"Crescent City" is from the full-length, debut album, See You Around, from I'm With Her. CD/Vinyl: found.ee/IWHSeeYouAround The album was written in Los Angeles and Vermont and recorded at Real World Studios in a village near Bath, England. Co-produced by Ethan Johns and the band, See You Around delivers a warmly textured sound that proves both fresh and timeless. This photo was taken during the recording of the album by York Tillyer. I'm With Her is Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan. imwithherband.com/ facebook.com/Imwithherband/ instagram.com/Imwithherband/ twitter.com/Imwithherband Production Company: Black Balloon Director: Brad Strickman Producer: Shane Strickman blackballoon.tv LYRICS: You’re a strange bird You’re a black crow And you’re darker than the darkest hour before the cock crows You’re a strange bird Wanna take a long fly Over Highway 101 down to Crescent City tide Where you’ll sit on the white beach while the waves wash up your supper Sit on the white beach wondering where are the others The other road the One less taken You tried it out you stuck around just trying to fake it There were good days, ‘til you broke them There were right words but they always were the ones unspoken So you sit beneath a tree and wait for manna from the sky Sit beneath a tree humming “Am I born to die?” Dirt under your fingernails Wipe the mud from the windowsill In this world of sweat and tears Make a life worth living It’s a free fall It’s a high dive No one really knows what the ocean hides But you and I, bird We’re gonna find out And I’ll be next to you when the lights go out And we might see some kind of beauty in the water Flashes all around of a life that you forgot

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