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from like this cold april snow by earl patrick

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rain makes jewels on the windshield. i feel the emptiness in the passenger seat. i lay my head back and close my eyes; i let god steer for awhile. three o’clock in the morning isn’t the morning, i’ve woken up in the middle of the night. i’m cruising down through the middle of nowhere. trees hang over the road in the dark.

the radio plays a sad song. i can’t seem to find another kind. i guess i don’t really care though; it kind of fits my mood anyway. the sun climbs up on it’s elbows and stares down at me from the end of the road. but i prefer the sunset to the sunrise, and it should always be watched from the shore.

i pull the car off on the shoulder, because i’ve nowhere left to go. i’ve escaped the things i left behind, but i’ve forgotten just what they were. the trees have given way to desert. it’s never colder here than at the dawn. the ice is clinging to the sagebrush; i cling to memories of things that never really happened.

and i watch the needle cross the center.
i watch the fading city lights in the rear view mirror.
the needle’s headed towards empty;
when it gets there, it’s pointing at me.

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from like this cold april snow, released April 26, 2012
written and performed by earl patrick
engineered by same
mixed by keiffer infantino at burn the sails, nashville tn
mastered by carl saff at saff mastering, chicago il

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earl patrick Portland, Oregon

Songwriter, composer & multi-instrumentalist Earl Patrick has been quietly making independent records for over 20 years. For a sample of suggested listening: Four phases (classical piano) | I'll call you when i touch back down (bedroom pop) | songs from a blue room (indie rock - solo guitar & voice) ... more

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