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To the church who shared its beauty with me every morning and songs with me every hour.

Recorded and produced by Theresa Peterson at Above the Meridian Studios in Missoula, Montana.

lyrics

Sunday morning, Outside looking in
Father passes in his pink stoll
It's nearly 10am
Light a candle for the season
Mornings have been so dark
But funny how
It's so much brighter with the snow

People come and go
But I'm always here you know

Would it be better
Never to touch you
Never to walk to
Never to see through
Your stained glass windows from the inside
St Xavier
Better
Always to wonder
Distantly under
The spell of your bell tower chime
And all that I know
Is when it will go
And how many times
You have me so beautifully mystified
St Xavier

They talk of miracles
And I know you believe
Every word and every note
You silently sing to me
But I can't bear ever to go inside
I fear to know
The truth that comes with being close

People come and go
But I'll be here at my window

Would it be better
Never to touch you
Never to walk to
Never to see through
Your stained glass windows from the inside
St Xavier
Better
Always to wonder
Distantly under
The spell of your bell tower chime
And all that I know
Is when it will go
And how many times
I'll keep your mystery alive
St Xavier

I was new in town
You swept me off my feet
But I prefer to keep
The road between you and me

Never to touch you
Never to walk to
Never to see through
Your stained glass windows from the inside
St Xavier
Better
Always to wonder
Distantly under
The spell of your bell tower chime
And all that I know
Is when it will go...
So far and yet so close
St Xavier

credits

from No Rules in Montana, released July 9, 2021
Tobin Long - electric guitar

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Theresa Peterson Boulder, Colorado

Her songs have been called "achingly beautiful" with themes that call up our deepest dreams & nostalgias. Peterson has been taking her genre of Dreamamericana to the next level beginning with 5 self recorded & produced singles in 2020 & "No Rules in Montana," a self recorded & produced album in 2021, & continuing with "Nylon" a stripped down EP in 2024. ... more

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