DESCRIPTION:
to we, the nearly departed
when we leave this world behind
will we look back on the mess we left
of what was then our lives
or will we carry on with songs whose words
absolve us of ourselves
with golden wings and silver tongues
to bring us somewhere else
that we like better.

and maybe this time i'll know better

when we are nearly departed
will our steps then be retraced
in a vain attempt to reconcile
our plans with what took place
there's still an angel and an astronaut
waiting for their chance
to go and take their vows and live
the life that they had planned
and live it better

and maybe this time i'll know better
and maybe next time i'll know better
cause it's already now and never

and i am still believing
that the homes we build have meaning
and the seeds we plant mean nothing
if we don't wait 'til morning

and i am still believing
in a love that's never failing
and we will see this dawn coming
if we just wait 'til morning
won't you wait with me

i watch for you in clouds and fire
i listen for your song in leaves and feather
my rest will be unrest as you will me towards your side
we are stars, you and i

there are shapes in the clouds that we both see
you and me, and that's the way it should be.

This is a track off of the second full-length/EP, 'Sever Your Roots/Bury The Axe', by 'The Felix Culpa'. This edition has the 'Bury The Axe' EP bundled at the end. Please buy the album and support the band! Thanks :-)

Band Website: http://www.thefelixculpa.com/
Album Website (for lyrical analysis): http://www.severyourroots.com/

Artist: The Felix Culpa
Album: Sever Your Roots/Bury The Axe
Genre: Indie/Post-Hardcore/Progressive/Experimental
Year: 2010

Track Listing:

***Sever Your Roots***

1. New Home Life
2. Our Holy Ghosts
3. The Constant
4. Roots
5. Escape To The Mountain, Lest Thou Be Consumed
6. The First One To The Scene Of An Accident Always Gets Blood On Their Hands
7. Unwriting Our Songs
8. Mutiny
9. Rum And Cigarettes
10. Because This Is How We Speak
11. It's Raining At Indian Well
12. What You Call Thought Control, I Call Thought Control
13. An Instrument
14. Apologies

***Bury The Axe***

15. Mallets
16. Towers
17. Spaces

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