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In the Shape of a Heart

from Book of Sparrows EP by Tracy Grammer

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"In the Shape of a Heart" © Jackson Browne / Swallow Turn Music (ASCAP)

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it was a ruby that she wore
on a chain around her neck
in the shape of a heart
in the shape of a heart

it was a time i won't forget
for the sorrow and regret
and the shape of a heart
and the shape of a heart

i guess i never knew
what she was talking about
i guess i never knew
what she was living without

people speak of love, don’t know what they’re thinking of
wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
speak in terms of belief and belonging
try to fit some name to their longing

there was a hole left in the wall
from some ancient fight
about the size of a fist
or something thrown that had missed

and there were other holes as well
in the house where our nights fell
far too many to repair
in the time that we were there

people speak of love don’t know what they’re thinking of
reach out to each other though the push and shove
speak in terms of a life and the learning
try to think of a word for the burning

you keep it up
you try so hard
to keep a life from coming apart
and never know
what breaches and faults are concealed
in the shape of a heart

it was the ruby that she wore
on a stand beside the bed
in the hour before dawn
when i knew she was gone

and i held it in my hand
for a little while
and dropped it into the wall
let it go, heard it fall

i guess i never knew
what she was talking about
i guess i never knew
what she was living without

people speak of love don’t know what they’re thinking of
wait around for the one who fits just like a glove
speak in terms of a life and the living
try to find the word for forgiving

you keep it up
you try so hard
to keep a life from coming apart
and never know
the shallows and the unseen reefs
that are there from the start

in the shape of a heart
in the shape of a heart
in the shape of a heart
in the shape of a heart

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from Book of Sparrows EP, released November 6, 2007

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Tracy Grammer Greenfield, Massachusetts

Writer. Actor. Storyteller. Singer. Multi-instrumentalist. Former head cheerleader, now a fearless navigator of the heart.

“One of the finest pure musicians anywhere in folkdom.” - Boston Globe

“A brilliant artist.” - Joan Baez

“Her gifts as a musician are like that of a painter who is a master of chiaroscuro, offering light and shadow at every turn.“ - Mary Chapin Carpenter ... more

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