Setlist + Lyrics

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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heavy hands

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

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 ground changed direction

i let the tall grass swallow me up
summer dirt wet with rain
i let the water tap like fingertips
felt the grass and mud stain

in the time it takes to get across the ocean
i could lie here, never move again

i climbed and climbed but lost my way
swear the ground, it changed direction
my hands refused to carry my weight
my thoughts open to dissection

in the time it takes to fight hard enough to win
i could sink in, never fight again

fresh cut grass and dusty earth
summer shade and a view
i let clouds roll in, dark and grey
landscapes change and i do

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

look beyond

no need to run
they’re moving slowly
see the way they walk
they don’t know where they’re going

you and i, we know
we’ve always known
we look beyond
we don’t take what we’re shown

time, it stays in place
but we don’t know better
we still seem the same
in my mind and i’m sure

you and i, we know
we’ve always known
we let the train go
find our own way home

no need to run
and you know i’m clumsy
see the way i walk
and you still walk with me

you and i, we know
we’ve always known
take it all in
but get yourself home

thin air

spent ten years thinking
caught up searching for the right words
dictionaries keep changing
i’m writing all my letters again

learning your language
hear you talking ‘bout your day
while the earth keeps tumbling
we’re taking our sweet time

i get lost between the seasons
like i’m breathing in thin air
never saw you leaving
know i’ll see you somewhere

all this time spent being sure
i know nothing is close to answered
though my ink is running dry
i’m writing all my letters again

i get lost between the seasons
like i’m breathing in thin air
never saw you leaving
know i’ll see you somewhere

the ground changed direction

i let the tall grass swallow me up
summer dirt wet with rain
i let the water tap like fingertips
felt the grass and mud stain

in the time it takes to get across the ocean
i could lie here, never move again

i climbed and climbed but lost my way
swear the ground, it changed direction
my hands refused to carry my weight
my thoughts open to dissection

in the time it takes to fight hard enough to win
i could sink in, never fight again

fresh cut grass and dusty earth
summer shade and a view
i let clouds roll in, dark and grey
landscapes change and i do

long and lonely arms

made up my mind to be on time for you
i want to give more of what you need
taking chances, i’m saving my dances, you know
i’ve never been one to lead

in the longest night, i’ll get it right again
these tests weren’t made for people like me
feel it in the wind, your body spins in time
like the whole world is dancing free

saw you leave, the way you held back
saw the way the light hit your eyes

i walk your street and every tree it reaches
with its long and lonely arms
at your doorstep, with all that’s left i’m holding
we’ll keep each other from all harm

shooting star

Written by Bob Dylan

Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of you
You were trying to break into another world
A world I never knew
I always kind of wondered
If you ever made it through
Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of you

Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of me
If I was still the same
If I ever became what you wanted me to be
Did I miss the mark or overstep the line
That only you could see?
Seen a shooting star tonight
And I thought of me

Listen to the engine, listen to the bell
As the last fire truck from hell
Goes rolling by
All good people are praying
It’s the last temptation, the last account
The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount
The last radio is playing

Seen a shooting star tonight
Slip away
Tomorrow will be
Another day
Guess it’s too late to say the things to you
That you needed to hear me say
Seen a shooting star tonight
Slip away

hang in there, baby

hang in there, baby
they have nothing on you
they put on a big show
but no one believes it’s true

waiting on a missile
waiting for the rain
it’s never as bad as they say
but it’s never the same

trees move like nightmares
cars sound like death
walking past the cemetery
i won’t hold my breath

hang in there, baby
and i’ll hang in too
they’ll always try to take it all away
but they have nothing on you

hang in there, baby
hang in there, baby
hang in there, baby
hang in there, baby