Walk by the river
Turns into England and
Somebody’s there
Somebody wants me
Wants me like a fire
Wants a house
But I’m safe here
These walls are obsidian
He can send the curse but
It won’t go in
I remain in my town
Above ground for now
Where there is no next-of-kin
And no one knows how cruel I’ve been
To try to keep the friend in him around
There’s never been a point-of-view
That’s ended in an absolute
'Cept what he thought I owed I never had
But I still felt bad disappointing Galahad
I’ve hunted constellations too
Felt impossibly away from my home
Sure of salvation arriving
As the lover of my soul
But the world keeps on rolling forward
Gray to pink to green to gold
I could lose the whole of my life
In that dust bowl
But here there is no next-of-kin
And no one knows how cruel I’ve been
To try to keep the friend in him around
How could it end but not begin
I hear him say how cruel I’ve been
T’ve gone and never made a sound
Well, I almost drowned
And my cold heart had to lead me out
I never claimed to’ve had the grail
And in my heart now there’s a stone
I come here hoping I could sing it
And let it go
credits
from Everything is Always EP,
released November 4, 2022
Jan Reed - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Daniel Ojeda - Drums
Dylan Eller - Electric Guitar
Cody Goin - Bass
Nathan Agenbroad - Electric Reed Organ
Nicole Wilson - Harmony Vocals
Recorded and Mixed by Nathan Agenbroad at Mixed Metaphor Studio
Mastered by Gus Elg at Sky Onion Mastering
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