Name: JUST TO SEE IF IT'S ALL REAL (OR MERELY COUNTERFEIT)
Duration: P00H05M39S
Description: A great closer

JUST TO SEE IF IT'S ALL REAL (OR MERELY COUNTERFEIT)

from TRAVELIN' LIGHT (Online Community Exclusive! New 7 song EP) by Bill Mallonee

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A great closer

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I found a message in a bottle
washed up upon the shore
so bottles bathed in neon
are what i drifted towards
Everyman will make a choice
about what poison he will crave
in an effort to drown out
the crashing of the waves

Now, I played guitar in all those bars
but there was this one elusive sound
I couldn't conjure from my rig
that place where you can fall an drown
there were spirits for the asking
various powders and those potions
claiming they would take you
to the edge of every ocean

Everyman will pinch himself
when he's caught up in Love's grip
just to see if it's all real or if it's counterfeit

There were worlds inside your eyes, my love
and stars all tangled in your hair
we played the last song on the juke box
we danced alone together there
i have a tendency to drown in seas
by not doing what I oughta
Jesus came right up to me
He was walking on the water

Everyman will pinch himself
when he's caught up in Love's grip
just to see if it's all real or if it's counterfeit

Now, I never did reveal
just what that message said
But i planted those seeds inside my heart
It brought me back up from the dead
and if the world goes dark?
Let Love's lighthouse blaze
and just remember to not forget
there are no cast-aways

Everyman will pinch himself
when he's caught up in Love's grip
just to see if it's all real or if it's counterfeit...

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from TRAVELIN' LIGHT (Online Community Exclusive! New 7 song EP), released June 29, 2019

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020. ... more

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