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Feathers and Pearls

by Patrick Bates

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1.
German Muse 05:07
Fair skin and dark jeans You're on my mind, or so it seems The metal wrist and headdress The absent cloth across your chest As your hands rest on mine I wake up without you Alone again in my hotel room How I long to choose Between this vagabond life And my german muse Traveling on, I see you there With eyes wide shut, my heart goes bare But time goes by, just clock it And it will not slow down for you Lord, I know I want it to But wishful thinking leads me astray But to find my German muse To stay With you home in Berlin For one night that we never spent Hold on, I need you now Here with me
2.
See how they turn Spinning in the sky Just to fall back down to earth So graceful and spry The way that they move Brings me closer to you Just to turn me away As the lights go blue Turning in unison, swaying with the time Oh how the sight of it brings a tear to the eye And watching you twirl In your own private world Just exposed of your insides Your Feathers and Pearls But your showing me now To the door and somehow Theres a river we used to walk Flowing through my mind Turning in unison, swaying with the time Oh how the sight of it brings a tear to the eye Turning so sweet, they're not dancing for me They're not dancing for anyone without self deceit But watching you turn Just as graceful as birds Just for me, on the worlds fondest of holidays..
3.
She came into my life like the mornings bright light I was spending most of my life dancing in the night She took off my sunglasses and showed me how to see And who I could be Not taking no for an answer, she was strong and true She flew across the ocean to the Red, White, and Blue She taught me how to love, thought I already knew But then something felt new Take a look at my life, tell me what you see Just when I thought I was safe from harm, she flipped the switch inside of me So I flew across the ocean to see what it means To love unconditionally But when I stepped outside, the morning was gone I tried my best to fight it but she had withdrawn And we had switched our places in all irony And she could not see me She She breaths fire Like the Sun And now I I'm on fire But on my own I gave her everything I had My world, My home My veins are empty, my breath is airless But still she's gone So the chapter closes, romance over seas Though I know it was worth the effort, there are no guarantees Still I'm forever grateful for what she showed to me That love is not free
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In the End 03:25
And in the end, you come out The other side, you best not forget That after the storm, and the waves of change Come crashing down, it's a waste to regret No matter where you go, or what you've done They'll be watching you, just to see if you've learned So show them your right for a second chance It'll come to you if you just forgive yourself And in the end, you come out the other side Well, you're better for it.

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This is a collection of songs written in 2013 surrounding the events of a love affair gone awry. It was recorded in February of 2014 at Montrose Studios in Richmond, VA.

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released January 27, 2015

All songs written by Patrick Bates
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Adrian Olsen
Co-produced by Bruce Olsen and Patrick Bates
Mastered by Phil Klum at PKM

Patrick Bates - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, and some keys
Adrian Olsen - Drums, Piano, Organ, Rhodes, Percussion, and Vocals
Marshall Costan - Bass, Guitar, and Attitude
Alexandra Spalding - Cello and Vocals
Marcus Tenney - Trumpet and Alto Saxophone
Reginald Pace - Trombone

Artwork & Design by Make Things Awesome
Photography by Thea Duskin
Lettering by Subodh Samudre

A very special thanks to:
Adrian Olsen, Marshall Costan, Bruce Olsen, Alexandra Spalding, Tyler Williams, Thea Duskin, Chris Dowhan, My friends and family, Petter Erikson and Alberta Cross, Phantogram, The city of Berlin, and Ardjani Puig for being my muse. Here is to the good times we shared.  
Du wirst immer in meinem Herzen sein.

Danke!

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Patrick Bates Richmond, Virginia

Patrick is an musician based out of Richmond, VA. From a very early age, he has been writing music and playing for his family and friends, and anyone else who would listen. Over the years, Patrick has played in many bands ranging from indie rock to ambient electronic to improv jazz and hip-hop. Jumping from instrument to instrument, Patrick has always tried to keep things fresh. ... more

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