[Verse]
I wake up, before the sun can blink
looking through the kitchen window
I watch the trees silently sway
The night won’t tell me what the dawn might say
The night’s still holding on, but dawn is creeping in

[Verse]
The kitchen table beckons me 
sit down, get your head straight
Hot coffee with a hit of whiskey
adds a little color to the day  
Sun coming up
that used to be enough....

[Verse]
Is it wrong to want more
of what I used to be 
before life got 
complicated and hard
and the dealer started dealing shitty cards

[Pre-chorus]
They say a man needs a purpose
to feel like a man 
but a woman does too 
My purpose was always loving you 

[Chorus]
I love you still
I always will
But there's a voice in my head I can't keep still
I've always been the roots
but now, I crave the sky
I want more
 And I don't know why 
I don't know why 

[Bridge]
I have boxes full of journals
Dreams I never chased
Tickets I never booked
Plans I never made
He will always hold me to his heart
I know this is true 
But what if I could find my purpose
And still come home to you?

[Pre-chorus]
They say a man needs a purpose
to feel like a man 
But a woman does too 
My purpose was always loving you 

[Chorus]
I love you still
I always will
But there's a voice in my head I can't keep still
I've always been the roots
but now, I crave the sky
I want more
And I don't know why 
I don't know why 

[Verse]
Is it wrong to ache
For something I can’t name
If I had the world at my feet 
Would I feel the same?

Would I feel the same...
Or to my shame
Would I still want more?
Would I still want more?

Or would I ultimately see
"more" is not always what it seems...




PURPOSE

Grieving

Lonely MASTER speeded to 135

Its a song which speaks to the mouthfeel of life.

Tunnel of light

Cancer Kids

Aether ocean

Petricor: "The pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather."

From album: Esperando el Alba

Guitar: Benjamin Barrile
Mixed by Marcus Huyskens
Mastered by Justin Gray
Photography by François Peltier

Esperando el alba

Petricor

Petricor (minera)

Alec: vocals, guitar, bass
Bonnie: drums

© 2020 The Croggies
All rights reserved

Knuckles

Aphelion

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On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink”. - John 7:37


Bring the thirsty and let them drink.
Come over here and get a drink. 
This man says, “come to me and drink”.
And suddenly I had to turn and stop and think.
And face all my uncertainty.
And wonder about eternity.
And where to place my hope.

He says it's living water- 
flowing like a river-
through the life of the believer.
In the spirit of the savior. 
Poured into his endeavors-
With the seeker, the warrior, 
The thinker, deceiver. 
The never-receiver.
The almost-believer.

It's a life inside that’s more than you.
Extending through, out past your view.
Running past the walls of you.
Like the streams and rivers like to  do.

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P.S. I painted the picture in 1994 and recorded the song in 2020.  So technically this thing took 26 years before it was done ;-) 
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the great day

Thanks again to Amanda for lending her eagle ear and voice to this song. Please listen to her other great tracks on @phoebeelena.

How do you run
when you've nowhere to fall?
Racing atoms
In the longest of crawls

Run the rivers
they collect the teardrops
Still life shimmers
Can we ever just stop?

Won't you stop
stay
stumbling around
with the skies see through

Won't you stop
say something out loud
when the world won't move
How about you?

Going nowhere 
so don't get in my way
Past the people
praying for rain

Won't you stop
stay stumbling around
with the sky see through

Wont you stop
say something out loud
When the world won't move
how about you?
Anyone?
Anyone?

Do you still tides still turn?
Lift your lights
Anyone?
Anyone?

Looking out 
at imperious views
telling stories
that speak only to you

Won't you stop
stay stumbling around
with the skies clear blue

Won't you stop
say something out loud
when the world
won't move
How about you?

Anyone??

How about you ? (by Amanda and Paul)

paulmck