1. |
You Won’t Dig My Grave
03:10
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I AM NO WEEPING WILLOW
I AM NO FRAGILE FLOWER
TO BE TAKEN BY THE FROST
OR BY THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR
I HAVE LIVED IN CONSTERNATION
OF THE ROAD AHEAD FOR ME
AND DESPITE THAT I CAN’T SEE THAT FAR
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I CAN SEE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE LIVED AMONG THE ANGELS
YOU NEVER WERE THAT BRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE BEEN UP TO THE MOUNTAIN
THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN’T TAKE
FROM THAT MORNING BY THE RIVER
WHERE ONCE I TOUCHED HER HEM
TO MY MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN
WITHOUT A SOLITARY FRIEND
THE ROCK OF MY SALVATION
WAS THE GIRL WHO TOOK MY HAND
YOU’VE NEVER BEEN LOVED THE WAY I HAVE
YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE LIVED AMONG THE ANGELS
YOU NEVER WERE THAT BRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE BEEN UP TO THE MOUNTAIN
THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN’T TAKE
I’M TOLD THERE’S MANY MANSIONS
I AM NOT AFRAID TO GO
BUT THE CALL THAT I AM WAITING ON
WILL NOT COME FROM BELOW
MY ANGEL SUFFERS NO FOOLS
I AM HERS AND SHE IS MINE
AND WOE BETIDE THE MAN WHO TRIES
TO TAKE ME ‘FORE MY TIME
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE LIVED AMONG THE ANGELS
YOU NEVER WERE THAT BRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
YOU WON’T DIG MY GRAVE
I HAVE BEEN UP TO THE MOUNTAIN
THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN’T TAKE
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2. |
Honeydew (No Light)
04:48
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DARK DAYS
LEAD TO DARK NIGHTS
LEAD TO DARK YEARS
NO LIGHT
FIRST HEARD ABOUT YOUR LEGEND MINNESOTA WAY BACK WHEN
TAKING FROM THE RICH AND GIVING TO YOUR FRIENDS
AND YOUR FRIENDS WERE THE POOR UP AND DOWN THE LINE
THEY MIGHT INHERIT THE WORLD A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME
THERE ARE PLACES ON THE UPPER PLAINS NO COMFORT’S EVER BEEN
YOU MADE A HOLY MISSION OUT OF LAYING SIEGE TO THEM
YOU WERE SPOTTED IN BEMIDJI YOU ESCAPED FROM GRAND MARAIS
EVERYWHERE YOU’RE WANTED
THERE YOU’RE WANTED ALL THE WAY
DARK DAYS
LEAD TO DARK NIGHTS
LEAD TO DARK YEARS
NO LIGHT
TAKE THE FARMER AND HIS FAMILY BARELY LIVING DAY TO DAY
AND SOME MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS CAUSED HIS WIFE TO WASTE AWAY
BUT THE BOTTLE THAT YOU LEFT AT THE DOOR SAID ‘TAKE A DROP’
‘YOUR PRAYERS HAVE ALL BEEN ANSWERED NOW TAKE UP YOUR BED AND WALK’
TAKE THE TALE OF THE BANKER MAN FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS
LIKE THE DEVIL HIMSELF HAD COME TO TOWN DRESSED UP A SNAKE AS BEST HE COULD
YOU CHOPPED HIS TAIL LET HIM LIVE HIS NEIGHBORS BURNED HIS BAGS
HE CAME TO TOWN IN PURPLE NOW HE’S LEAVING IN RAGS
