Finland, MN

by Punt on Third

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1.
Baptism River 04:05
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Red winterberry Contrast on canvas of white Winding river Flowing in the morning light All through the night All through the night illuminates the dark Sound of the water Wind bending tall pine trees Echoes of living Whispers of what we can’t see All through the night All through the night reverberate the still Slowly transforming Moving to where it will go Carving the landscape Longer than we’ll ever know All through the night All through the night elucidate the course
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Sacred Hush 04:29
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In the windowless room with the dust on the floor And the old wooden rafters He sits with his chin in his hand And he tries not to yawn And he leans on his knee as he watches The heave of her chest in the lamplight Knowing her father is watching him To see if she’s gone And if he could he surely would Stay by her side, he knows he should The wisest words, the sweetest touch The beating heart, the sacred hush All the scenes he’s passed through, all the heartbeats he’s heard In the years he's been working They follow him, hang in the air Gentle spirits surround Now here he sits in the windowless room With the old wooden rafters Watching the child as the ghosts Overhead gather round
3.
Trail 03:16
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He went out to find that trail Prayed, “Lord, please see that my will don’t fail. The horse I ride is much too old The way is long, the nights are cold.” The nights are cold, the way is long the nights are cold His friends and family placed a bet But that tired old dog, he ain’t dead yet The kids at bedtime sing his song His wife still keeps the porch light on The porch light on, his wife still keeps the porch light on Some evening when the moon is bright When all the world has said goodnight‘ Neath winter clouds, by waters still He’ll ride that horse back up the hill Back up the hill, he’ll ride that horse back up the hill
4.
Time Flying 04:59
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Dust off a stack of records in a bin The corners and colors fading thin Flip each one slowly humming to The earliest melodies I knew And recover some lost peace of mind Move forward again and then rewind and feel the time flying Stand up and drop a ten down on the bar Walk over the the juke box on the wall I told her I could guess her favorite song She smiled when she told me I was wrong I tried as she sang "Walk The Line" To capture that moment in mind and stop the time flying Sit back and watch the sunset on the deck I'm not young, but I ain't so old yet I strum out my favorite vintage tunes And try to hear the words like they were new So I say as the sun loses shine "Could have been better, but I don't mind" That's just the time flying
5.
The Longest Nights 03:20
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The longest nights are a question you ask Like the whole world waiting for a season and pass and change over our time at last Those careless days that you never recall Pull like weighted shadows and turn winter to fall and prevents the light from reaching it all Shine a light and look within our heavy hearts Wonder if we were ever found or lost from the start Moments pass like the earth stopped its spin Leaving all we wonder unfolding within the time that’s left until it begins
6.
The Other Line 03:58
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Waiting on the train to roll in The stations empty but for one other man Who whispers something smooth as sin Says boy, you’re best off followin’ The other line There’s that promise back that way Across the hills where night meets day Don’t wait till tomorrow and brighter skies Best follow the shadows when darkness rise The way to life
7.
Highs and Lows 03:36
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I wonder why my heart is numb I feel like crying but the tears don’t come I hear weeping, why am I the only one Who sits and checks his watch and thinks of lunch The lovers seek someone to adore Confetti streams, God knows what for Champagne pops, why am I the only bore Who clenches for the next big sucker punch Am I tone deaf, what do I do With all your highs and lows Am I bound, how ‘bout you? I don’t know The hollow man he stares me down He asks me why I don’t come ‘round I tell him what was lost was found The candles there, but could use a new wick If I could just articulate The theme I tend to complicate I’d like to find what separates The saints and scholars, fools and lunatics
8.
Why Even Try 04:00
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Why even try To bar what’s inside Lying just below The shadow of what you know That same old company is growing heavier The rising tide over-ride taking backward A damn tired mind All lost and bored Trying hard to ignore These worn-out busted thoughts That will never be forgot But the sparks inside just can’t deny the pathways So re-align and just resign to see another day Why even try
9.
Morning by Morning 04:11
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Out on the waves / I try to be brave But sometimes, I don't know what to do Then from the shore / You call once more And I swim once again back to you I forget and I hide / I doubt, I deny All the while, you wait patiently by Each time I roam / You welcome me home Like a father with his arms open wide Morning by morning I see New mercies waiting for me Just to sit by the fire / Is all I desire And to taste of the wine and the bread Your tender words / The sweetest I've heard Give me courage for what lies ahead
10.
Wandering Course 03:50
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Watching treebranch shadows sway in streetlight shine Burn one down on the fire escape – retreat from passing time Restless figures form and vanish in the shade Their externalized defining lines broaden as they fade I try to stay longer lost in that haze And find a moments rest from tired ways And what it means to be ourselves these days Walking through an empty park soaking in the rain Choose almost every path to follow to the end I come across some gravestones hidden in the trees And stop to look around and hear the sound of raindrops in the leaves So I can place myself within the map in my mind And trace the wandering course I improvised And wonder where I'll next arrive

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A collection of folky tunes written with a distinctly Minnesotan quality - for better or worse.

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released August 17, 2018

All songs written by Brenton Haack, Jesse Balgaard, or Jaron Balgaard

Produced/Engineered by Bruce Balgaard

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Punt on Third is a Folk/Bluegrass band from Minneapolis.

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