1. |
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They show up at our door
Some left and some lost
Two paths crossed
Now intertwined
Years take more and more
Toss and tear apart
What made my heart
Once shine
Now they lie where starlings gather
By the shovel and the oleanders
I’ve been trying to brace
For what’s ahead
And the daily dread
By my side
Desperate for grace
A guide to this road
Faces we love so
Grow hollow-eyed
A ghost speaks but I can’t understand her
Something about the shovel and the oleanders
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2. |
The Orchard
04:39
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I’d see him walking through the trees
Shovel over his shoulder
Hoping I’d end up being like him
Someday when I’m older
I can still see him now in the orchard
I can hear him looking for his watch
Shuffling down the hall
It was here just a minute ago
Ticking away to the end of it all
I can still hear him now in the orchard
Where moonlight shimmered
Through the leaves
A hall of dust and memories
I’d like to think that’s where he is now
His boots are waiting by the door
Hat hanging on the hook
The afternoon starts to realize
Just how much the morning took
I’m waiting for him now in the orchard
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3. |
New Kind of Empty
03:05
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I’ve been crying in my dreams
Don’t take a genius
To know what that means
There’s a new kind of empty in me
Through all the years and all the breaks
I thought I’d seen
All the heartaches
But there’s a new kind of empty in me
It’s a barren place I’ve never
Been to before
Where even tears disappear
Before they hit the floor
I look up to a starless sky
Searching for new ways
To say goodbye
There’s a new kind of empty in me
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4. |
Fade To White
04:30
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Grainy sky blue history
Of a world that used to be
Over so fast
People gone now reappear
Wave across the distant years
That flicker past
Film ends fade to white
Empty rooms and last rites
Fade to white
Push & pull of endless night
Stubborn past second sight
Fade to white
Can you really ever tell
If what you recall so well
Is even true
Fog of forgetfulness
Please just grant me this
And make it all brand new
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