the night spread red right before them
she thought they two would stand up to sing
of all the
glass
sentimental
shattered
figurines
thought this last time
wouldn’t just be mine
two red birches cut a table
so far apart no one could see
how they
packed a year
of misgivings
into a picnic lunch
with no stomach to eat
but you know better
till one day when you don’t
your mouth splits open
but the words don’t come out
we just keep messing up
red dull paint on a coastline
be specific
which red do you mean
try to write in pastorals
but it was never that clean
down on the rocks
not down on my knees
but you know better
till one day when you don’t
your mouth splits open
but the words don’t come out
we just keep messing up
bees in my head
blood is a table
dreams i should have said
pointless
sentimental
and i walk this ridge
with six of my seven devils
and yeah for the last time
i know they are mine
but you know better
till one day when you don’t
your mouth splits open
but the words don’t come out
Tanya Donnelly, Wreckless Eric, Rosanne Cash, contribute cover versions of John Wesley Harding’s songs for this charitable compilation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2021
Harding celebrates the arrival of his catalogue on Bandcamp with this limited release sampler that's available until October 3rd. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 2, 2020