You carried your heart home like a tattered brief case
Full of faded maps and notes
You spent days there dancing with your shadow
Your could not hide the words you wrote
You came back with a different story
Harden lines with in your face
I didn’t know if you were looking for a savior
Or just a place to hide that shame
And we’ve danced here before darling
With your brown boots and your winter coat
With your hands cracked from the season
And your lips raw from the snow
I watch you stare off into the harbor
Around the corner from changing your mind
And with one step closer to that ocean
With one foot lagging far behind
And we’ve danced here before darling
With your brown boots and your winter coat
With your hands cracked from the season
And your lips raw from the snow
You can stay here until you’re sure what it is your leaving
Until you know where those old scars are from
with one drop of oil still burning
You can tell me where both went wrong
And we’ve danced here before darling
With your brown boots and your winter coat
With your hands cracked from the season
And your lips raw from the snow
credits
from Disappear,
released January 1, 2011
Written by J Wagner and Gregory Alan Isakov
The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023