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Too Fallow, Too Long

by Igaus Davis

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Instrumental Track
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My Family lies in unmarked graves Piles of bones and pictures remain Nobody is around to say what they've done And what runs through my blood My father's fathers voices are swallowed by the grave But my fathers' fathers choices still make a difference today They make a difference today My mother and my father are both still here But that great tree from whence they made me The roots are submerged and forgotten But I suppose it's the same for me To pass on to the next is just part of my being After so many branches grow I won't be able to see down below As my choices affect all of those yet to come Perhaps I'll just be content knowing what's done has been done
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Tumbelweed 05:53
I know some people who were born with their heads pointed north But my heart is due west I'm headed true west I know some people who are smart They put their rots down where they are Down deep and strong enough for generation to build upon I couldn't if I tried This vagrant gene has got me beat and I am a vagabond soul The wind kicks up the dust That muy dreams are made of and I must yield to it 'Cause if I don't then I will be Just like an old fruit tree whose yield just sits past ripe and rots If you have any words of wisdom, please let me know If you have a house of feeble sticks how do, How do you rebuild it with stones Oh, I guess I'll let it all fall down and then do it all again Oh you mighty wind have mercy on the bum tumbleweed Let me rest, let me rest and plant my seed Oh you mighty wind have mercy on the bum tumbleweed Let me rest, let me rest and plant my seed I guess let it all fall down and then do it all again I guess I'll give myself up to the wind and do it all again
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Autumn Trees 03:58
The autumn trees lose their summer fashions As the lovely, lonely leaves all fall to the ground Their children forsake them as chestnuts and acorns lay scattered And the birds they once called friends are not to be found Well the frost nips his nose and the wind shakes his head And the only company is when John and Mary carve their initials on him Winter has come dressed in reds and greens and gold And the only decor he dawns are icicles and snow Can you stay the cold just one more year And build a ring inside your body and grow your bark a little thicker near The joints of your limbs Where the cold creeps in When the storm sets in Just dig you roots deep in Over tie the birds came back a little quicker than the leaves Until one spring, everything turned green Except our good, old friend; the tree But if you look inside you'd see How he's as old and strong as stone With his skin all gnarled up It only goes to show how he'd grown
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Oh, the pores of the wood of our house are filled with songs For each season brought new memories Brought new melodies, new refrains And the stains on the carpet bookmark the stories we ave written Don't go changing, don't go changing Don't you change a single thing Our house ain't perfect but neither are we It's a journal of our memories Darling if you, if you love me Then don't you change a thing You and I, we've been scarred But it's a testament to who we are I hope you know that I think you're beautiful So don't you change a thing Our bodies wear out and will grow thin That's what happens when you're coming from where we've been Darling if you, if you love me Then don't you change a thing
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In the End 03:20
In the end there's only light Darkness will have no place to hide Keep you candles close by Just know that in the end there's only light In the end there's only warmth No need to worry about the storm Keep your hat and your coat next to the door Just know that in the end there's only warmth In the end there's only joy Fear will lose the rights to his name Keep an eye on your heart until that day Just know that in the end there's only joy

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The inaugural album of the indie-folk project' Igaus Davis, "Too Fallow, Too Long" is constructed in an arc that starts with groundless roots and wind-blown plans, searching for purpose where it cannot be fabricated.

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released August 31, 2016

Acoustic Guitar/Lead Vocals - Matthew Davis
Secondary Vocals - Alina Burgos
Tertiary Vocals - Tim Coons
Banjo - Jimmy Eads
Upright Bass - Ryan Black
Trumpet - Alex Villanova
Alto Sax - Justin Mathis
Trombone - Sterling Swanson
Electric Guitar - Lorenzo Fagini
Piano - Eric Long
Audio Engineering - Michael Olivier
Album Art - Jourdan Albrechtson

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Igaus Davis Greeley, Colorado

A 9-piece band from northern Colorado, Igaus Davis has developed a sound that matches the lyrical intricacy and nuance built into the themes of its music. Pulling inspiration from artists like Oh Hellos, Gregory Alan Isakov, Beirut, and Noah Gundersen, Igaus combines traditional bluegrass instrumentation with horns to bring unique freshness to a centuries-old music genre. ... more

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