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Sunken Garden
05:22
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Behind the house there's a sunken garden
With an inscription on the fence
In loving memory of a family
Who couldn't be what we needed then
Little brother, we can walk there
We can pay our respects and debts
'Cause if you think it's cold in the house
Try being underground
Where all our Christmases are just out of reach
80, 84, 87, 90, 93
Sambuca at 7am
Folks we never knew we'd never see again
Uncles, aunts and grandparents
Wondering where those winters went and how
We'll weather what comes next
Little daughter, sit by the hearth there
Your mother's on her way downstairs
I know my focus can scatter like a snowdrift
But right now I'm right here
I'm right here
All my Christmases are just out of reach
80, 84, 87, 90, 93
Sambuca at 7am
Folks I never knew I'd never see again
Uncles, aunts and grandparents
Wondering where those winters went and how
We'll weather what comes next
And now we'll weather what comes next
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Bethlehem, Ohio
03:44
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I keep rolling up my sleeves
It's pretty warm for Christmas Eve
Streetlights all made up to look like candy canes
700 miles from all my old problems
Drinking an ice cold Miller lite
In a bar called Rock Bottom
Ran out of cash on the last time I filled the tank
Got a card but don't wanna pay the bank
Should be wrapping presents for my seven year old son
Yet I'm turning out my pockets in Amelia
Cross the street and grit my teeth
Gotta pay the piper someday
Don't know what I thought I'd find
In some midwestern alleyway
Stores all dark behind the glass
I guess I'll get myself up off the ground
I'm gonna drive all night
Far as the tank can get me
And if heaven allows
I'll be home by morning
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Avalanche of '08
02:44
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KDEA-FM
Bethlehem, Ohio, 2 a.m.
A dedication to the weary faithful few
On the road home to see the folks
For Christmas
Ghosts of girlfriends past, no-showed jobs and broke-up bands
Come on fast as an avalanche
Now your signal's weak, you slur your speech
The flurries heap up on the streets
This place never looked so clean
The bar's a film they play
Every year on Christmas day
The faces never change
The same song's always playing
It's a dedication to the weary faithful few
Aloof and alack, forever coming back
For Christmas
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Holy Star
02:35
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Haven't had a good night's sleep
When was the last time I can't recall
Warm dreams always end, headache mornings rarely do
Garden snakes are no illusion
Betraying my heavy eyes
Can't step into the same river twice
Pledges to the angels and wishes upon stars
The feeling of wonder gone useen
Los Angeles at night, Christmas in June
They don't make them like they used to
Ivy going up the staircase
It's a party, don't be late
It's easy to forget how we spend most of our time
It'll be the third Christmas since I've been inside a bar
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Call Hollow recommends:
Rule of Twelfths/Joy Tax
by Burrower
Ambient/noise collaboration with my friend Matthew Simonson
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Songs by my daughter/collaborator Azalea Zerilli
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Adventurous EP that embodies the sound of winter through crackly old piano and hope-filled songs.
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Phantom Letters
by Annique Monet
Post-Worthless, Annique Monet makes solo LP of magical, psychedelic pop songs that drift in and out of consciousness.
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The Boston lo-fi psych-pop artist goes full dark synth on this immersive and catchy new release.
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Constant Smiles write ghostly songs, where haunting vocals are wreathed in fog and float over melancholy guitars.
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