Shelter From The Storm Lyrics

Song	Shelter From The Storm
Artist	Cassandra Wilson
Album	Belly Of The Sun
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[00:25.48]	'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
[00:30.13]	When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
[00:34.63]	I come in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
[00:38.96]	"Come in," she said,
[00:40.82]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[00:47.31]	And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
[00:51.49]	I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
[00:55.61]	In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
[00:59.99]	"Come in," she said,
[01:01.13]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:09.19]	Not a word was spoke between us, there was no risk involved
[01:13.76]	Nothing up to that point had even been resolved.
[01:18.11]	Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
[01:22.15]	"Come in," she said,
[01:23.25]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:34.51]	I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
[01:39.21]	Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
[01:44.22]	Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
[01:47.64]	"Come in," she said,
[01:48.65]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:00.22]	Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
[02:04.33]	With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
[02:08.52]	She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
[02:13.05]	"Come in," she said,
[02:14.04]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:38.64]	Now the bonds are broken, but they can be retied,
[02:42.73]	by one more journey to the woods, the holes where spirits hide.
[02:46.74]	It's a never ending battle for a peace that's always torn
[02:51.24]	"Come in," she said,
[02:52.91]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:04.53]	Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
[03:09.03]	But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
[03:13.03]	And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
[03:17.25]	"Come in," she said,
[03:18.75]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:29.62]	I've heard newborn babies cryin' like a moanin' dove
[03:33.29]	And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
[03:37.94]	Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
[03:41.83]	"Come in," she said,
[03:43.62]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:04.10]	And now there’s a wall between us, something else been lost
[04:08.44]	I took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed.
[04:15.31]	And just to think it all began on an uneventful morn,
[04:16.91]	"Come in," she said,
[04:18.17]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:28.94]	In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
[04:33.10]	I bargained for salvation an' she give me a lethal dose.
[04:37.47]	I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
[04:41.36]	"Come in," she said,
[04:42.70]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
[05:03.47]	Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
[05:08.09]	Beauty walks on a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
[05:11.89]	If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born,
[05:16.04]	"Come in," she said,
[05:17.18]	"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

[00:25.48]	' Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
[00:30.13]	When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
[00:34.63]	I come in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
[00:38.96]	" Come in," she said,
[00:40.82]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[00:47.31]	And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
[00:51.49]	I' ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
[00:55.61]	In a world of steeleyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
[00:59.99]	" Come in," she said,
[01:01.13]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:09.19]	Not a word was spoke between us, there was no risk involved
[01:13.76]	Nothing up to that point had even been resolved.
[01:18.11]	Try imagining a place where it' s always safe and warm.
[01:22.15]	" Come in," she said,
[01:23.25]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:34.51]	I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
[01:39.21]	Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
[01:44.22]	Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
[01:47.64]	" Come in," she said,
[01:48.65]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:00.22]	Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
[02:04.33]	With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
[02:08.52]	She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
[02:13.05]	" Come in," she said,
[02:14.04]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:38.64]	Now the bonds are broken, but they can be retied,
[02:42.73]	by one more journey to the woods, the holes where spirits hide.
[02:46.74]	It' s a never ending battle for a peace that' s always torn
[02:51.24]	" Come in," she said,
[02:52.91]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:04.53]	Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
[03:09.03]	But nothing really matters much, it' s doom alone that counts
[03:13.03]	And the oneeyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
[03:17.25]	" Come in," she said,
[03:18.75]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:29.62]	I' ve heard newborn babies cryin' like a moanin' dove
[03:33.29]	And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
[03:37.94]	Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
[03:41.83]	" Come in," she said,
[03:43.62]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:04.10]	And now there' s a wall between us, something else been lost
[04:08.44]	I took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed.
[04:15.31]	And just to think it all began on an uneventful morn,
[04:16.91]	" Come in," she said,
[04:18.17]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:28.94]	In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
[04:33.10]	I bargained for salvation an' she give me a lethal dose.
[04:37.47]	I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
[04:41.36]	" Come in," she said,
[04:42.70]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[05:03.47]	Well, I' m livin' in a foreign country but I' m bound to cross the line
[05:08.09]	Beauty walks on a razor' s edge, someday I' ll make it mine.
[05:11.89]	If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born,
[05:16.04]	" Come in," she said,
[05:17.18]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."

[00:25.48]	' Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
[00:30.13]	When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
[00:34.63]	I come in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
[00:38.96]	" Come in," she said,
[00:40.82]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[00:47.31]	And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
[00:51.49]	I' ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
[00:55.61]	In a world of steeleyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
[00:59.99]	" Come in," she said,
[01:01.13]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:09.19]	Not a word was spoke between us, there was no risk involved
[01:13.76]	Nothing up to that point had even been resolved.
[01:18.11]	Try imagining a place where it' s always safe and warm.
[01:22.15]	" Come in," she said,
[01:23.25]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[01:34.51]	I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
[01:39.21]	Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
[01:44.22]	Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
[01:47.64]	" Come in," she said,
[01:48.65]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:00.22]	Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
[02:04.33]	With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
[02:08.52]	She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
[02:13.05]	" Come in," she said,
[02:14.04]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[02:38.64]	Now the bonds are broken, but they can be retied,
[02:42.73]	by one more journey to the woods, the holes where spirits hide.
[02:46.74]	It' s a never ending battle for a peace that' s always torn
[02:51.24]	" Come in," she said,
[02:52.91]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:04.53]	Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
[03:09.03]	But nothing really matters much, it' s doom alone that counts
[03:13.03]	And the oneeyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
[03:17.25]	" Come in," she said,
[03:18.75]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[03:29.62]	I' ve heard newborn babies cryin' like a moanin' dove
[03:33.29]	And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
[03:37.94]	Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
[03:41.83]	" Come in," she said,
[03:43.62]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:04.10]	And now there' s a wall between us, something else been lost
[04:08.44]	I took too much for granted, I got my signals crossed.
[04:15.31]	And just to think it all began on an uneventful morn,
[04:16.91]	" Come in," she said,
[04:18.17]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[04:28.94]	In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
[04:33.10]	I bargained for salvation an' she give me a lethal dose.
[04:37.47]	I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
[04:41.36]	" Come in," she said,
[04:42.70]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."
[05:03.47]	Well, I' m livin' in a foreign country but I' m bound to cross the line
[05:08.09]	Beauty walks on a razor' s edge, someday I' ll make it mine.
[05:11.89]	If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born,
[05:16.04]	" Come in," she said,
[05:17.18]	" I' ll give you shelter from the storm."

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