Rose of the Valley

from This Time When It Rained by Eli Greenhoe

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lyrics

What if you skipped a holy stone? Would the water turn to wine
while Rome was burning in the heat - a thousand miles deep?
And the wolves of the valley would take everything you’ve got.
And the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet as chocolate from a box.

And oh, what if my kingdom came and all my people looked the same?
You were me and I was you, like we were severed and regrew;
and all my friends would tell my how good I looked.
And the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet as the pages from a book.

But here I am watching the volcano erupt.
And I’m not gonna worry about the ones I love.
Because all I see around is dirt and dust
and I’m crying like every mother’s son.

And oh, what if the fireflies in the evening air left you mesmerized?
And the laws of circumstance taught your broken heart to dance?
Your eyes would look at the slow returning dawn
and the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet as grass cut from a lawn,

Well I’ll play along no longer - whats all this about?
You’ve kept me smiling till all my teeth fell out,
And if you are able, I am sugar cane.
And the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet
by any other name.

What if the one I’m looking for turned out to be my only lord?
All day I’d bow and pray - like a statue I would stay.
And they would make me young until I was too old to care.
And the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet as the tangles in your hair.

Well I’ll play along no longer - whats all this about?
You’ve kept me smiling till all my teeth fell out.
And if you are able, I am sugar cane.
And the Rose of the Valley would smell as sweet
by any other name.

credits

from This Time When It Rained, released May 10, 2019
Eli Greenhoe: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
Eva Lawitts: Upright Bass
Zack O'Farrill: Drums
Tahlia Cott: 5 String Violin

Produced by Eva Lawitts
Engineered and Mixed by Chris Krasnow
Recorded by Eva Lawitts and Chris Krasnow at Wonderpark Studios in Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by Justin Douglas at King Electric Recording Co., Austin, TX

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