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The Houses of Healing

by Dave Tate

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Instrumental
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Fall Apart 04:29
Fall Apart To all the seekers in the dark As I the child never grown The spinning wheel of choice and fate of one who’s compass fills with smoke (Chorus) I am the light that cracks through your window To covet your heart. I am the dream that makes your breath easy And fears fall apart To all the people I have wronged For all the judgement I have laid Your lessons help this man to sing a better song Through deep serenity repaid (Chorus) I am the light that cracks through your window To covet your heart. I am the dream that makes your breath easy And fears fall apart (Bridge) You know they’ll see Riches and gold in me But go to the heart And live in trust the only way Within, without (Chorus) I am the light that cracks through your window To covet your heart. I am the dream that makes your breath easy And fears fall apart Copyright 2010 David G Tate
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I’ve Known This Shield of the soldier you’ve carried by your side Drink of this water until your cup runs dry Would we plead for mercy, when mercy is the breath That weaves in all things to carry me through death (Chorus) Whispering, I’ve known this Whispering, I’ve known this Years would I wander and ask you who I am ‘Till the tears of my children bring me back again When the swan sings the madness suddenly dissolves My dear the last song Before the shadow falls (Chorus) Whispering, I’ve known this Whispering, I’ve known this Know the silence will take you No one’s steering you off course Know but one hand forsakes you And Know that it’s been yours Know there’s nothing to accomplish We are being lived my friend Grow my heart in paying homage To it’s bliss again My dreams were mended When I set them free They rose like eagles And came right back to me. Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Greater Than Gold Over the Mountain, far from my home What I have given to seek out this gold Dark paths and danger, but company kept My heart the stranger, ‘till first dawn I left Chorus What I am Seeking Can’t be held or bought I long to see things That are not yet lost The guiding wise wizard, in the twilight of elves Their deep song and laughter that once filled the dale The darkness is lurking, the task oer me looms But the moon left us hoping, when she revealed the runes Chorus I once was a young lad, but worn feet have shown ‘Till I came to the darkness, my strength was unknown What I am seeking can’t be held or lost I long to be me, whatever the cost One day we will part ways, and under the hill My journey will take me, if that be the will Gain that I carry, though long be it’s toll A life that’s well lived in is greater than gold. Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Moon Kissed the Clouds I ask, “Would you step closer?” But you back away, fighting for your life The axis of love turning over Yet a crack in the bow Sinks the ship in time… Yeah we crashed on the rocks And were broken “Till the earth felt our feet, and the sun began to climb Now the paths of our lives interwoven Let the sadness release In the joy of second life Chorus We’re so much more than we wanted to see Life opened roads to the falling of me Our time is right for divine living art Cool desert soul who was given to the sea It’s the healing of grief you have taken It’s returning to peace and what is truly mine We’re the blessing of love freely given As the moon kissed the clouds When you became my wife. Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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End of Seas 05:20
End of Seas Bear me down from high lonliness It’s not me you fear Close to sound but far from unrest At the dawn of this new year Let me die from the man I was Lift my eyes from pain It’s no sacrifice to become your love Or to loose yourself to change Chorus Soon we’ll go to the end of seas Where my heart will reach for you The same way you reach for me Cease my mind, this maze of unrest Peace will find where you are And though this goodbye will be my final test We will heal the ancient scar Chorus Soon we’ll go to the end of seas Where my heart will reach for you The same way you reach for me Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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By Your Side 05:36
By Your Side Let the magic take me by your side Let the music make me what I feel I am new and naked to what I was Be the breath that makes my Dreaming real Every word that made me what I was Let us not relive the old again And we knew the fates would run with us They’re calling me “Boy – you’re coming ‘round again” Chorus If I am here on my own Than why am I led to your door Time never could show The lightness of your love By my side The cool pursed lips of the wind The moons cradle I am sitting in The color of smoke through the trees Of your memory The dark clouds that part in the night The white ship and her charcoal eyes The speckles of star in my soul They’re calling me “Boy – you’re finally coming home.” Chorus If I am here on my own Than why am I led to your door Time never could show The lightness of your love By my side Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Close My Eyes I’ve been hoping all of the day You would take me far from this place But in my wanting hands, a heart of diamond grace Blue blood soothing, red fire burns away I’ve been swimming as fast as I can Deep dark waters, where I offered up my hands But in my hour of need The answer through me clear She calmed my kicking feet and whispered in my ear Chorus Close my eyes and the world is new Life goes by, it’s all I long for Where every sorrow soothed Crystal carving, the weaving of fate Guard disarming to pull my fears away But though my will was strong I’m falling to my knees Here undying peace Chorus Close my eyes and the world is new Life goes by, it’s all I long for Where every sorrow soothed Let my life for her love come through Your will’s mine Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Karmic Circle Enter the night, wrapped in the light of you I feel the pull, with every moaning move I’d grown so tired of running away From the fog and the pain So I turn and walk into the unknown Oh and she leads me Chorus Kneeling here on my own Wrapped around the feeling of the world I’ve known Free me from what I have made The karmic circle that keeps me from your grace Older than time, the feeling I’m moving in Your heart is mine, body’s entwined within Now there’s no place to hide it away So I’m giving it all Underneath words is the language of space And the depth of all playing Chorus Kneeling here on my own Wrapped around the feeling of the world I’ve known Free me from what I have made The karmic circle that keeps me from your grace You’re the beauty I turn to in my hour of fear You’re the breath of forgiveness and the well of my heart You’re the words softly spoken To the open ear You’re the birth where we met And the death where we part Falling never felt like this Where the devil meets the sweet angel Light and dark, we all are cloaked in many colors But home to us all is the song of ages Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Feel it Open 05:01
Feel it Open Rain upon my neck, the skies they weep I’m calling out again, to the better part of me The clouds they know my strain, of lying in between The starry sky and man, would start remembering That he could Chorus Feel it open now So I took a man’s emancipation, from the shackles of the old Yeah I packed by bags and left that cold creation For the gaping shores of soul So I could Chorus Feel it Open now I never knew the doorway was held by my demands As the shadows in the evening, I finally fall to land Life is so much more than I could ever Grasp within my hands So I just Chorus Feel it Open now Copyright 2010 David G. Tate
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Find Your Way Feel the madness break We have come this far Patter of the rain Upon your weary heart Still inside the pain Healing of a scar Here a new refrain Upon your breath will start Leave the homeless Find your way to me Chorus My long lost friend Find your way to me It never ends Where you’re running Here the earth we shake Dying from the start But I would not forsake Make your way back to my arms We are turning now From the stormy seas They have thinned you out Like winter through the trees Chorus My long lost friend Find your way to me It never ends Where you’re running Chorus My long lost friend Find your way to me Your heart will mend.

