I felt my friend’s look upon my face
I was standing there, had his look there
My brother who I’ve known since I was five
Kinda sweet we’re both alive
I felt him there, I feel him everywhere
She looked better as a woman than she did as a kid
Her arms were brown and giving and now we both forgive
The lies that led us here to stand up on this bridge
She held me there, she holds me everywhere
Some of you I’ll see again, some of you I’ll not
But as long as you remember nothing is forgot
We carry pain religiously — we tarry at the edge
But plunging in is what we do when we say we've got a friend
I saw my friend’s face in the morning light
We both agreed we were doing alright
Wild dogs and kids running in the grass,
Kinda sad to know this all will pass
I felt him there, I feel him everywhere
She knew it before me, as she often did
Like water through my fingers the feeling slid
Down to open rivers flowing out to sea
She left me there, she leaves me everywhere
Some of you I’ll see again, some of you I’ll not
But as long as you remember nothing is forgot
We struggle for an epiphany with each and every breath
But what’s it for when we feel no more and we tremble before death?
Songs of timeless beauty and power in the mold of Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake from enigmatic Los Angeles artist Shannon Lay. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2017