the leaves, shimmering gold

by Ariel Powell

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1.
Well I think I’ve lived here long enough And I guess I know the things I came to learn And it’s been alright Yeah it’s been just fine But I made it to the part where I go Yeah I made up the new part where I go The days are the same The beauty’s in pain, and so Come walk down the tracks, don’t expect to come back And it’s been alright Yeah it’s been just fine But I made it to the part where I go Yeah I made up the new part where I go She said no more lies as she put on her coat and her shoes…
2.
Well I, I saw you walk yesterday And I, I saw the man holding your hand But I don’t see you tomorrow Can I be with you dear Can I take your rainy days away from you And give you sunshine forever Well I, I hear the talk everyday And I, I hear you’re not doing too well But I don’t see you (together) tomorrow Can I be with you dear Can I take your rainy days away from you And give you sunshine forever (And I’ll go to sleep singing tonight) Is it something you want, is it something you need Can I give you my world in one big bouquet Your silhouette’s fading in front of my eyes Can I pull you in, pull you in, where you will stay Baby, can I be with you dear Can I take your rainy days away from you And give you sunshine Forever
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remain 03:39
There was love In the light There was happiness And joy Let these things remain When we stepped in the doors The air filled with noise I could breathe And nothing can stop me, no nothing will stop me Now that you’ve shown me the truth Let these things remain So sign up my heart Toss me a grin This handful of hundreds is waiting for you This handful of hundreds is saving the last dance for you Let these things remain (and if you stay in the music and stay in the service none of these things will stop)
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she was alone tonight the stars and the moon drowned her in light no to see her eyes they brought the flowers and laid them down there they cried their tears pretended to care no one was there to see her eyes we hold on to memories that never were true the planets keep turning the voices keep driving us on you sold your soul to the lord you sold your soul to god you sold your soul to the lamb you sold…
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backsliding 08:03
so I’m halfway through this maze and it’s littered out with magazines and papers all-hailing second comings and this girl makes me upset and this girl is making me nervous so I cannot speak or be myself and I don’t know where I should stand on this religion I know I am lost and strayed far away But so are the others They’ve sinned just like me So I’m getting on my way But I keep halted by mirrors and scoreboards and goodbyes and broken hearts And if this drinking makes me sick I’ll just drink it away till I’m better I’ll just drive away home to forget her And I just won’t stop I won’t ever stop Bathing my broken heart in beer I’m standing Trying to be tall But I know that I’m just spinning around But so are the others, They’re backsliding Just like me
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The leaves turn gold Shimmering gold The wind and the light And the things that we hold Get me out of here Get me out of here Get me out of this world that I’m screaming in Make me laugh so I cry Hold me close till I die Soak me up in the art deco sky And I want to write to the world I want to show them what’s left to be proud of And I want a place in the sun But no one is with me Nothing is left to be proud of No… The leaves seem gold Shimmering gold The warmth and the light And remembering home Get me back to that world Get me back to the time when I knew who I was Give me something to hold Give me life, give me love Give me something that I can be proud of And here comes the snow Life turns her head Closes her eyes Leaving me to walk alone outside And leaves Turn to brown Blow them away Put them to bed Cover the sorrow and make it look all nice We behold Everything old The wind and the light And the things we were told
7.
Nevermind the sorrow Let’s forget the past Pour out all the sorrow Tell me all at last And hold on Please hold on Just hold on to me Nevermind the sorrow Let’s forget the past Love is not our sorrow Tell me all at last So you misplaced some old answer Which you carefully begot And your blaming me for nothing Though it still seems like a lot (Think of the perfect day, then wake up, up and away) hold on, please hold on (tonight let’s go to see the stars alright let’s go and slip off to heaven) to me
8.
the waves 03:35
you are the walls you keep me dry you are the light show me the way you are the shelter you hold me safe you are the waves that never stop coming home to the shore you are the waves
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pennies 04:19
Well after all these wars I think I’ve fallen in love But roses are short blooming And I’m afraid of coldness felt When you Do not Return So here we are together once more We’re trying to make as if Everything is perfectly fine And here I lie awake in the night I’m holding in my breath Dying for your feet down the stairs Well after all these hours Could you long to rethink our past Or am I only wishing Throwing all my pennies to the sky Goodbye, I’ll miss our warm love So here the boat leaves me on the shore I’m waving with a smile Everything is perfectly fine And here the cage is open I’m free But I may wait inside Hoping I’m the boy in your dreams Goodbye I’ll miss our warm love
10.
Earlier today I beheld your grace Earlier I turned away Cause I am too scared of the things you might say I am still scared of the things I won’t say Earlier in may I held you Summer eyes How could I let you go I was just afraid of the things you might say I was only wishing that you would stay Be carefree Be alive Beside you I am So lost and So found and so alive So broken So whole Again, again, I’m alive Perfect day today To let your heart astray Perfect day today To throw your love away And I am only wishing that you’d ask me to stay Still I must believe that you wanted me that way And now there’s not anything left to say Be carefree Be alive Beside you I am So lost and So found and so alive So broken So whole Again, again, I’m alive
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I find I can’t say The words I have to say I’ve been around and round I still can’t find my way Well 14 times she told me so And still I would not go It’s all I can do To just sit here and talk to you But I just let my thoughts Eb away from you And I’ll go to sleep singing tonight Now even when I’m with her She looks the other way You know I’d let her in my heart If only I weren’t so afraid Well 15 times she cried to me Though I was deaf and dumb And every time she held me so The snow flew down But I just let my thoughts Eb away from you And I’ll go to sleep singing tonight
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Originally written and recorded from 2002-2005, this album remains one of my favorites. I was never happy with the mix, so i went back and did some remixing and mastering. Still some less than perfect recordings, but all authentic from the that time, and hopefully in a mix that allows the listener to enjoy these songs as they were meant to be heard.

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released April 15, 2020

copyright Ariel Powell 2005
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Ariel Powell Pennsylvania

Ariel has been making music from his home in Pennsylvania for nearly 20 years, since he was in high school. Dabbling in many different styles, instruments, and methods of writing and recording, he has created a plethora of songs and albums, both collaborative and solo, under a number of names.

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