I May Be

from The Worst; Transatlantic Death Songs (with Goodbye Ivan & les Poissons Autistes) by Hemlock Smith

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I May Be

Lying in the grass
Looking at the trees
All the holes there in the leaves
And the centuries beneath
All that lives shall pass
Without reason or degrees
The sorrow when we leave
Shall wither like the leaves

I may be I May be maybe
I may be I May be maybe
--but beware the traitor June—
--and July’s decaying Moon—
I may be I May be maybe
I may be I May be maybe
--October sober in its gloom—
--but November’s coming soon--

Strolling in the woods
The moss reveals to me
All the sobbing in its roots
The pain it takes to breathe
I seldom understood
We’re collecting only woe
And the clay upon our boots
Will be dust the day we go

I may be I May be maybe
I may be I May be maybe
--but beware the traitor June—
--and July’s decaying Moon—
I may be I May be maybe
I may be I May be maybe
--October sober in its gloom—
--but November’s coming soon—

I may be
A knight in shining armour
The ever reliable constable
I may be the hustling apostle
The saddened prophet of the inevitable
I may be, all of that…
But, for how long ?

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from The Worst; Transatlantic Death Songs (with Goodbye Ivan & les Poissons Autistes), released March 6, 2015

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Hemlock Smith Lausanne, Switzerland

Hemlock Smith come from Lausanne (Switzerland). Since 2002, they’ve released 7 regular albums with intelligent pop, as well as 2 soundtracks for silent film and 2 collaborations with Noise duo Les Poissons Autistes. Fronted by singer-songwriter Michael Frei, Hemlock Smith's distinctive voice is complemented by a talented band seamlessly blending Pop, Folk, Rock and Trip-Hop Sensibilities ... more

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