Name: Soot & Ash
Duration: P00H04M58S
Description: This song was created rather spontaneously in our home with a delightful group of people. Recorded on reel to reel tape because it's so much more fun.

Soot & Ash

by Bethany Johnson

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This song was created rather spontaneously in our home with a delightful group of people. Recorded on reel to reel tape because it's so much more fun.

lyrics

I remember your hands so warm around mine
Uncalloused and sure, meticulous and manicured
I remember the dance, remain engaging and aloof
Young enough for ugly sweaters and old enough to know better

You made the offer that I couldn’t help but take
And we built a quiet life, who knew that people change?
Where is all of your time spent? You’ve been scarce since Advent
Coming home at 6am, never say where you have been
You’ve been scarce since Advent

I remember your face when you tried to grow the beard
Came in patchy then full, ironic and millennial
I remember your waist, when you went soft around the middle
Dressed in corduroy and denim, you think a robe will keep it hidden?

You moved the family north and I miss the summertime
We left the city lights for landscape of snow and pine
Where is all of your time spent? You’ve been scarce since Advent
Making merry with your friends, peppermint and cinnamon
breath betrays where you have been

We see the sunrise your tired eyes, baby its cold outside
Your cherry nose, the falling snow, baby please come home
Your wonderland in splintered hands, covered in soot and ash
Mud on your boots, fur on your suit, who are you?

You keep your council and I’ll keep the lights on the tree
We’ll build a fire and sleep til Epiphany

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released January 9, 2019
Bethany Johnson- Vocals, electric guitar, some synth
Jordan Banks- Synth, Rhodes
Caleb Benner- Bass
Andy Dommer- Drums
Engineered and mastered by Dallas Johnson
Mixed by Jordan and Dallas

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