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Better Angels

from All Shall Be Revealed by Alice Bierhorst

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Epic ballad about a dark night of the soul. Second version on "The Beacon"

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Better Angels
©2011 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

Oh, lord
I slipped up on the job again
I thought that I was God again
I lost my way

Oh, lord
I sacrificed a friend tonight
How could I be so short of sight
I fell from grace

I keep trying to appeal to my better angels
I keep trying to fight my way back to the light
Oh, but no matter what I do, this darkness still seeps through
I keep trying to appeal to my better angels

Oh, lord
Just when I thought I had it made
All my plans have been mislaid
Gone with the wind

Oh, lord
Is there something broke in me
Something beyond sympathy
Will calamities never end

CHORUS

If only I could wash away the past
If only I could wash away the past
And start anew

Oh, lord
Can you teach me to forgive
All my sins so I can live
Can live with myself

Oh, lord
I know I’m not the only one
All of us have hurt someone
And cried out for help

CHORUS

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from All Shall Be Revealed, released December 31, 2011

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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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