"A Perfection of Mays" genre: Folk
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	Live Demo Guitar and Voice
	CD: Music Garden Demos   Label: Rock n Fish Studio Credits: tom proutt
	Story Behind the Song We had tornados this spring on the east coast and this song came out of that.. Lyrics WHEN THE LILACS HAD COVERED THE GROUND 5-10-03 tp© (1)THE SHADBLO HAD SHOOK OFF THE LAST BITS OF SNOW THE MAPLES WERE SWELLING THEIR BUDS THE MYRTLE TURNING PURPLE WITH THE PROMISE TO GROW AND LEAF OUT A CARPET FOR US THE TREES WERE BUSTING OUT ,THE SAP ON THE RISE THE BANKS BARELY CONTAINED THE FLOW FROM THE CREEKS IN THE HOLLERS AND THE DRY WASHED-OUT RUTS THAT WERE FILLED WITH THE LATE MELTING SNOW (2) IRIS HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPRING IN ALL OF HER LONG LIVED DAYS THE LAWN, THE EVERGREENS, THE SMELL OF FRESH SOIL TOGETHER A PERFECTION OF MAYS (2b) TORNADOS CAN HIT WITH A POWERFUL FORCE SCATTER OUR POSSESIONS ALL AROUND IRIS HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPRING WHEN THE LILACS COVERED THE GROUND (3) WHAT LOOKED LIKE A BEAVER DAM PUSHED IN A PILE WAS THE HOUSE FROM WHICH IRIS HAD FLED THE SKY TURNED A DARK GREEN AND WAS STILL FOR A WHILE THE AIR WAS HEAVY WITH DRED SHE’D SHELTER IN THE BRICK HOME ON HER HALF SISTER’S LAND NOT THINKING OF THE TURMOIL OUTSIDE IT’S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT THESE BRICKS WILL WITHSTAND WHEN THERE IS NO WHERE TO HIDE INSTRUMENTAL (4) TIME TO START OVER ITS AN OH WELL I GUESS TIME TO START PITCHING IN PILES IT’S A WONDER THAT TWISTER HAD MADE SUCH A MESS OF ALL YOU COULD SEE FOR MILES TORNADOS CAN HIT WITH A POWERFUL FORCE SCATTER OUR POSSESIONS ALL AROUND IRIS HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPRING WHEN THE LILACS COVERED THE GROUND

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