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Our New Moon

by Joel Madison Blount

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1.
Honey, all that you know is only a shadow of the man I hope to be A pale reflection drifting, no direction on the surface of the sea Silhouettes of my regret rise up like a threat ghosts of the past haunting me We are shadows of who we’re meant to be Cast over ages these restless lives we lead Honey my faith in our time is not in vain I sing Hallelujah for the beauty that remains Honey, you want my touch but, I don’t get out much when I’ve got a troubled mind Overcome by sadness and heartache for the masses whose suffering I don’t recognize If I dwell on their misery or limitations of what I can see I lose sight of what remains We are shadows of who we’re meant to be Cast over ages these restless lives we lead Honey my faith in our time is not in vain I sing Hallelujah for the beauty that remains
2.
He says it’s all for naught and struggles with the thought, of loss She says things will be alright we can’t give up tonight, because Love radiates beyond time and space through a warm embrace Amid the loss and pain our hope in you remains unchanged Friends come with their advice offering anecdotal rites Surely, surely there’s a key to secure our destiny Your love radiates beyond time and space through a warm embrace Amid the loss and pain our hope in you remains unchanged Be still in the strain sorrow will wax and wane Be still, be still, be still Be still - persevere comfort is already here Your love radiates beyond time and space through a warm embrace Amid the loss and pain our hope in you remains unchanged
3.
An ordinary man chosen as a part of the plan To love and raise you up stand by when times get tough With shelter and protection some advice, a little direction I hope one day you’ll see you are the best part of me And I’ll be here for you yes, I'll be here for you With arms open wide I’m just a broken man by the grace of God I stand To rise and face the day when things don’t go my way Life can be a hard lesson or a joyful progression I hope one day you’ll see you are the best part of me And I’ll be here for you yes, I'll be here for you With arms open wide And I will always be yes, I will always be here for you whatever you do know that I’m here for you yes, I’ll be here for you With arms open wide
4.
Lace up my boots and comb my hair In the morning light, I see you there - worn and thin Sure signs of where I been Stories are told, but scars reveal the sins - that mark who I am They serve me well, these hands of mine Though they tremble and shake they hold the line Whether clenched in anger or folded in prayer These hands of mine have done their share These hands have done their share Labored hard to pay those bills Early mornings and night owl shifts take their toll - they push, they bend and break Pretty woman will you take my hand Our vows embodied in a wedding band for the world to see that you’re a part of me They serve me well, these hands of mine Though they tremble and shake they hold the line Whether clenched in anger or folded in prayer These hands of mine have done their share These hands have done their share A quiet life, an honest plan With seeds of love we sow our land then pray for rain and watch our children grow Ashes to ashes, dust to dust All my hope and all my trust are in the hands of eternal love They serve me well, these hands of mine Though they tremble and shake they hold the line Whether clenched in anger or folded in prayer These hands of mine have done their share These hands have done their share
5.
She brings in the tide with her waxing eye opening up wide Oh, and time, time stands still her presence here suddenly beguiles my will At the perigee, she takes a hold of me Struck by the moon Struck by the moon She reveals my pride and the evil urges I try to hide Oh and time, time rolls on I am depravity, a killer on the run At the apogee, she releases me Struck by the moon Struck by the moon I fear the beast inside of me more than a fever dream sparked my lunacy She pulls me in - She pulls me in - She pulls me in - She pulls me in - She pulls me in - She pulls me in - Struck by the moon Struck by the moon
6.
From midnight to four AM worthless feelings are here again They hum through the night holding me captive from the light We sing it high, sing it low Release your burdens Just let it go - Just let it go - Just let it go - Death whispers a lullaby my woven tongue is turning dry Then fear joins the choir oh my God, pull me from the fire We sing it high, sing it low Release your burdens Let it go - Just let it go - Just let it go - Will I just be a memory when the sun goes down and you bury me My heart cries aloud will all that’s lost ever be found We sing it high, sing it low Release your burdens Let it go - Just let it go - Just let it go -
7.
In the name of all my fears I'll stay locked up in here In the comfort of my home where I’m content to be alone No matter how we plan and labor the odds are never in our favor Better think before you go, cause you’ll never really know What’s just around the bend who’s a foe, who’s a friend In the name of fear I’ll stay locked up, alone in here With no mirrors to see how he’s overtaken me When I was a little child out of doors and running wild Adventure was on my tongue drunk and in love with being young No matter how we plan and labor the odds are never in our favor Better think before you go, cause you’ll never really know What’s just around the bend who’s a foe, who’s a friend In the name of fear I’ll stay locked up, alone in here With no mirrors to see how he’s overtaken me how he’s overtaken me how he’s overtaken me
8.
Carry Me 04:10
If I was a bird, you’d clip my wings Tell me you love me honey then keep me locked in your cage But I don’t take to being on display Thoughts of a steady life make my heart yearn to fly away Carry me - where the wild winds blow Carry me - wherever they go Carry me - let it carry me where the wild winds blow I run like a river, won’t you let me wind Sometimes I’m lazy baby sometimes the rapids will rise Please don’t levee where I go Come drift, here with me let’s see where the current flows Carry me - as the waters rise Carry me - to distant skies Carry me - let it carry me as the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise As the waters rise
9.
The Giving 04:28
It doesn’t matter what I do you are never gonna love me the way I love you I gave you all I had to give but you asked for more and I wanted more to give to you You took all my fruit and my branches built your life upon sacrifices I made for you But no matter what I do you will never love me the way that I love you - I never sought appreciation for all the joy I ever had personified in you And when you dance around in desperation setting fires to all the patience I could spare for you I gave you all my fruit and my branches hoping you’d rise out of the ashes sacrificed for you But no matter what I do you will never love me the way that I love you - Now we’re both worn and weathered the years weren’t kind just cold and desperate Rest your bones on what’s left of me a stump remains, but my roots run deep Now all my fruit and my branches are just memories of everything I’d give again for you But no matter what I do you will never love me the way that I love you -
10.
When I hear you laugh in another room I want to drop it all and run to you In another time, another place I would have given this away but, now - I want it all When you call my name I hear the truth My troubles fade and hope is made new In another time, another place I would have given this away but, now - I want it all

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released September 29, 2017

Lyrics and Music by Joel Madison Blount

JMB // vocals, electric guitar
Josh Vigneulle // bgvs, electric guitar
Will Weir // bass guitar
Alex Hinson // drums
Ashley Spurling // bgvs

Produced by Brian T. Murphy
Mixed by Chris Steffen
Mastered by Harris Newman
Artwork by Jared Ragland

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Joel Madison Blount Birmingham, Alabama

JMB is a songwriter, producer, and mix engineer based at The Lone Wolf / sound studio in Birmingham, AL

His work merges the influence of Southern literary authors with a musical response to the rhythm and melody of life.

He writes songs about our shared human experience, meant to offer hope and inspire the listener to sing out loud.
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