The Swell Season Album

I wanna sit you down and talk
I wanna pull back the veils
And find out what it is I've done wrong
I wanna tear these curtains down
I want you to meet me somewhere
Tonight in this old tourist town
And we'll go

Low rising
'Cause we've gotta come up
We've gotta come up
Low rising
'Cause I fear we've had enough
Low rising
'Cause there's no further for us to fall
Low rising
Oh for the love of you

I wanna take you to the rock
I wanna jump right in
And see what that big ocean's got
I wanna turn this thing around
I wanna drink with you
All night till we both fall down
Till we go

Low rising
'Cause we've gotta come up
We've gotta come up
Low rising
'Cause there's no further for us to fall
Low rising
And I fear we've had enough
Low rising
Oh for the love of you

Low rising
'Cause we've gotta come up
We've gotta come up
Low rising
And I fear we've had enough
Low rising
'Cause there's no further for us to fall
Low Rising
Oh for the love of you

For the love of you

Low rising low rising

I wanna sit you down and talk

I wanna sit you down and talk about it now

Well I'm heading back to pack a bag
To head out on the road
To take away what I know is mine
And I'm running down and past the yellow house
With Joe into the breeze where no one seems to care

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the sky tonight

Well stories of an open light
And every time we work ourselves up into a rage
We smash and grab
And pull the handle no one says but everybody
Wants to be the one just climbing out

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the big sky tonight
Tonight, yeah

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me off again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the big sky tonight

And I'm feeling the pull
Dragging me on again
And I'm feeling so small
Against the big moon sky tonight
Tonight, oh

Use the truth as a weapon
To beat up all your friends
Every chink in the armor
An excuse to cause offense
And the boys from the hallways
Calling out your name
And true love will find them in the end

You were restless
I was somewhere less secure
So I went running to the road
And so now there's
A long list of places I was
I quit my rambling and I came home

Cause maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms

Use your saints
And your mantra
And your things to keep you calm
If you stay with that asshole
He's gonna do you harm
There's a voice singing loudly on the radio
Just for you
And good fortune will find him in the end

Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms
Maybe I was born to hold you in these arms

Just before the rain came down
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions made,
And questions never asked
I know we're not where I promised you we'd be by now
But maybe it's a question of who'd want it anyhow?

Even now the rainbow's end seems closer to your hands
And is it knowing when to stop
The measure of a man?
Okay
We're not what I promised you we would become
But maybe it's a question of how much it really was

We had enough
Had enough
There's plenty more where that came from now
You're feeling bored
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now

Just before the rain came down
The sun came out at last
And as for all assumptions
And questions never asked

Okay
I'm not what I promised you I would become
I know
We're not what I promised you we'd be by now

Had enough
Had enough
There's plenty more where that came from now
Feeling bored
Swallowed up
We got hours on you now
Feeling tall
Is the crawling out
We got hours on you now

This diamond's growing in the mountains
beneath the pressure of all time
that glow in hope and expectation
waiting for your hands to find
'cause only you could reach inside me
and figure out the worth
of a life i live providing
what it was you needed most

And if everything is measured
by the hole it leaves behind
then this mountain has been leveled
and there's no more diamonds in the mine
go on now just leave it
the timing wasn't right
and the forces that swept us both away
was too strong for us to fight

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well i never heard a warning
i haven't got things right
the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let's put it down to light
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the knife

In the station you were standing
not knowing what you want
and the secrets that we're defending
have become our only bond
just be patient while i wait here
journeys out of sync
while you're out there running in the chaos
i need some time to think

Fantasy man you are always
one step ahead of me
well i never heard a warning
i haven't got things right
the sun came out this morning
and filled my room with light
so go now you are forgiven
let's put it down to light
the story of two lovers
would dance both edges of the knife

Paper cup
You've got no worries, got no
Got no dog in this fight
Paper plane
Take this note straight to her
If her heart's still in the fight

Maybe time will decide
The restless spirit can't survive
On breadcrumb trails no more

Paper saint
Would you hear her when she calls
You got no dog in this fight

Paper bird
Take this offering from her hands
A simple trail back to the light

Maybe time will provide
Give you the strength to decide
I hope it's not too late

Maybe time will decide
The restless spirit can't survive
On breadcrumb trails no more

Maybe time will provide
Give you the strength to decide
You know it's not too late

Paper cup
Ain't got no worries, got no
Got no dog in this fight

Ain't got no worries, got no
Got no dog in this fight

There's a light inside us all
It only shines as bright as we are
And you're falling down so low
And we're worried for you
And we worry...

