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Raw Takes

by Melissa Gail Klein

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It's from you that I hate to part It's from you that I hate to part Cause you're the only one that knows my heart You're the only one that knows my heart And if I die it is all the same If I die it is all the same Cause you're the only one that knows my name You're the only one that knows my name I'm gonna wash my wings down south beneath the trailer I'm gonna wash my wings, wash my wings Wash my wings down south beneath the trailer gonna wash my wings Wash my wings Make my way into the underground Push past the silence to the lake of sound No one knows for certain if what's lost will be found So I make my way into the underground Chorus An angel called in vain my dear an angel called in vain And if you call him back once more he'll come right back again
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Lay me down in the frozen ground In the frozen ground Right next to you, my dear Cause I can't go on I won't go on Without you here So long I thought that I knew you But what did I know What did I know, uh oh What did I know, what did I know uh oh, uh oh Erase the facts Powder the frozen tracks I'm lost in this wilderness Caught by the sun Cause I tried to deny Wore your shadow trailed behind To close to hear The sound of Chorus Oh do you know What I've been thinking about And do you think That it's only my doubt That's been taking our love, taking our love away And do you think If I knew it was true I would've sat A little further from you but it was all I could do To keep lying with you So long So long
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When I learned My golden rule I was not Attending school I was out Collecting rocks Searching for The ones that talk Then a star fell on my head And this is what she said You'll never know how much I love you If you did then you would surely drown Swept beneath the currents of your longing That lay across the mountains like a cloud You'll never know how much I love you If you did then you would run away Seeking refuge in some darker day Where cries of hidden sorrow ricochet Then a star fell on my head and I thought that I was dead So I laid down in my grave And I learned how not to crave You'll never know how much I love you If you did then you would surely choke The thoughts and words colliding in your throat Clogged up like a chimney filled with smoke You'll never know how much I love you If you did then you would go blind Gouged and harrowed by the lonely question why Why
4.
The wind, it grew legs Skated out on the lake Lept and it landed Watch it crack watch it break And each shape that it makes Is a person a place A broken reminder Of what can't be replaced Only given away So give it away Give it away You picked up the pieces And stacked them upright Balanced between tree trunks that had grown intertwined And after you finished you left it behind To melt in the sun and the heat from the war in our minds You left it behind You left it behind You left me behind So what if I let go How will I follow What if you swallow The darkness What if I hold on How will I hold you When you're so far away There's no words I can say That can make you stay I met a songbird In California He was so lovely I lost my mind We lived together Next to the fire He stole all my pages Burned all my lines And when it was finished We sat by the ocean And he watched the sunset Go down in my eyes Chorus Hold my hand little darling Kiss my face It won't be long til I'll be in another place Kiss my cheek little darling Hold my hand It won't be long til I'll be in another land He was a young man But he grew his beard long And he found direction Like the notes in a song He met my mama On the way to Alaska But he never made it To work the pipeline Now he's an old man Working in houses Putting in windows To let in the light He said I could hardly remember When I was your age And you were just a twinkle In my eye Chorus So hold my hand little darling Kiss my face It won't be long til I'll be in another place
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Float like a pebble in the golden morning Go to the place where the dreams are dawning Go to the cliff where the waves are crashing Stand on the edge of the ledge of passion Mark off the borders with a roll of red tape Tear em down put em back up in a different place Pray in the morning to the hips of glory Blazing like a bird into another story Die on the inside like a frozen puppet Melt in the sun on the riverbank pulpit singin I will not be conquered by this Fear that grips me tight with icy Fingers runnin through my hair and mind Cause I have spent a lot of time just a running from this fear of mine so Bring it to me, serve it up I've had enough And oh, won't you find me Won't you find me And won't you leave And oh, dont you need me Don't you go needing me Don't you Bird headed lady with a pregnant belly Down on her knees in a backstreet alley Gunshot blast through the windswept valley Love is the blood that will carry you to me singing I will not be conquered by this Fear that grips me tight with icy Fingers runnin through my hair and mind Cause I have spent so many nights just a running from this fear of mine so Bring it to me, serve it up I've had enough And oh, how did this happen I wasn't planning, planning on you And oh, have you looked in the mirror Well what did you see there, woah What is the shape of my longing will I be received Like a piece of the puzzle outstanding and awful Standing in doorways and pacing the hallways and oh How could it be What is the size of my sorrow is it really this big Could it be as tall as a building, vacant and leaning Into the sea I will not be conquered by this Fear that grips me tight with icy Fingers runnin through my hair and mind Cause I have spent too many nights a running from this fear of mine so Bring it to me, serve it up I've had enough And oh, won't you find me Won't you find me And won't you leave And oh, don't you love me Don't you love me Don't you

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released October 23, 2013

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Melissa Gail Klein Austin, Texas

Melissa Gail Klein is a banjo player, flute player and singer songwriter based out of Austin, Texas.

Her songs are a refreshing hit of true magic for trying times, and a fun companion for the everyday grind.

Melissa's 5-piece band The Morning Dew features Jon Clayton on guitar, Jacqueline May (Arco Rei Music) on cello, Augie Gmitter on bass, and drummer Ethan Schneider.
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