Am I still feeling this blessed assurance?
As this light flickers out
Arms stretched a little more thin than before
As sheets of thin and cool films renew my complexion
Now can you see me struggling,
Or did I hide it too well?
And do you feel a heavy weight,
Each day pulling you down?
Now can you see me struggling
Or did I hide it too well?
And do you feel a heavy weight
Each day pulling you down?
I guess we're a little afraid of facing our fears.
Well what do we have to live up to
Oh if we don't have dreams In the daytime?
Am I still feeling this blessed assurance
As this light flickers out
Arms stretched a little more thin than before
As each honest human,
You humans renew my complexion
Now can you see me struggling,
Or did I hide it too well?
And do you feel a heavy weight
Each day pulling you down
Well we've all been broken
And our heroes are ten times worse
So what are we going to rise to?
One by one, we're breaking out!
credits
from The Anger Swallow,
released April 3, 2004
Written and recorded by Ryan Lee
Songs of timeless beauty and power in the mold of Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake from enigmatic Los Angeles artist Shannon Lay. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2017