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A Stitch in Time

from Headwaters EP by Joe Holt

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Well I wake to the shake of the subway below me
thundering under the ground
It moves through the grooves of the planet that owns me,
calls through the walls of this town
And I long to be freed from industrial greed,
the desperate drive to succeed
So I leave for the leaves and the quiet and lonely

I will climb every mountain and gaze from the sea to the sky
I will race to the summit, relinquish my spirit and cry
The waves and the wild and the world
A stitch in time

So I'm pounding the ground with a fire inside me,
searching the earth for a sign
There are dreams of ambition that smother and hide me

But I'll leave them behind - there are worlds here to find,
and I won't let myself be resigned
just to wake to the shake of the subway below me

I will climb every mountain and gaze from the sea to the sky
I will race to the summit, relinquish my spirit and cry
The waves and the wild and the world
A stitch in time

So let us make fire
and silence
and sound
and let us burn
and be silent
and bells

I will climb every mountain and gaze from the sea to the sky
I will race to the summit, relinquish my spirit and cry
One with the universe, no longer wondering why
From the summit I'll plummet, and loosen my shoulders and fly
The waves and the wild and the world
A stitch in time

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from Headwaters EP, released March 1, 2016

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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