I knew a man who said he loved me, now I understand he never will
And so I open up my eyes and crawl down to the water and get my fill
And every road under my feet gives me a shout
I don’t know how or why we had to have a falling out
I’m covered up with all your promises and rust
Later on, I’m gonna watch ‘em buckle into dust
I got the cross upon a cord from a woman selling silver down a’ ways
And I keep it right across my heart ‘cause I need a reminder every day
God is a man of few words when it comes to me
I can feel him moving high above the trees
He lays me down and listens to me cry
Later on, he lays a hand across my eyes
I am not feeling very holy, afraid I do not know a single saint
I feel a little more like someone who’s always seeing faces in the paint
Now that you know about these things do what you must
I cannot promise I’ll be worthy of your trust
There’s just a couple of things I know now to be true
And neither one of them has anything to do with you
I got the cross upon a cord
From a good friend making silver down a’ ways
And I keep it right across my heart ‘cause I need a reminder everyday
credits
from Elemental,
track released October 21, 2015
Trinity Demask: lead vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and percussion
Sean Gill: backing vocal, electric guitar, and sound design
Doug Roche: organ and synthesizer
Anne Preston: backing vocal
Clarence Johnsen: backing vocal and bass
Jim Post: drums
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