Enemies from BrotherStranger by Lowland Hum

When I met you I was drawn
By your face marked with tears not your own
I gave you a sad book to read
You stayed up all night crying about greed

With time ticking softly all June
We laughed at nonsense to make room
Both hearts had been beat up and bruised
By petty and selfish ones used

Symphonies of sideways glances
Hands grazed and midnight romances
Fairytales stories and feasts
Brilliant lights just out of reach

You lived many miles away
So we gently moved closer each day
You calmed me with unfettered words
I wept and my vision was blurred

So I’d fight your enemies
I’d brave the seven seas
I’d break my back in the service of a queen
All I do is crumble underneath

At times your pain would appear
A black serpent full of fire and fear
I’d cry out and loose sleep
Nightmares upon me would creep

Your friends always left you undone
Their selfishness eclipsing the sun
You called out to heaven above
You called out for unhurried love

Piece by piece I came to know
The broken down town where you’d grown
Nice places kind people you’d seen
And darkness so ugly and mean

You found bright places in the dust
Light reflected up among the rust
You held tight to innocence
Hoping it could not be taken by force

So I’d fight your enemies
I’d brave the seven seas
I’d break my back in the service of a queen
All I do is crumble underneath

You fought brave against the tide
With odds against you ran to hide
Wish I’d been there to shield the blows
Wish I’d been there to hold your clothes

I realized that I could not save you
I realized that I’d never be that brave
I pushed until I had to wait
I waited till you pushed me away

Then one day the sky above was clear
The towering demons were nowhere near
Sacred songs filtered through the clouds
Rescue came down with joyous sounds

Finally you knew you could sleep
At last you were not afraid to think
Your heart held together every day
One came to fight, that man made a way

• Folk
• hush folk
• indie folk
• minimalist
• singer-songwriter
• Charlottesville