Setlist + Lyrics

face to the sun, dust in my eyes
i’m looking for you, i’m looking real hard
the wind is so loud, breathing in my ears
i’m tapping my fingers, you never go far

wandering around, praying for rain
i want to tell you i should’ve brought my coat
the heaviest thoughts take their time in my head
life has taken me, taken me by the throat

the lightning was close, my hairs stood on ends
tried counting seconds, one mississippi
i take some comfort in unfinished lines
i found you, maybe you were looking for me

my heavy hands, pulling shapes from the air
some survive
that broken skyline, i walked for miles
and i’ll never be there again

from glassy water to waves pulled by the moon
i can see you through the cloudy darkness

branches bend, reaching low with
heavy hands, summer rain
creatures swim in the sky above
they’ve lived through more than i’ll see

we kissed under a broken streetlight
you smiled in the strange electric haze

i’ll take you back, under the moon
in the lookout in the rain
there’s nothing left, there’s no purpose
but we’ll find what we need

we wandered recklessly on these old roads
i carelessly held you so closely

there’s only one road into your town
i couldn’t handle that, i’d need some way out
not traveling much but not for long
we’ll get it together, find a road to get on

i’ve heard these tales of times that have passed
i’ve seen the old world, the ghosts of what you had
went on forever, then forever finally ended
things got harder even if no one meant it

the wind whips through, fighting with the trees
the road crumbles, gives way beneath our feet
i’ll ride with this caravan, i’ll be someone who stays
i’ll believe it all and earn my place

i took the path that you told me to
lit the way with the evening sun
felt my feet push with every step
where the stones sink in the mud

i asked every living creature i met
do you know where i should go?
somewhere between every place i’ve been
and the walls that were your home

guess i know you in a way
soundless waves and desert pines
ran through the nighttime searching
in vain for the morning light

and i know you’re waiting
by those giant rocks, the quiet sea

i collected every page you wrote
and burned your words to keep warm
fought my way through the coldest, darkest night
and still came back for more

and i know you’re waiting
by those giant rocks, the quiet sea

snowing in april, the cold is holding on
couldn’t tell you what day it is
i’m in no rush to get out there
we’ve made it through the worst of this

and our lost year
gets farther away every day

tending a garden, at least i’m trying
i’ll see what lives and what grows
learning in pieces and always assuming
i’m catching up with what everyone knows

and i lost time
but found a little today

don’t blame the sun for hiding away
or the clouds for taking up space
i’ll find meaning if i travel far enough
hold the stars, get back to the same place

and i’ll make up
for it all someday

hands on my face, i’m sinking in slowly
i have time to think about what i’m doing
living in my head, making a lovely home here
i swear i’m trying to find you some room

i remember going home, wherever that would be
and the muddy days before i chose to care
memories in pieces, i guess it’s not so bad
i’ve tried to pick and choose who lives there

the flickering projector, the screen as big as life
some tastes i’m sure i owe to you
is my memory in movies, and is that so bad
it’s been so long, so long overdue

i can see this wearing thin
hairline cracks have grown
this is heavy, not sinking in
bracing for the unknown

what year is this? fill me in
i’m trying to find my home
do i know you? is this somewhere i’ve been?
heading toward the unknown

the rain came before morning
and fell so softly on our bones
saw your face when you let the light in
looking past the unknown

i’ll hold my breath and cover my skin
and i’ll wait like i’ve been shown
the fire burns as the night drifts in
i’ll wait for you, the unknown

the floors creak late at night
nobody’s walking
everyone’s tucked in tight
they say every 100 years
something’s moving
someone’s crying lonely tears

doorknobs rattle clumsily
barefoot tripping
quick, honey, look and see
dogs stare at nothing in the hall
nothing’s moving
shuffling up the wall

my fingers don’t work like they should
can’t get a grip
i’m made of dust, made of wood
this house was empty for far too long
i’m glad you’re here
i hope you feel like you belong

trying to look in your direction
i can see where you’re going
i can see the path you follow
will you turn back, glance at me
hope you know i’m here
i’m not lost but moving slow

used to see monsters, now i hear them in the night
i saw the twisted ones
they looked a lot like me
in summer haze, in a winter’s fever
used to know my ghosts
now my ghosts are memories

the ground it creaks, breathes under my feet
i’m walking softly
quietly calling for you
the brightness of day, the darkness of space
we’re here together
for whatever makes it true