LYRICS
(BY ALBUM)
WINGS ALLELUIA
(c 2019)
SIDE A:
1. O MY SOUL
Speak to me, speak to me. Hold your flame so I can see.
Dance with me, 1 2 3.
Palm to palm and cheek to cheek.
Hold my hand, hold my tongue. Make me quiet like the dawn.
O My soul, O my joy.
Lift my hands and lift my voice.
It moves the sound ( my soul, my soul)
It moves the dance (my soul, my soul)
It moves the sound, it moves the dance, we dance, we dance
...
In the wind’s wail, Oh my soul
We dance through the gates, through the veil
Oh my soul, oh my soul.
Dance with me, 1 2 3. Palm to palm and cheek to cheek.
Never fail, you never fail. Pull my hands through the veil.
Pull my hands through the veil.
—
2. GRACE GOES ON
We thought we’d come farther, farther down some line
But time was just arrows on a circle changing it’s mind
The circle is endless, but the circle is the same
We just keep repeating and using different names.
How many times how many fires,
How many codes how many liars,
How many lessons till it’s done,
How many wars until it’s won?
So here we are again (same old road same dead end)
Why can’t we see it coming (wears us out and we give in)
Can’t remember where we’ve been (same old pattern same old song)
So grace goes on...
I can see the shadows behind the screen
that are tied to unraveling
The lesson is endless but the lesson is the same
Hear the song hear the same song
Grace goes on and on.
3. THE ETERNAL
Sun, rise on the sides of our minds,
of the mountains mouthing names.
Feathers of light, on the sides of our eyes,
Oh river, open your wings.
I saw your face in the water
I saw your face in the smoke.
You come and go, old soul.
When you come, I carry on.
I’ll carry on, on and on
I will carry your song on my lips.
I saw you fly and I heard you laugh
Open your soft eyes again.
Live forever, through your song
Mahala aleluia.
4. THESE ARMS
Where is the place we still believe— where the Spirit never leaves?
Where do space and time release?
Where will you find me, where should we meet?
Where do I walk with my cold feet?
Into your arms
These arms I dream.
Holding strong and carry on,
Follow the line from the palm.
Hear the song, on the shoulders of God
That holds these Arms I dream.
Show me how to stay and show me again,
So I remember where I’ve been
Into your arms, these arms dream.
5. RED SUN
I feel the circles fall through the sky
See the face on the hills and the spirit to the right
Everything is shining, I see the light
Voice in the silence and the spheres come alive.
Should I let go of you, or hold on tight?
Should I stare at you, or close my eyes?
Red Sun...
Has come.
Come back for me, find out where I am
Shine your light on me, for as long as you can
I wanna feel like the dawn, I wanna hear your song
Echo of the spheres like the banging of a gong.
—- SIDE B —
6. BACK TO THE HOME
Take the whole, take it apart
And move the pieces to the start
Cause this time we’d be older, this time free
This time our souls could finally see.
The air is changing colors,
I’d hoped for better weather in your eyes
Is it wrong that I’m still looking,
For that old familiar light?
Sometimes you open your channels,
Sometimes you pour them on me.
But mostly you’d just rather
Be a vast resistance to this dream.
Oh come back here where I’ve been waiting
And meet your heart that I adore
Take my hand and walk on with me
Back to the home that we’ve become.
Oh it hurts to see this all
It hurts to open tired eyes
But I wish you’d see through your wall
Or put me on the other side.
Take the whole, take it apart
And move the pieces to the start
Cause this time we’d be older, this time free,
This time our souls could finally see.
—
7. TOTEM
All the animals that you seek are shown up in circles 3
They are here here to guide you,
To the one you need to meet.
They sing a song I’ve heard before, Sounds like all I knew a long time ago,
Like a wooden dream.
The animals tell us where to go, they are here for us they hear us
The spheres grow as time flows, All the animals, they know they know.
You can see them in the trees, above it and beneath
There’s a heaven on this earth,
It breathes it breathes.
—
8. WHITE SHORES
Heart rise in morning water, Bless yesterday as today
Now flying as forever
Call, call, and call
All, all, and all.
I trust what holds us, So still, so still
I’ll marry mystery
You have me, You have me.
White shores are where we least expect them
buried just beneath our plans
And peace runs to us, through us,
At last.
One soul, one soul, I thought that was you
May I see you through?
This now at last, This now at last.
