Sandcastles

by Nate Jarrett

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i wanted to write you a simple song
i can’t help but feel that i belong
when we’re walking in perfect time
i feel at home for the first moment in a long while

but sometimes the waves come crashing down
on top of all we make
the most spectacular displays
are the ruins of all our grandest castles in the sand
is there a wall that could keep out the sea

you’ve got me laughing at the piles of wood stacked high
i’m searching for the forest 'cause in my dreams
we’re raising bridges where there were none before
we found seven but lets build one more

but sometimes the waves come crashing down
on top of all we make
the most spectacular displays
are the ruins of all our grandest castles in the sand
is there a wall that could keep out the sea

just like John Muir i do believe
that the mountains are callin’ me back home
if it’s all just gonna crumble in the the ocean
i won’t turn my back until the sea takes the last grain
then i’ll go

but sometimes your face it haunts me still
there are things time can’t erase
my darkest colors shadow my thoughts
time won’t let us go unchanged for better or for worse
is there a ledge to break the fall of me

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released August 18, 2018

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Nate Jarrett Indianapolis, Indiana

Born and raised in central Indiana, Nate's musical endeavors began in earnest after being transplanted to the mountains of Colorado. Influenced by singer-songwriters Jon Foreman, Sleeping at Last, and Zach Winters, Nate's songs are born of reflections on change and pain, joy and heartbreak. They are an effort to make sense of moments and years. ... more

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