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Throne of Thorns
04:27
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Malefic majesty
Of the whitetail moon
A vivacious palace
You were born to rule
With youthful potential
And the celestial crown
You will earn your esteem
And the kingdom's renown
But oh lady
Beware of the wicked
And their envious prose
Empress of the Rose
In the coveted chair
Those sultry merlot robes
And your arsenic eyes
Tell a beautiful
Story of despair
Build walls of stone
All briar adorned
To protect your wild
Throne of Thorns
Throne of Thorns
Knights men and porters
Rival for the feast
Their malice apparent
As they exploit the queen
Irony in the wine stains
Painted on their lips
A toast for the palace
Golden chalices in greedy fingertips
Oh lady
Beware of the wicked
They will decimate your groves
Empress of the Rose
In the coveted chair
Those sultry merlot robes
And your arsenic eyes
Tell a beautiful
Story of despair
Build walls of stone
All briar adorned
To protect your wild
Throne of Thorns
Throne of Thorns
They'll try to incinerate
Your sacred domain
Let your power embolden
With every curse and every flame
Oh lady
Don't be scared of the wicked
Empress of the Rose
In the coveted chair
Those sultry merlot robes
And your arsenic eyes
Tell a beautiful
Story of despair
Do those walls of stone
All briar adorned
Protect your wild
Throne of Thorns
Throne of Thorns
Throne of Thorns
Throne of Thorns
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2. |
Barroom in '93
04:34
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Smokestacks on the bluff
Blue sky reflecting clouds in our cups
You tell me how fast you lived
Before you finally grew up and moved back east
Talking 'bout days that you worked every mill in the land
I tell you I love a man who works with his hands
Then comes home at night and puts them all over me
Oh I was so lonesome before you came
And started telling me stories
And calling my name out
Before our two worlds collided
We were long lost strangers
Wayfaring aimlessly
Then we found each other
In a barroom in '93
As time rolled on, resentment grew strong
Emotional cravings but our connection was gone
Cursing each other cuz neither could admit we were wrong
Oh I was so lonesome before you came
But now we're yelling and fighting
And I'm calling you names
Before our two worlds collided
We were long lost strangers
Wayfaring aimlessly
Now I'm reminiscing
'Bout a barroom in 93
Liquor and lime isn't enough to save me
To save me
I've got selfish intentions
God, I wish that I could change
I bet you feel, I bet you feel the same
Oh I was so lonesome before you came
And started telling me stories
And calling my name out
Calling my name
Before our two worlds collided
Yeah we were long lost strangers
Wayfaring aimlessly
Now I'm drowning my sorrows in that
Same old barroom from 93
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3. |
Freedom
03:58
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Anger in the eyes of two
Who know our differences are
Too much to overcome
There's no resolving our fights
Can't make nice so
Instead of reviving us
You just up and run
We've done this plenty of times before
Back and forth we divide but
We fall right back together
God forbid we try anymore
We're all out of reasons to…
You keep leaving to find your freedom
Or something better than how I hold you
Keep on looking around for freedom
I'm sure you'll figure out
It's not everything you thought it would be
'Cause freedom isn't free
Freedom isn't free
Every time you give up and get out
You ride the waves right on back
We reconnect in disguise as we hide
The damage we took from each other
God forbid you come back and attach
Just to flee and repeat
The whole cycle over again
You keep leaving to find your freedom
Or something better than how I hold you
Keep on looking around for freedom
I'm sure you'll figure out
It's not everything you thought it would be
And freedom isn't free
You know freedom isn't free
All you found was the cost of trading
All the love I gave
For the idea of something else
You lost me
I can't save you again
When you keep leaving to find your freedom
Or something better than how I hold you
Keep on looking around for freedom
I'm sure you'll figure out
It's not everything you thought it would be
'Cause freedom isn't free
You know freedom isn't free
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4. |
Together We Try
04:09
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We have it made
Our ambitions lining up
Moving out, dismantling tradition
We'll all get paid
We won't be scrambling
He'll be an artist
And she'll take pictures
And I'll be a musician
Yeah the teens were hard
But those years taught us how to start
Grinding past the rocky roads
And make better decisions
Together we try to sacrifice
The heartache that's behind us
Try to free our minds and live our lives
Chasing only what makes us strong
And raises us up high
Together We Try
Together We Try
We were wrong
22 with no clue how
I lost all my promised opportunities
Billing statements pile now
It's 52 inside my house
But I find peace in knowing
There's unity in feeling broken
Together we try to sacrifice
The heartache that's behind us
Try to free our minds and live our lives
Chasing only what makes us strong
And raises us up high
Together We Try
Together We Try
Beseech the savior
We plead and wager
Revery, love thy neighbor
In time we learn all that really saves us
Is community
It's in our nature
Together we try to sacrifice
The heartache that's behind us
Try to free our minds and live our lives
Chasing only what makes us strong
And raises us up high
Together We Try
Together We Try
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5. |
Two Birds
04:46
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A rosemary renaissance
In the house today
To cleanse myself of worries and defeats
I've been trying
Despite existential deceit
To make my way
But tonight I laid down
Just like every other night
But something peculiar
Eased my unruly mind
I woke up from a dream
And made up a meaning
Why two birds came from the sky
And twirled around me
Green bird, blue bird
Is it news you're bringing
Oh it's absurd
How two birds
Can change your life
On a hopeful horizon
Kissed by the crimson sun
I can finally see a life
Led by inner trust
And when I lay down
Every single night
I'll rise again with a
Medicated mind
Just like the time that
I woke up from a dream
And made up a meaning
Why two birds came from the sky
And twirled around me
Oh green bird, blue bird
Is it hope you're bringing?
Oh it's absurd
How two birds
Can change your life
Oh can change your life
And when I need my wings
The birds bring hope
Soaring and singing
And when I'm fast asleep
They fly through the light
Just like the night when
I woke up from a dream
And made up a meaning
Why two birds came from the sky
And twirled around me
Oh green bird, blue bird
It's the strength you give me
Oh it's absurd
How you changed my life
Oh in one night
Just when I needed it most
You brought me hope
Green bird, blue bird
It's the strength you give me
Oh it's absurd
How two birds
Can change your life
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Darby Sabin Portland, Maine
Wilton's homegrown girl has taken her songs born in the Foothills of Western Maine to international audiences. While she's
been performing live since her adolescence, Darby graduated from Berklee and promptly made her official introduction to the world as a recording artist with her July 2022 soul-baring debut EP Throne of Thorns.
Read more at darbysabin.com/bio
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