1. |
Solstice
05:13
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[Verse 1]
Longer daylight hours
But still not enough time
All these nights were ours
How much longer ‘til you are mine?
When I lost all hope
I thought for sure that you would leave me
Exorcise my ghosts
And let me promise to redeem it
[Chorus]
You know who I am now
And you know where I’ve been
So please understand
There’s only way to win
It’s with you
[Verse 2]
Gone but not forgotten
Like waves on an empty shore
I think of you so often
Of that you can be sure
“How long until we’re free?”
The question echoes in the silence
“Can you stay with me
To see the sun on the horizon?”
[Chorus]
You know who I am now
And you know where I’ve been
So please understand
There’s only one way to win
It’s with you
[Bridge]
When there’s no hiding it
These fears will bury it
I’ll fight to my last breath
This future is not set
[Chorus]
You know who I am now
And you know where I’ve been
So please understand
There’s only one way to win
I know who I am now
And I know how it’s been
Now I understand
There’s only one way to win
There’s only one way to win
It’s with you
With you
With you
[Outro]
dnoyeb raf os sI
dne ehT
gninnigeb eht ylno sI
sihT
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2. |
Retrograce
04:23
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[Verse 1]
Making my way up, step by step
Until I can’t tell my right from my left
Tell me, is this as good as it gets?
Having to crawl back, beat and bereft?
[Pre-Chorus]
When all it takes is time
And time is all it takes
Owning what is mine
As I rest and as I wake
[Chorus]
A flash of lightning strikes the sky
A mile wide across my eyes
Water blurring the road signs
The black and gold, the green and white
Solitary spots are blind
What a lonesome path to find
My way back to those arms
[Verse 2]
Never forget who I used to be
Thinking the world would bend around me
Through all the years of endless sleep
I finally have the strength to believe
[Pre-Chorus]
When all it takes is time
And time is all it takes
Owning what is mine
As a master of my fate
[Chorus]
A flash of lightning strikes the sky
A mile wide across my eyes
Water blurring the road signs
The black and gold, the green and white
Solitary spots are blind
What a lonesome path to find
My way back to those arms
[Chorus]
A flash of lightning strikes the sky
A mile wide across my eyes
Water blurring the road signs
The black and gold, the green and white
Solitary spots are blind
What a lonesome path to find my way
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you
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3. |
Stronger
03:50
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[Verse 1]
When my valleys were much deeper
Than the peaks that I once saw far ahead
You lay beside me on that mountain
Hearing the crow’s song in the trees overhead
[Verse 2]
Try to hold it all together
Losing track of all this time
Which of us needed the saving?
Hidden rainfall left behind
[Chorus 1]
But wait, let me say
I was doing all I could to stay awake
The sky grew dark, the ocean swayed
Still you called my name and held me in place
You’re so much stronger than me in so many ways
[Verse 3]
I was facing troubled waters
I didn’t know that I had swam out this far
Every step, you were beside me
Keeping fire alight inside my fearful heart
[Chorus 2]
But wait, could you stay?
You’ve done much more than I could ever do or say
And in the dark, I call your name
And I’m so sorry that I tried to run away
You’re so much stronger than me in so many ways
[Verse 4/Outro]
I never thought that I would make it
But here I am to stand beside you evermore
I won’t forget the storms behind me
Because of them I am much stronger than before
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4. |
Ray
03:19
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[Verse 1]
When light becomes you
Longing to feel whole once again
Never to sigh from things unsaid
All around you there are voices
In the shadows in the room
When light becomes you
[Verse 2]
And
Suddenly you feel warm again
I will return home soon, my friend
All days will pass in time
Like sands in the seas
When light becomes you
[Verse 3]
When it is time to unify
Return to the source that multiplies
I’m alone but I’m alive
In the silence of the room
When light becomes you
[Bridge]
“All things come together for a reason.”
