| Song | Shelter From The Storm |
| Artist | Cassandra Wilson |
| Album | Belly Of The Sun |
| [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." |