I, I ended up in a city I, I stumbled up on a city and hearing a language you can speak but I can't and hearing a language they can speak but I can't around me, another city where I can't speak but hearing another city where my friends cant but hearing another city where my friends speak cemented inside a shadow while the sun beat I ended up in a ruin where the noon beats I ended up in a ruin where the sun beats I wandered a ruined city where the sun beats A ruin, a silent city where the sun beats I ended up in a city where the sun beats I stumbled onto a city where the sun beats down I, I ended up in a dead trance I, I ended up in a thick trance I, I ended up in a wasteland I, I ended up in a deep sleep I, I ended up in a secret I, I stumbled up on a city and speaking a tongue my friends can't even understand befriending a silent city where the sun beat down A ruin, a silent city where the noon beats down A ruin, a silent city where the sun beats down I wandered a silent city where the sun beats down I stumbled up on a city where the sun beats down I found myself in a city where the sun beats down
I, I found myself in a building and damming the many rivers that the roof leaked descending the many rivers that the roof leaked drowning in many rivers that the roof leaked descending the many rivers where the roof leaks descending the many rivers of the roof leaks A refuge, a rocky temple where the roof leaks I found myself in a temple where the roof leaks I, I found myself in a heartbeat I found myself in a heartbeat when the roof leaks were drowning me I found myself in a city when the roof leaks were drowning me I found myself in a temple where the roof leaks were drowning me
we've always known that somewhere is home we've always known that somewhere is home when I arrived you were the first to go when I arrived, there was nowhere to go when I was looking you were the first to go when I was thirsty you were the flood below while I was seeking you found it on your own we've always known that elsewhere is home how can you know? how can we know? how do you know? here's how we know
no place to go
go know sow bestow flow undertow floe bow tow bro
now to wake we go the dream of dreams we know
nowhere to go
what of a dream do we know what dream of dreams we know let us go let us not slow we don't know where to go where should we go? try to go today we go now let's go when do we go when can we go now can we go now let us go what's there to know teach us to know leave to know
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I, I found myself ever homeless I, I spent my days by the wayside I, I found myself by the wayside I, I found myself as an exile all of us, ever homeless and trying to get to know you when my fears spoke up, I trying a conversation but we just cannot speak up trying a conversation but we just cannot look up trying a conversation but just our fears look up trying a conversation but they just will not look up trying a conversation but these wanderers won't look up trying to conversate but you just will not look up I found myself without daylight I found myself in a landslide I found myself without daylight when my fears started drowning me I found myself trying but the landslide of fear was interrupting me trying to find a new way before our fears interrupt trying to find a new way before our thoughts interrupt trying to find a new way before they interrupt trying to find a new way but they don't even interrupt trying to understand you but you just interrupt
we've always known that somewhere is home we've always known that somewhere is home when I arrived you were the first to go when I was looking you were the first to go when I was thirsty you were the flood below while I was seeking you found it on your own we've always known that elsewhere is home
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While I was seeking you found it
The Young People The Path The Young Man The Boat The Young Man The Streets The Young Man The Beats The Old Man The Food The Young Man The Machines The Young Man The Way Forward The Young Man The Path The Young Man The Garden Path The Young Man The Road The Young Man The Ship Of Regret The Young Mind The Kind The Young Mind Mankind The Young Man Mankind The Young Man Kind The Young Man Kindness The Young Lie Awake The Young Ride The Road Station Battle Station Ship Castle Keep The Wall Guardpost They Will Not Look Up City Building Some combination of: Moonlight Sipping, Banquet Sitting, Tongue Spitting A New Taste The Ground Anew Taste The Ground The Dry Tongue The Ground
I found a deserted city, but there the rain drowned me. I found a mountain top, but there the wind froze me. I found you all, and now everywhere is home.
The narrator's telling a story of surreal adventure to a crowd of listeners, how she found them and became part of their community.
V: I did this thing PC: This is why C: But you will do this other thing B: You will do what you must
I went looking for myself we are homeless and afraid, but looking for a new way
I wandered through empty places they don't listen to us; we're unsatisfied so you go and give up your voice
they took away my mother tongue they took away my voice I never had a voice they're killing us they banished us they took our home they don't listen to us; we're unsatisfied so you go and give up your voice
inventing defending intending extending resenting transcending rescinding
offending distending portending expending distressing impending descending condescending contend resend existing commencing consenting condemning depending tormenting repenting ascending
canoeing ducking drinking drowning swimming fishing hopping cursing blessing catching damming sleeping in rowing boating flowing diving in spelunking
I, I ended up in a city I, I stumbled up on a city but hearing another city where my friends cant but hearing another city where my friends speak cemented inside a shadow while the sun beat I ended up in a ruin where the noon beats I ended up in a ruin where the sun beats I wandered a ruined city where the sun beats A ruin, a silent city where the sun beats I ended up in a city where the sun beats I stumbled onto a city where the sun beats down I, I ended up in a wasteland I, I ended up in a deep sleep I, I ended up in a secret I, I stumbled up on a city and speaking a tongue my friends can't understand befriending a silent city where the sun beat down A ruin, a silent city where the noon beats down A ruin, a silent city where the sun beats down I wandered a silent city where the sun beats down I stumbled up on a city where the sun beats down I found myself in a city where the sun beats down
I, I found myself in a building and damming the many rivers that the roof leaked descending the many rivers that the roof leaked drowning in many rivers that the roof leaked descending the many rivers where the roof leaks descending the many rivers of the roof leaks A refuge, a rocky temple where the roof leaks I found myself in a temple where the roof leaks I, I found myself in a heartbeat I found myself in a heartbeat when the roof leaks were drowning me I found myself in a city when the roof leaks were drowning me I found myself in a temple where the roof leaks were drowning me
