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Hatherly
04:31
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The wind is heavy at Hatherly
Today’s the day that we turn the key
Nothings ever gonna be the same
Runaway thinking is ours to tame
I gotta believe that
this is how it’s supposed to go
I gotta believe it
I gotta believe that
We will find our place up here
I gotta believe, in Hatherly
We lay our roots and we make a plan
sharpen the lens and expand
Love is knowing there’s a lot to learn
That in the noise our dreams may turn
I gotta believe that
Her eyes will bring the dawn
I gotta believe that
Out there in the ocean
There is peace inside the war
I’m gonna believe, in Hatherly
Oh...Time has never meant so much
Oh...Time to get back in touch
Oh...Time has never meant so much
Oh...Time to get back in touch
The wind is heavy at Hatherly
Change as far as the eye can see
Nothings supposed to stay the same
Gotta fit the picture into the frame
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The Deal We Made
03:01
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THE DEAL WE MADE 8/9/19
Oh what can I do to keep my will strong
I’ve tacked on so many solos to this old song
Can’t help but notice the music fade
This is the deal we made
I have been inspired in ways I never dreamed of
Defined and redefined daily the word love
Soon I’ll leave the sun for the cool blue shade
This is the deal we made
As these years go by, I get what I’m here for
I can see through the drops of the downpour
And I’m not yet through with the hand I’ve played
You might want me to fold, but for now I’ll stay
I know the deal we made
This is the deal we made
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Face The Sun
03:36
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You’ve taken the bait, Too often to count
Followed the feeling, You swore to surmount
It leads you to places, you don’t want to go
Just at the edge, looking below
see past present
One and done
Lift your head and
face the sun
You’re older now than you’d like to admit
You’ve run out of lazy, the flame’s been lit
The world doesn’t know, nor does she care
That’s why when you knock, nobody’s there
To undo the tension, to bring on release
You ask the commotion inside you to cease
see past present
One and done
Lift your head and
face the sun
A fair resolution may not ever come
A piece of your life uncomfortably numb
But you must resist the powerful urge
To blow up the whole for one to emerge
see past present
One and done
Lift your head and
face the sun
The bigger picture
You have won
Lift your head and
face the sun
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Island
03:37
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Sometimes I think, we’re almost there
I’m catching on, you’re understanding
Maybe we’ll be all right, we’ve caught up from behind
We hunker down, insulate (from)
Voices of doubt, ever expanding
To greet another day, on our little island
And as we lay upon the sand
The clouds decide to congregate
Clank their glasses, spill their drinks
The dreaded cycle activates
I look through you, you look through me
Eyes of contempt stuck in a pattern
We are alone out here
On our little island
And once the storm has left its mark
The sun returns to dry the mess
Fallen tears erased from sight
You lay your head against my chest
We try to learn from each mistake
And keep it all in perspective
In order to preserve
Our little island
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Against The Sky
03:43
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Meet me on top of the hill
Where the sunset meets the desert mile
With nothing but night to hear
Nobody else but you and I
I’ll make you laugh, I’ll watch you cry
To see your face, Against the sky
Tell me what’s underneath
Tell me the things you never tried
Cause I wanna be like the moon
Cooling you when the heat won’t die
I’ll make you laugh, I’ll watch you cry
To see your face, Against the sky
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Coward
02:49
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Underhanded actions
Merciless distractions
Nuclear reactions
Coward
Bloated ego stewing
Jealousy is brewing
They’ll be your undoing
Coward(4x)
Have you no decency
And your friends all sworn to secrecy
Lies set free with frequency
Honestly
Soon we will replace you
Damage and Disgrace you
Forcibly erase you
Coward
Coward
Coward
Coward
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Myself
03:04
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Hush little baby haven’t you heard
I’m gonna speak now don’t say a word
There’s so many things that you haven’t learned
Stones underneath I still haven’t turned
I don’t think I can, I am not your man, because the only one I know is myself
I was taught to keep on guard
The less you trust The stronger you are
And I believed those words that were said
They held my heart and they haunted my head
And they made me who I am, can’t you understand, that the only one I love is myself
I don’t think I can, I am not your man, because the only one I love is myself
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Improvise
03:15
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IMPROVISE - 7/22/19
Some people show only their softer sides
Skeletons there they would rather hide
You're not like them, thats time you just won’t spend
I get the message that you send
But sometimes I wish you would loosen up
Maybe forgo that second coffee cup
I think you’d find, a day left undesigned
Is something you could get behind
What could come of certainty
The need to know eternally
Dare to improvise
You’ve got a grip that often makes me wince
words hit like jabs maybe you could mince
However it goes, you’re going with the flow
It’s not an option to say no
What could come of certainty
The need to know eternally
Dare to improvise, dare to improvise
Changes happen on the way
Some of them could make your day
Dare to improvise, dare to improvise
You’re gonna find, a day left undesigned
Is something you could get behind
What could come of certainty
The need to know eternally
Dare to improvise, dare to improvise
Changes happen on the way
Some of them could make your day
Dare to improvise, dare to improvise
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Doing The Math
02:49
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It’s no use doing the math
The numbers always change
Each time You add em up
You gotta go back and rearrange
You can’t expect the day
To go just how you planned
It’s no use doing the math
Or even thinking that you can
In the dead of night I woke
To a sound that hurt my heart
Heard my little lady crying
She Must’ve realized we were apart
So I hurried to the crib
And found her fast asleep
Maybe it was just a dream
The learning curve is steep
I’m hoping for the best
prepping for the worst
I can’t decide these days
What’s a blessing or a curse
My love tells me she’s excited
Then she tells me she’s a wreck
Just When I think I know what’s coming
It’s time to double check
One day I will look back
On this windy, rugged path
And be glad I took it easy
And didn’t do the math
hoping for the best
Prepping for the worst
I can’t decide these days
What’s a blessing or a curse
Cause You can’t expect the day
To go just how you planned
It’s no use doing the math
Even thinking that you can
It’s no use doing the math
Even thinking that you can
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10. |
Less
03:08
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Less
Less is less it isn’t nothing somehow we’ll recover
Everybody pitching in we’ll help out one another
And before we know it, the garden will be growing, a new breeze will be blowing
Less is more than many other people out there struggling
Some don’t ever find an end to holes in need of plugging
Do not play the victim, show me some conviction, and we’ll get this sorted out
tonight I feel so grateful
That you are all here with me
And that we are all healthy
Don’t forget how lucky we are
Less is less we’ve got enough to get us through December
I will go out and find new work as soon as morning comes
And before we know it, the garden will be growing, good times will come back around
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As We Turn
03:36
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Will you greet me in the morning
Like no one else matters
Will you let me introduce you
To the light
Will you hold me as I hold you
Like clouds onto rain
Till I’m ready to release you again
I need to know you
I need to to learn
How to hang on to each moment as we turn
I need to grow you
Time it will burn
And its ashes tell our story as we turn
I promise to be patient
To know there’s always more to learn
And to hold you in forever as we turn
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Ari Hest Massachusetts
Ari is a grammy nominated singer/songwriter who began his career as an independent artist in 2001. To date, he has released
11 albums, 5 EP’s, a 52 song project in 2008.
In December of 2021, Ari released I Remember When, a 20 year retrospective album featuring new songs as well as remastered songs from his past releases.
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