palmetto

for a little while it stayed with me
hidden in a jar of unnamed seeds
lost in the move i think
some boats we just can't sink

under australian pine trees
I'm so blind to what you'd see
lost in the time away
some of these people just don't pray

oh palmetto

for a little while it stayed with her
bitten by another four-letter word
filed away so soon
in her australian pine tomb

saw her just the other day
had to steer my helm away
and lose my boat at sea
some things they just can't be

oh palmetto



tied up

tied up with the sun but i just might try
and they won't tell you that they don't want to

stripped down now all you're gonna feel is pride
well let's take another look inside maybe try another shoe

i've wasted a trip or two probably more
don't want to miss you perfect shore
while i'm away i can't ignore
it's hard to see you perfect shore

take a chance cuz the goat's gnawing on the door
and the weather man that's so much more

one way to find out what's in store
longer roads lead to her door maybe try to get a clue

tied up with all i must answer for
don't want to see you perfect shore
was it cuz of things i did before
why can't i see you perfect shore

see the sound keep what can't be found
throw another down however blue

some things you know just can't be true
'til you find it's already happened to you

tied up with all that you must adore
how can i see you perfect shore
can't ignore things weren't said before
why can't i see you perfect shore



can't put you down
 
went to your church cuz i'd been found
but you didn't see me comin round
i laid my head onto the ground
and all my green turned to brown
 
been to your house i been around
and i've been keepin your sound
well i've been feelin so proud
even though i still don't know how
 
all my green has turned to brown
all my sun has turned to cloud
all my light has become sound
still i can't put you down
 
i've seen your god
i heard him loud
not so sure i'm your crowd
i'll take you home or tell you how
and fly me away from this town
 
all my green has turned to brown
all my sun has turned to cloud
all my light has become sound
still i can't put you down
 
 
 
hold on

what are you waiting for
it won't just come to you at last
who are you bleeding for
overflowing with your past
like color-runs in a photograph

what am i talking for
the last time that I was heard
who was I turned toward
it's like I'm talking to a bird
it looks at me repeating what it's learned

just hold on we might have an answer
if you hold on I might be a bird
just hold on maybe we'll fix it
if you hold on there might be a word

what are you fighting for
already beat your horse to death
what are you trying for
put your arms and legs to rest
there's so much more than there is less

what are you crying for
it's all been said and done
who are you lying for
there can only be just one
still you watch them all try to get some

just hold on we might have an answer
if you hold on I might be a bird
just hold on maybe you'll find her
if you hold on maybe he'll learn



voice

music is the voice of the people
so let them be heard
show your family and friends
how positive change can occur

spread the voice of the people
and the truth it might be learned
no matter how far
just as long as you heed the word

said he hi hey o why
please don't pass this by
said he hi hey o why
no matter how hard i try
he hi hey o why
i asked him please don't pass this by
said he hi hey o why
no matter how hard i try

the arts are the visions of the people
so let them be seen
all the painters the writers
they point us to what it means

spread the visions of the people
the world we can redeem
just focus on the love
and the way that you hold esteem

said he hi hey o why
please don't pass this by
said he hi hey o why
no matter how hard i try
he hi hey o why
i asked him please don't pass this by
said he hi hey o why
no matter how hard i try

the parents are the ones
that must keep this voice alive
with the arts out of school it's the children
on which they will thrive

teach them all you can
to you i implore
show them why you think that they should make peace
not make war

you alone are perched upon this throne
and they alone for their sins can atone
just realize the darkness that has shown
for you alone can carve them out of stone



st. pierre

swim in my shoes
learn how to lose
lord find me a better way

destruction blues
we all must choose
and testify to our divides

we should go outside
you tell me you must claim the prize
you tell me we should go outside
my my perception lies

burst on in
and burned the bridge
about time to let it slide

lose again
but we play to win
sleeping dog just let it lie

then i fall from your eye
damaged son no claim to why
then stones fall from your eyes
we're living out unfinished lives

we should go outside
you're telling me you must claim the prize
you're telling me we should go outside
my my perception lies