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Break Through and Shine

from Three Pawn Shops by Eric Dahl

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Break Through and Shine – Because of fires in Mexico, there was a blanket of smoke across the sky in south and central Texas. It lasted for weeks and had a psychological impact. It felt like an overhanging depression or despondency that would not go away. After a long drive south into the gloom, this song began to take shape about someone moving toward oblivion, someone who is challenged and redirected by a friend. Virginia Scott was a journalist and Red Cross volunteer. Her commitment to helping the down and out in Seattle affected many people.

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Break Through and Shine

© 2021 by Eric Dahl

There’s a lotta nowhere out there.
She had compassion for the worst and the least,
In a town without a doctor,
Without a future, without a priest.
Words she said came alive in my head
Like holy wine,
“You’re gonna break through, break through,
Break through and shine.”

She gave me shelter
And I never had to explain
How a stray bolt of lightning
Left me face down in the rain.
Words she said came alive in my head
Like fortified wine.

“You’re gonna break through, break through,
Break through and shine.”

When I go back in time
To say the things I meant to say,
She tells me, “Get on your way.”
And if you don’t know where you’re headed,
Maybe you should try a prayer
To whatever’s out there in that unknown land
Where miracles appear.
I saw her carrying a round loaf
Of bread in a biblical episode.
Her shoes were anointed with oil,
Black like the unpaved road.
She said, “You look good tonight,
But you still shake and burn.
Why can’t you just get it right
and start taking your turn.”

Pressure shifting, something’s gonna change,
Warm wind lifting clouds off the open range,
Shaft of rays cuts through haze where emotions combine.

You’re gonna break through, break through,
Break through and shine.

There’s a lotta nowhere out here.

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from Three Pawn Shops, released January 21, 2022

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Eric Dahl Seattle, Washington

His music ranges from acoustic neo-rockabilly to thoughtful and reflective with a voice somewhere between Johnny Cash and Lou Reed.

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