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For The Story

by Forest Sun

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Frank Brattole I love Twenty Toes in the Sand. It is the first song I heard by Forest. I love sitting on the beach at night with my wife and this song describes it perfectly. The rest of the album is awesome and his entire body of work follows suit. Favorite track: Twenty Toes in the Sand.
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1.
Tumbleweed 05:36
Tumbleweed Let me fall down In to your sea I will not drown Your here with me If I sink like a stone Or ride on the waves I'm not alone I’m not afraid Cause, Your love is the wind in my sails Weather cloudy or fair Travel where I may I know I'll find you there Every desert was an ocean Every sea shall turn to sand Your love meets my devotion Where the water meets the land So plant me your seed, And I will grow Into a tumbleweed Then let your winds blow Let ‘em blow cause Your love is the wind in my sails Weather cloudy or fair Travel where I may I know I'll find you there Cause, Your love is the wind in my sails Whether cloudy or clear Travel where I may I know I'll find you here Your love is the wind in my sails Weather cloudy or clear Travel where I may I know I'll find you here Your love is the wind in my sails Whether cloudy or clear Travel where I may I know I'll find you here.
2.
Sing Me To Sleep Well the roof it leaks And the stairs they creak When no one else is around And yesterday, I was on my way Now my cars broken down Guess I'll have to stick around for now And the sun's come and gone without showing it's face Another day gone Night shows its face And I have no clue What else is new? I'm just taking up space An old dog who’s given up the chase And I have no doubt That the stars came out I just couldn't see them for all of the gray But if on of them did fall I hope it heard my call And will send an extra wish my way Lord knows I could use the break Cause I've grown so tired My dreams aren't on fire There ashes in my mouth And all my old questions They seem so much less then important, To me now The coals have gone out So won't you, Sing me to sleep Like I was a little child Sing me to sleep I just want to close my eyes Sing me to sleep Tell me it's gonna be all right Won't you sing me to sleep? Lay right here by my side Oh and sing me one last sweet lullaby So won't you Sing me to sleep Like I was a little child Sing me to sleep I just want to close my eyes Sing me to sleep Tell me it's gonna be all right Won't you sing me to sleep? Lay right here by my side Oh and sing me one last sweet lullaby.
3.
Down 04:20
Down Come on down here where I am Leave your hope there by the door Come on down here where I am No need to fight it anymore Come on down the voices say Come on down, down here to stay Come on down I know you know the way The way down Come on down here where I am I know you've been down here before It's an open invitation you don't need a reservation Just the sorrow that you can't ignore Come on down the voices say Come on down, down here to stay Come on down I know you know the way The way down Let darkness' daughter wrap you in her arms Lay you gently on the floor You know you know she can't do you no harm Except the harm that you ask for Come on down the voices say Come on down, down here to stay Come on down I know you know the way.
4.
Carry On 05:01
Carry On Here I am again On the spirals bend Am I going out Am I coming in Let this moment receive me Kick me out of bed and knock me out the door Let your love retrieve me Remind me what I came here for Oh’ and help me carry on... Oh’ help me carry on... Sometimes I’m motion sick And all I want to do is stand still Other times I feel like I’m going to burst And I need to run dance cry yell until Oh’ I can carry on...Oh’ I can carry on... Sometimes the love and laughter comes easy It just rolls and tumbles from your smile And the past no longer lingers And the future is just a little while Oh’ I can carry on...Oh’ I can carry on...
5.
Morningbird 03:41
Morningbird Sing to me, my morning bird The sweetest song I ever heard Love's melody, in your heart's own words Sing to me, my morning bird When the sun climbs over the mountain Just to hear you sing your song And all the stars lay down in heaven to take their rest till evening comes Won't you sing to me, my morning bird The sweetest song I ever heard Love's melody, in your heart's own words Sing to me, my morning bird Don't you fly away from me Without leaving me with your song For the morning is much too lonely and so quiet when you gone. Sing to me my morning bird The sweetest song I ever heard Love's melody in your heart's own words Sing to me my morning bird.
6.
Always 04:30
Always I spent so long all alone Waiting for someone To come along And make this heart a home. Now your here I'm so glad Best loving that I ever had Baby, baby I’m in love with you Like your eyes, like your smile Dig your friends too babe, like your style Baby, baby I'm in love with you When we first met babe you gave me a thrill Gotta say darling I feel that way still I wanna stay with you until We're both old wrinkled and gray. Tell your mama not to worry none Here's one man that ain't gonna run We'll take that ride and when we're done I'll still have this to say I love you More and more each day And I'm going to love you Always, always, all ways Left me a note Under my pillow Said I'll be your gal if you'll be my fellow Baby, baby I'm in love with you So get dressed up we'll go dancing Then head for the hills spend the whole week camping Baby, baby I'm in love with you.
7.
Come Round Again Where do we go on the day that we die? Do you think that death is the end? Or do we all just get back in line Waiting our turn to come round again? Where do we go on the day that we die? Do you think that death is the end? Or do we all just get back in line Waiting our turn to come round again? Come round again, Come round again Come round, Come round again They say that true love is hard to find Count yourself blessed to have a friend Will we learn to love before we say goodbye Or will we have to come round again? Come round again, Come round again Come round, come round again. When we've all gone to that sweet by and by Will we remember where we've been? Or will we fly away only to find We've been round before and we're coming round again Come round again, Come round again Come round, come round again Where do we go on the day that we die? Do you think that death is the end? Or do we all just get back in line Waiting our turn to come round again?
8.
Twenty Toes In The Sand The frogs and the crickets sing Of all the sadness and the joy love can bring And the darkness gathers all around us Mixed with the sound of the ocean We've found are way The best we can Now here we are, twenty toes in the sand Arm and arm, Side by side Sun going down with the tide While the frogs and the crickets sing Of all the sadness and the joy love can bring And the darkness gathers all around us Mixed with the sound of the ocean As we walk home No words between us Just the soft black sky And the echoes of our footsteps The warm night air carries us this song And our hearts can't help singing along As the frogs and the crickets sing Of all the sadness and the joy love can bring And the darkness gathers all around us Mixed with the sound of the ocean.
9.
Until We’re Satisfied Darling come upstairs to my room Throw the windows open wide On this sunny afternoon Lay right there until we're satisfied Darling I’ve been feeling lonely I know in you I can confide I'd feel so much better if only You'd lay with me until we're satisfied Ooh, satisfied, Ooh, until we're satisfied... Ooh, satisfied, Ooh, until we're satisfied... Lately it's occurred to me Let me tell you what’s on my mind ...ooh What a better world this could be If we all would just take our time Until we're satisfied Ooh, satisfied, Ooh, until we're satisfied... Ooh, satisfied, Ooh, until we're satisfied... Darling, take a walk with me We’ll go down by the riverside Stop a while by the old oak tree Lay right there until we're satisfied Darling' you know that I love you And this love can't be denied Come on say that you love me too And you'll stay with me until we're satisfied Ooh, satisfied come and walk with me walk with me Ooh, until we're satisfied... Ooh, satisfied come and talk with me talk with me Ooh, until we're satisfied... Ooh, satisfied come and lay with me lay with me Ooh, until we're satisfied... Ooh, satisfied, come and stay with me stay with me Ooh, until we're satisfied...
10.
Lay Me Down 04:45
Lay Me Down Lay me down And give your love to me Let me see you smile And give your love to me Give your love to me Take my hand And give your love to me Let me see you smile And give your love to me Give your love Give your love to me.
11.
For The Story The more I'm looking The less I find The less I find peace of mind The more I struggle The less I feel The less I feel free The more I know you The more I see And the more I know me What a story we make Each day another revelation What a story we make Come let's fill our hearts with jubilation The more I open The more I love The less I fear For each day we're given I thank God, I thank God that we're here Cause what a story we make Each day another tribulation What a story we make Come let's quench our thirst in the waters of creation For the story is in the water For the story in the water.

