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Creaking Oak (II)

by Creaking Oak

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1.
Circles 05:51
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Lyrics by Alec Seeley Why must we circle round the sun Just to end up in the place where we first begun Did anything that filled the spaces, even matter to anyone If I could move at greater speed In the opposite direction the earth is taking me We could stay young forever, never perish, never be Thought I heard em’ stirring in the attic Heard ‘em singing songs through the radio static Came in through my window, left a chill in my head Now I’m sleeping out back in an unmade bed When it all runs together and it never feels right Keep myself clean and I'll keep a clear sight Though the dancer in the hall is pulling on the frames Deep down in my heart I’ll never tire of her games Why must we circle round the sun Just to end up in the place where we first begun Did anything that filled the spaces, even matter to anyone There’s a bandit and a thief prying up my floor Hiding all the pieces of their long con score It’s a tell-tale bounty, looking out for a keeper With every beat of the drum, my body’s getting weaker Why must we circle round the sun Just to end up in the place where we first begun Did anything that filled the spaces, even matter to anyone I can’t even recall When you cut off all your hair or that first ripened fall Did anything that filled the spaces even matter to me at all
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Winners (Again in the Winter) 05:47
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Lyrics by Alec Seeley I’m waiting for something to put fear into me I’m tired of the city, and I want to be free Don’t lie to me girl, are you coming with me We’ll be winners again in the winter Got out in the morning, left St. Paul behind We’ll be halfway to Denver before we unwind You fell asleep, but I didn’t mind We’ll be winners again in the winter I’m tired of losing, I take it too hard But I hope that the summers are warm where you are When the autumn grows cold and the days grow dark We’ll be winners again in the winter Pulled off I-80 for a rusty motel Been driving all night and my head hurt like hell Pour me a strong one, I know this too well We’ll be winners again in the winter Am I east of my eden, is there somethin’ I’ve missed Those Steinbeck stories had to put me up to this I cut my teeth on the pages and the print Got lost in the scenery and caught up in the midst Of this brown-eyed, sure-fire, way to exist Can’t wait till the morning so I can forget and start again As I walk down this highway, name it after me Hire some kids, who’ll clean it for free Don’t plaster my name on forgotten side streets We’ll be winners again in the winter I’m tired of losing, I take it too hard But I hope that the summers are warm where you are Cause when the autumn grows cold and the days grow dark We’ll be winners again in the winter
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Parked Car 04:35
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Lyrics by Alec Seeley Maybe you were born to serve Maybe I was born to take I know this seems wrong But I never even asked you for your name This is the moment I went wrong No better time to draw a blank And as sad as it seems I jumped the ship before it even sank I couldn’t dream of leaving this place Cause you’re killing me with that look on your face My head is spinnin’ and I think you know So park the car, help me up, show me the way back home This is a pill I’ll have to take It doesn’t mean I’m over you I know what I have to do To keep my regrets far between and few What if I asked you for a drink What would you have to say to me? I’m not the most graceful of men So maybe it was never meant to be I couldn’t dream of leaving this place Cause you’re killing me with that look on your face My head is spinnin’, and I think you know So park the car, help me up, show me the way back home Maybe you were born to serve Maybe I was born to take I know this seems wrong But I never even asked you for your name I couldn’t dream of leaving this place Cause you’re killing me with that look on your face My head is spinnin’, and I think you know So park the car, help me up, show me the way back home
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Haunt 03:44
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Lyrics by Thomas Ebert and Alec Seeley So the story goes A dam breaking free Emotions start to run A lock finds its key Girl from the west coast Man of the north wood Paths in the trees crossed I dreamed of all that could Will you haunt me Haunt my soul and bone Stay with me ‘Til the earth I call my home So the story goes Crashing and burning Shooting star glows bright Souls entwined and turning Girl from the west coast Man of the north wood Paths in the trees crossed I dreamed of all that could Will you haunt me Haunt my soul and bone Stay with me ‘Til the earth I call my home So the story goes The bird has left its cage The steel lies mangled and torn Yet innocent of rage Will you haunt me Haunt my soul and bone Stay with me ‘Til the earth I call my home
