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QTN: guitar and voice
Ike Eichenberg: mandolin
DarlenYa: voice and snare
Oliver Steck: trumpet

Dedicated to Larry Roark May 15, 1955- March 6, 2001

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p r e c a r i o u s

the sun warms wet grass, changing dew to steam
another day begins again to vanish like a dream
and life, precarious and strange
continues its growing
passing like an old freight train
never really knowing...

as answers to the questionings asked for many ages
are scribbled on the waters of the night
cresting and falling, filling pages
and still we do the best we can and still we come to try
to untangle and pull the dangling cord
connecting us to the why
to listen to the music in the heartbeat of the sun
to hold the field so souls can find the song of
EVERYONE

so a heart opens wide to the sounding of the chimes
and follows a road that never ends, uncrossing every line
and life, precarious and strange
casts away its anchor
agreeing again to lose track of the shore
opening to more...

so we roll rocks up the hill and so they tumble right back down
like the sun warms dampened bones
and climbs an arc so soon set down
and life, precarious and strange
unravels in its passing
listening for the fading sound... echoing on...
a dream unwound...

and still we do the best we can and still we come to try
to untangle and pull the dangling cord
connecting us to the why
to listen to the music in the heartbeat of the sun
to hold the field so souls can sing the song of
EVERYONE

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from the sound of photosynthesis, released February 14, 2016

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Brian Cutean/QTN, Oregon songpoet and wordsmith musician, writes songs with offbeat and touching lyrical observations on the socialography of the human condition. He has performed with spirit and whimsy all over these United States for many years.

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