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Faces on the Wall

from Blue | Green (2018) by James Dean Cotton

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A friend passed away after a long illness. She was a wonderful artist and her husband organized one last art show for her to celebrate her life. There were many portraits and landscapes on the walls, and we were allowed to take one home as a gift. I came back and wrote this song.

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I went down to say goodbye to Annie today,
But she didn't meet me at the door.
There were people around, throwing their stories all down
But all I could hear was wheels upon the floor.

The faces on the wall told it all.
'Cause in every one you were standing tall.
Couldn't see it all, but I can still recall
The faces on the wall.

Took a 20 year run, and you're finally done
In a garden that bloomed for a day.
People loved you with pride,
in an old school vibe,
A still life living for the day.

The faces on the wall told it all.
'Cause in every one you were standing tall.
Didn't know it all, but I can still recall
The faces on the wall.
The faces on the wall.

And the dust will settle on the windowsill.
Leaves come down in the fall.
People and homes, everybody's on loan
And goes sailing out to sea, and that's all.

Last time I saw you alive,
it was mid oh-one-five.
But you let me help you to the door.
Of the 122. You were pushing on through.
And all I could hear was your feet upon the floor.

The faces on the wall told it all.
'Cause in every one you were standing tall.
Didn't know it all, but I can still recall
The faces on the wall.
The faces on the wall.
The faces on the wall.

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from Blue | Green (2018), track released September 25, 2017
James Dean Cotton: vocals, piano, guitars

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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