we've always known that somewhere is home we've always known that somewhere is home when I arrived you were the first to go when I was looking you were the first to go when I was thirsty you were the flood below while I was seeking you found it on your own we've always known that elsewhere is home
all of us, ever homeless slowly sipping the moonlight steeping in our empty cups slowly sipping the moonlight steeping in their empty cups sitting at a banquet of nothing certain to fill us up sitting at a banquet of nothing certain to fill them up
all of us, ever exiled all of us, ever homeless trying a conversation before our fears speak up trying a conversation but we just cannot speak up trying a conversation but we just cannot look up trying a conversation but just our fears look up trying a conversation but they just will not look up trying a conversation but these wanderers won't look up trying to conversate but you just will not look up trying to find a new way before they interrupt trying to find a new way before our fears interrupt trying to find a new way before our thoughts interrupt trying to find a new way before they interrupt trying to find a new way but they don't even interrupt trying to understand you but you just interrupt
we've always known that somewhere is home we've always known that somewhere is home when I arrived you were the first to go when I was looking you were the first to go when I was thirsty you were the flood below while I was seeking you found it on your own we've always known that elsewhere is home
and now you and now you go and give up and now you and now you go and give up your tongue
[instrumental]
I, I ended up in a city I ended up in a city where the winds cant I, I ended up in a city I ended up in a city where the winds can't land
I, I ended up in a building I ended up in a building where my friends cant I, I ended up in a building I ended up in a building where my friends can't understand me
all of us, ever homeless finally prop up their eyelids, but they just drowse and blink finally open their earlids, but finally lift up their eyelids, but finally get them to listen, but they cough and blink the sounds of their song dissolving behind their grinding teeth every last ounce of their kindness lurking behind blinding teeth every last ounce of their kindness pooling behind blinding teeth every last ounce of their kindness hiding behind blinding teeth every last ounce of their kindness hiding behind grinding teeth
all of us, ever exiled only the night in the alley hasn't yet gone to sleep only the stone from these perils here at last set free only the trees in the valley laid their roots this deep only the trees in the valley remain but they weep only the trees in the valley can claim our home for sleep only the trees in the valley can claim to own the keep every remaining songbird seems to have lost its beak only the wind in the valley remembers how to speak
and now you and now you go and give up and now you and now you go and give up your tongue
[instrumental]
all of us, ever homeless all of us, ever lonely here from none of these perils looming at last set free here from none of these perils now at last set free
your tongue is a meal you must not spit out
you walk through the world differently than I do
struck cut glut abrupt erupt corrupt reconstruct interrupt flux
look up
plenty of nothing to fill us up
look up
all of us homeless lying alone, this moonlight steeping in an empty cup
plenty of nothing to fill us up plenty of nothing to fill us up
look up look up look up
faceless and boneless timeless and boneless the night when we stole this as soon as we noticed so far when we noticed graceless and toneless
notice (narrator noticing something) smokeless toneless focus lotus closeness (claustrophobic)
condolence soulless boldest / boldness
faceless and boneless leaving alone this
skinless and boneless sleeping walking searching seeking looking
no supernatural powers
all of us without a home
in the long river below, there is a fish that doesn’t swim there is a poisonous snake in the rocks near the ledge
we all went to the waterfall we all went to where the water falls
we ended up in the city we ended up in the city the city where the winds' cant
we ended up in the city we ended up in the city the city where the winds' cant
is the song of those that left is the song of those that left here
the winds' cant is the song of those that left
We ended up in the city the city where balloons land
The elk runs through Nehander The elk runs through Nehander
We all went to the waterfall We all went to where the water falls We all went to the waterfall We all went to where the water falls
One sat at the bottom One climbed to the top One wandered off I'm sure he'll be back soon
We could not remember the days, so we asked the stones to remember for us Men have left this city, so the trees came inside The elk runs through Nehander We left the city where the harp stands I found myself in my own head I found myself lost in a dream You showed me the circular harp You showed me the place we first(?) met I showed you my hands and fire I laid on the ground next to you
One sat at the bottom One climbed to the top One wandered off They threw rocks Our feet got wet Our feet were bare There is a poisonous snake in the rocks near the ledge In the long river below, there is a fish that doesn’t swim We laid our heads in the stream The sun burned our backs The trees there were thick the stirring stick broke but I kept it The string broke but I kept it I twisted it up and took a picture Did I show you the bird head I made out of string? Did I show you the snake feet I made out of string? I have come from where the hot air balloons are I have come home from where the hot air balloons are
We ended up in the city the city where the winds cant the city where the rain never lands the city where the birds don't land the city where balloons land the city where the birds land the city where the rains land the city full of plants the city where the days slant the city where no king commands
is the song of those that left is the song of those that left here is the song of those that left is the song of those that left here
early morning supernatural powers
and now you and you will go and you go and give and now you go and you spit out and you will go and give up and now you and you will and now you go and you spit out your tongue and you will go and give up your tongue and now the young tongue the ground and now the old man the boat and now the old home in on the road and now you go and spit out your tongue and now you spit it out and now you swallow the taste of your tongue
notation
intro: 4
hook A: 8 verse 1: 8 hook B: 8 verse 2: 8
chorus: 16 hook A: 8
verse 3: 8 solo: 8 # mini-solo; let someone just tear it up verse 4: 8
chorus: 16 hook A': 16
outro (hook b): 8