All is Come Undone
No one knows what happened on the hill,
And the lady’s relative I ask you for your patience I will
Balance all the ledgers you require
I know your gates were trampled when her cows escaped into your shire
As to these events and what we know of things to come,
A letter floated to the ground and all is come undone.
All is come undone.
All is come undone, And vanished with the sun.
I’ve only seen your hamlet from afar
She’s told me of the roads that catch the light and laughter of the golden hour
The creaking shop doors as they close
And laughing boys who run with the empty bags that held the evening post
As to these events and what we know of things to come
A letter floated to the floor and All is come undone
All is come undone All is come undone And vanished with the sun
But if I’m to understand what you’ve said,
You have declined my offer to install her cousin in her stead
I ask forgiveness at this time,
I am humbled by your plea: You want her to return, as she
Is more than just her patronage, she is a daughter of your village
She worked beside you from the spring to autumn’s end,
But letters come with love and death and
Break the will again, Break us down again, Broke her heart again,
No one knows what happens then.
As well you saw this morning on the hill
Her horse is in the stable now, the men are at the mill,
She thanks you for the apples by her gate.
And hopes that when the moon is full you’ll join her once again to celebrate
For she knows that the harvest has begun,
The autumn feast rewards our time when
All is well and done, All is well and done, All is well and done
With the blessing of the sun.
Credits:
Dan Rieser - drums/percussion
Ken Rich - percussion
Mike Visceglia - electric bass
Rich Hinman - electric guitar, pedal steel
Bryn Roberts - piano, hammond b3, celeste, synth
Dar - acoustic guitar/vocals