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Conservation

by Kait Berreckman

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1.
Marina 01:46
I could open a marina with all the feelings I harbor for you I could rent them out to tourists and watch them float around They'd come back to me after a storm just a little bruised from the waves Tears in the sails or holes in the hull but I'm an expert in repairs Every day a new feeling comes rollin' in on the tide Beggin' for a place to anchor down So, I'll expand that marina, I'll start charging fees if you don't come take these feelings from me I will be right there making repairs making repairs
2.
Conservation 02:02
I was watchin' the resevoir beggin' her to hold on tight I said, "I know how you feel, all pooled up inside." You wanna let it out, but these days it's all about Conservation I was watchin' Wall Street I saw it crash head on with Main I said, "I know how you feel, I know how you feel, I know how you, I know how you feel, I know how you feel losing all you tried to save." You know you did you part but, it's back to the start and Conservation Well, I would save you if I could but you slip right through my hands like water through a leaky dam money through a candy stand I can't be patient with Conservation
3.
14F with my light on 13F is leaned back on my knees and I'm screamin', stewardess asleep on the job Every breath like and S.O.S. Bittersweet at the very best Ginger ale in my cup, still my stomach churns and Chicago, bright like a warnin' the water below flat as a mirror and I'm caught Between the moon and Lake Michigan the truth starts sinkin' in and I'm a fool for livin' between the moon and Lake Michigan From the Maria to the Singin' Sands there's a string that stretches from land to land and every thread is unravelin' from my heart 'Cause your name was woven into me now it's driftin' into space and it's spillin' in the sea and everyone knows, everyone knows The shoreline is laughin' The stars try to hold it in and I'm caught Between the moon and Lake Michigan the truth starts sinkin' in and I'm a fool for livin' between the moon and Lake Michigan I can't guarantee you anything but I'll try, try, try If you don't care for me, I'll grit my teeth and fly, fly, fly but, if you want to find me, LOOK! Between the moon and Lake Michigan (the truth starts sinkin' in) between the moon and Lake Michigan (the truth starts sinkin' in) between the moon and Lake Michigan between the moon and Lake Michigan
4.
West 03:23
If you're headed West, send me a postcard from Nebraska Lord, I never thought I'd miss those endless plains but here I am, scroungin' city blocks for green grass I guess you never know what's wild till you try to make it tame I know being here, it's all for the best but check in on my heart if you're headed West If you're headed West, would you give my love to Andrew That boy can always use a little bit he's been waitin' on a woman, out there in the desert and he's tired, but he's too damn stubborn to quit I know being here, it's all for the best but check in on my heart if you're headed West There ain't no freedom in these streets it's like it was born here then it left liberty lives in those open amber fields where my roots were planted and I took it for granted So, if you're headed west, would you do me one last favor roll your windows down, let that prairie help you breathe and while I'm livin' here, at the mercy of the concrete won't you take care of those pieces of me I know being here, it's all for the best but won't you check in on my heart check in on my heart I'm sure I left it somewhere out West
5.
There's a mark on the wall where you measured me I was shorter than you by a razor blade all my songs in the night couldn't stack high enough to reach you There's a stain on the floor where you read my lips When I poured out my soul and I raised my fists You said, "The harder you try, the quicker you'll die" Oh I try so hard and I'm good at countin' cards but I think You're better at believin' You're better at believin' You're better at believin' I keep that Bible of yours in the Goodwill box 'Cause the Psalms and the Proverbs they still won't talk Feels like all of my Gods are somewhere on these strings And You make your decisions, so I have my doubts don't talk about love if you won't show me how you see the galaxy I can't get past these burnin' trees Oh, I try so hard it's been breakin' my heart 'Cause I think You're better at believin' You're better at believin' You're better at believin' Every night gets a little worse Every prayer feels like a curse and you're down on your knees like it easy
6.
My First 02:38
