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Undo
04:37
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loosely like a halo
If you say so
I’ll follow where you lead
it’s time to let go
of the echo (of)
a bell once struck in me
loosely round your shoulders
I am older
but I still feel the same
it’s time to release this
all these pieces (of)
a thing I can’t contain
I wish I knew now
what I knew back then
and I wish I knew then
what I know now
the wind through the pines
oh, she used to sing through me!
but lately she sighs
tells me to slow down
when does it begin?
(I climbed up that holy hill)
the death of innocence,
(and this is what I found,)
and where does it start
(I pressed my feet on)
the birth of wisdom?
(holy, holy, ground!)
said I wish I knew now
what I knew back then
and I wish I knew then
what I know now
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2. |
Cold Call
03:52
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you are the queen of the island
but you dumped all your friends in the sea
and now you can rule over nothing
well that sounds awfully boring to me!
go on and burn all your bridges
burn your sage while we swim somewhere new
Hark! The Great Mystic has Spoken!
but now there’s no one left to listen to you
...
well that was a cold call
we’re gonna have a fun party
no one wants you out there
struggling all alone
we’d be so glad if you joined us
but you have to descend from your throne!
well that was a close call
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3. |
Sun Comes Out
04:45
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when the sun comes out
when I stand on solid ground
make some meaning in the clouds
well it starts slipping like a rock
out from under my feet
crashing like a landslide into the sea
and if to be pure in heart
is to desire just one thing,
well it’s to wisdom that I cling
but I was searching for
the kind that wouldn’t sting
a hand upon my shoulder affirmingly
but now it’s slipping down my back
through cotton seams
clawing at my ribcage for something
choking any joy that’s left in me
pressing to the bottom of the sea
and like a dog that sighs
curled in the folds of her own hide
I thought I’d make a home inside
but now she’s begging
for a scrap on the kitchen floor
licking off the dirt of an open sore
pawing at the frame of a wooden door
Oh, let’s go take a walk by the river shore
splash a heavy rock into the rushing stream
for mercy is a river indifferent to me
when the sun comes out...
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4. |
Iridescent
04:07
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I can’t, I can’t keep you for myself
heard the ocean’s roar inside a shell
surely, you have loved like this before
arms outstretched across the ocean shore
so here we are...
and how blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see the waters part
we steal away
just like a couple giddy kids on a
breezy summer day
but I can’t, I can’t keep you for myself
no I can’t, I can’t keep you at all
I turn to you
across the faces on the mount of beatitudes
you lift your eyes
illuminated by the sea
and the iridescent sky
as if to reply,
“I feel like a child
I am floating in time,
I am found in your eyes”
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5. |
Forever, Completely
07:08
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if it weren’t for you,
I would have buried my truth inside
and let it lay sleeping
but then you came and warmed the dark
inside my heart as if you’ve always
known me completely
you said “let’s go for a walk,
I will listen even if you won’t talk
And I know the strength of your heart,
but I’ll hold the pieces
when you’re falling apart”
and if it weren’t for you,
I’d still be searching for myself
in every passing elation
but then you came and looked me in the eyes
unafraid of what you’d find behind the curtain
and when I’m drowning in noise,
you calm the waters with the
sound of your voice
you always pick up the phone
to remind me that I’m never alone
you’ve always asked me to stay
when I’m ready just to throw this away
and you know my darkness is strong,
but the light will always overcome
I will always love you
I have always loved you
I can’t stop loving you deeply
and even if I can’t be with you
I will always love you,
forever completely
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Soften Cincinnati, Ohio
four-piece tender nuggets from cincinnati, oh
brianna kelly | jon delvaux | andrew aragon | corey waddell
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