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Earthbound

by Alice Bierhorst

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1.
Spring 04:30
Spring ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI CHORUS Darkness falls down all around us You would think it was SPRING Darkness falls down all around us You would think it was SPRING Snow falls down like stars Filling in our footsteps Burying our wounds behind Smile through the tightness that Pulls our voices shut I dream of sheep And the blind keep leading the blind CHORUS Your eyes were hot with anger Setting off small fires Everything they touch melts down All the lovely whiteness shrinks Underneath your heat Revealing only scarred and battered ground CHORUS Standing by the fire Standing by the heat I wanna jump in the flames And eat myself alive The last sips of desire sting In the back of my throat I dream of sheep And the blind keep leading the blind CHORUS I can't close my eyes I can't close my eyes I can't close my eyes again
2.
Earthbound 03:59
Earthbound ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI This sweet town Often mistaken for the moon With names like Beauty To hide the humble truth This sweet town's Got a hole a mile long You can lose your reflection If you're not that strong CHORUS This fading light It's gonna fail us if we let it Slip away, forget us These stolen stars They're just like puppets on a string But the sky don't mean a thing When you're tied to the ground When you're EARTHBOUND This sweet town Can pick you clean just like a hawk Hovering at twilight Feasting on loose talk This sweet town Where the water tastes like wine It can make you drunk It can surely make you blind CHORUS My sweetheart I found him nestled in the grass With a handful of answers So I never have to ask Each new growth How it roots me to my home It can reach up and strangle me So I never walk alone CHORUS CHORUS When you're EARTHBOUND
3.
At Sunset 03:17
At Sunset ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Everyday ends the same A low whistle and you hear your name In the distance faint and clear You turn your headlights off and steer CHORUS Ahhhhhhhh AT SUNSET Ahhhhhhhh AT SUNSET Liquor flowing in the backseat Hay blowing in the dying heat When the dashboard starts to glow Illuminates all the things you know CHORUS Up ahead there's a ghost town Sign says dead end, turn around What you're looking for, it ain't here You raise your hands up off the wheel CHORUS Everyday ends the same A low whistle and you hear your name If you're lucky you'll die this way Your feet nowhere near the brake CHORUS
4.
The Circle 02:42
The Circle ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Sleep, sleep, my darling Do not wake, do not wake, do not Sleep, sleep, my darling Do not wake and do not pass this way again Don't pass this way again, again Sweet dreams, my darling Do not try to shake or wake me Sweet dreams, my darling Do not cry and do not call my name again Don't call my name again, again CHORUS Until the last drops of forgiveness fall And the rain comes down And the rain comes down All my life I've been running around Spinning round THE CIRCLE for you All my life I've been running aground Getting stuck and coming unglued Wake up, my darling Spring came while you dreamt of flying Dream on, my darling Sun is tripping up and flying high again So don't ask why again, again CHORUS
5.
Flood Song 02:15
Flood Song ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Over the hills and into the woods Nobody there but me Over the hills and into the woods I'm free Hissing of grass, a violent crash Furious flash of white The weight of the hoof That runs from the muddy roadside CHORUS I'm gonna run I'm gonna run now Feather and wing carried away By the wind that consumes the nest Perilous perch sent spinning to Earth For a long rest Steam overflows its barbed wire walls Trembling toward the sea The place is landlocked Far as the eye can see CHORUS Puddles connect and turn into pools Crowded with maple keys The more they collect The more their capacity When I'm soaked through I'll come home to you Stretch out before the fire Look through the glass The water is rising higher CHORUS
6.
Sickle-Backed Mare ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI What will become of the SICKLE-BACKED MARE She grunts and snorts, kicks dust in the air She bears up nobly under the strain Her coat steams up in the pouring rain Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la What will become of the broken girl She flies like a feather released from the world The morning rain makes a curious light Suspended between day and night Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la What will become of the SICKLE-BACKED MARE She grunts and she snorts, kicks dust in the air And when she sees her on the ground She bows her head, makes a mournful sound
7.
Dancing 05:26
Dancing ©2002 Alice Bierhorst She's hovering On the edge of the world We're all talking too loud She sways on our laughter She's getting to be a pro At looking busy in the void Nobody knows what she's after If we blink will she be here CHORUS Nobody knows where she starts and finishes Or if she just keeps going on and on Nobody thought to ask her was she happy here We'll just keep on DANCING after she's gone She's getting drunk Looking down her nose Not out of arrogance But to hide what she knows Everybody does a double take Did the air just change Somebody made her exit And nobody caught her name CHORUS Not one of us lives forever We're just borrowing these clothes If we wake up on the other side Nobody really knows We're all just getting our feet wet Next time we'll take the plunge If there is no next time At least we did this much CHORUS CHORUS
8.
Naked Eye 04:11
Naked Eye ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI Beauty calls and nobody hears Trapped inside a snow globe Beauty's whisper falls on deaf ears Rushing past in slo-mo CHORUS Or so it seems Where does the answer lie Does something forgotten just die Or retreat from the NAKED EYE In the bustle of the world Puzzle pieces scatter On the wind their pictures unfurl Til they're lost to matter CHORUS Beauty falls and nobody wonders why Things fall apart Beauty holds the key to a heart And a sense of belonging For a moment the clouds swiftly part And erase all longing CHORUS Or so it seems Only in the dreams can the blind Finally see all that's hidden and lost To the NAKED EYE
9.
Law of Averages ©2002 Alice Bierhorst/BMI I'm breaking the LAW OF AVERAGES The one that denies we're all infinite A long roll of tape with flies stuck in it Spoiling the ointment of happiness I'm breaking the surface that we tend with care Underneath something we don't dare Disturb from its slumber Release into the air CHORUS Peace on earth will be delayed again Peace on earth will be delayed again I'm looking over my shoulder Surveying the places I've been I know that as I grow older I'll long to see them again I'm breaking the LAW OF AVERAGES The one that condemns us to repeat The same old mistakes Again and again CHORUS I get down on my knees and I pray for a blank slate The kind where no dirty words can accumulate The kind that you never have to wipe clean CHORUS Peace on Earth will be delayed If you don't know by now If you don't know by now You'll never see the day CHORUS

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Dark, hushed lo-fi song cycle a la Springsteen's "Nebraska" by way of Kirsten Hersh. performed and recorded by Alice Bierhorst under a New York City sidewalk.

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released February 12, 2002

Alice Bierhorst: vocals, guitar, drums, bass, percussion

Produced and recorded by: Alice Bierhorst

Art, design, photos: Alice Bierhorst

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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