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Love Is A Tree With Lions As Leaves

by Half Hour Handshake

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Calm down Stand tall I see the leaves I see the tree I see the forest And I stand under a star-filled heaven And I can see every single one of them I see the spider behind my back I see its thread And I'm as calm as a man can be Because I can see
2.
How and how exactly did the world look like Some 12000 years ago And how, how exactly were the people like Nobody can tell, we only found their bones So will there ever be anybody who is able to describe On how many dead bones we're really living on There was a tale about a giant flood around this time Every culture waiting for gods to return But nobody will ever be able to describe On how many dead gods we're really living on People in ancient times, how did they feel like? If I sang wouldn't they understand? They may have never thought there was a single god But maybe there have been a lot of them And it seems that every evidence points to the sky There's pyramids all over the world And despite we're so evolved we merely took a glimpse inside Frozen scientists, what's taking them so long? But what if gods were really people cause the people did mistake them for gods? People in ancient times, how did they feel like? If I sang wouldn't they understand? They may have never thought there was a single god But maybe there have been a lot of them And other people these times, how did they feel like? If I sang wouldn't they understand? Does nobody doubt or even think about How things can easily get out of hand
3.
And as I close my eyes I'm entering a state of mind Kaleidoscope of light And my dream will come alive And a voice said: 'I came all the way from the graveyard You people built your house upon! I'm here to take your bride!' Then the ghost grabbed your hand and I stand helpless In the face of your crying eyes But I wake up soaked in sweat With my hand groping for your body I'm relieved I hear you breathing Cause you're still there lying by my side And as you close your eyes Wincing feet show me the time You drift to the other side Into your subconscious mind And you find me with another girl Her hands deep in my curls And she said: 'Now he's mine!' Then the girl grabbed my hand and you stand helpless In the face of her smiling eyes But you wake up soaked in sweat With your hand groping for my body You're relieved you feel my knee Cause I'm still there lying by your side
4.
Helical 03:34
Where did I go wrong? Not even sure I did go wrong after all Cause where would I be now? If I went the wrong way Some things just wouldn't be the same Nobody could ever tell And though I'm really sorry Never meant to hurt anybody No, I would not be with you now If I had only done The most righteous things My skin is soft from your warmth but my lips are getting sore From kissing, hugging, snuggling, lying down So it doesn't really matter how all things may could have turned out When you're with me i could not ask for more I would do all I can Not a thing I wouldn't do To stay with you
5.
My legs once used to carry My weight down the road My eyes once used to show me The earth under my toes They seem like they're getting weaker With every move I make And I cannot remember A single day from my youth They seem like they're getting darker With every break of day No, please don't No, you can't let them watch me die
6.
If I could only understand the words you say If I could only understand a single word you say 'I'm making horrible mistakes, I'm always thinking about mistakes I'm thinking how sweet it would be If I could see him, see him daily, I only want to be with him, wherever he may take me tonight.' Please calm down and leave these things behind You don't have to feel sorry For things you thought that you've done wrong Don't be sad cause now is not the time To have your mind set on becoming The beauty that i think you already are 'Still making horrible mistakes, I'm always thinking about mistakes I'm thinking how sweet it would be If I could see him, see him daily, I only want to be with him, wherever he may take me tonight.' Heads up and try to have some faith Your faults don't mean a thing to me Not long now, it's almost friday And when I see you and when you kiss me There's nothing wrong with tears of joy But tears of sadness I will wipe away'
7.
My life could be empty If it weren't for you and me So I made some sounds And I made them for you And I do miss you when you're not around And I can feel it when you're feeling down In the distance And everything I see Is blurred and unfocused All I can hear is white noise distorted Until you come around Knocking on the window Of my kitchen And if we're just made out of dust Dust that once was giant stars How can these details that I think about even matter? And I see the clouds drifting away All the hours flow so fast And the rivers flow like days The ocean buried centuries Of people love and die And if we're just made out of dust Dust that once was giant stars How can these details that I think about even matter? Clouds hide the endlessness of space So what difference does it make If I'm a hundred miles away Or in another galaxy Or if I love or die And because we're just made out of dust Arranged in all these unique ways And these details that I think about are all that matters in my life Which isn't empty Cause there's you and there's me So I made some sounds And I made them for you And I do miss you when you're not around I can feel it when you're feeling down In the distance And everything I see Is blurred and unfocused All I can hear is white noise distorted Until you come around Knocking on the window Of my kitchen
8.
Looking back on times when we're unseperable as kids You were kind of shy and I was chubby The fun we had was one of the greatest times of my life And I'm so sorry I just threw that away All I want to do is meet you I'll try to make it up to you All I want to do is talk to you How can I make it up to you? But what I did allows no excuse I hope you won't give up on me Oh, please don't give me up But looking back does not change things and hopefully the past Will help me to restore our friendship again All I want to do is meet you I'll try to make it up to you All I want to do is talk to you How can I make it up to you? But what I did allows no excuse I hope you won't give up on me Oh, please don't give me up If I could just spit my heart out from my throat And finally look you straight in the eye and ask: 'How was your day at school? How are the toes on your feet? How was your day at work? How do you do, how do you feel?'
9.
Dandelion 03:02
Haven't seen you in a long time Maybe it's because you don't want to see me Losing a friend Wasted every chance to make it right again Maybe someday If grass wants to grow over My missdoing And the luck of a four-leaved clover We'll be friends again I've been waiting on you for a long time Maybe you've been also waiting on me But I'm a dissapointment Cause I was too scared to make it right again Maybe someday If grass wants to grow over My missdoing And the luck of a four-leaved clover We'll be friends again
10.
Pinky Toe 04:06
Let's just do it this time Let's just go for a walk Feels like waiting in line To be walked like a dog Fed like a dog, no Treated like a dog, no And I can imagine singing this song around a campfire Open your eyes Rise and shine You haven't brushed your teeth And I haven't brushed mine And though I'm still sleepy I'll take a shower while You're still wrapped in your blanket Hiding from the sunlight Fed like a dog, not anymore More beautiful than I thought, pinky toe And I had a dream about saving horses from the forest fire And for the sake of seeing your smile I prepared all the things you like And sprinkled little grapes over your fruitplate We'll dig into the applepies Drink coffee in the morning light With toast and butter and honey and strawberry marmelade Home It happens everytime And I don't know why The blanket got out of the cover And the sheets are stained white And by the time we put clothes on The sun is already high So we have to get going If we want to make it in time Fed like a dog, not anymore More beautiful than I thought, pinky toe And I had a dream about saving horses from the forest fire And for the sake of seeing your smile I prepared all the things you like And sprinkled little grapes over your fruitplate We'll dig into the applepies Drink coffee in the morning light With toast and butter and honey and strawberry marmelade Home But don't fall for every joke cause I'm a real good liar Home

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