Dark Cloud

from The Blacksmith Soul by Balla Dear

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I'm on a road, a valley of shadows
A path that is not plain to everyman
Hidden and yet open for business
I'll try to tell the story if I can...

There's a dark cloud on the skyline
There's a dark cloud on its way
And I'm out here without sunshine
And I cannot tell night from that old day

That's where faith comes, that's where faith comes
In so handy, and Lord your never slack
This is hands on, this hands on
On that plow, here there is no turning back

Fear, frustration and cough syrup
They do not constitute reasons for change
Finish the work that you've been called to do
And the lamp upon your feet will show your way

Well I hid myself down on the olden path
Deep in the woods of transition bluff
“The real work is rarely in the limelight”
And my friendship with the moon is quite enough

This journey is not without communion
My Father has my back and lifts my head
Homelessness is just a state of mind, my dear
And that “old angel will wake us when there's bread”

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from The Blacksmith Soul, released May 3, 2019
Patrick Steele- vocals, guitars, bass, drums, mandolin, old radio
Richard Douglas- bass

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Balla Dear Texas

Songs born out of trial and triumph, Balla Dear explores the dichotomy of the human condition, the physical and the spiritual. From deep in the heart of central Arkansas, Balla Dear muses in the medium of Southern Folk, Country Gospel, and Folk Ballad. The themes are evident; peace and solace amidst one's own undoing. Sacrificial love is by far the greatest gift among men. ... more

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