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The day is passing out of reach,
Night entombs me gracefully.
Gentle Sun leans in,
But my lips are dry and crumbling.

Old thoughts rustle in the breeze upon the ground.
(Grey-shroud figure, now small and frail),
Statue of past things,
Adorn this brief, ringed emptiness of trees.

Statue of past things, bathing in cool starlight forever,
This world of green light, where does the earth go when it dies?

They are passing out of reach,
Through the trees and to the sea.
White ships light my memory,
Wish I didn’t live asleep.
The day is passing out of reach,
When will I get back on my feet?

There once was a beautiful place of great goodness,
Deep within the endless firs.
Golden light, shimmering laughter of spirits,
And when it rained, life was free.

Deep within the slumbering stone lights a flicker,
Of a distant age that forgot it here.
A gathering of its embrittled senses,
Suddenly an urge to see.

Deep within the endless firs of the forest,
(The day is passing out of reach),
The sleeping stone was remembering.
(When will I get back on my feet?),
Look around, find your home unfamiliar,
(A momentary vision; red curtain flutters; no wind),
Upon the ground, reclaimed parts of me.
Lift my head,
(A momentary vision; Great Owl, won't you sing?),
I lift my head,
Look around,
(Am I alone in darkness?),
I look ahead,
(The veil of trees; do not wander),
I take a step,
(You must not leave your station),
I don’t turn around,
(Great Owl, won't you guide my fall and protect me from waking?),
I’m real again,
(Now you're a fading vision),
I'm awake again.
(Shaken from a dream).

Faster now, I’m walking now,
Starts to rain, don’t know the way,
I’m running now, there’s light ahead,
Rain turns to glass, push it aside and find a white door.

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from Dreams and Improvisations, released June 12, 2018
Additional vocals by Julianne Ortiz

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I'm a musician, music producer, and composer. These are my solo albums.

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