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This song comes from the album, "The Better Angels of Our Nature". The song is inspired by Henry David Thoreau's book, "Walden".

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and my father's father said
when he was my size
he'd go down to the lake a'sayin
there's no truth only lies
town is gone

well they grow up big and tough
hanging around this town
and the men stood far from equal
one insult would put you down
to the ground

and the smoldering ash
brought my body home
i concluded that
the best are not alone

the cabin's walls a prison
for my shallow soul
they would shield me from the heartache
that would surely take its toll
seal the window, bar the door
my faith is all i'm given
for the lord, he ain't as stubborn
as i thought before

and the smoldering ash
brought my body home
i concluded that
the best are not alone

when the gas main shook the sparks' hand
and welcomed warmth to wood
my home became a matchbox
brighter than it should
i burned
into ash filled, another ash filled soul

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from The Better Angels of our Nature, track released January 3, 2014

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The Band of Rivals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Five musicians from seemingly unrelated genres of expertise come together to make The Band of Rivals. Since 2012 the quintet has succeeded in blending the rich traditions of American Folk music with more contemporary forms of jazz, rock, and blues. Lyrically their songs tell tales of loss, redemption and are also deeply historical and influenced by classic literature. ... more

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