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Lyrics by Taya Win

You voice is the first thing I hear through the drear of the morning I was to be leaving
Amid recollections of solemn processions I dwell on our next chance meeting
And the warm rain was pouring as if it was mourning the day of our parting

As I walked away unperturbed by the rain while my mind played the ghost of a love song
Out the window you gazed through the blue and grey haze over fields where we know we just belong
And I swear in the air I can hear the faint whisper of words I wished I could say

So I sing to the empty seat you’d watch from if you were here today
And I close my eyes cuz the lids insides can remember the shape of your face
But when we unclasped our hands and went on to separate lands there was only so far we could stray
If the universe is so big and the world is so small then we’re not that far apart anyway
Not the far apart anyway

And as we walked together
Up the hill Fall hadn't yet claimed
We made our way up to the lake
As blue as the perfect day
We stood a moment on the shore
And then at the same time
We ran and jumped and swam toward
A little rocky isle
And on that rocky isle we sat
For how long I don't know
Pretending that we were stranded there
But we really didn't want to go
And though we swam back over
Walked back down and said goodbye
There's a piece of us together
Stranded on that rocky isle

So I sing to the empty seat you’d watch from if you were here today
And I close my eyes cuz the lids insides can remember the shape of your face
But when we unclasped our hands and went on to separate lands there was only so far we could stray
If the universe is so big and the world is so small then we’re not that far apart anyway
Not the far apart anyway

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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
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