only the owl knows

from gathering for the feast - album by waywardbreed

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12" LP Vinyl Album of waywardbreed's second release 'gathering for the feast'.

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lyrics

I rise early, my love, to see the dawn with you
To breathe the light in and the heat from your skin
A night beneath a blanket of me
I lay across you in praise
This is how I would start my days
And end them too
I made this skin for you
In the darkness it seems
The trees whisper their dreams
But only the owl knows where
And which way our love would grow
So I hold him close to my chest
And just seemed the best way
When we long to be wise to our love’s eyes
But to know that you’re true
I made this skin for you
This morning I’m up before the birds
And run my hands through owl feathers
But when we let go you rise and I stay low
And though I have nothing of you
I still have these wings
Their spreading is like the sing
And it’s like they sing
But I flap around blind
In the darkness to find
Some skin to touch

credits

from gathering for the feast - album, released March 25, 2013
J: vocals, nylon string guitar, melodicas

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waywardbreed Melbourne, Australia

Stark, spacious dark folk-inspired songs. 'Dark Pastoral' coming soon.

contact waywardbreed@gmail.com for anything.

" hushed songs that swell with a powerful stoicism, illustrated by beautiful imagery...The work of a true craftsman..." - Bandcamp Hunter

"(Gathering for the Feast) is a record that's personal, revealing & spacious all at once." - Robbie Buck 'The Inside Sleeve' (ABC RN) ... more

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