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Naked Trees Blowing Wind

from Five Things by Nicholas Rowe

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A recently unearthed basement demo from 2007.

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Naked trees and blowin' wind.
A winter night has come again
And I got this feeling deep inside
all my mistakes have robbed me blind

And everything I worked so hard to save
It ain't worth a damn it ain't worth anything.
A lonesome house on top a hill,
I knew a beautiful girl that once lived there.

I was hers and she was mine.
Sunlight shining through her window blind
In the bedroom where she would read Mark Twain.
I never felt so far away. So far away.

I try to shake these feelings. Shake this cold
But her name is in the wind blowing bitter to my bones
But I've got a warm coat with deep pockets.
I tried to warm my hand and I found your locket.

I've been running for so long. And I just want to come home.
I've been running for so long yeah. I just want to come home.

I'm thinking of the day we met.
And that old Bob Dylan tape cassette.
The Time's They Are A'Changin' we would sing
Me banging on the piano and you on tambourine.

You were so shy but I didn't mind a bit
And there were girls before you but I've forgotten all of them
But I'll never forget the first time that you told me that you loved me
And I promised I would never ever ever ever ever leave.

But I've been running for so long, And I just want to come home.
I've been running for so long yeah, and I just want to come home.

Now that I am here I can't even bare to knock.
You might not recognize my face.
Your love may have become as fickle as mine once was
There may be another in my place.

Now that I am here I can't even bare to knock.
You might not want me anymore.
Maybe I just had to see this place one last time then go
And I put your locket round the knob of your front door

I turn back around and I face the cold
And I turn my collar against the snow
Step back out into the night so dark and bleak
But in the wind I swear I heard a screen door creak.

A bright warm glow and your silhouette
You were just standing there expressionless
You said you knew in time this day'd eventually arrive
And it looked to you like I could use a warm bed for the night

And I said I've been running for so long. I just want to come home
I've been running for so long yeah, I just to come home.

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from Five Things, released May 22, 2020
Drums - Jonathan Hape

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Nicholas Rowe Columbus, Ohio

"One of the most interesting in indie folk today… a singer to watch closely for years to come." - MEDIUM

"Fans of artists like Conor Oberst and Father John Misty will find a lot to love here, and the artist’s blend of personality and classic, folksy appeal breathes a tonne of life into the genre." - CLOUT

NICHOLAS ROWE is an indie alt-folk singer-songwriter with a brooding, folksy style. ... more

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