What I Hold

from 11 Across: Violet by Andrew White

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It's been a while since I saw
Somebody like you
Now, I don't know who to call
You know I got nothin' new

With your hair let down
You take me around
On a boat, with it's sail
On the deck laying down

My dear, have you forgotten me?
It's been while since then
You know it's only you I see
Wish you were more than a friend

Hell, if you were even that
I'd know where you're at
But I'm lost out at sea
And there's now going back

And I know you're looking at me
But I know you won't say a thing
And I won't tell you what I hold
So, I'll sing it for you
But you'll never know

Just how long, O'Lord
Must I wait to see her?
Don't you know that I am torn
Between the thorn and the bur?

You'll never hear the words
I sing to the birds
I sing about you
And all that you've never heard

And I know you're looking at me
But I know you won't say a thing
And I won't tell you what I hold
So, I'll sing it for you
But you'll never know

And I know you're looking at me
But I know you won't say a thing
And I won't tell you what I hold
So, I'll sing it for you
But you'll never know

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from 11 Across: Violet, released July 5, 2012

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Andrew White Portland, Oregon

Bred more by wandering than by his native Ohio, Andrew White weaves pop-folk tune-stories that feature enough personalities to populate a small town. Armed with his sister's haunting falsetto, he renders scenes and stories of staggering emotional variety. His multi-instrumental blends of the ordinary and supernatural provoke the thinking mind as much as it will the dancing feet. ... more

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