Garden of Lavender
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Was on a flight home fromβwell, it doesn't matter
Eleven hours, a million thoughts were gathered
And my mind kept racing to my garden of lavender
I wanted to get to them so they wouldn't die
When I got home, they were dry as weed
While the vines wrapped around them B-horror film green
I'm not sure what my lavender symbolized
But inside my heart cried
And my heart is drawn to the small [?] within
That I can't help but to give my focus and attention and care
Cause they shut off and [?] hijack my brain
Help to tune out what [?] can cause me pain
And I care for the animals that gather 'round my yard
And my sister's children and I care for my garden
I'm swarmed upon by bumblebees
And yellow jackets and wasps and hornets that dart out and sting
I see the big orange tabby cat
Getting warm on the [?]
He turns over on his back
Looking for a belly rub
I see the deer trap
And the snow on the end of the path
That leads into my backyard
I hear the sound of my girlfriend's car
Coming up the driveway and it fills my heart
With joy
Though I know it'll all end someday
And someone else will be sleeping in my mountain house
Wondering who lived here before
Just like I sometimes do
Though I've never really cared to explore
I see the chocolate and peanut butter cat
I look at him and he looks back
I snap my fingers and blow him a kiss
He rubs his head against my hand and we reminisce
I walk downtown and see the Christmas lights
Along the highway and how they shine
And I'm reminded of when I was a child
How happy I felt when I opened the box and saw a guitar inside
Was on a flight to somewhere that I can't remember
I feel like I lived so many lives, I can't put it all together
Dordrecht, Holland, yeah that was it
I had a nice dinner with a concert promoter and his Korean wife, Soo-Young Kim
He dropped me off at an old spooky hotel
I felt like an old man in a castle looking over at the canal
Then I went and I played for a crowd but my heart wasn't there
I came back to my room and I slouched in my bed
Still stewing about my dried up lavender
Then I fell asleep in the dark dead night
And I dreamed of a blue jay digging up a seed
And pass it to another's beak
Watched him soar to another branch
Then a possum [?] trash can
Then I woke up one rainy morning in Dordrecht, Holland
And I got on my flight for London, England
Then I took a cab from Heathrow right to Westfield Mall in Shepherd's Bush
Where I bought a raincoat, then checked into the K West Hotel
And ate at a Polish restaurant down the street
I played the next night at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Neil Halstead and his band were opening, their soundcheck sounded great
As I watched, I remembered playing with Mojave 3 in the mid-'90s
One of the shows being at CMJ in New York
And I remembered seeing them open for Gomez in Madrid in 1998
I was with my girlfriend Marina but I somehow managed to sneak in an unforgettable kiss with Rachel backstage
One of those kisses that you'll take to your grave
Gomez knew I was there, and they played "Grace Cathedral Park" that night and I got pretty choked up listening to them
So anyhow, I played my show at Shepherd's Bush that night and a fan heckled me asking if I really hated Nels Cline
I explained that I didn't, that his name just rhymed with one word or the other
After the show, I left with my agent, Ned, and his wife, and Alicia, and we talked for a bit
And I walked back to the K West with my guitar and got into my bed, called my girlfriend and fell asleep
Eleven hours, a million thoughts were gathered
And my mind kept racing to my garden of lavender
I wanted to get to them so they wouldn't die
When I got home, they were dry as weed
While the vines wrapped around them B-horror film green
I'm not sure what my lavender symbolized
But inside my heart cried
And my heart is drawn to the small [?] within
That I can't help but to give my focus and attention and care
Cause they shut off and [?] hijack my brain
Help to tune out what [?] can cause me pain
And I care for the animals that gather 'round my yard
And my sister's children and I care for my garden
I'm swarmed upon by bumblebees
And yellow jackets and wasps and hornets that dart out and sting
I see the big orange tabby cat
Getting warm on the [?]
