Heart of Man
by Thad Kopec
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The Rift, an Opening
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White Wolf
05:02
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The World Was Young
03:59
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Heart of Man
05:08
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Winter Forest
02:52
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Come On In (Hurry, Hide)
00:39
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Red Wolf
04:54
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Praying for Rain
03:20
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Fire in a Gold House
02:17
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Cathedral
04:56
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Black Lake
04:37
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Dogs of Night
08:03
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credits
released 13 November 2012
Engineered & Mixed by Thad Kopec
Mastered by T.W. Walsh
All songs written by Thad Kopec
Thad Kopec – guitar, vocals, piano, bass guitar, ukulele, violin (on Black Lake and Dogs of Night), bowed guitar, percussion, antlers
Kirby Lin – violin
Josh Gilligan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Design - Thad Kopec
Cover Images taken from the Library of Congress Photochrom Collection
Engineered & Mixed by Thad Kopec
Mastered by T.W. Walsh
All songs written by Thad Kopec
Thad Kopec – guitar, vocals, piano, bass guitar, ukulele, violin (on Black Lake and Dogs of Night), bowed guitar, percussion, antlers
Kirby Lin – violin
Josh Gilligan – trumpet, flugelhorn
Design - Thad Kopec
Cover Images taken from the Library of Congress Photochrom Collection
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I've been writing music for around three years now, and am finally getting to the point of cataloging it in albums. I currently live in Nashville, TN and study Religion and the Arts at Belmont University.
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- Track Name: White Wolf
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I once had a vision of a great White Wolf
He came to me in my sleep
Oh enemy, my enemy, why do you visit me?
In the darkness where
I finally find a place to close my eyes
In the darkness where
I lose all my disguise
Oh, who will I be?
In the summer time when you’re not with me
Oh, who will I be?
In the winter time when I cannot see
Running to the Great White Plains
Asking you now, “What will remain of me?”
Take everything, take everything
I cannot keep it clean
In the darkness where
I finally find a place to hear your voice
In the darkness where
The flame the night destroys
Oh, who will I be?
In the summer time when you’re not with me
Oh, who will I be?
In the winter time when I cannot see
How can I explain myself to you,
After all I have put you through?
How can I explain myself to you?
Tell me what is right, tell me what is true - Track Name: The World Was Young
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Standing on the precipice
Of truth and oblivion
The world was young
The world was younger
Running out, free undone
Screaming now, I can feel the sun
The world was young
The world was younger then
Branches breaking in the sound
Flowers growing from the ground
Time stands still
Time stands still now
Everyone together where
It’s filled with love, that’s how everything ends
Time is not real
Nothing is real here
You thought I would let you go
But I chased you through the winter snow
Oh, it was so cold, it was so cold
Oh, I feel so old, I am never going to leave
This dreamland
Let’s stay asleep forever - Track Name: Heart of Man
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I could never see
How they ever made me believe
That you were never there,
So idly, I set my eyes to sleep
I set my mind to sleep
In my slumber
I could not unlock all of the numbers
A sequence leading to the end
The others
Before me saw into a world of wonder
The heart of man confess
So unlock the doors, unfold the path
To the house of the Father we will return
So rejoice and be glad
I could never see
How they ever made me believe
That I was not your child
I set my mind to sleep, I set my mind to sleep
In my slumber
I could not unlock all of the numbers
A sequence leading to the end
The others
Before me saw into a world of wonder
The heart of man confess
The heart of man confess - Track Name: Winter Forest
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The Winter Forest ever does know
The devil is the maker of the pure white snow
If the breeze comes by with the seeds she sows
Then her beauty breaks their branches before ever they can grow
What will they say about you?
What waves may break around truth?
If the river comes down with everything
What once was in the winter now flows into the spring
The flower once silent now stands and sings
The cubs out of the cave to the blue ceiling
What will they say about you?
What waves may break around truth?
