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Figurines (2021 version)
04:00
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Driving in his car
To get away so far
Soon enough he was there
The map had helped him find his way
Sitting at the table, he tries to remember
How they'd run around in circles
Chasing each other every day
He finds the same old things on the shelf
The books he never found the time to read
The dusty figurines and broken pieces
Of all the things he's done and seen
The sunlight shines through
The dusty window
And settles on the glasses
Set to dry
He finds the same old things on the shelf
The books he never found the time to read
The dusty figurines and broken pieces
Of all the things he's done and seen
In the deep light of the fading afternoon
He lifts his arms at sunset near the water
Everything is quiet all around
The birds fall silent, woah
He finds the same old things on the shelf
The books he never found the time to read
The dusty figurines and broken pieces
Ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh
*Instrumental*
He finds the same old things on the shelf
The books he never found the time to read
The dusty figurines and broken pieces
The dusty figurines
(All the things he's done and seen)
The books he’ll never read
(All the things he's done and seen)
Ooh, they’re all he sees
(All the things he's done and seen)
All the things he’s done and seen
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2. |
Lilac Valley
03:19
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Hello old friend
How have you been
Since I last saw your rolling hills
And fields of emerald green
It’s been three long years
Each day I’ve missed you so
I’ve wandered far and wide
Not knowing where to go
So hello Lilac Valley
Don’t you know it’s been so long
Since I’ve heard your winds a-blowin’
And listened to your song
I never thought when I came back
Everything would be so wrong
But the memories of those carefree days
Will last my whole life long
Now I hardly recognize
The place I loved so true
There’s nothing here that’s left for me
It makes me feel so blue
The trees that reached so high once
Have all come tumbling down
In the fields I used to run through
The green has turned to brown
So hello Lilac Valley
Don’t you know it’s been so long
Since I’ve heard your winds a-blowin’
And listened to your song
I never thought when I came back
Everything would be so wrong
But the memories of those carefree days
Will last my whole life long
The city where I live now
Has all that I should need
A place to sleep, good food to eat
A pleasant life indeed
But there’s one thing I’m missing
When I lay down to sleep
I see the rolling fields I loved
When I was seventeen
So hello Lilac Valley
Don’t you know it’s been so long
Since I’ve heard your winds a-blowin’
And listened to your song
I never thought when I came back
Everything would be so wrong
But the memories of those carefree days
Will last my whole life long
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3. |
Tell Me (2021 version)
04:09
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Go to the woods and find the tallest tree
Climb to the top, tell me what you see
I saw the birds flying in a V
Tell me what you see, tell me what you see
Sail on the ocean and don’t look behind
Look down below, tell me what you find
I saw the fish swimming straight in a line
Tell me what you find, tell me what you find
Run through the fields with the wind in your hair
Search all around, tell me what is there
I saw the grass blowing in the air
Tell me what is there, tell me what is there
Visit the chapel and don’t shed a tear
Listen very close, tell me what you hear
I heard a choir deep in my ears
Tell me what you hear, tell me what you hear
*instrumental*
Ahh, ahh
Ahh, ahh
Tell me what you hear, tell me what you hear
(Ahh, ahh)
Tell me what you hear, tell me what you hear
(Ahh, ahh)
Tell me what you hear, tell me what you hear
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4. |
Back In Line
03:34
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Get something down, boy
Pick up your pen again
Write what’s on your mind
Changes are gonna come
If you know what you wanna do
And you make it happen
Will it make it better?
Will it make it fine?
Will it make it better?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
Go for a walk, boy
Dust off your boots again
Put the phone back on the hook
We’re waiting for you
To find who you wanna be
And stop going by the books
Will it make it better?
Will it make it fine?
Will it make it better?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
Oh and I don’t know what you want but I’m
here to try
Oh and I can’t see what you see but I want to
be alive
Get something down, boy
Pick up your pen again
Write what’s on your mind
Changes are gonna come
If you know what you wanna do
And you make it happen
Will it make it better?
Will it make it fine?
Will it make it better?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
Will it put things back in line, back in line?
