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When the World is Calling

by The Fig & The Flame

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1.
When I found out I had to go I let the tears fall out upon my pillow I dug a hole down, down in the dirt I’ll dig these memories up when it don’t hurt so much When the world is calling Even though you want to stay When the world is calling There are dragons you must slay So lace your boots up soldier and shine your smile It’s goodbye to our faces but just for a little while Your name will linger here like Grandfather’s legacy and We’ll hang your photo up and then we’ll just keep busy We’ll read your letters and we’ll, we’ll watch the news But we can’t see inside your head and in your heart of blues We’ll never see their faces, those coloured skies Can’t see the pictures stored behind your weary soldier eyes When the world is calling When they send you away When the world is calling Taking all you know away… …It’s goodbye And they tell you do not cry But when you come back home The babies have all grown I’ll tear these pages out - it’s my favourite book Place them under my pillow, when I miss you I’ll have a look I’ll dig these memories up but I can’t turn back time Cannot relive the days when, the days when you were mine When the world is calling In the voices of Yahweh When the world is calling Asking if you will be brave
2.
Boathaus 02:37
One day I opened my eyes With the summer sunrise And these four walls felt like home And I’d grown wise I was a tiny blue dot Floating on a techno page A modern map of Canada A tiny dot without a place Then you built a boat And you sailed it out to find me And now I finally Have a home When the waves get higher And they swallow you whole You can know… I will boat And I’ll sail it out to you We can fall in love out on the ocean blue Swim out to an island and lay there in the sun Drinking in her beauty until the day is done You heard the voice of the muse Singing a song you can’t refuse She beckoned you to move on And now you’re gone I’d never ask you to choose Your absence brings me the blues I hate to tell you goodbye But when I look in the eye, I’lll say I will build a boat And I’ll sail it out to you We can fall in love out on the ocean blue Swim out to an island and lay there in the sun Drinking in her beauty until the day is done
3.
I’m gonna find out how to love ya I’m gonna try every damn thing I can do I’m gonna find out how to love you Until there ain’t no stone unturned ‘tween me and you I’m gonna find out how to touch you I’m gonna feel my way ‘round see what I find I’m gonna find out how to touch you You tell your body I ain’t got nothin’ but time I’m gonna find out how to miss ya I’ll probably let your love go a time or two I’m gonna find out how to miss ya But I’m always comin’ right back home to you I’m gonna find out how to trust you One by one imma share everything I know Oh I’m gonna find out how to trust you Until my heart says there ain’t no place else to go I’m gonna find out how to love ya I’m gonna try every damn thing I can o I’m gonna find out how to love you Until there ain’t no stone unturned Until there ain’t no stone unturned Until there ain’t no stone unturned ‘Tween me and you.
4.
Hold Me Up 03:09
Over and over I reached for your hand When I was nearing the edge, to keep me from falling Should’ve been looking for a soft place to land Cause try as I might, I can’t seem to keep me from falling So hold me, hold me, hold me up Won’t give up the fight cause I’ve gotta be right But each time that I win I’m still losing I struggle and fuss for the better of us But at the end of the day, it’s just one thing Hold me, hold me, hold me up Hold me up Hold me up Hold me up Hold me up If we turn back the clock to see where we fell off I wonder whose hands will’ve dropped it [Start strum] First yours and then mine, in a matter of time But my bones hadn't grown to their size yet So hold me, hold me, hold me up See, I’m like a child, I’m stubborn and fierce I’ve got one thing to say; that I love you So hold me, hold me, hold me up
5.
Hundred Lips 03:05
A hundred lips are moving Saying they wanna change the world And among them I can see my own Bring your dollar to this darkness Begging to fill these seats So we can eat our meat From our own homes Are we trying to change the changed But we can’t spare no change For a man without a home I’m a whore A whore for purpose I can’t get enough I’m a whore A whore for love I can’t get enough Cheap t-shirt sweat and pain A bargain for our gain While blood pours down like rain We’re tryin’a get ahead While bodies are fallin dead And there’s no one in my bed, but I’m a whore A whore for purpose I can’t get enough I’m a whore A whore for love I can’t get enough I don’t know what it would mean For every human’s freedom dream To come true We are swimming in the green While people are dying to be seen There’s gotta be something we can do. I’m a whore A whore for purpose I can’t get enough I’m a whore A whore for love I can’t get enough (x2) A hundred lips are moving Sayin they wanna change the world And among them I can see my own
