Альбом Dar Williams

Oh my fair North Star
I have held to you dearly
I have asked you to steer me
Til one cloud scattered night
I got lost in my travels
I met Leo the Lion
Met a king and met a giant, with their errant light

There's the wind
And the rain
And the mercy of the fallen
Who say they have no claim
To know what's right
There's the weak
And the strong
And the beds that have no answers
And that's where I may rest my head tonight

I saw all the bright people
In imposing flocks they landed
LyricsAnd they got what they demanded
And they scratched at the ground
Then they flew, and the field
Grew as sweetly for the flightless
Who had longing yet despite this
They could hear every sound

There's the wind
And the rain
And the mercy of the fallen
Who say they have no claim
To know what's right

If your sister or your brother were stumbling on their last mile
In a self-inflicted exile
Wish for them a humble friend
And I hope someday that the best of Falstaff's planners
Give me seven half-filled manors
Where half-dreams may dream
Without end

There's the wind
And the rain
And the mercy of the fallen
Who say, "Hey, it's not my place
To know what's right"
There's the weak
And the strong
And the many stars that guide us
We have some of them inside us

How can I ask love to hold the mystery
When just look at me
It's all push and pull collateral
I don't want to be the one who gets the next surprise
I'll plan it out this time
Though I used to think that things were meant to be

So farewell to the old me
Farewell to the old me
My life is working better now
It's always changing anyhow

I danced a lot of nights until the grass was wet
It wasn't over yet
'Round 'bout 3 a.m. you made a friend
And I followed a lot of vital crazy thoughts
Because it's where the meaning was
And I tried to find it every other way

So farewell to the old me
LyricsFarewell to the old me
My life is getting better now
But always changing anyhow

But I can turn on the charm
Show them nothing more
Than what I've done before
It's nothing much new
But it'll do
'Cause I don't wanna be the one who makes you laugh out loud
I wanna make you proud
And you always said you knew what I could be

So farewell to the old me
Farewell to the old me
Farewell to the old me
My life is working better now
But always changing anyhow
Time
And the old me
Farewell to the old me
Farewell...

I asked the habitual party goer just how high she thought she’d get
And I asked the ethereal girls if they were floating yet

And so I asked the light of the day, what’s this rush for heaven?
And I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again

The tabloid tainted actress knows the myth of higher ground
The thing she got from playing a nun she got from sleeping around

And so I asked the light of the day, what’s this rush for heaven?
And I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again

He fell in the mud and he became enlightened
I wonder, who’s laughing now?

And I’ve been running uphill, panting, punching at the air
Fighting what’s been pushing me down, like I can see it there

And so I asked the light of the day, what’s this rush for heaven?
And I saw a bird fly away, and I could not ask again

And I saw all this climbing, climbing, just as far from heaven
And I saw a bird fly away, and I started climbing again

And you know the light is fading all too soon
You're just two umbrellas one late afternoon
You don't know the next thing you will say
This is your favorite kind of day
It has no walls, the beauty of the rain
Is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls

And there's nothing wrong but there is something more
And sometimes you wonder what you love her for
She says you've known her deepest fears
'Cause she showed you a box of stained-glass tears
It can't be all, the truth about the rain
Is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls

But when she gave you more to find
You let her think she'd lost her mind
And that's all on you
Feeling helpless if she asked for help
Or scared you'd have to change yourself

And you can't deny this room will keep you warm.
You can look out of your window at the storm
But you watch the phone and hope it rings
You'll take her any way she sings
Or how she calls, the beauty of the rain
Is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls
How it falls, how it falls, how it falls

Welcome to the golden age of speed with grace
waiting for the angry gods to smite our race
i logged on to Africa in just one day
i opened a door and that's OK
it's not an end it's just a start
not an end it's just a start

the world's not falling apart
the world's not falling apart
because of me

i have watched the kids who make their scenes
i have met the riot girls who print their zines
they write the word, they raise a thought
they say who they are, they try what they're not
because life is such a changing art
life is such a changing art

the world's not falling apart
the world's not falling apart
Lyricsbecause of me

the closest thing to God that i have heard
is when i knew i did not have the final word
you say the world has lost its love
i say embrace what it's made of
i'll snake a camera to your heart
snake a camera to your heart

the world's not falling apart
the world's not falling apart
because of me

Time it was I had a dream
And you're the dream come true
And if I had the world to give
I'd give it all to you.
I'll take you to the mountains
I will take you to the sea
I'll show you how this life became
A miracle to me.

You'll fly away
but take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done, you'll be the one who knows.

