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Holding Will

from American Bardo by Anders/O'Bitz

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I imagined this song being sung by Lincoln as he holds Willie's dead body as Willie's ghost looks on--and without Abe knowing that his son's ghost is right above him.

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Holding Will (Abe’s Song)
(©2019 Anders/O’Bitz)

I take it down
Hard to do
Open to find
No signs of you

A body without soul
No doubt it’s not you
I still hug it close
Try to say what’s true

Hard alone
Hope not the same for you
Now you are gone
What can I do

The worst of it
Is over now
At least for him
I hope that’s true
I hope that’s true

All joy seems all gone
From losin’ you
Will hope come around
Forget what’s true

Never like before
When we were graced by you
A body with no soul
Can’t hold it true

Hard alone
Hope not the same for you
Now you are gone
What can I do

The worst of it
Is over now
At least for him
I hope that’s true
I hope that’s true

Ooh ooh oh
Ooh ooh oh

Hard alone
Hope not the same for you
All will be gone
What can we do

The worst of it
Is over now
At least for them
We hope it’s true

Hard alone
Hope not the same for you

Ah well it’s true
I can’t say it all to you
Ah well it’s true

credits

from American Bardo, released July 31, 2020
Eric Anders - Vocals
Mark O’Bitz - Acoustic and Electric Guitar
Erdis Maxhelaku - Cello
Jason Littlefield - Electric Bass
Tyler Nuffer - Lap Steel

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Singer-songwriter Eric Anders (right) and guitarist-composer Mark O'Bitz (left) both hail from California. Eric and Mark have been working on music together since Eric's 2003 debut release, Not At One--like all of Eric's solo releases it was mostly Anders/O'Bitz. The guys started releasing music as a duo in 2018 with Of All These Things and have released at least an album every year after that. ... more

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