Song For Zula

Some say love is a burning thing
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a fading thing
Just as fickle as a feather in a stream
See, honey, I saw love. You see, it came to me
It put its face up to my face so I could see
Yeah then I saw love disfigure me
Into something I am not recognizing

See, the cage, it called. I said, “Come on in”
I will not open myself up this way again
Nor lay my face to the soil, nor my teeth to the sand
I will not lay like this for days now upon end
You will not see me fall, nor see me struggle to stand
To be acknowledge by some touch from his gnarled hands
You see, the cage, it called. I said, “Come on in”
I will not open myself up this way again

You see, the moon is bright in that treetop night
I see the shadows that we cast in the cold, clean light
My feet are gold. My heart is white
And we race out on the desert plains all night
See, honey, I am not some broken thing
I do not lay here in the dark waiting for thee
No my heart is gold. My feet are light
And I am racing out on the desert plains all night

So some say love is a burning thing
That it makes a fiery ring
Oh but I know love as a caging thing
Just a killer come to call from some awful dream
O and all you folks, you come to see
You just stand there in the glass looking at me
But my heart is wild. And my bones are steam
And I could kill you with my bare hands if I was free

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Terror In The Canyons (The Wounded Master)

I could be the tiger, I could be the snake
I could be the fire, I could be the lake
I could be the sky-bird waiting on the wind
I could be the devil waiting to begin

See, I was the wounded master, oh then I was the slave
My hands and my mouth, aw honey, they would not behave
See, I was the holy writer then I was the page
I was the bleeding actor then I was the stage

But now you’re telling me my heart’s sick
And I’m telling you I know
And you’re telling me you’re leaving
And I’m telling you to go
And I’m not so sorry for the heart-wreck
But for each season left unblessed
The new terror in the canyons
The new terror in our chests

I could be the tether, I could be the place
I could be forever or just a couple days
I could be the morning that breaks upon your skin
I could be the devil and do it all again

See, I was the wounded master then I was the slave
My hands and my mouth, aw honey, they was caught in a rage
See, I was the holy lion then I was the cage
I was the bleeding actor then I was the stage

O but now you’re telling me my heart’s sick
And I’m telling you I know
And you’re telling me you’re leaving
And I’m telling you to go
And I’m not so sorry for the heart-wreck
But for each season left unblessed
The new terror in the canyons
The new terror in our chests

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At Death, A Proclamation

O in life
Through many dark rooms
We must go
And all right
Tho many's the hour
Will come to you sour and slow
And all night
Tho flames in the forest ring halos
To glory us both
All I
Can bring to that chorus of smoke
Is the hope that you knowed:

O love
Tho one day I tarried too far
And I never came home
O love
Always I carried your heart
Married deep in my own

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Los Angeles

The road is alive and everybody's all here
And I'm closing my eyes until the colors appear
And oh me, oh my, ain't it funny up here
To stand in the light
Saying "I ain't came to Los Angeles,
Just to die"

Ah you're getting a lot of attention now
Ah you're bleeding in every direction now
Ah they're covering you up with affection now
Ah you're getting a lot of attention now

They told me my eyes would never be clear
To hold on to mine and make that money out here
They told me those lies, just a-grinning from ear to ear
They showed me that line
They said, "Here is our offer,
Aint it fine"

Ah you're getting a lot of attention now
Ah you're bleeding in every direction now
Ah they're covering you up with affection now
Ah you're getting a lot of attention now

The road is alive with all the trouble and fear
And frozen and blind is how they couple out here
And oh me, oh my, they called me colored and queer
But I looked in their eyes
Said "I ain't came to Los Angeles, babe
Just to die"

Ah you're getting a lot of attention ain't you now
Ah you're bleeding in every direction ain't you now
Ah they covering your heart with affection ain't they now
Ah you're getting a lot of attention ain't you now

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We'll Be Here Soon

I know I'm back with just a song
And I been gone so awful long
But babe you know there ain't nothing wrong
And you know 
I'll be here soon

The road is long and the road does wind
I'm bound to leave some parts behind
But don't you pay that any mind
Cause you know 
I'll be here soon

So lay your ass out on the floor
And raise your glass and raise it more
And praise and laugh and praise some more
And you know 
We'll be here soon

Now dry your eyes in the setting sun
I know the pressure's on and ain't nothin fun
And babe I know it's all been done
But you know 
It ain't all done too

So get yourself and bring her here
And fix yourself up in the mirror
We'll fix ourselves another beer
And you know 
We'll be here soon

So lay your ass out on the floor
We'll raise our glass and then raise it more
We'll praise and laugh and then praise some more
And we will know. 
We will be here soon

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