DARK DAYS
LEAD TO DARK NIGHTS
LEAD TO DARK YEARS
NO LIGHT
EVERYWHERE THAT YOU’D GO YOU WERE SURROUNDED BY YOUR MYTH
TO BELIEVE IN SOMEONE THOUGH YOU DON’T GOTTA KNOW WHERE SOMEONE IS
SO I’VE NEVER KNOWN YOUR WHEREABOUTS I ALWAYS KNOW YOU’RE THERE
AMONG THE ONES WITH NOTHING GIVING WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE
FIRST THE COPS CAME THEN THE FEDS CAME THEN THE ARMY CAME THE MEN
WHO WORE NO UNIFORM SAYING WHO THEY MIGHTA BEEN
I TOLD THEM ALL THE SAME THING I DIDN’T HAVE TO LIE
I SAID I COULDN’T GIVE YOU UP NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED
DARK DAYS
LEAD TO DARK NIGHTS
LEAD TO DARK YEARS
NO LIGHT
THOUGH I’M CHAINED UPON THIS MOUNTAIN NOW SOMETIMES THE DOUBTS STILL CREEP
BUT WHO AM I TO KEN THE LINES FIRST STRETCHED UPON THE DEEP
I KNOW YOU’RE NOT THE VULTURE YOU MIGHT JUST BE THE CHAINS
AT THE END OF EVERY DAY YOUR FACE IS ALL THAT STILL REMAINS
APPARITION IS THE MOTHER OF A MILLION BELIEFS
AND I’VE HAD ENOUGH TO KNOW THERE ARE THOSE YOU YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO MEET
BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU MY HONEYDEW I KNOW YOU’LL COME FOR ME
I’LL BE SINGING HOW YOU BROKE ME OUT EVEN AS YOU LIFT ME FREE
DARK DAYS
LEAD TO DARK NIGHTS
LEAD TO DARK YEARS
NO LIGHT
NO LIGHT
NO LIGHT
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I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY NORTH OF DESERT CANYON STATION
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY HEADLIGHTS OFF, JUST STARS FOR NAVIGATION
MY TELESCOPE, MY NOTES, MY HAM SANDWICHES AND COFFEE
SOMETIMES YOU MUST BE ALL ALONE, THERE AIN’T NO WAY TO NOT BE
I WAS THINKING ABOUT TONYA, HOW THINGS HAD REARRANGED
AND EVERYTHING HAD GONE FULL CIRCLE, WE WERE BACK TO BEING STRANGERS
SHE WAS WITH A MAN NAMED NEIL NOW, THAT’S ALL I KNEW ABOUT HIM
BUT I WAS HAPPY SHE WAS HAPPY, REAL HAPPY THAT SHE’D FOUND HIM
IT WAS JUST AFTER ELEVEN WHEN I PULLED OFF AT THE LOOKOUT
THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY THOUGH THE AIR STILL SMELLED LIKE COOKOUTS
AND YES, I ADMIT I TOKED ONE, THAT DOESN’T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED
ANYWAY, YOU’RE NOT MY PARENTS, AND IT REALLY HELPS MY MAPPING
OF THE SYSTEM 611, A MAGELLANIC CLUSTER
I’D BEEN WATCHING FOR A WHILE, I GOT MY TELESCOPE ADJUSTED
AND I TURNED IT ON AN UNASSUMING PATCH OF DUSTY SKY
THAT WAS REALLY FIFTY MILLION STARS A BILLION LIGHT YEARS WIDE
THEN ALL AT ONCE IT FELT AS IF TIME HAD BEEN SUSPENDED
AND A VISION POURED INTO ME LIKE A BOTTLE’D BEEN UPENDED
I WAS FILLED WITH REVELATION BOTH INFINITE AND FINITE
THAT FILTERED DOWN THE TELESCOPE ENCODED IN THE STARLIGHT
IT SAID “TRUTH IS NOT IMMUTABLE, ITSELF IS A DIMENSION”
“TRUTH CAN BE BOTH WEIGHTED DOWN AND WARPED IN STRANGE DIRECTIONS”
“TRUTH HAS A SHAPE THAT ALTERS, EACH ACCORDING TO OBSERVER”
