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Storm Beyond the Calm

from Wet Match by Sam Steffen

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I had a girl I loved her madly; towards me her feeling was lukewarm
Later on I learned she had me in the calm before the storm
I thought that love would last forever, but I could not have been more wrong
You can’t dress for the weather in the storm beyond the calm

I aint been here in a long time, tho I guess not much has changed
There’s still a beauty in the lightning, there’s still a comfort in the rain
They say the night is always darkest the hour before the dawn
And love stands at its starkest in the storm beyond the calm

I tried livin in the city, but I couldn’t find a friend
So I moved into the country, started talking to the wind
Now I toil in my pasture, and I sleep out on the lawn
And I feel right at home here, in the storm beyond the calm

I been up and down the mountain, I trudged through the desert dunes
I drank from pleasure’s fountains, and howled at bluer moons
But there’s no gold in el dorado, and in gilead’s no balm
You’re stuck waiting for tomorrow in the storm beyond the calm

And there’s no one to write home to from freedom’s giant cage
Everyone that claims to know you just turns your anger into praise
Goliath wants a rematch, but David’s busy with his psalms
Words are useful as a wet match in the storm beyond the calm

So I guess I’ll keep a goin down the road that’s got me lost
Leaning gainst the breezes blowin, weighing the spoils against the cost
I tried admitting I was weak once, but I’ve never been that strong
In the storm beyond the calm

I been out on a short limb when the branches have been sawn
I brushed against the heavens seen the gorges neath me yawn
Death can grin to hear my laughter, but I’ll sing another song
And survive one more disaster in the storm beyond the calm

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from Wet Match, released October 13, 2019

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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