| Three Songs EP Lyrics |
all lyrics copyright 2006 Lys Guillorn (Little Wren/BMI)
A Year and a Day
I sailed a way
for a year and a day.
My boat was anchored
by strange little knots--
this rope can't be bought
so I made it myself.
Along the way
there were near-miss escapes.
My hands were tied up
by strange little strings--
this rope can't be bought
so I spun it myself.
Oooh, I can't hide this little thing
Oooh, I'm gonna hide this little thing
Icicle shapes
were my friends on the key.
My mind was made up
of strange little knots--
this rope can't be bought
so I made it myself.
Oooh, I can't hide this little thing
Oooh, I'm gonna tie this little string
Oooh, I'm gonna give away my ring.
When I was a Tiger Lily
Telegraph to me a little story of yourself --
I promise to hold it and keep it to myself:
“After dinner I become a swan.
Before breakfast the rosy fingered dawn
comes and puts my coat on.
When I was a tiger lily,
I grew outside your window,
my pollen turned you yellow,
beneath a garden pillow,
releasing my shadow.”
[inst part]
Telegraph to me another story of yourself --
I promise to wear it like a locket on my chest:
“In winter, I will be gone.
In springtime, I’ll return a fawn.
In summer, my coat will be long.
Autumn -- leaves on the lawn.
Now I am your tiger lily,
when I grow through the summer,
aurora borealis,
a chimney on a dark road
releases my shadow.”
[inst to end]
When I was a tiger lily / ooohs x 8
Rust No. 1
She ran away
leaving her shoes on the porch
with the drying acorns
and if I stay
I’ll read the paper
maybe catch her later
like a dying leaf
oxidizing
with the will of the wind to release.
When I bite my tongue
I hold a tissue to see
how much damage I’ve done.
I tremble to taste
the frightening and freeing
tang of the iron and salt in my blood
oxidizing
with the will of the wind to release.
[inst part]
Walking today,
I found a brown baby boot
in a pile of old tools.
It had no weight
like a curl of paper
or a rusting flake off a useless machine
oxidizing
with the will of the wind to release.
[inst to end]