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American Hymns

by Traveling Mercies

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1.
You can say goodbye to me now baby My soul has gone to where it’s dark and cold I need someone’s help to get my heart back This world is choking me, my mind is under attack Close my eyes as I hear that sound Deep down I know I gotta stand my ground Hey, hey, hey, you can spit in my face I don’t care if I end up last on that list On that day I’ll be gone without a trace I’m not done standing in the face of your fists Now it’s time for me to come out fighting My feet are set, my spirit’s lit and bold And if I fall I won’t have to sweat it My might is right because it’s not my own
2.
I’ve watched the color leave this land (Fade to gray time, time and again) I’ve seen blood shed by human hand A fallen country bound again to fall But death’s open arms can soundly save us all I’ve seen the world from the inside A darkened room where the broken hide Dying is living, faith is believing Now you’re alive I’ve seen the inside of my grave (There’s never been a darker place) Piled high with death and shame (And other things that I won’t name) The things they carried have no name In the farthest corners of the grave And I finally know the soul (Now you’re alive, you’re alive, and you’re ready to go) The soul you want me to know
3.
You fell asleep Ruling my dreams The city sleeps And we won’t miss a thing About the way It used to be Before I knew you And life arose in me Because you’re everything Fall in love a thousand times Fall in love every single time you smile Fall in love a thousand times Fall in love with your green eyes You’ve captured me I just can’t believe Taken to me All of me Home is by your side In the middle of the night Sharing secrets Planning our lives The whole night You’re everything to me
4.
What a shame we had such little time And what became of my upbeat state of mind If only words could describe The way I love you all the time But time ain’t on our side I guess I thought We might be together, live forever Oh I guess I thought This might be the best, I’ll live the rest And be my first Louisiana love When I wake you’re the first thing on my mind When I sleep I dream about you all the time Maybe we shouldn’t even try I’m we’d both be just fine But fine just ain’t alright I miss you more than you will ever know I miss your heart, you know, the one that I stole Now my only dream is to one day make this song true Because honestly it’s not
5.
Alive 05:48
Surrounded by pain and living to die My heart won’t stop beating I’m still alive Stricken by fear and livid with rage I keep breathing in a world that’s a stage And I’m still alive Pushing, running, never stopping Holding, falling, rushing, dropping Crying, trying, dying fears Will I be alive when I’m done with these years Alone in the world and it’s only I Heart’s still beating and I wonder why The clock’s still ticking around my time Around my eyes To be alive is to be unknown To be alive is to know no home To be alive is to truly grow To be alive is to be unknown To be alive is know no home To be alive is to free your soul And even when I seem to die I’d rather live a thousand lives Than see the world through clouded eyes I see through every single lie And I’m still alive Free I’m coming free I’m coming alive I’m breaking free I’m living alive I’m gonna try I’m gonna die I’m gonna run until I find A way to learn to live to die awake
6.
Take it away I long for yesterday No matter what they say The mind, it does decay Frost covered eyes I long to see the light We’re entropy’s slaves The more we try the more we lose Control I don’t know how to see I don’t know where to look I don’t know how to discern what’s in front of me I don’t know what to think I don’t know who to trust Don’t know how but I know it’s all too much Maybe I’m all to blame Think I gave way too much to stand right here And watch it fall in front of me This ain’t just pain Entropy’s gonna reign We’re entropy’s slaves We’re born of yesterday It runs through our very veins It burns, it burns Entropy’s slaves Our bondage is decay It runs through our very veins It burns, it burns
7.
And I owe it all to you All this change in my heart It wouldn’t be without you And I owe it all to you You loved me from the start Now its time for me to love you Just like you always loved me
8.
Victories 03:50
I am just a wandering man I’ve got battles in my soul I ain’t got no kind of plan There are so many paths to choose Where do I go, I’ve got nothing left to lose I’ve got so much to figure out Got my victories but got my doubts You know I’ve got so much to figure out now Nothing here is right for me, I want so much more But every time I gain my feet I fall further than before The deepest dreams are all I need to beat what I believe Where do I go when I hate the song in me
9.
Home is where the skies are deepest blue The river’s bend as wide as fears are few But you run and hide, escaping from its view As your home comes searching after you Where were you when you knew Your hometown was no longer home Out on the road in a country tall and wide No place to go and the stars as your guide Strangers for companions, always by your side And far behind your home has long since died Where are you now, now that you’ve found Your hometown is no longer home You’ve settled down and you’ve grown to be a man Travels in your past and lessons learned in your hand A million miles away from where you now stand Is the lonely town where it all began Where will you be when you finally see Your hometown is no longer home
10.
Already Won 04:02
Step back for a moment Take stock of it all Are two-faced people Just like towers that won’t fall And we’re stuck in the middle of a fight Of a fight not our own This war within is eating at my soul Good thing we’ve already won Lost all connections Surrender to the light Nearing perfect hearts and faces In the end of the fight We’re stuck in the middle of a war Save me before I break down Save this crooked soul from its darkest depths now Reaching out just to be found
11.
Take two steps back into the grave Of which tongues erupt We’re two damaged lovers Wrestle with the tension Between fiction and the truth They fought for their love Breaking every rule See it’s not always fair In love and war But the sun may never shine as bright as your eyes As bright as your eyes And I promise not to try to get inside your mind To make you see me clearly tonight We’ve backtracked again Further than before Knives drawn out There’s blood on the floor Proving love ain’t stronger than This blood on the floor I can’t tell whose it is anymore You never wanted me to be the one you run to And I promise one more thing I’ll always love you And your broken promises Your broken promises The sun will never shine
12.
Wake up sleeper I know you want more Wake up dreamer Dare to be more You can take it all They say embrace the fall Sing your American hymns Washed out lonely dreams Are you everything That you thought you would be Walking down a busy street None of our eyes meet It’s America’s defeat You and I were always close If only for a moment If only in my head Away the shadows of my past A weight won’t get off my back Lessons learned in the valleys of my soul Have taught me more than half of what I know You think about the way it could be You think about the way it should be And we’re singing Set me free

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All music was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Andrew, Dylan, Joel, and Luke.

Special thanks to:
Sam Yahr for providing additional instrumentation on track 6 and vocals on track 1.
Sarah Nodarse for writing the lyrics to track 5.
Riley Holden for being our album cover model.

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released February 1, 2013

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Traveling Mercies. It’s a term often heard in prayers meaning “Lord, please give us safe travels.” Life takes us on many travels–physically, emotionally, and spiritually–and music may just carry us through those travels safely by being our inspiration. That’s what Traveling Mercies, and their music, strives to be. ... more

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