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Where Did It Begin

from Desert Pavement by ISMAY

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Where Did it Begin

Sitting alone on the porch I think
About the things we washed down the sink
When this all began
Some would say it was Marianne

And she was a great-great-grandmother to
The father and uncle I barely knew
And she was known
To raise her voice inside her home

But she had a difficult father too
Came over to her house and he told her “you
Do nothing right and you know it’s true”
In this house where no one wins
Where did it begin?

I’m here on the porch ‘cause I walked away
From someone yelling on mother’s day
I had to go
That’s the single thing I know

And I think about our life as we grew
Back in the school where her friends were few
And are to blame
For the voices raised in pain

And who do we blame and who lit the fuel?
Marianne or the kids in school
All I know is I can’t be in
In this house where no one wins
Where did it begin?

And who can we blame and who lit the fuel?
Me or her in these vesting rules
And all I know is I can’t be in
In this house where no one wins

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from Desert Pavement, released January 26, 2024
Lyricist/Composer: Avery Hellman
Producer: Andrew Marlin
Engineer: Julian Dreyer
Assistant Engineer: Talia Service, Kenny Harrington

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

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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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