The Great Exhale Songtext

von Great Lake Swimmers

Look at the names carved into rocks
Look at the days when they were lit up
A brush of my hand and I feel their rage
Years of radiance, years of rain

And the world stops spinnin' when you stop spinnin'
Sighs when you sigh when you sigh
I'm coming home so leave the light on for me
I'm drawing over the luminous veil
When I get in I will see you all there
I'm drawing on the great exhale

Uncertain ground, so I walk lightly
Translating names of lost families
Somebody's sleeping that you should not wake
Drifting whispers over their grave

And the world stops spinnin' when you stop spinnin'
Sighs when you sigh when you sigh
I'm coming home so leave the light on for me
I'm drawing over the luminous veil
When I get in I will see you all there
I'm drawing on the great exhale

Wide open spaces
In a sleep a long time
Come to waiting places
Come tonight like all the dreams

I'm coming home so leave the light on for me
I'm drawing over the luminous veil
When I get in I will see you all there
I'm drawing on the great exhale

I'm soaring in on the great exhale