ASPEN BLACK

Lyrics

The clock's an evil warrior in the hours after dark
when statues stake their watches over benches in the park
and all the strays of moonbeams gather on the hill
the air is streaked with pinon smoke, the wind is ghostly still

I walk out past the galleries, a coffee shop closed down
springs that feed the Rio Grande meander underground
bright colors on adobe wall, streaks of red and blue
I see your face in broken glass but there's nothing I can do

Chorus:
So I lay me down in the healing waters
cast my soul far from this place
feel the wings of peace embrace me
wrap my heart in temporary grace

Clouds slip by like cosmonauts rejected by the moon
I keep thinking maybe I'll hear your voice soon
as shadows from stark junipers drape the ancient rocks
and lights from far-off truckers complete the paradox

I can't see it, but the turtle mountain's out there rising high
as planets take their stations in their quest across the sky
oh maybe there's some solace in some distant galaxy
like the springs that turn my tears into tranquility

(Chorus)