It was in a living room on Little Sioux, I was probably in a diaper Stumblin' toward my dad, I bet I fell flat on my face I don't know how old I was, Lord knows I took my time Came to this world early, so I figured it could wait It was my first, it was my first and sometimes I hope that when I'm old it'll be the last, it'll be the last thing I forget It was at a campsite by the river, I was with my good friend Laura we were tryin' hard as currents to get our moms to turn their heads All we wanted was a drink from those unmarked containers so that beer we thought was water ended up spit on the river bed It was my first, it was my first and sometimes I hope that when I'm old it'll be the last, it'll be the last thing I forget It was in the entrance of a Gordman's and I swore that I'd been stolen with the Salvation Army bell just ringin' like an alarm he was silly and I was awkward, blushin' red just like my hair but I'm sure that kiss was the reason I picked up the guitar It was my first, it was my first and sometimes I hope that when I'm old it'll be the last, it'll be the last thing I forget Oh and like a string around my finger all these things wrap round my memory Yeah this love, it swirls inside my head I hold it in just like my breath every time you leave You're not my first, no you're not my first but most days I hope that when I'm old You'll be the last, you'll be the last, oh be the last, please be the last thing I forget
7.
Baby Blue 05:46
Mysteries will never be a precious commodity whole galaxies wait to be found but here you stand with weary hands I'm pickin' the lock with a broken key to bust you out My baby blue is there a window I can climb in through? I want to know you and all the brilliant things that you do I've tried every door with my knees to the floor not a one opened up to you My baby blue The wind, it howls and someone shouts your world tumbles upside down things break and fall from the shelves and pieces of the life that was crash into this different one I'm sending up flares for help My baby blue is there a window I can climb in through? I want to know you and all the brilliant things that you do I've tried every door with my knees to the floor not a one opened up to you My baby blue I don't have to understand you to love you all I want is to take you by the hand and show the world show 'em all you can My baby blue show me a window I can climb in through I want to know you and all the brilliant things that you do I've tried every door I'll keep tryin' more till one opens up to you My baby blue
8.
If I could make it rain in heaven I would flood those golden streets If I could make it rain in heaven I would Then maybe God would build a boat and send you back over Jordan If I could make it rain in heaven Don't you know I would If I could keep the sun from setting I would let it burn all night If I could keep the sun from setting I would Then maybe god wouldn't need your star and you could leave that constellation If could keep the sun from setting Don't you know I would If I could keep the waves from rolling and make the thunder quiet down if I could keep the rivers from flowing and this world from spinnin' round and round and round Then I would have time to learn why you left in such a hurry before we had a chance before you had a chance before we had a chance to know who you were If I could make it rain in heaven I would flood those golden streets If I could make it rain in heaven I would Then maybe God would build a boat and send you back over Jordan If I could make it rain in heaven Don't you know I would
9.
Songbird 01:51
It was the year you stopped believin', early that Christmas day no one was watching, no body made a sound You held back the trigger, you held back a scream as the feathers fell like snow to the ground you were aiming for the sun you swore you'd never be the one to kill a songbird These days you're barely breathing, out in the bitter frost beggin for ears to grant your worth clouds just barely floating, it's no haven for small wings you try to fly but you crash from the weight of their words oh they did it with their tongues no they didn't need a gun to kill a songbird oh it takes longer, without a bullet no one gets stronger killin' songbirds so darlin' I'm right behind you, if you need an extra wing I got a voice if you forget how to sing I will fill your lungs, I will never be the one I will fill your lungs, I will never be the one I will fill your lungs, I will never be the one to kill a songbird
10.
My Ghost 03:18
11.
When you drive the Lincoln tunnel depending on the day you are sinking in the Hudson or rising through the haze Till you see New York buzzin' from the Jersey side it's an underwater battle a constant urge to fly you could burst through the sky or drown any minute now and when I'm wide awake and hummin' and the night is almost through I been waitin' up for answers just howlin' at the moon I am electric, like a dancer any minute now I'll leap I'm poised to take the spotlight made to take the heat all my dreams could shout out loud Any minute now Any minute now this love is fragile and it's rare it might crumble if I dare to make a sound Any minute now Any minute now Any minute now this love is fragile and it's rare it might crumble if I dare to make a sound Any minute now Any minute now Any minute now

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Kait Berreckman's debut full band release.

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released May 5, 2011

Proudced by Phil Ajjarapu and Andrew Anderson
Engineered and mixed by Mike Vasquez
Mastered by Cris Burns
Design by Cory Brown

Kait Berreckman - vocals and guitar
Phil Ajjarapu - bass, piano
Andrew Anderson - electric guitars, mandolin
Ehren Lorfing - drums
Joe LaChance - keyboards

All songs copyright 2011 Kait Berreckman, BMI

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Kait Berreckman Denver, Colorado

Denver-based songwriter



“...detail-rich vignettes of nervous energy, internal struggle and social commentary...”
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