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Every Little Peace Must Go

from we are because you were by barrow burrow

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This song is for my paternal grandfather, who formally went by Dr. James Henry Rosenberger, but we just called him Gramps.

I wrote this song during the drive home from Gramps' funeral. He died in August 2020. The pandemic was in full-swing. I could barely hug my father out of fear I might accidentally take his life too. Everything was confusing and scary.

Holed up in my highway side hotel for two heavy evenings, I scribbled down the first things that came to mind.

Gramps was first and foremost a man of faith. He took his chosen religion, Christianity, very seriously, and would always include us in his daily devotions while visiting. Gramps was also a family man, a veteran of the Second World War, and an accomplished veterinarian.

Gramps also had knack for gardening. He was so excited when I pursued a career in landscape architecture, and would never miss a chance to quiz me on plants.

He also had a pretty sensational wardrobe, and I'm grateful to have received one of his famed argyle cardigans.

lyrics

Speak now
Don’t gather a crowd
There’s no time to weep
I look at my feet

Feelin’ I should write this down
The times that we had
But what we had has evaporated

Driving up
The last leg
Taking a trip around
I’ll be leavin’ for Cleveland
Gonna leave my smalltown

We drown
Outside is allowed
There’s no time to sleep, we’ll
Turn around, we’ll
Just turn around now

Gathering the harvest you sewed
A patch upon the sweater that I borrow
Reads, “every little piece I have must go”
Cuz now I’m free

When I listened to your lectures
I would grown
I busy paving over this old road
When I
Should’ve just quietly followed
Down the path you cleared for me

Speak speak to me
I swear I heard you talking in your sleep
But it’s hard to communicate
When you’re all the way up in the family tree

Gathering the harvest you sewed
A patch upon the sweater that I borrow
Reads, “every little piece I have must go”
Cuz now I’m free

When I listened to your lectures
I would grown
I busy paving over this old road
When I
Should’ve just quietly followed
Down the path you cleared for me

credits

from we are because you were, released September 8, 2022
Jack Rosenberger: Guitar, Vocals
Mitch Masterson: Bass

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barrow burrow Blacksburg, Virginia

barrow burrow (pronounced bare-oh burr-oh) is songwriter Jack Rosenberger and multi-instrumentalist Mitch "mix master" Masterson. Jack and Mitch met in the Albany NY music scene in 2009. Jack left Albany in 2010, and kept writing songs, and kept tricking Mitch into making them sound way better.

Dan Barker, Ian White, and Dylan Palazzo are other musicians that have been involved in this project.
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