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Critically acclaimed artist Dave Tate’s soulful acoustic music combines intimate finger-picked acoustic guitar, passionate tenor vocals, and poetic imagery to show how strong quiet can be. A native of the red rock desert of Zion National Park, Tate’s music reflects the vast spiritual beauty of his homeland. Tate's dynamic songwriting is similar to the softer material of Paul Simon, Jeff Buckley and James Taylor. Tate's graceful yet intense style combines pure, intimate vocals with dynamic acoustic guitar tones. The Houses of Healing is Dave Tate's ninth Studio album and the fifth currently in print.

Tate's latest artistic endeavor, "The Houses of Healing", is rooted in his signature intimate, acoustic style. New explorations into atmospheric electric sounds support the reflective feel of this collection of eleven relaxing tracks. Moody cello and light percussion bloom up in many tracks on this album, giving each song it's own unique soundscape.

"His own unique style (think of a cross between Paul Simon and Jeff Buckley, not just in style but also in quality) hits such a level of perfection that it's hard to comprehend anything more beautiful."

- Heaven Magazine

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released October 15, 2010

Dave Tate - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Vocals, Keys, Piano, Percussion, Bass
Amy Leung - Cello
Jeff Crandall - Flute
String Arrangements written by Dan Tate and Dave Tate
Photo's by Paul Duane
Design by Dave Tate

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Dave Tate San Luis Obispo, California

Critically acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Dave Tate’s soulful music combines pure, angelic vocals with dynamic acoustic guitar and poetic lyricism to present a unique combination of vastness and intimacy. A native of the red rock desert of Zion National Park, Tate’s music is often inspired by the spacious, towering beauty of his homeland. ... more

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