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Orchard

by Jess Hill

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1.
At the end of a year At the end of some tears It appears, we've only known One memorable hello There in the street Numbered days at our feet A man putting coins in your hand We hover and pass And later at last I put a small kiss on your cheek But I'm not even fooling me With all of this vague secrecy A common bird sings For the dawn as it brings New light to the love she has known Blossoms they bloom Grow and push through The soft parts of the ground One memorable hello Kiss my cheek, but then go I'm not even fooling me With all of this vague secrecy I'm not even fooling me With all of this vague secrecy
2.
Stagger 03:55
Yesterdays stagger led me astray Out of the water and onto the train Humming blind, reaching for the sky Headed toward a height that even Eagles only dream to fly You see it's not that I'm not happy It's not that I don't like you It's just that it still gets lonely Here so far from the dark side of blue Living with love's plague Will bring you closer to God You're always closer to heaven, baby When we're on the mountains top The season's the sound of murder And like a lonesome crow I'm gonna give you my heart Just because I know you're gonna let it go You see it's not that I'm not happy It's not that I don't like you It's just that it still gets lonely Here so far from the dark side of blue
3.
Precariously 04:20
Put me precariously in a situation I can't escape Like a rose pressed between the page Hard cover, make it holy, on a shelf just out of reach Near a window that overlooks the sea Clouds full of secrets dropping hints through the air Loosening the sky's tight grip on despair Leave me, where the blues imitate the gray With a furrowed brow, arms outstretched I'll push myself near to the edge And see if you can't get to me Oh, you've been a long time coming I've been a long time gone Nightshade, dandelion, a bittersweet vine but still I'm trying The part that blossoms, will only poison you They open up the heavens, they open up the gates Do we open up our eyes, or is it just too late? Is love gone from this place? Put me precariously in a situation I can't escape Like a rose pressed between the page
4.
Poppy, poppy blossoming In the cold still air Standing tall with your head bowed down I have seen you there All I know is what I have Grey sky and green grass Blue eyes crying A hard rain falling On the dark heart in my hands When all hope is gone I'll linger on Like a small rain falling For my black crow calling You know I'll take my love down Like a small rain falling For my black crow calling You know I'll take my love down Like a small rain I fall For my black crows call Like a small rain I fall For my black crows call
5.
Oh, our love is gonna out fall the rain Yeah, our love is gonna out fall the rain You know our love is gonna out fall the rain It's gonna swell the oceans 'til they flood the plains Baby, don't you cry for me I'm your blue eyed babe Tie a ribbon to your finger Bring forget me knots to my grave And when the sky opens up When the black wind blows Think of all the weather we fared Open your heart up to my ghost In the evening Come on close In the evening Take me home In the evening Come on close Be the devil I know The devil I know Because our love is gonna out shine the sun Yeah, our love is gonna out shine the sun You know our love is gonna out shine the sun Your mama's good silver and your papa's gun
6.
Apple Tree 04:32
Red apple tree I will plant your seeds You have been blue too And while you grow Whether rain or snow I will stay so true All things bright will fade And I'll be there to blame All through the grey All of our darkening days Won't bother me So long as you'll be my apple tree Grey, grey skies are blue, blue skies too Grey, grey skies are blue, blue skies too You have been blue, Haven't you?
7.
Orchard 03:37
When I'm called to the Orchard I'll call the sparrow and the wren I'll call the crow and the blue bird To cast a shadow on the land When the diggin's done When the ashes are ashes and the dust is dust When all it takes is one tear fallin' To stop my weary heart with rust, Will you just, leave me with the old fashioned sinners A bottle and be quick to deliver This soul of mine Sure as the wine ain't water Mama, this father's daughter is gonna be just fine I wanna be the howl in the wind I wanna go where the thin air begins I wanna be the one to keep loving you From somewhere between heaven and a birds eye view Will you just, leave me with the old fashioned sinners A bottle and be quick to deliver This soul of mine Sure as the wine ain't water Mama, this father's daughter is gonna be just fine When I'm called to the Orchard I'll call the sparrow and the wren I'll call the crow and the blue bird To cast a shadow on the land
8.
Give me your ghost Don't leave my side Give me your ghost If only for the night Give me your ghost Fallen from grace Give me your ghost Keep it out of harms way Give me your ghost And I'll give you mine On the outskirts of town In the shadows of the pines Give me your ghost Don't leave my side Give me your ghost If only for the night Give me your ghost Heaven can wait The free and the mighty lined up at their gate Give me your ghost Let them go in your place Let them go in your place
9.
Moth like heart beat your wings On a moonless night In spite of the darkening A little wind to dust you off Start to howling, rouse you if the beating stops Once so true a course For the moon, a gravity of force Pulling you with the tides But when the bare bulb shines Know that's my love And come take my love from me My heart, my heart, my heart A moonless night A moonless night
10.
Of A Shadow 02:41
Streetlamp, perfect view Of a shadow born of two Parched hearts, still dry From the light passing through You are paper folded just so A rare bird, the bud of a rose Pursed lip quiet for the wake of your ghost Love, don't go star crossed Make me a liar Oh, love, don't go star crossed Make me a liar While we wait The season does change While we wait The season does change While we wait The season does change

about

All songs written by Jess Hill
Produced by Aaron Joyce
Co-produced by Jesse Gander
Recorded at The Hive Creative Labs in Burnaby, BC in the summer of 2009
Al songs arranged by Aaron Joyce except STAGGER arranged by Joyce, Holmes, Charles, Steemson, Hill
Engineered by Jesse Gander with assistance from Tanis Gibbons
Mixed by Jesse Gander with Aaron Joyce
Mastered by J.J. Golden
Album Artwork by Caroline Ballhorn
Photographs by Amanda Bullick

credits

released March 29, 2011

Jess Hill - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Aaron Joyce - weissenborn, National style 4 tricone resonator guitar, organ pedals, add'l piano
Jeremy Holmes - upright bass, mandolin
Steven Charles - banjo
Juli Steemson - drums, percussion
Kathleen Nisbet - violin, viola
Cris Derksen - cello
Lee Hutzulak - sounds
Jesse Gander - pump organ
Hilary Grist - piano and wurlitzer
Sam Cartwright - piano on Gimme Your Ghost
Boys Choir - Aaron Joyce, Corbin Murdoch, Cory Curtis, Matt Smith
Stomps and Claps - Aaron Joyce, Juli Steemson, Jeremy Holmes, CJ Leon
Barbecue -Ma and Pa Hill

Special thanks to Andre Walchuck (GIBSON), Michael Dunn (NATIONAL), and Jeremy Holmes (HARMONY) for the loan of their guitars.

~THANK YOU~
~Aaron Joyce for believing. You are the muscles and flesh of this music. This album is yours, too.
~Jesse Gander for his tireless ears, winning smile and willingness to go above and beyond.
~CJ Leon for the love, the inspiration, the push and the shove, the kinship, the joy and the memories.
~Ma and Pa for never saying no. For always staying to hear the last song. For the nourishment of my body, my heart and my soul.
~The players for playing their hearts out. I am humbled and elated by the talent and joy you brought to the studio everyday. Thank you.
~Caroline for her meticulous handy work
~Amanda for her belief in the magic we could make. Let's play dress up!
~The Flinchum Family for putting me up, wheeling me about, and just generally being the best bnch of housemates a girl could ask for.
~The Hall family for their surprising and enormous generosity.
~and You, my fellow dreamer. Year after year you remind me what a community is; these apples are for you.
~THANK YOU~

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