1.Tuck The Darkness In
Well, the light was rust, and the cold was in our knees,
and our breath poured out over golden fields
Though I could not know then, we'd have but few times like
these,
with all the good smoke in between
Tucked the darkness in, dragged the harrow across the land,
found my fresh start, sowed my wildest dreams
Though I could not know then, I was well in the weeds,
a tangled mess, whatever could come next
before the hours took over,
before the full weight was on our shoulders,
before the twilight's cover,
before I knew time was such a swindler
Oh my dear friend, everything falls to death
We tuck the darkness in, we tuck the darkness in
Oh my dear friend, everything falls to death
We tuck the darkness in, we tuck the darkness in
2.In The Yard
Last night I dreamed we'd found a stand of trees
framing a pond and a field in between.
And with a hammer and a blade and our four hands,
here's what we made.
The logs we peeled and stacked in a ring,
and then we crowned it, our tiny house, with tin.
And by the fire, flickering bronze and gold across your face,
I heard you say：
It may not be a grand parade of snow capped peaks,
no river silver-backed crashing through,
but we have our black-haired babes running free
through the woods.
Squirrels in the rafters, wrens in the eaves,
red dirt neath our nails, orange stains on our knees,
blackberries in June down the path without our shoes.
It may not be a grand parade of snow capped peaks,
no river silver-backed crashing through,
but we have our black-haired babes running free
through the woods.
3.Walk The Furrows
Where's that horse you rode in on？
Where's that fair-faced young man？
You carried their dead weight and let it fall by the wayside
And buried those years one dark evening
Now in a land without leaders
I listen close to the ？ ？
And keep my heart with yours
And yes, we know there're others
And yes, we feel the ground shifting below us
Keep, keep the secret
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Keep, keep the secret
Walk the furrows
Mend the fences
Plum, plum and level
Go inside
Stow the shovel
Now it's time
Keep the kettle
Let the waters
Tell the story
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
You have that fire
Smoldering
Keep the joy
Keep the quiet
No, you're not shy
Keep the fire
Smoldering
4.Stitch The Hem
All the while the sea oats bowed
Against the dunes, your arms stretched out.
And how the shadows glide;
The story hastens by.
We hold on tight.
The drafty night lets the quiet in
And our breath in the same motion.
There's a hope that we have what we need.
Stitch the hem along the edge of these scenes and colors.
Find the form in the patient sea.
The nature is a vibrant quilt,
And all I want is it all stretched out,
Through the tattered edge,
Through the long afternoon,
The sun snuffed out, in the palm of the ocean.
The drafty night lets the quiet in
and our breath in the same motion.
There's a hope that we have what we need.
Stitch the hem along the edge of these scenes and colors.
Find the light in our tiny
Find the damp in out heart's intentions,
At the start of the patient sea.
5.This Year
Just come down from a high fever,
from out there in the yard
While the pyre is burning, it's hard to feel the weather shift
or the fear of the dark
Ahhh
This year we need a deeper frost
Me and my meadowlark
Under the winter's fears
Out where the tree line starts
Down on the north slope
Down to the creek
Hold tight til spring
On and on goes the long winter
My eyes now fixed to the stars
We've been there before and I'm fairly sure we'll find a
clearing
in the forest of our hearts
Ahhh
This year we need a deeper frost
Me and my meadowlark
Under the winter's fears
Out where the tree line stops
Down on the north slope
Down to the creek
Hold tight til spring
But you know I'm not an activist,
not in the purest sense
I'm not a pacifist
I know which rules to bend
I just reveal my name
and show my love
out in the hallows
Ohhh
This year we need a deeper frost
Me and my meadowlark
Under the winter's fears
Out where the tree line stops
Down on the north slope
Down to the creek
Hold tight til spring
6.Brave World
I was a child of the grasslands with an oversized heart
They gave me an inch, and I'd roam the whole yard
And well past the corn fields there I'd understand
How the world is dust, and I'm dust, and we're honest
So if you want to play, I'm wide open
I'll bring my friends Mary and Annie on down to the quarry
And in the late Autumn sun, we'll find the words to dwell upon
You said 'I'm dust, and you're dust, and we're honest'
My name it means nothing. My age it means less.
