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A former combat medic who served two tours in Iraq during the "surge", Stephen Covell is a gifted, authentic storyteller with an incredible voice that carries lyrics with vivid imagery that stays with you long after the song ends, begging you to hit "repeat". During episode #5 of the OE podcast, Adam Rossi and Guy Jaquier introduce the audience to Stephen, a hyperactive kid who picked up a guitar at 18 and frustrated his music teachers by learning everything quickly by ear.

Stephen tells the story of joining the Army at 23 and "wanting to go to combat because I was an idiot", of his assignment to the "Old American Chorus" that lasted less than 7 days, and of his first deployment to Iraq and how some of the hardest moments were treating Iraqi civilians.

Along the way, he performs three of his most impactful songs while describing the experience of returning home from war, and how suicide can seem like a relationship, but in reality is "just a story we tell ourselves".\\xa0 \\xa0

Don't miss this episode.

The songs referenced in the podcast can be found at the links below, complete with lyrics:

"Monuments"
"On That River"
"Sandhills to Sandals"\\xa0 \\xa0
"Her Cold Hands" - Available soon

Support Stephen's New Book "Bring Your Gun to Work Day":

Learn more about Stephen on his website:\\xa0 http://stephencovell.com/

Purchase Stephen's newest album: Longing For the Hills

Support Stephen on Patreon

"Her Cold Hands" Lyrics:

I flirt with death

i send her flowers and chocolates

in the hopes that she\\u2019ll notice

and send her attention my way

death she flirts back

gives me that smile that I wanted

she takes my hands and holds them

because hers are always so cold

maybe i\\u2019m\\xa0

oh yes i am a fool

i go steady with death

go driving around after my shift

down to the shore where it\\u2019s quite

we\\u2019re trying to just be alone

death snuggles up

wraps herself around my neck

she lets go, I catch my breath

and we stare up at the sky

underneath the stars

we both feel small

she says let\\u2019s go home

I say, that\\u2019s a good call

i fight with death

she breaks a glass on the counter

she storms out through the shower

slamming the door as so goes

stops returning my calls

i got a note pinned to my door

said baby I\\u2019m gone and I\\u2019m sorry

maybe the timing was wrong

i can\\u2019t lie and still dream about her I do

one day she\\u2019ll come back

girls like that always do

when smell the shirt

that she left in my bedroom

the sweet sour smoke of her perfume\\xa0

i know that I should\\xa0

but I can\\u2019t throw it out

i won\\u2019t lie, I still dream about her I do

one day she\\u2019ll be back

girls like that always choose\\xa0

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