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lyrics
I'm just a boy with an eight stringed toy and a Blue gray cardigan
I love a girl and we'll take the whole world, we can face a broken heart again
I don't mean to hurt nobody. I'm just thinking, can we be better?
I don't mean to hurt nobody. I'm just thinking my way out loud.
Life in the middle is a hard thought riddle and a hard knock harder than me
But I'll sing loud, and live proudly.
I'm just a foal, with a charred black soul, and a flame still burning yet
I love a mile high view, and a dirt felt pew, and a life with blood and sweat
I just want to be somebody, I'm just thinking, can I be better?
I just want to be somebody, I'm just thinking my way out loud.
There's a me and an I, a heart and a mind, and a me that's better to be
So I'll sing loud, and live proudly.
I'm just a man, with a bum left hand, and knack for kissing cliffs.
Looking forward is the call, and I'll either run or crawl, till I'm dead and sleeping stiff
I don't want to hurt nobody, I'm just thinking, can we be better?
I just wanna be somebody, I'm just thinking my way out loud
Life in the valley is like watching a finale but happens every single day
I know I'm living for, a chance to live some more, do I live or do I pray?
What comes after five? A better looking life? Are we set on living this way?
Is it my head or heart? Is it my blood or art That’s saying what I need to say?
I want to sing loud, and live proud
I want to love more, and live for
I want to see what this means
I want to be what this means
I want to mean what I sing
I want to stretch out my wings
credits
released October 11, 2023
Written & Composed by Caleb Christopher Edwards
Produced by Eric J. Valentine
Caleb Christopher Edwards - mandolin, rubber bridge guitar, vocals
Kori Caswell - double bass
Zach White - acoustic guitar
Matthew Clinkenbeard - electric guitar
Matt Scibilia - drums & percussion
Eric J. Valentine - background vocals
Engineered by Eric J. Valentine, Dewey Boyd Jr, & Cory Halterman
Recorded at Forty-one Fifteen Studios in Nashville, TN
Mastered by Duncan Ferguson at The Voltage Exchange in Nashville, TN
Edwards mixes his folksy tenor, ringing melodies, and melodic poetry in a glass to toast as an earthy, American cocktail.
Lyrics of hope, doubt, and wonder ground his songs like muddled sugar while his swift, peaty mandolin garnishes the glass rim. While Edwards’ spirit is smooth, it ignites a fire that audiences can carry for a lifetime: a truly refreshing glass of American folk music....more
The Arcadian Wild (TAW) is one of my favorite bands. They take their jobs seriously as stewards of wonder and beauty and I think this album is a wonderful example of that. Caleb Christopher Edwards
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