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The Lonely Stallion

from Desert Pavement by ISMAY

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lyrics

The Lonely Stallion

Dawn of the day and I find myself alone
I have been here since the dusk
Amongst the stones and the sky and nothing else
Save for some brambles and brush
I used to be with others like me
Dawn of the day and I find myself alone
I’ll perish here without much

Just yesterday, the sun in middle sky
Heat and the dust made me blind
So I laid down neath a tree and fell asleep
But I awoke to find
Oh I stood to see no one else there but me…

In this canyon I’m good as dead
Round I run in frantic strides
‘Neath the banyan I laid my head
Left behind when the sun made me blind

I am so tired, then I hear a sudden sound
Horse and a woman astride
I run to them, and follow as I can
Just then behind then beside
I turned to see someone else there like me
We walk for miles and I am not alone
I’m back where I want to be

In this canyon was good as dead
Now together I could cry
Please don’t leave me, stay forever
We could be, a group just us three

But then ahead, a fence across the land
They just go on through the gate
I call to them, but I just have to stand
They travel off as I wait
And now it’s just me, canyon walls all I see

In this canyon I’m good as dead
Round I run in frantic strides
Neath the banyan I laid my head
Left behind when the sun made me blind

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from Desert Pavement, track released January 9, 2024
Lyricist/Composer: Avery Hellman
Producer: Andrew Marlin
Engineer: Julian Dreyer
Assistant Engineer: Talia Service, Kenny Harrington

Avery Hellman: vox, acoustic guitar
Andrew Allen-Fahlander: electric guitar
Andrew Marlin: mandolin, acoustic guitar, hammond b3
Clint Mullican: bass
Jamie Dick: drums/percussion

Single Artwork by Josh Gibson: joshgib.com

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ISMAY is a Folk/Americana music project driven by California-based singer/songwriter Avery Hellman. Their debut album Songs Of Sonoma Mountain was released in 2020 and named one of the 10 best Albums in the Bay Area. Growing up backstage at their grandfather’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, ISMAY was inspired early on by artists such as Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, and Hazel Dickens. ... more

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