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Runaway 04:37
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Lyrics by Gretchen Weber and Alec Seeley Oh Minnesota you've been so good to me Knitted to fulfill our consuming spree The midwest lands create a blanket full of harvest Driven to destroy everything around us Oh Winter you've been so good to me But the globes a-spinning and the atlas needs a read Your cold harsh storm leaves the old father’s plane Lost on the map without a wing The blackboard’s above, and I see all the markings Eraser in my hand to forget about the stories Holding a blank slate with my bags in my hands Anyway to get out of town, I’ll do all I can They will never understand why I can’t stay I’m a runaway Oh Mama you've been so good to me I’ll forget about time when I'm high over the sea Clearing my head full of questions without rhyme Forgetting the past aint a crime The blackboard’s above, and I see all the markings Eraser in my hand to forget about the stories Holding a blank slate with my bags in my hands Anyway to get out of town, I’ll do all I can They will never understand why I can’t stay I’m a runaway Oh Home you've been so good to me But I’m up thousands of feet and my ears are ringing The highways and ramps paint clovers brimmed with luck But through the clouds the mountains sing Oh the mountains, they will sing Oh the mountains, they will sing If you listen through the clouds Hear their voices ringing loud Oh the mountains, they will sing The blackboard’s above, and I see all the markings Eraser in my hand to forget about the stories Holding a blank slate with my bags in my hands Anyway to get out of town, I’ll do all I can They will never understand why I can’t stay I’m a runaway
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Climber 05:13
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Lyrics by Alec Seeley Lantern's shining bright on this old rock like glass If the mountain is my stranger, then the rubble is my past And I will kick down the spires that were never meant to last Meant to last The wax it is spilling on the forest floor it bled Do canopies scorn the marks, as they loom o'er my head How tall are the trees when there is no light to shed On their leaves Don't turn your back on the sun when it sleeps Don't lay on a blanket of thorns and curse when your body bleeds Wild boys listen in on the words that you force through your teeth Don't turn your back on the sun when it sleeps Green gives way to grey and the stones mock my stride I'm fumbling towards the peak, the wind gashed at my sides There will be no graves to mark the travelers who will die Who will die I'm an ill-equipped climber, I've got nothing left to lose So when this wick is finally spent, my medicine fails true I will lay in this passage with the summit still in view Still in view Don't turn your back on the sun when it sleeps Don't lay on a blanket of thorns and curse when your body bleeds Wild boys listen in on the words that you force through your teeth Don't turn your back on the sun when it sleeps
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Negative Sum 04:46
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Lyrics by Alec Seeley Oh the bodies That color me clean Kindled and jagged Begging to be seen There is no piece No single part of this machine That breathes such release Into me Brazen antlers came Held me toward the sky Higher than the mountain An eye for an eye Caught on a perfect wave Left to understand I am safer here Held in their hands There is no piece No single part of this machine That breathes such release Into me Hello bitter traveler Left to become A woolen shell A negative sum

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released May 15, 2016

All Lyrics and Music written and performed by Creaking Oak

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Alec Seeley at Four Horsemen Studios, Minneapolis, MN

Creaking Oak is:

Thomas Ebert- Bass Guitar

Alec Seeley- Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, & Bass Guitar (on Circles & Runaway)

Gretchen Weber- Violin, & Lead and Backing Vocals (on Runaway)

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Creaking Oak Minneapolis, Minnesota

Formed in 2010, Creaking Oak is a Minneapolis Folk & Americana trio consisting of Alec Seeley, Gretchen Weber, and Thomas Ebert. Seeley and Ebert released the group's first EP in the fall of 2013 and a year later, Gretchen joined the group to complete the line-up. The band released their first and final album together in the summer of 2016. ... more

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