If the Well runs dry
You held on for as long as you could
Something mysterious that you never understood
You thought that it would last
For all time
But you woke up on morning and you felt it was gone
The feeling you had felt for so long
And you asked yourself what will happen
If the well runs dry
And an emptiness crept up in your soul
You took a walk to get it under control
You looked for answers
Within your own mind
But down inside you heard your mind say
Maybe the bird had finally flown away
How far can I go
If the well runs dry
I felt it before I want it again
Throw down a compass
I need some direction
I’m here all alone
Awake at night
What will happen
If the well runs dry
I felt it before Can I have it again
You said to the void
No one was listenin
You said please
As youlooked up to the sky
And you didn’t see clouds but you felt the rain
Coming from within again
And you wondered if the well had run dry
I plant the seeds pray for the rain
Put my faith in the fates again
I ask for a crop
Sometimes there’s no reply
I take a breath and I bury my head
In books where I think the answers are read
And I wonder what will happen
If the well runs dry
I felt it before I want it again
Throw down a compass
I need some direction
I’m here all alone
Awake at night
What will happen
If the well runs dry
I was sorting through the wreckage
I was coming up so cheap
from the last surviving message
lost transmissions from the deep
could have told what would happen
could have told you what’s to come
there’s no boundaries left for mapping
when your country’s banged the drum
Always say you’re sorry
cry, from time to time
heart goes numb, these rules of thumb
you’re learning how to lie
Have you got your act together?
have you found your pilot’s guide?
We have called for nasty weather
since the day your music died
And if you ever want to mention
where you found your easy mark
just remember no one needs your stale
confessions in the dark
Always say you’re sorry
cry, from time to time
heart goes numb, these rules of thumb
you’re learning how to lie
A SUNNY DAY ON BROADWAY
IT’S A SUNNY DAY ON BROADWAY
PEOPLE WALKING SIDE BY SIDE
THROW AWAY YOUR CHEAP UMBRELLA
EVERYONE IS HALF ALIVE
I WAS LOOKING AT THE DEEP END
I WAS LOOKING TO DECIDE
BUT IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER
I’LL BIDE MY TIME
I WAS LEANING UP AGAINST THE WALL
I WAS LEANING FAR TOO LONG
PEOPLE DANCING ON THE CURBSIDE
TRYING TO AVOID A FALL
I WAS LOOKING AT THE DEEP END
I WAS LOOKING TO DECIDE
BUT IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER
I’LL BIDE MY TIME
I WAS LOADING UP THE FOUR TRACK
EXCAVATING ANCIENT RUINS
WISHING FOR SOME BURIED TREASURE
MAYBE JUST A WORD OR TWO
I WAS LOOKING AT THE DEEP END
I WAS LOOKING TO DECIDE
BUT IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER
I’LL BIDE MY TIME
IT’S A SUNNY DAY ON BROADWAY
I love you too
Keep up for you
I've been spinning round the world
And I ain't found a thing to do
It's not so new
That we argue
Ain’t gon’ set myself aflame to keep you warm
It’s up to you
Sunlight glows green through the trees as I write
Little ones splash in the stream, so alive
I been so down with the night
It's okay to sometimes not be alright
S'alright we've been here before, you and I
S’okay if we don’t always see eye to eye
Come back girl I don’t wanna fight
I just want you back in my arms tonight
Have these moments every once in a while
Never can work out all the reasons why
One of my turns came and worried my mind
It’ll pass my love and we’ll be alright
In the summer rain
Dance a little harder
Walk a little slower pace
In the summer rain
Stress a little lower
Change is lighting up my face
Smiling in the summer rain
V1
Where do focus now? Lights are burning out
Take a breath man it’s all ok
What’s up on your list? I just wanna rest
Hang out take a little break
We go hard now, blow it out now
Why do we work so hard, we need a little change
V2
Life is so damn precious, but so mysterious
Try to love it all, but the day to day?
How can it all be so, full tilt Geronimo
I want to sleep the day away
We go all in, what to believe in
I know what matters now, is a little peace...
"Let’s do an open assignment this week… suggestion would be something positive being that the weather in NYC has been dark & bleary. But there have been such specific ones lately, focus on writing a good song - whatever that means to you!”
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
Folk artist Josienne Clarke revisits music from her back catalog, infusing these lonesome songs with a new luminosity and drive. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2023