White shores are where we least expect them
buried just beneath our plans
And peace runs to us, through us,
At last.
—
9. WINGS ALLELUIA
I wanna sing like the statue, fountain lips of stone
With eyes carved open, they are staring home
The dead go to my eyelids they live
Like falling leaves
Their name brings meaning,
Brings meaning to my grief.
Oh mystery,
cover me.
just how long, how long?
How long till we know— till we know we are free?
I call on mystery, so I can tell
I rest in glory it is well in my cells.
Good night sleep walkers, goodnight hungry ghosts
I see through ya, hallelujah
Oh mystery,
cover me.
just how long, how long?
How long till we know— till we know we are free?
Is there a name for it,
is there a name for these wings?
——
Do you think the birds can feel it?
And will it affect their flight?
We watch them cross the sky
With what feels like our own two eyes.
Now we at last remember
Who we are and where we began
Sing it again, sing it again
There is love, alleluia, amen.
I Will Never Be Used to Your Beauty
(c.2019)
I will never be used to your beauty, there’s something else I heard you singing those songs, I know them well
I know them well, I know them well it is well within my cells.
I call on mystery, so I can tell
I rest in visions and go down to the well
from the well from the well drink the well and hear the bells
We wake to miracles, each first light
there’s something glowing underneath our eyes under our eyes, under our eyes, the bend of night
we know their names now, but we don’t know why their patterns are shifting, from side to side
side to side, side to side, side to side the bend of light
the birds are shining, blue and gold
we stare at the clouds and watch them unfold unfold, unfold, sun water wind and stone
flocks of birds flying now out of the hand
and oh to be so thankful, wherever they land they land, they land, on both lines of the sand
o sweet hosanna, i hear them whisper
their voice is soft and fanning through the world so loud through the world, through the world so loud
i will say it if i can say it right
may the words be clear on my tongue, open the sky open the sky, open the sky, put me inside
come morning, come dawn of time
awake from the dark night of the soul
and let us rise, yes let us rise, yes let us rise you red sun fly
it is silent now, holy and free
i kissed you, through the veil, that covers me oh mercy, let it be, let it be 2 as 3.
i will never be used to your beauty, sound of the years you are a river and your words are clear
hear the sound of the years, it’s the music of the spheres
Hear the song of the years, it’s the music of the spheres. Hear the song, of the years, it’s the music of the shperes…
SHAKY
(c. 2015)
—-SIDE A
1.HOW CAN I WAIT
How Can I wait, How long till peace?
How can i stay, when you won't love me or leave?
HOW CAN I WAIT
I HAVE NEVER BEEN HELD SO LOOSELY
HOW CAN I STAND
IN THE PALM OF THE HAND THAT WON'T MOVE ME
YOU WON'T MOVE ME, YOU WON'T MOVE ME...
There is a space between regret and peace
where we will find rest, where we'll find relief
2. CREASE
Our horses are all dead, being beaten, we keep killin it.
We drag it out, now it's on the ground, being beaten, we keep killin it
Wild hearts broken, hollow and sunken
Being beaten, we keep killin it.
ALRIGHT--
I'LL GIVE YOU RELIEF
FROM MY WORRIED MIND, MY FOREHEAD, MY CREASE.
Your memory unties my cells
it breaks the line, between your heart and mine…
3. TOUCH MY FACE
Calm down forgive me ( touch my face, touch my face )
Be honest, be with me ( touch my face, touch my face)
Sick, I am sick now (touch my face...)
NO I WON'T, I WON'T GO THROUGH THIS
I FINALLY FOUND MY HOME
GUARD IT NOW AND LEAD US LOUD
SO WE KNOW WE'RE NOT ALONE
WE ARE NOT ALONE.
You can't remember (touch my face..)
Sick I am sick now (touch my face...)
You split your spirit (touch my face...)
4. SHAKY
You're shaky, shaky, but you settle me
your silky silence shot right through it
you're shaky, shaky, but i can't leave
your dancing shadow, is holding me
ah ha ha ha...
i thought i saw you but you weren't real
i send a message but you can't hear
i beg and bargain but it's not you
i wonder wander, i'm shaky too
ah ha ha ha...
THOUGHT I COULD FIND YOU IF I SCREAMED YOUR NAME
THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU IN THE ROUND
CONJURE, I'D CONJURE YOU
IF I SCREAMED SO LOUD
BUT MY VOICE,
IT GETS LOST IN THE CROWD.