He turns over on his back
Looking for a belly rub
I see the deer trap
And the snow on the end of the path
That leads into my backyard
I hear the sound of my girlfriend's car
Coming up the driveway and it fills my heart
With joy
Though I know it'll all end someday
And someone else will be sleeping in my mountain house
Wondering who lived here before
Just like I sometimes do
Though I've never really cared to explore
I see the chocolate and peanut butter cat
I look at him and he looks back
I snap my fingers and blow him a kiss
He rubs his head against my hand and we reminisce
I walk downtown and see the Christmas lights
Along the highway and how they shine
And I'm reminded of when I was a child
How happy I felt when I opened the box and saw a guitar inside
Was on a flight to somewhere that I can't remember
I feel like I lived so many lives, I can't put it all together
Dordrecht, Holland, yeah that was it
I had a nice dinner with a concert promoter and his Korean wife, Soo-Young Kim
He dropped me off at an old spooky hotel
I felt like an old man in a castle looking over at the canal
Then I went and I played for a crowd but my heart wasn't there
I came back to my room and I slouched in my bed
Still stewing about my dried up lavender
Then I fell asleep in the dark dead night
And I dreamed of a blue jay digging up a seed
And pass it to another's beak
Watched him soar to another branch
Then a possum [?] trash can
Then I woke up one rainy morning in Dordrecht, Holland
And I got on my flight for London, England
Then I took a cab from Heathrow right to Westfield Mall in Shepherd's Bush
Where I bought a raincoat, then checked into the K West Hotel
And ate at a Polish restaurant down the street
I played the next night at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Neil Halstead and his band were opening, their soundcheck sounded great
As I watched, I remembered playing with Mojave 3 in the mid-'90s
One of the shows being at CMJ in New York
And I remembered seeing them open for Gomez in Madrid in 1998
I was with my girlfriend Marina but I somehow managed to sneak in an unforgettable kiss with Rachel backstage
One of those kisses that you'll take to your grave
Gomez knew I was there, and they played "Grace Cathedral Park" that night and I got pretty choked up listening to them
So anyhow, I played my show at Shepherd's Bush that night and a fan heckled me asking if I really hated Nels Cline
I explained that I didn't, that his name just rhymed with one word or the other
After the show, I left with my agent, Ned, and his wife, and Alicia, and we talked for a bit
And I walked back to the K West with my guitar and got into my bed, called my girlfriend and fell asleep
β±οΈ Synced Lyrics
[00:17.20] Was on a flight home fromβwell, it doesn't matter
[00:25.33] Eleven hours, a million thoughts were gathered
[00:34.81] And my mind kept racing to my garden of lavender
[00:42.91] I wanted to get to them so they wouldn't die
[00:51.98] When I got home, they were dry as weed
[01:00.60] While the vines wrapped around them B-horror film green
[01:09.65] I'm not sure what my lavender symbolized
[01:18.65] But inside my heart cried
[01:27.75] And my heart is drawn to the small [?] within
[01:35.45] That I can't help but to give my focus and attention and care
[01:45.38] Cause they shut off and [?] hijack my brain
[01:53.42] Help to tune out what [?] can cause me pain
[02:02.92] And I care for the animals that gather 'round my yard
[02:11.03] And my sister's children and I care for my garden
[02:21.58] I'm swarmed upon by bumblebees
[02:28.74] And yellow jackets and wasps and hornets that dart out and sting
[02:40.90] I see the big orange tabby cat
[02:45.92] Getting warm on the [?]
[02:53.13] He turns over on his back
[02:57.88] Looking for a belly rub
[03:01.97] I see the deer trap
[03:07.35] And the snow on the end of the path
[03:14.19] That leads into my backyard
[03:23.63] I hear the sound of my girlfriend's car
[03:28.17] Coming up the driveway and it fills my heart
[03:34.06] With joy
[03:38.15] Though I know it'll all end someday
[03:43.53] And someone else will be sleeping in my mountain house
[03:50.35] Wondering who lived here before
[03:56.64] Just like I sometimes do
[04:00.20] Though I've never really cared to explore
[04:06.16] I see the chocolate and peanut butter cat
[04:12.07] I look at him and he looks back
[04:16.91] I snap my fingers and blow him a kiss
[04:21.99] He rubs his head against my hand and we reminisce
[04:27.35] I walk downtown and see the Christmas lights
[04:32.31] Along the highway and how they shine
[04:38.24] And I'm reminded of when I was a child
[04:41.81] How happy I felt when I opened the box and saw a guitar inside
[05:03.57] Was on a flight to somewhere that I can't remember
[05:12.59] I feel like I lived so many lives, I can't put it all together
[05:22.99] Dordrecht, Holland, yeah that was it
[05:29.29] I had a nice dinner with a concert promoter and his Korean wife, Soo-Young Kim
[05:39.62] He dropped me off at an old spooky hotel
[05:46.83] I felt like an old man in a castle looking over at the canal
[05:56.38] Then I went and I played for a crowd but my heart wasn't there
[06:05.45] I came back to my room and I slouched in my bed
[06:15.34] Still stewing about my dried up lavender
[06:22.50] Then I fell asleep in the dark dead night
[06:32.59] And I dreamed of a blue jay digging up a seed
[06:42.02] And pass it to another's beak
[06:50.68] Watched him soar to another branch
[06:58.25] Then a possum [?] trash can
[07:07.32] Then I woke up one rainy morning in Dordrecht, Holland
