1. |
Eve's Wing
10:40
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Our reflection
Spoke to hub
Our connection
Lost above
Conversation
Twisted tongues
Sing the backward song,
Poisoned frightened doves
Bird of fire make your flight
Take what cannot burn
Guilded nest we keep upon
Promise of return
Following...nothing and eternity
Easily...drop your feathers and be free
There's a fabric
In the sound
Weaving veins and whispers
To the ground
We are holding
Tooth and bone
Full and flowing
Light unfold, golden grown
Close your eyes and draw your lines
Far beyond control
Close your circle on itself
Fortune to behold
Following...nothing and eternity
Easily...drop your feathers and be free
Lifted veil
Opening
Fortune told
Without fear
Without force
Without might
Without shape
Without sight
Let it bellow and bowl
Bend every note
Let it tether and toll
Unlock the folds
We will spin it from coal
We will turn dust to gold
It will never be sold
Let it grow
Let it go...
Let it grow
It will sweep us away
When we let it decay
It will sweep us away
With our backs to the ocean
Lines bent with intent and breath
Strokes follow notes follow rest
Frozen amber mountain wish
Friction keeps us on this pitch
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2. |
Black Cloud
06:35
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There's a black cloud overhead
And it hangs
Knows what you want
Holds it up high
Droplets of poison
Burn through to your pride
The sun burns a halo
In a darkening sky
The weight in your chest
Pulls the light from your eyes
Your smile has gone crooked
In your failure to rise
Crafting perfection's
Most fitting disguise
The truth waits its turn
At the inner divide
Betrayal, my friend
I mistook you for much
Apprentice, assassin,
My dangerous crutch
Deafening words
If you see you'll believe
The shallow bird sings
With a seed in his beak
We are hidden in the mountain
We are deep in our decay
At the root of our creation
There is a seed we put in place
When it's true we'll have the answers
When it's true we'll hear it sing
The sour note bends
When it's pure in its ring
I will take your poison
I will drink your cup
I will continue to take chances
I will risk it all to touch
The silver thread that ties together
What is not and is enough
You've taken your fill
But you gave half as much
Walk in the flesh
And take your best step
Fingers are crossed
With your hand on your breast
Lost and estranged
Cast without aim
Judas now cursed
What I gave you in vain
When your bones are soft
In the blackest storm
Who will keep you dry?
Who will help you try?
On a shallow slide
Is your stricken pride
Who will carry you
When you fall?
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3. |
Resistance
03:58
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You are poison vine
Choking your own kind
And you lose in time
Leave your roots behind
You are crushing light
Cursed with a touch
That will steal our time
And your soul in mind
Secret winter, frozen jaws
Icy flow before the thaw
Hollow story left untold
Bend it, bend until you fold
We will see the forest
When we look beyond the trees
The seeker wants dimension
But she sleeps on what she sees
The daylight will desert us
For the time it takes to roam
The path of most resistance
Will betray you to the bone
The wind is whipping needles
It's time you shed your fur
Daggers dipped in poison thoughts
Of those we should not stir
The fallout causes cancer
The cancer is your shame
You can't stop the bleeding
Or the fire with a flame
Roll, Roll, Roll your stone
Resist and fold
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4. |
Triumvirate
08:25
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Listen for the voice
Above the noise
It's coming straight
From the source
Eyes open wide
In the dark
We will never know
What it was
A spark that got away
A field of gold ablaze
The burning of the brush
The ashes blown astray
Now we hold a flame
To the thread about to break
In a pair without a mate
On a path that blocks the way
Brought it there and back again
Wild innocence called us
To see our water spill
In the dry desert sand
Here inside the dream
It's the pull of mystery
It's the sound of falling sky
Inside the dream
And if we can believe
Then the wind can change direction
The wake of our divine uncertainty
A map of a maze
A universal shade
The black sun at dusk
Colored in a field of gray
We will never see through
The eyes of hollow men
Who wonder of the consequence,
Of how the world will end
Here inside the dream
It's a shadow left behind
It's the sound of falling sky
Inside the dream
And if we can believe
Then the wind can change direction
A harrowing escape to be free
Oh, it will make it fine
It will give, in time
It will paint the scenery blind
It will be the mountain
It will be the view
It will touch the sky
As it swallows you
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5. |
The Reach and the Grasp
05:36
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You can pull the thread until it’s bare
Watch it slowly unravel
With the innocence of a crawl
It's the tapestry we untie
When you hold it close to your chest
It will open up to reveal
Oh, the silent strands tell a tale
Pull it tighter and we prevail
In the trap of time we celebrate
As desire guides us blind
With our open palms to the sky
While our dreams turn into dust
When the actor only knows to play his role
As the stage has not been set
Now there's fresh blood steaming on the chopping block
Where they took you as a threat
The hills have hearts in lonely dawn
And we're listening to its pulse
In a cadence of stormy march
We count the miles between the claps
The lines are etched into the shell
It's the genius of design
There's a feather frozen still in a waterfall
Will you take it as a sign?
Do you recognize the space between
Your last breath and a gasp?
Do you recognize the space between
The close reach and the grasp?
