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Odd Harmona

by Odd Harmona

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1.
How Long 01:56
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How long until I am someone How long until I’m whole How long until I am grateful How long until I’m home How long before I become restless How long before I become bored And who will I be when I’m not myself anymore How long until I am honest How long until I’m pure How long until I’m reminded What I was wanting for How long before I become ruthless How long before I am scorned And where will I be when I Leave you here alone How long before I become useless How long until I am ignored And who will I turn to If not you
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Learn To Swim 02:33
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Waves across a faint horizon Sun setting in the West How did this embroidered compass Become so heavy on my chest Learn how to swim Before sailing away with him You will only have trouble When the tide comes in Wheat in rows beside the highway Count the people in my past Who I never really injured But hurt by leaving none the less Learn how to swim Before sailing away with him You will only have trouble When the tide comes in Learn how to swim Before sailing away with him You will only have trouble When the tide comes in
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Characters 03:50
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Dust on a stranger’s car Frost on a pane of glass Trace with my finger tip Each of our names and laugh This could mean everything Or nothing just the same We could be washed away Dirt into mud in rain Wade through the wild of the wood Fall to your knees With the blade of my grandfather’s knife I write nervously We walk the same road each fall And it grows ever tall One of us will recall The letters in grease Washed to the streets My cold finger tip The breath from your cheeks And the scars we carved Nothing has changed For thirty five years We stood on these roots Whispered the truth I couldn’t live Live without you Find in a grain of bark Moss and a vein of sap Seeping through characters We etched some ages back
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This Is It 04:33
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Been awake for days, If you even mention sheep I will count the ways, You have disappointed me In her tired eyes, I could see our future It is tried at times, and then the music soothes her If you wonder why, my gaze it lingers I could tell a lie, or the truth and sing it And if you’ve ever wanted more, this is it. Been awake for days, If you even mention sheep I will count the ways, You have disappointed me In her tired eyes, I could see our future It is tried at times, and then the music soothes her If you wonder why, my gaze it lingers I could tell a lie, or the truth and sing it And if you’ve ever wanted more, this is it. This is It This is It This is It This is It
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Afraid 04:16
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My enemies are close to me My family far away I followed the advice of fools And I’ve strayed I’ve strayed All the times we spoke I sounded afraid I was afraid of me And what I would say My memories have suddenly Become so incorrect I wonder whose appearance My mirror reflects And who’s next? Moments I was sure I’ve questioned away I turned away to see I’d started to fade My enemies are close to me My family far away I followed the advice of fools And I’ve strayed I’ve strayed All the times we spoke I sounded afraid All the times we spoke I sounded afraid All the times we spoke I sounded afraid I was afraid of me And what I would say
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Cursive 04:11
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He saved every letter she had ever wrote in cursive between the pages of forgotten books From time to time at a crease in the spine, He’d discover yet another overlooked Words of abrasion he’d strike and rearrange them, But his memory never followed quite the same She carried on with her fountain pen drawn, Change the date, change the greeting, change the name Trust in the walls of the house you grew up They’ve seen it all and they never tell Your secrets are safe in your pillow She kept every gift and the card that came with, Some were put away, the prettiest displayed, Lined up on her dresser the ones that felt better To dismiss whenever she would entertain On nights spent alone, not a body, less a bone, She’ll remember him exactly as she needs He carried on with his mighty sword drawn, Change the name, change the blankets, change the sheets Trust in the walls of the house you grew up They’ve seen it all and they never tell Your secrets are safe in your pillow Trust in the roof that never leaks It knows the truth and will never speak Your secrets are safe in your pillow He saved every letter she had ever wrote in cursive He preferred the way it sounded in his head She kept every gift but persistently wished They’d be burned, and buried . . .
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Anything But Silence 04:01
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When you were born You didn’t notice me You didn’t notice or understand a word When you were born I gave you my attention I had no intention of getting the same in return As she is every sun and moon so every sun and moon for her will shine As she is every star to me so every star I’ve ever seen can die I will survive When you were young You didn’t listen kid You didn’t listen to anyone but you When you were young I gave you my direction You gave it no reflection and followed each whim that you choose As she is every limb and leaf so every limb and leaf for her will thrive As she is every root to me so every root I’ve plunged down deep can die I will survive I wanted you to feel my pulse I knew you’d know it as your own I wanted you to see my face I knew you’d wear it as you grow I wanted you to hear my voice I knew you’d come to tune it out I wanted you to be the way I always dreamed about As she is every sun and moon/As she is every star to me As she is every limb and leaf /As she is every root to me As she is everyone to me so everyone I’ve ever been can die I will survive When you were born There was only silence And anything but silence is more deserving of you
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Disappear 03:56
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One year from now you will have moved away The aches and pains of growing they will stay Photographs we took and loved and framed Slowly show an unfamiliar place As the city lights Overtake stars at night It’s easy to disappear, don’t disappear It will happen someday on its own My dear As the city lights Overtake stars at night It’s easy to disappear, don’t disappear It will happen someday on its own My dear Photographs we took and loved and framed Slowly show an unfamiliar place As the city lights Overtake stars at night It’s easy to disappear, don’t disappear It will happen someday on its own My dear
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Drying Up 03:13
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Feeling restless Self-absorbed I’m taking it in Found another Different as I I’m waking again There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up Feeling restless Self-absorbed I’m taking it in Found another Different than I I’m breaking again There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up Feeling restless Self-absorbed I’m taking it in Found another Different than I I’m breaking again There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up There are little things you miss Every time that you blink I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up I’m drying up
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Distracted 04:12
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Went walking alone On a river City Street She followed me home And sung me to sleep Stories of old Haunting melodies Voices of heroes Lost to the deep Echo at night And fade in the wind The buzz of the highway A call coming in Silence it all Perhaps you will see All you are missing All you could be Silence it all Perhaps you will see All you are missing All you could be Silence it all Perhaps you will see All you are missing All you could be I am coming around (instrumental bridge, solo) Light falling through Leaded glass windows Throw shadows on you At the touch of your skin They find some relief Rivers and hillsides Valleys and peaks Silence it all Perhaps you will see All you are missing All you could be

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released October 29, 2016

Recorded and engineered by Tommy Perez

Performed by Odd Harmona

Nick Fratta / Vocals & Keys
Eric Putnam / Guitar & Vocals
Cale Moore / Guitar & Vocals
Walt Nitcher / Drums
Tom Foster / Bass & Vocals

Songs written by Nick Fratta
"How Long" is written by Nick Fratta & Eric Putnam
"Cursive" is written by Nick Fratta & Cale Moore

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Odd Harmona Lawrence, Kansas

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Odd Harmona is a Lawrence and Kansas City mid-coast rock outfit that's been playing together for 4 years. The band has been touted for its raw rock 'n' roll sound, finely-tuned songwriting, tasty vocal harmonies, and layered instrumental parts. ... more

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