Tuck Me In With Bells
All these years I’ve longed and waited
Barrel facing me today
Will he go and woo another?
If I’m too long, he won’t stay with me
Oh, no
The candle glimmers off what looks like
The driving power from my dream
Cracked a hole in all I’ve cherished
Little one then falls asleep for good
Oh, no
Oh my love, can’t you see?
If we wed, we must leave
No way we’ll let them meet
She can see the wind that’s coming
And hear the coughing of the flies
Expectations high like towers
Should I work or drink what’s here for me?
Oh, no
And I know this time, I got mine
And I know this time, I got mine
And I know this time we’ll
Fall into each other
Oh my love, can’t you see?
If we wed, we must leave
No way we’ll let them meet
What Seems to Be
A fearless walk since again we met
It’s all alright ‘cause I got a net
Stumble home with the lights in sight
When I wake you’ll be by my side
Last night backed up a couple of steps
Guilt rids the mind of a common yesterday
‘Cause what I found out yesterday
Is that we can’t know what might come of this all
So I’ll walk on what seems to be
Riding high no chance to fall
She danced with me in a push-up bra
A catalyst to ask you why
If you’re there what’s in your sight
Is it true that there proof around
In every tree and mountain town?
I’ve packed my things, it’s time to move
Away from this fence that I’ve built around you
Last night backed up a couple of steps
Guilt rids the mind of a common yesterday
‘Cause what I found out yesterday
Is that we can’t know what might come of this all
So I’ll walk on what seems to be
Water's Looking Fine
Eyes were rolled for a sacrifice
I notice here this road seems right
Strangers show more light than before
No, I can’t wait around anymore
Water’s looking fine let’s cross and grab your things
Worry not and rest your mind
Six steps north and you’ll be exposed
To what we might have never known
And then I wake to this peace, so sweet
Connections of the heart beats
Water’s looking fine let’s cross and grab your things
Worry not and rest your mind
Might start falling, good for all to find
Rescue me from pains of change
For the long run
Water’s looking fine let’s cross and grab your things
For a moment of shifting for much
More of who I am not to be swallowed up
Worry not and rest your mind
Might start falling, good for all to find
Rescue me from pains of change
For the long run
Water’s looking fine let’s cross and grab your things
For a moment of shifting for much
More of who I am not to be swallowed up
Westering
It’s harder to breath when you’re holding up the stars
Tin can sheets the blood would hold from the yard
Strange how there’s loss of all years
But maybe I’ve been forgotten here
Two can see the shapes that ride overhead
If it’s not for me this boy’d be stuck on this land
Strange how you rob him all day
But maybe it’s coming back your way
Circle of wagons fell from my hands to hold you in
They’re hiding to tell you about turning around
This morning you’ll find the piece to raise your hand
To stop the crew from taking all our land
But have I told you of times passed?
The head of a beast I once played
In my shoes there’s no need to ask
But westering has its place
Circle of wagons fell from my hands to hold you in
They’re hiding to tell you about turning around
The images have dropped out daily
It’s why I keep my black book at my side
Around here there’s many waiting
Missing one or two, depending
Have I told you of times passed?
Today there’s piles of shoes that hit the edge
Filled with feet, now bare and on the ledge
How can you hold them back now?
