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American Mind

from Time is a Line by Sands & Hearn

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A metaphoric look at the changing world around us, inspired by a cross-country train ride.

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I was working odd jobs
‘bout a mile down the tracks
From where you used to live
Where we met at the crossing
And said goodbye in the yard

Now I’m riding out of town
On the rails of memory
Just like a Hobo with a suitcase
Of stories to carry

Well It’s hard sometimes
To hold on to the memory that lingered
It’s like trying to move dirt in the rain
It slips through your fingers

So you can put
Your tired arms down
Rest your body
On the cold, hard ground

And so she said
It’s done and dead
He is gone
And he won’t be coming round
Here no more

In the Occidental Hotel
In a room by the hour
Then the Accidental Motel
With no working shower

My eyes are so tired
They can’t see you anymore
As you fade into the shadow
A ghost by the door - closes in

So I slept with the window wide open
And breathed in the deep cool night air
I slept with the window wide open
And dreamt all the dreams of the world


So you can put
Your tired arms down
Rest your body
On the cold, hard ground

And so she said
It’s done and dead
He is gone
And he won’t be coming round
Here no more

I said yes to the road
To the great black and white
See the objects in the mirror
Retreat out of sight

And I waved goodbye
To the derelicts and drunks
To the psychopaths and sycophants
Till another day comes

Along the great horizon
The light fades to blind
And somewhere the truth
Speaks the American mind

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from Time is a Line, released May 28, 2017

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Sands & Hearn Cleveland, Ohio

Sands & Hearn are husband and wife singer/songwriters Quinn Sands and Richard Hearn, from Cleveland, Ohio. Both performers are multi-instrumentalists whose style is best described as alt. folk/rock Americana – a unique blend of their musical backgrounds and influenced by the roots of American music, with an emphasis on the story. ... more

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