Lyrics
A Hundred Doves
Somewhere there’s a hundred doves
And the hold the sky up from above
And one day it will all fall in a flutter
I used to think that I was strong
To walk in to these dives alone
And drink my whiskey like a pro
A proud daughter of sorrow
Drunken angels were my hosts
And then it was the holy ghost
Then shadows tried to tell me they were saviors
Somewhere I misplaced a song
A simple one and not to long
But I miss its innocence and pleasure
Somewhere there’s a hundred doves
And they hold the sky up from above
And one day it will all fall in a flutter
Now I did weep for what was shared
All the nights I flickered there
Watching words dissolving in midair
Seeing visions fly like ashes from a fire
But something found me as I wept
For it was me the promise kept
And she brought me to her single burning ember
Somewhere all these lonely paths
Are lying untread in the grass
Overgrown by childhood dreams untended
Somewhere there’s a hundred doves
And they hold the sky up from above
And one day it will all fall in a flutter
Believe
Take me away
Help me to rise above
the mess we have made of our love
Give me a window
In this castle we have built
Out of shame and out of guilt
May it crumble
Cause hearts will break
The ground will shake
And tears sometimes fall from the sky
But I wanna believe
Give me a sign
Show me that something still has worth
That the reality of birth
Can still amaze us
Give me a dream
Remind me that nothings what it seems
What is real is in between
And that will save us
Cause hearts will break
The ground will shake
And tears sometimes fall from the sky
But I wanna believe
I have whispered prayers to the wind
Blown feathers off of finger tips
Felt the breath of God in all life’s magic
Oh my faith in the miracle
Baby once it was unshakable
So why, oh why
Show me way so the
sun can give its grace
And the wind can erase
What cant be answered
Throw me a line
Pull me back to solid ground
So we can turn it back around
To where it started
Beyond the Aching
You say there’s magic
You sing of fragile things
Dragonflies and angel wings
But all this frailty is breaking me
I’ll ride this breath a while
This sigh for childhood fading
This whispered prayer will carry me
Beyond the aching
We talk of remoteness
But I sentenced myself to aloneness
And darling you cant rescue me
A lonely reverie is dreaming me
But I’ll put an end to this shyness
That people distort with unkindness
It’s finally time for my release
And after the violence there will be peace
How can beauty cause me agony?
And love can feel unbearable
The wild flowers made me weep
But the moon will be my cradle
Will pain bleed in to poetry
Can stars fall if no one sees
Forever’s still amazing me
And I love you
But I have to leave
This pendulum never stops
I grab hold but it’s not enough
And I know baby it was rough
When it was you that I was holding
I never stay too long
I must return to my secret song
Its silver stream will carry me
Beyond the aching