Embers

from Sojourner by JOAL KAMPS

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NOTE: this song is written from several perspectives; these have been defined as: M (male), F (female), and B (both) - the shared perspective.

M: Whatever happened to the little girl I once knew?
Is she falling apart? dying of a broken heart?
Is she out there on her own searching for truth?
F: Is he holding to himself or giving away to someone else?
I guess I wish that I knew
M: Was I wrong?
F: Was he right?

B: I think I know and now it's time to fight for
The one I love is out there I know
M: I hope she's thinking of me
As I walk these streets alone

M: She's everything I wanted
She's everything I need
She's everything I wanted
B: But I'm afraid to let you in
Yeah I'm afraid to let you in

M: It's raining out tonight - I hope you're doing all right
(Honestly the first thought that's entered my mind)
F: Do you remember that day in December?
Or a flatbed truck in the fields beneath the moonlight?

M: I shut my eyes
B: There might be embers in the ashes
M: I dream of you and me
B: Don't clean the fireplace out yet
M: I think there's a way to repair
B: There might be embers in the ashes
M: We just need to start again

M: You're everything I wanted
You're everything I need
You're everything I wanted
B: But I'm afraid to let you in
Yeah I'm afraid to let you in

M: Can't you see what you're doing to me?
Don't you know what you're doing to me now?
Can't you see that I'm crying?
Can't you feel that I'm dying?

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from Sojourner, released January 1, 2011

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JOAL KAMPS Calgary, Alberta

JOAL KAMPS is an award-winning folk/roots solo artist recently turned husband/wife duo who are passionate about connecting with people through music and laughter. Based between Canada and the Netherlands, Joal and Lauren Kamps blend storytelling with songwriting to create “Rocky Mountain Folk-Pop” songs inspired by Canadian history, rocky mountain folklore, and their own personal journey. ... more

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