Dead Man's Will

[oneirophrenia]

Give this stone to my brother:
'Cause we found it playing in the barnyard many years ago....
Give this bone to my father:
he'll remember huntin' in the hills when I was ten years old.

May my love reach you all.
I locked it in myself and buried it too long....
Now that I go on to fall--
Please say it's not too late now that I'm dead and gone.

Give this dream to my mother:
It pulled the baby teeth she keeps inside the drawer.
Give this ring to my lover:
I was scared and stupid not to ask for her hand long ago....

May my love reach you all.
I locked it in myself and buried it too long.
Now that I go on to fall--
Please say it's not too late now that I'm dead and gone.

This is probably my favorite Iron & Wine song of all time, but, dear god, it tears me to pieces. I'm currently working on a piano transcription of it, but I don't think I'll ever be able to sing it without strangling on my own heart....In the interest of making sure this song does not have to be played at my funeral, for the rest of my life I swear I'm never going to bury anything inside myself again.

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Save for when it is sometimes appropriate..

[lyssabard.livejournal.com]

In the interest of making sure this song does not have to be played at my funeral, for the rest of my life I swear I'm never going to bury anything inside myself again.

I'll hold you to that.

*smile*

Lys