The Clearing

from My Old Name by Justin Lawson

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Well it seems I just can't get it right
Every turn that I take
Suppose I just can't go back now
With the bridges I burned
There's a mountain here for those who wait
Endless trees for the rest
From a distance you can know this place
But in it you're adrift

The forest crowds in and steals the light
And the shadows play in your tired gaze
And the branches bite

You can tell when no one knows you're gone
There's a certainty at night
And hear the clearings the bend beyond
Something moaning in them
Well I hope I meet the beast some time
The one I know walks by my side
Stays with me as a shadow would
Keeping stride

The forest crowds in and steals the light
And a deep deep wound cut by the moon
Stares in the night

The stars they come down, lay by my side
I'm a glittering fool or a hidden jewel
Or a man on fire

Well it seems I just won't sleep tonight
All the dreams I have are old
Dreamt of a mountain, I dreamt of a monster
Dreamed I'd burned

The forest crowds in and steals the light
And a deep deep wound cut by the moon
Stares in the night

The stars they come down, lay by my side
I'm a glittering fool, just a false jewel
Another man on fire

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from My Old Name, released January 8, 2015

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