As they say to me
When all I seek:
A lamp at my feet
Moonbeams on my path
[Verse 4]
[A moment in the waves of the surf]
When light becomes you
And
Suddenly you feel warm again
I will return home soon, my friend
All days will pass in time
Like sands in the seas
When light becomes you
All days will pass in time
Like sands in the seas
When light becomes you
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5. |
Interlude
03:52
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[Instrumental]
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6. |
Strand
05:00
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[A walk through the snow of the morning]
[Verse 1]
Once again into the fray I go
Into the last good fight I’ll ever know
Once again I’ll hear you in the cold
Bury me beneath these hallowed oaks
[Break]
Oooo
Oooo
[Verse 2]
Gather up your things, I’ll gather mine
Abandon what’s before for what’s behind
Follow me along this riverside
Forever doomed to search and never find
[Bridge]
In the night, I’ll find the strength to stand
Don’t stumble through the darkness, take my hand
And in the night, I’ll find the strength to stand
Don’t stumble through the darkness, take my hand
[Life all around begins to sing]
[Break]
Oooo
Oooo
[Verse 3]
Tell me one more time that you will stay
Beside me as we dream and as we lay
If I could give it all for one more day
I wouldn't have it any other way
[Outro]
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
Oooo
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7. |
Dusk
04:30
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[Verse 1]
Upon the rocky shoal
Within the fading light
Fathom to believe
The breathtaking sight
Echoes in my mind tell me,
“It’s alright, it’s alright”
[Verse 2]
Will you hold my hand
Before the sun comes up?
Will you stand and fight with me
When all the world gives up?
Alone, I don’t think I am strong enough
Strong enough
[Chorus]
When all else is lost
How much will remain?
I will always keep
This love the same
The Mountains proclaim:
“The silence that knows
Will follow you down
To where things grow.”
[Verse 3]
But how could I have known
That you were just like me?
How do I carry on when I
Can tell that no one sees
These shadows that are tearing me at the seams
At the seams
[Chorus]
When all else is lost
How much will remain?
I will always keep
This love the same
The Mountains proclaim:
“The silence that knows
Will follow you down
To where things grow.”
[Chorus]
When all else is lost
How much will remain?
I will always keep
This love the same
The Mountains proclaim:
“The silence that knows
Will follow you down
To where things grow.”
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8. |
Amethysts
05:07
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[Verse 1]
Avert your eyes from the Earth
Mistakes are all lessons learned
Now as the climb begins
The walls keep closing in
[Chorus]
What’s left from haunted winds
That blow it down again
A shimmer in your eye
That fades and darkens in
[Verse 2]
First slowly then all at once
The storm blocks out the sun
I’m running out of time
I won’t leave you behind
[Chorus]
It’s blinding to let go
Of hands that held me when,
Wide-eyed, we once held stars
In amethysts
What’s left from haunted winds
That blow it down again
A shimmer in your eye
That fades and darkens in
[Outro]
[Instrumental]
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9. |
Nocturne
07:19
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[Intro]
[Something stirs inside your mind.]
[Breathe.]
[Verse 1]
Open your eyes
Let the new day begin
Joy comes in the morning
It’s on it’s way in
[Verse 2]
Oh, wonderful life
What have you in store?
Both triumph and heartbreak
There has to be more
[Pre-Chorus]
And as each day goes by
This emptiness that cries
[Chorus]
Will not last one night
Not if we stand and fight
Darkness can’t cover light
It will be cast out
If we stand together now
[Verse 3]
There’s no need to cry
You’re not giving in
These moments of sorrow
Don’t mean it’s the end
[Pre-Chorus]
And as each day goes by
This emptiness that cries
[Chorus]
Will not last one night
Not if we stand and fight
Darkness can’t cover light
It will be cast out
If we stand together now
[Bridge]
And as each day goes by
This emptiness that cries
Can’t hurt you all the time
It’s only in your mind
And yes, I promise I
Will make it out alive
For we will soar so high
And vanish in the sky
[Chorus]
And we’ll last the night
Only if we stay and fight
Darkness can’t cover light
It will be cast out
If we hold on we will last the night
Only if we stay and fight
Darkness can’t cover light
It will be cast out
If we stand together now
[Outro]
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Brother Kestrel Washington, D.C.
My name is Thom Routon, and I am Brother Kestrel. After spending several years writing and refining the music you hear
today, I am very proud to call these songs my own.
My sound derives from several sources of inspiration, all of which are blended together within the style of Indie Folk music.I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to my work.
-T
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