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This song is a map.  You should feel like you are at one point, walk aways, and then reach a destination.  It's about figuring out a path.  And whether you take a beaten down trail or the road less traveled, sometimes you end up in a place where lots of other folks end up as well.  And you know what?  That can be all right if you are willing to see it a certain way.  If you don't, then keep on traveling.  That's ok, too!  I still am.  For me, that's what this song is about.  It's not what it has to be about for you, though. A few other things about this song worth saying: It is one of the rare songs that was created out of a "jam" session.  I usually don't create or keep much, especially lyrically, from a jam session.  It's simply not how I work.  But this one did, and it stuck, and I'm happy for it and use it as proof that maybe I should jam more often! It is a song that because of the chorus I dream of someday playing it in front of thousands of screaming fans.  Like a sea of people and faces all singing along at the same time at the top of their lungs.  Awesome. Aaron, our cello player, sometimes calls this the best song ever written, and that he will kick anyone's ass that says otherwise.  Haha.  This is pressure I do not need!  I disagree with him, but I'm glad he likes it.  He also brought another fiery solo to this piece, and I think his bow sounds like a samurai blade. 

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THIS IS GOING SOMEWHERE; I DON'T KNOW WHERE
NOW I KNOW WHERE WE STAND I CAN START MAKING THE PLANS
RATHER MOVE AHEAD THAN FALL WAY BACK
PUSH ASIDE ALL THIS TALL, TALL GRASS
THE SAND IS OLD AND MARKED BY FOOTSTEPS
I DIP MY TOES IN THE WATER'S EDGE

WE ARE HERE IT AIN'T SO BAD
WE ARE HERE IT AIN'T SO BAD
COME ON IN, THE WATER IS WARM

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from Keep It Coming Like A Miracle, released August 9, 2013
Tyson Allison--guitar, vocals
Justin Deleon--drums, percussion
Aaron Kerr--cello
Steve Nord--piano

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Emperor Penguin Records Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Emperor Penguin Records began in 2003 in St. Paul, MN and later moved to Milwaukee, WI in 2015. The label is run by musician/producer Tyson Allison. EPR enlists and caters to singer/songwriters, introverts, experimental weirdos, bookish people, and crafters that paint pictures with words and toy with your emotions on a well-placed chord. Thank you for your interest! ... more

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