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Burgundy & Blue

from Raven Hotel by Matt Harlan

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It’s grey outside my window and the winter’s taken hold –
Like some poor man’s fingers wrapped around a broken saxophone.
There’s time enough for thinking and time for doing right.
We’ll race the kitchen to the hall and dance away the frozen night.

I’ve got some empty pockets, you’ve got some ragged shoes,
But our dreams are wrapped in blankets made of burgundy and blue.

I had a way of being that never served me good.
My thoughts were unbecoming me, my heart was made of painted wood.
But you threw off my shadows, left me standing in the light.
You laid my soul wide open ‘til I thought I nearly died.

Our lives are not suspended like some hummingbird in June.
I’ll leave these dirty rags behind for burgundy and blue.

You are my true companion – a shot to chase the clouds.
A Summertime reminder of the ways that I am now.
We’re young until we’re older, and half that time is hell.
The other half is worth it when you find you’ve settled well.

Oh, I am not a rich man, but I tell you this is true,
One day I’ll buy you dresses made of burgundy and blue.

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from Raven Hotel, released June 24, 2014

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Matt Harlan Houston, Texas

Matt Harlan is a troubadour of the first degree, bringing songs of bus-stops, coffee-shops and lives overlooked to stages across his home-state of Texas, the USA and Europe. His expressive vocals recall Chris Smither and Chris Knight, shading his poignant songs with soaring heart and aching grit. ... more

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