The Night Country

for february 2010, fireball wrote a bunch of words and sent them out to farflung folks to put them to music. seventeen songs came back from that venture. fireball added a little bit to many of the songs, with mixed results. here is information about the songs.

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until we boil away

      words by fireball

And when we came over the ridge with the first morning light
We saw the whole of the valley before us
We saw the whole of the day stretching out toward the night

And when we had come to the edge of that alkali lake
There were lines where the waters had once been
There were salty white patterns crusted and caked

And when the sun started her climb to the top of the sky
We felt the light set the valley on fire
We felt the heat of the desert so desperate and dry

And when the day floods every corner leaving nothing unlit
There will be nothing remaining in shadow
There will be no further secrets to tell that haven't been writ

And when the hard winds start to blow down the length of the sun
We will squint into the oncoming night
We will see glimpses of things long before they've begun

And when all the days have been counted and the songs have been sung
We will be dust sprinkled out in this valley
We will be whispers of hot winds in the sweetest of tongues

And when we can no longer handle the heat of the day
I'll be the water to soothe all your wounds
I'll be the water to wash all your tears till we both boil away
I'll be the water to wash all your tears until we boil away
I'll be the water to wash all your tears until we boil away

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