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by Evergreen Machine

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1.
Becoming 05:28
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My ways lead me down that road My ways lead me down that road And the longest way around is the fastest way home But the cost of the road leaves me alone, leaves me alone, leaves me alone But my hands let you down didn’t they And when you needed me I ran the other way With those tears in your eyes, you turned away In the sorrow that I caused let me stay, let me stay, let me stay What have I become and what have I done I walked away but you teach me how to run When we get there what will we become Will it all fall down or will we learn how to run, learn how to run, learn how to run But my hands let you down didn’t they And when you needed me I ran the other way With those tears in your eyes, you turned away In the sorrow that I caused let me stay, let me stay, let me stay But my hands let you down didn’t they And when you needed me I ran the other way With those tears in your eyes, you turned away In the sorrow that I caused let me stay, let me stay, let me stay
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Goodbye Indiana 05:59
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I came to you to learn, about tears and laughter My heart full of zeal, but prisoner to its fear The unlikely sight of snow, falling from a blue and sunny sky So rightly reflects the bittersweetness of my time here You reach out your hand, like a healing branch to those who grieve The poor and weary find rest and shade beneath your leaves I’ll make many friends, I’ll see many hearts in far away lands But nothing compares to a family that always understands Indiana hold my heart though now I go and leave this part This piece of land that saw me change, and gave me a new heart Now that I go I see your praise, the simple things that hold my gaze And with the family that I found, can’t help but make a joyful sound You were planted to show the splendor of the Lord And your justice cries out against the oppression of the sword May you have peace, may you have love that floods cannot swallow And when I go I know that love will follow Someday I’ll return and walk the rows of corn in sunlit fields Someday I’ll join the oaks of righteousness in shaded woods And if I get to run with lightning bugs and the light they wield Someday you’ll call me home again you know you really should Indiana hold my heart though now I go and leave this part This piece of land that saw me change, and gave me a new heart Now that I go I see your praise, the simple things that hold my gaze And with the family that I found, can’t help but make a joyful sound Hallelujah to the King, he puts the lonely in families Hallelujah to the Lord, he binds us together with his chords Hallelujah to the One, he was the first of many sons Hallelujah to our God, he is here, though we are not
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Heartless 04:06
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Tried to teach you how to grieve And how to sing loud, how to sing loud Tried to teach you to be brave And to stand your ground, to stand your ground But you dug into my skin, wouldn’t let go Didn’t know it was that thin, let the blood flow Oh you found the weakest thing, and you pulled hard Didn’t know you broke the string between our hearts May they lay down their rods With the sharpness that breaks their souls Upon their sickness I would have trod They gotta learn how to use their hearts May they send us to a home Oh they can buy back their souls Until then in this cage I’ll roam They gotta learn how to use their hearts The things that I learned Made me watch you, till I caught you When you dropped your guard and turned Oh I lost you, never crossed you But you dug into my skin, wouldn’t let go Didn’t know it was that thin, let the blood flow Oh you found the weakest thing, and you pulled hard Didn’t know you broke the string between our hearts May they lay down their rods With the sharpness that breaks their souls Upon their sickness I would have trod They gotta learn how to use their hearts May they send us to a home Oh they can buy back their souls Until then in this cage I’ll roam They gotta learn how to use their hearts
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70 Years 08:11
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As you sit by the rivers of babylon Children of brokenness Remember the city of holiness Remember her lights and weep As you make your way through babylon Waiting for seventy years Waiting to travel home Trying to quell your fears Hang up your harps, let not your hearts forget Jerusalem As we sit hear by the rivers We hear the mockers call Sing us your songs of joy But we'll feed you the pain we feel Hang up your harps, let not your hearts forget Jerusalem Oh zion, come to the earth Let the reign of the son Shine on the nations Everyone bow for the king of redemption lives Oh zion, come to the earth Let the reign of the son Shine on the nations Everyone bow for the king of redemption lives I will arise on the last day With people from thousands of years I'll walk these old streets and byways I'll sing as everyone hears Pick up your harps and play them Everything has been made new As the son shines on our new city we will sing Oh Zion you've come to the earth Now the reign of the son Shines on the nations Everyone bows for we see our redemption here Oh Zion you've come to the earth Now the reign of the son Shines on the nations Everyone bows for we see our redemption here Oh Zion Come Oh Zion Come So come to the city and meet him And healing will flow from his hands And though we don't see it yet fully The king and his city have come to our land Come to our land Come to our land
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Lewiston, Or What Happened in Idaho the Night Lincoln was Shot 04:38
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Angels walk down my street, their footsteps so sweet A sparkling dust in the heat And calling to their hearts was my gold, it never grew old In the winter you bought and sold You were my children, it hurt when you left, I cried First you stripped my riches, then you stole my pride Like so many devils seeing their prey, you took it away And the people ran as they may And your fires, tired, mired down in the mud I miss the fall of your trudging sweat, it fell to the earth with your blood Now I see the trees and your beauty, those rivers and streams I hadn't noticed since the first discovery It was my fate, the state, it left my borderline I guess thats fine, I’ll trade in the gold for pine You were my children, it hurt when you left, I cried First you stripped my riches, then you stole my pride Ooo, talkin bout a fateful night, Runnin to the river and riding till morning light Ooo, no one saw my plight, With the laughter and the gun smoke, And the President taken in the night Learnin to say goodbye to the gold and the speck in my eye You took my curse away and left me to die You took my curse away and left me to fly You left me to fly