The country I come from is called the Midwest
And I was taught by the land to think right for myself
And the man knows all the rules, but I know this
Yes and I'm dust, and you're dust, and we're honest.
Oh brave world, how have you changed？ I'm still unsure
Your hat is hung in the very same place, your shoes are scuffed.
Your shirt is untucked just more and more impatient.
Oh brave world, how have you changed？ I'm still unsure.
Your hat is hung in the very same place, your shoes are scuffed.
Your shirt is untucked just more and more impatient.
7.Hush
I couldn't feel the earth move
in its slow dance with the cold moon,
as I picked my steps over the ridge,
quiet on my leather soles.
I couldn't see the full sun this afternoon.
I couldn't see the ferns as they bent and bowed.
I couldn't see your eyes as clear as I ought to,
as I crouched along the bank with you.
There is a pull between our hearts, love.
There is an empty, open mind
in the flock of swallows diving,
diving and turning, diving and turning.
With the black winged birds
circling
in the glass pane of the creek,
in the column of air
to the tall white sky,
and in everything in between,
and in everything in between.
But, hush, says your mouth on my warm neck.
Hush, says the stream, as it coils around.
Hush, my mind is much too loud.
Let my breath, like the tide, go out.
I feel the pull between our hearts, love.
I feel the empty, open mind
in the flock of swallows diving,
diving and turning, diving and turning.
With the black winged birds circling
in the glass pane of the creek,
in the column of air
to the tall white sky,
and in everything in between
8.Overcome With Light
And how I know I'm happy now
I jump right down the shoots of time
And yes the weather was not always grey
But the furrow always graced my brow
Mmmm
Now I'm overcome with light, overcome with light
Overcome with light, overcome with light
Yes we had some hard work but now it's right
Overcome with light, overcome
And my worries then, were not grand
But I felt them like a hammer pounding
Like I really feel, feel them now
And in the page, I know I'm dreaming
Mmmm
Now I'm overcome with light, overcome with light
Overcome with light, overcome with light
Yes we had some screams but now it's right
Overcome with light, overcome
Overcome with light, overcome with light
Overcome
9.Sweet Moment
I'm the red bird, you're the brown bird
In the brambles behind the house
And we both know what the wind does
And I can't make peace just yet
So this is my branch, my darling
Today I feel the weight
And we both know how sudden the colors change
Oooh
But you held me to my word,
And you held my gaze so tight,
And you told me this is all ours.
While our eyes still pool with light,
This is our sweet moment,
Watch the clouds skirt the sun,
Watch the orange grass wrestle,
The monster wind.
Oooh
10.Death Wish
Now I know your light.
I know myself.
I still don't know much else.
You race toward the future.
I'm slow as a kettle.
And we waltz on a tilted world,
torn socks and all those frills.
Your gait like a mares is,
and mine like a drunk sailor
fumbling towards a dark future.
And what are we doing now in a world, a world half broken？
going through half, just half of the motions？
nd what makes a man, you ask？
Strong limbs or his featured cap？
Well, I just say none of that.
Surely it's you because I had a death wish
A call card to a dark abyss.
I choked in a gasp of it,
and then I found you, such a brave swimmer.
And you pulled me with you.
And where are we going now in a world, a world half broken？
Back to the ocean, back to the open ocean.
11.Now We Hurry On
No you're not alone,
The sun pours in slow,
The hinges creek,
Now the sparrows know,
And flash their wings.
These mornings, these mornings.
No you're not alone,
The valley is flushed and warm,
And breaths a lazy mist,
Take your time with it,
All of it,
And what we miss we miss,
And what we see is what we get.
Down the red dirt path,
Me and my true love,
We thought we'd have forever,
And now we hurry on,
And what we miss we miss we miss,
And what we see is what we get,
And what we miss we miss we miss,
And what we see under the sun is what we get.
And in the knurled paths,
Just me and my..
We used to see the forest
Now we see the trees,
We know where this is going.
Down the red dirt path,
Me and my true love,
We thought we'd have forever,
And now we hurry on,
And what we miss we miss we miss,
And what we see is what we get,
And what we miss we miss we miss,
And what we see under the sun is what we get.
No you're not alone,
The valley is flushed and warm,
No you're not alone,
You're not alone,
On a lazy mist,
Take your time with it,
Take your time with it,
All of it,
All of it.
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