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Long Spring
It was the longest of springs and the latest of summers / Lilac and honeysuckle clinging to the branch fragrant through the rain / Until late roses came / Airplanes in the sky were small white birds gliding steadily / I watched the paint peel from the front porch / I thought of you momentarily, somewhat warily // CHORUS: I live on the north side of the West End these days / I am so sorry my heart is happy while you are one thousand miles away / You said you hoped the ocean would fill me with all of the joy you couldn’t bring / and I’m sorry you’re right, I’m sorry I’m gone / It’s been a long spring // I was a series of tempests when I lived beside you / You held on tight while I raged and rained and finally blew away / Oh I couldn’t have stayed / Now I hear the train rumble past in the early morning / I leave my window open, a breeze smells of the storm / from the night before, soft and settled once more // CHORUS // How many years did I believe / There had to be something wrong with me / Pulling away from all that I thought I’d ever need / You came too soon, love wasn’t enough / To fill in the cracks, to smooth out the rough / That much is on me, it’s my puzzle to solve / I had to leave you to find me // I have the fullest of hearts, always brimming over / I watch the tides, I let my thoughts wash over me like waves upon stone when I am alone / For all that you could give me, you couldn’t give this: / The feeling I can stand out in the storm all on my own / and still feel I’m home

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from While This Planet Spins Beneath Our Feet, released September 30, 2014

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Heather Styka Chicago, Illinois

Though rooted in folk and Americana, Chicago singer-songwriter Heather Styka's songs are as fresh as they are memorable, chronicling the human cycles of despair and redemption, and analyzing the importance of places and relationships. Touring nationwide and having received airplay globally, Styka is a familiar face in the Chicago music scene, at venues including Schubas and the Old Town School. ... more

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