THE ANGEL POOL

 

 

THE GARDEN ENDS

 

WHERE THE GARDEN ENDS

SCARS OF NEVER MENDS

MAKE A WISH FOR ME AT THE OLIVE TREE

 

BREAK THE POISON HEARTS

BATHED IN LIGHT OF STARS

BLOOD IS PRECIOUS NOT TO BE LEFT IN THE

 

RAIN

IS GONNA COME DOWN HARD

I LIED WHEN I SAID THAT PART

ASHES

IS ALL I’VE GOT

I LIED WHEN I SUNK YOUR HEART

 

FEEL THE HANDS OF SHAME

CLUTCH AND BLEED THE FRAME

VIOLETS WHISPER ABOUT MY SISTER

 

 

EMBRACING WINTER

 

THIS BREEZE SWAYS THE TREES

OVER MY HEAD

CHILLS MY RAINSWEPT SKIN

 

THE WINTER WILL RULE

O’ER MY FOUL MOODS

LEFT COLD AND UPSET

 

EMBRACE ME AND HOLD ME

SPEAK IN SOFT WARMLY TONES

AND HOLD ME DON’T LEAVE ME

TIL THE SUN WARMS MY BONES

 

THIS BREEZE SWAYS THE TREES

OVER MY HEAD

CHILLS MY RAINSWEPT SKIN

 

I KNOW THAT THE CLOUDS

WILL SOON PASS ON BY

RAYS OF WARMTH IN THE SKY

 

 

SUNBLUSH

 

AS DRIPPING AS ORPHANS

RETURN BLUELY NOCTURNE FLOWERS

FEAR YOU’RE SO DEAR TO

THE SUN

 

IN BRACELETS OF GLASS EYES

PAIN AND SORROW MOUNT TO KISS

THESE MOONRINGS AND GREEN THINGS

IN LOVE

 

OUTSIDE

ALL YOUR SMEARED OLIVE TEARS

OUTSIDE

ALL IS CLEARLY WOVEN IN MUD AND BROKEN

 

ENTANGLED AND HANGING

SPIDERS’ SPINES GRIND WAX FINGERS TO

SMOKE ANGELS FALLEN

TO BLUE

 

 

JUNIPER HILL

 

THROW DOWN

THE SEA FLOOR’S ITCHING FOR AN ANCHOR

BEGGING FOR A DEATH SHOW

COME ON THROUGH THE WINDOW

I KNOW

 

YOU’LL NEVER SECRETS KEEP

SLOW DOWN THE HALL WE’LL CREEP

TO FALL BLACK CLOWNS FROM GALLOWS’ HEIGHTS

 

NOW

EVEN NOW

WE CAN WILD AND SAD

CREEPING SMILING SAD

PULLING OUT YOUR HAIR

 

THROW DOWN

I KNEW YOU’D HANG LIKE MEAT FROM A HOOK

DRIPPING OUT THE LIFE IN

BLOOD AND GRENADINE

WHEN I KNOW

 

YOU’LL NEVER SECRETS KEEP

HIGH ON A CLOUD WE’LL SLEEP

TO FALL BLACK CLOWNS FROM GALLOWS’ HEIGHTS

 

YOUR SMILES AND THEIR SEASONS

RENDER ALL THIS LOVE TREASON

YOU PREEN TO BLEED ME

EVEN NOW I KNOW

 

 

RELINQUISHED

 

WORDS SOFTLY SPOKEN

AND DIM THE LAMPLIGHT

FLAME UNLIT CARRIES

AWAY MY LATE FRIGHT

 

THE FIRE GONE OUT

FLAME DANCE DIMINISHED

WITH DAWN APPROACHING

OUR HOUR UNFINISHED

 

ILLUMINATING GLIMMERS OF A STAR~KISSED MORNING

HER SONG OF REST

DROPS OF DEW ARE NOW FORMING

SO DISMAL YET DELIGHTFUL

DREARY AND FRIGHTFUL

HER SONG IS INSIGHTFUL

PUT ME AT EASE

 

I’VE TASTED HER WORDS

BITTER ON MY TONGUE

I’VE TWISTED HER WORDS

IN POETRY UNSUNG

 

WHISPER THOSE THOUGHTS

HEARD AND IMPLORED

LET YOUR VOICE STRING OUT

CHORD UPON CHORD

 

AN ENLIGHTENING ESSENCE INVITING AND PURE

WHAT CAN SHE MEAN

HER CHATTER UNSURE

 

 

ESKIMO SWIN

 

SWOON AND WANE

IN THIS WILD AMBER RAIN

STALE SUNLIGHT PEELS THE SKIN TO SEE

 

HOLD OUT

THIS TIME

THE AIR IS BLIND

 

IN THE STILLBORN LIGHT

SPILL YOURSELF I’LL FILL YOUR MIND

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES

 

TRIP WILD-EYED

THROUGH MY HEART’S POISON IDES

THIS IS THE SPLENDOR I’LL DIVORCE AND SCORN

 

HOLD OUT

THIS TIME

SEAS SERED REMIND

 

 

THE ANGEL POOL

 

I CAST A LINE

OF SILVERTONE

OVER THE SEA

 

BALE MIRROR SHINES

OF ANGELS’ PINES

AND SOD SCENTS OF

 

LONDON IS FALLEN

LONDON IS FALLEN OVER ME

I SEE THE LIGHT

POURED AS GOLD

DOWN THROUGH THE TREES

 

HIGH IN THE NIGHT

SHIVERED CHROME

GODSENT TO LONDON

 

LIME LITTLE EYES

KNEAD AND GORE

PALE BABES IN SPRING

 

CRAWL THROUGH THE CRUST

TO SUMMER’S DOOR

GODSPED TO LONDON

 

 

GLASS IN LULLABIES

 

JUST A THOUGHT

I CANNOT SAY WHEN

I’VE FELT CONTENT AGAIN MY LOVE

I’VE OFTEN DREAMT I'M IN NEED AGAIN

 

TAKE A LOOK

IRIDESCENT LIGHT

IS SHINING ON ME BRIGHT MY LOVE

AND FORCING TEARS INTO MY EYES

 

SLOW WON’T YOU COME MY WAY

STREWN MARIGOLDS ALL LINE THE WAY

IT’S NEVER BEEN SO MILD

FROZEN IN SUMMER’S WAKE

COME NOW IT’S OVER

 

PRAYERS

I DON’T WANT TO PRAY

ALL FILL THE AIR AND KNOW

I DON’T FEEL THIS WAY

 

AS I’VE READ

OF ALICE CARROLL WROTE

CURIOUS FINDS WHAT IT SEEKS

OLDER YES KNOWING NOTHING STILL

 

AS SHE SMILES

NO LONGER A FADING CHANCE

TO QUIETLY LIVE LIFE ENHANCED

UNDER COVER OF THE OAK TREE BRANCH

 

 

ALL SONGS COPYRIGHT 1997 SATURNINE ANVIL (ASCAP)

 

 

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