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You Ran With Me

by Little Sur

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1.
I bid farewell to the summer and she turned right into fall Said darling don't you wait for me at all Cause in a year you will awake and I'll have grown ten feet tall Darling you wont know me at all   And my brothers dig their castles deep into the snow The birds unhinge their wings and south they've flown And I still fit in your arms, but ma i swear that I have grown In my head in my hearts and in my bones   And I said how long, how long can I feel this 'til it's gone Cause necessity's the glue that holds these bonds I'm not lost anymore   And the spring crept upon me when she shed her winter skin And said darling I don't know where to begin Your shame has died and passed its fervor to the next of kin Your pride's a lion lost within its den   And the moon became my father as we drifted into may And the tide retreated out as if to say Sometimes we all feel the pull as night turns into day Don't worry i know your soul will be okay   And I said how long, how long can I feel this 'til it's gone Cause necessity's the glue that holds these bonds I'm not lost anymore   Gave my greetings to the summer when she showed her head again And said darling I've thought of the things you've said But change is just the daughter that father time tucks into bed Darling let's just sing until we're dead   And I said how long, how long can I feel this 'til it's gone Cause necessity's the glue that holds these bonds I'm not lost anymore
2.
Moments of coast rushed by our eyes In blissful attempts to return from where came, I'm stung in the brain by fixtures of time Because a long ride up makes you think twice   We watched as the waves untied their knots On shores, beaches and inside our hearts I'm spent as i cross my county line To taste the motion of falling back in time   Late afternoon light drowning my room Recalls old memories that feel so fresh, anew Could never explain why I feel so strange Except that the comfort of home is the place of past pain   Comfort of home is the place of past pain   Comfort of pain is a place far from home
3.
Brothers 03:26
Mama caught the flu In 1982 It was then i think she knew   That I could be named and you would be Sadie And we'd share apartments And always be waiting For breaks in the science Our old self reliance And you'd form addictions to novels and pictures And more More   Mama caught the flu In 2002 It was then i think she knew   She would be passing us all of her lastings At first she was asking about our reactions And then we turned silent And said it the violence Towards deities we'd laughed at in secular mindsets And more More   I think we keep it close, In traffic lights and sign posts Yeah, we glue our inhibitions like a warning to ourselves And the words are forming slowly as warning to my health and If you will stay a while I will make us both some tea And we'll have a conversation with the, whole family And brothers will appear from beneath the floor boards Our parents arrive as foreigners at our door And I will make you cry make you leave make you think No, I won't make you cry make you leave
4.
I've always chased you down through the rabbit hole 'Cause that's where you love to lay If I could swallow you whole straight through my chest I'd never ask you not to stay, could you tell me what would remain?   And so it went we tangled ourselves Through drunken days and sober nights And a year has passed but my insides ache I know now you are the light o I never doubted you were the light   Your canyon eyes shine but never arrive At directions I could claim as mine   I must confess I wrote your words down My artichoke heart it still pumps blood My toes are wearing smiles now I'll call you when the day moon comes, even if you're not around   I've tumbled east and you've circled the land Through wrecks and storms I can't comprehend Nevertheless I do declare I love you more than I know how Have I ever been this underground?   Your canyon eyes shine but never arrive At directions I could claim as mine Your canyon eyes shine I drink their sweet light Your direction I yearn to be mine
5.
No one is carefree Until they get carried out I am blossoming early To the friction of city sounds   I'll know myself in august When these patterns are canvased down I've been nothing but honest It's a trait I don't care for now   I swallow emotions up whole just for the taste I shower my longings in sun cause the earth is a delicate place It's a delicate place   My veins burst in chorus And the sea's been spilling out Oh the universe is porous I am filling with empty sound   I'll lose myself in august To the details of other hosts I have changed I have polished I want life like a jealous ghost I swallow emotions up whole just for the taste I shower my longings in sun cause the earth is a delicate place It's a delicate place   Oh just burn through the dark It's all that you're asking Not knowing's just fine   But I think sometimes It's not what we're saying It's more how we pass our time   Oh just burn through the dark It's all everlasting Not knowing's just fine
6.
You tried to chase her out of your dreams Into the wild waking world But can't you see that's blasphemy? Holy isn't something you hold You callused your fingers to speak to her nd followed her up wooden stairs But every time you came close she climbed  Into quivering ash in the air And went away You wanted her to stay Angry at the light Twisted in the sheets Let him sleep Caught in your carousel dream each night In daytime you searched for her eyes And gathered some lovers and held them too tight And hoped they were her in disguise Just sweet lies Those deep purple lovers you wore like a cloak And tangled yourself in our sighs But we didn't see it was lies that you spoke At least I didn't see that you'd Always go away You promised you would stay I'm angry at the light I'm twisted in the sheets Just let me sleep

about

You Ran With Me is Little Sur's second collection of music. The stories inside are snapshots of moments shared with others; family, friends, and lovers. It was recorded in New York City from October 2011 to May 2012. Selected sounds were also captured in California, specifically San Francisco and Stinson Beach during June of 2011. This record was the result of a collaborative environment, and the performers deserve special thanks for their creativity and commitment to the music. Both Kessiah Gordon and Annika Zee are important creative forces in Little Sur and deserve mention as well. A special thanks to Matt Firpo, Eliza McNitt, Esteban Pedraza, and their respective crews for their wonderful visual counterparts to this music, and Emily Williams and Amanda Dissinger for their work to get this record heard. Thanks to everyone for listening. This is folk music of the city. 

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released January 28, 2013

All songs written by Jesse Aicher and Josh Meer except "Zobeide (The Wake)" written by Judy Butterfield and Josh Meer

Performed by: 
Jesse Aicher - voice, guitars
Jacob Blumberg - mandolin, guitars, organ, piano, percussion, sounds
Judy Butterfield - voice (3, 4, 6)
Annika Zee - voice (3, 4)
Alexander da Silva - bass (2, 3, 5, 6)
Andrew Campbell - drums (1,2,3,4,6), percussion, voice, bell set 
Alex Lewis - trumpet, fiddle 
Jenna Maranga - voice (2)
Josh Meer - voice, banjo, guitars, organ, piano, percussion, sounds
David Meer - bass (1, 4)
Eric Read - drums (5, 6)
Stefan Weiner - voice (2, 4)

Recorded, arranged, mixed, and produced by Jacob Blumberg and Josh Meer

Mastered by Jacob Blumberg

Artwork by Jo Zalon Meer

Published by Lazy Sunday and Oso The Bear

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