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A Song for Lisa 2

from Six Songs for Lisa by Avery Burke

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I saw the sunlight escaping
running fast across the field
I was just too slow to catch it
I suppose I never will

I saw your metal flashing
laid my guns down at your feet
I surrender, I surrender
in victory and defeat

you were standing in the courtyard
in the last gold light of day
you sounded disappointed
said "I was sure you'd get away"

the sun out in the desert
will bleach the bones all white
the rain will come to quench them
the timing's just not right

it's a long and weary year
you've been pursuing me
the trail just wore you down
you said you'd set me free

look east, the night draws near
blood matted in its fur
if I leave here now
it will hunt me down for sure

"You don't have to go," you said
"but I'm not going to stay.
There's trouble if you follow.
Choose another way."

a link in the chain is broken
the reigns have all gone slack
when someone gives their life to you
you cannot give it back

now I hear the hooves of thunder
see the shadows start to spread
my heart is filled with longing
my mind is filled with dread

into the raging storm
into the desperate sea
I will follow you
just as you once followed me

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from Six Songs for Lisa, released February 7, 2015

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