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Silflay

by Cud Eastbound

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1.
Will I forget who you were, somewhere south of here?
2.
Lightning* 04:11
and I woke up to nothing at all, the bed was cold, your cat was gone, my regrets, are lightning captured in a jar, they spark and charge, they sting and they burn, but my hands won't learn, I woke up to a cat on my window looking down on me, skylights lead to squishy paws to face a brand new day, that feels so cold and tired I'm oh so tired now, I once thought that what you were, who you were was what I saw, the only lie was to myself, to face a brand new day, that feels so cold and weathered, I'm barely holding on, and my hands wont learn this time
3.
all the while I've been scared holding my breath still waiting for the sky to clear and drag away my fears, that I was nothing but a distraction was I nothing but a distraction, to you. good old times spent and gone, picked them bones clean theres no more waiting for your time, just let me go now please.
4.
I still miss you like rain, the smell of losing you over again, the sounds of note out of time and out of place, my loss I lose, the chance to live a life beside you, my loss I lose, I still miss all those days, we wouldn't go out, we would stay in we'd talk the night away, hell bent on cutting the roof off your van some day do you remember the way, we used to look at each other and say, good morning my love, lets make coffee and snuggle up you've gone away, your going away, I fucked it all up again, I still miss you like rain, the smell of losing you over again, the sounds of notes out of time and out of place I still miss all those days, we wouldn't go out, we would stay in we'd talk the night away, hell bent on cutting the roof off your van some day, my loss I lose
5.
South Wind* 03:19
well the wind it is blowing at my window again, and I thought I had learned to keep it from getting in, and its all I can do, to keep from dreaming of you, somewhere south of here, and do you lay awake, watching your skin shed the last flake i was in, because yours are gone they've peeled away, they've turned to dust, and your smell is like a ghost, who doesn't seem to visit much, anymore. you can't blame your sobbing on the trail or the wind, as hard as I try, my eyes just give it away, and its all I can do to keep from talking to you, just like we used to do, and the hardest part, aint really missing you, its are you missing me too
6.
hush now, stop your crying, it'll be alright now, these things were meant for breaking apply, and let it dry, you can even tuc tape it to your side, for as long as you want, yeah, you've earned it, for mending them sores from the other hearts you thought were yours, and come to release we've all been broken before.
7.
Self Worth 02:58
My self worth is meaningless right now, all i've ever known, was rooted in someone else, grow through the cold, hand written notes, hang around like embers burning holes, with every I love you, forever, on the walls, and I can't take them down. My self worth is meaningless right now, all i've ever been, was rooted in someone else, grow through the cold,
8.
your two blocks away, and I can feel your heart shake, just down the road, your never coming back home again. my deer, oh how things have changed your no longer there, dont wonder where I've been you said you'd care for me, but your not there i see that now. and I hope that your keeping warm, and your sights are set on them beautiful goals.
9.
Saline 03:37
I'm caught up in the middle of a dream one without purpose, and the other ones just make believe, make me believe please. looking through the spots on my lenses dried up saline, wishing you were here right now, but your not, your somewhere else completely. and I could have been much stronger, I should have let it go, now you resent me subconsciously like you should, just like you should. adjust your heart and mind, adjust your thoughts combined digest it how you will, learn how to be kind. and I hope you can forgive me for trying to walk away when things get tense and ugly its fight or flight, and I never want to fight again.
10.
I should of phoned you before it had happened, I should have phone you before you were gone, I should have taken the time to care more, I should have phoned you before you were gone.
11.
Bright Eyed 03:02
we'll wake up bright eyed, and bushy tailed, the grass is always greener on the other side but winters come and the sky has gone dark and everything has died but the squirrels they berried love all summer long, to hopefully uncover underneath 3 feet of snow, when its cold it come down quite numb I lost you on my own, i had no help from anyone anyone, anyone... we'll wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed. I'm feeling breathless, regardless of all the air in and around us, I'm feeling restless despite the blooming letters on my list of things to do, I'm feeling hungry like I havent eaten anything in 30 years, I'm feeling lonely even though I know, I know I have got good friends to call my home. I'm pretty sure I have no idea what I'm doing, but anyhow I'll try my best to make the best of it and you can hold down down down from over there and we'll wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed.
12.
I've lost some lovers, friends and a father but my mothers always been there for me, and those friends that make you home sick, spread thin across some continent, defined by lines I wish I couldn't see, and the changes are coming quicker than you or I could have seen. I was once a river a mountain a harbour, until all that weight gave out under me, I fell across a landscape tucked high up in another place, further than the reaches of the sea, where I waited long, through the rivers so quietly, and the changes are coming quicker that you or I could have seen.
13.
I used to think you were perfect, in every shape and the words that you formed made me feel so important, I couldn't really face it, the truth that is, that the futures always uncertain, I used to think about you every step of every day, but slowly you will fade, fade away. I used to think that thoughts that you shared me meant more to you but apparently I fall in love too easily, and you said my dear rabbit love, focus on the things that you know.
14.
LostKids 04:17
we lost ourselves when the sun went down and down she went below, I fell dead in your ghostly grasp, as I squandered my last breath, as the cold set in, I felt the pinch, of knowing no one, not even myself, Lost Kids, no one noticed, North be cold, bitter and sweet, bold as ice to a summer breeze, keep me here, roots tethered and still, bound by stone where your rivers fold, Lost Kids, no one noticed.

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I had the pleasure & privilege of flying out to Ottawa in March, thanks to the help from Martin & Diana.
This is my first time working with Jim Bryson (check out his music please),
I was completely shocked at how well we worked together, how comfortable the entire experience was (and still is).

This album was recorded during the developments of the Pandemic Covid-19, and despite having to cancel a 70 day USA/Canada tour. I'm still excited that I was able to achieve recording this album & getting back home to the Yukon in time, just before things were starting shut down.

I hope everyone is safe, loved & cared for during this time.

I would like to note that all the money raised from this album will be going to fellow artists & engineers working on this project with me.

I live off grid in Dawson City, Yukon, I have all the food, water, friends, dogs, & community I need right now.

Thank you so much, thank you.

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released December 1, 2022

Recorded at Fixed Hinge Studio (Ottawa)
Produced by Jim Bryson
All songs written & composed by Cud Eastbound

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Dawson City Yukon, Rogue Folk - Outsider Music
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