Dark green stream

 DARK GREEN STREAM (E A D F C E)

Follow the dark green stream to enter. Welcome the dark blue sky. Ask the stones you pass for directions. But only the wet ones.

Tilt your head back, watch the clouds float. They never really change. But if you leave now you’ll never get back here. Because nothing ever stays the same.

 

Let the fish know you’re grateful to be here. Ask if you can swim too. And when the leaves fall and float on the surface. Don’t scare them.

And when the rain falls; fall too. When the tide goes out; go out as well. When the leaves fall; fall, too.

 

Forget the self, world without end. Forget the world, self without end. Forget the self, world without end.

Forget the world, self without end. Forget the self, world without end. Forget the world, self without end.

 

Follow the dark green stream. Embrace the dark blue sky. Smile at the stones you pass.

Tilt your head back. Watch the clouds float. They never really change.

And nothing stays the same. They never really change.

And nothing stays the same.

Waiting for the tide to drop

WAITING FOR THE TIDE TO DROP (E A D F# C E)

 

Through your window (small room)

THROUGH YOUR WINDOW (SMALL ROOM) (E A D G B E, capo 3)

 Through your window all I see is an empty room.

Through your window my reflection just stares back at me.

It is a small room but the window is large.

 

Through your window my heart tells me logic aint true.

Through your window my heart sings.

It is a small room. It is filled with light. I’m just looking in from the outside.

And now I know why.

 

Through your window. I see the sky. I see the stars. Do you see the stars?

I see the wind blow. I see every wave break. Do I need to go on?

 

We live in a small room.

Don't matter to you

 DON’T MATTER TO YOU (E A D G B E)

If you could sit at the edge of the sky. Turn the switch as the day turns to night. She wants the truth but she doesn’t know why. She wants the view but she don’t want to die.

If you could see down the road at dark. If you could count every blade of grass. I want to float down the endless path. I want to know but I don’t want to ask.

 

It’s in my heart. It’s on your breath. It’s every night. It’s every step. It’s every day of bright blue sky. It’s everything we cling to.

Something made me think of you and now I know just what to do. But what to do never mattered to you.

Make your bed

 MAKE YOUR BED (E A D G B D#)

Make your bed in the morning. Make your bed in the afternoon. Make your bed when it suits you.

Make a cake when you’re hungry. Make a cake when you’re not. Make a cake just to see what happens.

And what about Fred; did you hear he died? I guess it’s pretty sad. He was a pretty nice guy. If it could happen to him then it could happen to us.

So what are we supposed to do? Hide our hearts from sight? Lock our dreams at night? That doesn’t sound right.

I’d rather count stars and stumble than drop a sigh.

 

Make your bed in the morning. Make your bed in the afternoon. Make your bed when it suits you.

It won't take long

IT WON’T TAKE LONG (E A D G B E)

I heard about it from someone. Though I can’t recall who or when. I saw it coming in through the windows. And I saw it all over your hands.

You said you just wanted to hold me. You said you were just afraid. I don’t know why you thought I could help you. I don’t know what you thought I would say.

There will be rain. There will be floods. There will be pain. There will be mud. There will be hope. There will be love. There will be blood.

 

I felt it rushing to my head. I felt it fall to my feet. I felt it in all of my fingers. I tasted it between my teeth.

I saw it when I closed my eyes. I saw rivers run down the street. I saw it behind every smile. And I see it when I go to sleep.

There will be words. There will be lies. There will be frogs and there will be flies. There will be handshakes and there will be hugs. There will be blood.

 

The sun is out but the wind is strong. I could wait but it won’t take long. They double checked and still got it wrong. Let’s just wait, it won’t take long. It won’t take long. It won’t take long. It won’t take long.

He can't see

 HE CAN’T SEE (E A D G B D, capo 2)

 

He talks to the trees because they’re listening and they never make a face. He lays it all out so he can see clearly and puts everything back in its place.

But every time he does his heart breaks. Every time he blinks he cries. Every time he does his heart breaks.

 

He talks to the stars because they’re always there. Even when the sky is blue. He closes his eyes and opens his hands wide and knows what he sees is true.

But every time he does he crumbles. Every step he takes he falls. Every blade of grass that stands, up he stands up, too.

 

Deep in the night he burns a whole in the sky. He wants to know if he’s right. He looks directly at the light. He looks for everything he can’t see.

 

Every time he does his heart breaks. Every time he blinks he cries. Every step he takes he falls down.

Every time he does his heart breaks. Every time he blinks he cries. Every step he takes he falls down.

 

Deep in the night he burns a whole in the sky. He wants to know if he’s right. He looks directly at the light. He looks for everything he can’t see.

