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lyrics

It’s a dry season
‘Til the rain begins to fall
And it’s a barren winter
‘Til the ice begins to thaw
Until I knew you
Gray was all I saw


‘Cause it’s a broken world
But here we are, you and I
Somehow I found the only one
Who could ever help me see
That in the cracks is beauty
That in the cracks is beauty

The empty branches
Give way to the bloom
And the burning daylight
Yields to the moon
No matter what the distance
You know I’ll hold you soon

‘Cause it’s a broken world
But here we are, you and I
Somehow I found the only one
Who could ever help me see
In the cracks there’s beauty
In the cracks is beauty

It’s a broken world
Yeah, it’s a broken world
It’s a broken world
But in the cracks, there’s beauty

credits

from The Ghost of John Henry, released May 8, 2012
Vance Kotrla: Guitars, vocals
Kurt Bloom: Drums
Jody Stark: Cello

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jaron Luksa at Jaronsound Studios, Burbank, California
Bass by Johnnie Kotrla

Written by Vance Kotrla
Inciting Insurrection Music (ASCAP)

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Sci-Fi Romance Los Angeles, California

Sci-Fi Romance is an independent folk band from Los Angeles that blends unique arrangements and a dark, percussive take on acoustic music into a sound that has been labeled "steamfolk." It began as the solo project of singer/songwriter Vance Kotrla.

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