Mostly Sad Songs

by Angela Mietzke & Sam Genualdi

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1.
Summer Sun 03:38
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Summer sun, shadows getting long Sunday comes and you’ll be gone We walk the paths on mountain side Now you go with ocean tide Take him in then let him go Watch him walk the path below Taker her in then set her free Watch her walk away from me Walk this path take it slow Watch the plants around you grow Soon the autumn wind will blow And turn this land again to snow And turn this land again to snow Slanted sun shines through the trees We walk until it’s dark Then stand beneath the fir and pine Moonlit stars and memory Take him in then let him go Watch him walk the path below Drink her in then set her free And watch her walk away from me Walk this path take it slow Watch the plants around you grow Soon the autumn wind will blow And turn this land again to snow And turn this land again to snow Time moved fast and times stood still Now it’s on the move against my will I want you to know that I love you still There is so little time to learn to love So little time to know Isn’t this what we are made for To risk everything so seeds will grow To risk everything so we can grow
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Harold Fry 03:13
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I got a letter,said that you were dying But I haven’t seen you in years Why has this news hit me so hard Why am I reduced to tears She is dying and I am walking I am sinking My eyes keep blinking The tears away I have something to say before she goes Now I am walking miles along this track Shifting seasons shifting reasons why I can’t bring myself to look back My shoes are wearing My clothes are tearing My mind stands still But my feet keep moving I have to go My hand keeps reaching For the letter I’ve written There’s something I have to let you know She is dying and I am walking I am sinking My eyes keep blinking The tears away Thought I’d catch you But my hands are empty My feet still have So far to go She is dying and I am walking Now I am sinking My eyes keep blinking the Tears away
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No Longer We but I 03:09
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Feel the wind against my cheek And the creek it sings it’s song Like a train it keeps rolling on Chestnut hair shining eyes spirit wild and free How I’ll miss your face gazing back at me I will catch my breath displace the air I won’t look for you everywhere We’ve been blown off course And gone astray Have I held onto you too long anyway I’ve seen what you’ve seen and you’ve seen what I’ve seen But we don’t seem to see the same things As I rise and you lay down to rest once again alone Music of two gives way to one I will catch my breath displace the air I won’t look for you everywhere We’ve been blown off course And gone astray Have I held onto you too long anyway So I’ll set you free Let you fly Spread your wings embrace the sky No longer we but I On one side of this big old world I stare at the moon Even as the sun beats down on you Chestnut hair shining eyes spirit wild and free How I’ll miss your face gazing back at me I will catch my breath displace the air I won’t look for you everywhere We’ve been blown off course And gone astray Have I held onto you too long anyway So I’ll set you free Let you fly I’ll set you free Let you fly I’ll set you free Let you fly Spread your wings embrace the sky No longer we but I
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Waking Me From Emptiness 03:45
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He walks through the house With long strides She’s out in the garden Is she wasting time But has time been wasted Has time been lost Again She stares at the moon and makes a wish She’s silent seeking He’s lost in his thoughts Is he far away Oh where has he gone again And you whisper softly to me waking me from emptiness And you whisper softly to me waking me from emptiness And there’s light beyond my door And I’m wanting something more This time He’s driving away Does he just needs time Should she try to follow She watches him go It’s a bitter pill that she chose to swallow Hope lies in the balance of love and cost Is it worth all the spending Can this love be mended again And you whisper softly to me waking me from emptiness And you whisper softly to me waking me from emptiness And there’s light beyond my door And I’m wanting something more This time
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Peter and Wendy 04:11
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Boy why are you crying Let me dry your eye I can see you’ve lost something I can can help you find Have you been chasing darkness in your own heart and mind Rest here awhile my arms are open to you You can stop swimming in your endless blue Can’t you see I’ve lost my shadow My connection to home Always to wander and forever to roam I’ve got not address, no mother to speak of I’ve got no love that I can call my own They call it freedom but I am alone If I knew the way I would take you home Second star to the right, straight on till dawn I found my shadow but it’s going on wrong Boy hold still I can sew it back on Then we’ll fly and you and I will be gone I’m a far cry from heaven, the shepherd for lost souls Been living like a stranger in my own life So used to being alone, but now you are here I remember my name Let’s hold a memory Our one most precious thought Then we’ll fly and you and I will be gone Neverland Is waiting, an adventure in sight We’ll soar together, two shadows against the night No longer to wander along in the dark Let’s Hold a memory Our one most precious thought Then we’ll fly and you and I will be gone Then we’ll fly and you and I will be home
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Joan’s Song 03:29
