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Waiting For The Flood
04:54
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WAITING FOR THE FLOOD
Words and music by David Pollon
The black skies
washing a wall of water over my eyes
pushing the rivers to their brink, then over...
It's a bitter season
a lack of empathy and reason
pushing the people to their brink, then over...
Chorus:
Oh, come out and fight
collective suicide is our right
we're on the rise
Digging deeper
digging that same old well, oh well
keep on lying to yourself
until it swallows you whole...
The water's rising over my head, and I can't swim
A world on fire
I never thought I'd say I miss the rain
If you can leave you should but I'll wait for the flood...
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2. |
As Stars Burn
03:40
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AS STARS BURN
Words and Music by David Pollon
On top of the world
On the knife edge of the precipice, that falls away to you
And I can't breathe
Paralyzed, realizing I'll never hear your voice again
Chorus:
As stars burn, as stars burn
The light in your eyes is like staring into the sun
Losing my grip
Letting go of all my defenses, having lost all my senses
And falling so far
My heart is frozen with fear
She's my polar star, farther than she appears
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3. |
Sunshine in a Bottle
03:37
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SUNSHINE IN A BOTTLE
Words and music by David Pollon
I'm in love with what comes next
The missing piece the puzzle fits
The word that makes it all make sense
The touch that finds forgiveness
Out there in the fog beyond my fingertips
I find safety in my shadow
A life of sweet indifference
Cut off from my deepest fears, my deepest longings, all these years
Out there in the haze beyond my tears
Chorus:
And I find sunshine in a bottle
Whatever it takes to just forget
Just give me sunshine in a bottle
And wash away my cold regrets...
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4. |
4 Strings
03:06
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4 STRINGS
Words and music by David Pollon
These 4 strings
Have their stories to tell
Of redemption and loss, too many miles crossed
These 4 strings
With a message of faith that I can't feel
The assurance of hope and things I cannot see
Chorus:
No matter how I try
To bring the sunshine with wood and wire
There's a darker side of loss
Carried by these 4 strings...
These 4 strings
Abandoned, lost then found
Oh, why'd you let her go, her words fading on a postcard
These 4 strings
With a hand painted map of the world
They're ready for a new start, in my hands and in my heart
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5. |
Borrowed Time
04:12
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BORROWED TIME
Words and Music by David Pollon
Be good to your friends
Though you treated them them as anchors, a means to an end
Three thousand miles from home
Might as well have crossed an ocean, adrift and alone...
Chorus:
And you can live your life, like it was your last summer
And you can live your life, like the walls are closing in
And you can live your life, like it's all on borrowed time
But don't give your life away...
Don't waste a precious moment
The years are rolling fast, filling footprints with sand
And we're getting older older and they're growing bolder
Catching clouds in their hands
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6. |
Tribes (remix)
05:35
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TRIBES
Words and Music by David Pollon
Held the doors open for you, open for you
Tried to warm a frozen hear, in our winter, as the cold winds blew...
And we get to choose our own
And we slam the barricades
By choice and not by blood, we'll leave the other to their fates
Chorus:
And I, I am alive
Secure in my tribe
Secure in my tribe...
Spend the years looking back
Never safe in your skin
Never finding the words, in the language of your kin
And we get to choose our own
And we slam the barricades
By choice and not by blood, we leave the others to their fates
But I, I am alive
Secure in my tribe
Secure in my tribe...
My choice and not my blood
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7. |
The Bitter Season
01:52
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THE BITTER SEASON
Words and music by David Pollon
Black skies and the first of a long line of squalls
Push the rivers to their brink, and then over
Telling the truth today could keep, the waters at bay
But I'm digging that same old well
Deeper until it swallows me whole...
It's a bitter season, look around you now
It's the end of the world
Going house to house, it's time to go
Maybe you should, I knew you would
But I'm going to wait for the flood...
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The Northern Light Seattle, Washington
The Northern Light is a Seattle indie-rock band led by singer-songwriter and guitarist David Pollon, with Kip Rondorf on drums and Carl Larsson on bass. Influenced heavily by 1970s era Neil Young, the band explores musical themes of despair and redemption. ... more
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