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Mountain Pose

from Best Beasts by Matt Harlan

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lyrics

The sky is grey, the birds are singing
Songs I’ve never heard.
I woke up feeling strange, but then
That’s really not the word.
I woke up feeling hungry.
I woke up feeling strong.
I woke up wondering how we let this
Linger on so long.

There’s a line — a long dividing line,
That stretches through the neighborhood
And wrestles in the street.
There’s a time to put our fears aside
And leave our anger lying at their feet.

I turned it off.
I went outside and called up all my friends.
I even called some of my enemies
To try and make amends.
We drew up all our courage
And pushed down all our pain.
We said some words for those
Who’ll never get to speak again.

There’s a song — a long-forgotten song,
We used to hear our parents sing
Before we knew the tune.
We could fall.
Yeah, we could lose it all.
So everybody has to make some room.

We’re standing in the mountain pose
And stretching out our hands.
We come in peace and pray that’s still
A word you understand.
We used to dream of chasing stars
And filling every cup.
Now all we want is every
Sleeping soldier to wake up.

There’s a line that we all hide behind.
We act like we're not one of them,
Pretend that we don't see.
There’s a time to put our fears aside
And leave our anger lying at their feet.

credits

from Best Beasts, released July 12, 2019
Matt Harlan – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Will Van Horn – Pedal Steel
Anthony Barilla – Accordion
Glenn Fukuaga – Upright Bass
Mike Meadows – Drums

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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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