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Smoke Signals

from Leopard Shepherd by Habitat

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Smoke Signals

When your heart is free,
When your head is clear,

Once again, I pull my dusty faith off the top shelf,
She was once a friend, but now when I pray I’m convinced that I’m talking to myself,
I send a postcard and pretend that it will bring her health,
But fending off fate is most hard when all I have is a pen to help.
She waits by fire escapes, she knows this tower’s burning,
As I skate on thin isolation waiting for our journey,
With a leap of faith I fall in her fragile wings, she shows no fear,
Her face will disappear only after the smoke has cleared.
She sings, but I can’t keep up with tritone harmonies,
I try my own melodies, but am still missing a few strings
On this acoustic soul
And so I lose control of everything,
I used to roll past every exit, now I’m out of gasoline,
A tumbleweed with humble needs who watches whirlwinds in the heat,
And meets dust devils at crossroads that will blow me to my feet,
Eventually but then I see that she has followed me to here,
And she says I can fit the answer, “when your head is clear…”

Okay, but my head’s clear as sign language in the dark,
A pile of dry question marks just dying for a spark
To light them like a cigarette that burns along with fate,
And sends smoke signals flying with a hope to see her face
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When will you see that I’m listening? When will you know I need to hear?
When your heart is free, when your head is clear….
When will you see that I’m listening? When will you know I need to hear?
When your heart is free, when your head is clear…

But the questions pour like sweat from my forehead to neck
As I dissect my intellect shipwreck,
Effect needs a cause, so no disrespect,
But who needs applause for a show I haven’t seen yet?
It’s been a while and the stars haven’t aligned in single file
Stretched for miles in the sky,
I see em smile and stare, so by trial and error I redefine,
It took a while to care, but I must know what’s on their mind.
Why do we need to bite dust to taste truth?
I’d go the speed of light just to face proof.
Lie side by side with my eyes on horizons,
Surprised when I find that it’s deep enough to dive in.
“Jump up!” she dares, never losing her patience,
I try but I’m scared of this elevation.
The night never ends, it just changes location,
On a daily rotation with the same destination.

When will you see that I’m listening? When will you know I need to hear?
When your heart is free, when your head is clear….
When will you see that I’m listening? When will you know I need to hear?
When your heart is free, when your head is clear…

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from Leopard Shepherd, released June 16, 2012

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