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Kind of an Easter song, a Resurrection song. Street-poet lyrics. Recorded this one in the van back i the mountains of North Carolina.
i used this old beat-up gut string guitar with a neck like a baseball bat. Hard to wrestle...but she sure sounds good.

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SOMETHING MORE THEN MEETS THE EYE (OPINE)
words & music: bill mallonee

From the stories to the footnotes of Life's book
from the sullied facts to something a lil' closer to the Truth
From the gallows every sage will one day meet
To the fires at the stakes warming every prophets feet

Past all that is abusive to something more alive
something more...than meets the eye

it's all garbled transmissions & static in these news reports
It's a wonder truth ever gets her day in court
having to speak through all those agendas so long and long
that make sure their version is the only one

Past all that is elusive to something more alive
something more than meets the eye

So it's a lil' too cramped? Maybe a little to confining 'round here?
We were all meant for something bigger, dear
meant to swim in an River , one so deep and wide
into that Ocean of Love just there on the other side

on to something more conducive, something more alive
something more than meets the eye

when it's all just dead lies on telephone lines and friends? Well, they're not around
You do what cha must shake off the dust and find yourself a brand new town
One more soap-box to stand on, one more water hole where you drown
Take the time to opine...and push the pedal down

onto something more conclusive but something more alive
something more than meets the eye

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from Works (in) Progress Administration Vol. 8: Coal Dust Soul (released Jun. 2010), released June 9, 2010
Bill Mallonee; Guitars, vocals, harmonicas

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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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