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Like Water

from Singles Collection by The Waxwings

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written by Adrienne Leverette

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pressure mixed with electricity:
a cloudburst breaks the sky
and washes out the crossroads down below

i think i choose, but no, it chooses me
take me for a ride,
teach me what i need to know

that we're all trying to remake
the love we've lost
into some precious thing
that doesn't cost so much
i used to think it should taste like wine
and now i know it tastes
like water

in restless dreams i do not walk alone
you take me by the hand
the halo of the streetlamp 'round your face

footsteps echo on the cobblestones
and darkness, my old friend
is scattered by the rain

as we all try to remake
the love we've lost
into some precious thing
that doesn't cost so much
i used to think it should taste like wine
and now i know it tastes
like water

the road before me is think and overgrown
so it's not wandering
to step into the thorns despite my skin

i hold a cup whose shape i've never known
fill it to the brim
and put it to my lips

as we're all trying to remake
the love we've lost
into some precious thing
that doesn't cost so much
i used to think it should taste like wine
and now i know it tastes
like water

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from Singles Collection, released February 24, 2017
The Waxwings are Adrienne Leverette [vocals, ukulele]; Eric Schopmeyer [vocals, guitar, harmonica]; Kurt Weist [vocals, guitar]; Mark Schopmeyer [banjo]; Matt Marchyok [fiddle, drums]; Tony Jamesbarry [bass].

Recorded by Eric Schopmeyer, at the Aerie. Mixed by Jordan Leff at Secret Society, Summer 2016.

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The Waxwings Portland, Oregon

The Waxwings is a band of friends from Portland, OR. We take our diverse musical influences (classical, rock, folk, what have you) and channel them through acoustic instruments to unearth themes of love, loss and the pursuit of soul-searching redemption. ... more

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