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Bedtime Songs

from Rustless by Jacob Greenleaf

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For my children

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Songs played at bedtime hold tiring eyes awake
Simple and moral they harden our mistaken
belief like season, all this heartache has a reason

My sweet our eyes meet and certainty belie
Will you take this heartbreak for clear blue sky
While our fingers twine, "close your eyes now you'll be fine"

And though I'll never be again
Where the pages stretch endless
to the other side
It's my obligation to defend
the province I lost -
and never count the cost

Ambrose my heart knows you'll wander in the world
Margaret you will forget that you were daddy's little girl
in the course of living. Can this heartache be forgiven?

But for tonight your eyes light and steal away the doubt
Plead me remember what now I live without
That aegis of a fiction, the shielding power of conviction

When time reaffirms that old cliché
That truth is the enemy
of happiness
And all the illusions wash away
Return to this night
It's gonna be alright

Songs played at bedtime to heavy-lidded eyes
When you are older you'll see they all were lies
but for the little time you borrow, save that heartache till tomorrow
for the little time you borrow, save that heartache till tomorrow

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from Rustless, released February 17, 2017

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Jacob Greenleaf Seattle, Washington

I strive to connect with the divine and personal through songwriting. For the moment I live in Seattle, parent two kids half time, and work full time. I occasionally play open mics in the area, and am working slowly toward building an audience. Please feel free to contact me, I make every effort to respond to every communication. ... more

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