Avalanche

from II by LiLa

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lyrics

The first flake fell

Who falls last leaf

Lake already froze, like a frigid flash heat

As I gather my clothes for the golden ass sweep

I can see every breath in the cloud that I speak

I look up to see that the sky is my peak

The cold true lie just a white canopy

Keep trying to climb as the air gets thin

As I start to see signs of precipitation

There’s no question that we’ve got thick skin

But the cold-hearted souls get frost-bitten

As the light gets dim and the night sets in

The full of the freeze is an invitation

To meet the snowflake that covers the scape

Cascade from the shape of the chasm to make

A clean escape from the place and the sparkle and grace

To traipse in the wake of the mountain and face

Chorus

No you can’t beat, you can’t join

Though our blanket always keeps you warm

There’s no way you stand a chance

In the way of the sound of our avalanche

Inch by inch the world is entrenched

As we circumvent hazardous elements

It gets more intense to prepare the ascent

Bitter winds blow

And he reticent don’t show

I suppose that they stay below

But I know I was meant to expose the cold

We the heat in my soul, I will melt the snow

It’s a whole different world that I’ve yet to know

So if you want to go, you can follow at your own risk

Take it tippy-toe, but be cautious on the surface.

Slippery slope can get you caught up in the turbulence

Tumble and roll

Get lost up in the turbans

Glacially, spatially, ivory, masonry

Footprints on the path holding vacancy

Pearls and curls of the hills unfurl

With softness, but it’s an ominous roar

Over and over again

Pressure inside just the blink of an eyelid

Whether it all builds til the measure is highest

Or settles and tills like the crash of a pilot

Just a crack of the sheet when the crowd gets highest

So profound that the people, the sound-

You can’t sit down when the beat is around

Don’t stand still waiting for that anvil

Cause when it drops, life plans get cancelled

credits

from II, released June 13, 2010

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LiLa Durham, North Carolina

Original Hip-Folk duo from Durham, NC.
LiLa:
Eli McDuffee-Emcee / Jon LeSueur-Production & Vocals.

All Original Material Recorded at Playhouse Studio.

C/o ODDcrew