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Begin to Begin Again

by Ami Yares

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1.
The Mule 04:25
I don’t wanna, not gonna do it I’m watching my p’s are, you watching your q’s? So we go our different ways and end up in the same place With nothing to regret 'Cause We’re dying a little bit each day Divining for a little bit better down the road A little bit better down the road When we’re younger being stubborn gets the best of us Like the sunburn you get lying under the summer sun When you think you’ve done enough, There’s so much more you haven’t tried You haven’t tried, you haven't tried Stubborn as I am, born under the bull A mule I can be and a jackass to boot But I got these angels that stand in front of me Sometimes kickin’ from behind me I'm talking 'bout it now The timeless things we try to tell ourselves To remind ourselves We’re kickin' round the same dirt, Kickin' round the same earth When we’re older being stubborn gets the best of The slicker that you’re wearing will still leave you half wet You’ll think you’ve done enough, There’s so much less you’d rather try, you’d rather try ' Cause when we’re older being stubborn starts to mess with us and when we’re younger being stubborn gets the best of us and fittin’ into bigger skin still means some things, gotta stay behind When we’re younger being stubborn gets the best of us When we’re older being stubborn just a mess for us So this sunburned and half wet, Just six of one, half dozen of the other
2.
Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, spin round And round my friend again Renew , rejoice, begin to begin again From the fringes start Pull up and apart Quit your wool gathering Look up from meandering Alert your heart Begin to start To address Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, spin round And round my friend again Renew , rejoice, begin to begin again Let the waters part Wade into the shallows start One step in front of you The whole world behind you There is great haste Walk through with grace And arise In the deepest of the dark From the murmurs in the corners of the heart Where there is rhythm, there is music There are these songs to be sung (G) Through raging waters By the quiet of the reservoir And the space between Breath in, breath in, breath in. Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, begin to begin again. Renew, rejoice, spin round and round my friend again Renew , rejoice, begin to begin again
3.
Harvest 04:30
Have you seen the whitest fog that’s rising from the bog? The water’s warm, air is freezing, harbingers of fall Underneath root and rock, the waters on the rise Drops of crimson starts to spread, this is harvest’s time The pool of crimson catch your eye while you be driving by Stop a minute to rest your mind, you’ll thank yourself in time As all this beauty passes from season to century Best catch it while the moment lasts from winter’s icy grasp Let it last now, let me take you in my arms Let it last now, I haven’t got you long There’s beauty in every season and in everything you feel The cuts are rough, they might just heal, the scars are yours to seal So you could clasp your hands together or just choose to set them free The choice is yours and yours alone, just don’t lather up misery Let it last now, let me take you in my arms Let it last now, I haven’t got you long
4.
Harvest got the best of me Fig leaf wearin’ fool under apple tree Snake in the grass pulling at my pants Eden lackin’ seasons, gettin’ bland to me Hallelujah bitters settle the bottom of the cup The Devil’s drink never seemed tough enough Stirred me from the garden, water’s running off Got my head in the hold of aging stocks Should I disagree then you blunt my teeth Or send me to the bottom of a deep ravine I’m asking for a little sweet to blanket the burn Of the raging wind and fire you’ve sent you sent from your door Does leather make it better on the bottom or the top Can the evil see you better with the candles in the dark? Celebrate the moon before gets too gone Them still stealing spirits still drunk too much (CHORUS) Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, now Got one more tale that you could tell Well, Its dark outside and the windows tell There’s a big, bad spirit hanging by the sill Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, now Tuck me in still that I may run Cause Its dark outside and the windows tell There’s a big, bad spirit sitting by the sill Standing by the fire and I’m feeling kind of cold Tipped off and pissed off from a few days old Toss a blanket over bird and he’ll talk no more Drink the Hallelujah bitters, throw the tip to the lord And if kingdom come don’t come tonight I’ll finish the evening when the sun come up A toast to the heavens and a spill to the earth Return the hallelujah bitters to the top of the shelf Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, now Got one more tale that you could tell Well, Its dark outside and the windows tell There’s a big, bad spirit hanging by the sill Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, now Tuck me in still that I may run Cause Its dark outside and the windows tell There’s a big, bad spirit sitting by the sill
5.
I will not go, I will not go, I will not go, I will not go I will not go, I will not go quietly into the night Not without my light, not without my might, now without my sight Not without my rights, I will not go, I will not go quietly into the night I will not go, I will not go, I will not go, I will not go I will not go, I will not go, I will not go Quietly into the night, not without my light, not without my rights We will not go, we will not go, we will not go, we will not go We will not go, we will not go quietly into the night We will not go, we will not go, we will not go, we will not go, we will not go, we will not go, quietly into the night, quietly into the night

about

I last released a solo album in 2007.

It has taken me eleven years to release an album under my name.

"Begin to Begin Again" is exactly what it is -- a process of renewal, of reckoning, of remembering things that matter most.

These songs mean the world to me.
They have held and helped me.

I can only hope that you feel some of this too.

They're yours now. Take care of them.

Love,

Ami

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released June 1, 2018

All songs written by Ami Yares
Performed by Ross Bellenoit (guitars, banjo, bass, percussion, organ, programming) & Ami Yares (vocals, guitar)
Add't Vocals on Not Go Quietly: Jazzara Morales & Kellye Hatcher
Produced by Ross Bellenoit & Ami Yares
Recorded and Mixed by Sean Svadlenak
Mastered by Doug Raus
Associate Producer Jay Levin
Recorded at Mixed at Turtle Studios

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Ami Yares Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

American folk and rock music born in the wilds of Southern New Jersey and steeped in the bewilderment of the Middle East. Check out when Jersey comes to Jaffa -- "A multicultural sharing of sounds that pay homage to his homeland" - Sing Out!

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