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Water Was Rising

from Far Be It From Me by Eddy Dyer

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Have you ever been a stranger in the home of your heartland
'til the strain overwhelms and the black curtains fall
and the sound of eyes searching for the vision, forgotten,
rings remote through the wasteland like Love's lonely call?

Have you slipped through the back door while noone was watching
just to sleep through the sunrise with the wind on your face
and the sight that does greet you when you wake in the whirlwind
makes it all worth the gamble of falling from grace?

Well, I've sat on the sidelines when I should have been running
and I've jumped in the middle of battles and roads
but I always went swimming when the water was rising
and I never thought that I was the worse from the cold

and I always went swimming when the water was rising
and I never thought that I was the worse from the cold.

As I look through these letters unsent to tomorrow,
written in haste when the wasteland was green,
I light every corner that curls towards the center
and floats away, fading with all things obscene.

So I'll sidestep the blood until all is forgiven
Just to get 'cross the river and find my way home
and blow out the candles but leave a dim light on
those pictures of family and prayers carved in stone.


Well, I've sat on the sidelines when I should have been running
and I've jumped in the middle of battles and roads
but I always went swimming when the water was rising
and I never thought that I was the worse from the cold

and I always went swimming when the water was rising
and I never thought that I was the worse from the cold.

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from Far Be It From Me, released February 18, 2018

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Eddy Dyer Lowell, Massachusetts

The old saying about New England weather is, if you don't like it, stick around because it will change. This is true of Lowell, Massachusetts songsmith Eddy Dyer's music. Currently in the offerings is "In And Up The Tree", from the upcoming album,"Heretic", featuring violinist Scarlet Rivera (Bob Dylan, "Hurricane").
Dyer is one half of Dyer Holiday, who released "Together And Broken" in 2021. ... more

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