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Looking Out My Window

by CARLENE

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1.
I walked along the rocky beach Just to see if I could find a treasure I’d like to keep in my heart forever I walked alone all the way home All I could find You were still on my mind When you see the moon Do you deny that the sun still shines? I went to sleep peacefully Til you showed up in my dreams When I wanted more, I walked to the shore All I could find You were still on my mind When you see the moon Do you deny that the sun still shines? I walked along the rocky beach Just to be a little closer To that salty sea, breathe a little deeper All I could find You were still on my mind When you see the moon Do you deny that the sun still shines?
2.
I found myself looking for a note A shadow in the hall, looking for a rope Anchor around his ankles, around his neck Always loved commotion, always loved the ocean Is he jumping off of the sailboat deck? I found myself looking for his footsteps Such a fool for a thrill, he’s looking for his will There’s a dream along the road somewhere all crumpled up He waits for me to come back home to fill his cup Always loved commotion, always loved the ocean Is he jumping off of the sailboat deck? I found myself looking for his coat Waited for a sign he’s really gone this time Has he unhooked himself to shine his light in another’s eyes? When he left did he disappear below a wreck? Always loved commotion, he always loved the ocean Is he jumping off of the sailboat deck? I found myself looking for a rope
3.
I watched the wind exhale It was wrestling the trees Stirring up the seas, and all its secrets Underneath the waves And that cold salt water blanket There are so many things unknown That must be left alone That must be left alone I watched as you lay sleeping You were wrestling your dreams Stirring up your secrets Pulling at your seams Pulling at your seams Underneath the waves And that cold salt water blanket There are so many things unknown That must be left alone That must be left alone I watched the wind exhale Stirring up the seas, and all its secrets Underneath the blankets There is skin and flesh and bone There are so many things unknown That must be left alone That must be left alone
4.
Time Passes 03:05
I know the waves roll in and roll out On the tides the sun goes up and goes down Behind the trees and way out at sea I cannot touch, but there’s a world they tell me Cause everybody has their reasons, their seasons The waters flowing keeps on going I hear it, time passes, it’s silent, it’s gone There’s a mirror in the sky There’s a mirror on the ground I’m living with my demons, living with my clowns I don’t see my reflection, I don’t look around Do I just remind you of how life let you down? Cause everybody has their reasons, their seasons The waters flowing keeps on going I hear it, time passes, it’s silent, it’s gone
5.
I am hiding away You won’t see me today I’m so battered and worn Feels like I’m just being born I am fading away I held a rose today You could see her colours were all gone My lights are dim, barely on Caught me in a lie, you looked in my eyes Fall away, petals on the ground Never hear a sound from me I feel like an island without a name No light in the lighthouse No words on the waves Caught me in a lie, you looked in my eyes Fall away, petals on the ground Never hear a sound from me Oh forgive me for myself I never meant to hurt you, or anyone else I just felt forgotten about Caught me in a lie, you looked in my eyes Fall away, petals on the ground Never hear a sound from me
6.
I remember the day she moved away Sailed across the Atlantic So full of love All for nothing, all just to lose Looking out my window, all I see is blues Looking back she hadn’t felt free Until she lived in that house by the sea Looking out her window She sees the wind blow All for nothing, all just to lose Looking out my window, all I see is blues She paid her dues, paid her way Watched the calm water turn into waves All for nothing, all just to lose Just to lose Looking out my window, all I see is blues
7.
You were hanging by a thread already You could’ve learned to tie a knot You could’ve screamed, you could have fought for it You had fallen in already You could’ve learned to swim You could have kicked your feet Could’ve reached for me It was so easy, it was so easy So easy to take that bait When will you put that boat in the water? I would’ve been on board If you could’ve patched those holes If you had’ve caught that wind We could’ve sailed those shores It was so easy, it was so easy So easy to take that bait When will you put that boat in the water?
8.
They led me down on their lonesome road They left me down on their lonesome road I travelled on as far as I could go No one knew it, but I wasn’t home This road that I have travelled Is not travelled by most I have seen his memory I’ve seen a ghost A ghost that will warn me Don’t turn around If you take the wrong way You’ll never be found I once was my own person Stood so straight and tall I once was rich with fortune But now I have none at all He took all my belongings Left me out to dry And led me down that lonesome road Where I am bound to die And led me down that lonesome road Where I am bound to die
9.
My heart is a river That stopped in a winter I’ve been a drifter I’ve been a-drifting away I walk in a straight line Keep my mind on the time It’s been hard to find What’s mine and what stays I’ve been a-drifting away I don’t feel like talking So let me go out walking Time won’t be stopping So we gotta keep going It just started snowing I’ll walk on the river And without you knowing I’ve been a-drifting away Listen to the blue sky Watch me watch the sun fall down Can you hear the crow fly? Listen closer, listen closer I’ve been a-drifting away Listen closer, listen closer I’ve been a-drifting away

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released May 5, 2023

Carly Maicher - guitar & vocals on all songs
Matt Hayes - fiddle 2 3 5 8 9
Julie Aubé - harmony vocals 4 5 6
Christian Belliveau - bass 4 5 6 8 9
Marie Andrée Gaudet - fiddle 2 3 5 7
Mike Trask - bass 2 & 3 percussion 3 & 8 harmony vocal 9
Jason LeBlanc - electric guitar 4 & 6 additional classical guitar 2 & 5

Produced, Engineered, & Mixed by Mike Trask
Mastered by J. LaPointe at Archive Mastering
Photography johndimartinojr.com
Layout Nicole Aline Legault

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CARLENE

CARLENE is a rising folk-musician stationed on the lonely shores of Grand Manan Island, NB.
A defiant recluse out of necessity more so than choice, her milling thoughts are transformed into melancholic tunes of observation, tragedy and self-reflection. ... more

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