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Silence in the Land

from Laughter Over The Water by Noel'le Longhaul

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lyrics

saw its face
rising
from the steam in the field.
saw it like a razor.

the fireflies
wrap around the kudzu vine.

you watched all the light
leave the frame saw the home dissapear and the house remain.
cupped his heart in your hands like a firefly blinking silently
at the southern sky,

i dug a pit with my hands
where i buried my plans
now the sunrise is quiet,
there's a silence in the land.

it's a long walk home
and there is no road
take the bundle on your back,
you've got to carry your load.
he found in you a place to rest
sleeping in the thickets
dancing in your chest.

so hold on to the one thing you understand:
your heart's a honeycomb, and there's a silence in the land.

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from Laughter Over The Water, released September 17, 2013

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