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forest, oh forest, protect me
we were lovers in the autumn
dead leaves in your hair
embers dancing with the stars
on the trails of the air
forest oh forest protect me
in your giving arms
lure me into majesty
with your humbling charms
maybe i'm right
i've been wrong many times before
the future seems bright
we're staring straight at a fiery sun
you were just a common stranger
looking for a ride
I was looking for someone
to hide in
came to branching paths in the wood
we broke out in a run
took the one less travelled
just for fun
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king of stone
03:45
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king of stone
the king of stone bartered with me
we shook hands with
the tall oak trees
talked under his dark green robes
thought we were alone
but the forest has its own eyes at night
who knows where they go what they see
some creatures stay sleeping until the light
we tiptoe gently, let them be
the people of the woods and I
drank and sang till it was time
to toast and drink, a merry meal
to celebrate the deal
but every agreement comes with a price
who knows when its time to dig in
to your pockets, your heart's full for a time
but lessens on each passing whim
hand in hand we walk with them
to teach the saplings how to swim
in my old age they'll do the same for me
walk me to the sea
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flee into the autumn dark
a wintry storm in the middle of march
the bones need to rid the cold
people will sit and freeze on their front steps
waiting to do as they're told
i'll make my way to a bar across town
to see what the night drags in
a room full of bores but the whiskey pours
it's the way that it's always been
the kitchen is full of rosy cheeked companions
who'll sing until their throats are hoarse
people nod off, others openly retire
the night has to run its course
i'll take my time with this bottle of wine
toast to their sleeping heads
that i might get mine before yo get yours
i'll let you know how it's been
the dew of the morning creeps under my skin
scares all the warmth away
i step on the leaves, dead under my feet
the seasons will turn again
unchanging dreams are a dangerous thing
like running with anything sharp
but run i can try and with no peering eyes
i'll flee into the autumn dark
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the woods look different at night
it was in may twilight, we ran to a forest
where we thought we'd spend the night
then came flying creatures
we had to fend them off with our cigarettes
set the grass alight
eyes can drift discreetly, take you off your guard
leave you for the night collector
he will dress you up
fatten you, fill your cup
get you ready for the winter
it gets tiresome, now i'm overwhelmed
this isn't what I'm like
it gets lonesome hanging on to bones
swinging at nocturnal eyes
ashy, blackened skin
a dank and musty wind
confirmed what we had thought
that we had to be dreaming
or flying pretty high
to believe our deserved lot
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take heed
04:26
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take heed
i keep wishing
for someone to come whistling
down the trail
just drifting on his own
maybe i'll see my own reflection
in his eyes
and i won't hear what he says to me
when he says
"don't go that way
your mother won't forget your face
so just turn around
go back the way you came"
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mountain retreat
04:50
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mountain retreat
we found our own way down
from the mountain side
we didn't turn around
until it was out of sight
when we had time to stop
and catch our weary breath
we couldn't fill our lungs
because the guilt had sunken in
i won't go
back for the ones we left behind
you said "so
do we just leave them there to die?"
we won't know unless we're all willing to try
or grow old
have to live with it all our lives
into the dark unknown
where anything can happen
and you always feel alone
even though you're surrounded by
footsteps, breathing and moans
and furry creatures
stomping your feet on bones
you cross your fingers
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along the way
04:25
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along the way
the moon casts faint shadows
upon the trails i walk
along the way
i am stiff and tired in every bone
i've walked this road ten thousand times or more
the river runs beside me
like a friend i've met
along the way
rushing towards the great ocean unknown
where it has always been free to roam
the trees are bigger than a house
my back gave out
along the way
i had to ask my brother for a loan
he teases like it's thirty years ago
but it's not thirty years ago
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shadows on the town
04:17
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shadows on the town
when all the chatting stops
we'll pack it up and move it someplace else
the mountains cull me back again
we'll give and take away
but we cannot save it all just for ourselves
i dreamt i heard this all from you
we laughed to see
our shadows on the town below
and we wept to see
it all just go to waste, ruined debris
the rain washes my skin
i breathe it in and step under a tree
the clouds are smothering the sky
i catch a glimpse of you
and what you want to do and now i'm spiralling
into the stillness of your eye
i loved the heat
your body gave under the covers
and you felt deceit
drown you in its fiery, flaming se
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9. |
the water's company
05:34
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the water's company
i never knew
which lake were you
surrounded by birdsong?
your lapping waves
gesturing at me
"don't worry we don't bite"
"but neither does
anything else," i responded hungrily
the water blushed
as the sun began its climb
towards the sky
embarrassed by
its rude
inhabitants
on a breeze
it gently said
"take anything you want
but be sure
to reap what you sow
i'd like to share
a meal with you
like i've shared so many before
the water's
company is very secretive
and after much thought
i took initiative
and introduced myself
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steve haley Sackville, New Brunswick
Story songer living in Sackville, NB indebted to the buds who will learn and play along.
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