About Farewell

by Alela Diane

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1.
Colorado Blue 03:29
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I drove you home that autumn day To your mother’s house The paint was old, the dogs were barking I sat upon the rug O, I think of you sometimes Of the snow, and that Colorado winter blue Your eyes were green, your skin was darker Than the color of my own We took a shower in the dark Your mother wasn’t home O, I think of you sometimes Of the snow, and that Colorado winter blue We watched the sunrise over town From your neighbor’s roof I remember taking photographs In the cul-de-sac O, I think of you sometimes Of the snow, and that final winter with you Then you headed east, and said her name I read between the lines I caught a plane to Denver You eyes had turned to stone From that cold apartment window I saw you fade into the snow When you left me for her You left me in the snow
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About Farewell 03:20
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It is plain to see that I have one foot out the door And I know that your dear heart is telling you to run Deep down, somewhere Deep down, somewhere I heard somebody say: ‘That the brightest lights cast the biggest shadows” So, honey, I’ve got to let you go Seven years to you, dear heart, is all that I can give And I know that without me, you find just what you need Deep down, somewhere Deep down, somewhere I heard somebody say: ‘That the brightest lights cast the biggest shadow” So, honey, I’ve got to let you go Leaving is the hardest part, that’s what we’ve always said And once upon the other side it is best not too look back That’s what we say About farewell
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The Way We Fall 05:04
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It was back in my hometown Drinking whiskey from the bottle It was an Indian summer Wildfires were burning Ooooooooo ,I didn’t know it was the last time You never know when it’s the last time I walked miles after midnight To a filthy attic room I can still evoke the stale smoke Of his cigarettes Ooooooooo ,I didn’t know it was the last time You never know when it’s the last time Tim was on the sidewalk With his empty ocean eyes He was smiling like a shadow And would never age Ooooooooo ,I didn’t know it was the last time You never know when it’s the last time A vision blurred Through colored glass The white washed walls Of summers passed The smoldering I do recall The hopeless fade The way we fall
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Nothing I Can Do 02:24
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Stained glass pane Dim half-light I lie awake Count back from ten Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from yourself Heavy boots, on the stairs The dance, too slow You hide the shame I place the blame I want to fix your hair Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from yourself Say you don’t know How to kill the hurt How to leave behind Or revolutionize I’m as helpless as tomorrow You’re a hound without a collar Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from Honey, there is nothing I can do to save you from yourself
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Lost Land 03:26
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The sleeper knows no line While the waker hides behind Yellow curtains in the morning Heavy drapes upon my mind Am I in too deep? Am I in too deep too soon? On the turn of a dime With the wind on a chime I’m a lost land in the blue Some things are best if kept in darkness Only true before the dawn A ghost ship: silent, deathly still Before the cannons storm Am I in too deep? Am I in too deep too soon? On the turn of a dime With the wind on a chime I’m a lost land in the blue I am walking on the shore I am walking ‘neath the ocean blue I am walking sometime, somewhere It is beautiful
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I Thought I Knew 02:08
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It was the last day of the year It was coming down in sheets I was sitting on the street Soaked through from the sleet I’d had too much to drink I called you up, and drew you in I thought I knew But I was wrong You came to my town I showed you around But everywhere we went Reminded me of him I’d been lying to myself again I called you up, and drew you in I thought I knew But I was wrong Then I took to the sky With that knowing, sinking feeling I’d only just arrived When I foresaw the end So I lay on the couch Helpless to my blunder You turned out the lights on me And went upstairs alone You knew that I was gone You knew I was gone
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Before The Leaving 02:56
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There are four white walls In every damn hotel A light by the bed Stains on the floor And it’s here I will wait out the storm Killing time on the fringes again Before the leaving Before the leaving There are big trucks that wind And I trade them for hours Side by side we pass through towns That we’ll never see And it’s here I will wait out the storm Killing time on the fringes again Before the leaving Before the leaving There are red velvet seats In the windowless rooms A curtain to draw And faces to please And it’s here I will wait out the storm Killing time on the fringes again Before the leaving Before the leaving The tarmac, the freight, the fortress, the fate The scarlet red leaves The cobble stone streets The city, the field, the channel, the cape The smell of coal smoke The tunnels through slate It’s all brought us back… Now, there is wood that you stacked And it’s on our front porch And it’s staring me down And it tells me you left
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Hazel Street 03:10
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She said you were in the basement When I knocked upon the door That august afternoon Through the kitchen, down the stairs I found you waiting there Your hair had grown On Hazel Street, On Hazel Street Colored blankets for your walls A dirty bed upon the floor You were not mine Then the girl called down to you I had a feeling that she knew I’d be the one to see you through On Hazel Street, On Hazel Street Late that night behind the bar We surely knew how to play the part Of lovers, it was nothing new I woke up drunk on that basement floor And then you asked how I would read the score If you asked me to marry you On Hazel Street, On Hazel Street I headed south on the highway 5 My head was pounding, I was bleary eyed That august afternoon You went and broke the young girl’s heart You said we’d have a brand new start I’d be the one to see you through
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Black Sheep 03:53
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Sometimes, I’m riding high In the rusted sky Sometimes, I sit right here Miles off from anywhere Some days, I’m a black sheep, baby Suddenly, I’m elegant as evening But most the time, I’m on the line I remember waiting by the phone Pining away the nights alone A tarnished coin into the slot My number lost in your coat pocket Some days, I’m a black sheep, baby Suddenly, I’m elegant as evening But most the time, I’m on the line Ooooooooo - - - A black sheep, black sheep, dark as thunder Ooooooooo - - - Evening, evening is darker still I am on the line, and the line is rusted, blue. Some days, I’m a black sheep, baby Suddenly, I’m elegant as evening But most the time, I’m on the line
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Rose & Thorn 03:10
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Said what I needed to say, I guess Left those words a hanging like a ruined dress O the mess I’ve made A Crimson Rose A Hundred Thorns Don’t ask me to explain For I do not know why I’ve been keeping secrets For the first time in my life O the mess I’ve made A Crimson Rose A Hundred Thorns So, I went up to the mountain for to ease my mind You drown yourself in sorrow with your drinking friends O the mess I’ve made A Crimson Rose A Hundred Thorns Crimson Rose O the mess I’ve made A Crimson Rose A Hundred Thorns

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released June 25, 2013

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Alela Diane Portland, Oregon

Alela Diane is a Portland, OR based singer-songwriter who grew up amongst the winding rivers and golden hillsides of Nevada City, CA. As a girl, she listened to her parents harmonize bluegrass songs in the kitchen, and began writing her own folky songs when she moved to San Francisco at age 19. Since then, Alela has been releasing albums and touring extensively through Europe and North America. ... more

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