Written originally by Justine Lucas in 2007, then revised by her and Brendan O'loughlin in January 2010.
lyrics
Dm--G
Blind as can be
she walks in front of me
with her best friend
she says let me be your eyes,
show me how you see
And I watch their shadows shrink
with each passing streetlight
their walking with the trees
but you can't smell the pine
on these city
F--G
Their walking up a hill now
and they're just trying to get home
and I'll fallow them
home
(instrumental interlude)
Dm--G
She pours her own drinks
and she's a witness to what hears
she can feel her city spinning,
raises her glass to god
drinks to what she fears
F--G
She's reaching' for the walls now
tappin' her shoes to find those steps
and she'll touch everything in this world
until nothing is left
untouched
(instrumental)
Dm,C,G
credits
from The Jaunting Martyrs EP,
released December 12, 2010
Justine sings, plays mandolin and violin. Brendan plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel.
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