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Thursday, October 19, 2023

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fingertips

if the world ends someday soon
will it mean the same
to you and me, to you and me
we share a drink, don’t hold hands
i’ll never feel the wind blow
so strong again, so cold again

that big ol’ clock is counting down
hands they spin, lose their way
to you and me, to you and me
we share a meal, pass the time
i’ll never hear your voice
so clear again, so sure again

heard your fingertips, tap tap tap
at my bedroom door
looking for me, looking for me
we share a path, walk for miles
i’ll never feel my feet tread
lightly again, so free again
lightly again, so free again

you belong

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 move 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

where you’ve been

sweeping up broken glass
watching the tiniest pieces fall through the cracks
the year is gone, where did you go?
watching for the break but there’s no telling, no

every leaf has fallen down
i can see the whole street, the world has gotten loud
counting down, then back up
none of this is wasted, there’s just never enough

long sleeves on, the heat is too
lucky to have what i need, i hope the same for you
taking steps, don’t back down
every word is true, hold on to it now

autumn falls, winter comes
i’ll wait for you on the other side of the sun
look out there, take it in
i’ll slip on your shoes, wanna know where you’ve been

beneath our feet

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

stories you’ve been told

waiting for it all to get to the point
or wherever it’s going
will there be anything
when the smoke clears, when the fires burn out
when the fires burn out

will anyone remember those
they marked and left on the road
will you find your love
when the smoke clears, when the fires burn out
when the fires burn out

keep some demons to yourself
keep some demons for yourself
and let the rest out

when you face the enemy
and all the stories you’ve been told
will you find your peace
when the smoke clears, when the fires burn out
when the fires burn out

keep some demons to yourself
keep some demons for yourself
and let the rest out

keep some demons to yourself
keep some demons for yourself
and let the rest out

footsteps

buzzing in the trees
or is it my phone
is someone calling me?

rumbling in the skies
or is it the ground
should i duck or climb?

shadows in the fog
or is it just me
turn to look and they’re gone

rustling in the leaves
or is it nothing
nothing coming after me?

screaming in the dark
or is it just you
trying to do your part?

footsteps creaking close
or is it just you
are you someone i know?

spark from the sun

the autumn wind is holding back
quietly brushing past me
sun goes down a little early every day
don’t know when but i’m gonna leave

i can’t hide for very long
and i’m too tired to run
i’ve taken time, tried to be strong
i’ve seen myself lost
in a spark from the sun

boats they sink, waves bring them under
no apologies are made
you can take everything you’ve asked for
don’t forget there’s a price to be paid

i can’t hide for very long
and i’m too tired to run
i’ve taken time, tried to be strong
i’ve seen myself lost
in a spark from the sun

the winter chill isn’t holding back
hurts my face and my feet
sun goes down too early every day
i held you then, now i need to leave

i can’t hide for very long
and i’m too tired to run
i’ve taken time, tried to be strong
i’ve seen myself lost
in a spark from the sun

i’ve seen myself lost
in a spark from the sun

with belief

never close to silent here
i’d be afraid if it was
you speak to me so faintly
i could never hear your voice enough

when they come for us in the night
as if there’s a war to be won
do they sleep soundly till the morning
with belief in the good they’ve done?

wash the earth from my face
the freshest rain of the spring
i can hear you calling
i only wish you could hear me sing

you walk so lonely in the cold
looking down you almost miss me
on that starry quiet night
how could they take you so quickly?

you, the unknown

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

fighting monsters

don’t think you have to go down that road alone
someone is on your side
don’t wonder how you’ll do what you need to do
hope is endless as the sky

but it’s long and twisted, the path that you’re headed
there’s no way to get through but to go through it
if you’re fighting a monster, you know how that goes
there’s no way to get through but to destroy it

wind blows cold and leaves rattle, fall on the roof
sirens whine, don’t see the lights
when you do what you need to do you’ll see
hope as endless as the sky

it’s long and twisted, the path that you’re headed
there’s no way to get through but to go through it
if you’re fighting a monster, you know how that goes
there’s no way to get through but to destroy it

it’s long and twisted, the path that you’re headed
there’s no way to get through but to go through it
if you’re fighting a monster, you know how that goes
if you’re fighting a monster, you know how that goes
there’s no way to get through but to destroy it
there’s no way to get through but to destroy it

as big as life

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

the quiet sea

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

summer haze

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