[07:15.41] And I got on my flight for London, England
[07:37.12] Then I took a cab from Heathrow right to Westfield Mall in Shepherd's Bush
[07:41.69] Where I bought a raincoat, then checked into the K West Hotel
[07:46.67] And ate at a Polish restaurant down the street
[07:50.25] I played the next night at Shepherd's Bush Empire
[07:53.44] Neil Halstead and his band were opening, their soundcheck sounded great
[07:57.91] As I watched, I remembered playing with Mojave 3 in the mid-'90s
[08:03.35] One of the shows being at CMJ in New York
[08:06.90] And I remembered seeing them open for Gomez in Madrid in 1998
[08:11.48] I was with my girlfriend Marina but I somehow managed to sneak in an unforgettable kiss with Rachel backstage
[08:18.76] One of those kisses that you'll take to your grave
[08:22.38] Gomez knew I was there, and they played "Grace Cathedral Park" that night and I got pretty choked up listening to them
[08:29.54] So anyhow, I played my show at Shepherd's Bush that night and a fan heckled me asking if I really hated Nels Cline
[08:38.58] I explained that I didn't, that his name just rhymed with one word or the other
[08:43.52] After the show, I left with my agent, Ned, and his wife, and Alicia, and we talked for a bit
[08:50.35] And I walked back to the K West with my guitar and got into my bed, called my girlfriend and fell asleep
[08:59.36]
[00:25.33] Eleven hours, a million thoughts were gathered
[00:34.81] And my mind kept racing to my garden of lavender
[00:42.91] I wanted to get to them so they wouldn't die
[00:51.98] When I got home, they were dry as weed
[01:00.60] While the vines wrapped around them B-horror film green
[01:09.65] I'm not sure what my lavender symbolized
[01:18.65] But inside my heart cried
[01:27.75] And my heart is drawn to the small [?] within
[01:35.45] That I can't help but to give my focus and attention and care
[01:45.38] Cause they shut off and [?] hijack my brain
[01:53.42] Help to tune out what [?] can cause me pain
[02:02.92] And I care for the animals that gather 'round my yard
[02:11.03] And my sister's children and I care for my garden
[02:21.58] I'm swarmed upon by bumblebees
[02:28.74] And yellow jackets and wasps and hornets that dart out and sting
[02:40.90] I see the big orange tabby cat
[02:45.92] Getting warm on the [?]
[02:53.13] He turns over on his back
[02:57.88] Looking for a belly rub
[03:01.97] I see the deer trap
[03:07.35] And the snow on the end of the path
[03:14.19] That leads into my backyard
[03:23.63] I hear the sound of my girlfriend's car
[03:28.17] Coming up the driveway and it fills my heart
[03:34.06] With joy
[03:38.15] Though I know it'll all end someday
[03:43.53] And someone else will be sleeping in my mountain house
[03:50.35] Wondering who lived here before
[03:56.64] Just like I sometimes do
[04:00.20] Though I've never really cared to explore
[04:06.16] I see the chocolate and peanut butter cat
[04:12.07] I look at him and he looks back
[04:16.91] I snap my fingers and blow him a kiss
[04:21.99] He rubs his head against my hand and we reminisce
[04:27.35] I walk downtown and see the Christmas lights
[04:32.31] Along the highway and how they shine
[04:38.24] And I'm reminded of when I was a child
[04:41.81] How happy I felt when I opened the box and saw a guitar inside
[05:03.57] Was on a flight to somewhere that I can't remember
[05:12.59] I feel like I lived so many lives, I can't put it all together
[05:22.99] Dordrecht, Holland, yeah that was it
[05:29.29] I had a nice dinner with a concert promoter and his Korean wife, Soo-Young Kim
[05:39.62] He dropped me off at an old spooky hotel
[05:46.83] I felt like an old man in a castle looking over at the canal
[05:56.38] Then I went and I played for a crowd but my heart wasn't there
[06:05.45] I came back to my room and I slouched in my bed
[06:15.34] Still stewing about my dried up lavender
[06:22.50] Then I fell asleep in the dark dead night
[06:32.59] And I dreamed of a blue jay digging up a seed
[06:42.02] And pass it to another's beak
[06:50.68] Watched him soar to another branch
[06:58.25] Then a possum [?] trash can
[07:07.32] Then I woke up one rainy morning in Dordrecht, Holland
[07:15.41] And I got on my flight for London, England
[07:37.12] Then I took a cab from Heathrow right to Westfield Mall in Shepherd's Bush
[07:41.69] Where I bought a raincoat, then checked into the K West Hotel
[07:46.67] And ate at a Polish restaurant down the street
[07:50.25] I played the next night at Shepherd's Bush Empire
[07:53.44] Neil Halstead and his band were opening, their soundcheck sounded great
[07:57.91] As I watched, I remembered playing with Mojave 3 in the mid-'90s
[08:03.35] One of the shows being at CMJ in New York
[08:06.90] And I remembered seeing them open for Gomez in Madrid in 1998
[08:11.48] I was with my girlfriend Marina but I somehow managed to sneak in an unforgettable kiss with Rachel backstage
[08:18.76] One of those kisses that you'll take to your grave
[08:22.38] Gomez knew I was there, and they played "Grace Cathedral Park" that night and I got pretty choked up listening to them
[08:29.54] So anyhow, I played my show at Shepherd's Bush that night and a fan heckled me asking if I really hated Nels Cline
[08:38.58] I explained that I didn't, that his name just rhymed with one word or the other
[08:43.52] After the show, I left with my agent, Ned, and his wife, and Alicia, and we talked for a bit
[08:50.35] And I walked back to the K West with my guitar and got into my bed, called my girlfriend and fell asleep
[08:59.36]