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Open House

by The Fretless

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1.
I was walking through icy streams That took my breath away, (mmm) Moving slowly through westward water Over glacial plains And I walked off you, (mmm) And I walked off an old me Oh me oh my I thought it was a dream So it seemed And now, breathe deep, I’m inhaling You and I, there's air in between Leave me be, I’m exhaling You and I, there's air in between (Ooh) You and I, there's air in between (Ooh) Cut my hair so I could rock back and forth Without thinking of you And I learned to talk And say whatever I wanted to And I walked off you And I walked off an old me Oh me oh my I thought it was a dream So it seemed And now, breathe deep, I’m inhaling You and I, there's air in between Leave me be, I’m exhaling You and I, there's air in between (Ooh) (Ooh)
2.
(mmm) You're on your own In a world you've grown Few more years to go, Don't let the hurdle fall So be the girl you loved, Be the girl you loved I'll wait So show me how you're strong Ignore everybody else, We're alone now I'll wait So show me how you're strong Ignore everybody else, We're alone now Suddenly, I'm hit It's the starkness of the dawn And your friends are gone And your friends won't come So show me where you fit So show me where you fit I'll wait So show me how you're strong Ignore everybody else, We're alone now (We're alone now) I'll wait (We're alone now) We're alone now (We're alone now) I'll wait (We're alone now) (We're alone now) Suddenly, I'm hit It's the starkness of the dawn And your friends are gone And your friends won't come So show me where you fit So show me where you fit (mmm)
3.
I can't take the heat, guess I got a troubled mind History repeats and you know I got a troubled mind And it won't let up, it's like a bad dream, they say I got a troubled mind I’m shaking like a sad teen, gotta say I got a troubled mind What the hell is wrong with everybody right now? Everywhere I look, it's the same sound Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody Riots in the street, guess I got a troubled mind And if history repeats, well you know I got a troubled mind And it won't let up, and it won't let up, and it won't let up What the hell is wrong with everybody right now? Everywhere I look, it's the same sound Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody, melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody, melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Are we a force of nature, Or just a sore in the mouth? Are we the beautiful future? I can't figure it out Are we a force of nature, Or just a sore in the mouth? Are we the beautiful future? I can't figure it out What the hell is wrong with everybody right now? Everywhere I look, it's the same sound Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody, melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody, melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Haunted by the melody, the melody Haunted by the melody, melody Sometimes it gets ahead of me, ahead of my mind It gets ahead of me, gets ahead of me Are we the voice of reason, Or just the faintest sound? Are we the voice of reason? I can't figure it out
4.
All in no cool kids here Go on and flip your cards over my dear Queen of my heart, ace of my eye Covered in grace ‘cause you worked in a diner Kind to every son and daughter Girl, I swear this been coming for a long, long time And any bed is a queen when there’s one laying in it All great things had their beginnings Feel it in your gaze you're just looking for some peace of mind Took us six years and four days to finally get married Look at me, getting all carried away From our fears is where we will tarry on And I swear you could show me the light Bring me back to Jesus Christ ‘Cause I want more than just these earthly days You can have all my earthly days Go ahead, take all my earthy days Lay awake all night in my earthly days You can have all my earthly days You can have all my earthly days Go ahead, take all my earthy days Lay awake all night in my earthly days You can have all my earthly days Take all my, Take all my earthly days
5.
Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' And your man is out of town That's the time you get me runnin' And you know I'll be around I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work, no more I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah Light the candle Put the lock upon the door You have sent the maid home early Like a thousand times before Like a castle in its corner In a medieval game I foresee terrible trouble And I stay here just the same I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work, no more I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work, no more I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I don't wanna do your dirty work, no more I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah I'm a fool to do your dirty work, oh yeah
6.
My moon, my man, so changeable and Such a lovable lamb to me My care, my coat, leave on a high note There's nowhere to go but on Heart on my sleeve, not where it should be The song's out of key again My moon's white face, what day and what phase It's the calendar page again Take it slow, take it easy on me Shed some light, shed some light on me please Take it slow, take it easy on me Shed some light, shed some light on me please My moon and me, not as good as we've been It's the dirtiest clean I know My care, my coat, leave on a high note There's nowhere to go, there’s nowhere to go Take it slow, take it easy on me Shed some light, shed some light on me please Take it slow, take it easy on me Shed some light, shed some light on me please My moon My moon, my man My moon My moon, my man My moon My moon, my man My moon My moon, my man My moon My moon, my man My moon My moon, my man
