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Recorded and mixed by Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket recording in Mesa, Arizona over two days in November, 2011.
Everything tracked on a 1978 Neve 8078 console, using a 1940's RCA 44DX ribbon microphone.
All songs recorded live in one take, no edits, no overdubs, just me and a 1948 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar.
All songs mixed to analog tape.

lyrics

"The Hero Dies in This One" - Lyrics: Kristopher Roe
Music: Mike Davenport / Kristopher Roe / John Collura / Chris Knapp

As I leave here today
Apartment 108
I'll always keep you in my heart.
Anderson is cold tonight,
The leaves are scattered on the ground.
I miss the seasons and the comfort of your smile.

Sometimes this all feels like a dream,
I'm waiting for someone just to wake me up from this life.
As I look out at these fairgrounds,
I remember how our family split apart.

I don't think I ever told you,
but I know you always did your best
and the hard times only made us stronger.

As I sit here all alone,
I wonder how I'm supposed to carry on
when you're gone.

I'll never be the same without you,
I love you more than you will ever know.
So maybe now you'll finally know.
Sometimes we're helpless and alone,
but you can't let it keep you weighted down.
You must go on.

Do you ever feel like crying?
Do you ever feel like giving up?
I raise my hands up towards the sky,
I say this prayer for you tonight,
because nothing is impossible.

*The hardest part isn't finding what we need to be,
it's being content with who we are.

Stay who you are.

credits

from Hang Your Head in Hope (Kristopher Roe - Acoustic Album), track released November 24, 2011
Written and performed by Kristopher Roe.
(c) 2011.

Photography by Kristopher Roe.

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