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5. |
Take It All In
03:13
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In their sleep, another step in my head
They’re so in touch with what is real
Don’t take notes on this
It’s not that kind of lesson
No one sees another path on their walk
They all just trek on through their way
Don’t lose touch with this
I’m begging you to keep it
I am waiting, waiting on you
To keep on wading through the waves
Take it all in your stride
When I come to my senses again
The colour blinds my newborn eyes
Don’t lose touch with this
I’m begging you to leave it
I am waiting, waiting on you
To keep on wading through the waves
Take it all in your stride
Take it all in your stride
Take it all in your stride
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6. |
Frame By Frame
02:31
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The leaves were blowing down the lane
They’d turned like summer to fall
Just yesterday he’d picked up the phone
And received that fateful call
Now standing there with the wind in his hair
He watched the cars roll by
A suitcase occupied one hand
And the other waved goodbye
Because a lot can happen in the gutter
When you see things frame by frame
And the looks that he will give to you
May never be the same
For the time has come, he’s out the door
That ticket’s his best friend
And yours is the windowpane
And I’ve seen before that joy can kill
When it’s taking a life away
And I never saw another cry before
Like she did on that day
Alone in her room where it couldn’t consume
The laughter in the hallway
Responsibility filled one side of the scale
And her freedom was outweighed
Because a lot can happen in the gutter
When you see things frame by frame
And the looks that he will give to you
May never be the same
For the time has come, he’s out the door
That ticket’s his best friend
And yours is the window
A lot can happen in the gutter
When you see things frame by frame
And the looks that he will give to you
May never be the same
For the time has come, he’s out the door
That ticket’s his best friend
And yours, yours is the windowpane
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7. |
St Croix Rivière
03:38
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The sun shone down on dewey grass along the riverbank
We laughed without a care in the world,
But now the scene is blank
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
When all the snow is melted
And there’s something in the air
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
Shuttered for the off-season,
Black and white filter
See you in the spring, when the flowers are in bloom
I know it seems far away, but I will wait for you
Think about the times ahead, what the future holds
Underneath the bitter snow, lie those fields of gold
I am waiting faithfully, but will you do the same?
When again our paths meet, will you call my name?
Will you be there like you said, by the St. Croix Rivière?
I hope that we will meet again in the place we hold so dear
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
When all the snow is melted
And there’s something in the air
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
Shuttered for the off-season,
Black and white filter
We’ve been waiting for this time since many years ago
But now I’m faced with facing you, and now I cannot go
I know I said I’d wait for you, but now that time has gone
Things have changed inside my heart, it’s not where I belong
And I can see you standing there
Alone across the water
You vanish in the air
And fade as you’re forgotten
Ahh, fade as you’re forgotten
Ahh
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
When all the snow is melted
And there’s something in the air
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
Shuttered for the off-season,
Black and white filter
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
When all the snow is melted
And there’s something in the air
See you in the spring by the St. Croix Rivière
I hope to meet you there before my heart begins to turn
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It's like a puzzle with missing pieces when he goes up and down the main street
And he doesn't know the address but he wants to find this sadness
And he knows that when he gets there he'll be met with that intense stare
But he can't break it now or he'll be gone
When he sees her smiling face, he'll understand why she's been gone
For so long, and she won't be coming back to him tomorrow
When he comes up to the front door, he sees all that he's seen before
It's all the same, to tell the truth, but now he smiles and that is new
He doesn't understand what this is all about
But that's okay with him at least for now
When he sees her smiling face, he'll understand why she's been gone
For so long and she won't be coming back to him tomorrow
I can see my time has come now
I don't want to be a breakdown
I can see my time has come now
I don't want to be a breakdown
It runs on in the family, you see
(I can see my time has come now)
I want to break that sad consistency
(I don't want to be a breakdown)
It runs on in the family, you see
(I can see my time has come now)
I want to break that sad consistency
(I don't want to be a breakdown)
It's like a puzzle with missing pieces when he goes up and down the main street
And he doesn't know the address, but he wants to find this sadness
And he knows that when he gets there, he'll be met with that intense stare
But he can't break it now or he'll be gone
He'll be gone
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9. |
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A cherry seed was planted
In a garden on a hill
The soil was dry and nothing would bloom in the cold winter chill
No grass would root there
No flowers would grow
The ground was always buried
In a blanket of snow
Oh, oh, oh
It’s not always easy in the snow, oh, oh
To see the sun shine down
You’ll find your roots
Grow tall and strong
The sun will shine upon you
Just listen to this song
When winter came we were buried
Snow filled up the ground
The freezing wind that whistled
Was the only sound
No one thought to look out
At the cherry tree that grew
Until the snow stopped blowing all around
And our eyes could see right through
Oh, oh, oh
It’s not always easy in the snow, oh, oh
To see the sun shine down
You’ll find your roots
Grow tall and strong
The sun will shine upon you
Just listen to this song
When springtime came we went out
To the garden on the hill
To find the cherry tree was growing
Through the winter chill
The blossoms grew all season
And then instead of snow
The ground was full of flowers
That finally could grow
Oh, oh, oh
It’s not always easy in the snow, oh, oh
To see the sun shine down
You’ll find your roots
Grow tall and strong
The sun will shine upon you
Just listen to this song
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The Gilberts Nova Scotia
2021 Canadian Folk Music Award winners and 2022 nominees The Gilberts bring soulful lyrics, memorable melodies and close three-part harmonies to their original songs -infused with choral, Celtic, and Americana influences. Siblings Frieden, Reuben and Maisie are based in Nova Scotia, Canada, and were winners of the Americana/Bluegrass Recording of the Year at the 2021 Music Nova Scotia Awards. ... more
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