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Is this the end of the honeymoon? Spending cold nights staring at the moon, Never thought that this could end so soon. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. You tell the truth, it rankles in my mind. But where else can I go to feel the sting Of a true friend telling me the truest things...

Pour water down my thirsty lungs. I've got Your name trapped in my tongue. I call it out to set me free, "Won't You come and be the death of me?" Flesh is strong. It knows my name, Brands my cheeks with red-hot shame, Or numbs my hands with apathy. Come quick and be the death of me. I shone a...

The hives are full of honey, The firs are full of cones. It's not just one year in fifty That You roll away the stones. You shake out all our attics, Let the sunshine sit inside, And flags fly in the windows While evil runs and hides Our feet beat out the the rhythm Of the throbbing of Your...

TWO TREES You grew a garden, oh my sweet, A river watered in the East. It's filled with all good things to eat. You are my favourite feast. I will return, return, return. But the angels kept me out And their swords did crimson burn. I broke your heart when I did taste it, I saw evil and...

THE LAST BATTLE The night is thick, and we are few The fire is burning low and blue Foes encircle, no wall for my back. But you are behind me, brother. Our circle is so small, the hate so real. Sometimes, sister, you are all that keeps me From beating truth into coinage And crossing to the...

Tonight I am lonesome for Eden Walking with you in the cool of the evening But falling away is as easy as breathing So I lie here empty and needing. I hide in the most foolish places, Weave leaves into screens to disguise my disgraces, Seek comfort and kinship in other folk's faces. I still...