Name: Awake When I die
Duration: P00H04M53S
Description: Near the end of our lives, it is common to think about the manner of our death. I would prefer to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not kicking and screaming like the 3 people in the car he was driving.

Awake When I die

by Ian MacLachlan

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Near the end of our lives, it is common to think about the manner of our death. I would prefer to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not kicking and screaming like the 3 people in the car he was driving.

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I HAD SOME TROUBLES... AND i'VE KNOWN SOME PAIN...

SOMEDAYS ARE SO HARD.. i FEEL LIKE CHANGIN MY NAME...

i'VE BEEN SO DOWN HEARTED... i WANTED TO CRY...

I DON'T WANT TO BE AWAKE... WHEN I DIE...

SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE'S HEARTACHE ENDS UP ON MY PLATE...

IT'S BETTER TO LEARN LOVE... THAN JUST TO FEEL HATE..

I'LL GIVE UP MY BLUES NOW... AND FOR LOVE I WILL TRY...

BUT I STILL DON'T WANT TO BE AWAKE... WHEN I DIE..

THE DREAMS OF A YOUNG MAN... GIVE HIM RESOLVE

THE TIME PASSES SO QUICKLY... AND THEN YOUTH IS GONE...

I'LL HOLD ON THE THE NOTION THAT ONE DAY I'LL FLY

BUT DON'T LET ME BE AWAKE... WHEN I DIE

AND WHEN IT'S ALL OVER... ALL TEARS WIPED AWAY

IN THE ARMS OF MY SWEET LORD... AT PEACE I WILL LAY...

THEN THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD... AWAY THEY WILL FLY...

THEN I'LL BE WIDE AWAKE.. AFTER I DIE....

THEN I'LL BE WIDE AWAKE... WHEN I DIE

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released July 19, 2018
Words and Music - Ian MacLachlan
Guitars - Ian MacLachlan
Harmonica - Patrick Tetreault
Producer - Patrick Tetreault

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Ian MacLachlan Pearland, Texas

Born in North Carolina, living in Texas, Ian's taste in music is wide and eclectic.

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Awake When I die

Jul 2018
Dance

Jul 2018
Joy

Jul 2018
Blue Ghost Fireflies

Jul 2018

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