Let us exist in vaster space, more grand
Than earthy miles, where only dreamers see
Cosmic connections, twirling vibrant spheres,
The fairy tree, her dancers wild and free.
And with these cruel divisions behind me
There is nothing left to remind me
Of panic-stricken thoughts and sleepless nights.
Now these ghostly shapes will relieve me
Of haunting every pleasure that I seek
And every joy invites a stronger blight.
Let's deal in richer currencies, and I
though breaking 'round foundations crudely laid,
Hold fast to disbelief, my causes drawn
From a heart unchained and in woe repaid.
And with these cruel divisions behind me
There is nothing left to remind me
Of panic-stricken thoughts and sleepless nights.
Now these ghostly shapes will relieve me
Of haunting every pleasure that I seek
And every joy invites a stronger blight.
No more hellfire from the sea;
back to the paradise at the tree
We will bridge our bodies to the third: the leap
Of everlasting light, and the boundless deep
Divine the dance and sublime the song,
O blessed earth-bound beings, you get to tag along.
Perhaps, my love, there's something that we see
Far past the static white noise, the starry
Entanglements that cross the sea and beach
And serve to tether like hearts beyond reach
And like the compass and its sweep
The point cemented and the circle deep
The common song, the restless rain,
In elegant darkness, my soul's refrain,
Sings of perfect paradise regained.
And with these cruel divisions behind me
There is nothing left to remind me
Of panic-stricken thoughts and sleepless nights.
Now these ghostly shapes will relieve me
Of haunting every pleasure that I seek
And every joy invites a stronger blight.
And with these cruel divisions behind me
There is nothing left to remind me
Of panic-stricken thoughts and sleepless nights.
Now these ghostly shapes will relieve me
Of haunting every pleasure that I seek
And every joy invites a stronger blight.
credits
from And All Our Woe,
released May 19, 2014
Joshua Chévere Cohen - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
William Boscoe Davenport - Eight String Bass Guitar
Dalton Joseph Davis - Viola, First Violin, Second Violin
Ave Sanchez - Piano
Anisa Marie - Drums
Cayce Andrew - Percussion
Music and Lyrics by Joshua Chévere Cohen
Poetics by Joshua Chévere Cohen & Tallemaja
Produced and Recorded by William Boscoe Davenport & Joshua Chévere Cohen
Mixed By William Boscoe Davenport
Mastered by Cayce Andrew
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