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My Colonial Hero 07:39
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We crossed the great expanse away from tyranny But what have we become, what have we made We only wanted righteousness and purity But the more we were right, the less love we gave We could've bought, we could've traded in their land But you take what you want as you step onto the sand And I know I’m a preacher but sometimes I think I don’t know the truth How could I when my words fall on bloody hands Oh, how have stumbled from Grace I see how I was wrong, and I brought you all along Oh, how You have shown me my own face So listen close my friends, listen to my song And so I spoke my words that love must temper truth How can we all learn if first we don’t belong So open up your doors and let them see there’s room We’ll question what we’ve heard and sing a truer song But I guess my point was proved and all my friends were gone And the government we made said that I was wrong Now that I’ve run away my true friends are here They take my family in and sing a loving song Oh, how I have stumbled into Grace I know what I believe, but Love takes it all Oh, how You have shown me Your face I sowed the seeds of Love, now I see the call Providence, I have seen Your face, Mighty One, I will spread Your Grace Providence we see you, mighty is your Hand Providence we seek you, mighty in the land
7.
Sun Like Flower 07:18
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When the world was younger, and the oceans took their hold The creatures that rose from it would make your blood run cold No sun in the summer, No midnight winter moon In the dark they do their running and we’re taken far too soon We once thought you mighty We had thought you brave But the light that you reflected Took more than it gave We hoped the sun would starve them, And scare them all away But we can't stop it from setting, Oh the nighttime is their day Is there no great savior, No mighty man of war Do the gods hate our behavior, for it seems we’ll never settle the score We once thought you mighty We had thought you brave But the light that you reflected Took more than it gave We once thought you mighty We had thought you brave But the light that you created Took more than it gave Then the strangest story, A child against them all Holding a flower with glory and the creatures met their fall It seems the little things, the overlooked, afraid Were chosen to topple kingdoms, And the creatures, they would fade away We all knew you mighty, we were not so brave But a little flower would end you, send you to your grave We all feared you mighty, We were all your slaves But the light so imitated sent you to your graves Place the sun upon my door Place the sun upon my door Place the sun upon my door Place the sun upon my door
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Missoula Revolution 05:57
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Wall of ice, too high to climb Holds back the flood, till the right time When summer winds melt it down Oh we’re in for it now You've held your depth, You've stayed in step for so long You let go now, your dreaded power will kill us all We've grown so tall, how could you fall upon us And break the boundary of cold, the boundary of old Stay, stay in lonely peace Don’t break the wall, don't sound the call, you’ll have it all But you can never leave, you can never go home I’m stronger now, I’ve been fed well from above Despite your tries to hold me back, I’ve found what I love It won't be long and you can’t stop the coming fall I will belong to greater things, the deep has called Stay, stay in lonely peace Don’t break the wall, don't sound the call, you’ll have it all But you can never leave, you can never go home The time has come, I lift my head, the crushing sound Calls to me it’s time to run Sorrow and stillness have been my lot, now the deep calls to me Come home Fly, fly across the land You’ll never stop, every last drop will cross the sand Someday they’ll learn You will always come Fly, fly across the land You’ll never stop, every last drop will cross the sand Someday they’ll learn You will always come home
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The Brink 06:54
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Can’t you see my face, can't you see my body The message I’ve been told has helped me see the truth I’m not worth your time, if you only saw me Without the blinders of your love you’d see it too I’ve heard it my whole life, so you cant surprise me I’ve been told who I am, I’ve been stabbed with a knife and you’ll never untie me The words ring in my head, I think I’ve always believed them My worth has left me for dead and the whispers fill my head, fill my head Can anyone free me from things I believe, and the crying of my soul I don’t want to hear, I don’t want to see, I don’t want to grieve So I let go Keep telling me what you think as I walk to the brink You can let go, let go I wish I could say, I wish I could sing How you light up the whole world with all that you bring I'd give all my time, driven on by your beauty Love hasn't blinded me, it opens my eyes to see Maybe you’ll never see yourself the way that I do You’ve been told who you are, you’ve been brought down before, what can one lonely voice do But listen again and you’ll hear those faint words that your beauty inspires All of heaven is shouting for joy cause your worth is the angels’ desire, the angels’ desire I may never free you from what you believe, but I’ll always hold your hand I’ll sing it over and over again that I adore you Would you hold my hand, hold my hand, hold my hand Hold my hand, hold my hand Hold my hand, hold my hand Don’t let go, don’t let go of me Don’t let go, don’t let go of me

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The debut album of Evergreen Machine with songs of self reflection and conviction written by Michael Gill.

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released December 20, 2014

Vocals and multiple instruments: Michael Gill
Vocals: Heather Clark
Keys: Tommy Gill
Bass: Dustin Gorseth
Artwork: Stephanie Gill and Daniel Clark

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Evergreen Machine is a four piece folk rock band based in Boise Idaho led by singer and songwriter, Michael Gill. Some of the songs have a folk rock or bluegrass feel common to central and southern Indiana. Others are emotional, raw, and acoustic. Still others are heavily rhythmic and more in the realm of alternative rock, yet still retain a beautiful acoustic quality. ... more

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