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The Winfield Sessions, Vol. 1

by The Starlight Darlins

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1.
Rose Bush 03:30
I've got so much to learn from you Still unpacking how the whole thing went Trying to grow from the hurt you put me through You didn't kill me, but I don't feel stronger yet Loving you's like trying to hold a rose bush in bare hands Now I'm bleeding, bleeding Loving you's a job for someone else with tougher skin I wish this stinging feeling would end How to sift through a mix of truth and lies Without losing your head How to feel when you realize It's the good times you want most to forget Loving you's like trying to hold a rose bush in bare hands Now I'm bleeding, bleeding Loving you's a job that needs a union I wish this lonesome feeling would end Half wishing you knew How much I cared about you Half wondering if I do [fiddle solo by Gray Buchanan] Loving you's like trying to hold a rose bush in bare hands My arms are weeping, weeping Loving you's a puzzle I will never understand I pray for healing, I wish this feeling would end
2.
Mountaintop 02:54
There’s one too many cars in the city I'd rather be in the only one I'd rather be alone, so I’ll just wait for it to come undone When you’re alone with me The world isn’t such a rush So let’s run away to a place where we can be just us Ooh [3x] I haven’t been away for ages And everything is looking too large So find us a mountaintop where we can just fall apart Ooh [3x] I am free fallin' Into a world of us two There’s nothing more I long to explore but you Ooh [3x] Aah [3x]
3.
The Roses 05:06
Count the days since I last missed it 'Cause lately I've been getting sickness Every morning, when the moonlight fades Into the light of day But I don't want to be a harbor For a man who comes and goes Leaving nothing but an empty chair And the scent of his clothes So, cedar red, cohosh blue, Wild thistle, cotton root, The saints won't answer when I call, So I call on you To bring the roses down Bring the roses down Bring the roses down Take this tea, don't be a mother Drink it all, try to forget But if I drink this bitter water Will I only taste regret? Or cedar red, cohosh blue, Wild thistle, cotton root The saints won't answer when I call, So I call on you To bring the roses down Bring the roses down Bring the roses down Ophelia had rue and pansy Pennyroyal, fennel, and tansy Rosemary and Queen Anne's lace Wild myrtle, herb o' grace And cedar red, cohosh blue, Wild thistle, cotton root The saints won't answer when I call, So I call on you And I will not be silent And I will not be chaste How can I make a life If it means mine goes to waste? I will bring the roses down Bring the roses down Bring the roses
4.
Amber streetlight birds through the window Made their home in her flyaway hairs Shrouding her, surrounding her—a halo, a glow Kissing every last strand as I stared Wondering just what I'd done to deserve her As the sight snatched the breath from my lungs And my heart through the tears saw a great, golden blur And it knew, and it knew she's the one [fiddle solo by Gray Buchanan] Amber streetlight birds through the window Made their home in her flyaway hairs Shrouding her, surrounding her—a halo, a glow Kissing every last strand as I stared Wondering just what I'd done to deserve her As the sight snatched the breath from my lungs And my heart through the tears saw a great, golden blur And it knew, and it knew she's the one Oh, my heart through the tears saw a great, golden blur And I knew, and I know you're the one

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Recorded live at Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, in September 2022.

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released December 2, 2022

Track 1 ("Rose Bush") written by Siena Christie
Track 2 ("Mountaintop") written by Gray Buchanan
Track 3 ("The Roses") written by Emily Johnson-Erday
Track 4 ("Streetlight Birds") written by Lauren Oxford
Recorded & mixed by David Hakan
Mastered by Eric Distad at Sidekicks Studios in Oregon City, Oregon
Album artwork by Lauren Oxford
Cover photograph by Corey Johnson-Erday

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The Starlight Darlins Winfield, Kansas

The Starlight Darlins are a four-piece band of acclaimed singer-songwriters Emily Johnson-Erday, Lauren Oxford, Gray Buchanan, and Siena Christie. The Darlins formed at Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, in September 2022. Their unique blend of four-part harmony, old-time instrumentation, and stunning original songs altogether creates what can only be described as magic. ... more

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