Shannon

from Strings by Rachel Zylstra

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The road bends; the sun sets
The dark falls on the broken line

You see your reflection in
The rear-view mirror as we run behind

You’ve gone away; you try to breathe
The breath won’t come; the day is done

You lost your sight that you can’t see
The stranger you have come to be

Sister calls; your parents plead
Your brother says, “Anything you need”

The people here who love you most
You’ve left behind for a golden ghost

We ask about your newfound song
Oh the tune we know, but the rhythm is wrong

We ask ourselves why we regret
The pretend calm words that you haven’t heard yet

The cat yawns; the dogs fight
The stars rise and we’re still uptight

The last we heard, your cryptic call
And now I fear any news at all

And as we wait, I ponder you
You the heart-filled girl with her dreams to do

And who am I to doubt your mind
To rehearse your apologies, and relinquish mine

Now you’re here, you’re back at home
You might be sad, and you feel alone

You want to run, to go, you want to do
But you’re paralyzed by what you’ve been through

I want to know the weight of your load
Why is the journey back such a long, long road

I wish for you to be broken down
Hear the angels sing as your peace is found

credits

from Strings, released April 24, 2012
Music & lyrics by Rachel Zylstra
Strings arrangement by Matt Gelfer

Rachel Zylstra: piano and vocal
Matt Gelfer: violin
Greg Williams: viola
Paul Wolfram: cello

Engineered and mixed by Justin Milner

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