The Meadow (Lyrics)...

Photo Credit: Brendan Ashmore

INTRO

WHAT WILL I DO
WHERE WILL I END UP
WHY DO I SEE GOLD-TINTED TOMORROWS CLOUDING MY VIEW

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GOLDEN

I CAME A RUNNIN’
OUT OF THE WOODS AND INTO THE CLEARING
I PAUSE TO CATCH A BREATH
AND TO LET THESE EYES ADJUST TO THE LIGHT

I’VE BEEN CALLING
I’VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS MOMENT
TO BE WHERE IT’S GOLDEN
WHERE IT’S GOLDEN

IT’S THIS DREAM THAT I HAD WHEN I WAS A BOY
I DREAMED I’D FIND MY WAY TO THIS MEADO
WHERE THE AIR IS SWEET AND CAREFREE,
WHERE I WOULD HAVE EVERYTHING THAT I COULD EVER NEED
PERFECT

OH, I’VE BEEN CALLING
OH, I’VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS MOMENT
TO BE WHERE IT’S GOLDEN
WHERE IT’S GOLDEN
WHERE IT’S GOLDEN
WHERE IT’S GOLDEN

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MEADOW

SIMPLE ARE THE SUMMER WINDS
BLOWING OVER THE MEADOW’S SKIN
WHERE WE COULD PARTAKE IN SINFUL BEHAVIOUR
IF YOU JOIN ME FOR THAT
JOIN ME FOR THAT

DREAMING OF LIPS PRESSED JUST ABOVE MY COLLAR BONE
AND WORDS WHISPERED IN A WARM AND WANTING TONE
HERE NOW THIS MEADOW ALL ALONE
BUT I WON’T FOCUS ON THAT
FOCUS ON THAT

BASKIN’ IN THIS MOMENT SO MELLOW
AND SOAKIN’ IN THIS GOLDEN YELLOW
JOIN ME IN MY MEADOW

WHERE WE’LL LIE HIDDEN BY THE GRASS
WITH THE SUN SHINING HIGH AND THE EARTH BENEATH OUR BACKS
HERE WHERE LOVERS BIND IN PASSIONATE BEHAVIOUR

IF YOU’LL JOIN ME FOR THAT
I’M HOPING FOR THAT
HOPING FOR THAT
HOPING FOR THAT

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STICKY SHADOWS

EVERYTHING I SAY WILL BE MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS
DEPENDING ON THE DAY
DEPENDING ON WHETHER I CAN LET GO
OF MY STICKY SHADOWS

RUNNING FREE AND WILD
AS IF WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A FLOWER CHILD
RUNNING FREE, RUNNING WILD TO
LET GO OF
THESE STICKY SHADOWS 

TRYIN’ TO GET HIGH
HIGHER THAN LIFE
HIGHER THAN WRONG 
HIGHER THAN RIGHT
HIGHER THAN LOW
HIGHER THAN HIGH
HIGHER THAN ALL THOSE
THOSE STICKY SHADOWS


OH MY
WILL I LIVE WITHIN THIS MEADOW TILL I DIE
OR WILL I LEARN TO GO WHERE THE WIND BLOWS
LEAVE THESE STICK SHADOWS

OH MY
IF IT WERE I WERE A BIRD I’D FLY OUT HIGH
OUT, ABOVE AND OUT BEYOND THE BOUNDARY LINE
AND LEAVE THIS STICKY MEADOW OF MINE


TRYING TO GET HIGH
HIGHER THAN LIFE
HIGHER THAN WRONG 
HIGHER THAN RIGHT
HIGHER THAN LOW
HIGHER THAN HIGH

HIGHER THAN ALL THOSE
ALL THOSE STICKY SHADOWS

…

TRYING TO GET HIGH
HIGHER THAN LIFE
HIGHER THAN WRONG 
HIGHER THAN RIGHT
HIGHER THAN LOW
HIGHER THAN HIGH

HIGHER THAN ALL THOSE
ALL THOSE STICKY SHADOWS

EVERYTHING I SAY
WILL BE MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS
DEPENDING ON THE DAY
DEPENDING ON WHETHER I CAN LET GO
OF MY STICKY SHADOWS

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SWEET JOAN
(A LOVE BALLADE)

UPON THIS EVE
DARKENED BY HER GRIEF
AT A BEDSIDE SHE DOES WEEP.

FOR LAYING ILL IS HER LOVER
A HUMAN CREATURE NOW WEAK
WHOSE LIPS HAVE GROWN COLD WITH NO STRENGTH LEFT TO SPEAK.