7.
Waiting for the time to pass you by Hope the winds of change will change your mind I could give a thousand reasons why And I know you, and you've got to Make it on your own, but we don't have to grow up We can stay forever young Living on my sofa, drinking rum and cola Underneath the rising sun I could give a thousand reasons why But you're going, and you know that All you have to do is stay a minute Just take your time The clock is ticking, so stay All you have to do is wait a second Your hands on mine The clock is ticking, so stay All you have to do is All you have to do is stay Won't admit what I already know I've never been the best at letting go I don't wanna spend the night alone Guess I need you, and I need to Make it on my own, but I don't wanna grow up We can stay forever young Living on my sofa, drinking rum and cola Underneath the rising sun I could give a million reasons why But you're going, and you know that All you have to do is stay a minute Just take your time The clock is ticking, so stay All you have to do is wait a second Your hands on mine The clock is ticking, so stay (Ohh) All you have to do is (Ohh) All you have to do is stay So stay So stay All you have to do is stay a minute Just take your time The clock is ticking, so stay All you have to do is wait a second Your hands on mine The clock is ticking, so stay So stay
8.
You get the summons, I'll pay the fine I know my place you can take your time You take the high road and I'll take the blame Or take me in your arms ‘cause it's all the same I may never see dear Or say the words you want to hear I can't always be the one to swallow my pride But if you let your walls down Maybe you would know how To leave this alone, and let it lie Let it lie I wanted less, you needed more I shuffled my feet but you slammed the door I was just happy to sit and sing Oh my darling, you wanted everything (ohh) I may never see dear Or say the words you want to hear I can't always be the one to swallow my pride But if you let your walls down Maybe you would know how To leave this alone, and let it lie Let it lie You say I'm selfish, that may be right And that my songs can keep me warm at night You go your way and I'll go mine I know you’re hurtin’ but you'll be just fine (Ohh) I may never see dear Or say the words you want to hear I can't always be the one to swallow my pride If you let your walls down Maybe you would know how To leave this alone, and let it lie Let it lie Let it lie Let it lie (Mmm) Let it lie
9.
Sun's up, and it looks okay The world survived into another day Got me thinking ‘bout eternity I had another dream about lions at my door They weren't half as frightening as they were before It’s got me thinking about eternity Got me thinking ‘bout eternity Walls windows trees, waves are coming through You be in me and I'll be in you Together for eternity Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me Up among the firs where it smells so sweet Or down in the valley where the river used to be I got my mind on eternity Some kind of ecstasy’s got me, ecstasy’s got me Wondering where the lions are (wondering where the lions are) I'm wondering where the lions are (wondering where the lions are) Wondering where the lions are Wondering where the lions are Huge orange flying boat rises off a lake Thousand-year-old petroglyphs do a double take Pointing a finger at eternity I'm sitting in the middle of this ecstasy Young men marching, helmets shining in the sun, Polished and precise like the brain behind the gun Should be! they got me thinking about eternity But some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me Wondering where the lions are (wondering where the lions are) I'm wondering where the lions are (wondering where the lions are) Wondering where the lions are Wondering where the lions are Freighters on the nod on the surface of the bay One of these days we're going to sail away, We’re going to sail into eternity some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me I'm wondering where the lions are (wondering where the lions are) I’m wondering where the lions are I’m wondering where the lions are Wondering where the lions are Wondering where the lions are Wondering where the lions are (Oooh) Wondering where the lions are
10.
If I should lose most everything Tell you what I would do Pull some bow across the string Fall away, fall away blues If you broke that fiddle bow Tell you what I would do I’d start singin’ another tune Fall away, fall away blues And if you silenced all my sound Tell you what I would do Dance all night, never sit down Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues If you broke my only heart Tell you what I would do I’d find another when we part Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues Fall away, fall away blues

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released October 22, 2021

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Juno Award Winning folk string quartet playing traditional and modern fiddle music.

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