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Nothing More to Living

from Songs to Set These Hills on Fire by Quiet in the Land

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Laughing voices from the woods out in the distance
The siren call of another summer night
A subtle calm invites the song, invites the mischief
Oh what prosperity, just to be alive

Bringing rest to bloody feet and dirty fingers,
Another well-worn day slips into the dark.
The breeze, its lifts the sounds of bugs and toads and crickets,
The frantic barking dog we left out in the barn

We made a song out of the boxes we were given
Keeping time with both my brothers in the grass
We knew in life there could be nothing more to living
We didn't know it’d be gone so fast.

Seeking stories in the stones across the river
The stinging weeds, the chilling pleasure of the pond
A game of hide-and-seek, with nothing for the winner,
Just endless summer days to dwell upon

We made a song out of the box that we were given
Keeping time with both my brothers in the grass
We knew in life there could be nothing more to living
We didn’t know it’d be gone so fast.

When you were a child, well you thought just like a child
And you laughed and you lied and you cried
Now you are a man and you've put it all behind you,
Oh whither now, the wonder in your eyes,
Oh whither now, the wonder in your eyes?

The days they change, the summer yields to throes of winter
The birds they flew away from turning leaves of fall.
We watched them change their tone, we watched them slowly wither
We chose to disregard the writing on the wall

We made a song out of the box that we were given
Keeping time with both my brothers in the grass
We knew in life there could be nothing more to living
We didn't know it’d be gone so fast.

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from Songs to Set These Hills on Fire, released April 17, 2014

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Quiet in the Land Kitchener, Ontario

Quiet in the Land weaves together Appalachian, Maritime, and Americana traditions to create original contemporary folk music. Guitarist and mandolinist Dan Root and fiddler Laura Enns blend thoughtful lyrics and warm harmonies with spirited instrumental arrangements to compose songs that celebrate community music-making, everyday spirituality, and lives tied to the land. ... more

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