Wedding Bell
Hello you’re hoping
Tomorrow’s never sewn
But you’re singing
The only words you know
Would you cry
If i lied, told a tale
I chose ya
You’re ringing
The only wedding bell
And we’re swimming
The seas we know so
Well i tried to stay alive
In our beds, in our heads
Oh but your wish is my command
Is your heart still mine to sail
I’ve met yours, now meet mine
I chose ya, you’re ringing
The only wedding bell
And we’re swimming
The seas we know so well
I tried to stay alive
In our beds, in our heads
Oh but your wish is my command
You Came To Me
Invite your sister
Into the garden
All cannot play
Fist full of wildflowers
Hand picked by someone
Who nearly fell
(Ahhh, ahhh)
Friend, foe, or feather
If we row to get there
I’ll give my gift to you
In all kinds of weather
If not now not ever
Please do not go
Hands over your eyes
In all of your sighs
Is it the right time
for the game we play
In all kinds of weather
If not now, not ever
This is the right time
for a holiday
You came to me
in my dreams
And you spoke
of everything
Of Sweet remedies
And diamond rings
Holy words dig early beds
Gila
Man you got a lot of jokes
to tell
So you throw your baby’s pennies
down the well
Give a little more
than you like
Pick apart the past
you’re not going back
No…
Gila…
Sure you’ve got a handle
on the past
It’s why you keep your little
lovers in your lap
You give a little more
than you like
Pick apart the past
you’re not gonna last
Don’t you waste your time
No…
Gila…
Hoping for the last ship
to arrive
I been blessed with a kingdom, half mine
Gila-la-la…
Turtle Island
Down the hill I’d hoped
that I’d find
Something I could
rest my hands on
In the distance, sun is setting
Deer are jumping
over hedges
By the dock of the pond
Turtle Island
I will wait for you there
creeping silently
I can’t keep you, right behind me
All my days in the…
In the waters, trace her features
Did they scare you, hardened creatures
In that murky, green perfection
Did they warn you of dissection
How, what, why when
By the dock of the pond
Turtle Island
I will wait for you there
creeping silently,
I can’t keep you, right behind me
All my days in the…
How I want Olive to know
That inside me, she will always grow
In all colors and prizes
You will always remain
By the dock of the pond, Turtle Island
I can’t keep you, right behind me
All my days in the sun
Holy Dances
In the night
I called your name
Heart of mine
one letter at a time
I’ll be found in a land of savages
Ah…
Maybe you don’t know
what you’ve got
Spent your money
on a desert lot
Holy dances and
acronyms for her
Bury your maps
they’ll take all
your pots and pans
Cross all your hands
one finger at a time
You’ll be found in a
land of savages
Ah
Baby you don’t know
what you’ve got
Husk to hide
and I know you’re not
Spending money on a desert rose
Holy dances and acronyms, for bones
All The Years
I was sitting on a rock
waiting for a key
To sleep inside the house
of old serenity
So I climbed onto your altar
Begged Please don’t let me falter
We’ll put our oaths at stake
In a heaven that all icicles make
All my devotion
Compelled by an ocean
Of all the years to come
Of all the years to come
Of all the years to come
So we’ll work until the night is quite
What once all our dreams were like
Doing all the housework
Returning all the schoolbooks
For good
Let’s go on pretending
That that light is never ending
So we’ll still have the summers
Let’s be good to one another, yay hey
Heart of Chambers
In your heart of chambers
Where you sit
With your picture books and
your ancient wit
In that nook I found you
Sold and tired
Would you be the one to
Carry me
I’d like to be someone
You could finally learn to
Love again
Made our iron bedside
Cold as grace
So we stoke the organs
That make our blood race
And they’ve conjured spirits
To make you smile
Would you be my long time baby
I’d like to be someone
You could finally learn to
We’ve put our woes
Down by our sides
Let’s take the time
To mend these smiles
Together we could make it home
Lovely surprise, live our own lives
In our beds, we’re the lucky ones
Fill us with the sun
Some Things Last a Long Time
Your picture
Is still
On my wall
On my wall
The colors
Are bright
Bright
As ever
Red is strong
Blue is true
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Astronaut
Come over to my house
I’ll pour some tea for us
One sugar or two
Your hand is right in front of me
Your finger fragile-ly
Holy on my side
Faster than an astronaut
Who’s coming home to what
He left long ago
I’ve made this brand new bed
for you
I trust the things we do
Holy or not
Open the gate, ’cause you’re
already late
At the end of the lane
is a glass of lemonade
Keep on the path
when you hear the laugh
In the white of her palm
is your heart
I’ll be brave for a while
I won’t bring you down
Any more than you are
Please
be my baby
Don’t mean maybe or not
Look out the window
There’s a bright yellow cat
D.A.R.L.I.N.G.
Where did you come from?
You’re no stranger
How I know you will return
So I won’t be sad
D.A.R.L.I.N.G
In this harbor of a room
You’ll find your anchor soon
In the parting of our ways
May it never happen any way
In the highest blackened moon
There’d be more life
In the right shade of our sighs
Death be gone
D.A.R.L.I.N.G…
In this harbor of a room
You’ll find your anchor soon
In the parting of our ways
May it never happen any way
All of your charms
Couldn’t keep you
From
Home Again
Home again
driven back
She’s still waiting
for a friend
Little purple
organdie
Remember what you’ve always
meant to me
Something in the way a heart
is held upon a hand
Swimming in the coral waters
head above the sand
Heaven, baby
is in the hour
With your heart in handfuls
forbidden flowers
Bread and bonnets
along the way
Better take your chances
while there’s still a ray
Something in the way a heart
is held upon a hand
Swimming in the coral waters
head above the sand
Constant home of my devotion
Must be you, the door to open
Home again, be here, be with me
Will I swim out on, your ocean