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Behind the Shuttered Blinds

from Make Me Believe by Doug Hoekstra

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Behind the Shuttered Blinds

She’s got a shawl around her shoulders, the air is growing colder
She was a dancer many years ago
Sailed around the world, gave birth to a little girl
To look at her, you’d never even know

There’s something there inside
Behind the shuttered blinds
Behind the shuttered blinds
A story deep inside

She always lived for music, her husband lived for cash
Between them both they could never draw the line
That connects two beating hearts even when they’re miles apart
And the world continues to decline

In the land of lost returns, she was trying hard to learn
The workings of an obsolescent mind
With chaos all around, there was beauty to be found
In the poetry of people passing by

There’s something there inside....
Sometimes she wishes she were young again, when spring begins to bloom
Walking on a side road...discovering an old abandoned barn
Wading through the tall grass
Falling to her knees
Watching as it all begins to fade

Sitting in an armchair, over by the window
She can almost hear the sound of falling leaves
All the mysteries that lie in the wrinkles ‘round her eyes
Are the dreams of what she was or what she’ll be?

There’s something there inside...

credits

from Make Me Believe, released January 1, 1999
K.K. Falkner - vocals
Doug Hoekstra - vocals, acoustic guitars
Jeff Kowalkowski - string arrangement
Pat Meusel - bass, electric guitar
Rick Schell - drums, percussion
Julie Tanner - cello
Alan Umstead – viola

Engineered by Robb Earls, Sound Vortex, Nashville TN

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Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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