When I’m happy, things are at their worst
I know that I’m in trouble when I feel like I might burst
When in the moment time is time gone past
So heavy is the notion that this happiness won't last
And yes indeed, I leave your arms
With such despair it does me harm
At night, I curse the devil moon
That rock up in the heavens who has rocked me to my doom
I am so eager, that I must confess
That if the moon is full of blood it pulls me to duress
Seems to me, I’ve run afoul
Of wicked tides that make me howl
And I can’t rely on my feet
So I always blame ‘em, so I always blame ‘em
And they never do leave
So I always take ‘em, I have to take ‘em with me
Here and there and I take myself everywhere
Making each step this year lead me here
Cuts and scrapes, there’s nothing known as “fair”
I take my licks as if they’ve been delivered from the air
We don’t deserve it, the harm that’s done to man
Well, if we don’t deserve it god is lacking any plan
So yes it’s true: pain is a map
Step by step it leads me back
And I can’t rely on my feet
So I always blame ‘em, so I always blame ‘em
And they never do leave
So I always take ‘em, I have to take ‘em with me
Here and there and I take myself everywhere
Making each step this year lead me here
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