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The Motion of the Earth
04:19
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sometimes i stay awake
after you’ve gone to sleep
lying in the dark
i listen to you breathe
the rise of your chest
and i lie there and think
about the motion of the earth
as it circles round the sun
the rolling of the tides
as they break upon the shores
there are just two things
that could take me from your side
the motion of the earth
the rolling of the tides
we have so little time
we have so little time
we have so little time
we can still defeat
the motion of the earth
we can still defeat
the rolling of the tides
come with me outside
it snows just twice a year
it whispers as it falls
watch the running deer
they run before the snow
their fauns at their side
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2. |
The Failing Light
02:56
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i’ve got one thing to say
to you
i love you deeply
yes i do
the sun was out
today
i went to the park and thought
of you
the warmth washed over me like
a sea
i was there for hours
it seemed
until stars were out
in the sky
the twilight was soft and warm and green
the air smelled like honey in the failing light
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3. |
A Season Lost
04:59
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it's a season lost that haunts my mind
i didn't see the snow fall
i didn't see the leaves fall
i didn't feel the summer sun
i was swept along in the river's flow
it's a season lost that haunts my mind
i didn't see the snow fall
i didn't see the leaves fall
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4. |
Bleed for You
04:16
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this is all i have to give is it good enough for you
is it good enough for us?
on quiet afternoons do you think of me
like i think of you?
at three a.m., do you go for aimless walks to
drive me from your head?
when you wake from restless dreams
do you turn and look for me
in your deserted bed?
honey do you love me like i love you?
honey do you need me like i need you?
do you breathe for me like i breathe for you?
do you bleed for me like i bleed for you?
do you run your fingers down your neck, tracing down the paths that i long to kiss?
do the stars of summer shine on desire breathed between
the beating of two hearts?
were we born to this
were we born to taste this longing on our lips?
honey do you love me like i love you?
honey do you need me like i need you?
do you breathe for me like i breathe for you?
do you bleed for me like i bleed for you?
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5. |
Fire in My Bones
03:50
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you’re a burning in my heart
a fire in my bones
a whisper on my lips
a secret on my tongue
you’re a lamplight street
scent of magnolia blooms
the wind before a storm
a white harvest moon
i always dream of you
when i’m awake
words leave my head
when i see your face
you dance in my mind
like waves of summer heat
rising from a road
whose end you never reach
you’re a burning in my heart
a fire in my bones
a whisper on my lips
a secret on my tongue
you’re my midnight song
my body’s heat
my sweet perfume
a storm on my sea
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6. |
Skies of Blue
04:15
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sometimes things just fall apart
and leave pieces on the floor
you pick your way through the broken shards
as you turn and walk out that door
just turn and walk away
autumn comes and leaves will fall
in passing golden hues
the blush of summer's past and gone
and the cold of winter looms
and you wait for skies of blue
sometimes we stand in fire's path
to see what it consumes
we stand in silent disbelief
at all the things we lose
just see what it consumes
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7. |
Leaving
02:59
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i've learned about leaving
a city like
a lover in the night
i wake before dawn
i don't say goodbye
i watch the lights fade
as i'm driving away
somehow it always seems
to rain that day
i never manage
to stay dry
your tears are just the same
they dampen where i once lay
and you'll both forget me one day
i only wish that i could say the same
newness and possibility
these are powerful things
these are the drugs that i crave
these are the things that hold sway over me
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8. |
White Horses
04:02
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for all my life
i've had visions of horses
running through
my waking mind
they ran beside me
they never tired
my constant companions
day and night
now i have visions
of two white horses
running beside
a cool clear stream
their breath is hot
in the gathering winter
they shine like moonlight
on the new-fallen snow
someday perhaps
they will stop running
and lay themselves down
under leaf-filled skies
and leave me to dream
of those days of bright summer
when i still had
white horses inside
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9. |
Devil's Eyes
03:48
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you’ve got the devil’s eyes. i can see you every time it rains
you’ve got the devil’s eyes. i can see you every time it rains
you’ve got the midnight walk. you haunt my dreams every time i sleep
you’ve got the midnight walk. you haunt my dreams every time i sleep
you’ve got the serpent’s tongue. you fill my mind with your pretty lies
you’ve got the serpent’s tongue. you fill my mind with your pretty lies
you’ve got the poison lips. you hand me fruit from the cursed tree
you’ve got the poison lips. you hand me fruit from the cursed tree
you’ve got the raven hair. you’ll surely be the death of me
you’ve got the raven hair. you’ll surely be death of me.
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10. |
Home
04:14
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when will you come back home
there's a place for you here
a fire's burning in the hearth
the table's set with a fine meal
when will you come in from the cold
your breath hangs on the air like smoke
your cheeks are flushed and red as blood
you turn to face the raw wind
when will you shelter from the storm
the rain has soaked you to the bone
the driving wind drowns out your voice
the tornado sirens howl and moan
when will you find your way out of the woods
it's grown too dark to see the trail
you've fallen and skinned both your knees
nobody knows yet that you're lost
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11. |
Birds Fly South
04:25
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birds fly south in autumn
to escape the cold
they fly among the grey clouds
that hide the fallen world below
one day i was feeling fallen
and like november inside
i stood and watched the grey november sky
for some heavenly sign
then on the horizon
i saw flecks of black appear
birds flying in formation
to someplace far from here
they passed overhead
wingbeats loud in the still air
i watched them fade into the distance
and slowly disappear
i stood there for a long time
afraid to even breathe
there are things older than sorrow
ancient rhythms of this world
the soil has no memory
neither does the air
wingbeats sound for a time
then they also disappear
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