Track 8 from Frances Luke Accord's sophomore LP, "Safe in Sound."

Lyrics:

All my life
Had my head in my helmet
Right of the road
On the side
 Sunlight on the road
Wind in my face
I went high, over and under
Woke somewhere else
Woman of grace
Angel of slumber

Lost in space
Nothing but wonder
Empty in I

It took time 
To recoup what was taken
Self in remaking 
Rethink this life
In my head, oh
In our only life cycle
In the blink of an eye, I was left
The whole world was ending
But also rebirth
And also pretending
Knowing what life is worth

Da da da da da
Da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da da
Da da da da 
Da da da da da

Safe In Sound

Saint Mary

Lyrics: 
This morning I dreamt 
Forgetting your name
While that of your child
And husband came
I bent close to face
You whispered in song
We barely embrace
And then you were gone

The distance in space
All moving along
Our time and our place
All vanish at dawn
This morning I dreamt
A memory came
The memory went
It started to rain

Credits:
Performed by: Frances Luke Accord 
Written by: Nicholas L Gunty / Brian Eugene Powers 
Mixing Engineer: Nicholas Gunty 
Production: Nicholas Gunty
Mastering Engineer: Chris DuPont 
Label: Two-Dale Records / Tone Tree Music
Publishing: Frances Luke Accord Music Publishing
Guest performer: Liz Chidester (vocals)

This Morning

This Morning (featuring Liz Chidester)

Lyrics:

If I could find an army
To do as I command
If I could paint a picture, love
To help you understand
If I could dig to China
Without making a sound
Then baby I’d be nowhere to be found

If I could kill a giant
With the tiniest of stones
If I could keep a shooting star
From falling alone
If I could kiss the sunrise
Each time around
Then baby I’d be nowhere to be found

And it’s a long time to lie
A child beneath an endless sky
Who can only reach so high
And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

If I could find the secret
To how the world began
If I could hold the key of life
In the palm of my hand
If I could take you with me
And slow the turning down
Then maybe we’d be nowhere to be found

And it’s a long time to lie
A child beneath and endless sky
Who can only reach so high
And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

And I love to wonder why
I feel I’m left with only my disguise

Music & Lyrics: Nicholas L Gunty & Brian Eugene Powers
Produced by: Frances Luke Accord
Mixing: Nicholas Gunty 
Mastering: Sage Audio
Special thanks to Chaz Hearne (banjo) and Caitlin Urbain (backing vocals)
© 2016 Frances Luke Accord Music Publishing (BMI)

Fluke

Nowhere to be Found

Nowhere To Be Found

Lyrics:

Reach out for it
Leave your things behind
Bear in mind
Sun will shine
Rain will dry
Clouded eyes...
Who do you run from?
Why don't you come home to your lover's side?
Lean upon the friends who see
Climb into the banyan tree
In the hour of the wolf I'm here for thee

And when you wander from the bower
I'll do my best to try and see you where you really are;
Remind you how we're not so far from the grave but I'll be the one to wake you now

Reach out for it
Leave your things behind
Who do you run from?
Why don't you come home?
In the hour when your world is set afire...

Music & Lyrics: Nicholas L Gunty & Brian Eugene Powers
Produced by: Frances Luke Accord
Mixing: Nicholas Gunty 
Mastering: Sage Audio
© 2016 Frances Luke Accord Music Publishing (BMI)

Who Do You Run From

Featuring the Barefoot Truth Children's Choir of Kkindu, Uganda. 

