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In The Dust

by Claire Salcedo

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1.
David 02:59
Teach me to dance in the dust, David Teach me to dance in the dust, David Make me a fool today Or I’ll never be wise when I pray Teach me to weep for all that I see Hide my eyes from all that I despise My feet are broken and my back is cracked From all the days searching for what I lack What have you got in the dust, David? What keeps you so happy in the dust, David? Is it love that moves your feet To dance in the ashes of a crowded street? David I don’t understand how to move With the weight of all I’ve got to prove The past is staring straight down at me And he laughed and said, don’t you see? To dance in the dust love will burn your shame It rages on until it changes your name And you’re never the same Love makes you dance in the dust Love gives you something to trust Love lets you dance in the dust Love lets you dance in the dust
2.
As It Seems 02:56
I can’t decide who rules my heart, is it fear that keeps me apart? Who and what is in my dreams, is everything as it seems? The sorrow sinks, deep in my bones, to remind me that I’m alone Still I see you wander the dark, singing as sweetly as a lark I think so hopelessly I’ll never see your face, have I run out of grace? But then you turn, and take my hand, and the dream can’t stand I’ve woken up, so many times, to utter confusion in a line Stretching from my heart to my head, and I cry out what I’ve said I can’t decide who rules my heart, is it fear that keeps me apart? Who and what is in my dreams, is everything as it seems?
3.
My poor foolish heart is so eager to love It longs to be tied way up above The earth amidst the passing silver clouds Ready to crash into hallowed the ground My poor foolish heart, so full to the brim Wants me to risk my life and my limb But is tied back in my arms by ropes we call age And so it sits among the stars watching the stage Play out all the parts Gazing at the errant hearts If only you’d love learning to wait Don’t you know blindness is your trait? Love has stood before you Waiting for you to know what’s true My foolish heart, why won’t you believe That it was truly love you perceived Off in the distance, from your perch in sky To give up on hope, is to die? You don’t need to fall in the dirt To realize how much you are worth My heart, love is never as you bleed But always, always, as you need You’re so blind, I’m so blind, through and through
4.
The Snow 02:04
The snow is falling, and we are calling For you, to bring your goodness to us We leave our sorrows, until tomorrow For we know that this night will come holy and low And we are call through the night For you to bring your light The snow is falling, and we are calling For you, to bring your goodness to us
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Hello, good December We come now to remember All our loved ones and friends Amidst this myriad of ends Good December, We shall always remember All our goodbyes And all for which we’ve cried Love and faith become so dear So bright against the gloom and drear We burst forth into joy unknown For in December we are never alone Good December, We shall always remember All our goodbyes And all for which we’ve cried December, you merry month of ends We stand now all family and friends Good December We shall always remember That the ends are all beginnings Full of kindness brimming

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A small beginning, part one of a humble anthology.

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released January 3, 2011

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