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Old Blue Heron

from The Mockingbeards by The Mockingbeards

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Lyrics by Taya Win

Hand in hand we watched thee fire
as its flames danced towards the sky
Wondering if we'd ever meet again
All those years ago it seems
we looked at the night and screamed
You cannot end and apprehend this thing we had

So one day in late summertime
I appeared among the red pines
Acting like I'd been there all along
What I saw was such devotion
To bring anyone to emotion
With those precious days that slip away
No matter how we try

I hear the stories and the sing alongs
The echoes of the ringing gong
I see the shooting stars who picked up guitars
and grew up before my eyes
somewhere out there on the water
the old blue heron smiles and nods
So one more circle game and one last refrain
Of sammy's bar is song

It was finding the old hidden roads
to the hilltops I had longed to know
It was finally capturing the flag
Staring down the jabberwocky
As it stares at Interlocken hands
And friends it cannot hope to rend apart

As the years go by I realize
It was the PurpleLilacs all this time
The hobbit homes and granite stones
and thoughts among the pines
I still carry these things with my
I walk along in decent company
But I know deep down inside I havent been inside

So it's time for bollywogger to sip coffee with his logger friend
It's time to kiss the elephant stone
It's time to face the world and make them see
This love wil not go quietly
It's finally time for me to come home

Hey the last boats are leaving
Haul away the daighso

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from The Mockingbeards, released June 3, 2016

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The Mockingbeards Ithaca, New York

The Mockingbeards are a folk-rock quintet from Ithaca, New York featuring guitars, mandolin, violin, and vocal harmony. Their influences include Michael Hurley, The Decemberists, Pavement, and Pete Seeger.

The Mockingbeards are:
Taya Win--guitar, vocals
Alex Ford--guitar, vocals
Jeremy Betterley--mandolin, vocals
Megan Silverstein--violin, bass
Paul Vidovich--drums ... more

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