To H
I know the pain you must feel. But what good advice can I offer, if fallen leaves still clutter my backyard?
You believe in God- a far-flung concept to me now. Because you believe, I know these songs will bring you solace. And I carry the same wishes of the friend who sent me the songs- may they tide you through your darker moments.
Calling all Angels- Jane Siberry
Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, Santa Anna, Santa Susannah
Santa Cecilia, Santa Copelia, Santa Domenica, Mary Angelica
Frater Achad, Frater Pietro, Julianus, Petronilla
Santa, Santos, Miroslaw, Vladimir
and all the rest
a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above the church bells start to ring
and as the heaviness oh the heaviness the body settles in
somewhere you can hear a mother sing
then it's one foot then the other as you step out on the road
step out on the road - how much weight? how much?
then it's how long? and how far?
and how many times before it's too late?
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we're tryin' and we're hopin'
and we're not sure how...
and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
why, it's almost...it's almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you'd finally understand what this all means
ah, but if you could...do you think you would
trade in all - all the pain and suffering?
ah, but then you'd miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving (believing?)
calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
callin' all angels
callin' all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'
we're hurtin'
we're lovin'
we're cryin'
we're callin'
'cause we're not sure how this goes
The Valley- Jane Siberry
i live in the hills
you live in the valleys
and all that you know are those blackbirds
you rise every morning
wondering what in the world will the world bring today
will it bring you joy or will it take it away
and though you trust the light that starts the day
your love of the light on the land and the blackbirds collide
you will walk in good company
the valley is dark
the burgeoning holding
the stillness obscured by their judging
you walk through the shadows
uncertain and surely hurting
deserted by the blackbirds and the staccato of the staff
and though you trust the light towards which you wend your way
sometimes you feel all that you wanted has been taken away
you will walk in good company
i love the best of you
you love the best of me
though it is not always easy
are you lovely? lonely?
we will walk in good company
the shepherd upright and flowing
you'll see