, OH.

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released April 22, 2012

All songs written and arranged by Caroline Mullis & Taylor Rogers//Caroline Mullis: vocals, acoustic guitar, cello, banjo//Taylor Rogers: vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, tambourine//Cory Rogers: vocals, percussion//Garrett Openshaw: hadjira

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