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Casualty
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Water and Whiskey
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Bloom
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I can hear the wind outside the window on a snowy Sunday
I'm all alone inside my house for the hundredth time
I spent the morning writing words that no one else will ever read
I felt the rain fall from the rooftop on a cloudy Tuesday
My shirt was drenched, my shoes had holes, I didn't seem to mind
I'd spent the evening painting pictures for the blind man's daughter
You're at the edges of my mind
I don't know how, but Friday evening turned to Sunday morning
I lost a whole damn day inside my head, and you're not here
I've tread this path before -- I thought that I was done with darkness, no
Clock calls on Monday, says, "It's time to find some truth and longing"
I claw my way through dust and dirt but not to find my home
I'm scared to see the things I need so I just bury both my eyes
But you're at the edges of my mind
I pray to God the day I lost is still a seed inside me
Waiting for the sun and rain to bloom inside my heart some day
And I pray to God the pictures painted stop her heart from breaking
Acrylics don't have answers, but maybe beauty comes from someplace else
And I pray to God the words I wrote will find their place on pages
That feed the fires that burn through time where ash and oil and cloud collide
And I pray to God whatever's dancing at the edge of waking
Will break, unbury both my eyes, and beat until I come alive
Will beat until I come alive
I walked on water when the sun came up on on Wednesday morning
By five that evening I'd sank down to where the demons dwell
We're washed in water when it feels the most like we are drowning
The threads of Thursday wove their way in Wednesday's waning starlight
I broke the surface, knew that once would come to countless times
Some day you'll sink down to my soles, I'll stand and say that I am free
I found my voice in my apartment on a sunny Saturday
Was all alone but deep inside somehow it still felt right
I'll keep on singing 'til there's no more words to say, "I am alive"
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Joe Sorensen Des Moines, Iowa
In the veins of Howie Day, Ed Sheeran, Ingrid Michaelson, and Augustana, Joe Sorensen has been releasing pop-, rock-, folk- influenced albums since his 2008, self-produced, debut. Using piano, acoustic guitar, vocals, and heart, Joe tells stories in the form of songs to remind us that “We are all just people / Beauty, blood, and bones / We are all just people / Scared to die alone." ... more
Joe Sorensen recommends:
A Black Mile To The Surface
by manchester orchestra
This album is perfect. The lyrics, the music, the production, the stories. This album is a tapestry of sound and soul -- honest and brutal and beautiful and timeless. Definitely check it out.
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Commit This To Memory
by Motion City Soundtrack
I remember making an edited version of this album so I could listen to it without getting in trouble for the language. This album is the reason I like punk/pop/rock and bought an electric. Classic.
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After Night Came Sun
by Ryanhood
A lesser-known band, Ryanhood is a group everyone should check out. Their lyricism is spot on, and their musicianship is impressive. This album -- and all their others -- helped me immensely.
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The UK pianist, a touring member of Black Sabbath, Travis, and others, returns with his first contemporary-classical album in over 20 years.
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