“SOMETIMES YOU MUST BE CLOSE TO IT, SOMETIMES YOU MUST BE FURTHER”
“TRUTH CAN BEND AND TRUTH CAN BREAK, DEPENDS ON HOW YOU ASK IT”
“IT FRAYS OR IT MAY BLAZE OUT AT SOME PAUL BOUND FOR DAMASCUS”
“AND IT SOMETIMES GETS MISTOOK FOR GOD, SOMETIMES FOR ITS SERVANT”
“IT BOTH EXISTS AND DOESN’T, LIKE A STAR THAT’S NOT OBSERVED YET”
WHICH ALL AT ONCE RETURN MY THOUGHTS TO SYSTEM 611
STILL TWINKLING DOWN THE TELESCOPE INTO MY MIND FROM HEAVEN
AND I STOOD THERE LOOKING UPWARD AS THE DARKNESS TURNED TO DAWN
AND RECEIVED THAT STRANGE TRANSMISSION UNTIL FINALLY IT WAS GONE
AND I KNEW BEYOND A SHADOW MY DISCOVERY WAS REAL
BUT THE PERSON THAT I LONGED TO TELL WAS SOUND ASLEEP WITH NEIL
IN SOME PARALLEL DIMENSION, MAYBE TONYA WAS STILL MINE
BUT IN THIS ONE SHE LOVED SOMEONE ELSE, THAT LEFT ME TO SEARCH THE SKY
SO I WENT AHEAD AND WROTE THIS TO ALERT YOU TO MY FINDINGS
I CALL IT, TRUTH IS A DIMENSION, BOTH INVISIBLE AND BLINDING
YOU CAN GIVE ME THE AWARDS NOW, YOU CAN KNIGHT ME OR WHATEVER
I’VE GOT NOTHING GOING ON NOW ME AND TONYA AREN’T TOGETHER
OR GO AHEAD AND LAUGH AT ME ALL OF MY CONCLUSIONS
SYMPOSIUMS AND SEMINARS AND THINK TANK INSTITUTIONS
YOU MAY EVEN TALK TO TONYA, LET ME ASK YOU IF YOU DO
PLEASE TELL HER I STILL LOVE HER, THAT WILL ALWAYS BE THE TRUTH
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4. |
Noah’s Children
04:24
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SPLIT-LEVEL RANCH ON A MID-LEVEL STREET
MAILBOXES HUDDLED WHERE THE CUL-DE-SAC MEETS
AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENS SO WE’RE LEAD TO BELIEVE
SO I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT AS I OPENED THE DOOR
I HAD NEVER IMAGINED SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE
AND THOUGH IT WAS REAL IT WAS SO MUCH MORE
SHE SAYS ‘THE WORLD’S ENDING BUT IT’S ENDING ALL THE TIME
NOAH’S CHILDREN
COME OUT OF THE WATER LITTLE WISER DOWN THE LINE’
BETWEEN HIM AND ME I SHOULDA GOT SOME GONE
ALWAYS WHISTLING HIS LITTLE SONG
THOUGHT HE HAD US IN HIS POCKET GIRL HE GOT THAT WRONG
ALL THE WAY TO THE WATER SHE JUST SAT AND STARED
PERFUME THAT HE BOUGHT HER STILL CAUGHT IN HER HAIR
AND NEITHER OF US TALKING ‘BOUT WHAT WE GOT BACK THERE
SHE SAYS ‘THE WORLD’S ENDING BUT IT’S ENDING ALL THE TIME
NOAH’S CHILDREN
COME OUT OF THE WATER LITTLE WISER DOWN THE LINE’
MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY
MOTHER MARY I AIN’T ASKED
MUCH FROM YOU NOW THAT TIME’S PASSED
FORGIVE YOUR SISTERS FOR WHAT THEY’LL DO
CAUSE YOU’D A DONE THE SAME THING TOO
EASTER TIME AND THE WORLD IS NEW
LILIES OF THE VALLEY AND THE DAFFODILS BLOOM
AND THE STONE ROLLED AWAY AND THE ANGELS SINGIN
WE’RE BACK UP TO THE RIVER IN THE PICKUP TRUCK
HE’LL BE DEAD FOR FOREVER AND HE AIN’T GETTING UP
BUT IF HE EVER COMES BACK BETTER COME BACK SWINGING
SHE SAYS ‘THE WORLD’S ENDING BUT IT’S ENDING ALL THE TIME
NOAH’S CHILDREN
COME OUT OF THE WATER LITTLE WISER DOWN THE LINE’
MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY MOTHER MARY
MOTHER MARY I AIN’T ASKED
MUCH FROM YOU NOW THAT TIME’S PASSED
FORGIVE YOUR SISTERS FOR WHAT THEY’LL DO
CAUSE YOU’D A DONE THE SAME THING TOO
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5. |
Wild Ways
04:21
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NEVER BEEN SO LOST
DIDN’T HAVE A HOME
THOUGH IT TRIED MY HEART COULD NOT PAY THE COST
FOR A LIFE ON ITS OWN
I HADN’T HIT BOTTOM
BABY I WAS STILL FALLING
‘TIL I SAW THE SUN ON YOUR FACE
I HEARD MY HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
CONSIDERED THE LILIES
THE SPIRITUAL TORMENTS
I LOOKED INTO CRYSTAL BALLS
UP INTO THE INFINITE ORBITS
BAREFOOT OVER COALS
DESERTS BY CRAWLING
BUT ALL THAT IT TOOK WAS ONE LOOK
I HEARD MY HIGHER CALLING
I GIVE ALL MY HOURS
I GIVE ALL MY DAYS
I GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
TO YOUR WILD WAYS
I GIVE ALL MY NIGHTS
I GIVE ALL MY DAYS
I GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
TO YOUR WILD WAYS
A POET ONCE TOLD ME
I WAS A DROP IN THE OCEAN
BUT ALSO THE OCEAN WAS ME
THERE WAS NO SEPARATION
YOU’RE PART OF ME BABY
C’MON HONEY CLIMB IN
LOOK INTO MY EYES SEE YOUR MIRROR
AND MY HIGHER CALLING
I GIVE ALL MY HOURS
I GIVE ALL MY DAYS
I GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
TO YOUR WILD WAYS
I GIVE ALL MY NIGHTS
I GIVE ALL MY DAYS
I GIVE EVERYTHING I HAVE
TO YOUR WILD WAYS
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
I HEAR A HIGHER CALLING
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6. |
Thunderbird
03:33
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I WON’T WORRY ‘BOUT THE THINGS THAT I CAN’T CHANGE
THE YONDER ROVING DOOM OR THE TROUBLE TRAIN
JUST GIVE ME THAT DUSTY-THROATED SINGING IN THAT WESTERN STRAIN
MY LOVE FOR YOU MIGHT BE YOUNG IT’S WIDE AS THE PLAINS
YOU SHOULDA SEEN HIM COMING YOU SHOULDA SEEN HIM GO
ALEXANDER CURLS ATOP A CALICO
NOW WE HAVEN’T HEARD A SINGLE WORD ‘NOR BUGLE-BLOW
MY LOVE FOR YOU MIGHT BE YOUNG IT WON’T BE LAID LOW
THUNDERBIRD
WHO IS IT SHAKES YOUR BLOOD
WHO IS IT SWIMS THE WATER OF YOUR BLUE LAKES
THUNDERBIRD
IS IT ME YOU’RE THINKING OF
IF YOU GOTTA TAKE SOMEBODY I HOPE IT’S ME THAT YOU TAKE
THE WINE THE WINNEMUCCA AND THE MARDI GRAS
THOSE OLD MELODIOUS FISHES THE PIANO CAUGHT
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT RING SO ANCIENT THOUGH THEIR BELLS ARE NOT
MY LOVE FOR YOU MIGHT BE YOUNG YOU’RE THE ONE THAT IT WANTS
THUNDERBIRD
WHO IS IT SHAKES YOUR BLOOD
WHO IS IT SWIMS THE WATER OF YOUR BLUE LAKES
THUNDERBIRD
IS IT ME YOU’RE THINKING OF
IF YOU GOTTA TAKE SOMEBODY I HOPE IT’S ME THAT YOU TAKE
OVER AND OVER I HAVE PRAYED YOUR NAME
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN
RUN BETWEEN THE RAILINGS HONEY SLIP BETWEEN THE SEAMS
I’M SEEING YOU IN DREAMS
I LOVED YOU THEN I LOVE YOU NOW I’LL LOVE YOU INTO THE GLOOM
