Rail and Track

from Land in Unknown Places by Stephanie Ratcliff

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(Verse 1)
it only seems right
and it only seems fair
to give you some lines
to hold out some signs
for the night

but words fall apart when they’re sowed
with so little air
is my slow your fast
i can’t hear past
your absent heart

(Chorus)
i wish you were here with me
i wish you could see what i see
maybe you do, maybe just through
the other side
and i wish you could bend steel back
remove the rail, untie the track
maybe you did, maybe we live
as one

(Verse 2)
so we fumble and fall
to this i admit
of pots over-boiled
and knees over-soiled
it’s nothing or all

when it’s all said and done
hold a piece of self back
to untame the wild
is to train up the child
for pacing the run

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from Land in Unknown Places, released July 27, 2018
Written by Stephanie Ratcliff

Vocals, acoustic guitar, and accordion: Stephanie Ratcliff
Background vocals: Bre McDaniel
Electric guitar and synthesizer: Daniel Klenner
Upright bass: Ben Appenheimer

Produced by Daniel Klenner
Recorded and mixed by Daniel Klenner at The Space Studios in Vancouver, BC
Assistant Recording Engineering by Daniel Child
Mastered by Brock McFarlane at CPS Mastering in Vancouver, BC

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