heavy now you know the world

by perry foster

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lyrics

heavy now you know the world -
so why suppose that though the light in the window burns,
tomorrow it will be?

every now and then it turns -
and even though you know it goes, it goes to show in turn.
you'll take you turn - i'll take my turn.

so sing me not your songs of kings
here in earth and smoke
no, sing me not your songs of kings

slow down
hold fast
don't be found
nor tell them where you've been

my friend,

it's lighter than you ever knew -
to ash it goes, so you suppose it turns with or without you
(k)no(w)?

heavy now you know the world
every now and then it turns
heavy now you know the world
every now and then it turns

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released September 15, 2014
Perry Allen: vocals, guitar
Jeff Naylor: bass, pedal steel
Megyn Neff: violin, vocals
Johnathan Robinson: clarinet
Grace Rolland: cello
Derek Sanchez: trumpet
Jordan Tompkins: drums, percussion
Allyson Wuenschel: viola

Recorded at Blue Door Studios in Phoenix, AZ
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Noah Guttell

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