#stray lungs

[farewell-to-lorien]

If there’s a stranger at your door Ask her not about the war Give her bread and whisky pour Let her rest upon your floor You can see it in her eyes A beggar choosing a disguise Will you keep her by your side And listen to her humble lies With belly fed, she may dare To speak a name into the air Lover faithful, lover fair Lover restless, lover rare If there’s a stranger all alone Set her back to walk the stone You may wonder (but never know) “Will she find her way back home?”

[farewell-to-lorien]

No more flags to unfurl No more crusades to be won I don’t need a brave new world Just a kinder one

[farewell-to-lorien]

I went down to the river and learned to float I went down to the river to drown my ghosts I went down to the river and followed the sun I went down to the river, and I went on the run

[farewell-to-lorien]

’Cus when I was lost in the pitch of night The only stars I needed to see Were spread across your face Marked by the places my hands used to trace Oh I can take it all The good and the bad and the melancholy If I can wake up by your side And say, dear, good morning With every sunrise

[farewell-to-lorien]

Hey, friend of mine The road goes on into the night Hey, friend of mine I'll walk with you ’til we meet the tide It's hard to see, it's hard to know The bottom's deep, the light is grey and slow So steady, steady, steady as we go

[farewell-to-lorien]

Runaways of ash and dust In a world that’s gone to rust Dream enough for a fool or two Until this fool comes back to you No matter how, no matter when No matter what the gods portend Though the mountains crack And the rivers run dry I know I’ll see you once again

[farewell-to-lorien]

Let your eyes be the same Let your voice ring the way I remember May these memories make it through The frost and the blue of December