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A Bird That Returns

by Black Tie

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Way to go, you ruined my plans, Who would have thought it, would have though it? You say you've been done wrong. Which way to go? How foolish I've been From the time that we started. That we started With a lame excuse be gone honey. Who am I to become your ghost tonight? Do you think you worked too hard To tear these thinning walls apart, honey? My palms, your face. My fist, your eye. My leg, your thigh. Could you bruise enough to call it even? Bones can break, I would die every minute. But I would never admit it. Blue face, no air, goodbye honey. Way to go, you ruined my plans, Who would have thought it, would have though it? You say you've been done wrong. Which way to go? How foolish I've been From the time that we started. That we started With a lame excuse be gone honey. Who am I to become your ghost tonight? Do you think you worked too hard To tear these thinning walls apart, honey?
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How was your night? My night was fine. I thought of you most of the time. And now that thought is done. It'll soon be replaced by another one. Been trying all night to get through. So I went for a drive to the oceanside. The moon was full, the tide was high. Watching the waves, waving goodbye. Most of the time, my life is fine. Unless it's spent without you. The day you left, I never would have guessed That you had the courage to leave. But did you think it best to leave the rest Out in the open for me to see? If you love someone, you've got to set them free. But if they don't come back, perhaps it wasn't meant to be. Take away all of the weight That you left me to here to hold. Ask me again about my night. My first reply, was a little lie.
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We entered the night We held on so tight I turned out the lights, with you You woke up alone You picked up the phone But I wasn’t home, was somewhere unknown You wait by the fire A bird on the wire You call me a lair, and hold back desire I hold out my hand Cuz I understand And make love in the sand, with you We sleep on the ground We don’t make a sound You wake and you found, that I’m not around It started to rain Your heart filled with pain You called out my name, but I’m not the same The smell of the fern A sound that you learn A bird that returns, to you I wait out alone I pick up a stone And carve out a home, for you
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Lay still by morning, The more rays hit my back She was every man's coffin, This is what I learned Didn't feel the hours, did I? Or the waking part of the True predictions I would lose my wits about me, Thoughts that whisper maybe I won't be a choice of yours tomorrow. Step out of the river My worn arms ache from swimming Every word is a paddle Towards you, the pull I feel on my collar surely would Be a savior, keep me dry for the winter The only sound is my breathing, hear my wind of urgency This I know is unfazing to your calm sense of touch Lay still by morning, The sun brings me back To the hardest moment, The door to the world
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For You 04:51
Forget the wind, I’m walking on the edge for you Forget the wind, I’m bleeding out again for you Forgive my sins, I cut myself again for you Forgive my sins, I’d do it all again for you
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Fear stays, everybody knows Somebody throws a different way of knowing How you lead me on, all I care about is what keeps us strong I woke up with people keeping eyes on my heart Say you will be a part of this faded love of mine I woke up with people keeping eyes on my heart And I’m coming up lonely in this mess I’ve won I woke up with people keeping eyes on my heart And I’m coming up lonely in this mess I’ve won Say you will be a part of this faded love of mine If my tongue would bury me now, would you want to hear? If my voice could bring me back around, would you want to hear? Say you will be a part of this faded love of mine Say you will be a part of this faded love of mine
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Far Cry Away 04:26
I turn to you, you turned away Why can’t we find the words to say? Can barely see the misery That both of us can hardly carry Unconsciously we bury it away, away So far away We never heard the far cry away Far cry away You never heard the far cry away Far cry away I never heard the far cry away Until the day you walked away I’m by your side, you try to hide All those tears that you wipe away I ask what’s wrong, you couldn’t say You take a breath and then you hesitate It’s as if your words evaporate away So far away I never heard the far cry away Far cry away Could never heard the far cry away Far cry away You never heard the far cry away
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Steal away your golden prize With silver fingers fastened tight Rally anchors by your tempting side. With every step you lead the way Chasing siren shadows Down, down into our watery grave Lie down, lie down, my love, beneath the sound Festooned lovers, on hallowed ground. With days of gold and diamond nights Vestal fires burning bright We skirt the waves and curse the precipice of endless night. Like fearless rulers of the edge So many hearts were torn for less, for less than this. Raise the stones and guard the days Beneath the mighty waves Every time the stars cry out our sovereign name. Lie down, lie down, my love, beneath the sound Where the empty waters weep.
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Wouldn't rule it out, hold my hand there goes my love  Because I won’t need anybody else  I told everyone the answer was my song  But you won’t feel my anger when I'm gone  Because I won’t need anybody now I won’t need anybody now Hey, will see you again? Because here you are pouring soul in my arms  Because here you are holding on  My bloom, I must believe it will come for us Before I rust, believe it will be for us My bloom, I must believe it will come for us Before I rust, believe it will be for us Hey, will see you again? Because here you are pouring soul in my arms  Because here you are holding on  Because here you are holding on Because here you are holding on
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15 Crows 05:13
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When shadows fall, across the yard Behind the wall, becoming night Across your heart, held in your palms The written words of your new poem Until it ends, it begins Until it ends . . . A bird has flown from a tree Where it has gone you cannot see Into a blue sky, free and fair Into a new sky, free of fear Until it ends, it begins Until it ends . . . Sailing over gales Climbing over hills Reaching for new heights Searching for new sights Until it ends, it begins Until it ends, it begins

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The third studio album from Black Tie is a highly collaborative project featuring the talents of Billy Bellmont, Ryan Martino, Johnny Cassidy, Roger Apodaca, Jessica Billey, Bud Melvin, Sean McCullough, Alexis Vilorio, Daniel Dinning, Hillary Higgins, Lisa Donald, Keith Morris, Clifford Grindstaff, Maris Demarco, Deborah Maldonado, Mauro Woody, and Gena Lawson.

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released December 5, 2015

A Bird That Returns was produced by Ryan Martino and Roger Apodaca. Recorded, mixed, and engineered by Ryan Martino. Mastered by Nathan James at The Vault Mastering Studios (Phoenix, AZ). Additional recordings by Howard Wulkan at The Lab (Albuquerque, NM), Bud Melvin at Mighty Bear Studios (Rio Rancho, NM), Roger Apodaca, Johnny Cassidy, and Ryan Landry. Artwork/layout by Kevin Hopper.

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