Island Creek (2021)
Island Creek
A soft wind blows, a heron croaks,
the sunlight flows down through the oaks
I’ve gone so gray like weathered teak
One more day on Island Creek
The dogs still play out by the pond
I call but they just don’t respond
I’ve gone so gray like weathered teak
Anchors away on Island Creek
It’s just a dream, one afternoon
Idyllic stream, forgotten June
I’ve gone so gray like weathered teak
Far from the fray on Island Creek
The bullfrogs bow their sweet sad song
as if they know my time is gone
I’ve gone so gray like weathered teak
But my heart will stay on Island Creek
And if my mind should slip away
so I can’t find the words to say
don’t cry for me, I’m not so weak
I’m young and free on Island Creek
Just let me be, it’s all I seek
One last day on Island Creek
Don’t cry for me, I’m not so weak
I’m young and free on Island Creek
I’m young and free on Island Creek
Demon Wind
There’s a demon wind a comin’
And we’d best get off the dime
We can all just look away but man, we’re running
Out of time
The rain forests are burning
California’s half on fire
The polar ice is melting and the seas
Keep getting higher
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You can shake your head and you can hide it in the sand
Say “We didn’t cause this, man, it’s just what is”
But that won’t be much solace for our children or their kids
Don’t mistake convenient ignorance for bliss
The coal plants keep on smoking
While islands disappear
And the trees that just might save us are bulldozed down
As doom draws near
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Temperatures keep rising
While governments slink low
Children wiser than their elders cry for change
‘Cause those poor kids know
There’s a demon wind a howlin’
While you laugh and sip your wine
Better hope you’ll be forgiven
“Cause we may be out of time
Chorus