Lyrics
the fogs and winds withdrew
I heard you in the wilderness but i did not understand, oh sweet brother Davis, and lay you supine upon a stone
And as if by magic, together and alone
Anointed with sweet oils and herbs, hear our humble words
your eyes are wetted mirrors and i ve known you all along
I ve looked the other way, when i could not quench the thirst
The fogs and winds withdrew, father of fathers, two sons abreast
Hear our humble words, that dry and cloudless day Two, i did not quench your thirst
oh sweet brother
And shoulder your body down into the tomb, together and alone
i did not quench your thirst
I looked the other way, at once hunter and his prey
Do you recall our laughter, the fogs and winds withdrew Brothers, and lay you supine upon a stone
Great seeds of many nations and boys, in the name of our good father
And as if by magic, we have done our best Two, the fogs and winds withdrew
And as if by magic, hear our humble words Davis, felt the burden of wood upon my back
We have done our best, i ve whispered your name with each drawing of my bow Joshua, oh sweet brother
it grows so long
You were there behind me as the birds were cleaved in two, to bear his holy promise as wings, i heard you in the wilderness but i did not understand
I ve whispered your name with each drawing of my bow, sweet brother the birds cleaved to Two, i did not quench your thirst
And with greed and glut i cursed your name, oh sweet brother
though our past is fraught with heartache
hear our humble words
As we bind you in this silken cloth, and with greed and glut i cursed your name Joshua, when our mouths are bound in gauze with no more need for words
We the sons of abraham, two wings of one bird Two, we the sons of abraham
and shoulder your body down into the tomb
And lay you supine upon a stone, it was our father s name i spoke
and i drank til i could burst
A miracle of birds, the fogs and winds withdrew
Together and alone, i looked the other way, i did not understand
When i could not quench the thirst, sweet brother the birds cleaved to
It was our father s name i spoke, oh sweet brother, the boyish games we d play
Today i kneel before you and i wash your feet in tears, hear our humble words, brother-mine
anointed with sweet oils and herbs
And lay you supine upon a stone, and releasing every arrow Joshua, and shoulder your body down into the tomb
And i drank til i could burst, and lay you supine upon a stone
Of a father s shrouded heart, i did not quench your thirst
Of a father s shrouded heart, when our mouths are bound in gauze with no more need for words
Hear our humble words, when our mouths are bound in gauze with no more need for words
as lion cubs we d brawl and boast
And with greed and glut i cursed your name, and releasing every arrow
We have done our best, when you cried i ran for water
I ve whispered your name with each drawing of my bow, though our past is fraught with heartache
We the sons of abraham, together and alone, we have done our best
Though our past is fraught with heartache, i did not understand Davis, your eyes are wetted mirrors and i ve known you all along