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From the Dim, Sweet Light

by 5j Barrow

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1.
alking my soul to a close up friend Choking on thick air burning in my chest And stripping my secrets Running in the night with red stained lips High on the damp grass As I lay back body to the earth We’re squinting at the sky Shooting stars And flickering madness Overwhelmed by my life And its death The sun starts to rise With every color in view One by one we lose grasp of the night One direction, the moon One direction, dim morning light Arms wrapped and twisted around our backs Our shadows stretch down the street Making sure to cover every crack From the dim sweet light Of the shining lamp posts Making our mark On your special street Named after my favorite tree that weeps Let’s get a boat and sit out at sea You and me And discuss our life at land, How we want it to be Everything illuminates at night Tranistioning to light Isn’t that life? Constant terrifying changes The second you feel settled It’s time to move onward, onward, onward Wish like crazy this night could last forever Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.. Let’s get a boat and sit out at sea, you and me, and discuss our life at land how we want it to be So we only get just this night, Louie I’m leaving in the morning Let’s savor every minute that goes by Like a map will follow with the slightest change of color in that sky All senses, open and willing Let’s get a boat and sit out at sea, you and me And discuss our life at land how we want it to be Talking my soul That’s me and my friend, Louie
2.
Circus 04:17
You’re running fast, running faster Tryin to catch up, oh I’m runnin after you Should let you go oh cuz I know We’ll be at it again in a day or so… You scream loud, so I scream louder Hard to decide which of us is prouder Crowd rolls in but we don’t even notice Too busy trying, we’re trying to control this Travelin, travelin, travelin, travelin circus Tell me oh tell me what did I do to deserve this? How long will our sanity hold? How long before we drop? Life under the big top I’m growin strong, I’m growin stronger Won’t be hangin around for much longer Because I’ve learned, oh now I’ve learned this Love is toxic, so I’m gonna burn this Travelin, travelin, travelin, travelin circus There’s nothing, there’s nothing either of us can do to save this This is where we go our separate ways This is where we both say stop We’ve taken our show around this town Now it’s time for the curtain to fall on down Look around, there’s no one left but you and me that has to be some sign That now’s the time for both of us to go and find A new love, you go find yours and I’ll go find mine How long could this fantasy have lasted? We’re both laughing as we drop Life under the big top
3.
The Watcher 03:42
as the waves ride towards the shore each friend has their moment where they dive in full force i’m the one left watching all the clothes as the waves ride towards the shore each friend has their moment where they dive in full force i’m the one left watching all the clothes sitting on the sand trying to let go as a kid I would literally run past the hot sand dive in the rush all dirtied and tan i’d swim far out till the people at shore turned to figurines and my worries would be so far, far away left at that beach my feet continually push insecurities deep in the sand low self esteem ankle deep with each grain with every breath I’m pushed further away from the lull of the ocean and the enticement to play now I find myself stuck to the shore bombarded by thoughts that don’t float anymore now I find myself stuck to the shore bombarded by thoughts that don’t float anymore I sit there and meditate scared to move close to the rocks and the dirt and the salt water gulps the main thing I fear is to drown in those waves but when you’re safe at shore you feel even more so embraced by the pulls of the rocky shaded layered sea and as I look around and as I look around and as I look around the one who remains is me
4.
Wildwood 05:07
The way a mountain falls When the avalanche calls The trees they go to sleep The snow's buried them deep The young ones have no chance No one's holding their hands The elders know this time To raise their boughs high 'cause the snow's billowing down, down towards the ground and each year the forest proudly grows, but softly cries a lonely sound Waking Wildwood grapple Mother told them to Spend a whole damn lifetime Spreading their roots 'cause that cold bitter snow's tumblin down and each year the forest proudly grows, but softly cries a lonely sound Maybe a tree, isn’t hard to be Don’t ask me Don’t ask me Don’t ask me
5.
Lynnette 07:30
You met me On that sunny July day When everything is so alive I didn’t know how to handle it Coming to terms that you’d soon die And as you turned the corner A smile on your face Glowing in the sun’s warm embrace With this unbelievable Sense of grace You were so alive You were so alive We talked the way we’ve always talked In loud and glorious form I didn’t know how to handle it My logic and soul were torn You were so alive You were so alive ( music break ) And as I walked you to your car In that summer cement parking lot Where everything’s so still and alive around us Back again, back again, back again For another hug, another hug I said my last goodbye To you I watched you drive away (away…) And didn’t let go Until I couldn’t see you anymore And hoped for another day You were so alive You were so alive You were so alive I remember you as full of life.
6.
This Too 07:40
The good, the bad It all goes away Evolving and permeable Sculpted like clay. Never quite finished Don’t rely on it to be Everything is temporary Just like this song And the thought you just had Everything is fleeting Moving so fast Everything is temporary, Temporary. Free. This will set you free Free. It’s tempting to resist We don’t want good to end. A moment, a sensation, a loyal true friend. Although it’s gone It can still serve as a memory Through strong energy Everything is temporary Free. This will set you free. Free. The hardship The pain The gutteral moans The coldest of loneliness deep in your bones It too, will pass It too, will pass It’s temporary, I promise Everything is temporary. A moment, a sensation I got lost in my infatuation Now I’m drowning in inebriation Surrounded by my lonliness Someday I know I’ll get over this Someday I know I will be free Free. Believe me. This will set you free.
7.
I wanna know Where did the dream you sold me go? Was here and now it’s gone. I wanna see The sign where you said my face would be A face that looked nothin’ like me. Was everything you said like the stories my grandma read by my bed? I think I’d rather play with my friends instead. Sit around the table and joke. Pass the wine, the whiskey, beer and smoke And just forget the fact that we’re dirt broke Pay no mind to the latest trends Just where the next song begins and ends And just do it again and again and again and again and again Stroll down the Hudson at night And share a kiss under the moonlight Yeah, that sounds alright I wanna say, You can keep your big rooms, your bright lights I’m okay. I’ll see them down the road someday. Someday.

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released June 24, 2014

Eryn Murman - Vocals
Jason Hite - Vocals, Guitar
Eric Namaky - Vocals, Piano
Michael Hunter - Violin
Ian Hunt - Percussion
Hayden Frank - Bass

Produced by: 5j Barrow and Steven Goldman
Engineered and Mastered by: Steven Goldman at Four Legs Records

Artwork by: Kyle Netzeband

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5j Barrow Asheville, North Carolina

The duo of Eryn Murman and Jason Hite of Asheville, NC, a supportive artistic community that resembles the old NYC Village vibe that sparked 5j’s values in independent artistry, community and collaboration. They still travel and tour, a favorite of Sofar Sounds in dozens of cities, and play diverse music venues, house concerts, breweries and festivals all over North America. ... more

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