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The Civil Wars - Same Old Same Old

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Album: The Civil Wars
Released: 2013

Same Old Same Old Lyrics

I wanna leave you
I wanna lose us
I wanna give up
But I won't

I wanna miss this
I want a heartache
I wanna run away
But I won't

Do I love you
Oh, I do
And I'm going to 'til I'm gone
But if you think that I can stay in this
Same old, same old
Well, I don't
I don't

I'm gonna break things
I'm gonna cross the line
And make you wake up
'Cause you won't

I'm gonna name names,
I'm gonna call us out
I'm gonna say it
If you won't

'Cause do I love you
Oh, I do
And I'm going to 'til I'm gone
But if you think that I can stay in this
Same old, same old
Well, I don't

Oh I don't wanna fight
But I'll fight with you
If I have to, If I have to

Do I love you
Oh, I do
And I'm going to 'til I'm gone
But if you think that I can stay in this
Same old, same old
Same old, same old
Well, I don't
I don't

Writer/s: JOY WILLIAMS, JOHN WHITE
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Same Old Same Old

This bittersweet tune represents to Civil Wars member Joy Williams, "the ache of monogamy." She explained: "This isn't an 'I'm leaving you' song. It's a vulnerable confession of 'I don't want to leave. I want to work on this - with you.'"

"Having said that," she continued, "someone once told me a story about long-term relationships: to think of them as a continent to explore. I could spend a lifetime backpacking through Africa, and I would still never know all there is to know about that continent. To stay the course, to stay intentional, to stay curious and connected -- that's the heart of it. But it's so easy to lose track of the trail, to get tired, to want to give up, or to want a new adventure. It can be so easy to lose sight of the goodness and mystery within the person sitting right in front of you. That continent idea inspires me, and makes the ache when it comes hurt a little less. To know that it happens to all of us. What I'm realizing now is that sometimes the 'same old same old' can actually be rich, worthwhile and a great adventure."

The Civil Wars - Eavesdrop

The Civil Wars - Eavesdrop Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Civil Wars
Released: 2013

Eavesdrop Lyrics

I don't want to talk right now
I just want your arms wrapped around
Me and this moment before it runs out

Oh, don't say that it's over
Oh, no, say it ain't so
Let's let the stars watch, let them stare
Let the wind Eavesdrop, I don't care
For all that we've got, don't let it go
Just hold me

I can't pull you closer than this
It's just you and the moon on my skin
Oh, who says it ever has to end

Oh, don't say that it's over
Oh, no, say it ain't so
Let's let the stars watch, let them stare
Let the wind eavesdrop, I don't care
For all that we've got don't let go

Let's let the stars watch let them stare
Let the wind eavesdrop I don't care
For all that we've got don't let go
Just hold, just hold me
Just hold me
Just hold me
Just hold me

Writer/s: CHARLIE PEACOCK, JOHN WHITE, JOY WILLIAMS
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Eavesdrop

The Civil Wars duo of Joy Williams and John Paul White brought in their producer, Charlie Peacock, on this song. Williams explained: "He helped with arrangements and really helped take the song to a totally different place. Sometimes as an artist, you can't see what needs rearranging when you're so 'in it.' Charlie brought perspective. Almost like an eavesdrop within an 'Eavesdrop.'"

Williams gave birth to a son, Miles Alexander, in between the recording of The Civil Wars' Barton Hollow and self-titled albums. This song highlighted to her the change in her voice between the two records. She explained: "When I was first pregnant and performing on the road, I thought something was wrong with my voice. I was having a hard time hitting high notes, while my low notes kept getting deeper and deeper. I did some research with the help of a vocal coach, and learned that hormone levels affect a female singing range. Having a boy, naturally, upped my testosterone levels, making low notes easier to hit and higher notes harder to reach."

"But the great thing?," she added. After having Miles, I regained my high range AND have kept my low range. Pregnancy literally changed the makeup of my vocal cords. There's a different timbre to it now, and I love that I can hear the story of my son in my singing."

The Civil Wars - From This Valley

The Civil Wars - From This Valley Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Civil Wars
Released: 2013

From This Valley Lyrics

Oh, the desert dreams of a river
That will run down to the sea
Like my heart longs for an ocean
To wash down over me.

Oh, won't you take me From This Valley
To that mountain high above?
I will pray, pray, pray
Until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray
To the one I love.

Oh, the outcast dreams of acceptance,
Just to find pure love's embrace
Like an orphan longs for his mother.
May you hold me in your grace.

Won't you take me from this valley
To that mountain high above?
I will pray, pray, pray
Until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray
To the one I love.

Oh, the caged bird dreams of a strong wind
That will flow 'neath her wings.
Like a voice longs for a melody,
Oh, Jesus carry me.

Won't you take me from this valley
To that mountain high above?
I will pray, pray, pray
Until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray
To the one I love.

I will pray, pray, pray
Until I see your smiling face.
I will pray, pray, pray
To the one I love.

Writer/s: JOY WILLIAMS
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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From This Valley

This is the oldest song on The Civil Wars album and was penned by the duo before their debut set, Barton Hollow, came out. Joy Williams of The Civil Wars recalled: "Even though we didn't have our own recording of it, we started performing it live and it became a fan favorite. It made sense to finally put it on an album. One of my favorite moments on stage every night was singing the a cappella part together."

This won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. White accepted the award on behalf of the duo as The Civil Wars were on hiatus due to irreconcilable professional differences. He thanked his wife, four children and even their plumber during his acceptance speech but pointedly did not mention Williams at all.

The Civil Wars - Sacred Heart

The Civil Wars - Sacred Heart Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Civil Wars
Released: 2013

Sacred Heart Lyrics

Quand je marche dans la rue
La rue vers le Sacré-Cœur
Je me souviens des promesses
Au nom de l’amour

Je, je vais t’attendre lÁ
Viendras-tu pour moi?
Je vais t’attendre lÁ
Seulement toi

Tu peux me tenir
Jusqu’Á ce que le soleil se cache
Et embrasse-moi doucement
Jusqu’Á ce qu’il revienne

Je vais t’attendre lÁ
Viendras-tu pour moi?
Je vais t’attendre lÁ
Seulement toi

Tu prends peut-être du retard
Tu as peut-être raté ton train
Tu ne peux peut-être pas me pardonner

Les ombres grandissent
Et les foules s’effacent

Je, je vais t’attendre lÁ
Viendras-tu pour moi?
Je vais t’attendre lÁ
Seulement toi
Seulement toi

Writer/s: JOHN WHITE, JOY WILLIAMS
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Sacred Heart

Joy Williams and John Paul White of The Civil Wars wrote this song one cold night in a Paris flat, with the Eiffel Tower in full view. Williams recalled: "Tall windows, Victorian furniture, and somehow the atmosphere of all of that seeped into the song. (Her husband) Nate and our friends were there in the room as we wrote, all of us drinking wine together."

Williams sings the song in French. She recalled: "I wrote what words I knew in French, and then had a Parisian friend named Renata Pepper (yes, that's her real name) look it over later and help me translate. When we recorded the song for the album, I called in a French professor from Vanderbilt named Becky Peterson, who has now become a good friend."

An English translation of the start of the song is:

"When I walk in the street.
The street to the Sacred Heart."

The Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart) Basilica is a Roman Catholic church in Paris. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an increasingly popular vision of a loving and sympathetic Christ. The church was planned in 1873 with the aim of expiating the spiritual and moral collapse of France, which was felt to have led to the defeat of the French by the Prussians. Its location on the summit of the butte Montmartre, ('martyrs mount'), the highest point in the city, was deliberate.