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Heaven Reaches: Earth

by Paul Willson

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Seven Oaks 04:09
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Sadness how come you come to me when I’m so happy? I can hardly complain It’s such a sweet pain That you make me feel Funny how so often a sting Comes with the most beautiful things And I can hardly contain All this sweet pain That you make me feel You look just like the beautiful woman you are Golden as your hair Sweet as your smile Deep as your eyes Warm as your glow I’m not afraid of the sorrow Cause it only shows a love as it grows And you could hardly know How sweet it grows For you And how good you make me feel
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I never knew where it was that she was from She had a northern girl’s face And a southern grace She’d say any place to her was home She was known for her kind humor and the strength of her will She was easy with a laugh but of a heart not to be stilled Many tried to win her but she would not be won Desire for her had a many man undone As a prize they viewed her with lust and greed But the riches she possessed were much finer indeed I knew it I could see When her eyes revealed to me A tenderness I spent my days in her warm company As a gift she gave to me herself freely And to be certain I was hers So young and happy we went light and easily Our hearts knew not a fear But so brief the time we had, my love and me Now I know that what comes it goes and must be free For even as I grasped, she was gone from me Never more her face was I to see By her deathbed I prayed most desperately But a soft light shone in her She bid farewell most peacefully I knew that I must be When her eyes asked of me to be Strong when she was gone
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Even So 06:28
Every time you go I mourn your leaving like a dog Afraid that gone you won’t be back Even so I know That you’ve got things to do places to be And I can’t expect you to give your heart to me I saw that you were lovely As anyone could see But I didn’t see that I was Falling so easily I know you’ve gotta go your own way Even so I wish you would stay I can’t forget the feeling Of spending time with you In your smile and laughter Such a beautiful light shone through And a seed in my heart I know Will remain even if it won’t grow I’d never try to keep you from where your heart it leads I’d never truly care for you if love was just a need You let me know you better than most And I know you had to have a thick skin But I long to be closer to you Baby let me in
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Leaky Cup 05:07
Why pour your heart into a leaky cup And expect it to fill and brim at the top You hold out your hands as if to receive A thing that never could be given And why go a looking if you cannot see And expect that somewhere you’ll find beauty After a hope you chase and you grasp A thing that never could be gotten I knew a man who never could be pleased Not a thing that he did could bring his heart ease He made himself a fine life with a fine house and wife But never could he fully live it I knew a woman who couldn’t find her home There was no place she’d stay But always she’d roam Such a lady to be sure any place could be hers It was only that she didn’t know it But I’ve known those too, who’ve awoken to view A full beauty that is ever-present It is there you find home and you are never alone Even when life can be so lonely
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All the souls that are lost and weary That fell from or forgot their way What will become of them When the last breath of life breathes away Are they bound to roam forever In the cold dark and dreary to stay Where is the love in our hearts That lights to show us the way Well I never cared much for Jesus Like a stranger alone in the crowd It’s not that my heart wasn’t open It just never fit somehow But yet I know I’ve heard a call And I know it won’t lead me astray I promise that I will be true Through the bright and the bleak of my days If I ever got a glimpse of heaven It wasn’t a place in the clouds It was right here and right now Shining in joy amidst fears and doubts Just a simple joy we were made for One that no outcome could mar There can be no enemies Cause heaven it reaches so far
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How could I blame you for leaving When I asked you to go? But now that you’ve gone away I seem to spend every moment looking for you All the things I thought I knew Weren’t as true As the love I have for you But how could I try to hold you back Now that you’re on your own path? I want the best for you And though I can hardly bear to let you out of my arms You’re already gone But I don’t regret it a bit Even the pain Oh what a love, It somehow remains

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released November 22, 2013

Max Wareham- Banjo, Vox
Fiona Balestrieri- Flute, Vox
Andy Cleveland- Fiddle
Glenn Sutor- Bouzouki
Stuart Jackson- Uillean Pipes, Whistle
Sean Sutor- Button Accordian, Whistle
Stavros Calos- Fiddle, Mandolin
Psalm Swarr- Backup Vox
Andrew Randazzo- Upright Bass
Paul Willson- Vox, Guitars

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Paul Willson Richmond, Virginia

Paul Willson is based in Richmond, Virginia. He has released one album and three double-albums as a leader/primary composer. His work has been reviewed in RVA Mag and RVA News. Paul's compositions cross into several genres. He sings, plays guitar, fiddle, sarod, and sarangi. ... more

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