All My Ashes

from An Obscure Moon by JJ Slater

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On the edge of a desert, in the shadow of a redwood
I've been tumbling down, been tumbling down
Land with a flash of light around my head
in a gold rush town, keep on tumbling down
With my heart in a jar up on the dash
being my headlight, remember me mad
as hell living easy, burning as bright as the coal on my lips

Leaving all my ashes

Made my bed for sleeping, made my days a race
making the world go round, making my little world go round
till I reach my destination, though the North Star tends to change
when your guard goes down, and you're tumbling down
and when you're lost and you want to find home
is it somewhere up ahead, or is it somewhere that you roamed
with a chip upon your shoulder?
Did it reek when I burned to the bone?

Leaving all my ashes

And in the wake of something wonderful
I'll leave my pride in the shallows and ask
How can I someday burn as bright as the hearth in your home?

Leaving all my ashes

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from An Obscure Moon, released June 17, 2021
Guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals- Jake Slater
Bass, piano, percussion- Dan Bisson
Electric piano, engineering-Andy Cass

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JJ Slater Easthampton, Massachusetts

JJ Slater is born and bred New Englander, so naturally has a song for every season. With close collaborators, most notably including Dan Bisson on upright, he produces blankets of sound wrapping heartfelt, ethereal songwriting- all with an undeniable earthy funk and dexterous guitar. ... more

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