Dreams Run Wild
from The Devil's Toil by Brian McGrath
lyrics
Close your eyes
Rest your head
Broken thoughts better left unsaid
Crooked crosses
A burnt autumn sky
Strangers' faces lit by lantern light
Her body's burning
Her soul cries out
She says "I'm trying, but I can't go on"
Rivers rising
There's no higher ground
Shouts through the night no longer make a sound
So sleep awhile
Let your dreams run wild
While you can
Unholy nightmares born of your dreams
Lost all direction, caught in between
The bonds we've broken
Evil seeds we've sown
A peace of mind that we will never know
So sleep for awhile
Just sleep for awhile
Let your dreams run wild
Run wild!
Until it takes you by the hand
An endless life, bride to the damned
God, no!
And your heart beats slow
Then you're gone
Rest your head
Broken thoughts better left unsaid
Crooked crosses
A burnt autumn sky
Strangers' faces lit by lantern light
Her body's burning
Her soul cries out
She says "I'm trying, but I can't go on"
Rivers rising
There's no higher ground
Shouts through the night no longer make a sound
So sleep awhile
Let your dreams run wild
While you can
Unholy nightmares born of your dreams
Lost all direction, caught in between
The bonds we've broken
Evil seeds we've sown
A peace of mind that we will never know
So sleep for awhile
Just sleep for awhile
Let your dreams run wild
Run wild!
Until it takes you by the hand
An endless life, bride to the damned
God, no!
And your heart beats slow
Then you're gone
credits
from The Devil's Toil,
released September 14, 2018
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2018 Brian McGrath
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2018 Brian McGrath
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Brian McGrath Chicago, Illinois
Brian McGrath is a Folk & Americana Singer-Songwriter from Chicago and currently based in Madison,
Wisconsin.
With intense, honest conviction tempered by Midwest sensibility and grit, the big man with a big voice tells tales of broken characters, desolate landscapes, and hopeful redemption all along the highways and byways of the American heartland.
McGrath's new album "The Lonely Hour" now out.
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