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CANDLES

I remember my friend's name was Tommy Supplee
He was a beautiful boy/athelete at Episcopal Academy
When he was 14 years old when he was stung by a bee
I hated God that night for taking Tommy
from me.

I was scared my friend so young had died
But Tommy lit a candle forever
in my heart that night.

Weastie was a Main Line beatnik painter
She was my best friend's Mom, the first lady I saw naked
& she burned down her house just to redecorate the interior
Inhaled carbon monoxide - because she thought she was
inferior.

I could not understand why she took her life
But Weastie lit a candle forever
in my heart that night

Well we all know that love breaks us open
& we know loss tears us apart
& we all know Life's value's not in money or things
but in those feelings
that tell you the Truth from the start

How many candles are burning?
How many candles do you light
in how many hearts?

And I'm not sure where I'm going
And I don't know exactly who I've been

But I know that when my time is over
The laughter the tears the stories & the sparks
I know I'll see all of your beautiful faces
shining & fearless
to light up
the dark

How many candles are burning?
How many candles did I light
in how many hearts?
How many hearts?
How many hearts?

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from RICK BERLIN LIVE @ JACQUES, track released June 14, 1997
Rick Berlin LIVE@JACQUES (GarageDog) 1997. Recorded + mixed by Dan Cantor (w/ help from Jeff Berkowitz) over 5 consecutive Monday nights at Jacques Cabaret (the oldest drag bar in the country). Placed mikes over the pool table, in the main room, near the dressing room door. Who played: Tyson Montgomery Leonard (electric violin), Chris Mehl (harp), Jonah Sachs (cello), Dan Cantor (harp), Chet Cahill (accordion), Marnie Given (violin), Charles Isenberg (mc).

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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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