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Heart of Man

by Thad Kopec

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White Wolf 05:02
I once had a vision of a great White Wolf He came to me in my sleep Oh enemy, my enemy, why do you visit me? In the darkness where I finally find a place to close my eyes In the darkness where I lose all my disguise Oh, who will I be? In the summer time when you’re not with me Oh, who will I be? In the winter time when I cannot see Running to the Great White Plains Asking you now, “What will remain of me?” Take everything, take everything I cannot keep it clean In the darkness where I finally find a place to hear your voice In the darkness where The flame the night destroys Oh, who will I be? In the summer time when you’re not with me Oh, who will I be? In the winter time when I cannot see How can I explain myself to you, After all I have put you through? How can I explain myself to you? Tell me what is right, tell me what is true
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Standing on the precipice Of truth and oblivion The world was young The world was younger Running out, free undone Screaming now, I can feel the sun The world was young The world was younger then Branches breaking in the sound Flowers growing from the ground Time stands still Time stands still now Everyone together where It’s filled with love, that’s how everything ends Time is not real Nothing is real here You thought I would let you go But I chased you through the winter snow Oh, it was so cold, it was so cold Oh, I feel so old, I am never going to leave This dreamland Let’s stay asleep forever
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Heart of Man 05:08
I could never see How they ever made me believe That you were never there, So idly, I set my eyes to sleep I set my mind to sleep In my slumber I could not unlock all of the numbers A sequence leading to the end The others Before me saw into a world of wonder The heart of man confess So unlock the doors, unfold the path To the house of the Father we will return So rejoice and be glad I could never see How they ever made me believe That I was not your child I set my mind to sleep, I set my mind to sleep In my slumber I could not unlock all of the numbers A sequence leading to the end The others Before me saw into a world of wonder The heart of man confess The heart of man confess
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The Winter Forest ever does know The devil is the maker of the pure white snow If the breeze comes by with the seeds she sows Then her beauty breaks their branches before ever they can grow What will they say about you? What waves may break around truth? If the river comes down with everything What once was in the winter now flows into the spring The flower once silent now stands and sings The cubs out of the cave to the blue ceiling What will they say about you? What waves may break around truth? What waves will break around you?
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Red Wolf 04:54
Red Wolf don’t come ‘round here Clawing at my door It’s been four weeks since winter And spring don’t love you anymore The sun comes up, the rooster crows He sings a song of regret I saw the blood-red sun as it rose Your four teeth in my neck The crow caws high above the river I can see your tracks in the snow It’s been four hours since sunset And my daughter still hasn’t come home I fear the worst; I fear she’s dead I fear she’s all alone I hear her there in your stomach Screaming, “I just want to come home”
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The widow’s heart is like a broke-down car In the middle of a desert storm She’ll pray for rain until it comes some day And washes out valley floor She’ll say, “The sea is no place for me, There’s nowhere I can rest” She’ll say “God, my God, give me back dry land, I can’t take much more of this” Oh, you made your choice my daughter Oh trust me, you can swim a little farther Daughter of the shadow, has your truth been revealed? In the darkness you are nothing, in the light you are real All you see before you is yours to call home As long as you don’t look for answers you don’t need to know Oh, you know my voice my Father Oh what’s the point of going any farther? Oh, do I have a choice my Father? Oh, what’s the point of going any farther? As the waters rise up, I will look to the sky And say, “Lord, where are you?” You’ll say, “I was there the whole time my son You just never asked me what you should do”
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Well, they’re saying that I’ve won But I don’t see the victory in what I’ve done I climbed atop a tower just to see the sun I’ve been around the world, but I still don’t know why I run I bleed like any man But all anyone sees is the lightning in my hands I dug a hole in the dirt just to find some peace But I was in the earth, just like the earth was in me And I set myself on fire everyday Just to remind myself that I am made of clay I will become hard, and it will stay I will dry and crack, and I will eventually break I live in a house made of gold She sure is a beautiful sight to behold I love how she looks, but I sold my soul I shine like the sun, but I am cold
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Cathedral 04:56
I speak to the Spirit And I hope that he hears it Because I don’t think I’m home Life runs around us It’s hard not to feel stuck Wherever we go I don’t know if it’s love Or just a ghost But I know That there is something Wherever you go, I will follow Into the cavernous night I just want to love you Find a place I can come to But I don’t know if I can Because you, you’re a Cathedral All the pews and the people Are all flooded with light I don’t know if it’s love Or just a ghost But I know That there is something Wherever you go, I will follow Into the cavernous night
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Black Lake 04:37
I told you that I loved you so There was something that you should know You ran before I could tell you The sirens rang and called my name I think I actually became sane Because I could hear you singing And I won’t leave until you know that I love you The water swelled above our heads The beast emerged, but all it said was “Please leave me alone” He fell back to the murky depths And swirled so ghostly as he left To be with his family I went home and tried to sing About this thing that I had seen No words flooded my memory Half-satisfied I drove all night And let the dark soak up my eyes Because I could never see you And I won’t leave until you know that I love you Love, won’t you please listen to me? Because I love you The Black Lake is a cover You’re a cover for me The Black Lake is a cover You’ll recover from me
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Go stare into the eyes Of those black dogs of night Those snarling hounds From days you can’t recall Don’t use caution son It’s the coward’s potion Don’t go stumbling underneath the drink of fools Well what do you speak of when you say that you have honor? Friend, what have you honored other than yourself? I have seen the fire Coming down like the tongues of liars I have seen the truth my friend I’m just like you Rise from the ashes brother, we won’t stay here long We’ll sing our song Of our victory over the devil, brother We will stand so tall Kingdom come I have seen it I’ve seen their ways; I’ve seen them change But I know it stays Stays the same All the same One day, we will see That there is life and there is love There is something to hold on to Rise from the ashes brother, we won’t stay here long We’ll sing our song Of our victory over the devil, brother We will stand so tall Kingdom come

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released November 13, 2012

Engineered & Mixed by Thad Kopec
Mastered by T.W. Walsh
All songs written by Thad Kopec


Thad Kopec – guitar, vocals, piano, bass guitar, ukulele, violin (on Black Lake and Dogs of Night), bowed guitar, percussion, antlers

Kirby Lin – violin

Josh Gilligan – trumpet, flugelhorn


Design - Thad Kopec
Cover Images taken from the Library of Congress Photochrom Collection

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