Cracked faces, with cracked smiles
Cracked pavement, speaking in tongues
Hungry for rain
Trying to escape
The blue light of an earring
You wouldn’t believe where I’ve been
You wouldn’t believe where I’ve been
You wouldn’t believe where I’ve been
Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on
Come on, Come on, Come on,
Let’s go.
Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on
Come on, Come on, Come on,
Let’s go.
Let go.
Living in boxes, living out drama
In aisle three searching for tacos
I’ve been waiting in line
For a lifetime
I’ve been waiting for my people
To come and say
We’ve been waiting for you
Could you take a photo
Of my soul before I go
Could I take a photo
Of your soul before I go
I open my mouth to speak
And a bird gets stuck between my teeth
I though it was gone
But at night my dream was blue
And cut like facets of a jewel
Like a thousand windows
Broken and shattered
I take a shard and anoint myself
With blue jewels, blue jays
Red blood, red birds and cardinals
Somewhere above my pillow
Hovering
A neon nothing
I don’t know who you are
I’ve never seen your face
Except for when I was awake
credits
from Two Loons for Tea (1st Album),
track released October 30, 2001
(by Jonathan Kochmer & Sarah Scott)
Sarah Scott (vocals, lyrics & melody)
Jonathan Kochmer (acoustic guitar, lyrics & composition)
Mike Dillon (tabla)
Brad Houser (bass, bass clarinet)
Produced by Jonathan Kochmer & Mell Dettmer
Mastered by Barry Corliss
Two Loons for Tea is the eclectic trip-hop, electro-acoustic and jazz-infused duo Jonathan Kochmer and Sarah Scott, with the many friends and guests invited for Musical Tea (see each track for specific credits).
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