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Thunder I: Calamitous Foe

by Dustin Lowman

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1.
Darling, when I raise my head To hear the things the nightmoon says Never knowing what is true - Darling, can I ask you? And when I hear the night pronounce My solitude's precise amount Never knowing when he lies - Darling, give it a disguise Never knowing what is true - Darling, can I ask you? Darling, can I ask you?
2.
Business made my living conditions better I ain't goin' nowhere soon I told you all about it in the letter I ain't goin' nowhere soon For now, you can see me waiting tables I ain't goin' nowhere soon I put all my money in the horse's stable I ain't goin' nowhere soon, no I cannot thank you enough for all you've given I ain't goin' nowhere soon You should come and see me where I'm living I ain't goin' nowhere soon It's modest, but I like the location I ain't goin' nowhere soon They give me two full weeks of vacation Ooh, little bit of business blues - I ain't gonna lose -
3.
Running, running away like water You think that you haven't got her & that she ran away too soon Running, running into the distance You think that she never listens & that she's quieter than the moon Running, running on just a whisper She's colder, now, where you kissed her & she runs with supernatural speed Ah, running, running & making ripples You told her that love is simple Ah, but she always disagreed But some sweet day, She looked your way
4.
Boston Bound 02:24
When I shake my bones awake Don't you tell me I'm asleep I must walk a figure-eight 'Til I know my dreams complete Follow, blind, the path, it winds All around your naked skull When I shake my bones awake Hand me down a daffodil I could watch you all day long Never tire of the sight I could love you slow & strong Never do two days alike Follow, blind, the path, it winds Long toward the open sea Meet me by the river, dear, Flowing to infinity When I lay my bones to rest Don't you bother me no more You might see my bones undressed & hollow to the naked core Follow, blind, the path, it winds Soft with mercy, town to town When I lay my bones to rest Tell everyone I'm Boston bound
5.
I don't wanna make you feel bad I don't wanna make you so sad All this exposure to sunlight that we've had Sunlight can make you go mad I don't wanna make you feel bad Follow me down to the pond Follow me there & beyond We've got to follow this love, before it's gone What else can dreams grow upon? Follow me down to the pond I ain't gonna make you feel bad I ain't gonna make you feel bad I ain't gonna make you feel bad
6.
It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & everyone is going home, to drink wine, & get warm It's cold & the streets are empty 'cause everyone's at home & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold At home you look out your window at the beautiful scene outside At home you feel more powerful than the natural elements You sit there & wonder how the species could have ever survived this long Without radiators, refrigerators, calculators & so forth Could your predecessors have ever understood the beauty that you see before you now? & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold There's a certain slant of light that falls across your knees & feet It just fell exactly that way after how many billion years Does it mean that God has got its eyes set down upon you? Or is it all an accident that has you rooted to this chair? Pumping oxygen & nitrogen all around a rocky sphere Playing God beside your window when a ray of sunlight came & broke into your dreams just like a nightbird, howling pain It's cold & everyone is sipping warm liquid under blankets It's cold & everyone is going home, or trying to find a home & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold I myself have long been finding ways not to go home In winter depths, I sometimes suspect that there is no escape For the air will freeze you cleanly if you challenge it at all It's cold & I'm going home because I have no better option For I have no lover, nor money, nor wanderlust I love the cold, for it makes me believe in sensual comfort I love the cold, for it makes me bring my thinking close around me I love the cold, for it makes me pull blankets close around me I love the cold, for it makes me long for & believe in true affection I love the cold, for it makes me honest & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold & it's cold, cold, cold It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & no one can believe that it's December already It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & no one can believe that Summer warmth turned into this It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & everyone is going home It's cold & everyone is going home
7.
Like the bird who sings with oil in his wings Like the branch that bends, supporting him & all his friends I will try anything to see you again Like the bee who stings the poison out of spring Like the shepherd who tends to the flock when winter ends I will try anything to see you again Well, I know you wait alone Behind your gate of stone I know your heart is true, And I know mine beats for you - oh! Like the prison bell, that keeps you in hell Like the silent sun, compelling you to run I know, very well, that you are the one & like the bird who sings, though he cannot flap his wings & like the branch that bends supporting him & all his friends I will try anything to see you again & I know you wait alone Behind your gate of stone I know your heart is true & I know mine beats for you - ah!

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Seven tracks written & recorded in Nashville, fresh off the boat.

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released July 15, 2016

All songs written by Dustin Lowman, except 'Away, Like Water,' which was written by Dustin Lowman and Camille Kenny. Engineered & produced by Jonas Litton.

Special thanks to:
Bruce & Susan Lowman
The Litton family
Mary Faulk

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Dustin Lowman Brooklyn, New York

folksinger hitting hard on the heels of dylan, plus all his millions of disciples, people nowadays like bill callahan, cass mccombs, manifold others. composer of originals, coverer of all admired material. contact for booking/general niceties.

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