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"Instantly accessible ... easily one of my favorite releases of the year." Rosalie Howarth - KFOG's Acoustic Sunrise

Forest Sun once again proves he is not only capable of writing fine new tunes but that he is a man who knows where he's coming from. He seems to have one foot in the future and the other firmly planted in his roots. His voice carries a quiet intensity and a warmth that disarms the listener, while the songs seem fresh and familiar all at the same time. Music played on real instruments by real people ... refreshing to say the least ... f^%ing great record ... and you can quote me." - Dan Wheetman of Marley's Ghost

"There's a powerful intersect between our own blessed American musical roots and a new spirit-path a-borning all about us. Forest Sun's music is right there on the overlap, getting it just about perfectly. He knows it's not enough for music to just lift spirits, you've got to point in the right direction too. This is music you always wanted someone to make--down-home and Out There & maybe get up and dance around a little too!" - Michael Green, creator of the Illuminated Rumi and The Illuminated Prayer

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released November 9, 2016

Forest Sun -Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Piano, Percussion
Daniel Schacht- Electric and Upright Bass
Thomas Greene-Drums
Matt Henry Cunitz-Hammond organ, pump organ, Rhodes, Piano
Alisa Rose-Violin
Erik Yates-Flute, Accordion
Larkyn Gayl -Harmony Vocals
Michele MgGrath-Harmony Vocals
Jolie Holland -Vocals, whistling (track 6)
Wade Peterson - Percussion
Alex Budman - Saxaphone

Hot Buttered Rum (track 7)
Nat Keefe -Acoustic Guitar
Erik Yates - Banjo
Bryan Horne -upright Bass
Zac Mathews- Mandolin
Aaron Redner -fiddle

Choir on Track 11-Jesse DeNatale, Josh Fix, Larkyn Gayl, Jethro Jeremiah, Lisa Redfern

additional string arrangements (track 1 and 2) Daniel Schacht, (Track 10) Matt Henry Cunitz

Produced by Forest Sun
Engineered and Mixed by Daniel Schacht at Schacht Studios
Mastered by Ron K and Eliot Bates at Radical House, San Francisco
Vocal Production Raz Kennedy
Cover Photo -Victoria Smith

All songs copyright 2003 Forest Sun Music BMI

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Forest Sun San Francisco, California

San Francisco Bay Area troubadour and award winning songwriter, Forest Sun has regaled audiences around the globe with his wealth of songs and stories, all sung and told with back porch ease and bonhomie. Sun's music has been compared to everyone from Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers and John Mayer to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, but his unique style is entirely his own.
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