So you raise them up, to Heaven always hell
Never renounce or ever claim to be
Why'd you run, tell me, why'd you disappear now?
I see it swell like a story in me to tell
Years away, finds me here today
It's enough to get you in a whole lotta trouble
And praise the kindness of a gentle breeze
Songwriter: Devendra Obi Banhart
Something for the hand, they're never there to lend
On my own, always on my way now
And now I sing upon my knees
But I am a gentleman who says what he means now
And don't pretend, you won't reach it in the end now
I may not know, how to treat or give you what you need
And never buy that freedom just ain't free now
Oh, realize, it ain't wise to idealize
Or put your life in the hands of any struggle
Now that I know the way it goes
Told years away and past my baby dying
Glory bound and sparrow in our hand
Shut the blinds and lock up every door
Seems to be the only time that I can see you clearly
Publisher: CHRYSALIS MUSIC LTD
Like a hymn within to help us understand
Twelve years old, in your mama's clothes
Wanna know why nobody was ever there to help them
They're unaware, share, give a hand to help son
So I send my friends, gifts from where I've been
You gotta pay back every penny that you owe
And if you hear, someone's comin' near
Dearest dear, I know you been here
That you're not here with me
Oh, you give them away but they'll come back to you someday
Ella sang, siftin' in the sand
Heaven awaits, we're making our last stand
Better keep those eyes, climbing paradise
Just close your eyes and make them disappear now
And no it ain't fair and if God forbid you care