Pale Amber Glow

from Tanglespruce by Heartbeat City

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Like a wave over me, this pale amber glow, it’s deafening

I’ve been afraid to touch it
Like it might just crumble, vicious and cold
If I look away too fast
I've been afraid to see you
Afraid you might just notice that I can't carry you anymore

I’ve been afraid to taste it
So deep so bitter, covered in scars
This change is everything, yeah I know
I've been afraid to feel it
This fear, this losing, dead in the eyes
Between the sunrays, I squint in the dark

Held you in my arms as you left here
The walls we built around you out of cloth and cheap veneer
I see you in the seams, I stare at empty space and your picture on the mantle

Like a wave over me, you were young, now so cold
You can let it go

Held you in my arms as you left here
The walls we built around you out of cloth and cheap veneer
I see you in the seams, I stare at empty space and your picture on the mantle

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from Tanglespruce, released January 31, 2020

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Heartbeat City Winnipeg, Manitoba

Standing amid a cozy mess of instruments, Heartbeat City weaves a patch-work quilt of honest, stripped-down, city ballads that seem strangely comforting. From Ian's voice soaring above delicate chimes of guitar, to the subtle soothing strength of the tactful blend of rhythm and melody, they move listeners. ... more

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