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'Wind in the Trees'

by Whetherman

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1.
I shaped a home from the clay and stone Settled by a railway and a road From Richmond, back up to Ohio Farther into untaimed acres I scaled a mountain and saw this land From the highest I could reach with my hands I'm weathered and relentless Not claiming what's pretentious anymore Thinking of the past, when I was not myself, no How long will this last, Should anyone tell my story? When I shaped a home I shaped a home of the wood and stone To be along the countryside Miles a part from those hollow souls From preaching to a choir That I need forgiveness When I don't care to be forgiven
2.
Penny Street 03:41
There's an archway made of brimstone A shelter and an open door For the tired men, or the crippled and the poor I walk passed the scent of ashtrays Any day I decide to roam Where my feet shall take me On Penny Street when I'm alone Ahhh... I feel good when my feet take me along Penny Street Guarantees I had about being here Years down the road Trickled off like beading water And departed like smoke Memories are foggy but comfy It's not often that my mind unwinds But I feel good when my feet take me Along Penny Street sometimes Ahhh... I feel good when my feet take me along Penny Street There are birds traveling on the skyline Guiding my eyes near the sunlight If the wind could talk it'd surely say Follow me this way... And I could leave Let my feet take me So far from Penny Street...
3.
Sea Line 04:21
To sit and see the flock far into the sea line Circling the hunting ships for remains or uncommon charity Is just like mankind upon their mother earth Crowded and missing pieces Small or large they're setting up tomorrow's sorrow Convoluted in theory It's not to bore the trained ear Some will never grasp I fear That the heart not easily shaken Is a homestead of patience Should you grow skeptic of my understanding Employ and emote what you can I've stopped and I've ran since I began Though I can't say when I will again (Chorus) Whether you're in or out of wealth Don't lay to rest those careless wishes Put forth the able man Charter on that sea line
4.
It was not long before I knew That consequences come for you Whether condemned or comforted the case The storybook flips the next page I arose from the thickest pine No use I perceived in coming clean Man the trees had climbed up so high The moon wasn't guiding my sight I have conjured all the guilt and blame I've removed their names And I've emptied the rage The imposter and the framed Picking up pace... run to a citadel The trailing dogs howled at the daylight awaking A riverbed stood too wide to cross in quick time My hesitation was not overlook As a gentlemen's rifle closed my storybook
5.
Come gather your teardrops you weeping willow There's been no warning of a healthy backfire in some time You can crush your fears just as quick as you pick up A feeling that is stored in the roots and the vines To put case in point It's a choice we coin Comparing yourself to your former self Repair and restore We both know it's getting old As a weeping willow Come listen to the children you weeping willow There's plenty of laughter and regard for bettering your mind You rush and you ruin a lesson worth taking A step in the direction to somewhere you may not have been before
6.
Golden Miles 03:37
Well I contend that I can make amends Bury grief play the bookends I'm not coy as I set out to be With a changing world, you seldom beat the streats Deny or defend, you and I've been through the bends And we'll see it when we're coming to an end You have got to stand by your words or phrasings We say what we don't mean to learn about our hatred It may be to grow some, but if it's like gold Let's keep it in the sun I'm taking life out on the open road Where not a one of us knows where we're going Expecations looming behind hope Young, brief disasters There's a constant search for elation It's so rare to understand this fiery sensation
7.
The Orchard 04:28
Humming-little-bird climbing the side of the tree Immersed in ordinary things When it rains it may be pouring But fleeting is the feeling that's adored In the orchard, the wind blows often Less the storm shall rage fierce There's a shelter held near Where the fruit has become rotten It's hard to forget the tales When I'm carrying the times in my sails Where nothing changes until it fails Early morning light, the fall brings leaves to my feet With the fog and cold toiling to send the birds south of here In the orchard, the wind dies often And I know that I'm getting old Though I once have been told That it all goes on without us (Chorus) In the orchard, the sorrow is kind Spent longing in the very scene Where we last stood gathering A breath of affection and mind It was all in it's place I can't rewind, nor reverse Can't repair, or rehearse
8.
In the Know 03:45
I rode upon a horse and carriage Like a king of the ages Crowned and heavily clothed Carrying pride and treasure For the good of the country (x2) I crossed the open fields of the north Like the sun stretching on Planting the seeds of the apple trees Westward on my way back home For the good of the land (x2) Among the guidelines be in my sights to find Whatever it is I'm supposed to be It's not obvious as it may seem But I can wish and I can hope I can kiss and I can cope But taking notes will always show That I'm steps away from being in the know I held a bow and arrow Like robin hood Light on the feet and the hands I'm bearing some gifts for your labor For the good of the people (x2)
9.
Life Cycle 03:01
Just as easy as it's made out to be It doesn't help anything not to view the scenery Broken and repeated healing Comes and goes with the steps misleading And if you don't believe it Try it out Chase perception, gather doubts Fill and release, tire and wake All the cycles of life are this way And whether you're strewn and blessed with refrains Or without the gain of drops in the rain Hopeless spoken for accused it's all the same When you'd bleed for your lover's sake
10.
I once had become only what I'd known Hidden horizons caged the roar inside A young man a child at the same time I've kept what's for the best What more is there to care for? And I've made my way to the coast Where the bridges are the hills And I'm seeking only the things Written in my dreams It's no facade these days And I'm changing for the better It's the simple part of this complexity I'd fend for any given day of the week I can't use boxed and packaged phrases Can't sell my intuition unless it's for wisdom What more is there to care for?
11.
Hey hey, why have you gone astray now? No no, no need to run no more Hey hey, I know I've worn your soul down But I can give you plenty reasons not to flee this town Hey hey, I want to hear you're coming home now No no, it's looking grim I'm sure now Cause it's been hours, days and weeks Without the sun to shine on me and Penelope Hey hey, I learned you moved across the sea No no, no way I'll wait another day Hey hey, I've gotten on that plane now Cause I can give you plenty reasons not to flee that town

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'Wind in the Trees' is the fourth studio album by Whetherman, recorded in a week at Parlor Studios in New Orleans, LA with engineer and co-producer Matt Grondin.

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released May 15, 2011

Nicholas Williams- Songwriting, Lead/Backup Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
Matt Grondin- Mandolin, Moog, Ukulele
Nate Werth- Percussion

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Whetherman Jacksonville, Florida

Nicholas Williams, also known as Whetherman, is a seasoned, bucolic folk artist mixing the likes of Ray Lamontagne or Van Morrison with all the poetic feels of Bob Dylan’s early recordings. The traveling troubadour is known for artfully bridging the gap between folk, blues, country, and soul with a timeless finish. ... more

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