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Slave to the Present

from Born of Words by Neversink

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In the late May sweat come the cheap red eye jets
And we’re on our way to moon lit shores
And the white sand beach and the dunes we must breach
Between us and the deep we’ll explore
And it’s there I’ll be slave to the crest of a wave
In the swell of the soul I adore

As the wind picks up, chills this cider filled cup
As these leaves cascade to the ground
And the branches they creak as if daring to speak
And the trunks and the roots remain bound
And it's there I’ll be slave to the words I’ll engrave
In the trunks of the trees that surround

But we both dismissed
All the lies that we’ve told and the loves we once kissed
In this new life we start
With your hand on my sleeve just beside of my heart
And it’s worth every pain
As the seasons they pass only love can we gain
As the seasons they pass, the seasons they pass

From the last pumpkin cake to the first snowy flake
We move slow in the cold winter’s air
And for gifts we must rush through the snow and the slush
As we purchase our gifts with great care
And it’s there I’ll be slave to the present I gave
For the present is all we must bear

But we both dismissed
All the lies that we’ve told and the loves we once kissed
In this new life we start
With your hand on my sleeve just beside of my heart
And it’s worth every pain
As the seasons they pass only love can we gain
As the seasons they pass, the seasons they pass

This winter’s last breath it felt nothing like death
As the snow melts away to the stream
With the sun shining through on the blossoms we knew
Sprouting buds in the thick morning steam
And it’s there I’ll be slave with the weather worn grave
Where I’ll lie in the sun's lasting beam
Where I’ll lie in the sun's lasting beam

credits

from Born of Words, released July 23, 2016
Neversink
Alex Calabrese – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Galen Fraser – Fiddle, Vocals, Mandolin
Scott Burn – Drums, Percussion

Additional Musicians
Keith Ong – Bass
Ricky Mier – Banjo

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Neversink Boston, Massachusetts

Neversink is a Folk band based out of Boston, MA. Lead by singer and writer, Alex, Neversink has played all over the North East since 2011.

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