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Stories Untold

from Flicker & Scape by Small Joys

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It was a biting winter but a hot and loose July
And she took the love that saved her; it was all that she could try
Painting a decent picture both of blue and endless nights
She knew would soon be mounted on that great December sky
And oh the luscious valley that bloomed in spring
Where she had settled and where she would sing
Offered her the comforts she had yearned for so long
A country told in whisper and a place to call home

'Cause 16 miles out of town
And 6-feet underground lay a lover she knew so well
His lips they were still cold
Left from the stories still untold
He saved for her to take and tell

Honey, we will never understand this land
We were not made to in our lives
We are the wildlife in big demand
The rising souls who must survive

I heard from paradise that it has an empty nest
All its children have grown up and there's no more struggle left
They had quite the invitation to move over seas
Live their lives backwards and rewrite history
'Cause now kids count their follies one by one
On the fingers they've been given by the great and holy sun
And she counts the wings on the crows over head
Wishing everyone was a day he wasn't dead

'Cause 16 miles out of town
And 6-feet underground lay a lover she knew so well
His lips they were still cold
Left from the stories still untold he wished he’d had the time to tell

Honey we will never understand this land
We were not made to in our lives
We are the wildlife in big demand
The rising souls who must survive

'Cause 16 miles out of town
And 6-feet underground lay a lover she knew so well
His lips they were still cold
Left from the stories still untold he wished he had cared to tell

'Cause honey we will never understand this land
We were not made to in our lives
We are the wildlife in big demand
The rising souls who must survive
And honey we will never understand this land
We were not made to in our lives
We are the wildlife in big demand
The rising souls who must survive
The rising souls who must survive
The rising souls who must survive...

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from Flicker & Scape, released January 21, 2014

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Small Joys Portland, Oregon

Don’t be fooled: at a collective height of 22’9” Small Joys has a sound as big as your mother is sweet. Bringing a contemporary and assertive twist to the age-old musings of life and song, lyricist Olivia Awbrey combines the intimacy of Frank Turner's storytelling with Springsteen-like theatrics. A mix of acoustic heart and electric soul will carry you through tales of love, loss, history and home ... more

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