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by Reece Sullivan

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Two Hands on the Plow 04:34
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I have looked high, and I have looked low Thought I was learning things that no one else knows I’ve picked up twigs, & I’ve looked under stones It’s rare that I found much that I can truly call my own But, I’ve looked high and I have looked low You told me that you’d love me & that you’d always do me good Such kindness I found strange; I little understood You opened up your soul, & you gave your heart to me I may’ve been a drunk, but I was falling at your feet You opened up your soul, & you gave your heart to me I’ve made do the only way that I knew how With a foot down in the ditch & with two hands on a plow I wanted more than the fates would allow & It’s hard to say where I’m headed now I listen to the engine of the train that’s rolling by I watch the rain a’ falling and the lightening in the sky My mind is filled with troubles, & I wish that I could cry I’d tell you what I was feeling, but it’s so hard to describe I listen to the engine of the train that's rolling by I lay here in the darkness thinking I might go insane It seems I cannot move, but I know I cannot stay There’s sorrow in my heart and madness in my veins So many things were good but I destroyed 'em in many ways Sorrow in my heart & madness in my veins I’ve made do the only way that I knew how With a foot down in a ditch and with two hands on a plow I wanted more than the fates would allow & It’s hard to say where I’m headed now
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Genesis 04:18
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Little stars are swirling all around Galaxies are forming now Our earth was formed of molten fire Molten fire was cooled and then became Rocks, and Water, Everything And we're extensions of those things God is in me and you And all we say or do Life is matter moved Where's it going to? & Love's a mystery, a stew Changing me and changing you Re-making us & all we do An energy is flowing through all things Like it's always done and always will Like blood and Love, the strength of steel Chorus The earth's a breathing ball of clay It's not unlike our flesh and bones Fluidity will make one strong When I began I was of the sea & Still the sea's inside of me Our Universe is a larva now Chorus
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Silver & Diamonds 01:51
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Oh, what am I to do With silver & diamonds If my soul I might lose In part of the bargain? What have I to prove? What have I to prove? Who am I to you? What have I to do? What have I to prove? The only gifts that I bring Are some ill-written fables & The songs that I sing & All the love I am able Chorus Alt Verse: & The path that I weaved Led me here for a reason But do not be deceived I’m only here for a season Chorus
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Very Near 05:13
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It’s so hard to see The one reality In a world of myriad things That shift so rapidly Do not think in lines Trapped in space & time Look & you will find These are products of the mind I’ve looked deeply; I have searched within When we die I know the spirit lives again We are only empty vessels friend Don’t be certain things are as they would appear What we yearn for is very, very near It’s so hard to change The mind grooves in the brain The chemical exchange & Transcend the daily bane The world’s not what it seems So don’t lose yourself in forms For it’s the ether of your dreams From which the world is born I’ve looked deeply; I have searched within When we die I know the spirit will live again We are only empty vessels friend Don’t be certain things are as they would appear What we yearn for is very, very near
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Dark Night of the Soul 02:45
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In the dark night of your soul No one tells you when or where to go Lovers cry; friends will moan But the dark night’s only felt alone In the dark night of your soul Your head’ll spin but your feet they have to go And then you’ll stand all alone Tryin’ to make your way back home CHORUS In the dark night of your soul When your muse, she calls, and the winds are blowin’ cold Think on your warm bed back home Honey, in the dark night of your soul VERSE 2 In the dark night of your soul Some will preach and others peddle shame But they all know their own failures, babe They’re bound to give you the blame In the dark night of your soul Some will follow and others will resign But all they can do when your sails are high Is stand on the dock and wave goodbye CHORUS In the dark night of your soul When your muse, she calls, and the winds are blowin’ cold Think on your warm bed back home Honey, in the dark night of your soul Alternative Chorus: In the dark night of your soul When your muse she calls, and the winds are blowin’ cold You remember family, friends and home Honey, in the dark night of your soul
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The Gates of Eternity 02:58
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Oh, my love, she was something to see Oh, my love, when she was with me & I gave her all that I had. I gave heart and soul & I met her early one spring & it seemed like life was a dream & I knew that she was the one with whom I would grow old & She was the whole world to me Golden hair & eyes that were green And I asked her one summer night if she'd be my wife And she said with simplicity "Oh, yes, I would love to be" & I swore forever & always I'd be by her side I awoke one morning to hear The news confirmed my worst fear They found my love used by some bandits. They left her for dead With my own hands I took my life So that I could be with my wife And at the gates of eternity she was awaiting me there
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Two Birds 03:21
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So sorry, man I’m a bastard in ways I do what I can But it’s so hard to change I crashed into her like a jet airplane will She stumbled to me like a drunk on the reel We burned down the forest; we burned down the field We ran like deserters with the law on our heels So sorry, man I’m a bastard in ways I do what I can But it’s so hard to change I derailed and crashed like a big ol’ steam train A beached whale in the desert my simple life became I've considered returning back home to the plains To find some odd work after changing my name So sorry, man I’m a bastard in ways I do what I can But it’s so hard to change So sorry, man If I caused you pain But it ain't went as planned Ah, what can I say?

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Various selections from "Intimations of Immortality" and "Le Cosmic Troupe"

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released November 25, 2009

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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