AND THE SPELLS SHE HAS TRIED HAVE FAILED TO SUCCEED
HER POWERS ARE NEARING THEIR PEAK.

AND AS RISKY AS IS
SHE’S ONE MOVE LEFT TO PLAY
A DANCE WITH THE GODS SO THAT HER LOVE MAY BE SAVED.

OH, SHE’LL DO WHAT SHE MUST TO SAVE HER SWEET JOAN


SO OUT OF THE COTTAGE
SWIFTLY SHE GOES
THE BRIGHT NIGHT IS HEAVY AND COLD.

HER GREEN FROCK THAT’S TATTERED
NOW FLAPS AS SHE PATTERS
ALONG ON HER WAY TOWARD THE MEADOW…

OH OFF SHE GOES
QUICK LIKE THE WIND BLOWS…

THROUGH THE TREES
ESCAPING THE LIGHT
OF A FULL-MOONLIT NIGHT AND STAR PEPPERED SKY

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SO DEEP IN THE MEADOW
LIE A CIRCLE STONES
SURROUNDING A PIT ALL ABLAZE.

AND THERE AT THE CENTER
OUR SORCERESS TAMES
A WILD INCONCEIVABLE FLAME.

SHE CHANTS AS SHE WORKS
WITH FOCUS AND FIGHT
HER GAZE KEENLY AIMED AT THE SKY.

WITH PRECISION SHE MOVES
DANCING ‘ROUND WHILE SHE BEAMS
AND PLEADS TO THE GODS SO THAT THEY JOIN IN HER SCHEME

“OH MY GODS,” SHE SCREAMS, “LEND ME YOUR AID TO SAVE MY SWEET JOAN”
”OH, I DO KNOW, WHAT RISKS I AM TAKING TO SAVE MY SWEET LOVE”

TO ANSWER THE WITCH
THE GODS SEND A GIFT
A HANDFULL OF STARS LOWER DOWN AND JOIN IN
OH WHAT A SIGHT THIS COVEN OF LIGHTS
ALL ROTATING ‘ROUND THIS FIRE BURNING WHITE…

WE SING FOR YOU MY SWEET JOAN
WE DANCE FOR YOU MY SWEET JOAN

MY SWEET JOAN
MY SWEET JOAN
MY SWEET JOAN
MY SWEET JOAN

MY JOAN, WE INSIST THIS FATAL ILLNESS NOW FLY
BUT BY CONJURING THIS MAGIC I MAY DIE

OH, I ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU’D BE THE DEATH OF ME
BUT NEITHER YOU NOR I WILL BE LEAVING TONIGHT....

JOAN
MY LOVE
MY SOUL
DON’T GO
FOR I’D RATHER DIE THAN LIVE A LIFE ALONE, WITHOUT YOU

OH, I ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU’D BE THE DEATH OF ME
BUT NEITHER YOU NOR I WILL BE LEAVING TONIGHT

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INTERLUDE (FEAT. FRASER LANGTON)
Instrumental with clarinet

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LET GO

LET GO OF THIS LUSH DREAM
SO MILD AND INVITING
I KNOW WE’LL DO THE RIGHT THING
WHEN WE GIVE IT UP

THIS SPELL WE KEEP CONJURING
AND SADISTICALLY HARBOURING
IT’S CHARM IS NOW FLOUNDERING
TIME TO GIVE IT UP

ALL THE LEAVES ARE TURNING
ONCOMING AUTUMN IS CALLING
FOR THIS FICKLE HEART TO GIVE THE SUMMER UP


TAKE IN THESE SURROUNDINGS
PEACEFUL YET CONFOUNDING
WITH NO REAL SENSE OF BELONGING
TIME TO GIVE IT UP

BE BRAVE AND BE BOLD LOVE
WHEN YOU GO BEYOND THE MEADOW
FOR THERE’S MORE THAN JUST STICKY SHADOWS
OUT THERE IN THE WOOD…

ALL THE LEAVES ARE TURNING
ONCOMING AUTUMN IS CALLING
FOR THIS FICKLE HEART TO GIVE THE SUMMER UP
OLD WINTER WILL BE LOOMING
THERE WHERE THE BLUE WILL BE BLOOMING
AND THIS FICKLE HEART WILL TRY TO FIND ANOTHER START

ALL THE LEAVES ARE TURNING
ONCOMING AUTUMN IS CALLING
FOR YOUR FICKLE HEART TO GIVE THE SUMMER UP
OLD WINTER WILL BE LOOMING
THERE WHERE THE BLUE WILL BE BLOOMING
WHERE THIS FICKLE HEART WILL TRY TO FIND ANOTHER START
THIS FICKLE HEART WILL TRY TO FIND ANOTHER START
THIS FICKLE HEART WILL TRY TO FIND ANOTHER START

