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Romantic Americana

by Holden Laurence

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I remember being young and naive Yellow porch lights up and down the street Getting lost in the endlessness Not knowing bitterness And I still remember the way it used to be The way it used to be I remember the shaded orange grove Peeled back in secret- petals on a clove Getting lost in the innocence The timid citrus kiss And I still remember the wild taste of love The wild taste of love I want to find those kids Tell them to bury their love, to keep it hid I want to find those kids Tell them to bury their pearls, to keep them hid I remember the aching, broken whispers Two bodies, naked, burning in the embers Shades of yellow, indigo and green Honey, do you remember me? Do you remember me? Honey, Do you remember me?
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The ghosts of who we were and what we've seen Pass like shadows all around me And when the sun goes down they come around And tease our children when they're sleeping Their eyes are covered still with blackened veil Like the shade of heavy oak trees And they don't understand the greater plan How the world is ever changing Friends in fever dreams can't take the heat They will melt into each other Like snow melts into rain- it's all the same When it covers one another, I know We met with tender skin- born again Sweetly singing blessings Of rhymes and nameless tunes and cherry blooms Our bodies tight and pressing At the fair behind the school- a kissing booth Where every kiss will cost you something And still we tried to fill the empty rooms With every single heartbeat Friends in fever dreams can't take the heat They will melt into each other Like snow melts into rain- it's all the same When it covers one another, I know Sound the chapel bell, no chance in hell That I'll love another lady If I should fall behind don't pay no mind Just go ahead without me And I don't know how it came to be and that you and me Were caught up in a fever Just like a polaroid of a girl and boy We were melted there forever Friends in fever dreams can't take the heat They will melt into each other Like snow melts into rain- it's all the same When it covers one another, I know
3.
I'll hold my tongue Choke on all the stupid things I've done I'll play the game Burn it down and act like nothing changed I figured out how to bite the fruit and hide my lips from you Lost the nerve and I lost my iron will and fell to earth And I'm falling still, falling still I'll think too much Turn away from your tender touch I'll break my vows Self-destruct from the inside out I figured out how to bite the fruit and hide my lips from you Lost the nerve and I lost my iron will and fell to earth And I'm falling still, falling still My love will drag you down My love will break your heart Like stones in running water Time will pull you under Slowly steal the beauty that made me first believe I figured out how to bite the fruit and hide my lips from you Lost the nerve and I lost my iron will and fell to earth And I'm falling still, falling still, falling still
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A candy cross, plastic rosary beads Faith like paper shaking in the breeze Intentions pure, honest with disbelief Running away from everything Baby, I know your holy Roman love will never let me go Baby, I know your holy Roman love will never let me go Never let me go Chewing on dust, burning with teenage lust Fanning the flames- a fire in the gut Intentions wild, open with trust No Catholic guilt throwing shadows over us Baby, I know your holy roman love will never let me go Baby, I know your holy roman love will never let me go Baby, I know your holy roman love will never let me go Baby, I know your holy roman love will never let me go Never let me go
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My plane touched down on snow covered ground A cold Midwestern chill in my bones I left a child- reckless and wild Humble, I'm coming home Let the candle burn in your window Don't waste all your tears on your pillow For I am on my way Believe my when I say Humble, I'm coming home I hitched down south with gravel in my mouth Bottomed out in Houston alone Torn apart with whiskey in my scars Humble, I'm coming home Let the candle burn in your window Don't waste all your tears on your pillow For I am on my way Believe my when I say Humble, I'm coming home Humble, I'm coming home
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In a day when you will tell me all there is to say I will stare down at my feet as it were judgment day You may never see me smile but I'll do it anyway In a day when you will teach me all there is to know I will keep your secrets and I'll never let them go Buried beneath the shaded oak so no one ever knows In a day when you will love me like I've never known With every kiss upon my lips, wild it will grow Find it in the tall grass with our bodies laying low In a day when all our sorrows drift out to the sea God will give us what He borrowed- sweet serenity You may never see me smile but smiling I will be

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Holden Laurence skillfully marries raw emotion and subtle craftsmanship in his debut release, "Romantic Americana". The sparse presentation of a lone guitar and a solitary voice complements and frames his emotionally intricate lyrics and soothing, at times hypnotic, melodies. Holden Laurence melds the lean precision of John Prine, the lamenting spirit of Townes Van Zandt and the vivid imagery of Iron & Wine to produce a collection of songs saturated in youthful innocence and aching nostalgia.

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released November 11, 2014

All Songs Written & Performed By Holden Laurence

Mastered By Steve Corrao At Sage Audio
Recording/Mixing Engineer: Chris Ebbert

© Romantic Americana Publishing 2014
© Holden Laurence 2014

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Holden Laurence Cleveland, Ohio

"Blends Mope-rock, Post-punk, & New Wave deftly with bittersweet tone & cinematic delivery." - Cleveland Scene

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