Of the voice that only speaks through silent pictures in your skull,
If the visions make the earth itself seem young,
If you ever knew the reason when the story took control,
Would you think that only truth could move your tongue?
And what flows through all things will also flow through none.
Did you come from a garden? Will you come to one?
Prophets are called true or false instead of right or wrong,
As though secret truth could never hide in fraud.
You never in your secret heart believed a single song,
Or that a human voice could reach a god.
You will have me when you want me, you will want me when I’m gone.
Have you noticed that this way will never end?
Even so, despite a broken soul, visions of the bomb,
Can you lie to me in ways I’ll comprehend?
And what flows through all things will also flow through none.
Did you come from a garden? Will you come to one?
There’s no blessing in knowing – riddles fall from above.
Unravel your endings. Make peace with your love.
credits
from Bad Life,
released November 6, 2012
Emily Hall - vocals
Emmalee Hunnicutt - vocals
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