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Over the Water

by The Breaking Yard

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It Wasn't Me 03:02
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That wasn't me, that was somebody else I came to with a hammer and fire in my hand I nearly burned it down I see you, you monster; see you lurking and showing your teeth but you're the coward: you just kill while you hide behind me --- Oh God, am I the wolf? Am I the wolf lying down with her? 'Cause his fruit and his jaws are strangely resembling mine O Keeper, O River, O Vine would You bind this darkness in me? Can you kill him and somehow keep me clean?
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Spirit Of 03:55
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Further, just a little further now til we can find a shore that's fit to build our home on Slower, let's move a little slower now to give our hands and lungs some time to catch up with us Hold fast hope and wait Hold fast hope and wait Rower, come rest your bleeding blistered hands, open up your sails and let this zephyr carry us Hold fast hope and wait Hold fast hope and wait Humble chests and stronger oars will keep this boat moving Humble chests and stronger oars will keep this boat moving
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You keep waking me up but I need my family to keep me from sleeping while I wait with you while I pray in the garden Please, fox-eyed songbird, come drink and dance with me to keep my heart beating while we wait for our greens to take root in the garden As we lie down with the fruit from the tree and the sound of our blood thickening while our hearts race; and here we are, tempt in the garden You knelt down and the blood from your brow dripped between the leaves and nourished the soil and ran to our feet as we fell asleep in the garden I've got to wake and work the ground and callous my hands alongside yours cause what the hell's a lover who wasn't' a brother first? I've got to wake and work the ground and callous my hands alongside yours cause what the hell's a lover who wasn't' a brother first?
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In the Wake 03:04
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My family, a brotherhood walking over the water (over the water) with laughing: an unexpected feeling following the sudden loss of control I need clarity that agonizing grandeur's a sobering verity: blood in salt water this power isn't something we possess, how dare a ship suggest it owns the wind within its sails? --- I am staring from underneath the breakers as my kin passes over me, lungs weighed with water they're scattering when I was raised above the wake I was all alone---they'd already gone So don't tempt me: I'm already building up ramparts surrounding me with moats of dark water I'm hiding If I'm so prone to causing strife, I'll stay in here and keep you outside --- Wake me up, wake me up! How long have I been sleeping? This isn't living, this is cowardice Wake me up, wake me up! I'm not seeing clearly Break in, inside and pull me out -- We are a body of broken bones that needs setting The remedy is self-forgetting again and again
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No Weight 03:30

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The Breaking Yard is a Portland, Oregon based sextet whose intricate instrumentation, harmonies and swelling energy has enthralled many audiences throughout the United States and Europe. Primary songwriters Mel and Stephen Baker have drawn from differing musical backgrounds and influences to write songs full of musical and lyrical vibrancy that have been described by many as 'cinematic' and 'healing'.

While in the very beginning The Breaking Yard was an acoustic duo with guitars and voices, the band’s sound, while maintaining its intimate nature, has ramped and evolved into a torrent of musical parts. The band of multi-instrumentalists uses the violin, hammered dulcimer, glockenspiel, drums, chains, electric guitar and harmonium to create a beautiful and powerful experience.

Over the Water was their first full-length record as a full band and includes several guest musicians prominent in the Portland music scene.

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released August 31, 2013

Engineered & Mixed at Bungalow 9 Studios, Portland, OR.
Produced by The Breaking Yard & Danny O’Hanlon.
All Songs Written by The Breaking Yard.
Mastered by Chad Wahlbrink.

Bass | Kenneth Hogan ∘ Acoustic Guitars, Vox, Synth and Electric Guitar on Track 5 | Stephen Baker ∘ Vox, Violin, Mandolin, Hammond Organ, Electric Guitar on Tracks 4 & 7, Piano & Bass Drum on Track 6 | Mel Baker ∘ Hammered Dulcimer & Drums on all but Track 6 | David Mahler ∘ Glockenspiel, Accordion, Reed Organ, Banjo & Vox on Track 9 | Michael Blake ∘ Banjo on Track 5 & Electric Guitar on Track 2 | Miles Orion Butler ∘ Electric Guitar & Piano on Track 1 | Daniel Dixon ∘ Piano on Track 8 | Sam Adams

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The Breaking Yard Portland, Oregon

The Breaking Yard is a force like water, calmly lapping against the shore until a wind or any other disturbance whips up a fury of white tipped crescendos terrifying the fragile reality of their audience. No malice is in their sound but a more treacherous trait, a pure honest love for humanity.

-Reggie Mace
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