With ears burning since the first day
There’s one way to stomp the fire out
But westering has its way
Circle of wagons fell from my hands to hold you in
They’re hiding to tell you about turning around
To tell you about turning around
Death By Sea Air
You gave me your word he’d be there
But as you sit here pressing wax
I doubt what’s in that envelope
Would ever satisfy you alone
But why do you hide from me
Your friend and your heart I’ve needed to see
But I won’t ask no, no
I won’t ask no, no
I won’t ask for saints to hear
You know your father’s been worrying
About this stranger since mother passed
I’ve noticed thoughts of no strength
From the bedroom across the hall
But you’re mistaken here
Your walls will come tumbling down
In a comedy
So watch your step
Watch your back
But it’s no use
It’s coming
From overhead
We’ve known it all along
How he’s been holding both our letters
With one hand reading ours out loud
And the other holding your thoughts
Crushing all your words
Scrambling all around
To show your despair
Spelled out on the ground
Death by sea air
Sea air, sea air
It’s been so long since that afternoon
Of traffic overflow
The Throne
I used to get knocks upon my door
The black soot we’d push like never before
Now it seems we’re all just rushing straight towards home
With the hope that we might just graciously take the throne
My brothers, see, we all gathered one
Promise to return when we were done
Mastering the craft we’ve chosen as our key
With the hope that we, might just graciously take the throne
This sign just might be the ruin of the picture
That we kept at the tree
Six hands will come to see what we need everyday
We grew and watched old John run the field
Fighting all he knew with sword and shield
But lately my older brother hides from me
With the hope that he, might just graciously
Take the throne
This sign just might be the ruin of the picture
That we kept at the tree
Six hands will come to see what we need everyday
Will I get the chance
With fire and coal to meet
All the love he’s held for me
But am I ever heard
And will he walk away?
Oh, am I ever heard
And will he walk away?
This sign just might be the ruin of the picture
That we kept at the tree
Four years ‘til I can see what lies ahead
On the road to the city
This sign just might be the ruin of the picture
That we kept at the tree
Six hands will come to see what we need everyday
Moving
I should have missed you
Today
And I could not shake it off
At home
Been so long, walks never seen
Since an older time
Of coats full of dreams
Running further for some time we all have
A pile of stone has started
To hold my place and mark
Who’s been here
Let hold today
We’ll mark again
I feel the lines you’re moving on
Keep the ground I’m standing on
No more should-have’s hooked to my back
Around we turn taking all the day
To find inside what lasts is the path we made
Not what we said
We’ll mark again
I feel the lines you’re moving on
Keep the ground I’m standing on
No more should-have’s hooked to my back
Free for us all it’s been paid in full
Been so long, walks never seen
Since an older time
Of coats full of dreams
Running further for some time we all have
Intersections
Release me before I stay for good
What I see might just be casual
Careful, I’m not fit for beauty here
Split down sidewalks our prints overlap
Intersections can’t be blessings here
Your mind seems wise like a neighbor of mine
Go Follow John
Gather ‘round and make sure that all can see
Why I walk and roam so you all can see
That my own might has broken down
And brought me home
Come step away from all you know
Burn your clothes today so they’ll all know
That light, in time, exposes all that comes between
I was called to action to make you clean
But my own hands aren’t fit to wash your feet
Just because some daughters can dance
I’ll lose my head
My head
Think, think, rethink of why we make
A king, a king, a king when he’s bound to take
Your life, your sight, so walk with me I’ll show you where
To stand in spite of plans, your will, and all your cares
I was called to action to make you clean
But my own hands aren’t fit to wash your feet
Just because some daughters can dance
I’ll lose my head
Up Or Down
Leave no trail behind
Erase what’s left of me
Here’s to a simpler life
Dispose of all that drags us down
Won’t be the same this time this year
So allow me
To relieve you of your elaborate plans
Forget all it’s worth
Just drop it here for good
I’ll let you get back home
To distract yourself from hopeless fields
Won’t be the same this time this year
So forgive me
For ignoring all your messages
If I mistreated then let me take this bridge instead
If I mistreated then you should have walked back
Years ago
Now I’ll see to it
It’s not what we have known, but who we loved
Cornered we have been and oh, so tired
But I am not for certain this way
We’ve been climbing is
Up or down
Leave no trail behind
Erase what’s left of me
Here’s to a simpler life
Dispose of all that drags us down
Won’t be the same this time this year
So allow me
To relieve you of your elaborate plans
It’s not what we have known, but who we loved
Cornered we have been and oh, so tired
But I am not for certain this way
We’ve been climbing is
Up or down
