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Water's Edge

from Maker's Mark by Alice Bierhorst

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trying to keep your head above water in a disturbed relationship

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Water's Edge
©1998 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

Take me down to the winter garden
Where nothing grows and everything fades
Take me down to the bottom of the ocean
Where light escapes and comes out of your eyes

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At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
At the WATER'S EDGE
There is nothing you can do
But close your eyes
Close your eyes and pray

Before you dive into the quicksand of a lover
Write all the names of your friends on your hand
Coz when you drown in the sickness of another
You never know if you'll come up for air

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And it takes its toll

I can't see you
I walk through you
You're just a space that I once knew
I see through you
Your eyes - there's nothing going on

Take me round to the local hero
When he holds court, we all gather round
When he's walking through this world on fire
The light's so bright he has to look down

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from Maker's Mark, released September 9, 1998

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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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