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Birmingham: An Acoustic EP

by David Ramirez

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I watch my mother fold the sheets for me I see the wrinkles on her hands and see All the love that she holds can be Seen in the lines around her knuckles Who is gonna lay you down? Who is gonna turn the lights out Just like our Mothers and our Fathers prayed about? Oh I want to love you like that My father does it very well Never shy with giving up his help I can see it in those eyes he gives That he will never let me fall too far from him I want the love that I give to be evident in my appearance So in the end there will be no doubt that my love ever existed
2.
Deal Me In 03:29
I hear I'm crazy for chasing the dreams in my head So be honest baby do you think there's a chance To see the lights It's funny how life can make sense at the end of a cigarette I get lost in the smoke as it finds it's way slowly through my chest But I'm all out of matches and life cannot start without a spark Deal me in Deal me in This is the life that I choose even if I lose I'm slowly learning just what it means to love I don't think I have it down I just know what it's not It's not leaving you So question life, question the sky Don't be okay just letting days pass you by Find out the truth, Find out what lies Above the Blue
3.
Heart 05:05
take me back to my house we'll lie down and do anything but sleep then we can dream away this wine and wake with no headaches i don't know what this is all about never before have i felt what i do now i'm lost in thought and finding myself in your heart let's take it slow i'm taking pride in each and every phone call i hear your voice my days are so redundant it's nice when i get a little change of pace on this rare occasion i'm am letting go of all i hold inside you hold me just like play-dough please don't let go i want to feel you change my life
4.
Wind Up Toy 03:20
my heart is wind up toy good things come and i have a point but when friction kicks in i slow down and fade out i'm easily pleased i want the bread but i settle for the seeds i live in a castle built of crumbs and it does not bother me so wind me up and watch me turn i'll mystify and make you question how it's done i'm a one trick pony wide eyed and lonely and i'm the only one that does it like me i've tried complicating things by not holding on to what i know i need but when the mirror and my eyes meet i'm reminded of what i left behind we only get so many breaths in and out this air will soon leave our chest and with my many doubts i'll be left all alone, all alone all alone, all alone this wandering soul has yet to find a home i'll take handouts if you got 'em if not i'll find em
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Looks like you got me where you want me So go ahead and roll up your web The best things in life are hard to come by But sometimes the best things come from accidents When days are dark darling remember My love for you won't go away I almost lost you last september And my heart still has yet to forgive me Is it just me, Am I seeing things? Or does the way we breathe make perfect sense? I could start fires with what I feel for you The sun could fade out and we'd see it through You have a beauty like no other A confidence that brings me fear If I compare myself too long I might just run away But you have a grace that keeps me here

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released June 1, 2008

All songs written by David Ramirez
Engineered in houses in and throughout Birmingham by Chris Weninegar
Guitar | Piano | Vocals - David Ramirez
Upright Bass - Alex Mitchell
Vocals - Rebekah Fox

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David Ramirez Austin, Texas

"It's not easy for a writer to maintain the aura of the unspoken in a song. Music and the space surrounding it intensify the impact of confession; the true challenge comes in giving voice to a narrator who's tongue-tied, or simply reticent. Texas singer-songwriter David Ramirez does so beautifully…” — NPR Music ... more

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