I CAN ONLY SEE YOU FROM A DISTANCE.
CAN’T GET ANY CLOSER NOW THAN HERE.
YOU FEEL LIKE BREATH INTO MY BODY.
TAKE YOU IN, LET YOU OUT. TAKE YOU IN, LET YOU OUT. DISAPPEAR.
AS FAR AS THESE EYES SEE, NOTHING’S EVER COME FOR FREE.
YOU OWE ME THIS DEVOTION.
I’LL GLADLY DIE THIS MOMENT IF THAT’S NOT TRUE.
AND DISSOLVE INTO YOU.
I’LL DISSOLVE INTO YOU.
I’LL DISSOLVE INTO YOU.
THOUGH THESE WORDS WILL ONLY FADE AWAY NOW.
AND MY LETTERS ALL REMAIN UNSENT.
ALL THE LINES YOU TELL ME RING SO TRUE.
AS I TAKE YOU IN, LET YOU OUT. TAKE YOU IN, LET YOU OUT. DISAPPEAR.
BUT AS FAR AS THESE EYES SEE, NOTHING’S EVER COME FOR FREE.
YOU OWE ME THIS DEVOTION. I’LL GLADLY CRY AN OCEAN IF THAT’S NOT TRUE.
credits
from Terrible Pictures Of Harriet,
released May 15, 2005
TIM ELLIS - ACOUSTIC GUITAR / SOLO, OCTAVE-DIVIDER BASS
TRACEY HARRIS - BG VX
MYRRH LARSEN - BG VX
JIM WALKER - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, KEYS, PERCUSSION, SAMPLES, LEAD VX
The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019