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Underneath This Tree

by Mike Moran

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1.
Faith and Fame Flowering faith Asking for more than what’s at the table Towering fame Asking for more than what you are able Towering fame Asking for more than what you are able Flowering faith Asking for more than what’s at the table It’s just a passing thru Given and taken All that you wanted Is not due to you, is not due to you so you can rest It’s just a passing thru Given and taken All that they gave you Was not due to you…
2.
Awakened Fire It’s an awakened fire It’s a right of passage from day to night A clinging to life What you’ve been waiting for And you’re undefined You take your time You only see you’re on a fine line This Burn It’s an awakened fire That you don’t see comin’ You think it’s gonna burn you up Or maybe worse find you out Out loud it cries With no sorry said But goodbye for now Goodbye for now You will return To this burn To the source of the pain inside you did not earn You were always told When you were young you used to run And with no end in sight And still a flower could catch your eye Out loud you’d cry With no sorry said But goodbye for now Goodbye for now
3.
Underneath a Tree Sometimes simple Underneath a tree Sometimes hard Up a hill Sometimes silly with my younger brother Sometimes hurting from mischosen words Sometimes tired from the plowing thru Sometimes taken back to what I already knew And sometimes to you There are roots growing underneath this tree you do not see Stretching thru the dirt and stone Building better, better branches I do believe There are roots growing underneath this tree you cannot see Stretching thru the dirt and rock Bringing better, better chances I will receive This is my attempt This is my attempt at beautiful
4.
Garden for Two What screams to you In the silence? What screams to you In the your hiding? Who’s taken you From my garden? Who’s taken you From my garden for two? It’s so right in front of me
5.
Running Ahead You could’ve been the closest friend The kind that understands all that that you haven’t said Just sits and waits, and waits You’ve could’ve been the older me Same dark hair, same bright eyes, full of wonder My general in war, I’d follow you into war I can’t help it, this running ahead Listen, I saw the future, I did I can’t help it, this running ahead You’d run if you saw what I did You could’ve been there on that line Waving a flag, leading a cheer As we chased that ball in time Young men without a care, without a care Would you run if you saw what I did? And if you did, would you run?
6.
A Bright Idea So I had this thought Just to get out of town Gave you a call And a bright idea came, music and motion Music and motion So we’ll head west To familiar port towns To see and feel new shades of green We both laughed Ya, we both laughed You and I are different You and I are different You seek, I hide You make plans And I ride with the wind You are fast And I am painfully slow Yes, I know I am painfully slow So we set off With me behind the wheel And not ten minutes in you’re on my heals ‘cause I won’t yield And the car goes silent Ya, we’re in hover mode You break the ice You break the cold So how does the story end, you ask? Did someone die? Well, I have a bester friend now We’re both learning to let things lie We’re both better for the try You’ll seek, I’ll hide You’ll make your plans And I’ll ride with the wind You’ll be fast I’ll still be painfully slow Yes we know I’ll still be painfully slow This we both know So I had this thought Just to get out of town Gave you a call And a bright idea came And we both laughed
7.
Built on Yearning We walk these streets filled with doubt Broken souls, forcing out The will to breathe The will to leave our home, to leave what’s known I’m only one, and one small man Tied to this dirt by your command But forging out the will to leave my home To leave what’s known Are you with me on this sojourn? Just to believe all is well I want to see, to see what is It’s built on yearning…
8.
Waking Up 03:38
Waking Up Waking up Finally free Wanna know my dream? And I can’t believe it’s only me That wants to see, finally
9.
This Dance 02:40
This Dance I’d like this dance May I have it? You don’t know me But I might be worth your time I was thinking maybe a simple waltz Nothing too hard So, slow to me Slow to me I’d like this dance May I have it? I don’t know you But you seem worth my time So, slow to me And slow, we’ll be

credits

released August 3, 2012

Mike Moran – music/lyrics/vocals/guitars/mandolin/banjo/bass
Andrew Goldring – drums
Eric Lindquist – bass
Tom Smith - organ
Mike Rut – drum loops/piano
Clifton Sanders – saxophone
Yeagi Broadwell – violin
Kerstin Tenney – violin
Joshua Lohner – viola
DJ Hesterman – cello

string arrangements – Mike Rut/Mike Moran

all lyrics and music written by Mike Moran copyright 2011

produced by Mike Rut and Mike Moran

recorded, mixed and mastered at Mustard Seed Studio; additional recording by Andrew Goldring at Sound Cave Studio and Nate Weaver in Mike Moran’s living room

art direction and design by chris design, swim345.com

Thank you to Mike and the rest of the Routledge family, the old and new friends who contributed to this record, and to you for listening.

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