Tuesday night, an employee of Monkey Wrench Records named Pete, mistakenly posted a song on the label's website. We know a little about it. It appears to be an outtake from the 2002 studio session that gave birth to Riot Act. Maybe it was too optimistic for that album, which is traditionally thought of as a darker, more somber album. The recording, which features some fine harmonium work by, one must guess, Ed, appears to have been recently refreshed. Is the band back in the studio? Was this considered for the Christmas single? Is Ed working on another solo album. We can only look over the lyrics and speculate.
I feel part of the universe opened up to meet me.
My emotion so submerged, broken down to kneeling
once listening
voices they came
Had to somehow read myself
read myself
heard vibration within my cells
in my cells
Singing ah ah ah ah ah ah
My love is saved for the universe
See me now I'm bursting
On one planet so many turns
different worlds
singing ah ah ah ah ah ah
From my heart with discipline
Put there for the teaching
In my head see clouds of stairs
Help me as I'm reaching
The future's paved with better days
I'm running from something
I'm running towards the day
when i awake
I whisper once quiet
Now I'm rising to a scream
I am me.
I'm falling free fallin
World's calling me
Above my needs
I'm soaring
And darlin', you'll be the one that I can need,
Stand,
Be free
Our futures paved with better days