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FAR AWAY

I’M A LITTLE UNCERTAIN
AND A LITTLE AFRAID
THIS THING I HAD GOING
IT’S SLIPPING AWAY

THE GOOD TIMES SO GOLDEN
BEWITCHED ME TO STAY
A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I SHOULD’VE DONE
BUT HEY ANYWAY

I REALLY WILL MISS THIS PLACE
IT’S MILD AND MELLOW TASTE
IT TOOK ME QUITE A AGE, I WILL ADMIT TO SAY
BUT I’M FINALLY GOING

OUT, BEYOND WHERE I’VE KEPT CONFINED
OUT BEYOND THIS CAGE OF MINE
AND OUT TO WHERE I’M GOING
SO FAR AWAY

AND OH MY,
IT REALLY DID TAKE ME SO MUCH TIME
TO LIFT THIS VEIL UP FROM OVER MY EYES
TO SHOW ME WHERE I’M GOING
SO FAR AWAY

BECAUSE I’M SICK OF JUST HOPING TO SHAKE THE HEAVY WEIGHT
OF SITTING HERE IGNORING THE TRUTH NOW AWAKE
IF I DON’T LEAVE I WON’T LEAVE, THEN I’LL HAVE LEFT IT TOO LATE
SO GO NOW, I CAST MYSELF AWAY
GO

I REALLY WILL MISS THIS PLACE
IT’S MILD AND MELLOW TASTE
TOOK ME QUITE AN AGE, I WILL ADMIT TO SAY
BUT I’M FINALLY GOING
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OUT, BEYOND WHERE I’VE KEPT CONFINED
OUT BEYOND THIS CAGE OF MINE
AND OUT TO WHERE I’M GOING
SO FAR AWAY

AND I WILL HOLD THESE MEMORIES OF GOLDEN TIMES
THEIR SHADOW LOWS AND IDLE HIGHS
AND I SHALL TAKE THEM WHERE I’M GOING 
SO FAR AWAY

WE ARE LONGING 
FOR THE TRUTH
WE ARE STILL SEARCHING
BUT THAT’S OLD NEWS

WE ARE DISSOLVING
BUT WE WILL MOVE ON
BECAUSE WE ARE EVOLVING
BUT THAT’S OLD NEWS
THAT’S OLD NEWS

OH SWEET MEADOW YOU GOT ME
LIKE A PUPPETEER YOU PULL AT MY HEARTSTRINGS

OH SWEET MEADOW YOU GOT ME
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE

WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE

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THE THRESHOLD
Instrumental and vocal textures

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OUT BEYOND THE MEADOW

STANDING ON THE EDGE WITH NOTHING LEFT
TO DO BUT HOLD MY BREATH
BEFORE THE FINAL STEPS

OUT BEYOND THE MEADOW
AWAY FROM CERTAINTY
IS A LIFE I SEEK
ONE THAT’S SEEKING ME

OH, I FEEL IT CALLING

YET STANDING ON THE EDGE STILL I WAIT
I WATCH THE GRASS BATHE 
IN THE SUMMER SUN RAYS

SOAKED IN GOLDEN


OH, I SHOULD GO
LEST I BE COAXED BY MY MEADOW
& BACK IN TO THE GOLD I’VE BEEN
HOLDING ON TO…

LIPS PRESSED ON MY COLLAR BONE
WORDS WHISPERED IN THEIR WARM AND WANTING TONE
THESE AND OTHER REVERIES IN MY MEADOW
SPELLS THAT I CAST
TO KEEP ME ALONE

ENTRAPPED IN GOLDEN


OH, TIME TO GO
SAY FAREWELL TO MY MEADOW
BREAK FREE FROM THIS ENDLESS DAYDREAM
WHERE EVERYTHING IS SO CONVENIENTLY
JUST OUT OF REACH

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OH HERE I GO
STEPPING OUT OF MY MEADOW
BREATHE IN
SHED MY GOLDEN SKIN
AND LET THIS NEW ADVENTURE BEGIN

BREATHE IN

SHED MY GOLDEN SKIN
MY GOLDEN SKIN
GOLDEN SKIN

AND LET THIS NEW ADVENTURE BEGIN
THIS NEW BLUE ADVENTURE
LET THIS NEW BLUE ADVENTURE…
BEGIN…


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