Into The Morning

Lyrics

1 / DAWN

come in to the morning
come in, where the light can find you
come in to the morning
let the new day dawn

farewell to the night sky
farewell, leave the lions sleeping
farewell to the night sky
let the new day dawn

2 / GOLDEN OCEAN

well I woke up at the station
miles from your company
with your conscience asleep in my pocket
nothing that you thought you'd need
well I spent my time in the hollows
on and off my feet
followed you down to the depths of the west
but you never looked back for me

so golden ocean, cover me in sunshine
i've been in the dark for too long
hiding in the shadows at dawn

so golden ocean, cover me in sunshine
I need someone to love
someone I could hold in the sun
and that might be enough...

but when I came back down the mountain
with nothing I could lay at your feet
I'd wandered the hills till the morning
but I found nothing you'd acquire from me
so from the righteous to the rotten
I have traded my share in each
every man is the same, if you cut to the vein
there's a boy staring out to sea

water's comin in
from where the color ends
it covers my clouded eyes
i was followin'
where your love had been
never found it in time

no golden ocean could cover me in sunshine
i've been in the dark for too long
hiding in the shadows at dawn
so golden ocean, save a little sunshine
find someone who can love
cause I'm telling you I'm not the one
that you're looking for

3 / CAROUSEL

long ago when I was young
I fell for love, but nevermore
oh my god

but back when we were seventeen
and every touch was kerosene
oh my god

gave my soul,
but never could see, you selling your heartbeats
held your ghost,
but never could breach, the walls of your belfry
I fell into your carousel
spinning in an empty well
with no way out...

to your altarpiece, then effigy
I came in on my knees
just calling your name...

and the mighty oaks that held our home
just never seemed to grow
and they're fallin away

oh I can see the morning coming, I can feel it, I can feel it....

so I'll be riding on your frozen horse
like a soldier leaving on his way to war
singin' "I won't die today"

and if I find you on the western front
I will, I will know I've won
I will know that all my love remains
all my love remains
all my love remains

4 / HEY LOVE

we've lost our way, led love astray
your window shakes; the wind can wait
fallen off of the ledge
did you leave me for dead?
fell right off of the ledge
will I find you again, love?

hold up your hands if you hear me
I'm coming honey
hold on, hold on
lift up the sun with your love
I've been laying low
so long, so long

these tangled shapes; our hearts can take
your window breaks; our garden fades
still, the wind when it blows
I can hear, I can hear it you know
I know time's movin slow
but if you wait, it can save what you love
and I know that it's you

hey love....

5 / WHEN I WIN YOU OVER

when I win you over
we'll count the flowers growing in the yard
and if I call you sober
would you forgive for all the times I fell apart?
the light has gotten dimmer
the longer I investigate the cause
said I'd always love you
you said you're moving out, you're moving on

I kept holding onto you
like the widow to the grave
and I know there's nothing left for me to save
but I'm stayin' awake
anyway

and when we get much older
we'll remember why we're better than the rest
your head atop my shoulder
watching while the colors paint the west
you'll be reading Whitman
while I collect the leaves from off the grass
hard to say you left me
easier to say that nothing lasts

I kept holding on to you
like the blood against the blade
and I know there's nothing left for me to save
but I'm stayin' awake
anyway

say you know
and I will lead you home

and when I win you over
we'll count the flowers growing in the yard

6 / BIG SUR

I'll follow you
through the redwood groves down by the clover patch
and we'll travel together the less traveled road
let the river guide our path

we'll skip smooth stones across the shallow pools
underneath the great Monterey pine
and we'll gaze at the stars by the warm firelight
and watch as they align

this is home,
with our old forest walls and a canopy of stars overhead
this is home,
lulled to sleep by a whispering wind on a soft river bed

nothing compares to waking up in the sunshine
walk by the sea now you follow me through the hills of Big Sur

so I will follow you
through the redwood groves down by the clover patch
and we'll travel together the less traveled road
hand in hand we'll make our own path