What waves will break around you? - Track Name: Red Wolf
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Red Wolf don’t come ‘round here
Clawing at my door
It’s been four weeks since winter
And spring don’t love you anymore
The sun comes up, the rooster crows
He sings a song of regret
I saw the blood-red sun as it rose
Your four teeth in my neck
The crow caws high above the river
I can see your tracks in the snow
It’s been four hours since sunset
And my daughter still hasn’t come home
I fear the worst; I fear she’s dead
I fear she’s all alone
I hear her there in your stomach
Screaming, “I just want to come home” - Track Name: Praying for Rain
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The widow’s heart is like a broke-down car
In the middle of a desert storm
She’ll pray for rain until it comes some day
And washes out valley floor
She’ll say, “The sea is no place for me,
There’s nowhere I can rest”
She’ll say “God, my God, give me back dry land,
I can’t take much more of this”
Oh, you made your choice my daughter
Oh trust me, you can swim a little farther
Daughter of the shadow, has your truth been revealed?
In the darkness you are nothing, in the light you are real
All you see before you is yours to call home
As long as you don’t look for answers you don’t need to know
Oh, you know my voice my Father
Oh what’s the point of going any farther?
Oh, do I have a choice my Father?
Oh, what’s the point of going any farther?
As the waters rise up, I will look to the sky
And say, “Lord, where are you?”
You’ll say, “I was there the whole time my son
You just never asked me what you should do” - Track Name: Fire in a Gold House
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Well, they’re saying that I’ve won
But I don’t see the victory in what I’ve done
I climbed atop a tower just to see the sun
I’ve been around the world, but I still don’t know why I run
I bleed like any man
But all anyone sees is the lightning in my hands
I dug a hole in the dirt just to find some peace
But I was in the earth, just like the earth was in me
And I set myself on fire everyday
Just to remind myself that I am made of clay
I will become hard, and it will stay
I will dry and crack, and I will eventually break
I live in a house made of gold
She sure is a beautiful sight to behold
I love how she looks, but I sold my soul
I shine like the sun, but I am cold - Track Name: Cathedral
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I speak to the Spirit
And I hope that he hears it
Because I don’t think I’m home
Life runs around us
It’s hard not to feel stuck
Wherever we go
I don’t know if it’s love
Or just a ghost
But I know
That there is something
Wherever you go, I will follow
Into the cavernous night
I just want to love you
Find a place I can come to
But I don’t know if I can
Because you, you’re a Cathedral
All the pews and the people
Are all flooded with light
I don’t know if it’s love
Or just a ghost
But I know
That there is something
Wherever you go, I will follow
Into the cavernous night - Track Name: Black Lake
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I told you that I loved you so
There was something that you should know
You ran before I could tell you
The sirens rang and called my name
I think I actually became sane
Because I could hear you singing
And I won’t leave until you know that I love you
The water swelled above our heads
The beast emerged, but all it said was
“Please leave me alone”
He fell back to the murky depths
And swirled so ghostly as he left
To be with his family
I went home and tried to sing
About this thing that I had seen
No words flooded my memory
Half-satisfied I drove all night
And let the dark soak up my eyes
Because I could never see you
And I won’t leave until you know that I love you
Love, won’t you please listen to me?
Because I love you
The Black Lake is a cover
You’re a cover for me
The Black Lake is a cover
You’ll recover from me - Track Name: Dogs of Night
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Go stare into the eyes
Of those black dogs of night
Those snarling hounds
From days you can’t recall
Don’t use caution son
It’s the coward’s potion
Don’t go stumbling underneath the drink of fools
Well what do you speak of when you say that you have honor?
Friend, what have you honored other than yourself?
I have seen the fire
Coming down like the tongues of liars
I have seen the truth my friend
I’m just like you
Rise from the ashes brother, we won’t stay here long
We’ll sing our song
Of our victory over the devil, brother
We will stand so tall
Kingdom come
I have seen it
I’ve seen their ways; I’ve seen them change
But I know it stays
Stays the same
All the same
One day, we will see
That there is life and there is love
There is something to hold on to
Rise from the ashes brother, we won’t stay here long
We’ll sing our song
Of our victory over the devil, brother
We will stand so tall
Kingdom come
