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Till We Have Faces

from Little Blue Egg by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer

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© 2001 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music

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my joy and i held candles before the frozen throne
she in her winged sandals, i in my boots of stone
she in her silken flora, i in my leather drear
she with the grace of cora upon the road of tears

and did they see us shining through winter’s dark decree
those gods of time and dying who reasoned doom to me

came bright the dove of april, good summer in her wake
the eaglet in her cradle, and autumn’s golden snake
who was it caught my dearest in snares of shallow will
to bind her frail and fearless upon their hallowed hill?

come now you crawling spider, dire wolf and driving rain
my heart will sleep beside her, secure as iron chains

i climbed the rise at evening to bury my delight
no sign of web or weaving, no shadow of her flight
behold the unmade chalice, the wine that has no taste
the bare and phantom palace she made of my embrace

behold these endless mazes, these winters without end
we roam till we have faces to feel the spring again

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from Little Blue Egg, released February 14, 2012

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Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Portland, Oregon

American folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer blend tradition and
innovation into a potent musical elixir. They transcend singer/songwriter stereotypes, delivering evocative, clear-eyed ruminations on death and life, love and ruin, that result in "music of haunting beauty and uncommon intelligence" (The
Oregonian). Carter died in 2002; Grammer curates their legacy and now performs solo. ... more

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