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Buried In My Bones
03:55
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A quarter century ago,
She was just a girl
Wrapped me up in baby blue
and made me her whole world
And even now I know
My heart is hers alone
‘Cause long ago a love untold was
Buried in my bones
Forty seasons come and gone
Before she said goodbye
My father whispered in my ear
While we prayed for morning light
He said, "Even now I know
You’ll never be alone
‘Cause long ago a love untold was
Buried in your bones”
Maybe my whole world will lie asleep
In my arms someday
And smile softly as I speak
The words I’ve longed to say:
"Well even now I know
I'm never letting go,
‘Cause now I've sown the love that I found
Buried in my bones"
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Butterscotch Mountain
04:38
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Fall asleep
Just rest in me
Let eternity
Slip by
Sail away
From an emerald bay
Through the Milky Way
We’ll fly
And I’ll meet you there
Far above the pines
So rest your head
I’ll keep you safe tonight
Seasons change
Life will rearrange
Still your heart remains
In my own
So close your eyes
There’s no need to cry
You can always fly
Back home
And I’ll meet you there
Far above the pines
So rest your head
I’ll keep you safe tonight
And my words will fall
Gently as the snow
“Know you are mine
Wherever you may go.”
Wherever you may go…
And I’ll meet you there
I’ll meet you there
Tonight
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3. |
The Breath That I Drew
05:23
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Should I slip into a reverie
May I hold onto my heart
Time is but two venoms inside of me
Laced in the skin, sowing my sins
Promises gathered in honesty
In the cold, I number the shards
To find lust, wrath, and anxiety
Reigning within, but still I breathe in
And I would answer more than I could ask
And free my soul from ghosts of passions past
Yeah, I would bear the beams of love at last
If only I knew the breath that I drew
From you
Plant my feet into the ancient ground
Where your seed has withered and blown
May I speak in echoes of patient sound
Over the din of static and sin
More resonant a song than I’ll ever sing
For I would savor more than I could save
And give my brother all my heart to break
Yeah, I would roll my vengeance from your grave
If only I knew
If only I knew
The breath that I drew
From you
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I am set in stone
Rigid flesh and bone
Frozen as the darkness that I roam
A hundred years ago
I knew I was home
Now you're just another face I've known
And these planets were never afraid of your brilliant light
But I've wondered if comets were made so the heavens could shine
I knew your name by heart
I drew you in the stars
Please don't forget the miracle you are
And even when these colors fade
And every smile steals away
Remember gravity will bring them back someday
‘Cause these planets were never afraid of my brilliant light
But I promise you comets were made so the heavens could shine
Bright enough to see
All your darkness redeemed
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Halfway Home
05:03
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In your eyes, I see blue skies and I
Know my race is won
In your eyes, I feel untied from this
Ever-sinking sun
This ever-sinking sun
In your hands I see my plans, how they
Look so small from where I stand
Yet I’m still left blind and deaf
And wondering
If this is the bread of life
Or a beautiful web of lies,
And can I be satisfied with truth unshown?
These questions can paralyze
Till I’m breathless and terrified
But when I’m shaking at your side
I’m halfway home
In your heart, my broken parts will fit
Together perfectly
With light and dark you'll paint a masterpiece
I'll see every Breath I could ever take
And every Comet in outer space
Eclipse all of my mistakes
And say that
This is the bread of life
We've corrupted and weaponized
Can I reclaim its light, though shadows grow and grow?
I know I'm afraid of heights
And never bothered to recognize
That even in the dead of night
I’m not alone
But finally I realize we’re halfway home
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