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High Desert Hymns

from High Desert Hymns by Jake Shane

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There is something deeply hidden
In the tall grass where we live
No oracles, no blackboxes
Know what it really is
And still the saints stare up into the sky
With ropes around their wrists
While arrows fly and fires light
And the feet of kings are kissed
There are beasts among the baobab trees
There are exiles in our midst
There are wild dogs around us
Howling high desert hymns

Howling high desert hymns
The kind you might hum
When you’re lonesome
Or you’re lost or you’re just lookin
For a lover, or another
Or just a crumb of bread and butter
And a simple little bed
That you can lie in for a while
While the cup of coffee cools
Buildings crumble and stars go dim
You’ll hear those high desert hymns

When the wind begins to growl
And the birds begin to shout
And the night is full of broken vows
And clearing throats and open mouths
And the fossils in the fuel
Start to flicker and go dim
You'll hear 'em then
Those high desert hymns

This is a high desert hymn
The kind you might hum
When you’re lonesome
Or you’re lost or you’re just lookin
For a lover, or another
Or just a crumb of bread and butter
And a simple little bed
That you can lie in for a while
While a cup of coffee cools
Buildings crumble and stars go dim
This is a high desert hymn

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from High Desert Hymns, released December 4, 2020

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Jake Shane Madrid, Spain

Jake Shane is an American singer-songwriter based in Madrid, Spain.

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