Dark Wings, Dark Words

from We Go From Here by Muus

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lyrics

Dark wings, dark words
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
And it’s all for the birds
Between the river beds at sea

Please fly you fools
Or fall trying to make me believe
That only when we forget
Ourselves are we free

I got the short end of the rope
In some badlands
But I’ll never be alone
With my love in your hands
And I’ll hand it to you, it’s the best I can do
To show you the best of me

Let the wind roll in
Bring the storm and then leave
I’ll sink and swim
Into something more than dreams, more than many blessed things

Light wings, light words
Rock canyon calls to me
Dig your holes prairie dog
Find what the rest of us can’t see, blind as bats we all believe

I got the short end of the rope
In some badlands
But I’ll never be alone
With my love in your hands
And I’ll hand it to you, it’s the best I can do
To show you the best of me

credits

from We Go From Here, released October 10, 2014
Lyrics by Christopher Stolp-Smith
Music by Christopher Stolp-Smith & Paul Drees

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Muus Minneapolis, Minnesota

Muus is a neo-folk band in Minneapolis, MN.

Members include: Christopher Anders (guitar), Paul Rosenwinkel (banjo), Amanda Burgdorf (cello), and Tyler Lund-Kyrola (bass).

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