Cotton Flower lyrics

We stood in an open field

Arrested by the warmth of autumn's eve

And you were kneeling down

To catch the sound

Of crickets moving south

Below the shield.

And I still capture glimpses of you there

Taking pictures in my mind to keep you near

But I am not alone

For you are home

And I am not alone

For you are here.

[Chorus:]

And maybe it's just the difference between

Getting past and getting just what you need

And maybe it's not something we can see

Or a part of something greater we could be

And the backfield there by the tractor's boughs

Warmly paved for long ago -- so go

The cotton blooms slightly sudden snow.

And strange, the way a flower held in your thoughts

Can hold the bitter past untorn

As do the blood that beauty's born

And to repay the lover's toll

And it took me by surprise

Were you scared?

The way you're searching might stay there

Will you look to me for something more than some

Love is fear

And lust to trust is dust we must

I'm there

And deep down, I knew you cared

And shared the love I teach in there.

[Chorus]

So I won't hold you tight or keep you from the day

And you wouldn't have it any other way

But if you need a place to hide from yesterday

All you have to do is ask away

'Cause I know the way

And it's a fine time for growing old

There's tea on the porch

Is that too bold?

And I alone, my love

For I am not ashamed

And I'll sing my love

To you each day.

• Artist:Future Islands
• Album:LAMC #2 (2012)