The Fool

by Jake Hull

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1.
The Fool 03:57
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Oooooh, it was never enough 'Cause I made you up inside my head I built this kingdom from nothing at all And it was never enough Don't cry for the fool Who has every damn thing he wants Scatters his heart And he's blinded By his visions Dreamed you up And then he woke And saw his kingdom Broken, sober Made from nothing at all Oooooh, it was never enough 'Cause I made you up inside my head I built this kingdom from nothing at all And it was never enough So foolishly he dreams With the clouds 'round his head He sees only the dreams he can't keep Wake up with the world brother Wake up to your flawed soul Scared to break what chains you down You're just not ready for the love you want Wake up with the world brother Wake up to your flawed soul Scared to break what chains you down You're just not ready for the love you want You're just not ready for the love you want Oooooh, it was never enough The Fool, he dreams with the clouds 'round his head The Fool, he dreams with the clouds 'round his head He sees only the dreams he can't keep
2.
Cradle 04:50
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Stone heeds the water Feeds the water Needs the water Stone heeds the water Feeds the water Needs the water Someday you'll need me like that Someday you'll need me like that I know Carved into a canyon The stone's abandoned But gives the water a place to run Wherever it may roam Someday you'll need me like that Someday you'll need me like that I know Someone won't always be waiting to cradle you Someone won't always be there when you need to be held I won't always be waiting to cradle But I will always be there when you've nowhere to go Someday you'll need me like that Someday you'll need me like that Someday you'll need me like that Someday you'll need me like that And you'll be mine You'll be mine You'll be mine
3.
Echoic 05:55
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Guide me For I cannot see anything but stars I stagger at the sight A field of distant giants Shine defiant, shine on To break the spell of night They echo on, they echo They echo on forever What we don't see keeps us all Open-eyed, wide-eyed we gaze Up to what we cannot know What we don't see keeps us all Pressing our palms closed we pray Up to what we cannot know Mmmmm Child, does it hurt to see it all? Open-eyed, wide-eyed you gaze At the pain, our tragedy I know it hurts to see it all Pressing our palms closed we'll pray That the light will reach us somehow Mmmmm And in the years that pass as time runs on And leaves my body deep in the ground Even from far away I'll blaze with light and be Part of a greater Part of a whole Part of a calm I can't describe Ah ah ahh ah ah ahh ah ah ah ahhhhhh And I'll burn 'til there's no sorrow to chase away The echoes of all the light that I've shed Will never fade And in the years that pass as time runs on And leaves my body deep in the ground Even from far away I'll blaze with light and be Part of a greater Part of a whole Part of a calm I can't describe Ah ah ahh ah ah ahh ah ah ah ahhhhhh And in the years that pass as time runs on And leaves my body deep in the ground Even from far away I'll blaze with light and be Part of a greater Part of a whole Part of a calm I can't describe Ah ah ahh ah ah ahh ah ah ah ahhhhhh
4.
Parting Song 04:26
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Are you there? Father I've trailed your ghost for days In the dark I've dealt with angels So they'll take this grief away Black wings bind me, show me how the sun Receding from the tree-line makes no vows To anyone Father, father, father I'm farther, farther, farther From the future that I'm after The future where I'm better So teach me, teach me, teach me To make that future reach me To move along but not to stir The dust that settles in my wake He said, I"ll be there to meet you at the bend. In the road you think you travel all alone You're not alone Time is not kind Time will never mend You're just choking on the pain You think you own Tell me I can go on and I can say goodbye Father, father, father I'm farther, farther, farther From the future that I'm after The future where I'm better So teach me, teach me, teach me To make that future reach me To move along but not to stir The dust that settles in my wake You promised that you'd say Promised that you'd say goodbye Tell me I can go on and I can say goodbye I"ll be there to meet you at the bend. In the road you think you travel all alone You're not alone Don't mistake our parting for the end And don't let the mistakes you've made define you Don't let the mistakes you'll make define you Promise that you'll say, promise that you'll say goodbye
5.
O, So Far 04:50
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And the valley grows dim For eyes that grow weary and tired On the horizon swallowing fire When the rising moon casts shadows thrown by its beams And the earth sewn at its seams Sits still Waiting until You find your way home again How do I begin? And where do I fit in this world? If I toil until my skin cracks and my bones break Will I be the man I see? In the haze of footsteps sprawling out ahead of me Is there more for us than the endless winding roads? Where there's nothing left to conquer There's nothing left to find Like pilgrims we're all scattered Down roads built for the blind The futures all are purchased There's no dream left to sell Like children we'll all wander To the mountains of ourselves, singing Ohhhhh, so far until I reach my home Ohhhhh, so far I've wandered from my home There's nothing left to conquer There's nothing left to find Like pilgrims we're all scattered Down roads built for the blind The futures all are purchased There's no dream left to sell Like children we'll all wander To the mountains of ourselves, singing Ohhhhh, so far until I reach my home Ohhhhh, so far I've wandered from my home Take me to my home And the valley grows dim For eyes that grow weary and tired On the horizon swallowing fire When the rising moon casts shadows thrown by its beams And the earth sewn at its seams Sits still Waiting until You find your way home again
6.
Ascending Bird 04:06
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The Fool, or The Intrepid Beam of Light Pursues a Cure for Sorrow and Led Astray He Must Confront the Whispering of Time.

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released November 3, 2012

All songs written, arranged, & performed by Jake Hull. Harmony by Liz McClendon & Kelsie McNair. Recorded by Ryan Hickey.

Endless gratitude to Sarah Kingsley (for her Cello), Lindsay Kluge (for the Hammered Dulcimer), Dan McCleod (for the Tele & the electric gear), and to the Wells Theatre for freedom to record on stage at ludicrous hours. Extra thanks to Jacki P. of TapTap studios for the microphone lending. Triple thanks to everyone for putting up with Jake.

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Jake Hull Portland, Oregon

Composer for film, TV, and theater. Hull's work spans an array of styles and genres, from intimate electronic works to soaring orchestral arrangements. Hull's passion and obsession with crafting the most honest and powerful way to tell stories fills his work with inspiration and evocation. ... more

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