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Natural Conclusion

by Rose Cousins

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1.
Chosen 04:35
Take these arms, these legs, they are broken This love, it’s too much, I am frozen I don’t know if I have what it takes To be chosen I arose with wings I am flightless Someone’s carving a statue in my likeness I will never live up to this portrait, I’m just posing I don’t know if I have what it takes To be chosen Give me a sign, a photo, a map, something to go by How am I supposed to know what I’m supposed to look like I leaving dust running fast like I’ve always done, from everyone Stepping up to no battles, no I never win Laces undone, I’m always falling Dodging my own heart like a bullet full of failure and sin I don’t know if I have what it takes To be chosen I am tired and worn thin from Healing wounds inflicted by none other than my own scorn I am at war and I am alone I take off before the horn is blown I hear all the doors on their hinges and now for some reason I’m scared of all of them closing Still I don’t know if I have what it takes to be chosen To be chosen
2.
Like Trees 03:44
I swear your nerves are thick like trees You sit so still do you breathe The world comes just to your knees Scars like leather, weather and age Softest when you they reach the grave We may never be saved I thought that I could lift anything The rain from the ground Your ship from the deep You’re probably stronger than me
3.
Freedom 04:28
This quiet is full This quiet is loud I’m sorting through What’s left of us now I’ve found freedom from What could have been And freedom from The love you give Freedom I pride myself In letting go Better off Stronger alone When I’ve got my freedom From choices made And freedom from Being brave Freedom The tides of love They ride the moon It’s only at night I think of you And my new-found freedom From your caress Freedom from The blame, I guess Freedom You left me With no illusion You and I took this to It’s natural conclusion I should have gone Right from the start I would have freedom from This broken heart And every breath That’s marking time And the distance from When you were mine Before this freedom
4.
White Flag 03:34
Take my ears I won’t use them They no longer hear the music Just silence and walls, no footsteps in the halls Take my hands they are grieving Nothing to hold onto or believe in No loving embrace, just big empty space I belong to you Take my heart it’s beaten Fought hard and was defeated I didn’t give up, just wasn’t enough I belong to you
5.
Chains 03:14
Black is the devil, dark as night Stealing every shine of light Holding hostage the fire’s bright Black is the devil, dark as night You have drained out all the good You have taken all the good I admit you got me good You have nailed me where I stood You have left me where I stood I must have misunderstood I was waiting for the good I did everything I could I keep dragging these chains you made I drag my legs through dirt & mire Two heavy pegs on a tight rope wire My guts are raw with the lines of a liar I drag my legs through dirt & mire You have told me it’s no use You have told me I’m a fool I keep dragging these chains you made Chains
6.
The Grate 04:33
The low moan of your voice on the phone Comes through the floor from below I’m listening in when you think you’re alone I press my ear to the grate Who keeps you up so late You won’t hear me complain As years turn my bones to dust You change and I adjust I shift my weight to the side Futile my tears to your pride But we leave on the bathroom light
7.
My Friend 01:32
My friend Seems we have come to an end My friend We’ve been down this road and around it’s bend Stabbed in the back with my own knife Is just about all I can take To trust was my mistake My friend
8.
Tender is the night Tender is your heart Tender in your plight for love Tender lives the hope Time carries along Tender to be left alone Tender is the man Tender holds the words Tending not to say Tenderly you smile in light of day Tender bows your head Tender grows desire To chop the tallest tree To share a fire Tender is the man
9.
Lock and Key 05:18
I spilled my heart you watched me bleed I am a thief and you keep giving to my greed You are the water to my thirsty seed I am the lock and you are the key I am my own worst enemy Somehow you stand alone And you still fight for me Love is the cure and the disease We are lock and key Always there to break my fall, push me from the highest wall It all makes sense to me I wait until you call, you’re the best and worst of all Without you where would I be We are lock and key Sometimes it’s hard to see that I'm for you and you were meant for me You’re the only one to ever set me free I am the lock and you are the key Always there to break my fall, push me from the highest wall it all makes sense to me I wait until you call, you’re the best and worst of all Without you where would I be We are lock and key I pushed you away, and now you’re all I need We are lock and key
10.
Grace 04:21
It was not my bed to make It might have been my heart to take I pay dearly for my mistake But it was not my bed to make It was not in the way I move Or everything I tried to prove to you Grace, I’m trying to be stronger Grace, this wounded heart it longs for Grace, mercy take your time Help me find my way to grace I surrender I lay down my arms If I can do no good I will do no harm Truth the eye of every storm I lay down my arms It was not in my words Or in the ways they hurt you Grace, I’m trying to be stronger Grace, this wounded heart it longs for Grace, mercy take your time Help me find my way to grace Forgiveness Grace, I’m trying to be stronger Grace, this wounded heart it longs for Grace, mercy take your time Help me find my way to grace Grace, I’m trying to be stronger Grace, this wounded heart it longs for Grace, help me find my way Tell me it’s not too late for grace
11.
Donoughmore 03:15
In the green of Ireland Oceans in between I think of you again And what all of this means And what all of this means And what all of this means In the green of Ireland Oceans in between The sky it fills with rain And empties o’r the fields My heart can do the same In each drop of revealed Everything I feel Everything I feel When the skies fill with rain And empty o’r the fields Surely comes the day That I will rest my head Let everything I say Be everything I’ve said On days that fill with doubt Let wisdom hold me up Heart be with me now As I make way for love May I make room for love May I make room for love Heart be with me now As I make way for love
12.
Coda 03:26
We’ve been down this road before We have closed every open door I will never let you know I will never let it show I will never stoop that low But I will never let you go

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For Natural Conclusion, Cousins enlisted Grammy Award winning producer Joe Henry for the recording of Natural Conclusion. “Joe is a poet, a thoughtful, contemplative writer,” says Cousins. “That poetry and thoughtfulness transfers to his approach in production. It’s about the right life for the song and the right musicians to make that happen.” She and Henry each gathered trusted colleagues and met in Toronto. Henry brought longtime collaborators from Los Angeles; Engineer Ryan Freeland, drummer Jay Bellerose, and bassist David Piltch, who collectively worked on many notable projects (Bonnie Raitt, Solomon Burke, Allen Toussaint, Billy Bragg).

Cousins invited Toronto pianist Aaron Davis (Holly Cole, Jane Siberry) and guitar player Gord Tough (Kathleen Edwards, Sarah Harmer); touring mates Asa Brosius (Anais Mitchell, Heavy Blinkers) from Halifax on pedal/lap steel and dobro, and Zachariah Hickman (Josh Ritter, Ray Lamontagne) from Boston on bass; friend and fellow PEIslander violin/violist Kinley Dowling (Hey Rosetta!) added strings and joined the choir that also included Hickman and longtime friends Jill Barber, Caroline Brookes (Good Lovelies), and Miranda Mullholland (Great Lake Swimmers).

“My goal was to be wide open emotionally,” says Cousins. “This band created a space for me to rise as a musician yet let me lead. Ultimately this is a record of performances, the moment, raw, vulnerable and real. I suppose not unlike the subject matter within.” The result is what Cousins calls “the most honest and vulnerable thing” she has made to date.

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released February 3, 2017

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Rose Cousins Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax singer-songwriter Rose Cousins finds insight in solitude and strength in numbers. Supported by a thriving Halifax music scene and welcomed by an equally vibrant Boston community, her album WE HAVE MADE A SPARK was made in the spirit of community and collaboration.  

Winner of 2011 East Coast Music Award for Songwriter of the Year and 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards for Contemporary Singer
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