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Perennial
03:42
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Autumn rain slowly
Falls on my window pane
Takes me back to a time before last winter came
All her leaves show their colors while my summer fades
Autumn rain
Won’t you wash away December’s pain?
Though we know what’s happening
Take this moment and make it sing
In the garden
She planted seeds and he would tend to them
In the morning
All those bright colors would return again
Once in bloom
Now a curious November gloom
Golden light turns to dusk to show it’s ending soon
While he sleeps
I’m reminded of the fondest truth
Once in bloom
Now at peace within our winter’s womb
Though we know what’s happening
Take this moment and make it sing
In the garden
He planted seeds and she would tend to them
In the morning
All those bright colors would return again
Though we know what’s happening
Take this moment and make it sing
In the garden
They planted seeds and now we tend to them
In the mourning
All those bright colors will return again
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2. |
Time To Think
03:25
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There you go again
Retreating back into your head
All systems shutting down
And it seems that I'm locked out
So I wait here
Like a faithful hound
Just hoping you'll come back around
I know that it's foolish
To spend these moments in fear
We all need some time to think
Just know I'm always here
Your ambivalence
Though not meant to cause offense
Leads me to believe
That you’re through with me
That might sound neurotic, I suppose
Well, at least you keep me on my toes
I’m waiting out in the cold
I’m waiting for your signal
That light goes on
To welcome me back home
Welcome me home
To that warmth I know
And after all this time outside your head
I’ve come to find
I’ve been stuck in mine instead
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Circles
04:18
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Every night
Every waking light
It’s you on my mind
Think about you all the time
And no matter how hard I try
It just doesn’t feel right
Without you by my side
I’ve been thinking in circles
Asking what could have been
Hearing all these answers I just don’t like
But I can’t fight them
So I guess I’ll just try to forget
All those fires we set
When our lips met
I’m putting all of it to rest
Oh, and just when I think it’s dead
I wake in my bed
And have to kill it all over again
I’ve been thinking in circles
Asking what could have been
Hearing all these answers I just don’t like
But I can’t fight them
So I guess I’ll just try to accept
Aren’t you tired of running around in my mind?
Just take the night
Find a place there for our love to hide
It’s been so long, darling
High time you best be moving on
I’ll be fine
Just another dream that can die
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Completely
03:43
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I don’t know if it’s worth its weight in gold
To rely on compassion
But how to live
It’s about how much you give
That I know
If you were to go now
Are you ready?
If you were to go now
Are you scared?
If you were to go down into that open grave
Could you say that there’s nothing left for death to take?
Take my hand
Let me help you understand
It’s a gift just to know you
Hold me close
Feel me aching to the bone
We both know
If you were to go now
Are you ready?
If we were to go now
Are you scared?
If I were to fall down into your loving gaze
Could I say that there’s nothing left?
Vacant hearts led to believe our keep will satisfy
But without it, I can see
I realize there’s no courage in the way we live our lives
When we’re only willing to take
There is something more here worth fighting for
Open up the door
And let it take you in
Just to say that there’s nothing left for death to take
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I’ve a tendency of diving in too deep too soon
So how could I complain
When I received the same from you?
We would both agree
We were only following our chemistry
But we got so much more than we both had bargained for
Now I’m struggling
Because it’s like you always knew
You would just be passing through
No, you weren’t meant to stay
And I was just a stop along the way
Maybe this romance under different circumstance could last
But we don’t have the time
And well, you don’t want to try
So let it pass
You’re drifting out of sight
And now I feel left behind
What is wrong with me?
Was any of it real
If you can just turn off how you feel
Did it mean anything?
Well, it’s nice knowing you
Well, it’s been nice knowing you
I know I haven’t always been the best at showing you
Well, it’s nice knowing you
Well, it’s been nice knowing you
I just wish I had a better chance at showing you
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Carried Away
04:53
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Another day
Got carried away
Covered in snow and slow
With lights flickering down the driveway
Tear out a page
To remember a place
We didn’t know then
Oh, and I could’ve stayed until the morning
Oh, now your name fills up my lungs
And oh, how it lingers on my tongue
Low in the haze
A glowing refrain
We barely noticed
Only stowed it away
We couldn’t hold it
It bear not a name
For there’s nothing to gain
When in a moment’s notice
All that could change
Without a promise
But you, nestled sweetly in my arms
And we choose not to bring each other harm
I will trust you with my heart
Trust that you won’t tear it apart
And besides
I know there’s no going back
I don’t want to
And I never will
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How can I convey what it is I’m feeling?
Words get in the way
Clouding all in lieu of revealing
Through the disconnect
Try to pull the thread from my heart to yours
A trail of bread crumbs
Leading back to shore
Untie these knots
To pull my way to you
Help me
Such fragile thoughts
Hoping they make it through
What if you could be right where I am standing
And if you tried to see
Would both our eyes be seeing the same thing?
Even then, can there be any true communion
With separate minds
And separate bodies
And separate lives?
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Marquis Lavoie Boston, Massachusetts
Marquis Lavoie is a Boston based indie/folk artist whose music is a consoling blend of effortless fingerpicking and wilting vocals tinged with bluesy heartache and harmonic tenderness. His debut album 'Something Like This, But Not This' (independently produced and released in early 2021) is a soul-satisfying musical representation of love, loss, and reluctant acceptance. ... more
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