7 / COAL MINE

hold my weight, if you are able
hold my weight, best as you can
both our feet, under the water
both our feet, will help me to to stand
I thought I was gone till you pulled me off the floor

lost my place, just like I told you
lost my place, hide and the hair
guide my way, out of the darkness
guide my way, and I’ll meet you there
over where the mountains fall across the shore

it’s been a long time in the coal mine
I was holding the bottom up from below
slow climb to the sunshine
but I don't think the devil will let me go

carve our names, into in the canyon
carve our names, into the stone
I could be, your hilltop cathedral
I could be, the crack in the dome
just might bring the whole thing tumbling to the ground
so bring it down

it’s been a long time
so give me sunshine

8 / LOVELY

you never asked me and I never wanted more
I like your sweet dreams, but I’ve been in love before
down in the valley I’ve seen what young hearts are for
and you’ve got your top key still stuck in someone’s door

you never told me, but I know how these things go
I like your deep sea even when it overflows
so don’t you worry there’s nothing I need to know
we’ll take it slowly and see if something grows

you’ve got my heartstring
well ain’t that something
your love won’t change me
well i think that’s lovely...

you think it’s easy cause you’ve never seen the end
you say it can’t be, but we haven’t started yet
I’m just so worried I might end up hurt again
but you’ll end up lonely unless you let love in

you’ve got my heartstring
well ain’t that something
but your love won’t change me
well i think that’s lovely
and if the roof leaks?
we’ll think of something
what if your heart leaves?
you’re coming with me
I think you’re lovely
I think you love me

9 / HEAVEN KNOWS

here we go again, my lovely
here we go again, I told you so
heavy on my head, the ivy
heavy on my head, so much to hold

washed onto your shore
with the lions still in tow
a hundred times before I tried to leave
a hundred times they followed me

heaven knows I need a home
oh, help me out
find me somewhere I can lay my head
heaven knows I need a home
oh, help me out
find me somewhere I can lay down....

here we go again, a cold breeze
here we go again, the darkness grows
heavy on my head, the stone keep
heavy on my head, the heart it holds

fell onto my sword,
seems the best way for us both
the hungry tide just swallows all it sees
the hungry tide has swallowed me

so you be the raft that rescues me
and I’ll be the weight that makes us sink
how many souls do the lions need?
how many souls, how many souls?
even the hand of the hallowed queen
won’t be enough to hold the sea
but where will I go when the lions sleep?
where will I go, where will I go?

10 / LAST NIGHT

last night was the last night
last night was the last night I fall for you
last night was the last night
last night was the last night I’m your parachute

so many times before I watched you walk out
you think I’m pullin' on your heels love but no no no
so many times before I helped you come down
you stay up there if that’s where you wanna go, go

one time’s never one time
one time’s never one time, there’s always more
one time’s never one time
one time’s never one time, we’ve done this before

so many nights before I held my hand out
you thought this bridge would never burn love but no no no
so many nights before were such a let down
it’s written all over your wall I think we both know

where'd you go love?

11 / COME WHAT COME MAY

well I can’t be your father’s echo
always three sheets set to sail into the storm
you keep spinning on your compass spoke
but you know my humble ship would keep you warm

so love I’d love to love you better
than every swain who left a shadow on your skin
I’ve been sleeping on your primrose path
so won’t you lift your garden gate and let me in?

come what come may
come what come may

you say you’re looking for redemption
still you don’t believe the tides can ever change
but if you’re sailing with your head turned back
you’ll never see my lonely lighthouse guide your way

so what’s the hurry with your dying
when every soul will someday settle in the ground
well you could slide into that volcano
but you know that I would follow you right down

come what come may
come what come...

I know you said the life you led would always come between
I don’t care, I don’t care
the hurricane is only rain, so once you’re feeling clean
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
come what come may
come what come may

and if you find a quiet meadow
will you stop to see who might be left behind?
no, you’ll be running from my open arms
but I’ll be lovin’ you till the day I’m gonna die

come what come may

12 / GOLDEN AGE

waitin' for a golden age
with a garden in the sun
and a shadow on your face

livin' like we're on the run
all hiding from the end
but it's already begun
oh no

stood and watched the city fall
there were houses in the street
and a cloud across it all

staring up from underneath
an endless open sky
I could hardly wait to meet
oh no

followin' the river's edge
to a cabin in the wood
where the world could start again

hopin' it can wash me clean
please take my soiled name
and return it to the sea
oh no

we know, we know
there will come a day
for a golden age