She’s pressed between the pages
With words set down in ink
With words set down alongside
What I dream, what I think
I scribble in two dimensions
What in truth is 3-D
And a thin, pressed flower
Is all that is left for me
Autumn’s air would have ended you
But I was up all night
Pressing you between pages
With every word I write
And who would have ever thought
I’d keep you around this long
I’d preserve a story
Though I admit it might be wrong
To thumb through the pages
Pick my memories this way
They’re picked like thin, pressed flowers
Of a thin, pressed bouquet
And autumn’s air would have ended you
But I was up all night
Pressing you between pages
With every word I write
And autumn’s air would have ended you
But I was up all night
Pressing you between pages
With every word I write
And autumn’s air would have ended you
But I was up all week
Pressing you between pages
With every word I speak
And autumn’s air would have ended you
But I’ve been up all these years
Pressing you between pages
Knowing that you’ll disappear
credits
from Snagged-up Tree,
released October 15, 2014
Produced by Justin Smith
Steve Nelson: Piano
Justin Smith: Bass
Todd Vierra: drums
Jamie Marks: background vocals
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