Do You Hear What I Hear?

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
do you see what I see
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
do you see what I see
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king,
do you know what I know
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold

Said the king to the people everywhere,
listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
listen to what I say
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light

(Mark Kozelek)

Caroline

( Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle)

Half Moon Bay

The saddest eyes she wore
So longing and forlorn
That made me love you
More and more

The bluest heart she owns
As she gets more and more alone
As the deepest cello drones

The oldest yard-cat sings
Her mournful bellowing
From branches in the trees

The stillest star shines red
With them bring havoc and death
Upon the land they'll sweep

The painful midnight cries
When one leaves a world behind
Leaves a world be, leaves a world behind

And here in Half Moon Bay
Hear the hum of the highway
Hum of the high, hum of the highway

Highway 1
Grey clouds, muted suns

Down by the footbridge stream
I am walking in a dream
Wailing in my dreams

Cuz winter-time was through
I could not be there for you
I couldn't care for you

And hear the traffic come
Down the old Highway 1
Down the Devil's sleighted run

And nothing clears these stains
Not the January rains
Rising in the stream

Down by the bay-leaf tree
Our lonely bird eyes meet
Lonely bird eyes, lonely bird eyes meet

Under the blue moonbeams
I am wandering in my dream
Walking in my, wandering in a dream

Highway 1
Grey clouds, muted suns

Highway 1
Grey clouds, muted suns

(Mark Kozelek)

Blue Orchids

The ancient streets so crowded and narrow
The winding stairs climb up, up high
The air tonight hangs sour and heavy
I'm dying up here love, lie with me lie


The view electrical and sprawling
The city lights move out and on and on
Out there in the halo of the skyline
My guardian angel looks down upon me


Fall tonight sweet Paris Rain
Shower me in her warm kisses


She rides the halo of the skyline
My fallen sister died so young
And all the gifts you gave I have them
And all your love I'm still holding onto


A fallen star over long lost highways
My fallen love died so young
Our last goodbye I wanted to be there
To bathe the loss from your fading eyes


Close these sweeping long gray curtains
The dizzying spiraling heights


How could I walk these old dim halls again
How could I leave this room all alone


When she comes by every morning
Brings back pink and pale blue orchids
When she comes by every evening
Lays down beside me softly breathing
When she comes by every afternoon
Piano music weeps quietly
As May melts into June


(Mark Kozelek)