"Coda: Light No Lamp When The Sun Comes Down" from Blood From Stars by Joe Henry

Joe Henry - Blood From Stars Coda: Light No Lamp When The Sun Comes Down

Tracks on this album

1.Prelude: Light No Lamp When The Sun Comes Down
2.The Man I Keep Hid
3.Channel
4.This Is My Favorite Cage
5.Death To The Storm
6.All Blues Hail Mary
7.Bellwether
8.Progress of Love
9.Over Her Shoulder
10.Suit On A Frame
11.Truce
12.Stars
13.Coda: Light No Lamp When The Sun Comes Down

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Contributors

ISRC:USEP40913013
Recorded:2009 The Garfield House - South Pasadena, CA

Upright & Tack Piano, Field Organ, Keyboards:Patrick Warren
Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar:Joe Henry
Drums, Percussion:Jay Bellerose
Keyboards, Piano, Vibraphone:Keefus Ciancia
Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet:Levon Henry
Bass:David Piltch
Electric, Acoustic & Gut String Guitar, Bowed Banjo, Coronet:Marc Ribot

Lyrics

Light no lamp
When the sun comes down—
The dark will speak,
Has things to say.
Something lost
And never found
Hides from the cold
Watchful eyes of day

Close no door
Against the cold—
The angry storm
Is alive in you,
Is like a story
Never told,
And it tears at walls that
It can’t pass through

Save no time
For later on—
It can’t be caught
Like falling rain,
But leaves the tongue,
Is sung and gone,
Till only the song of
Regret remains

So, light no lamp
When the sun comes low—
Pull the dark
Close to your face.
Shadow’s fear covers
You like clothes,
But likewise so does
Love and grace