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about

To me, this song is about (in ten words or less):

Losing faith because you put it in the wrong place

lyrics

If I played you through a dirge, could you whisper me the words
of the chorus that I warned you about?
It's a tune that I think you could find in that book
that you don't let me touch or take out.

I could swear that your pictures wouldn't fade in my hands
and your spine wouldn't break at my touch,
I could tell you all the lies that you want, all the time if you want,
all the time - it's not much.

Because I sold all my hearts to a man who lives
on the way to the church...
When you feel in the wind there's a song, black as sin;
on that day you will know, you will see.

There were young boys who believed in a place to believe
in the stars and the sea and the rain;
It began with a note from a book, left alone in a cave
no one else dares to stay.

Then I sold out my loves to a million trees
that don't grow any leaves...
When he's down on his knees, and he begs and he pleads,
on that day you will know you are he.

Because you sold all your hearts to a man who lives
on the way to the church...
All the seas and the stars that you pray to don't believe
that you are what you say you should be.

All the seas and the stars that you pray to don't believe
that you are what you say you should be.

credits

from Compass Rose (album), released September 30, 2013
Acoustic guitar, vocals: Court Hoang
Drums: Devin Anderson
Piano: Luke Lindemann
Organ: Matt Meli

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Court Hoang Fort Worth, Texas

Court Hoang is a singer/songwriter, composer and actor based in Fort Worth, TX. Originally from Dallas, he's worked in California, Vietnam, and most recently Austin before moving back to north Texas. He has composed music for several stage plays in Los Angeles as well as in Austin, where he released his most recent album, Compass Rose (2013). ... more

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