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Between the Bookends

by From the Bridge

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Between the bookends, brother… I found that note we hid Tucked away one carefree day When we were unwashed kids And we’d race between those dog-eared dreams And the warmth of the waking light We had it right No past in sight The dance of is & might
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White Paper 03:23
Simone, ma chere, I’ve heard tails of your laughter And how you sway to that song with the spirit of the trees Bringing life to all in need Simone, you share more than you’ll ever know, dear And while your belly burns, and begs You fill us all with your hope-filled face As your smile reminds that we’re all Authors And we write our lives upon white paper We need a rewrite We need every hand in grain We all need a moment carrying Simone’s strength and pain To trace our common name So Simone find hope in that there’s no ever-after Keep ahold of change And darlin’ just embrace our wholly-human faith As your smile reminds that we’re all Authors And we write our lives upon white paper
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White Out 03:13
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Once more my love Oh, into the fray I know it’s late… But what do you say? And I know the play For something like this But there are worse ways to die Than by your kiss And all I need is to feel your hand pull on my sleeve As I lead us out onto the floor And when our tune is through, I’ll leave what’s next to you As I know…. I won’t know what to do With this last call love song
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Floating 04:08
Why do we keep here all night…under the eyes of the porch lights? When there ain’t no-one inside…and your nose on my cheek… We don’t give in, but give way…oh, in this duel of red capes I watch your finger…there it waits…in the buttonhole of my coat… So are we right? Is this wrong? Are we the weak or the strong? I don’t know. I can’t say. But from the ruins of other stars…here we are darlin’ So ready to burn again And…so you know….baby, I’m game I’ve been a’thinkin us through Been building temples and tombs All before the first stone’s been moved… But ain’t that always the way? See, I’ve been a’waitin’, and I’ve been wined I’ve been collectin’ goodbyes I’ve been searching for some light…in the buttonholes of new clothes So are we right? Is this wrong? Are we the weak or the strong? I don’t know. I can’t say. But from the ruins of other stars…here we are darlin’ So ready to burn again And…so you know….if you can try… baby, I’m game It’s a fine night for floatin’ between the finite and all that could be And with our music the multiverse teems And things unsaid, still are read, as we’ve dreamed…
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(breathe) 02:02
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My holding pattern of letting go - tonight… Holding battles without fight If when holding you, you find It’s a little less tight… ’s hearts in mind I go pacing Holy Road sometimes And dig a trench to hide these sins if I keep you high on these stilts of white lies ’s hearts in mind I get oh, so wise I get hourglass eyes When there’s hearts in mind We’ll be purified When I go black and white With both hearts in mind Holding both ends of the rope, tonight Darlin’, I can’t let’em go Else you’d surely find All the ties to my crime Hearts in mind
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Sunnybrae 04:15
With you here inside And the front door shut tight I’m at peace… All is right… So the storm winds can blow They can pound on this home… As our fire will stay alight… Oh, I kept an eye on the corner all night Waiting for your lights to pull in… And gone is the soot that had shadowed the day The minute I see you again… You’re my crawl back from the war You’re my ship and my shore You’re my shelter You’re my center of all things true And many a city’s street I’ve roamed But I’ve only called one home And wherever my feet may wander, My heart…it finds its way… To Sunnybrae.
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Just a Man 05:44
As the road turned to stones, and all the lamps became one light I passed him on the hill, as he descended from the heights His face was grey with fear, but his brow, man, it was brave… Like a boxer Like a prophet who could only see today He said “It’s right before our eyes….But it’s a hell of a climb… So what would do with this place, if I were to tell you that it’s yours to frame…and there was no one else to carry the load? Could you take on the weight? Could you re-do this wholly cold and burnin’ room?” “You see, I’m just a man who fell in love with everything that never was… I’m just a man a’ ridin’ through, thinking never lost means you never lose But now we’ve got these holy reigns All and none to take the blame… Tonight…” “I’m just a man who saw the signs, and told’em all…from behind the blinds Am just a man, made of toys and the monsters of a little boy… But now we’ve got these holy reigns All and none to take the blame… Tonight…” So half “You see I’m just a man without a war, with no ideas what his hands are for am just a man, all-said-not-done, who lay in wait for his kingdom come But now the captain’s overboard… So to what do we tie the cord, Tonight?” “I was just a man who bought the map for the promised and the beaten path, Was just a man pushing his broom ‘round the edges of this waiting room… But tonight the call came through… The ‘chosen’ now must choose…“ “And though I’m just a man, I’ll take the stand tonight…. “I’ll take it on my shoulders, tonight I’ll get behind my boulder, tonight Godspeed into the chaos and old night…”
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Sea & Shore 04:18
It was a rule to meet sunrise with that sketchbook at her side In every city that she traveled through And you know, I never asked her why, as you could tell in just that smile The heaviest reasons lay in her lightest moves And she called me out to sea To show me the shore Said “we’re all another’s light… Now let me be yours”. That day we tied those red balloons to the hope-filled winds of June And we trailed them along the escarpment’s tail Now two years on, a darker wind – her wishes now weathered in the firmament But still she holds her wings to sail the swell And she called me out to sea To show me the shore Said “we’re all another’s light… Now let me be yours”. In four simple words she turned this little ship around As before her, life was just filling these fumbling hands With the promise of foreign sands And now with her here in the pour, the tides of led me to a place To be more....
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Do you wait for the fates at their fortress… Calling at the drawbridge all night? Ever pleading for the reasons that would right all… The wrong songs you’ve played through your life? Do you find your fists forever knotted… Holding on to all things out of reach? Do you rage ‘gainst the claim that says it’s the days To whom the years do teach? Go write Love on your page Trust the rest will fall in it’s place You need not read anymore today… Not with Love on your page…. Go write Love on your page.

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released December 24, 2013

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From The Bridge Hamilton, Ontario

From The Bridge is a Ontario based musical act which blends a deeply melodic guitar sound with a rare brand of lyrical introspection.
From The Bridge gets into you, permeates your senses. Each track, though separate, is seemingly linked together offering little interruption to the state to which you have been led. You find yourself aware, but drifting off to a place of similar contemplation.
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