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Three Songs

by Old Century Blood

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1.
Holy, Holy 05:18
There’s a way that pleasure is made- but it no longer works that way You are lost on your own dark sea I’m underground waiting for thee Neither one of us is bringing light Either one of us- servants of night Holy holy- the marks are made Holy holy – how deep the grave I’m just a boy who’s crying and crying You’re just a girl who’s running and running History is made up of repetition The grooves they guide us into submission Holy holy- the marks are made Holy holy – how deep the grave Hold my love- hold it long enough Hold my heart- make it hard to let go Hold my word- listen to its sound When your cold- remember my embrace I found a feather and some bones The bird spirits searching for home Am I the hawk who on the pigeon feasts Or am I the pigeon- headless and relieved? Am I the message or the messenger? Am I the pilot or the passanger? Well I know it’s a lesson- I should have learned I know there’ll a price for THAT But loneliness took me by the hand Shapeshifted into a bottle of bad Holy holy- the marks are made Holy holy – how deep the grave Chorus x2
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We built a fence to hold back the flood oh what were we thinking? Our hearts broke, the words flowed, through our throats There’s no turning back We had plans as sure as tattoos all cut up like feet without shoes Always walking back to you I’m tired as dead flowers It’s that age when cliché can’t move pain I’ve got a collection of marks, against you, do you care? Report cards mean nothing you knew I was fronting (chorus) The Sunset Taught me Goodbye (x2) And oh there it goes (x2) This is different, this is different and strange But maybe what’s different is me so sober for a change Well Im just a shell of a man I once was, but no more All strung out on clean slates I went weeks, beloved beer in my blood Like a tag on my toe I came up, for air, found myself In the middle of nowhere and you certainly weren’t there (chorus) The Sunset Taught me Goodbye (x2) And oh there it goes (x4)
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Gilded Age 05:40
We serve our time on the good earths rind And try to make life grow We fall and cry- we too will die But we’re not dead yet, though we’re badly hurt (Chorus) Can’t make your heart what it was before Accept the break and cry for your new body Accept the change and walk into your new life We can no longer save for a rainy day The endless sun will exact its pay What’s young is gold and is all the rage But youth is just a gilded age (Chorus) Can’t make your heart what it was before Accept the break and cry for your new body Accept the change and walk into your new life You can’t water land with tears alone The salt will dry the earth to the bone So if you kill the bug then you starve the bird And you give the devil the last word (Chorus) Can’t make your heart what it was before Accept the break and cry for your new body Accept the change and walk into your new life Is something lost or is something gained? All I know, is that I’ve changed!

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Dear Kind Listener- We thank you for taking the time to listen to our music. We hope you find it useful. We all feel grateful to be making this music together and we want to continue to harvest the fruits of our collaboration. We ask that if you did enjoy this demo that you consider buying it, or at least a track or two. All funds will go toward growing our project and more specifically, a full length album. May you be well.

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released February 18, 2016

Vocal/Lyrics/Guitar: Christopher James
Violin/Vocal: Kirana Peyton
Piano/Vocal: Joni Davis
Drums: Jason Berkman
Engineered and Mixed by Gregory Plumb and Joni Davis
Photo by Jennifer Parr

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Old Century Blood California

Old Century Blood is the creation of Christopher James Bowers. He's been performing for over 25 years as a solo act and with various bands. He has shared the stage with such acts as Bill Frisell, Kirana Peyton, Joni Davis, and Jessie Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Old Century Blood is porch poetry written with inkblot inklings of grief and joy, a melancholy lust for life. ... more

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