In Xanadu

The Ornithologist

Lyrics: 

The birds are happy to be birds today.
They sing through all and all though come what may.
Their voices through the willows warble through,
And if you listen girl, you may hear them too.

The birds are happy to be birds today,
And I'm so sad that those aren't my words to say.
It seems the more I look into the blue,
The more I'd like to come flying home to you.

And though you've only heard the birds from far away,
We'll listen to them together on one day.
On one day.

The birds are happy to be birds today,
Though they only know what others say.
Call me a mocking bird and if I see you soon,
I'll try and sing for you a nightingale tune.

The birds are happy to be birds today.
They sit on branches while they sway.
Oh the time it takes for one becoming two,
And on this branch of mine I have a dream of you. 

And though you've only heard the birds from far away,
We'll listen to them together on one day.

On Branches EP

On Branches

Faded pictures hang on my wall
And they've got
Hazy memories reminding me
What is not,
And the eyes from their frames
Exclaim "Oh my friend,
You won't ever see my face again.

Oh they've all come and gone-
The regret lingers on.

Each dusty image amongst them
Makes a scene
With the shadows of the things
That could have been.
These friends and lovers,
These faces from the past,
Stay as monuments to things
I thought would last.

Oh they've all come and gone-
The regret lingers on. 

Oh they've all come and gone-
The regret lingers on. 

Hearts have broken,
Good friendships ended too,
Funny how they become
A part of you.
So you sit back and
Think of the ones you've known
And you wonder why
You cannot let go.

Oh they've all come and gone-
The regret lingers on. 
The regret lingers on.
The regret lingers on.

Come And Gone

Lyrics:

The shadows come with the dawn-
You face another day.
You make amends with your capsuled friends,
You think they take the pain away.
That smile you wear is only there
To fool the ones you fear to face.
You're thinking of moving on-
I won't say goodbye today,
Today.

You're feeling too down to move,
Your bed is where you'll stay.
Its where you've been, and where you'll be again
If things for you don't change.
Beyond this room the world is too
Harsh you feel, to face.
You're thinking of moving on-
I won't say goodbye today,
Today.

You need to scream all those things that
Hold you down, but you're afraid
Of what they'll hear and all the tears to come
At what you have to say.
You keep it in, and you begin
To feel yourself fading away.
You're thinking of moving on-
I won't say goodbye today,
Today.

Fear to Face

Lyrics:

Down in that black mountain side I lost sight of myself
And I would've been surprised if I could've been seen by anybody else

Down from that black mountain side I am greeted by a fire
This house you have is so homely, so lonely, might be the last one

But your green leaves will never fall
And I must be wandering
So if you could please make like yellow trees
Until I see you again

And I'm on my way
And I'm on my way
And I'm on my way

Black Mountain Side / White Summer

Memories

A song about isolation in crowded places.

City Lights

A modern retelling of the Lay of Skirnir.

Lay Of Skirnir

Time Will Tell (Ver. 1)

Independent musician out of Denver, CO. 
Thanks to Woody Smith for the dope art.

Scott McNab