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Song in Stone Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Songbirds in the morning, had my head lost in the tall trees
I knew well, well I would say
Dreaming my dry weeds
Stray light finds its way to all of us
Say something green, it comes back
Sign light on my lips, let 'em kiss, dark leaves
Let the hands of the wrong prophets heal me all they should
Let the wine of the poison Jesus says tastes good
And all those trees lay down if you were a bird and fell into my arms
[Chorus]
If I wrote your song in stone
If I wore your wings back home
Where the dreams in the backwater drown us far from home
[Verse 2]
Give this to the gray, it comes back gold
Birds of the morning, they may know
Know more than us, giving their hymns for life
Let the waves on the wrong water say what they will say
While the wind and the broken branches float me away
All tall tree lay down if you were the bird who fell into my arms
[Chorus]
I could write your song in stone
I could wear your wings back home
Where the dreams in the backwater drown us far from home
Songbirds in the morning, had my head lost in the tall trees
I knew well, well I would say
Dreaming my dry weeds
Stray light finds its way to all of us
Say something green, it comes back
Sign light on my lips, let 'em kiss, dark leaves
Let the hands of the wrong prophets heal me all they should
Let the wine of the poison Jesus says tastes good
And all those trees lay down if you were a bird and fell into my arms
If I wrote your song in stone
If I wore your wings back home
Where the dreams in the backwater drown us far from home
Give this to the gray, it comes back gold
Birds of the morning, they may know
Know more than us, giving their hymns for life
Let the waves on the wrong water say what they will say
While the wind and the broken branches float me away
All tall tree lay down if you were the bird who fell into my arms
I could write your song in stone
I could wear your wings back home
Where the dreams in the backwater drown us far from home
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What a peculiar band.... I keep listening to more and more of Iron & Wine's songs, all the while thinking the one I'm listening to is a new favorite. Then, just as I think one can't ever be better than the last, Sam surprises me with a whole new level. At this point, I've got six of his albums and this song is one I always come back to. God, I love this tune... the lyrics, the melody, the gentle image of hope it elicits. I'll tell you a secret I haven't told anyone. This guy's music made me go buy an acoustic guitar last week! Crap... I'm 58, so I'm too old to learn to play like this. But I'm gonna try.
@ron1021328 Haha. His music is the reason I started learning guitar at 18. I'm 27 now and get lost playing his tunes.
@ron1021328 Haha. His music is the reason I started learning guitar at 18. I'm 27 now and get lost playing his tunes.