Be my eyes when it’s too dark to see
Be my guide when you are far from me
When I’ve used my last ‘lectricity
Please don’t ever turn your back on me
Have mercy
Well I soaked that water from the land
But when the clouds opened up away I ran
In a makeshift shelter across the line
I demanded you show me a sign
I pretended everything was fine
Down to caverns deep in my own mind
Put a blanket on the light til I went blind
So be my eyes when it’s too dark to see
Be my guide when you’re too far from me
When the sands have all run out on me
And my body’s drifting out to sea
When it’s time please be my eyes as I go blind
Have mercy
Have mercy
Mercy
Let’s get out of dodge before they melt it down
Let’s take to the hills tonight and never turn around again
Did you get the message? They’ve sounded the alarms
The phase of deconstruction has em rolling through the yard
And I can’t give it meaning or walk out all alone
And I can’t bring myself to stand and watch you turn to stone
Has the whole world lost its mind? Has the whole world lost its mind?
Has the whole world lost its mind, Violet?
I can live for creature comforts
And I can dream in black and white
Stare into the camera close, still closer
‘cos empty words don’t need to lie
You can spin the record slowly
And we can play the life and times
We’ll sink into the story when it’s over ‘cos empty words don’t need to lie
Empty words don’t need to lie
Chorus:
You don’t need a song to tell you this
You can see the world just fine
We all hum the hollow epitaph ‘cos empty words don’t need to lie
Empty words don’t need to lie
So carry on as if the bell’s not ringin’
And I will calmly drop the blinds
We‘ll sink into our quiet distant corners
‘cos empty words don’t need to lie
Empty words don’t need to lie
Chorus:
You don’t need a song to tell you this
You can see the world just fine
We all hum the hollow epitaph ‘cos empty words don’t need to lie
Empty words don’t need to lie (lover, no)
Empty words don’t need to lie (no, Lord)
Empty words don’t need to lie
Would those words come out if I could start again
Does this world exist, too much to comprehend
On a plane in flight with nowhere left to land
Would I turn around if I knew that I'd see you
Or fly further into darkness, resolute
With eyes fixed to the stars, I'd sail right past the moon
Would I sing this song, Would I hum along
Would I say the words if I could somehow right the wrong
Had I been born to some other place than this
Or escaped this current conscience with a kiss
And if I touched the sun, would I cease to exist
When it all goes down, will you tell me what I missed
Would I play this tune, Would I pass right through
Like a satellite lost beyond the blue
Would I turn around if I knew that I'd see you
Would those words come out if I could start anew
You said “I tried” and turned out the light
No sooner spoken than dreams where I drifted
I couldn’t fight. I was buried alive
One life awake, one stuck in a slumber
Til at last I’m leaving. Til at last I’m leaving
Until the last time leaving
The burying ground
Who counts the hours and who counts the years?
Who marks the time? It’s just gravity measured
All of these questions in darkness shall lie
Covered in dust. Our toils and our fractures
Til at last I’m leaving. Til at last I’m leaving
Until the last time leaving
The burying ground
It’s the last time leaving
It’s the last time leaving
At last I’m leaving
The burying ground…
Who you gonna let into your little world?
Who you gonna let into your little world?
Who'll stand with you in the empty lot
On the day you discover that it's all for naught?
Who's standing with you when the furnace is burning hot?
Show me what you got
Whatcha gonna say when they shine a light on you?
Whatcha gonna say when they shine a light on you?
Whatcha gonna say when they shine that light?
When you're all alone at the edge of the night
Whatcha gonna say when the light's shining in your eyes?
Will you take that ride?
Where you gonna be at the rising of the moon?
Where you gonna be at the rising of the moon?
There's a war on the plains that you can't outrun
Will you lay it all down in the shadow of the sun?
Where you gonna be at the rising of the moon?
Do you hear it calling you?
Is it calling you?
Texas-native Greg Vanderpool spent over a decade with his bands Monahans and Milton Mapes, steadily riding the line between
indie rock and Americana. His songs (which have been covered by the likes of Robert Plant) explore the spaces between stark, hazy drones, Sunday hymns and intensely rhythmic pop anthems....more
I've only owned this album for a day, but I can't get enough of it already. It's just so quiet, stunning, raw and moving. Reminds me of Nick Drake and Ryan Adams mixed in one. It's just incredible. Thank you jane willow