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Take Stars

by Burn the Maps

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1.
Trampoline 03:30
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Trampoline The sun that’s shining is a blinding thing to see It breaks the clouds and burns the skin and lights your way, it lights your way to me The creaking boughs of towering oaks are ancient history But in their shade we sit and wonder what our lives might What our lives might be; what our lives might be And in that open field we find the trouble that so filled our minds has gone and left us far behind tonight…we fall into the sky Bare feet on branches and limbs stretching out over bent knees I would surely float away if you were not here holding, not here holding me Clinging to a fleeting notion, yearning for the ones you’ve never met A night to remember, a day you’ll no sooner, no sooner forget, no sooner forget And in that open field we find the trouble that so filled our minds has gone and left us far behind tonight…we fall into the sky La, la, la... Laughing at the things you said and hiding from the things I’d yet to face Looking up into the sea, the blue-green foam of summer’s warm, of summer’s warm embrace Caution thrown into the wind tied to a string let out slowly as it climbs And crosses the line that keeps us from the reasons, from the reasons why; from the reasons why And in that open field we find the trouble that so filled our minds has gone and left us far behind tonight…we fall into the sky Fall into the sky (We fall into the sky)
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See You Again 03:27
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See You Again I might never see you again I might never see you again Oh, I will never walk away From anything that he has made Because I ‘ve seen the beauty of the world in your unsmiling face Your unsmiling face Now I’m walking down the street all by myself Looking straight ahead at me and nobody else Because I might never see you again I might never see you again Oh, I will never look the same Now that you’ve taken a piece of my heart away Won’t you give it back to me, my darling one Before you walk away Before you walk right out on me Now I’m walking down the street all by myself Looking straight ahead at me and nobody else Because I don’t wanna see you again I don’t wanna see you again Now I’m walking down the street all by myself Looking straight ahead at me and nobody else Because I might never see you again I don’t wanna see you again I just wanna see you again My love I wanna see you again
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Take Stars from the Sky 03:25
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Take Stars from the Sky She’s trying to hang on to that explosive moment Living inside it, scared she will fall She’s trying to hang on to that intoxication Wrapped up inside it, afraid of the call There’s no escaping Can’t run any harder One day you will face it And then you will see Take stars from the sky and tuck them in your pocket They’re yours for the taking, yours for the taking She’s trying to hang on but there’s nothing to hold her Tumbling beside it, scared of it all There’s no escaping Can’t run any harder One day you will face it And then you will see Take stars from the sky and tuck them in your pocket Take stars from the sky and tuck them in your pocket They’re yours for the taking Yours for the taking Yours for the taking
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Icarus 04:14
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Icarus You gave me wings and taught me to fly Not too low, and not too high Stay close to me, stay by my side You’re safe with me, now rise to the sky But when the feeling takes control, there’s only me too blame Not meant to soar, yet here I am, I’m calling out your name I fell into the sea This is no place to be You gave me the rules but I made up my own Follow me close and we’ll fly home But the air’s so sweet across my skin I can’t take the heat and now I’m falling in But when the feeling takes control, there’s only me too blame Not meant to soar, yet here I am, I’m calling out your name I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me
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Gone 03:58
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Gone I was born in a god forsaken town and before my feet could even reach the ground I was gone, gone, gone Boots on the rails and my chest held high Home is the place that shines in your eye But I'm gone, gone, gone Don't know where I'll be when the sun goes down If you call my name I won't be around 'Cause I'm gone, gone, gone, yes, I'm gone Don't ask me to stay Don't look at me that way 'Cause I"m already gone 'Cause I'm already gone The wind blew me in but I cannot stay Just one more night 'til the break of day then I'm gone, gone, gone Burn my bridges and follow the stars Leaving here won't be all that hard 'Cause I'm gone, gone, gone, yes, I'm gone Don't ask me to stay Don't look at me that way 'Cause I"m already gone I'm already gone You can kiss me sweetly 'til I fly You can dream of me when the moon is high but I'm gone, gone, gone Maybe I lighted on your street Maybe my heart skipped just one beat but I'm gone, gone, gone yes, I'm gone Don't ask me to stay Don't look at me that way 'Cause I'm already gone I'm already gone Maybe I lighted on your street Maybe my heart skipped just one beat
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Snow in July 03:09
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Snow in July The snow in July and everything’s dying A crack in the sky and everyone’s crying The water’s so high, she’s deperately trying To find her way The marshes are black and everything’s leaving They’ve all turned their backs and everyone’s greiving We’ve brone her back, there’s no more deceiving She’s lost her way Cradle her in your arms Kiss her gently Sing to her in the dark Kiss her gently The trees are all gone and everything’s turning Skyscrapers fall and everything’s burning The end of it all, she’s never returning to find her way Cradle her in your arms Kiss her gently Sing to her in the dark Kiss her gently Oh, don’t let her go Oh, don’t let her go Oh, don’t let her go Oh, don’t let her go Cradle her in your arms Kiss her gently Sing to her in the dark Kiss her gently Cradle her in your arms Kiss her gently Sing to her in the dark Kiss her gently
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I Know 03:05