But even on our worst days
We were never quite like this
We've gone as far as we can go
They are crushing
No

At the heart of every fool
Is the hopeless, stupid tune
And there's this lingering, this ignorant feeling
That I'm just a fool
That I can see something

But even at your worst day
You were never bad as this
You've gone far as you can go
And I'm dying

You and your high horses...

What's the verb to
Cut it off to
Take a knife and hack away at it
You keep saying
Well that's the last time
You'll pretend to
Stand aside no matter what we did
I'm not playing
All in all they're
Just enough to
Keep us sliding back to where we were
I'm not waiting
That's the last time
You get friends who
Will tell you that you walked away with it
And you barely scrape through

I'm tired of fighting she said
Your words just rattle my head
All joy escapes in the dark
And I can't make this make sense
Your words are lost to me now
I cannot take it, I'm out
I'm stuck here kidding myself
Cause you're out there caring somewhere

So what's the verb to
Kick it over
Take the time and walk away from it
I'm not playing
That'll never
Sit with us well
We're far too pious to get out of it
And we're on our way

I'm tired of fighting you said
Your words just rattle my head
All joy's escaped in the dark
And I can't make this make sense
Your thoughts are lost to me now
I cannot take it, I'm out
I'm stuck here kidding myself
You're out there drinking somewhere

I'm sorry I've lost all my hope
I cannot take it no more
I'm stuck here kidding myself
You're out there laughing somewhere
I tore my heart out, no more
I've burned this bridge and it's gone
I'm stuck here kidding myself
And you're out there laughing somewhere
This joy is lost to me now
I cannot take it, I'm out
I'm stuck here kidding myself
And you're out there drinking somewhere

I'm stuck here kidding myself

Forgive me, lover, for I have sinned
For I have done you wrong.
For I have hurt beyond repair,
And when tears occurred no I didn’t care.
Forgive me, Lover, for I have sinned
For I have loved you wrong.

But there’s a strange door grown in my chest it
beats for you it will not rest so,
Meet me in our secret place
When the time has come

Rest your head in my lap and I'll
Beat you out of your own trap and I'll
Show you how much you have missed truth in
Time we were in right

Ah...
Ah...

So forgive me, lover, for I have sinned
For I have let you go.

But you've been
every now and then on my mind,
You’re every now and then on my mind (7x)

You’re on my mind,
On my mind (7x)

(Acapella)
On my mind. (7x)

In a time when your word was true,
You gave your heart to the ones you knew.
And at the dawn of every day,
There was a light that you gave to me.

You gave yourself to a love that conquered.
Give everything to a love that conquers.

And then you came, and you came real close.
You gave the heart what it wanted most.
You took your time and you made it clear.
Maybe time will erase something.

You ran away with a love that conquered.
You ran away with a love that conquers.

Oooo...

Been too long in the shadows, too long in the dark.
Give yourself to a love that conquers.

What you give,
or give out,
Is the only thing that really counts.

Will you stay...here?
Stay around,
And we'll both start working this out.

But it's not just this its everything
It's so hard to reach and impossible
To really read when you're talking
With two tongues in your mouth.
And I wish you'd quit this mumbling
underneath your breath it's killing me
You've not said nothing yet.

Who's talking now?
Well I guess I'm starting to doubt.

Are we lost...here?
Are you keeping count?
Or are you gonna just let me down?

Your heart's not in it, it's every word
It's plain to see you're still mumbling
What's underneath, you're so curious
Well it's two strikes and you're out.
And I'm tiring of this attitude
And you fall to pieces like you do
I can't believe you're still talking
with two tongues in your mouth
After all we've been around.

Will you hear me out?
You're the only thing that really counts.

back broke and dancing
cause you're here beside me
cause you're here
cause you're here
you're here with me
back broke and happy
cause you're near
cause you're near
you're nearer to me
i came on your command
don't give me false hope
back by big demand
i'm back broke
don't give me false hope
back broke and smiling
cause it's clear
cause it's clear
you still want me
i came on your command
don't give us false hope
back by big demand
don't give us false hope
back broke and crying
well pardon...