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Joel's Wife

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The pews had all been filled the night before
but on this day he'd woken early,
dressed himself rushed to the chapel door
With keys in hand he took the knob
and slowly he began unlatching all the locks he'd turned a thousand times before
but his hands trembled at the thought of what laid just behind
the gates that he had tended since his father passed in '39

And so he forced himself inside to get the programs folded thin
Straighten up the front room, check the lights, be sure to test the organ
Greeted all the guests as they arrived
Helping them to find their seats as good friends read their eulogies
when he picked up a piece of paper
gently slid his finger in its crease, and as it did unfold
revealed a youthful picture of her face,
how she adored him and this place

The services were coming to a close
and time was passing much too quickly
as each pew before him slowly rose
With saddened eyes they’d take his hand
but soon he was alone and then reality just seemed so apropos
He stood beside the casket "I just want to take her home", he said
as he looked down upon his loving wife, recalled the vows he'd read
Through death they'd parted, as he'd said

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from Trebuchet, released May 1, 2012

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Trebuchet Petaluma, California

Many years of studying and working on various other musical projects together have afforded its members a strong musical chemistry: one that has helped them achieve a level of honesty on their second album, Volte-Face, which reflects the two years of drastic change in the life of lyricist Eliott Whitehurst that inspired it. ... more

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