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Chew the Pages

by The Goodly Beggars

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1.
Take the trail to your grandmother’s house By the Shenandoah River See the trees turn a rusty brown See the fox in his hole being chased by the hound, again Take the trail way up the hill Follow the sound of the slippery brook Smell the slow sweet death of the forest Above and below- she’s a fine fine cook, again Tell me tales of when the mountain was young Tell me stories how your hands got so hard and tough And how’d you meet grandpa and raise up this house And what does love feel like when it’s been through the rough, again Feel the earth breathing beneath your toes Soil and loam, rock and root, we live in moss cathedrals Take the trail to your grandmother’s house By the ice flow river The trees are naked as the cold wind blows And there’s no better sound than the door squeaking closed, again Talk to me about your little girl And how you loved her more than this passing world And when did you let her make the trail alone To discover that man sits on a crumbling throne, again Feel the earth breathing beneath your toes Soil and loam, rock and root, we live in moss cathedrals Wo-ah-wo! Back to grandma’s house They laid her down in the open ground The sky was heavy but it made no sound Her arms were crossed in a loving embrace With the Word on her heart and a smile on her face, again
2.
Steam whistle, brew me a soul drink And steep it in your finest leaves Let your squint go out of your ears Let it slide like the butter on the toast for you and me Steam whistle, that sweet crescendo Carry me on your foam Steam whistle, sound off the train I hear it going home And let me lift you to my lips Soak me like a sponge Lend me your ancient wisdom In the deep roots of Yunnan Read me that book of yours Let’s chew the pages together I’m just warming up for the fight Let’s see what we can weather tonight Steam whistle, don’t stop now, there’s a storm outside Kill the lights, throw a log on the fire, sit back, all your faces are tired You’ve got to let go of that burden that keeps you weary inside Your shoulder’s bruising where you’re holding it up, as if it depends on your might So let me lift you to my lips Soak me like a sponge Lend me your ancient wisdom In the deep roots of Yunnan Read me that book of yours Let’s chew the pages together I’m just warming up for the fight Let’s see what we can weather tonight Oh Atlas, dare to shrug You’ve got to let it go
3.
Rest now my darling girl It’s time to rest your head Sleep now my darling boy Come climb into your bed. Cause we’re all old growing older And we’re all growing older And we’re all going farther From where we began Quiet now my destined daughter You’re safe inside my arms Hush now my sorrowing son There’s no cause for alarm Cause we’re all old growing older And we’re all growing older And out there may be colder And much harder to stand Peace now my precious children Don’t fear what light may bring Wherever you go, you are my own kin My love will set you free Cause we’re all old growing older And we’re all growing older And the more you go on further You’ll find me at the end.
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Lean into me, right now Rest your head on me, right now And though time takes us away Well we’ve both got debts to pay, right now Pour a glass with me, right now Cut your hair with me, right now And the devil wants to win No we can’t give in to sin And though I’m leaving you today We will never part our ways So write this down and shake the dust from this town You’ve been with me from the beginning and we’re not stopping now I called you friend On me depend, right now Pack your bags with me, right now Let the world hate me, right now And though time takes us away Well we’ve both got debts to pay, right now Cry a little with me, right now Cause you can’t bear everything, right now Oh and the devil wants to win No we can’t give in to sin And though I’m leaving you today We will never part our ways So write this down and shake the dust from this town You’ve been with me from the beginning and we’re not stopping now I called you friend On me depend, right now

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The chance to record Chew the Pages unexpectedly appeared in the middle of that whimsical time called final exams. It was crazy. It was fun. And it worked. Most of the songs were captured in a single take in order to preserve their raw, live energy, and somewhere between the sandwich runs and 12 AM recording session in which you happen to run into an entire chorus of your friends who would sound perfect for "Moss Cathedrals", the EP was born.

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released May 1, 2011

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The Goodly Beggars Washington, D.C.

The Goodly Beggars are Charles Atkinson, Philip Barrows, and friends. One EP, lots of coffee houses, and a few years in different states later, they are back around Washington, D.C. playing with new friends and new music.

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