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6. |
Children of the Sun
05:35
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Rain, falling slight
Soft through the night
Wait for the dawn
Easing into light
Home, follow home
Child of the sun
Lost in fields of gray
Awaiting our return
Still we gather strength
Learning from its line
Hope...infallible
Perfect in design
Wave, silent flames
Waving in the wind
Smoke scattering
Weaving in the light
Bend with open grace
Deafening the pace
Elder branches break
Splintering with age
It will shine a light
In your heart and mind
And the night will pass
With a love that's blind
When the thunder spoke
Smiles in its praise
Oh the words were cold
Flattering and fake
Whispers in the air
An opposite decay
Brazen bold, we forge to keep
Heaven at our feet
It will shine a light
In your heart and mind
And the night will pass
With a love that's blind
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7. |
Pompeii's Dream
01:42
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8. |
The Turning Sky
06:44
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A shiver in the storm ahead
A sliver in your eye
A splinter underfoot
Against a thousand steps to climb
We walk the test of wisdom
And dance the whim of fools
But this is our tradition
These are not our rules
Once it was of wonder
Then it turned to shame
Once it broke your will apart
And played it like a game
Now the swollen river
Is pushing back the stream
The rain would be a blessing
If it wasn't for the heat
We spoke in words of winter
In a breath of icy haze
Our tongues became the chisels
The craft of our own pace
We spoke of our own weakness
Achilles at his best
An open strike upon the heel
We trusted as test
The storm it brings a golden light
Reflecting our own worth
And blocks a shadow cast
With every golden birth
Will it be a falling flame
An ember in the night?
The dying of a distant star
The passing of the light?
We act upon contrition
And take into account
The load we bear is heavy
Rewards we cannot count
They find a way to climb you
Like weeds upon a branch
Their flower yields a poison
Tangled feet and swayed the path
In the turning sky
We will fly & fall
& the stars will rise
When they hear your call
And now we hear the echo
In a voice we used to trust
Far and unfamiliar
Choking words of dust
The song is dry and empty
And longing for the stream
To quench the desert flower
And drink upon the dream
Beneath your tired feet
The water flows unseen
And the willow sways above
With the roots secure beneath
The layers of creation
The path of our intent
From the river's deepest point
The mortar keeps it bent
In the turning sky
We will fly and fall
And the stars will rise
When they hear your call
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9. |
Two Trees
02:25
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The Oak Tree And The Fir Tree
"I am big" said the Oak tree
"I am big and strong"
"I am little" said the fir tree, "but I am strong"
The wind blew
"I am big and strong" said the Oak tree
"You can't blow me down"
The wind blew
"I can bend" said the little Fir tree
"You can't blow me down"
The wind blew and blew
The wind didn't blow down the little Fir tree
The wind blew and blew
The wind blew down the big Oak tree
The Fir tree looked at the Oak tree
"You are big, but you can't bend" he said
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10. |
The Ride
07:06
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In the light we look to find
The balance we all crave
Soon in time we all take flight
And marvel at our wings
Comfort compass draws us in
Circle starts when we begin
These first steps, we hesitate
Footsteps we all follow in
It is colder outside and you're only a child
You are poised, bursting, awake
And graceful...in time
While the mountains inside of you
Are frozen stories calling you
Along for the ride
Arms outstretched eclipse the sun
In balancing you sway
A rhythm of the autumn light
Departure and decay
River, mountain, sand and stone
We trace the lines and we follow home
The path between us will guide your flight
Trust in both, and your perfect sight
Your arms are not yet wings
But they will be... in time
Rise and fall, the shadows will speak
Keep it steady and shine
When the mountains inside of you
Are the frozen stories calling you
Along for the ride
High above the painted night
We carry our first breath
Without a word and without a sound
Release it from your chest
A force of nature, it's own decree
Return is rested, finished and free
Looking up is the glance that it takes
To forget and forgive our mistakes
When it all falls away, all that’s left is the chance
We were meant for this place, we were meant for the task
When the mountains inside of you
Are the frozen stories calling you
They will rush upon your heels
And pull you with a grip of steel
Home from the ride
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11. |
Ascensionist
08:05
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High water mark
Tells of what we wonder
There was a spark
From it we burn brighter...burn
Born miles deep
Frozen forces under
Form following
Friction breaks with thunder
In the falling light we find our answer
Shadows among painted scenery
We can ride too easily
Scripted craft adrift and free
We coalesce, germinate
We spark the flint to call, create
Cold cavern flow
From your eastern shoulder
Steep talus slope
Holding fallen boulders
We will rise above the darkened valley
Acclimate, earn our place in rust
Deepest ripple of desire
Dream of life or set to fire
Colors blend in smoke and sky
Long to learn, to sing, to fly
Hearts with wings are floating
With truth that cannot lie
Ascent is the thought we send
And throw into the sky
Spinning fast into the sun
With wind as our reward
We run the golden corridor
Unlock every door
Old arches fold
Weight of thirst and hunger
Ancient stranglehold
Lose your grip in wonder
Ascensionist, direct & free
Exposed we rise into the sky
We cling to you, caress your face
Ascensionist, we rise
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12. |
Sojourn Sam
08:55
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I hope your rest is silent
I trust you're resting free
I will keep it all covered
Like you needed to be
Now we see in the distance
Light is starting to rise
Slipping into the corners
Through the darkest disguise
Oh my friend, we resisted your hurt
And failed you again like the sand to the dirt
What you tried is the pulse in your bones
The well traveled path that will lead you to home
You'll decide that your course has been cast
You burned it too bright
You burned it too fast
In the end we fell short of your reach
Resist it again, you're the salt to the sea
It won’t be long... this is your own song
I hope you're resting silent
I trust you're resting free
I will keep it all covered
Like you needed to be
I can offer my shelter
I will give you my strength
I will reach for your spirit
From impossible lengths
It won’t be long...this is your own song
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Lewis & Clarke Pennsylvania
Future-Primitive | Folk-Noir | Post-Classical | Art Rock
Ruminating & reflecting the human
condition through music for 2 decades.
The moniker references the fellowship and correspondence between C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke, not the 19th century explorers.
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