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Let It Go

from After the Fire by Ryan Costello

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it's been so long
since i've allowed
a shred of belief
in the night
not a sound
but i find myself trying to drown out
the thoughts that call me out
i can feel it

next door there's a girl
about my age
she's been trying to give a book to me
says she'll pray
and i tell her i know that we're alone here
that this is all there is here
but i still feel it

restless nights
quiet tears
a shell of pride
the heart's soft fears
i want to let it go
ancient scars
like the war's dead ash
hauled so far
but still guarded and stashed
i want to let it go

under my door there's a book
and a note:
"even the strong can break
and i know
that beneath those fighting words
there's a mind that churns and surges
i can feel it"

the night air is crisp
and the stars
between the branches
pulsing their charge
and the heavy wind is blowing
and it pulls me in, a longing
i can feel it

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from After the Fire, released October 20, 2009

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Ryan Costello Olympia, Washington

Ryan Costello is the former lead singer of FL indie-folk band the OaKs. His solo albums weave folk, jazz, and indie elements to mine themes of contemplation, loss, regret, and ultimately hope.

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