adam black : vocals
jeremiah moon : cello
joseph cheek : piano
angeline armstrong : vocals
lester wong : violin
alex ioakim : clarinet
caleb buse : moog
jack thomson : percussion
lyrics
pretty girl; gloomyeyed,
with the tilt of a wilting flower,
craven, bends to tawdry trends’
lies of “love” set in springly bowers,
and that which passes show
lingers lonely in her bones.
ennui, in stifled sighs,
(bitter) breaks in a spate of tears.
overwrought from comforts caught
in a yarn spun from fruitless fears.
and that which passes show
lingers lonely in her bones.
in the arms of a man
can she come to understand
who she was made to be?
oh it’s hard, i know,
to bear the ache of being alone
but we aren’t lost to the inane,
there’s a Love that still remains.
youthful eyes, now faded dim,
lost their light by some sleight of hand.
sorrow sown in suits of woe,
barely bound by some sable strands.
and that which passes show
lingers lonely in her bones.
in the arms of a man
can she come to understand
who she was made to be?
oh it’s hard, i know,
to bear the ache of being alone
but we aren’t lost to the inane,
there’s a Love that still remains.
in the arms of a man
blood has bought by pierced hands
upon that blessed tree.
it was Love there spoken;
Love that wrought His body broken
that you might come to know
you’ve never been alone.
credits
from carefully out of Nowhere,
released November 5, 2018
lyrics & music by: adam black
percussion by: jack thomson
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