First paragraph of The House of Seven Gables* by Nathaniel Hawthorne: “The street is Pyncheon-street; the house is the old Pyncheon-house; and an elm-tree, of wide circumference, rooted before the door, is familiar to every town-born child by the title of the Pyncheon-elm.”
*Fun fact: the first paragraph is about as far as I made it in that book...
Well I’m a town born child
I’ve got braces on my name
And you can bet when I show up
I bring all my ghosts with me
Well I’m a town born son
And when the morning comes
I will wash off the dust of the
Dreams that I never got done
Now I’m keeping an eye out for you
'Cause you come from where I want to go to
You got the melodies and music in your ear
So sing this town born child away from here
Well I’m a town born child
And all my teachers knew my brothers
And when I stepped into a classroom
I was just like the others
I’m a town born child
But my mind’s been wondering out for a while
And I never pushed fast or forward
But I always could hold my tongue and force a smile
On my own, driving home I dream of summer in the winter And when spring rolls on I skip my stones But never watch when they go under and down
Music and lyrics by Benjamin Adair Murphy ASCAP (464341364). Published by Watery Grave Music ASCAP (396517127)
Produced by Roy Gurel
Mixed by Assaf Spector and Roy Gurel
Mastered by Brian Lucey
Vocals by Roy Gurel and Yula Yael Beeri Guitars by Roy Gurel Bass and organ by Assaf Spector Drums and percussion by Shlomi Lavie
From Trouble Came, released August 28, 2019 released August 1, 2016