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Early Darkness

from Songs Spent Walking by Dan Shaw

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You're awake.

No memory of which room this is, gradual realization: this is the forest, and I am asleep beside you. And the dead fire can't shake the deep shiver's grip, what a penetrating cold- what you need is a sleeping bag, but we fell asleep accidentally, when it was still light out.

And there's only one thing to do, because this is one of those nights where you'll lay there forever: sleep is pointless, you've done all the sleeping you can. The only thing to do is to stand up, zip up your sweatshirt, put your hood up, walk alone into the night, go out alone in the dark, let's rock...

(No one can see you when you're not awake! No one can hear you when you're not speaking!)

And you tried for awhile walking through the darkened woods by cellphone light. I was still asleep, and the thought creeps in: these are the woods that used to grow where our building now stands.

And you stopped out of fright at the sound of an approaching dog, who turned out to be friendly, who led you on the path with it's illuminating sense of smell.

And I rolled over in my sleep, oak leaves and dirt, deep whiff, almost to my tongue. Overnight lows is all my angel shoulder tells me, overnight lows, my devil shoulder's just a myth.

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from Songs Spent Walking, released March 23, 2015

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Dan Shaw primarily plays the bass guitar, and is also a landscape designer. His bands include Health Problems and Birds in our Backyards

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