Setlist + Lyrics

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

what lives and what grows

i’ll take the messiness of this
over the certainty i longed for
by the light of a day barely starting
this isn’t everything but something more

always worried about the future, present, past
worried now and that’s all right
by the grace of the road you’re traveling
i’ll meet you between yours and mine

some days sway
with the heaviness of it all
even though we tread so lightly

if i don’t see you, tell me if you got this
it’s a long way to your eyes
by the light of a city in distress
i hope you make it out, make it out in time

what lives and what grows

walk with me a little while, we will feel the wind
blow our hair around
and our feet will push the ground
in the direction we want it to go

stay with me a little while, we will feel the air
at least it’s fresh and new
it’s not that clean but it will do
oh we’ll breath easier, yes, you told me so

if there’s an answer hidden here
then you will be searching for a long, long time
and there’s a life that’s waiting to be found
but you know i’d never leave you behind

i’ve been here a little while, and i have felt the wind
come from down the mountain
twist and turn and back again
in my direction as if it might know

stay with me a little while, we will watch the sky
fade from black to blue
the day is here, we are too
and we’ll breathe easy, yes, you told me so

there’s an answer hidden here
and we’ve been searching for a long, long time
and there’s a life that’s waiting to be found
but you know i’d never leave you behind

52 of 28

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

what lives and what grows

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

as big as life

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

song every seven

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

song every seven

in the quietest moment i’m listening for you
in the almost morning light i’m listening for you

snow and ice are melting
dripping into the gutters
brightness noise returning
today moves like the others

stare up at the old trees, they’ll surely outlast me
these houses creak and shift, they’ll surely outlast me

saved a baby bird
saved it from a dog bite
ran from a fisher cat
its scream tore through the night

in the quietest moment it all comes rushing in
in the almost morning light it all comes rushing in

i want to see what you saw
in those final moments
150 million miles away
you disappeared in the silence

in the quietest moment i’m listening for you
in the almost morning light i’m listening for you

song every seven

i saw you at the end of the block
‘neath these hundred year old trees
at six to ten feet we stopped to talk
under cloudy skies and summer’s heavy heat

under a dark sky, under stars so bright
you getaway drove until street signs were gone
stopped on the roadside, turned off the headlights
stared at that deep black sky, then moved on

maybe i’ll see you again
in a decade, or the world’s end
maybe i’ll see you sometime

they built with stone to keep the hope in
ready for trouble, ready for a feast
you and i are good at beginning
we’ll stay if we want to, run if we need

glad i saw you again
in this new town, at the world’s end
i’m glad we have some time

the fires burn and glow into the night
secrets don’t sleep and they know how to find us
under a dark sky, under stars so bright
you and i are here and that’s enough

song every seven

hey friend, give me a ride
i promise not to get in the way
i’ll earn my keep my nose clean
need an interstellar shelter in space

i’d go with you anytime

looking up at the stars
or looking down at the earth
never dark enough for a good view
take this wonder what is it worth

i’d go with you anytime

hey friend, give me a ride
i’m holding on, my sense of adventure
my sense of adventure
my sense of adventure

sending a letter, i’m coming home soon
waiting for a break in the rain
hold out your hands so i can reach you
you’re different, i never change

seeking asylum, you won’t find it there
the gates are closed for good
put those miles far behind where
stone-faced killers once stood

must be a cure for quelling these doubts
if you know, show me the way
trying to do good and i’m not sure now
the ash and rubble remain

sending a letter, i know you
you told me you could see i was different
hands on your shoulders, eyes on the moon
in the darkness i know what you meant

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

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

standing outside on my porch
searching the sky for fireworks
the moon lights up the clouds
i look up then back down

take these few steps to the street
take in the time, the quiet set aside for me
the night keeps pushing through
then the morning with you

sunlight’s streaming in
always too bright at the day’s end
shadows hold their shape
stars leave what they may

standing outside my back door
one last look before the storm
i hear the quiet city sounds
i look up then back down

sunlight’s streaming in
always too bright at the day’s end
shadows hold their shape
stars leave what they may

i saw you at the end of the block
‘neath these hundred year old trees
at six to ten feet we stopped to talk
under cloudy skies and summer’s heavy heat

under a dark sky, under stars so bright
you getaway drove until street signs were gone
stopped on the roadside, turned off the headlights
stared at that deep black sky, then moved on

maybe i’ll see you again
in a decade, or the world’s end
maybe i’ll see you sometime

they built with stone to keep the hope in
ready for trouble, ready for a feast
you and i are good at beginning
we’ll stay if we want to, run if we need

glad i saw you again
in this new town, at the world’s end
i’m glad we have some time

the fires burn and glow into the night
secrets don’t sleep and they know how to find us
under a dark sky, under stars so bright
you and i are here and that’s enough

in the quietest moment i’m listening for you
in the almost morning light i’m listening for you

snow and ice are melting
dripping into the gutters
brightness noise returning
today moves like the others

stare up at the old trees, they’ll surely outlast me
these houses creak and shift, they’ll surely outlast me

saved a baby bird
saved it from a dog bite
ran from a fisher cat
its scream tore through the night

in the quietest moment it all comes rushing in
in the almost morning light it all comes rushing in

i want to see what you saw
in those final moments
150 million miles away
you disappeared in the silence

in the quietest moment i’m listening for you
in the almost morning light i’m listening for you

driving home tonight
i wish i could ride this stretch forever
the headlights and the streetlights are all i need
and i don’t want to hear a thing
and i don’t want to be a part of anything

i just want to be alone
with my telephone off
and my lights off
and my four-track on
singing this song
and wishing i was somewhere else

glad i missed you today
but i wish i had hardwood floors, just like yours
i’d sing to them and they’d listen to me

i’d sing myself to sleep
with some recycled melody
and some words i’d pretend you wrote for me
and some birds would sing and scold me for loving and hating so effortlessly

drive by your house tonight
i go by five times
the streets are filled with cars
and some sense of purpose
i should go home