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If We Stay

by Fox & Coyote

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1.
Crow Moon 02:43
Our river’s growing thin, I don’t want to see it all run dry Let’s plunge deep within, carry us up to the summer sky On a breeze rolling by I don’t wanna touch the ground again Like a fruit newly picked, let’s take good care of this Don’t let it touch the ground, let’s cradle it A newborn sunrise To deep blues and back again But our firecracker was a dud, Never lit, never took off Let’s go back to where we began The moon turned blue for us Oh, the moon turned blue for us If I was born a farmer’s son, never would have made this mistake Would’ve put my ear to the ground, said No let’s wait Give ‘em time, I’d say Let’s put them in the ground again. Before our eyes they’ll grow, tall and strong the pride of the sun And when they’re ripe we’ll put them in our bags for days to come Hide them in our veins Till they’re found again And our firecracker might light up The sky might change its tone for us Let’s keep our eyes open till we’re blind The moon turned blue for us Oh, the moon turned blue for us
2.
Sea Creature 02:57
Seashells and seahorses, starfish and oysters Lifted up to the air I am a sea creature, gills are my key feature Lifted up to the air And I don’t know how to breathe up here So I don’t My fins are unneeded, my cries go unheeded I’m lifted up to the air Caught by a fish hook, for dinner it was mistook Lifted up to the air And I don’t know how to breathe up here So I don’t
3.
Fell in love with a girl on the big screen The way she moves ain’t like no girl that I’ve seen She’s a hipster chick, but she doesn’t notice it She don’t smile much, but when she does She lights up shit Fell in love with a girl on the big screen She changes her hair nearly every other week She’s got a dirty past, it’ll try to kick your ass But in her eyes, she’s porcelain glass Fell in love with a girl on the big screen Took me back to when I was thirteen Before that big ship went down, and I formed my crown From plastic thorns under that big black cloud This thing’s in my chest, trying to get out So here’s my open letter to every girl I’ve ever found I was a martyr for your love needlessly I would have died for you, dear, but never once let you be Some times I’ve been the trodden, some times I’ve been the troll If that’s the essence of my story, won’t you please forgive my soul They tell you breaking up is hard, but you can’t prepare for that road You can’t prepare for that road Fell in love with a girl on the big screen She let me know I’m ready for a new thing I can feel my heart again, it’s such a good feeling when I never thought I’d be back here, my mind free and clear I’m stepping back in the race to fight another round I’m still looking for my own blue haired knockout
4.
Market Days 02:13
We’ll search for the treasure that we buried long ago Beneath the tree in our backyard that doesn’t yet exist And I’m afraid to tell you all the thoughts on my mind For fear that you’ll think that I’m overthinking this You take my hand so tightly in yours That I lose all feeling in my fingers And I can’t rightly say that I’d ever replace This feeling of no feeling For any other than I’ve felt before We’ll stick together ‘til the sun burns out And with our eyes we’ll make up for the loss We’ll brighten up the sky for the benefit of all mankind And maybe God will be pleased with what he saw And you take my hand so tightly in yours That I lose all feeling in my fingers And I can’t rightly say that I’d ever replace This feeling of no feeling For any other than I’ve felt before
5.
Come December, White wash the time away so we might remember June under the full moon Lying in Minnesota grass, dancing so the time won’t pass Too soon, to July’s burning sun, Now July’s done and gone Separate said August, oh she guessed our fate Now you’re off to New York, now you’re off Back in time, could we go to summers spent Alone in your room
6.
Selene 04:18
The moon shone upon your eyes She showed her cycle repeating three times I decree, she said, This is all you will last You’ll be gone, she said by her third pass Honestly, I never wanted you to leave The moon held her influence like we were her seas The Atlantic, she called you to it By Apollo she swore she’d do it She made me ebb and she made you flow She made me stay, and she made you go She’s got her gravity, she’s got her pull And a certain sort of power when she’s full But without the sun she’d never shine so magnificently And outside of your eyes she’s not much to see Honestly, I never wanted you to leave The moon held her influence like we were her seas The Atlantic, she called you to it By Apollo she swore she’d do it She made me ebb and she made you flow She made me stay, and she made you go Selene, oh, Selene The moon shone upon your eyes And tonight she shone upon mine I’m not sure how many cycles she’ll go through Before the next time that I see you Honestly, I never wanted you to leave The moon held her influence like we were her seeds The Atlantic, she pulled you to it By Apollo she swore she’d do it She made me ebb and she made you flow She made me stay, and she made you go Selene, oh, Selene
7.
Two Lies 02:22
‘Til now I’ve only seen you with one of my eyes How completely I had misjudged your size I thought you were tall, I thought you’d reach the skies But how you’ve shrunk oh my, my my my Oh, to lie with you is to lie to you You climbed the beanstalk so high up into the clouds You looked so fair up there and you made the fairest sound Once it drifted down to my ears, down to the ground But only once, only once did it come unbound Oh, to lie with you is to lie to you The naked sun reveals all our cracks and crevices Can’t hide nothing in the sunlight, or so my momma says It’s best not to try, not to spin a lying thread So here am I and here it is Oh, to lie with you is to lie to you
8.
Funny how the eye Plays tricks on you at night My pulse will pound despite The fact I know you’re not there I see you in the trees I see you on the eaves But if you’re there, then please Stay the hell away from me It’s all your fault I turned out this way It’s all your fault I’m stuck here rotting away It’s all your fault, and there’s nothing you can say To make me wrong I gave up all my dreams And you promised me your love I just got a little busy Now you’ve left with your stuff I’d get it figured out in time I’ll get it figured out in time I just need a little time But that was more than you can spare It’s all your fault I turned out this way It’s all your fault I’m stuck here rotting away It’s all your fault, and there’s nothing you can say To make me wrong I’m finally doing my own thing I’ve found a song I can sing I’m still confused why you keep that old ring
9.
New York 03:41
It’s the summertime, we don’t wanna think of your move east In the morning time the sun will rise and call you away from me And oh, I know it’s not a matter of the heart And oh, I know it’s a matter of necessity If we could stay, if we could stay as constants here If we could stay, oh they’d talk of us for years and years And oh, I know it’s an impossibility And oh, I know it ain’t got much to do with me Should we stay, should we continue though the end is clear Should we stay, should we continue when you’re not here If only you could stay I’ll stay here, I’ll stay here, I’ll stay here

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We hope you enjoy the album! Feel free to drop us a line and let us know what you think of it. For more info, visit our website at www.foxandcoyote.com

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released October 25, 2013

We have several people we want to thank that help make our album what it is:

Lance Conrad at Humans Win! Studios (without whom this album would never have been possible),
Rob Schlette at Anthem Mastering
Adam Wachter, and Copycats Media
Taylor Lewin, Media Consultant
Alexis Arnold, Consulting Graphic Designer

Also, we'd like to thank our friends who joined us to play on this album:

Alex Van Rysselberghe, drums
Anna Bakk, violin
Colleen Schaefle, violin
Anna Rose Nelson, viola
Jackie Scott, cello
Noah Anderson, clarinet

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