He couldn't remember

HE COULDN’T REMEMBER (E A D G B E, capo 4)

He looked in the fridge and couldn’t remember what he wanted to eat.

He got in the car and couldn’t remember where he wanted to go.

He laid down in bed and couldn’t remember how to get to sleep.

He held his phone and couldn’t remember who he needed to talk to.

He looked in the mirror and couldn’t remember when he changed.

Like a cup off the bench

LIKE A CUP OFF THE BENCH (E A D G B D)

I saw the moment fall like a cup off the bench. Suddenly lost the ball like it’s over the fence. And if you know for sure why’s it always pretend? Why’s it happening again?

I felt a wind so strong like a shove in the back. I saw the sky so dark like it’s always been black. I heard a voice so loud like it’s right in my ear. It said: I’m right here.

 

I want to see your face as you’re turning away. I want to know my place like I’ve got somewhere to stay. I want to know my name at the end of the day. I want to know my name.

 

I saw the moment fall like a cup off the bench. Suddenly lost it all like I’m over the fence. And if you know for sure why’s it always pretend? If you know for sure why’s it happening again?

I felt a wind so strong like a shove in the back. I saw the sky so dark like it’s always been black. I heard a voice so loud like it’s right in my ear. I heard a voice so loud. It said: I’m right here. 

Copacetic

COPACETIC (E A D G B D)

Early morning. Streets are quiet. Sky is orange. The mountain is still. The ocean is still. We can be still.

Don’t break the rules. Break the habit. It is true and it is happening. It is impartial because it has to be.

Come down. Look out. Fall in. Fall down. For sure. No doubt.

I just heard it is going to be hot again today.

 

In the morning. Colours lifting. I hear voices. I hear singing. One at a time. Once it’s over.

In the morning. Go and get it. Look around you. Copacetic. Don’t make your mind up.

I can hear it. Can you hear it? I can feel it. Can you feel it? I can taste it. I can smell it. Can you smell it?

It’s going to be hot again. It’s going to be hot again.

It’s going to be hot again today.

Today.

Before the sand gets hot

BEFORE THE SAND GETS HOT (D G D G B D, capo 1)

 Angels dance around the green. Blue and yellow in our eyes. We are only waking up. We are only here for now.

 

In the distance listening. Do you wonder why you came? Getting nearer every breath. It doesn’t matter why you came.

 

In the bushes there is smoke. In the ocean there is smoke. In the sky it is clear. In your hands it’s empty.

 

Green leaves rarely fall. And they won’t stay green for long. Are you just hanging on? Will you be here for long?

 

Before the sand gets hot. Leave your wings at home today. The crows don’t follow you. The crows are always home.

 

The light glimmers through the leaves. The light bends around the leaves. The light sets fire to the leaves.

There goes the sun

THERE GOES THE SUN (D A D G B E, capo 2)

There goes the sun again. He wants to run away.

What we become and what we let go of is strange.

 

There goes the sun we loved. Will we still be ourselves?

What will we do? Who will we look to?

 

Little darling, it’s been a long and lovely day.

Little darling.

 

There goes the sun, goodbye. We’ll be alone tonight.

We’re warm enough and we’re still turning.

It’s alright, it’s alright.

It’s alright, it’s alright.

It’s alright, it’s alright.

When I'm an old lady

WHEN I’M AN OLD LADY (E A D G B E, capo 1)

When I’m an old lady I’ll wake up real early and watch as the sun comes up. In the backyard on the cold wet grass. And the morning is quiet and still.

In the backyard the morning is quiet and still.

 

When I’m an old lady I’ll never be lonely because I’ll catch up with friends all the time. I’ll see  them at the beach. I’ll see them at the shops. I’ll meet them for lunch if they want.

I’ll see them at the beach. I’ll meet them for lunch if they want.

 

When I’m an old lady I’ll try to stay healthy and keep moving every day. I’ll practice tai chi and take walks around the block. Maybe swim laps every now and then.

I’ll practice tai chi and maybe swim laps every now and then.

 

When I’m an old lady I’ll probably go crazy though I already think I might have. I’ll smile every day and laugh when life gets strange. I’ll be grateful for what I’ve got.

I’ll smile every day and laugh when life gets strange. I’ll be grateful for what I’ve got.

I’ll smile every day and I’ll be grateful for what I’ve got.

You will be different

YOU WILL BE DIFFERENT (D# G# D G B D#, capo 4)

Deep green cutting through. Serene it cuts you. Glow like a candle.

Flicker in the sky. Fingers to the light. Burning all night.

Deeper in your go. Darker, now you know.

And if you turn back now you can’t return here. You will not find it.

It will be different. You will be different.