Brighter Blue

from Junebug by Jon Charles Dwyer

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I cross the last bridge home too late in the night,
Too early in the morning for either to decide.
Black river down below, if I fell who would know?
Who would mind if I just let go?
Think about the song on my radio.
How I wish it'd shoot me to the moon.
Where no one seems to question the fact,
There's always been a darker side of you.

Chorus

I sang my last true words too soon last night,
Too infant in their nature to make it past sunrise.
Black room in a lonely bar, tired eyes, burned out stars.
Who am I to call you from afar?
Think about the sting in the raven's claw,
How I wish it'd cut me, mean and true.
Make me believe it's always been a dove and bellow out
A brighter shade of blue.

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from Junebug, track released January 29, 2021

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Jon Charles Dwyer Asheville, North Carolina

Jon Charles Dwyer's songs embody the spirit of the Appalachian mountains he is married to: all poverty stricken loss and desire set against the backdrop of the most beautiful springtime of love and fresh hope tumbling over those hills and down to the valleys below. ... more

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