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Levi the Poet is really meant to be heard by himself with no musical accompaniment, no doubt. But these two tracks, in my opinion, complement each other deeply. Just be aware that neither of these songs were originally meant to be heard together. Indeed, you can't match the raw emotion of the original performance of Levi's "Memories" which is intentionally unaccompanied, and Hammock's song "I Can Almost See You" was written to be a pure, ethereal, wordless instrumental track. I think these tracks sound quite nice and uplifting when mashed together in the way I tried to do here, but I may have arguably butchered each of them individually in the process of merging them, as each of them have a unique spirit which can only be heard in their true originals. And for that reason, links to the originals are linked below:

Levi the Poet - "Memories" (original):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5y5LL-zXBA

Hammock - "I Can Almost See You" (original):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azeL0nRg81k

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Also, check out everything by Levi the Poet on his channel to really understand what his music is all about (it's INCREDIBLE stuff):
http://www.youtube.com/user/LevithePoet

Hammock's channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hammockmusic?feature=results_main
(Hammock is in the business of making that beautiful, deep, ambient/post-rock stuff.)

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Lyrics to "Memories" by Levi the Poet:

I saw a shining star rising from the East.
I thought: maybe, maybe, maybe it was coming for me.
Mother Mary held her belly and the Father was pleased.
Baby Jesus I hear you crying for me.

Mother Mary don't you know that you were never on your own?
Father Joseph when you dream, I am Comfort. Comforting. It's only me.
Baby Jesus when you're scared, I am always, always there.
Daddy, please. Take this cup from me.

Little John is gonna turn the hearts of fathers to their children!
And from the moment he kicked inside of Elizabeth's stomach
I knew I was too frail to stomach this:

What a jump from heaven to come down here for me!
I pray to God my soul to keep me safe for eternity!
Don't be frightened, Mary! I know it's a lot to carry
But I have been preparing you for the coming of the Lord -

"I wonder what this child will turn out to be."

And I can just hear so many people singing, "Nothing."
I've had an epiphany: "Let's kill all the children to be certain that we've killed him"
But I've got a lot of children's books that don't mention killing children...

I think we watered down the stories so they'll taste better with the wine
And we are a sleeping giant,
But the Lord will wake us up in time... so Prophet of the Most High!
The prophecy is nearly nigh, and I'm singing with the
Shepherds and the angels and the saints on the birth-night!

"Glory be to heaven high!
And peace on earth to all those in whom God delights!"

I offered you gold and incense, would you take it as a sacrifice?
And like Simeon I will not die till I have seen the Messiah
With my own eyes... well I've seen him with my own eyes!

So Mother Mary, don't you know that you are never on your own?
And Father Joseph can't you see that Mother Mary trusted me?
And baby Jesus, when you're scared... I am there!
I am there!

Here he is! Here he is!
I am the voice shouting in the wilderness!
Make straight a road for him...

("And people, meet your salvation.")

But I am not worthy enough to hold your sandals!
So when you tell me that you love me, I'm just trying to get a handle on the fact
That I can slip my fingers through your palms
(And realize that you were right all along)

"The captives will be released and the blind will see,
And the oppressors will set the downtrodden free."

"Physician, I need help,
and can you help me? I am willing..."

"Be clean" and I watched the leprosy leave!

So I stood and said, "Master, can you heal me??
He said, "Your sins are forgiven!" They said, "That's blasphemy!"
But my Jesus is a revolutionary --
So after that, he gave me back my legs and my feet
and I ran around screaming, "Praise be the Majesty!"

God bless those who realize their need for him,
for the kingdom of heaven is given to them.
And bless the mourning, for you with be comforted.
Bless the gentle and lowly,
for the whole earth will belong to them --

[Well, for the sake of musical comprehensiveness, the lyrics in this video are abridged. For the full original, go here and see Levi perform it himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5y5LL-zXBA]