I’VE NEVER BEEN THE TYPE TO LEAVE THE PARTY OVER-SOON
THROW A ROPE AROUND THE SUN I’LL THROW A ROPE AROUND THE MOON
MY LOVE FOR YOU MIGHT BE YOUNG
IT’LL TAKE ALL AFTERNOON
THUNDERBIRD
WHO IS IT SHAKES YOUR BLOOD
WHO IS IT SWIMS THE WATER OF YOUR BLUE LAKES
THUNDERBIRD
IS IT ME YOU’RE THINKING OF
IF YOU GOTTA TAKE SOMEBODY I HOPE IT’S ME THAT YOU TAKE
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Kudzu Vines
03:25
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KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
GOTTA TELL Y’ALL I DON’T MIND DYIN’
BEEN ALIVE FOR A LONG ENOUGH TIME
WHAT MAKES ME SAD WHAT MAKES ME SIGH
THERE AIN’T NO OUTLIVING THESE KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
JESUS WAS A CARPENTER THIS WAS WAY BACK WHEN
WENT ON VACATION WITH HIS ONLY FRIEND
SAID THE LOWLY IS HOLY AND THE HOLY DIVINE
BUT I DON’T REMEMBER CREATING THESE KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
MAYBE I’LL GO TO HEAVEN
THAT’S WHERE THEY ALL TELL THERE
THE TENDRILS WON’T SWALLOW UP OVERWHELM THERE
YEAH THAT’S WHERE I’M GOING
THAT’S WHERE YOU ALL CAN COME FIND ME
‘TIL THEN I’LL BE BITING MY WAY THROUGH THE SERPENTS
‘TIL THEN I’LL BE SLICING MY WAY THROUGH THE SERVANTS
OF ALL THAT IS EVIL AND HUNGRY AND CREEPING
I WARN YOU I’M NOT FEELING KINDLY
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
KUDZU VINES KUDZU VINES
SWING YOUR MACHETE TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT
SWING YOUR MACHETE WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
BLACK IS THE HAIR OF A TRUE LOVE OF MINE
BUT GREEN IS THE BLOOD OF THESE KUDZU VINES
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I’m Listening
03:11
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NO REASON YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO
SOME LONELY FARMER’S DAUGHTER
STILL I’LL GATHER MY THOUGHTS AROUND MYSELF
LIKE THE SAND ROUND THE DESERT FATHERS
AND LOOK BETWEEN THE STARS AT WHAT ISN’T ‘TIL I FIND
THE BLACK HOLE THAT IS WAITING AT THE CENTER OF MY MIND
I LISTEN
I LISTEN
I’M LISTENING
I’LL WANDER IN BETWEEN THE EVERLASTING PILLARS
HOLDING UP THE DOME
OF HEAVEN THAT IS WAITING
HIGH ABOVE OUR LITTLE HOME
SIFTING THROUGH THE STATIC
I WILL TRY AGAIN TONIGHT
TO HEAR YOUR VOICE THROUGH SNOW AND NOISE
IF I LISTEN I JUST MIGHT
I LISTEN
I LISTEN
I’M LISTENING
BUT THE SIGNAL’S NOT CLEAR
NOT COMING IN LOUD ENOUGH
NOT COMING IN LOUD ENOUGH
FOR MY LITTLE EARS TO HEAR
‘TIL I’M FINALLY SHOUTING WHAT
HAVE I BE THINKING OF?
I’M BUSY WRITING DOWN DREAMS
GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING
WE COULD HAVE HAD IF WE’D HAD
SOME OTHER TIMELINE IN SPACE
TO LOVE EACH LINE OF YOUR FACE
WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT?
BUT THE SIGNAL’S NOT CLEAR
NOT COMING IN LOUD ENOUGH
NOT COMING IN LOUD ENOUGH
FOR MY LITTLE EARS TO HEAR
‘TIL I’M FINALLY SHOUTING WHAT
HAVE I BE THINKING OF?