I lost you once, i'll lose you again,
you disappear when i stop singing
i'll trace your echo, i'll follow your lead
you're shaky shaky, but you settle me.
5. THIEVES
It comes calling, it comes calling me
it follows, it watches me leave
just when i thought i'd washed my hands of thieves
they wait till the second i thought i was free
DON'T LET THE THIEVES TAKE ME AWAY
THEY WILL STEAL MY PEACE AND THEY'LL STEAL MY BRAIN
THEY WILL TIE MY WILL AND TWIST MY NERVES
JUST SAY THE WORD,
SAY THE WORD AND I'LL BE CURED.
I'm fainting, it takes my strength.
steps over me when i cannot breathe.
where do they come from, and why won't they leave?
is you who is all even in me?
——-SIDE B
6. A QUIET STATE OF PANIC
There's too many faces, and they're flying through the air
it seems, everything i see, is built from them.
not a space, or surface left, or hills without the eyes.
what i'm lookin for is what is lookin more
staring through blinding light.
Reason is wasted, on a worried mind.
it seems, everything i hear, is the wrong shade of time.
they are the loudest spaces, they've tied wires to my head
i forget everything i know
i need stronger thread.
IT'S A QUIET STATE OF PANIC
WHEN I FEEL ALONE IN MY HOMETOWN
BUT THEY'RE PLAYING MEMORIES ON THE CORNER
THAT'LL PULL ME, PULL ME BACK TO SOLID GROUND.
the Shaky road is walking, by my side
i'm standing on a river i know it's deep and wide
they say, come back down, but oh land i'm not sure.
what i'm lookin for is what is lookin more
my hopes are high hold on.
7. AIM
It's strange what you build to break your desire
you leave your best laid plans and you say you're tired
you call them off, your guards are fired
i want to go over you again from up higher.
Higher...
Words aren't good enough, it's not how we're wired
so what do we trust, which flame is higher?
we call we call it off, but we are liars
i want to go over you again from up higher.
Higher.
8. LOST ART
Their hands are open, call to the wild
layer landscapes, breaking the sky
i remember them, from when i was a child
it's the same little image, from inside my eyes
THE LOST ART OF LIVING IS AROUND AGAIN
THE LOST ART OF LIVING IS AROUND AGAIN
oh sweet hosanna, i hear them whisper
their voice is soft and fanning, through the world so loud
they are subtle shaken
shaken in the round
sweet hosanna singin, shaken in the round
They're the ones who notice, they're the ones who fly
they know something we don't- where do we sign?
i think i hear them, i love their ways
i hear them singing, on my ancient days.
THE LOST ART OF LIVING IS AROUND AGAIN
THE LOST ART OF LIVING IS AROUND AGAIN
oh sweet hosanna, i hear them whisper
their voice is soft and fanning, through the world so loud
they are subtle shaken
shaken in the round
sweet hosanna singin, shaken in the round
9. GLIMPSES
There's a world at the same time as this one
it's bright it trembles it glistens.
keep my eyes open, don't wanna be tired
don't wanna miss it, i wanna listen, i wanna stare at living
I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF IT TODAY
BUT THESE GLIMPSES NEVER STAY
IT'S HARD TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THIS WAY
CHASING GLIMPSES THAT NEVER STAY.
there's a world on top of a mountain
i was dancing
i wanna trade my home, for that mountain
i am sure it is where i was born.
and it swings now, it's like a joke. they all say i make this up.
but i don't, i don't.
i've seen it...
10. HIDE MY HEALTH
How can I miss you in this crowd
of strangers who can't be bothered
I've seen too much to fake it now
I really need you, you'd understand.
We have learned social graces
but i've forgotten small talk
how can i put it on now
when it's just too heavy to be light.
SO GO NOW AND SEND MY BEST
I'LL BE GONE WHEN YOU GET BACK
TELL EM ALL THAT I AM WELL
I'LL BE LEARNING HOW TO HIDE MY HEALTH.
hide my longing hide my face
hide my lonesome, lonesome gaze
put it somewhere that i can't reach
someplace they, they can't see
cause it's a secret place, the land of sadness
and we must not be tempted towards solace
outward, but rather inward
there is help there.
