A rare "love song" from Anna Tivel. Dust & Magic is a song about loving someone, learning their colors, their depths. It's about trying to see someone honestly, even when they're hard to see. It's about knowing and hoping the person you love can find their way back from a darker place, believing in the raw power of their beautiful spirit.
lyrics
I’ve been loving you for awhile now, turned your colors in the light
Amber glass beside the ocean, the sand that lightning strikes
And I watch you by the water, throw your voice into the wind
But ain’t no comfort in an echo, that don’t come back again
And babe I’ve been a lot of things, a hero and a fool
But none of them compare to being someone next to you
And your eyes are tired and hungry, waiting on a sunny day
Looking out the cloudy window, at the never ending rain
But i’ve seen you light on fire, and I know you will again
It’s just the way your heart is wired, just the way you’ve always been
And babe I’ve been a lot of things, I’m proud of just a few
But none of them compare to being someone next to you
This house is rust and wreckage, holding on by just a hope
But I believe in dust and magic, and every word you ever wrote
All the reasons that you wake up, all the reasons that you dream
All the beautiful conditions of a man up in flame
And babe i’ve been a lot of things, and most of them were true
But none of them compare to being someone next to you
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Title track was the first I'd ever heard of Jeff's work and it struck me like a ten-ton hammer.
Was a perfect fit for the small-town college I was attending at the time, not far from train tracks itself.
Every time I hear this, I can see the amber light of the street lamps and think about a few walks I made around campus in the dead of night.
Still haven't grabbed hold of the life I've been given as firmly as I ought to, but this song soothes my regret...and the chorus reminds me.... moonandstar8765
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It's tough to pick a favorite track off this album, but there's something about Hard Year that cuts deeper than the rest. I spent many days driving in and out of the Catskill mountains and this album was my compass. dthompsthirty2