[Verse 1] There's the thing with feathers that I put away for four years From the cage it comes and stretches out its wings When I'm feeling beaten down, I wish I'd never let it out 'Cause I can't help but hear the song it sings [Chorus] These things don't come cheap It's easier to stay asleep But I know I have to keep my heart wide open Even when...Learn More

[Verse 1] There’s something unnerving about the way nobody laughs when you peel back the past Looking straight out in your hospital gown at the skyline that’s staring right back Birds on a wire, bloody sun, burning tires, all the baggage you haven’t unpacked People check watches, their movements so cautious, the beauty just falls through the...Learn More

The deepest dark water and the rockiest shore The tall white pine and the iron ore Windfall apples with a coat of rime Eastern Standard Time Ironwood to Sault Ste. Marie The great Gitchi-Gami, the Superior sea The copper summit and the Dead River climb Eastern Standard Time Far beyond the reach of light The shipwrecks hold their secrets...Learn More

[Verse 1] If you ask me where I'm going I'll only tell you where I've been Passing time and neon signs And highways that know me like a friend [Chorus] The burden gets so heavy In a war with wanderlust One day I'll lay my sword down And leave it in the dust [Verse 2] I'm in the kitchen, I'm doing dishes Picking out a record to play But if you ask...Learn More

[Verse 1] Your oversized coat I wear like a burden Paper crane memories tucked in my sleeve Delicate passengers tossing and turning All of our history tied up in grief [Pre-Chorus] And when I unravel the thread I can't stop the landslide of what lies ahead [Chorus] Now that I've got everything that I wanted It feels like it's not what I need All...Learn More

[Verse 1] We were close when we were younger, to me you were my brother I would chase the sun for you, you'd do anything for me Time was clever, peered through branches like a stranger from a distance So we thought we'd live forever, how it hurts just to remember everything [Chorus] The years crash down like rain I grow old and you remain the...Learn More

[Verse 1] I'm going back to where I lost it all To renovate and overhaul 'Cause I can't fix what I'm not looking at So I've got my coffee and my tank of gas [Pre-Chorus] I've gotta stand in the middle of it If I ever wanna rise above it Gotta drive to the heart of it [Chorus] Yes, yes, it's gonna leave me a mess But looking back just brings me...Learn More