Oh the Herons

from Northeast Kingdom by Sarah Winchester

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lyrics

don't you know?
or notice the street
it shuts itself off.

lights blink silently
yellow 'til dawn
no one to talk to.

your trunk is full of an ocean view
a line to pull.
but know years don't pass, they multiply
the mountain of work in your eyes.

oh the herons
they make us.
like children's books weight in bones.
if I could braid one more piece in
I'd choose your eyes blue
like the wold in snow.

precious only son
alameda daughter
now its your turn.

you hate it when I mince my words.
but you also hate it when I make myself heard.

someone stole your bear,
we're not ready for you,
for that flight of stairs
but know years don't pass, they multiply
the mountain of work in your eyes.

I have fear and then, the fear that you'll die
I have fear and then, the fear that you'll die
I have fear and then, the fear that you'll die
or that you're already dying.

oh the herons
they make us.
like children's books
weighted
if I could braid one more piece in
I'd choose your eyes blue
like the wold in snow.

I have fear and then, the fear that you'll die
or that you're already dying.

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from Northeast Kingdom, released January 12, 2014

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