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So Becoming

by Emma Dilemma

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1.
Dark Times 03:36
The moon is rising in flames tonight swelled with the end of summer Rise into the cold dark sky Affixed for the slumber As we gather the last fruits on the trees before they lose their luster The roots travel down like hair grows long or like skin grows older… The fish are swimming in search of the sun before the river ices over Farmers herded all their stock into a place of shelter Time is not quite moving the same or at least, feels like it’s slowing The birds fly south while the worms dig deep for riches pure and glowing… The vines have lost their will to climb The flowers wilted over Shorter days and longer nights until the bloom of clover It’s the time of year, darkness takes hold looks like the world is dying The light is still there, it’s just moving down Doing its work in hiding…
2.
Allegheny 03:46
Turn off all the lights so I can see who you are underneath And I’ll show you every part of me And we’ll agree to love until our hearts bleed We had time, we had time We drove all night underneath the moonlight And it felt right, it felt right Headed to the mountain where we could finally breathe We could be ourselves and forget everything Hold my hand, be next to me Drivin’ down the highway in the midnight morning We had time, we had time We drove all night underneath the moonlight And it felt right, yeah, it felt right I went down to the Allegheny It felt like I was home in that Appalachian valley and for a while, I was right where I needed to be You were somewhere so far out of reach So far out of reach But we had time, we had time We drove all night underneath the bright moonlight And it felt right, it felt right It felt right, it felt right
3.
No Hard Days 03:08
Gold digger wears their rings Angel in heaven gets their wings See them all aspire to, aspire to have no hard days You’ll have no hard days Cook and serve all day You’ll put something on their plate Go home cut and drained You’ll have nothing left to make You’ll have nothing left You’ll have nothing left Electric cars and trains What will be the next big thing? Battery or gasoline, energy is never free— ee-ee Never free ee-ee Never free Coal miner digs their grave Silicon valley seals the trade Corporations are man-made But we’ll have nothing left to save We’ll have nothing left We’ll have nothing left But we’ll have sweet embraces We’ll find a way to make it Sweat and tears will dry Sing ourselves a lullaby Rain can save a thousand lives Find the diamond in the mine Oo-ooh In the mine Oo-ooh in the mine You’ll have no hard days You’ll have no hard days
4.
You said you’ve lived past lives but I’ve never died You looked at me as if I were a baby and you were old and grey I looked off into space and struggled to find the words Took a sip of my wine and counted the years You don’t need to look anymore You soul searcher You’re a soul searcher… It’s only a speck in time we’ve been here before It will come back again and again and again All cluttered up on the table and into your head “Try to enjoy it” you said, then I went straight to bed You don’t need to look anymore You soul searcher You’re a soul searcher… I have me a new friend who’s lived many lives I look at him as if he were a baby but he is old and grey He swallows his pride and sings me a song And laughs about how little he really knows You don’t need to look anymore You soul searcher You’re a soul searcher…
5.
It's So Easy 04:41
When the sun goes down and everyone’s asleep but me When the sun goes down and everyone’s asleep but me When the sun comes up and everyone wakes up but me, but me It’s so easy Well who will stand by my side and show me the way Who will stand by my side and show me the way You might try and understand Brother but you can’t But it’s so easy It’s so easy You were comfort, you were pain but time changed you just the same You were comfort, you were pain but time changed you just the same The wind uprooted you by calling out your name By calling out your name But it’s so easy It’s so easy I have no savior, man, or god to which I pray I have no savior, man, or god to which I pray All of my anger, and all of my pain, I have no one else to blame But it’s so easy It’s so easy When the sun goes down and everyone’s asleep but me When the sun goes down and everyone’s asleep but me When the sun comes up and everyone wakes up but me But me When my time has gone up, I will go down When my time has gone up, I will go down But the sun comes up, every day Everyday, everyday But it’s so easy
6.
