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Counting Blessings

by Phil Poirier

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Suddenly I Knew 03:37
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SUDDENLY I KNEW Everyone is giving me a piece of the plan All the signs and direction to go To see what the marks of Attitude and longing say On the chart you wrote Up, down Is it core, is it crust When you drill in my brain Just to write in the dust Suddenly I knew Suddenly I knew CHORUS When I get over this I think I’m gonna get me one of those Fake hearts to wear when I am thinking of you Thinking about you, trying not to care You might find that I am one who knows he’s lost but can’t be Blamed if all the maps have changed or they’ve been confiscated And when trying to encompass this it can’t be overstated That I had fallen Fallen in the moonlight I was sitting in the sun You came on Like the twilight Now it seems everything is off into space I had just got my bearings back to fall on my face Next you and suddenly I knew Suddenly I knew Suddenly I knew CHORUS
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November the First (Last Call for the Fear Train) 02:18
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November the First (Last Call for the Fear Train) November the First I step out side of fear To hear the wind blow I think I hear you say You’ve got lots of nothing left to live for CHORUS Lay down your head, go out in the dark Put out the light just like you did before When dark December comes You fall into a trance beside the window Gazing to the night Frost and shadows calling in the moon glow CHORUS In the waters of March I’m swimming in a world of my invention Well I may die of thirst But that won’t be the worst of your intentions CHORUS BRIDGE Lift up your eyes Come up to me now I don’t know How did will end I don’t know But you know I won’t look back when I go
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Counting Blessings 04:06
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Counting Blessings The world seemed to stop When I first saw you You glided your way down the street I froze in my shoes Turned into rubble You know there’s more much more We should’ve had But I can’t take back what I’ve done Caught in the blues Tangled in trouble CHORUS (I) I look to a time When instead of moaning I’m counting blessings When I don’t have to Look back to see you Barricade my heart from your door. It’s more than I can say I ever loved More than I can say for sure. Hard on the truth Right on the money Why must I say This for you Your words all sound so sweet Woven in silk swollen with honey CHORUS (I) And now it’s time For me to go Acting the scene in your part You take your bow Call for the curtain CHORUS (II) I only stopped by So you would know I know it’s over And if you haven’t thought a minute about it since you left I’ll be on my way CHORUS (I)
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Knew That I was Lost 02:58
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KNEW THAT I WAS LOST By the time you got to sleep I knew that You were more than deep in love but hopin Somehow you might keep me to ignore Saw my heart was open Hope’s a thing that barges in the door So I poured myself a drink Cause I knew that I was lost Coming to the truth there’s a not a thing I’d want from you that I wouldn’t savor Don’t be surprised if I don’t pay the bill Maybe in the end you did a favor Taking all my money from the till CHORUS Knew that I was lost I was forsaken You knew you had my heart Left it cold and shaken Now my head turns to the day When I’ll remember what to say in tellin’ stories When I’m done with countin’ up the loss On my way to being sorry The damage of your love Was what it cost BRIDGE/CHORUS I knew that I was lost And left to ponder Like Magellan at the Straight Like a fool that Scans the papers For a one eyed Sign of faith Both making choices they could die for For the rocks or pearly gates
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Starry Bones 03:51
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Starry Bones Distant light Diamond eye Weave your way Through silent sky Lift the veil of Subtle lies So I know If all my wishes burn the same Will I go back the way we came? Do you still want know my name? Why are you laughing? You saw me standing there As though I was strong and able You turned the tables when I wanted to say The very words you spoke CHORUS If you look back we’ll turn to stone I’ll have no reason to atone Alone we’ll go into the night Starry bones Repeat 1st verse Waiting for the water To subside Thinking of the sound Of love and tide Hovering impatient To decide Where we’ll go You saw me standing there As though I was strong and able You turned the tables when I wanted to say The very words you spoke CHORUS Repeat 1st verse You know the passion of a feeling taking over When every try at an excuse you make you make Turns to a wisp of smoke
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Love Like This 04:22
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Love Like This There’s a problem I’ve seen it all before You wrote a love song Thinking it was yours One thought should serve you Pretend it wasn’t mine Soft and falling Manna from the sky I often fought it As you began to fly Scared and uncertain You look me in the eye CHORUS Well a love like this You know it’s hard to follow And if I betrayed your kiss Then see me out the door Wrought in your passion Always needing more So now you’re angry I’m staring at the floor Your bright new colors I’m trying to ignore One thought should serve you Pretend it wasn’t mine Soft and falling Manna from the sky I often fought it As you began to fly This song is over We knew it had to die CHORUS Coda We’ve said enough You’re tired and cold You say it’s time we Let it go Let it go
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Flood the Room 02:50
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Flood the Room You think you’re goin' in circles Losing control Marked by the devil Come for your soul Out on a limb Or in the shade of a tree Signs they are callin Go where you wanted be Crow blocks the sunlight Eclipsing the view Sharing his secret Part of fortune in food Chorus When the sun has settled Gonna flood the room Float through the water Borne by the light of the moon Think you’re swimming in darkness That breathing is through Crawl from the bottom Take back the life that you’re due Run through the stoplight Ease off the brake Move from the shadows Cast by the light that you make CHORUS