LIFT YOUR EYES TO THE HILLS
(C 2012)
1. QUIET NOW YOUR BONES
Your Bones are cold, they walk alone
they stagger out of time
the ghosts critique your silent leave,
you've turned your back on peace of mind.
you go, go, your body leaves its track marks behind
cause you've lost your guide to a crooked smile, again.
home, this is not our home, it's a stop to rest.
you lean along a flight of stairs and you worry for your health
you go, go , your body leaves
it can' stay well.
cause you've lost your guide to a crooked smile, again.
I WILL CALM AND QUIET NOW YOUR BONES
LIKE A WARM STONE...
you usher in the silence, turn your head, turn your head.
now in the silence you are fed, you are fed.
you're steady as you're waiting
for someone to take your place
cause you've lost your guide to a crooked smile, again.
I WILL CALM AND QUIET NOW YOUR BONES
LIKE A WARM STONE...
2. HAND HELD TO YOUR MOUTH
It's not uncommon in a room like this
for the walls to be telling fortunes to their guests.
shadow profiles surround you in a circle,
they are speaking to the ceiling of your name.
would you believe me if i told you my stories
or would you leave me
in that room again?
ONCE I SIGNED AWAY, I ONCE GAVE OUT
YOU BLEW MY LIFELINE, THROUGH A HAND HELD TO YOUR MOUTH
THROUGH A HAND HELD TO YOUR MOUTH
MY WILL, MY WILL
WAS STILL, SO STILL.
3. THE BEND
Feel the pulse of pilgrims, echoing the way
all the waking, walking visions
steady set the pace.
steady set the pace, on restless games.
YOU LOOK LIKE HOME TODAY
Stumble, longing for a shoulder
lean along the way
these hours we are getting closer
the bend is room for grace
the bend is room for grace
the bend is room for grace, it's the blues of our names.
YOU LOOK LIKE HOME TODAY
4. WITNESS
Come revival, with your plan,
speak a word we understand,
like a witness
a witness rising bones
calm the bottles of of our minds
with your feathers made of light
like witness,
a witness rising bones.
THERE'S A VOICE, THERE'S A CURRENT, THERE'S A LIGHT
THERE'S A HOME, THERE'S A LANGUAGE, THERE'S A FIGHT
TO LEAVE THIS NOW AT IT'S TABLE.
Lift my eyes up to the hills,
believe with me so I can build
a witness,
a witness rising bones.
5. I MISS MY LORD
I miss my lord, I miss my lord...
I wish I was back, in that old wooden room
with all the ones in there who meant what they said.
oh do you hear the call?
i miss you lord, i miss you lord.
6. GATES
Oh hallelujah, you are sitting in the light
you fought for your eyes, fought for eyes
so you stay awake
i am affected, from counting all your ways
and when they're gone, when they're gone
i count the holes they leave
THESE GATES ARE RARELY OPEN
AND I LONG, I LONG TO SEE THEM
THESE GATES ARE RARELY OPEN
AND I CLIMB, I CLIMB TO FIND THEM
BUT I FALL, WHERE THEY DANCE THEY DANCE
AND I HAVE NO HANDS
THEY DANCE DANCE, I HAVE NO HANDS.
i made a bargain, for the endpoint of my grief.
i've known it well, known it well
i think it's on my side.
i miss your hands, i miss looking at your ring
and seeing gold, seeing gold
see the gold of kings.
7. THE WOLF
The lamb is quiet, while the wolf escapes
he left, in front of them
he walked right out the front door.
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WERE MADE FOR
IT'S DARK UNDER YOUR EYES
HAVE YOU HAD WHAT YOU CAME FOR?
YOU'LL CLAIM EVERYTHING ALIVE.
two hands, one thread - broken now, unwound.
two bodies, with one head left each other for dead.
/
we are weary, but we will walk.
we won't fall or faint.
but i am left, to wonder why,
machines remain in the night sky.
8. THEY ARE ALL USED TO YOUR BEAUTY
9. BLUE MOTHER
Blue Mother, I trust her I trust her
she is friends with my father
blue mother.
blue mother, i searched her, i searched her face
i tried to remember, so i wrote down her name.
ECHO BELIEVER, LINGER LINGER
ECHO BELIEVER, LINGER LINGER
blue mother, i could silence all the voices with my motion
with my motion i could silence all the voices.
ECHO BELIEVER, LINGER LINGER
ECHO BELIEVER, LINGER LINGER
LIFT MY EYES TO THE HILLS
LIFT MY EYES TO THE HILLS......