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My heart’s held out like a lantern in the night. Dreams burn with kerosene to cast a shaft of light, but I summon from the shadows a fear that keeps me paralyzed. I can’t stay. I can’t go. The middle of a maze with a broken compass rose. The stars are dark. The wind is slow. I’m standing on the crash course, crossroads. I walked each mile with the map you made for me. If I blamed you now I’d forget I took each step willingly. I know what could have been, it’s what will never be. I can’t stay. I can’t go. The middle of a maze with a broken compass rose. The stars are dark. The wind is slow. I’m standing on the crash course, crossroads. I don’t know where I’m going, but I don’t want to be where I am now. I never turned a corner, but somehow, I got turned around. I can’t stay. I can’t go. The middle of a maze with a broken compass rose. The stars are dark. The wind is slow. I’m standing on the crash course, crossroads.

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from Hold the Line, track released January 14, 2021
Kristin Davidson: vocals, guitar, pedal steel, keyboard. Carolyn Phillips: vocals. Lloyd Maines: guitar, bass. Pat Manske: drums.

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Hardened and Tempered Austin, Texas

Hardened and Tempered: hard enough to hold an edge; soft enough not to break. Austin-based duo Kristin Davidson and Carolyn Phillips live that balance and express it in their music. Their songs take root in the story-telling traditions of folk and country and flourish with textured melodies and harmonies, revealing an intimate look at the human condition and one’s search for meaning. ... more

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