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The Roots (E​.​U. Pre​-​Release Version)

from Muse Tree (E​.​U. Pre​-​Release Version) by Julean and the Rai

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Before he leaves his home, the Fool receives one, final heartbreak. The truest first, and the beginnings of a period of hope are preceded by a reminder that all beginnings must start with an ending.

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The Roots
Music and Lyrics by Julean Rai (BMI)
All Rights Reserved.

The madness of your family seed;
The funny way that folks can be;
The fear of Change is weighting me;
Under this solitary shade tree.

The tragedy of childish things;
Moving on, so life can bring
The richness of a medicine;
Hard to swallow down.

I tried to watch you down the drive;
Watch your tailights fire;
But I just weighted down the roots.

Can't say that I was angry;
Can't say that I was anything;
I couldn't feel a lot of things...
It was a solitary shade tree.

This hidden boy is ripe for you;
No hidden heart is right for you;
Butterflies are fleeting things;
You know I got the message;
Step into the world, start out at the roots.

A minutes worth of steady ache;
A little breath, and I can stand;
One little step, and I'm a man;
If steady on the path.

I turned the timepiece over;
This way I could remember;
When my will, so sober;
Washes over everything.

This hidden boy is ripe for you;
No hidden heart is right for you;
Butterflies are fleeting things;
You know I got the message;
Step into the world, start out at the roots.

I knew they wouldn't understand;
They think he's more of man than I am;
For all this time I've ambled on;
The silence never broken.

But I've learned prudence in the innings since;
Cautious love, not bitterness;
No static easy to forget
The rest of us, unspoken.

This hidden boy is ripe for you;
No hidden heart is right for you;
Butterflies are fleeting things;
You know I got the message;
Step into the world, start out at the roots...
Step into the world, start out at the roots...
Step into the world, start out at the roots.

Copyright 2007 Julian D. Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI), All Rights Reserved. ISRC# US-J3V-07-34268

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from Muse Tree (E​.​U. Pre​-​Release Version), track released October 15, 2007
Engineering and performances by Julean Rai. Album art by Benjamin M. Bader (neoelegance.com). Lyrics and music (c) Copyright 1996, 2007 Julian Rai (BMI); Julean Rai (BMI); Julean and the Rai (BMI); All rights reserved.

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Julean and the Rai Denver, Colorado

Indie-folk / antifolk band spanning nearly 30 years and 12 live and studio releases, including the most recent "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness", and are currently remastering several albums for re-release in 2023. Julean is known for his dynamic voice, passionate onstage vocal delivery, and a playing style that swings wildly from soft and subtle to fast and breakneck. ... more

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