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Momma Told Me 04:12
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Momma Told Me My momma told me When I was young That I would grow up To be the one I'd part the waters I'd move the mountains I'd run the show But you know she gave me Some good advice Don’t spend your life Thinkin’ twice Act like you want it Talk like you mean it Walk through the door CHORUS She said as long As I've known It's always those Who make the waves That find the shore And it's the seed that's sown That raises grain to store I always thought I knew Just what was what and Where I was going to But now I see That nothin’ I've come to be Is what I could call my own My momma told me It was understood That I would grow up To do some good I'd seek the truth I'd fight injustice I'd feed the poor But now I'm older I ain’t so wise I'd be the first one To refuse the Nobel Prize My momma loved me She pushed and shoved me Picked me off the floor CHORUS My momma told me When I was young That I would grow up To be the one My momma loved me She pushed and shoved me But she ain't here now
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Listen Up 05:25
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Listen Up Well I woke up with the thought That I would contemplate my mind’s devotions These funny little things My brain’s picked Up along the way No matter how I tried I could not avoid the notion You do the things you love There’ll always be a price to pay So I got myself a cup And sat and wrote This song of mourning Looking through a dark and empty glass To find the words to say Then it occurred to me the rain don’t ask How clouds are forming I wondered how that thought Could get me through a melancholy day CHORUS Had a dream last night I was flying down to swim in the ocean Riding the clouds Happy just being alive I was soaking up the sun When the devil came To sit on my shoulder Whispering lies On my shoulder He whispered lies Take this in, put it down How much time You think you got in store? Listen up, straighten out It’s high time You started Keeping score I know it’s getting late And lots of things I gotta do before me The longer that I wait The more I must excuse the life I’ve led I’m scanning the sky for a Forecast looking kinda stormy Guess I’ll make another cup And go back to bed CHORUS
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Dirty Water 03:26
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DIRTY WATER There’s not a lot of pumpin’ today The bottom line is severed Something I been dying to say I told her Smoke is lying down on the road Storm on the horizon Gotta find a shelter to go Till it’s over CHORUS Honey listen to the sound of this car Why won’t the thing turn over? We drive it fast But never get very far Runnin’ on the rims I guess I can live with that I can make it on my own And if it that’s the choice we’re at Cut to the bone A bird calls Lost at sea Cyclone churning Dirty water Cats and dogs are coming down hard And we’re the new arrivals Sorting out what’s left in the dark This is survival CHORUS
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Took a Tumble 04:34
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TOOK A TUMBLE Well you never think of fighting toe to toe When you’re reminded Of not mistaking work for fun And you never see it coming from below Cause you been blinded Always looking at the sun Pre-chorus I know, it’s true You stumbled, took a tumble Get on up, Take this ride and go Yeah I know it’s you Built an empire, but it backfired Put it down See what might Now grow CHORUS Always bidding on a hand folded up in illusion Never thought the rules Were something That you had to obey You’re indulging in a sentimental show It’s an old hat Just like you wore when you were young Say the time is right so now you’re gonna go And you can face that You can taste it on your tongue CHORUS Before you break your promise I must say There’s a strong fact A rule of thumb that’s on your plate You can’t always be the star and get your way But you can come back I know it’s not too late CHORUS
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Ungrateful Sky 03:17
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Ungrateful Sky Oncoming tide; morning Tattered and worn like the night Fog grows tired of performing Sun chases gray to white We walked to the back of daylight Searching places past I thought there were words I would say I failed the task CHORUS What an ungrateful sky Sending me back to my doorway Wringing a sorry eye When it heard the news So this isn’t scorn that I’m holding Do what’s right for you Oceans of warning unfolding One to decide the truth CHORUS
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No Judgment 04:00
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No judgment No judgment Have patience Show mercy Most of what I say The sum of what is true About the coming of the day Or the turning of the screw Or wishin’ the sun Would shine on my Tomorrow When the cows are jumping And the moon ain’t stayin’ Yet the little boy peep he just keeps playing He knows there ain't no silver spoon at all CHORUS No judgment No judgment calling Half of what I do And all of what it takes To find the other shoe A humble pie to bake To hear a word The sound of fire To Call And you don’t even know The half of what you got The part you oughta keep The place you got a shot Come to find It’s powerful stuff To show CHORUS No judgment Have patience Show mercy Now I been bumping into shape Lookin' at the clock Learnin' what it takes I’m leaning in the blocks And all this time you thought I Was gonna fall And though you never see The way to catch a star The one to set you free To guide you from afar It brings to mind the mantra To this song CHORUS

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My third CD, recorded at Outlook Studio

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released November 1, 2012

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Phil Poirier Portland, Maine

My music has been described as “contemporary folk with a touch of the blues”. It features strong, thoughtful lyrics and hook- driven melodic sensibilities. ​

What do I sound like? I’ve been told “a melodic Dylan”, with hints of Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Sebastian, Arlo Guthrie, maybe a bit of Gordon Lightfoot. I take all of these as compliments. ... more

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