6.
It’s in the way I hold my head up It’s in the way I never back down In the silences between us That’s where I wish that I could lay my armour down I never, I never, I never felt so small I always, I always, I always stand so damn tall I’ll make it, I’ll make it, I’ll make it if I give myself A place to fall… I always knew I was the strong one I always knew I was the safest place to fall But in the moment of my weakness Independence never serves my soul at all I never, I never, I never felt so small I always, I always, I always stand so damn tall I’ll make it, I’ll make it, I’ll make it if I give myself A place to fall… I believe I will arrive (Repeat) I am loved (Repeat) I never, I never felt so small I always, I always stand so damn tall I’ll make it, I’ll make it if I find A safe place to fall.
7.
Little Lady 03:15
Hey Little Lady, you’ve changed me for the better now I’ll walk beside you all my days And when you go, I hope you know that you’re the best thing that ever came my way Hey Little Lady, the world has room for everyone Just let the path you walk be kind And when you love and rise above the clouds of darkness, a peaceful sky is what you’ll find There’s a place inside your heart It knows just what is right Listen to it carefully Let it clear your sight Hey Little Lady, don’t let their words change anything, follow what you know to be true And when you fall, know that’s not all that really matters Your best is all that you can do There’s a light inside of you And it deserves to shine This might not make sense right now But I know one day it will When everything is coming down Please hang on and be still Hey Little Lady, you’ve changed me for the better now, I’ll walk beside you all my days And when you go I hope you know that you’re the best thing that ever came my way
8.
I know for sure you love me or at least I have a feeling When I stand upside down it’s like the floor becomes the ceiling I know for someone’s heart you might be better off just stealing But there are things that I don’t know I know I’m more productive when I shower in cold water I take after my mom but I mostly take after my father I know if one song ends that I’m about to hear another But there are things that I don’t know I don’t know how to bounce back from broken hearts I don’t know how to finish what I start I don’t why I let it get this far And now I don’t know where you are I know the weather’s always a good conversation starter Dishonesty is hard but being yourself seems to be harder I know that for a deal I wish I had the guts to barter But there are things that I don't know I know I make you laugh and I can do it without trying When I ask “How are you?” that chances are you’re probably lying I know that getting older isn't really worth denying But there are things that I don’t know I don’t know how to bounce back from broken hearts I don’t know how to finish what I start I don’t why I let it get this far And now I don’t know where you are
9.
Old Man Amadeus He said please come for tea I’ll wear my best jacket You bring a friend or three Be patient with your life now Got more time than anything Enough wit to bypass consequence Enough love for a small army Ooo… Oh, won’t you be free What doesn’t kill us we forget Don’t fear what hasn’t happened yet Old Man Amadeus Said take a walk with me I’ll invite the chancellor But we’ll let the joker lead Put your penny in the creek now Tell me everything you see Pay no mind to consolation If it’s winning that you need Ooo Chorus Things got dark and fireflies were all that I could see Seemed I wasn’t going home again He lit a match and said “Hey, there is nothing you can't be. Why can’t you see.” Ooo Chorus Old Man Amadeus He said please come for tea I’ll wear my best jacket You bring a friend or three Be patient with your life now You got more time than anything

credits

released May 5, 2017

Vocals: Sonia Deleo, Natalie Inga Gauthier
(and Sarah Kemmers on Place to Fall)
Guitars: Natalie Inga Gauthier, Sonia Deleo
(and Sarah Kemmers on Place to Fall)
Fiddle: Scott Duncan
Saxophone: Nate Waters
Piano: Nathan Schmidt
Banjitar: Clayton Dell
Resonator Slide: Jason Bertsch
Bass: Brendan McGuigan
Drums: Jeff Towers
Percussion: Sonia Deleo, Paul Zacharias

Produced/mixed by Paul Zacharias @ Doghouse Studios (doghousestudios.virb.com)
Mastered by Brock McFarlane @ CPS Mastering

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