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Nothing Left But You

from Empire Electric by No-No Boy

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Julian Saporiti: lead vocal, instruments, programming
Emilia Halvorsen Saporiti: harmony vocal

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What perfect harmony still shakes me to the core
Begot this cynic’s soul to rumble?
It was in your voice
I had no choice
But to rise and ring out too
When those records play
All the clutter fades away
And there is nothing left but you

There are no labors that can reset space or time
It’s beyond sacrifice or school
I’ve learned a lot
I’ve given up almost all I got
I keep this passport I can’t use
There’s no soil to kiss
Those old borders don’t exist
No, there is nothing left but you

Ain’t there some crest of a wave, oh, way out on the sea
In the back of a godhead’s ocean of ancient memories
That lifts some sacred boat
And it’s sailor, at least, his charming ghost
Who earned your heart when it was first free?
He was callous and cruel
But he bought your dreams and saw them through
To own the past, forgive the fool

What steady rhythm still doth move me at this hour
To put my pen to page and pray?
For the reconcile
To crack a joke and catch a smile
Why keep my fingers clenched dear muse?
Because, once, I died
And I came out the other side
And there was nothing left but you

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from Empire Electric, released September 29, 2023

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No-No Boy Portland, Oregon

Nashville-born, Oregon musician & scholar. New album "Empire Electric out on Smithsonian Folkways fall 2023.

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