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I Know I know heaven waits for the poor I know, they will inherit the world I know the blind will receive their sight I know everyone’s walking in light But all I see around me is falling apart And all that I carry is this broken heart And I wait... I know He’s with me wherever I go I know with every mountain lay low I know the valleys can rise to the sky I know He’ll bring peace to my troubled mind But all I see around me is falling apart And all that I carry is this broken heart So I wait for you How long must I wait, oh lord And I know you can hear my cry How long must I wait, oh lord I know you can hear me now But everything around me is just falling apart And all that I carry is this broken heart So I wait... I know I know
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I Can't Help You 03:31
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I Can’t Help You You ask me what it it as if you didn’t know But I can’t help you You’ll have to find out for yourself You’ll have to find out for yourself The pages you read that were tainted with hatred are torn out and worn on your sleeve The glass that was shatterered of course was not your fault But you sweep up the pieces and grieve You ask me what it it as if you didn’t know But I can’t help you You’ll have to find out for yourself You’ll have to find out for yourself Words that were said that you swore were not yours are now cut up and thrown on the floor The souls that are broken are mourning their fortune They weep as you creep out the door You ask me what it it as if you didn’t know But I can’t help you You’ll have to find out for yourself You’ll have to find out for yourself I can’t help you I can’t help you I can’t help you I can’t help you You ask me what it it as if you didn’t know But I can’t help you And I still love you But I can’t help you
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Winter Waltz 03:32
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Winter Waltz The freezing sky hugs the moon The wandering eye settles soon The winged cry sparks a tune As we dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin, the violin The silent snopw hugs the bough The yearning souul turns around The shimmering cold makes a sound As we dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin, the violin And in the deepset shadow And iIn the coldest moment And in the darkest corner of our hearts there is light The evening still hugs the pine The stinging chill cuts the vine The fading trill marks the time As we dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin, the violin As we dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin Dance, dance to the violin, the violin
10.
Small Unknown 02:49
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Small Unknown Once I had a world, In my hands I held it until it unfurled It was mine, mine alone Mine to nurture, to cherish, and then to destroy You wove tales of need Words of courage and longing to make a heart bleed Sometimes left untold Such a story might leave you with no one to hold Shine, while your eyes are singing Signs of the small unknown Lines on the page will let her know… Neither wrong nor right Each day starts in the dark of the heart of the night Either here or there What’s the difference, as long as there’s someone who cares? Shine, while your eyes are singing Signs of the small unknown Lines on the page will let him know… And with a sigh you rub your eyes and see you’re alone With the small unknown The small unknown The small unknown
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Home 03:10
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Home Roamed and I rambled and followed his steps Laying mile after mile of these god-awful tracks The stars in the sky lead me one by one ‘Til I found my way back home To my home, to my home Though I ramble and I roam To my home, to my home ‘Til I find my way back home This girl stole my heart and she tucked it away I don’t mind, she’s my night and my day She’s there with me always, she fills my cup She has made this house a home This is home, this is home By my heart I am whole This is home, this is home She has made this house a home Lived in this same house all my life Didn’t shield me away from the storms and the strife My family is all gone or buried away Is this timber and glass still my home Is this home, is this home? Though I live here all alone Is this home, is this home? Is this timber and glass still my home? Spent my whole life in the palm of his hand Though I wandered away from the promise land My time here is ending, I’m fading away He is calling me back home Too my home, too my home From this weary world that we know Too my home, too my home He is calling me back home Too my home Too my home
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Icarus Redux 03:07
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Icarus Redux You gave me wings and taught me to fly Not too low, and not too high Stay close to me, stay by my side You’re safe with me, now rise to the sky But when the feeling takes control, there’s only me too blame Not meant to soar, yet here I am, I’m calling out your name I fell into the sea This is no place to be You gave me the rules but I made up my own Follow me close and we’ll fly home But the air’s so sweet across my skin I can’t take the heat and now I’m falling in But when the feeling takes control, there’s only me too blame Not meant to soar, yet here I am, I’m calling out your name I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me I fell into the sea This is no place to be I wanted but to flee There is no place for me

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released May 18, 2013

Burn the Maps is:
Kate Aronson, Mike Kimlicko, Paul Lilley, and John Litchenberg

With special guests:
- Iain Hyde: violin on “Winter Waltz” and “Icarus Redux”, mandolin on “Gone”
- Harriett Landrum: violin on “Take Stars from the Sky”
- Luka Kimlicko: trumpet on “I Can’t Help You”

Produced, engineered and mixed by Mike Kimlicko at Shooks Run Sound, Colorado
With mixing assistance by Marc Benning
Mastered by Micajah Ryan at Airhouse, Wichita, Kansas
Photography by Kevin Ihle
Logo by Samantha Bachechi / Creative Medium

Thanks to Sarah and Matt for the use of their Taylor and to Lisa and Phil for their banjo.
Special thanks to our dear families, friends, inspirations, and fellow music makers.
And, thanks to you for listening!

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Burn the Maps Colorado Springs, Colorado

Burn the Maps is a four-piece, mostly acoustic, band based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They write and perform original songs that create a unique blend of acoustic and electric sounds with intricate three-part harmonies, anchored by tasteful drumming. Their latest release, Terra Incognita, provides twelve unique tracks that invoke their multi-layered indie-folk-pop roots. ... more

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