A concept album by Martha Grace. During her 10 week internship, MG listened to stories of long-term residents of Martindale-Brightwood, particularly pressing into themes of home. The resulting EP is a beautiful homage not only to the dwellings these neighbors have inhabited, but also the community they created.

Resting Place - Martha Grace

A concept album by Martha Grace Curtis. During her 10 week internship, MG listened to stories of long-term residents of Martindale-Brightwood, particularly pressing into themes of home. The resulting EP is a beautiful homage not only to the dwellings these neighbors have inhabited, but the community they created.

Lyrics:
Lay my head down cause I know know what will rain
Living out a suitcase 
Back to normal but not one thing looks the same
Finding comfort in our last name

Shutters close and words erase 
You’ll always be my resting place

And we’re all back now my own brother’s down the way
Like that old hometown (?)
And we all know now it doesn’t matter where you wake
Its about that give and take

Shutters close and words erase
You’ll always be my resting place
And I’ll never be alone 
I’ll always have a home

Shutters close and words erase
You’ll always be my resting place
Shutters close and words erase
There’ll always be my resting place

Lyrics:  

Chorus:  
What makes a home 
a place to go back to? 
to cherish forever 
to nurture for now 
a place where you're known 
by family and neighbor 
and were all seen together  
with the fences torn down.   

V1:  
You know things are changing  
and time is moving way too fast 
But love's the only thing worth chasing 
the only thing that lasts  

Chorus  

V2: 
You say the days were better 
before the gates were closed  
I say there's still time to get together  
just like those days of old  

Chorus 2: 
Because you built a home 
a home to go back to 
to cherish forever 
to nurture till now 
The love that you've shown  
to family and neighbor 
it brings us together 
with your fences torn down.

Fences - Martha Grace

A concept album by Martha Grace Curtis. During her 10 week internship, MG listened to stories of long-term residents of Martindale-Brightwood, particularly pressing into themes of home. The resulting EP is a beautiful homage not only to the dwellings these neighbors have inhabited, but the community they created.

Lyrics:
They say home is where the heart is
But if you aint got no home, does that make you heartless
Andes, always been the place for me
Smiles on a simple street
Light posts for the darkness

There’s so much more to it
A roof over your head
You’ll see it when you’re gone
This road’swhere you’ll be loved

Aaaaaah
Oooooooh

Look around the faces that surround you
A worker at the dinner table
Your loved ones that have found you
The andes has changed the name of home for me
The trees and parks and company
And I will never leave you

So much more to it
A roof over your head
You’ll see it when you’re gone
This roads where you belong 

Ooooh
Oooooh
Oooooh
Oooooh

So if you go away
You’ll see that I’m not wrong
I’ll always save the place
Cause I know that you won’t be long

Stranger - Martha Grace

A concept album by Martha Grace Curtis. During her 10 week internship, MG listened to stories of long-term residents of Martindale-Brightwood, particularly pressing into themes of home. The resulting EP is a beautiful homage not only to the dwellings these neighbors have inhabited, but the community they created.

Lyrics:
Oh how nice it is
A red bird sighting 
Watching clouds roll on and planes flying
And look all the trees wanna know what they do to stay evergreen

Windowsill flowers for a house painted blue
All the blooms ever changing prompt memories of youth
Windowsill flowers for the neighbors to view
I’ve found solace in color for 6202

The cracks on the sidewalk, call em history
Had the gift of growing wise here on golden porch-lit streets
I know what they know and I’ve seen what they’ve seen
I’ll be honest with you not sure what it means

Windowsill flowers for a house painted blue
All the blooms ever changing prompt memories of youth
Windowsill flowers for the neighbors to view
I’ve found solace in color for 6202

Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Windowsill flowers for a house painted blue
All the blooms (?) ever changing prompt (?) memories of youth
Windowsill flowers for the neighbors to view
I’ve found solace in color for 6202
For 6202
For 6202

Color By Numbers - Martha Grace

Dark soil, Slight rain
Small weeds come to foil
Light Green, Cascade
While the roots work in between 

CHORUS:
Falling down, Growing Up, Wither out, fill the cup
Thinking how  I’d never be 
Without You to nourish me 

Small Sprout, Sprung up
Prepare them for the drought 
Cool Wind, Fresh cut
All that happens as designed 

BRIDGE:
Soft and strong, an open curtain letting light shine in
Through all the wrong, Roots stay strong just like a house plant

CHORUS
TAG:
Crying out, choking up
Seeing how, you brought me up
Thinking how id never be
Without you to nourish me

House Plant - Martha Grace

They say home is where the heart is
But if you ain’t got no home, 
Does that make you heartless
Yandes, you’ve always been the place for me, 
Smiles on a simple street 
Light posts for the darkness. 

CHORUS: 
There’s so much more to it,
A roof over your head
You'll know it when you're gone
This road's where you belong. 

Look around, the faces that surround you
At work or at the dinner table
The loved ones that have found you
Yandes, shaped the name of home for me
Through trees and parks and company
And I will never leave you

CHORUS
CHORUS2:
So if you go away
You’ll see that I’m not wrong, 
I’ll always save a place 
Cause I know you won't be long.

Yandes - Martha Grace

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Resting Place - Martha Grace

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