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Inch by Inch

by Heaven Lindsey-Burtch

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I've grown to hate the sound of silence but he greets me at the doors of all the houses of my friends And he's hiding in the phone again and in the middle of all our conversations I heard him singing a love song I want to be the sound of the sea before a storm comes I want to be the pride in my grandfather's eye But when it comes to survival I have found it's best to stay quiet Now I am screaming down the hallway "Get the hell out of here I don't want to see you anymore And I won't take you back again" But I cry every time I slam the door, then Silence finds his way back into my heart I want to the sound of comfort in arms I want to be a mother's kiss on her baby's head But it's all a mystery to me so I keep to myself instead Burn the pages of all the books I've read Build a fire with the words that I have written But when the words just won't come What will you use to keep yourself warm Now I've seen too many birds shot down by teenagers in a small town And I've seen too many men hang their heads and never find the strength to get back up again And when I dropped my mirror to the bottom of the lake All the silver lining washed away So I have take a vow of silence I have taken a vow of silence
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i would drop an apple down i would drop a banjo down i would drop most anything for you boy + tree carve it in my bark boy + tree tell me you'll love me 'til my roots rot out 'til all my leaves fall down give give giving is all i know i will give you all my love boy please have all you need sister sally sister sally sang you a love song like the one you sang me before you carved her initial over where mine used to be but you know i'll still give you my all now i am weeping like a willow but i'm standing strong as oak you know i'm sweet as a maple for you sugar you make me blush like a redwood you make you yearn like a ponderosa pine you want to be the king of the forest here's my leaves you can make a crown you want money take my apples you want children take my branches and built them a home you want to sail away from this wretched place take my trunk it's all i have left to give but boy before you go i hope you know i'm gonna miss you so now timber oh timber the giving tree timber oh timber the giving tree she gave him all her love and he took all her love i'm so tired i am so weary since you sailed away from here the only thing that could make me happy is the pleasure of your company so come and sit awhile you look so tired you look so weary where've you been all these years? i saved this seat for you it's the least that i could do it's all this old stump is good for anymore tree i'm sorry i took all you had to give i didn't realize you needed those things to live boy, come on just sing with me come on just swing with me one last time
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i'll build a boat with these hard hands and i'll paint it red so you can see me on the horizon and know i am coming home to you everytime i come to shore i feel the sand shifting under my feet i've been sailing so long i still haven't seen a thing and i put my heart and my soul on the line but the sea just kept drowning me out i wanted to roll up my sleeves and get my hands dirty but there's no way to fight the sea without your hands coming clean so mother moon won't you come down and sing my a lullaby to calm the rage in my heart we're sailing through cold water and i feel a hurricane coming on you better run you better run you better run
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come sing by the fire we'll sleep by the creek in the morning the sun will kiss our cheeks and we'll wake with a new day don't be afraid kids come take my hand i know this a strange and an unfamiliar land but we'll master it i'll be your friend and i'll carry you across the bridge when you can't walk anymore and i'll find a safe place to sit down in the cool shade when your back is sore fumbling in the dark you can't hit the switch your dreams been flooded out but we'll promise you laughter warmth in the summer and dancing the troubles away stretch out your arms we'll jump at the sun this is the countdown this is three two one city life is quick i know that you are tired but can you look me in the eye and tell me this ain't what you've been looking for all these years cause we can carry you across the bridge when you can't walk anymore and we'll find a safe place to sit down in the warm sun when your heart is broken fumbling in the dark you can't hit the switch your dreams been flooded out but we'll promise you laughter warmth in the summer and dancing the troubles away
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recorded in my living room with Chandler Pratt

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released November 16, 2012

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