Cape Breton Songs, by Guy Capecelatro III

Cape Breton Songs

by Guy Capecelatro III

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1.	Becoming Undone 03:41	lyrics	buy track
Becoming Undone I’ve been in the water for a while I can feel my body growing numb Watching as you wade out by the shore Worried we’re becoming undone undone There’s a lot of pressure to this air Fishermen could tell us what it means Maybe there’s a storm about to break Maybe it will wash our bodies clean so clean I don’t know what time you’ll need to leave All the possibilities conceived Maybe we can hold out till the spring Basking in the comfort that you bring Walking by your side amidst the trees Terrified to take another step Knowing there are mines beneath our feet Wishing that I knew what to expect expect There’s a little light inside your chest Pulsing like a beacon through the mist Counting all the seconds that we share Hoping you won’t cease to exist exist I don’t know what time you’ll need to leave All the possibilities conceived Maybe we can hold out till the spring Basking in the comfort that you bring
2.	Eroding Days 02:28	lyrics	buy track
Eroding Days You’re tired lay down a while I’ll gather firewood outside Fall asleep drift into dream I’ll go and stare at the sea Time is weird especially here Days erode then appear So quiet snuggled inside I’ll rub your feet tonight Bring on the snow who needs tomorrow We’re just here for the show It’s late I know you’re afraid Maybe I can help with the weight
3.	Instrumental #1 01:43		buy track
4.	The Hidden Life 01:45	lyrics	buy track
The Hidden Life This is my favorite kind of day I watch the pine trees bend and sway A bunch of starlings struggle past And there’s the rain against the glass I hear the wind sneak through the walls I close my eyes and breathe it all And in the distance there are waves This is my favorite kind of day And you are reading in your chair About the hidden life of trees I lack the strength with which to bear This so insidious disease
5.	With You 02:54	lyrics	buy track
With You Harbor porpoise black and shiny I can’t compare you to anything anything Who’s that with you rolling swimming Is it frigid there we’re shivering just watching Would you take us with you Or is that absurd I feel ready To leave this world Harbor porpoise cutting water Drifting out to see farther and farther Paired up bonded diving and surfacing We’ll pack snorkels what else should we bring Would you take us with you Or is that absurd I feel ready To leave this world
6.	Instrumental #2 00:22		buy track
7.	The Scene Unfolds 03:53	lyrics	buy track
The Scene Unfolds Caught between these mountains Pinned in by the sea Stuck here like a rabbit Happily There’s a movie stretched before us Playing out across the window There’s the neighbor turning soil And her naughty goats I can barely make it through the day Even as the scene unfolds Lay beside you in this weakened state Pull your body close See the shadows of the clouds Walking slowly toward the cliff Past the spiders in their web As the seasons shift There’s a way the water bends As the pine trees sway In my mind I’m recording For another day I can barely make it through the day Even as the scene unfolds Lay beside you in this weakened state Pull your body close
8.	Instrumental #3 02:16		buy track
9.	Stupid Song 01:53	lyrics	buy track
Stupid Song Birds why are you singing That stupid song my head’s exploding Squirrels up in the tree tops Why are you watching me like some Cyclops
10.	If Tonight 04:09	lyrics	buy track
If Tonight I can see the water through the trees There’s the cry of ravens outside Spider webs laid out like a bed Horizon line bends slight and divides Every stilted breath you draw Cuts me like a miter saw – in two Every wincing face you make Burns me like a birthday cake – I’m through Tall white birch always catch my eyes first Still the pines hit me in my nose every time Take it in somehow we forgot to begin Canada I rarely think of you here above Every time you call my name I feel like a hurricane – a ghost Every salty tear you shed Drips inside this drowning head – and floats Light a fire with the wood we found Hear the seagulls make a wanting sound If tonight we see the milky way Maybe we won’t feel afraid
11.	Instrumental #4 00:58		buy track
12.	Come Take Me 01:30	lyrics	buy track
Come Take Me Standing by water bathing in light Holding you close without squeezing too tight Absorbing the colors of dying leaves Sucking the air of these generous trees You say the roots interconnect Somehow they speak in soft dialect I wish the world would suddenly cease And you could keep living through this disease Time is a bastard than needs to be fed Come take me instead
13.	Jealous of the Clouds 02:30	lyrics	buy track
Jealous of the Clouds Holding back the tide I don’t have the strength All I can do Is hear your complaints Melting like a popsicle in sand I don’t have a brain to understand Seeing how the waves Swell and dissipate I can hardly breathe Watching as you break All the birds are calling out your name Fly away then circle back again Jealous of the clouds Balanced in the air They don’t feel a thing Nothing makes them scared Show us how to float into the sky Hoping that this feeling might subside
14.	Instrumental #5 00:47		buy track
15.	Firestarter 01:53	lyrics	buy track
Fire Starter Hey Pammy did you see the white birds diving Down to the water they looked like kamikazes Hey Pammy why don’t you eat your bread crusts There’s some mice who’d really like to have some Hey Pammy it’s almost time to leave here Walk to the water and watch the sun disappear Have you ever seen a fly catcher like me I swear I’ve never known a fire starter like you And everybody says you’re divine Thanks for hanging out for a while
16.	Instrumental #6 01:25		buy track

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These songs were written and recorded in a cabin on the northwest coast of Cape Breton in October 2016.

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released September 17, 2018

Chris Decato mastered this album.

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burst & bloom records Maine

Burst & Bloom is a small, independent record label and book publisher based in Kittery and Bath, ME.

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