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Vivement l'Automne

by Exebelle

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1.
Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a Lamb!" So I piped with merry cheer. "Piper, pipe that song again;" So I piped: he wept to hear. "Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy cheer!" So I sung the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. "Piper, sit thee down and write In a book, that all may read." So he vanished from my sight, And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. - William Blake
2.
Rosasharn 03:23
Growin' up in the dustbowl must have been mighty hard 'specially for you, Rosasharn, Rosasharn Them greedy ol' banks went and stole all your corn and sent your family packin' way out to Californ' Woody Guthrie sang about your brother Tommy Joad, but he forgot about the woman who was travelin' down the road Rosasharn, Rosasharn what you gonna do? Rosasharn, Rosasharn, your time's a-comin' soon Them Joads was always wonderin' when you'd cease to be a girl, but Rosasharn you went and showed the world Rosasharn you went and showed the world Them folks they called you Okies them folks they called you hicks as you was ramblin' day and night all along Route 66 When you finally hit Bakersfield you was feelin' mighty ill, but the land of milk and honey didn't have a drop of milk Woody Guthrie sang about your brother Tommy Joad, but he forgot about the woman who was travelin' down the road That no-good dreamer Connie left you and your baby child You was hungry, you was sick, you was wishin' you had died Then along came a flood just like in Bible times and you gave up all your self just to reach out to mankind Woody sang about Tom's strength, he sang about Tom's guile, but he forgot about you and your mysterious smile
3.
We'll Go On 04:57
Shapes on the wall Stirring echoes through the hall I found a place where no one knows Holding council with their ghosts I saw them pass around a letter Which each man read Signed their name or passed it on because it said We'll go on... We'll go on now if you don't We'll go on... We'll go on now if you don't...if you don't Waited 'til the fall Lost stores and spirits all Now the old man hums the tune of the Harvest and Hunter's Moon To all of you men that signed the letter For this, pray All of your frailty forgiven And your return safe (because) We'll go on... We'll go on now if you don't We'll go on... We'll go on now if you don't...if you don't
4.
Slow creeps the sun it pulls on the day Thoughts come and go then fall away He wants to scream so loud, but he's trapped inside a lithium smile... he sees his world he sees it burn Pendulum swing Tide turn away No black or white Cold numbing grey He wants to take control, but he's trapped inside a lithium smile... he sees his world he sees it burn Work comes and goes Friends fall away Slow fades the sun It closes the day They say he's balanced now, but he's trapped inside a lithium smile... he sees his world he sees it burn
5.
If you’ll stay with me While I am weary I’ll tell you softly How I came along this way I hope you’ve all you need That you’ll follow my wayward lead ‘cause like a pearl in the cottonseed I know what I’ve found Late in the day When the alder and willow sway Late in the day When the alder and willow sway I remember books and hymns Stories of righteous men they left out one of them with whom I share a name I watched his hands then Made my fingers to match them Wondered what an honest man Asked for anyway Late in the day When the alder and willow sway Late in the day I’ll try and remember your way
6.
Walking the camp, I listened to the night & scanned the swaying treeline by firelight. Though sentries by day, turncoats they seem harboring the tygers & terrors of our dreams. Come hatchet, rope, and heavy stone now stay close by my side. This shape, a home it makes where reason should reside. Once as a boy, I awoke to find a home just like my own Save for the shape and shadow cast. ‘long the wall with shaky hands went searching For arms reinforcing, my shape or shadow cast. In the night I ventured on my own, to vanquish what had grown From the darkness of my dreams into my waking life .
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Born Older 06:38
Leo grew up in west Caroline His mama said, "Son, your daddy done died A long time ago." But he didn't think too much 'bout it though It's so hard to miss what you never did know And how could he know? A house-cleaner's wages could hardly meet ends, So he got an after-school job when he was just ten at the picture shows. He was born older And the weight crushin' down on his shoulders Broke him down to the ground. He picked himself back up, knocked the dirt from his shoes And high school baseball chased them blues Away, away. He met a girl, fell in love, got married right away And the St. Louis Cardinals said they'd pay him to play A hundred dollars a day. But the draft came in a flash; it stunned him for awhile He kissed his girl goodbye; she was carryin' his child And he sailed away. He was born older And the weight crushin' down on his shoulders Broke him down to the ground. Pressure makes diamonds, iron, and steel But three weeks on Iwo cut scars that wouldn't heal On his shakin' hands. The St. Louis Cardinals expressed sympathy But said, "We can't use a man who's got a family and can barely stand." Honorable discharge, medals, and epaulettes Couldn't save him from the factory where he made cigarettes With his tired hands. He was born older And the weight crushin' down on his shoulders Broke him down to the ground.

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Recorded & mixed by Mike Trimble during l'Automne, 2009.
Cover painting by Megan Meagher.
Photography by Casey Hutcherson.

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released February 12, 2010

Fiddle by Jessika Blanks.
Keyboard by Jonathan Crawley.
Cello by Sean Harrington.
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