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Anchors Away

from The Vigil by Alice Bierhorst

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Existential longing for home and safety

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Anchors Away
©2007 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

The sailor takes the captain by the hand
And says, "look, land".
Even in the darkest night there's a light
In the sand

CHORUS
ANCHORS AWAY
ANCHORS AWAY
ANCHORS AWAY
ANCHORS AWAY

Curling in the furnace are the leaves of yesteryear
Shooting blanks into the sun with a gun you can't hear

CHORUS

Please don't turn away
Please don't turn away
Even when the cord is turn and frayed

All this fatalism
I don't believe it all comes down
To tiny little numbers
Etched in grooves that make no sound

CHORUS

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from The Vigil, released December 12, 2007

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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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