Eliot and Loren were two wandering souls One would appear as the other would go Either by fate or by some mistake the two would emerge, in the depths of space When they had their time here, they thought Let’s linger Cause it’s a cold world out there And we’re all alone, why not share the darkness together Until we part? How can I be your water and you my stone When the tides have parted, and we’re all alone? Eliot and Loren were two wandering souls One would appear as the other would go Little they knew, they formed a world of their own Where there’s no stars above and no grass below… They knew nothing of time, nothing of space, They were brought into being without a trace, And just as they realized their love had a name, They both disappeared, just as they came How can I be your water and you my stone When the tides have parted, and we’re all alone? Eliot and Loren were two wandering souls One would appear as the other would go No one can say how they came to exist. Either by fate or by some mistake the two would emerge, in the depths of space
7.
Lover gone down the road I find myself all alone With arms so heavy now Waiting for that train to turn around Everything reminds me of The sounds the sounds the moaning sounds my bed is still while yours abounds Fill the rooms and hollowed ways fill this empty and quiet space Everything reminds me of Everything reminds me of I dream of water flowing down over my body, I never drown Take me over, take me now Take me like there’s no tomorrow Everything reminds me of Everything reminds me of The last night you were here with me I tried to let all just be But I know what the morning brings So I let you go as I pulled you close to me Everything reminds me of Everything reminds me of Everything reminds me of your love
8.
Rubble Hill 02:58
These walls are tired and soft with time The floors are dark they do not shine There’s no one left to foot the bill So they’ll tear it down into a rubble, tear it down into a rubble hill Send them down, send them down Down, down across the hill Well tear them down, tear them down Down into a rubble, down into a rubble hill You’ll take their money, they’ll take your will They’ll send you down across the rubble hill And all that’s left to sing the blues Is an old suitcase and worn out, old suitcase, worn out shoes Send them down, send them down Down, down across the hill Well tear them down, tear them down Down into a rubble, down into a rubble hill Well the man with the money is here to stay He’s the man with desire for real estate He’s gonna build these walls with pillars of salt He’s gonna build his glory from a rubble, build his glory from a rubble hill Send them down, send them down Down, down across the hill Well tear them down, tear them down Down into a rubble, down into a rubble hill
9.
Here We Go 04:19
A riddle for my friends How do you measure time when there’s no start or end We’re prey to change We’re never the same We’re prey to change We’re never the same Let’s talk about the future Imagine something greater Dream of all the places I will ever Go Why do we cry about the times we were somebody else Face each day so that we can keep them safe and locked away We’re bound to change We’re never the same We’re bound to change We’re never the same Let’s talk about the future Imagine something greater Dream of all the places I will ever Go A seed was planted many years ago I can’t remember why it didn’t grow So I’ll take my seeds and throw them to the wind They’ll float down down to where they can begin… Let’s talk about the future Imagine something greater Dream of all the places I will ever Go We all deserve a chance to love We all deserve a chance to fail We grow we grow we grow we grow, we die again, die again We grow again, here we go.
10.
Protectors 02:58
We’ll protect the water We’ll protect, we’ll protect We’ll protect the water until you let it be We’ll obey the rights of humanity We’ll obey we’ll obey We’ll obey the rights of humanity until we’re free We’ll never stop defying the fascist house you’re building We’ll never stop defying the fascist house until you leave I am not anybody I’m just a part of this fucked up place I can try to sing about it until this song belongs to us until this song belongs to us We will not be silent when we are faced with fear and hate We will not be silent when we’re faced with fear until we ain’t We’ll protect the water We’ll protect, we’ll protect We’ll protect the water until you let it be

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released June 1, 2018

Recorded by Toby Fatzinger at Ffoya House in Bowling Green, KY and
by Rob Stewart at Teal Audio Labs in Nashville, TN

Mixed by Toby Fatzinger
Mastered by Carl Saff
Cover art by Lindsy Davis

All songs written by Emma Berkey

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Emma Dilemma brings us enchanting folk songs that are darkly cheerful and cheerfully dark. They are based out of Nashville, TN.
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