Wilderness Lyrics - Mason Jennings

get em up get em up get your shoulders up 

get your backbone straight 

keep an empty cup 

put your axe in the wood 

get your focus fixed 

keep your body in the ring 

gotta take some licks 

and let it all come back to you 

all the memories 

which she put you through 

bring it up to the light 

put it in a frame 

hang it out in the open where the children play 

let it sting your eyes 

clamp your chest 

lead with love 

and embrace the rest 

embrace the demons 

with all their claws 

embrace this life 

with all its scars 

how can I forgive of you 

things you said youd never do 

words you said youd never say 

darling howd we lose our way 

in the wilderness 

just trying our best 

to stay free 

at an empty space on the edge of town 

you had us meet on neutral ground 

your coat was grey 

your eyes were blue 

my arms and hands ached for you 

my stolen train 

my flock of birds 

when your lips said those words 

trees went black 

angels fell 

armies burned the carousel 

say you didnt mean a thing 

say youre coming home again 

up the river of regret 

say we aint seen nothin yet 

how can I forgive of you 

things you said youd never do 

words you said youd never say 

darling howd we lose our way 

in the wilderness 

where loneliness cuts so deep 

and all the expectations we 

put upon ourselves to be 

things our parents never would 

how could we have been so sure 

in the wilderness 

just tryin our best 

to stay free 

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