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Taken by surprise Limitations; time awareness seeping from your eyes Steep the terrain Fear keeps out feet from motion Are we holding back the sun It’s a long long road It’s a rocky way Don’t get discouraged darling I’m not asking you to stay You hold it in your hand It is not a paint by number It’s not sinking sand It’s the road that greets you The January rose in bloom It’s the day I met you Now your light is fading Fading way too soon It’s a long long road It’s a rocky way Don’t get discouraged darling I’m not asking you to stay Think of those who have gone before you Waiting at an open gate I pray that fear will leave you That you open up your mouth and swallow up the stars It’s a long long road Is a rocky way Don’t get discouraged darling I’m not asking you to stay I’m not asking you to stay
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Troubled 04:15
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Why am I troubled? Why is the path so dim I’m searching for answers They say can only come from within But the road that I am traveling is not worn and the answers that I’m seeking are they gone I am looking for someone to take my hand To help me to my feet to help me stand To help me stand I want to breath I want to fly To reach out my hand and touch the sky I want to know which way to go to enter the stream to let it flow But the road that I am traveling is not worn and the answers that I’m seeking are they gone I am looking for someone to take my hand To help me to my feet to help me stand To help me stand I want to breath I want to fly To reach out my hand and touch the sky I want to walk a path that’s true To find the deeper meaning in this blue I remember I remember, I remember I remember I remember, I remember We are not lost what has been forsaken must never be forgotten We are not lost even now But the road that I am traveling is not worn and the answers that I’m seeking are they gone I am looking for someone to take my hand to help me to my feet to help me stand To help me stand I remember I remember, I remember I remember I remember, I remember We are not lost what has been forsaken must never be forgotten We are not lost even now
8.
This Wind 04:49
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Can you hear the sound of thunder And the steady throng of rain Can you see the flash of lightning Here is comes again and again Can you feel the wind it’s raging Slapping sails upon the sea Can you feel the tide is rising Rising up inside of me And the wind undoes this sorrow Fill these sails with hope for tomorrow Blow wind blow Can you feel the earth is quaking Pushing up from deep inside Can you feel my heart is breaking Breaking open so I can not hide Can you see the river flowing The water turbulent, alive I thought this world might break me But I’ll do more than just survive I’ll thrive Thrive Quench this thirst with rain Thrive Grow upward towards the sun Thrive A new life has begun And the wind undoes this sorrow Fill these sails with hope for tomorrow Blow wind blow Can you feel heat from this fire Consuming all that’s in its path I will inhale this desire Give it breath to make it last and last Can you see the phoenix blazing Rising upwards from the ash Guided by this wind she’s soaring Letting go of what has past And the wind undoes this sorrow Fill these sails with hope for tomorrow Blow wind blow
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Nowhere to be Found 04:14
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Somewhere in this valley Under the high moon She waits there in the darkness Hoping he’ll be coming home soon She hears the whistle blowing She begins to run in fear For He’s gone down in the darkness And the darkness swallowed him there She can see him flying So High above the ground She knows she’ll never reach him He is nowhere to be found She remembers the flowers he gave her On the day they wed The tenderness he showed her Now an empty wedding bed Standing at the window Collecting his last pay She’ll return to her family There is nothing more to say She can see him flying So High above the ground She knows she’ll never reach him He is nowhere to be found The child that she carries Will never know his face A vestige of the man she loved That time can not erase A vestige of the love they shared That time can not erase
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Stupid 02:38
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Not the first time I’ve been stupid And it sure won’t be my last So darling please forgive me Let’s leave it in the past When I’m down and lonely And scared and desperate Desperate to find the truth Sometimes a truth gets conjured up That has nothing to do with you So darling please forgive me This time you’re not to blame Sweet baby please forgive me It’s time we had a change of heart This insecurities taken me taken me Taken me where I don’t want to go I’m not a victim not helpless I’m the only one telling me so So darling please forgive me This time you’re not to blame Sweet baby please forgive me It’s time I had a change of heart This time I’ve had a change of heart

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released January 15, 2024

All songs published by Angela Mietzke and Sam Genualdi
Recorded by Elliott Lanam at Hidden City Studios, Santa Barbara, CA
Emmett Sargent at Beagle Studios, Carpinteria, CA
Sam Genualdi at Sam Genualdi Studios Chicago, IL
Mixed and Mastered by Emmett Sargent at Beagle Studios
Cover art and photos: Angela Mietzke
Design: Karen Thygerson
Joan’s Song painting: Joan Kershaw
Special thanks to Holden Village, Karen Thygerson, Dave Mietzke,
Nyrie and Ash Mietzke, Marissa Ilnitzki, Kathy Neely

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Angela Mietzke Santa Barbara, California

Angela Mietzke is a multimedia artist, poet, and singer/songwriter
currently living in Santa Barbara, California. She is continually
inspired by nature, the human condition, and spiritual thought. She
believes there is no better way to celebrate life’s mysteries than to
try to capture something true in art and song through collaboration. ... more

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