the dreaming tree

oh man…i had some stuff to write, but i just forgot most of it because i’m laughing so hard watching the daily show. we did play last night at juanita’s, and it was…ok. there were some frustrating things, but i guess there will always be some kind of frustration to deal with, and so really all we can do is play the way we know how…which is harder than you might think sometimes. we broke out a full-scale version of “goodnight, moon,” and it went over really well with the crowd, even though it wasn’t too polished. i think it’s gonna be really good once we get the hang of playing it together. it’s also exciting because it’s the first song we’ve really collaborated on as far as ideas and words and musical stuff, and it might be one of our best songs yet, which means we’re growing together as writers and musicians, and that’s really neat. i said neat. anyway, i’ll post the lyrics soon and see what y’all think. oh yeah, and johnny raines played a trumpet line along with it (at the show) that makes it sound kinda sufjan-esque, and also when we all sang “la la la” at the end…which is probably pointless to talk about on a text-only blog, but trust me, it was cool. probably the happiest moment i’ve had on stage in awhile (which isn’t saying i’ve not been happy on stage, but this one was overwhelmingly happy)…especially when michael and i were singing into the same mic. i don’t know…it was cool. and one more thing, the tv appearance went well, too. i’ll try to figure out if i can get it on the net somehow.

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here are the lyrics for “goodnight moon”

goodnight moon
there’s no place to rest our heads tonight
cause our time has come and gone
there’s no use in putting up a fight
we’re all alone
our starry friends have all left town
but don’t hang your head cause our time will come around

goodnight friend
this world has torn us both apart
but we still have the night;
the darkness uniting both our hearts
i was yours
you were mine
and thats enough to know that when the end must come
we’ll still be holding on

and we will sing la la la la

goodnight moon
there’s no place to rest our heads tonight
cause our time has come and gone
there’s no use in putting up a fight
you have yours
and i am quite content with mine
but we will meet again
on the other side

and we will sing la la la la

love doesn’t end after the end has come
after the end must come

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serious stuff later, perhaps.