REVELATION BELL
Our blankets itched like straw
Ill patients with clenched palms
Shattered our temples
Without any pills
Fell down, surrendered,
Found a ruin’d bell
We will make it
Back there, we will
We’ll cross each pass
To the ruin’d bell
In basements or backyards
Interstate Arkansas
Radio gave up
A song of itself
Crystalized a line
To the ruin’d bell
We will make it
Back there, we will
We’ll cross each pass
To the ruin’d bell
Revelation state
Revelation bell
A PLACE TO BELONG
Our culture
Our bond
Our story
Our song
Make a place to belong
Protect our hearts
& what we hold dear
A right to breathe
Each human being
Our nature
Our work
Our promise
Our worth
Our culture
Our bond
Our story
Our song
Make a place to preserve
Make a place to belong
THE RIVER VALLEY
Shadow birds gather
In the shape of an arrow
Transfixed on a vision
Afraid of what follows
In the river valley
You started over
Over and over again
You went searching
Reaching for someone
To see you
I see you
I see you in me
That night, you agreed to stay
I thought the connection
Would keep them at bay
Your childhood memory
Of why he had to leave
They kept him away from home
To protect you from his episodes
One night, when you are afraid
I hope you make the connection
And go someplace safe
I hope you’ll reach for someone
Who can see you
I see you
I see you in me
OUR LIVES UNDONE
This seems like a dream
You and I
Our hearts
Can I have a moment to reflect
You and I
Our hearts
It doesn’t seem that we should
Be together forever
If Only
My heart would
Let me in
Your heart would
If Only, if Only
I could trust
You again
If Only
My heart would
Let me in
Your heart would
Would you be there
Would you be there
If we could love again
If Only we could be in love again
If Only I could trust you again
If Only my heart would let me
If Only this wasn’t our lives undone
If only my heart would
let me back in
If Only
My heart would
Let me in
Your heart would
If Only, if Only
I could trust
You again
If Only
My heart would
Let me in
Your heart would
Watch you be on my doorstep
If Only we could be in love again
If Only I could trust you again
If Only my heart would let me
If Only this wasn’t our lives undone
DON’T BREAK DOWN
From ten thousand miles away
Found ourselves floating at sea
Came together to create an island
A human monument
We won’t break down
Built ourselves a castle
So great
You can see it from space
Don’t break down
A poisoned well
We bottled and drank
With only ourselves to thank
Don’t break down
Passing clouds scatter
We lie awake
But don’t have to be afraid
Don’t break down
Built ourselves a castle
So great
You can see it from space
But we don’t have to be afraid
A tribute to mankind
That won’t go away
We won’t breakdown
GLASS HOUSE
On the Path Train
We made friends
Showed us where to go
& how to get in
The old Glass House
Pried our way inside
Checked the corners
For signs of life
A little light shines a long way
When you’re in a dark place
Discarded outfits
Piled sky high
A couple stays here
Buried alive
Climbed the stairs
To level four
Art spread out
Across the floor
A little light shines a long way
When you’re in a dark place
Found a bed
With a view of the street
”Doom’s old room”
Was carved underneath
Let’s make it our own
Let’s make it clean
We’ll write our names
For the future to see
A little light shines a long way
When you’re in a dark place
TURN TO THE SUN
The sun is setting overhead
Radio towers pierce the sky
Let the dead bury their dead
Let the winged ones take flight
Moving fast now to the edge
Of the place I left behind
Scent of ryegrass on the wind
The threat of inauthentic life
Bright – clear – light and sound
Lightning striking down
The scene expands from end to end
A message burning in bright light
Name and face a long lost friend
The time is now, tonight’s the night
Like a flower turns to the sun
An intuition that can’t be taught
I’ll be a beacon if you run
Find a way to guide you out
Bright – clear – light and sound
Turn now to the sun
Bright – clear – light and sound
Turn to the sun now
C L A S T 