Lyrics:

When the city sleeps
What’s the thing that keeps you up at night?
And if only I could dream
And tap into the repressed sights and scenes
Of yesterday’s happenings
I’ve wandered down these halls
Frozen in time like a cold dark night
This is still life it seems
Well I’d tell you where I’m going
If I knew the way

So wandering child 
Take me away
From these lonely hours
For in your heart lies
The truth in the night
And I long to hear your open mind

Well the night grows old
As the shadows from the moon they grow greater still.
My mind runs like the wind
Racing through those thoughts that I’d left behind
In the cobwebs of my mind
It’s about high time
The wind settled down and the lights dimmed low
And the time began to fade
Well I’d tell you where I’m going
If I knew the way

So wandering child
Take me away
From these lonely hours
For in your heart lies
The truth in the night
And I long to hear your open mind

Kumbayah my lord, kumbayah
Kumbayah my lord, kumbayah

To feel the bitter breeze
Or a lover’s touch to cure my mind’s disease
But lonesome all the while
Staring at the ceiling so dull and white
Maybe God can hear me sigh
I’ve counted every star
And thought and every thought about where you are
And where I ought to be
I’ll tell you where I’m going
If I knew the way

Music & Lyrics: Nicholas L Gunty & Brian Eugene Powers
Produced by: Frances Luke Accord
Mixing: Nicholas Gunty 
Mastering: Sage Audio
© 2012 Frances Luke Accord Music Publishing (BMI)

To learn more, visit http://franceslukeaccord.com/kandote/

Kandote

Insomnia

our first collaborative track with our good friend Tom Nania of House of Luthiery - we'll be recording a full EP with him later this year, keep an eye out!

check out Tom's excellent guitar building work at [http://houseofluthiery.com]

summer breeze (featuring Tom Nania)

Episode 8. Madison filmmaker Brandon Colvin (Frames, Sabbatical) describes his unique directorial approach, and previews his next film, Dim Valley. With featured music from Chicago duo Frances Luke Accord. 

Brandon Colvin | Frances Luke Accord

The stories behind our security question answers. Explore the episode at http://nouns.audio/securityquestions

Produced and Hosted by Will Thwaites

Music Credits
"Step Stones" by Jonathan Headley, Licensed by Audiosocket (Nouns theme)
"Lost in Thoughts" by Soundstacks, Licensed by Audiosocket
"6 Foot Crest" Instrumental by Tim Seely, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Carnegie Lake" by Collective Acoustics, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Sonobuoy" by Collective Acoustics, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Maps" Instrumental by Christopher Norman, Licensed by Audiosocket

1 - Security Questions

The worst part about hunting for a new job. Explore the episode at http://nouns.audio/coverletters

Produced and Hosted by Will Thwaites

Music Credits
"24 Capricci Op. 1 No. 15 In E Minor (Posato) (Paganini)" by Niccolo Paganini, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Because I Think You're Still In Love With Me" by Niccolo Paganini, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Step Stones" by Jonathan Headley, Licensed by Audiosocket (Nouns theme)
"Reboot" by Jonathan Headley, Licensed by Audiosocket
"Signals" by Sonogram, Licensed by Audiosocket

2 - Cover Letters

Why put a song that's not yours on your debut album? Explore the episode at http://nouns.audio/franceslukeaccord

Choice: a new segment on Nouns where we explore one choice made by one person. First up is the band France Luke Accord (which I guess is technically "one group") talking about why they made a song that isn't even theirs.

Music Credits
"Step Stones" by Jonathan Headley, Licensed by Audiosocket (Nouns theme)
"Fairhaven" by Fox and The Law, License by Audiosocket
"Somogi Karikazo" by The Rosen Sisters, is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

3 - Frances Luke Accord

Frances Luke Accord Spring 2018 Tour:
http://www.franceslukeaccord.com/live/

Lyrics:

if the sun goes dark someday 
all the stars fall out from space
oh, solace me, my enlightened one
with no stars and with no sun

and if the blue moon didn’t come
wasn’t new, it just wandered on
to some other earth and some other sun 
would you also go love some other one?

take me with you, Maria, please
I'm so full and I need to empty
I set all my glittering cotton alight
on the bitter chance you'll restore my sight

I'd leave my body and my blood behind
on just the faith you're the one to find

Insomnia

Frances Luke Accord

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