Waiting for Greyhounds

from Waiting for Greyhounds by Alec Steinwall

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Waiting for Greyhounds

He was a soldier
Who died without firing
Before he could see
His enemy’s face
And I was a sailor
With no star to guide me
Adrift on an ocean
In a world without grace

I have a picture
Of when we were twenty
The lines in your smile
That time would have traced
I wish I’d known then
My heart was a camera
I would have chosen
To live in the moment

Chorus:
Deep in the quiet of night
Time beats its menacing drums
Racing my pulse with the pounding
Until I am numb
But with the sun on my face
And with the wind on my skin
I can return to these ending and learn to begin

Back to a happier day. . .

One summer we traveled
West on a Greyhound
The world painted wide
And the long, endless road
But just like the mountains
Rising up from the distance
Our future surprised us
With its towering presence

Chorus

Back to a happier day
Waiting for Greyhounds to take us away
Back to the time when the world streamed love through its pores
Like the wind through the trees

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from Waiting for Greyhounds, released February 17, 2023
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano: Alec Steinwall
Drums: Mark Kelso
Electric Guitars, Mandolin: Jono Grant
Acoustic Guitar: Troy McLaggan

Orchestral Arrangement: Dennis Kwok

Violins: Maria Grigoryeva, Ayran Nicodemo
Violas: Maria Grigoryeva, Andrew Chung
Cellos: Joe Zeitlin (lead), Natalia Nazarova
Double Bass: Zoltan Renaldi
Flute: Emily Steinwall
Clarinet: Sasko Klar
Oboe: Dennis Kwok
French Horn: Ryan Garbutt

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