All the things you treasure most
Will be the hardest one
I will watch you struggle on
For the answers come
But I won't make it harder
I'll be there to cheer you up
LyricsI'll shine the light that guides you down
The road you're walking on

You'll fly away
but take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done, you'll be the one who knows.

Before the mountains call to you
Before you leave this home
When I teach your heart to trust
As I will teach my own
But sometimes I will ask the moon
Where it shined upon you last
And shake my head and let me say
It all went by so fast

You'll fly away
but take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done, you'll be the one who knows.

You can leave this house, leave this town.
Leave it all to me, or you'll never leave the ground.
Look at that tiny screen's too small for you.
I think you should learn to dream, just like the dreamers do.

What can you do with a day?
What will you wake up and see?
The farther you get, the closer to me.

Am I the habit you're too tired to break?
I want you to love me with every step you take.

What can you do with a day?
What will you wake up and see?
The farther you get, the closer to me.

Taj Mahal, Cameroon, back in time, to the moon, frozen lake,
Cypress trees, Florida's missing keys, El Dorado, Spain or bust, Eiffel Tower, Paris, just find your way in.

You should leave this house, leave this town,
Lyricsall that's left to chart is nothing less than your own heart.

What can you do with a day?...your day
What will you wake up and see?
The farther you get, the closer to me.

Down the river, down the road, Little Rock, Tokyo, dusty trail, Flagstaff, in a faded photograph,
Thunderstorm, Golden Sands, Cape of Horn, Pakistan, Surinam,
Highway One, Chinatown, Smoking Gun, Golden Gate, Baltic Sea, Painted Desert, Laramie,
Taj Mahal, Cameroon, back in time, to the moon, frozen lake, cypress trees, Florida's missing keys, El Dorado, Spain or bust, Eiffel Tower,
Paris, just find your way in.

Let's go fishing in the morning
Just like we've always gone.
You can come inside and wake me up,
We'll pack and leave by dawn.
We will pack and leave by dawn.

And you'll say I'll hear something.
And I'll say never you mind,
It's just our two poles knocking
in the back seat,
And your truck is doing fine today,
and everything is fine.

And your truck will climb up slowly.
And we'll see how far we've gone,
And the hills will stretch before us
They are rolling on and on.
They are rolling on and on.

And the fish will look up at our boat, With envy and with fear,
Because we will live forever,
And our days are slow and dear,
And our days are slow and dear.

And we'll go fishing in the morning, Even though we've never gone,
We're two fishing poles
in the backseat,
We're the rolling on and on,
We're the rolling on and on.

If you find me in a gloom,
or catch me in a dream
Inside my lonely room,
There is no in between.
Whispering pines,
rising of the tide.
If only one star shines
That's just enough to get inside.
I will wait until it all goes 'round
With you in sight,
the lost are found.

Foghorn through the night,
calling out to sea
Protect my only light,
'cause she once belonged to me.
Let the waves rush in.
Let the seagulls cry
For if I live again,
these hopes will never die.
LyricsI can feel you standing there.
But I don't see you anywhere,
standing by the well,
wishing for the rains.

Reaching for the clouds,
for nothing else remains,
drifting in a daze,
when evening will be done
try looking through a haze.
At an empty house in the cold, cold sun.
I will wait until it all goes 'round.
With you in sight, the lost are found.

Button up that shirt you're supposed to wear. Don't forget your airline ticket or to brush your hair,
Show that family that you care. But could you wear something that celebrates
Everything you love, and maybe what your family hates, 'Cause that might be what it takes.

It's your fire, it's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.
It's your fire, it's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.

First thing they'll say's take off your shoes,
And they'll say they want your story, but they get confused,
By all those words you use. A year ago your car went off a cliff,
And you saw an angel in midair who said you'd live, Well, that's a story you can give,

It's your fire, it's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.
Your fire, your soul, you shouldn't have to go.

And they'll say, "You're family, you belong to us. You can stay at home and have our love and trust,
But any day now one of us could die, and if we make you suffer don't you want to find out why,
'Cause we love to watch you try, With your fire, your soul, your soul.
It's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire.

Then you'll fly home and get the flu, And you'll keep staring at the ground, you always do,
When they get their time with you. You are not a punching bag, my dear,
I think your darkest day should have some light this year, I think you should stay right here.

It's your fire, it's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.
It's your fire, it's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.

Stopped pretending,
happy ending,
everything I ever wanted,
stands in front of me.

I have lost my dreams.
I have lost my dreams.

Now they say i told the truth,
life beyond the burden of proof,
paper thin blue skies,
and windless feet.

I have lost my dreams.
I have lost my dreams.

Traffic crawling,
life is moving,
up through stately trees,
into their green please.

Find a new dream.
Find a new dream.
I have lost my dreams.
I have lost my dreams.