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A Tree Fell And Other Songs

by Dusty Stray

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1.
The you I knew is now gone Just a body with your best dress on And I took you for granted I took you for granted To be with you once again I could tell you how much you meant Cause I took you for granted I took you for granted When I was down You’d say something To turn me around I awake late at night I think I see you at my bedside And I took you for granted I took you for granted When I was down You’d say something To turn me around
2.
Blood Trail 02:11
You made a mess of my extra-special creation I’d worked so hard on the good part of an afternoon I felt an anger welling up inside of me You were in danger, it came so unexpectedly And you could not run away I’ll never forget that day When mother ran out saying what’s all the screaming She soon figured out that it was an emergency You left a blood trail across the driveway to the Kitchen counter where you were sitting in it And it would not wash away I’ll never forget that day
3.
A Tree Fell 02:16
How would you know? So far from home Weatherman called it “a terrible storm” Watching a talk show a warning appears “The strongest winds that have swept through in years” And a tree fell on your house when you were gone A tree fell on your house when you were gone So how is it there? You and your pair Do you feel sheltered, protected and cared for? I’m doing fine at the School For The Blind It’s a job I was very prepared for A tree fell on your house when you were gone A tree fell on your house when you were gone It’s a disaster that days move much faster Faster and farther away from you He came around and he blew our house down Had plenty of places to take you to I hate to be the bearer of bad news But at least this way I get to talk to you A tree fell on your house when you were gone A tree fell on your house when you were gone
4.
Into Beads 02:18
Found an ancient Indian necklace But it broke Into beads
5.
Alibi 02:55
I heard all about it but I did not hear from you Bad news travels faster doesn’t matter if it’s true If you need an alibi I’d give it a shot You’ve been there before for me for you I have not Something came between us somewhere a line was drawn I can’t put my finger on the moment it was gone I was in a hurry then to get on with my life You said not to worry just sit back and do your time I asked how you’d found me and you said that it was fate You wanted to know what really happened on that date I confessed I thought that you had gone over the line Then I heard you laughing and your laugh was just like mine
6.
Flame 06:03
She was an old flame I figured that it wouldn’t be the same But it didn’t take too long Till that old flame was burning strong I told myself there wasn’t any danger I told myself there wasn’t any harm All throughout the evening She held on to my arm When I walked her to her door She said, “Come up for some more” She played records from our past To try and make the evening last I told myself it wouldn’t really matter To have a little kiss or two After all she was seeing someone And I was still with you I felt weak and couldn’t think Something bitter in my drink And before it all went black I heard her say, ”I want you back” I should have seen it coming Should have read the warning sign She had told me in the old days, “You will always be mine”
7.
Yawndering 00:48
8.
Click 02:31
There – outside swimming pools and schools Always breaking all the rules and never caring Hey – that old madman’s back again In those filthy rags just standing there and staring You never thought that he’d be taken seriously, did you? And now he’s taken in another specimen, it’s you Click – snaps the crappy camera Manufacturing another magic moment Seen – in museums and in books That one of you looks as if you must have known him You never thought that he’d be taken seriously, did you? And now he’s taken in another specimen, it’s you
9.
In the dark, silent cemetery We let our hands wander round I was sure you would wake the dead with that High-pitched whimpering sound I thought we’d be damned to heaven Entering the gates of hell In the light from a nearby chapel You had a colorful glow Only later on did I realize It was a stained glass window You swore you felt the spirit Of a little girl And we danced on some graves there And you laughed and said, “The dead don’t care” Though only one summer evening It seemed an eternity And I never felt so myself As that night that you were with me Your eyes looked right into me Where no one had looked before And we danced on some graves there And you laughed and said, “The dead don’t care”
10.
Then 03:15
Congratulations Got your invitation So nice to know you still care Though I’m not good at formal situations I’ll do my best to be there You never knew How hard I fell for you You didn’t have a clue Then He looks so healthy Dignified and wealthy And clearly happy with you I can’t compete now Your life is complete now There’s nothing else I can do You’ll never know I wouldn’t let it show You said let’s take it slow Then That night in your apartment I was miscounting sheep So I just sat and watched you sleep Till the morning, till the morning Your beauty kind of killed me I thought my heart would melt I planned to tell you how I felt In the morning, in the morning
11.
How many times do I have to say It’s just too late to love me? You had your chance to nurture new romance But you wouldn’t let me get my way Now that the ground has shifted around You found some feelings for me I used to hear your whisper in my ear Now I just don’t hear a sound Did you think I’d wait for One who would ignore me? I mean remind me What was it you did for me? Give me a clue Why should I be with you? Now is the time you wake up and find It’s just too late to love me You said “no” to my love long ago It’s too late to change your mind
12.
The days are growing shorter again Since you went off traveling You met a man Now you’ve got other plans All good things come to an end You said you could have never been free If you would have stayed with me You went away At the end of the longest day All good things come to an end Strolling through the station Arm in arm with you Parting on the platform Saying, “See you soon” The days are growing shorter again Since you went off traveling You met a man Now you’ve got other plans All good things come to an end All good things come to an end

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A Tree Fell And Other Songs, the fourth full-length Dusty Stray release, was written in a small, lone trailer on the flatlands of Holland alongside the dead end of a river. VINYL and CD available from Great Waters: www.greatwaters.nl

"An album that’s more than worthwhile…beautiful songs to acutely listen to about dark topics with a light, comforting and sometimes humorous undertone" VPRO 3voor12

"A Tree Fell And Other Songs is an album you can put on again. And again. And so on." OOR

"Dusty Stray has once again managed to make an album of a level seldom reached in the Netherlands." De Krenten Uit De Pop

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released November 5, 2015

Music and words by Jonathan Brown
Recorded by Kramer at Jonathan’s home in Amsterdam
Mixed and mastered by Kramer at Noise Miami

Jonathan Brown on all voices and instruments
(with help from Kramer on keys, electric guitar, bass and loops)

Design by Floor Koomen (www.floorkoomen.com)

ALL TITLES PUBLISHED BY J.F. BROWN/GREAT WATERS
© 2015

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DUSTY STRAY features the alt-folk repertoire of Texan expat Jonathan Brown. He delves into universal themes of heartbreak, loneliness and death with a twisted sense of humor and a soothing touch.

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