TRACK 04 / Dark rhythmic grunge
Hollow Orchard
Written by Chris Gu
THE WORDS
Lyrics.
Dark rhythmic grunge.
Hollow Orchard / Track 04
The orchard fence leans into the clay Rain keeps the rust from washing away You marked the gate with a crooked O Now every branch has a place to go
We kept the names in a coffee tin Buried them where the roots begin
Hollow Orchard, hold your ground We are still here when the leaves come down Hollow Orchard, cracked but whole A handful of dirt can shelter a soul
Your old coat hangs from the packing shed One torn sleeve where the briars spread I found your note in a jar of nails Save what survives; let the rest go pale
The frost came early, the well ran dry Still one green shoot split the winter sky
Hollow Orchard, hold your ground We are still here when the leaves come down Hollow Orchard, cracked but whole A handful of dirt can shelter a soul
Five steps past the broken stone Turn where the wild pears grow No grand return, no clean escape Just two warm hands and a bent gate
Hollow Orchard, hold your ground We are still here when the leaves come down Hollow Orchard, cracked but whole A handful of dirt can shelter a soul
The gate swings once Then settles home