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Streetcar to Grace

from The Time Comes on Humming Tracks by Kate Isenberg

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lyrics

What am I doing here? That’s all I want to know.
Where did I come from, and where should I go?
Then my connection pulls into junction:
A coming streetcar becomes a vision.
Funny feeling: what I’ve been seeking,
The right direction, may be distraction.
I put my ear to the reed to hear what’s true.
I put the question to you to hear what’s true.
I put my feet to the street: here’s what’s true.
I jump the streetcar to grace city.
All roads lead to Rome. That doesn’t mean that
I can’t imagine a million other paths.
Every thought balloon is an escape route
To the blue sky and to the gray truth.
I put my ear to the reed to hear what’s true.
I put the question to you to hear what’s true.
I put my feet to the street: here’s what’s true.
I jump the streetcar to grace city.
Time’s a fearless foe with whom to play a childish chicken game;
Wake yourself up from the dream before the years crush you in their wake.
Aren’t these the things they say to make you live a coward’s way?
Valor grows her hair all white and still goes out to play.
How did I get here? I can’t quite recall,
On this streetcar, within the city walls.
I think I may be lost: the first step to found.
I’m on a streetcar, and grace is all around.
I put my ear to the reed to hear what’s true.
I put the question to you to hear what’s true.
I put my feet to the street: here’s what’s true.
I jump the streetcar to grace.

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from The Time Comes on Humming Tracks, released January 31, 2007
Acoustic guitar, main and harmony vocals, mandolin, violin: Kate Isenberg
Drums: Aaron Brinkerhoff
Bass: Fergus D. Lenehan
Bass outro: Jon Evans

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Kate Isenberg Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles-based Kate Isenberg’s lyrics recall Joni Mitchell; her alternate-tuning guitar riffs, the dexterity and accessibility of John Mayer. On stage, Isenberg captivates audiences with an emotionally direct presence akin to Sufjan Stevens or Laura Veirs.
Her albums have received critical recognition and nationwide radio play. She has toured top songwriter venues around the U.S. ... more

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