Saint

from This Time When It Rained by Eli Greenhoe

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I’ve tried to lead the righteous path -
been verdant as a summer’s day.
and golden as a grecian calf.
I knew that autumn’s on its way.

When all the birds are singing soft,
cautious of the coming cold,
and the beating wings that kept them ‘loft
now count the days till they get old.

Oh, but who’s the Saint of losing your hair?
Spending your days in a rocking chair?
Who’s the Saint of the time on the clock?
Are you in love or out of luck?

With the aperture of eyelids wide
my dreams are naught but messy days
which flow together like a tide
and I drink its splendor in my gaze.

There’s the rub, oh, theres the flight.
There’s the cause to rage against!
Against the dying love the light
(and I am my own oldest friend).

Oh, but who’s the saint of losing your teeth?
Speaking in tongues with your tongue in your cheek?
Who’s the saint of watching you walk?
Are you in love or out of luck?

I’ve lived a life of ignorance
in a white hot haze of cloudy bliss.
And i’m sinking like an accent ship,
but upon my word you will be missed.

Oh, but who’s the saint of moving so slow?
The saint of the chariot swinging so low?
Who’s the saint of getting unstuck?
Are you in love or out of luck?

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from This Time When It Rained, released May 10, 2019
Eli Greenhoe: Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Betty Greenhoe: Narration

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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