NO REASON YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO
SOME LONELY FARMER’S DAUGHTER
STILL I’LL GATHER MY THOUGHTS AROUND MYSELF
LIKE THE SAND ROUND THE DESERT FATHERS
I LISTEN
I LISTEN
I’M LISTENING
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THEY THOUGHT I’D LOST MY MIND THE PRIEST SAID A DEMON
HAD TAKEN ME AND ALL THE PRIESTS CLAIMED TO SEE HIM
I COULD NOT EVEN SPEAK TO TELL THEM THE REASON
FROM THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
FROM THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
I WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE WHEN THE FIRST STORMS WERE STRETCHED
WHEN THE WORLD STILL WOBBLED AND SPUN TO THE WEST
BUT WHATEVER THAT FELT LIKE I FELT IN MY CHEST
IN THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
IN THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
I REMEMBER YOU THERE THE RIVER ROUND YOUR THIGHS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND OHIO
I WOKE UP MUCH LATER THE BLINK OF AN EYE
IN A WORLD FULL OF WONDERS WHERE I’D LIVED ALL MY LIFE
I KNOW THAT SOME QUESTIONS ARE NOT MINE TO ASK
THOUGH SOMETIMES IN DREAMS I STILL WONDER PERHAPS
IF I’LL SEE YOU AGAIN, IF I SAW YOU BY CHANCE
IN THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
IN THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
I REMEMBER YOU THERE THE RIVER ROUND YOUR THIGHS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOUISVILLE AND OHIO
I WOKE UP MUCH LATER THE BLINK OF AN EYE
IN A WORLD FULL OF WONDERS WHERE I’D LIVED ALL MY LIFE
TONIGHT I’LL GO ROVING THE FORESTS THE CLIFFS
AND SLEEP IN THE FIELDS THAT MY SILVER MIGHT SLIP
FROM ITS SOLDER AND SOAR FOR JUST ONE MORE GLIMPSE
FROM THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
FROM THE WRECKAGE OF ONE VISION OF YOU
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10. |
The Throne
04:29
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IF YOU’RE PAST TIRED
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
WHETHER THE FIRST OR LAST TO THE FIRE
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
THOUGH AT NIGHT YOU ARE DEVILED
BY THE ANGELS YOU’RE WRESTLIN
NO STRENGTH LEFT TO GRIEVE
LET ALONE GIVE CONFESSION
HERE’S ALL I KNOW
WHAT I COME HERE TO SHARE
I HAVE BEEN TO THE THRONE
AND THERE WAS NOBODY THERE
IF YOU’RE LAID LOW
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
EVEN THOUGH YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
THE WEATHER THE NEWS
THE SELF-ISOLATION
THE LOSS OF THE MUSE
THE DISINFORMATION
WE’RE MADE TO TAKE BURDENS
NEVER MEANT TO BE SHOULDERED
AIN’T NO ONE SO STRONG
THAT THE WORLD’S JUST A BOULDER
THE PAST AIN’T THE PAST
YOU FIND THAT SO MADDENING
LIKE IT’S ALREADY HAPPENED
LOOK AROUND YOU IT’S HAPPENING
THERE ARE THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW
WHAT IT IS THEY’RE DEFENDING
THEY AIN’T BEEN TO THE THRONE
THEY DON’T KNOW THAT IT’S EMPTY
THOUGH YOU LOST YOUR FAITH
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
THOUGH YOU’VE BEEN CAST BY THE WAY
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
WHAT KIND OF A GOD
COULD THE WORLD TAKE AFTER
WHAT FATHER OF DAFFODILS
SLAVERY AND LAUGHTER
WE TAKE OUR FIRST BREATH
FROM THEN ON WE’RE DROWNING
AIN’T NO WONDER THE HEART BEATS
ITSELF TO DEATH POUNDING
NO TIME TO FORGIVE
NO TIME TO FORGET OR
TIME TO CONSIDER
WHICH ANGELS ARE BETTER
THE WAR IS TOO BIG
FOR ANY ONE MAN TO WIN IT
I HAVE BEEN TO THE THRONE
AND THERE WAS NOBODY IN IT
SO IF YOU ARE WILD
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
WHETHER UNTOUCHABLE OR DEFILED
THERE IS A THRONE FOR YOU
COME AND SIT BY THIS FIRE
THEY CLAIM THAT WE’VE STOLEN
NOT A THING THEY COULD BUY
COULD EVER SHINE QUITE AS GOLDEN
COME AND SIT BY THIS FIRE
WE WON IT TO SHARE
THOUGH WE’RE SINNERS AND LIARS
NEW WORLD’S GOTTA START SOMEWHERE
WE’RE JUST SKIN AND BONES
AIN’T A ONE OF US MAGIC
I HAVE BEEN TO THRONE
THE THRONE NEVER HAD IT
WE’RE JUST SKIN AND BONES
IN THAT THERE IS POWER
I HAVE BEEN TO THE THRONE
IF WE WANT IT IT’S OURS
I HAVE BEEN TO THE THRONE
IF WE WANT IT IT’S OURS
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Josh Ritter Brooklyn, New York
New album ‘I Believe in You, My Honeydew’ out now. Tour dates on sale now! joshritter.ffm.to/honeydew
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