Carnival - Natalie Merchant

I’ve walked these streets A virtual stage It seemed to me Make up on their faces Actors took their Places next to me I’ve walked these streets In a carnival Of sights to see All the cheap thrill seekers The vendors and the dealers They crowded around me Have i been blind Have i been […]

Beloved Wife - Natalie Merchant

You were the love For certain of my life You were simply my beloved wife I don’t know for certain How i’ll live my life Now alone without my beloved wife My beloved wife I can’t believe I’ve lost the very best of me You were the love For certain of my life You were […]

After The Gold Rush - Natalie Merchant

Well, i dreamed i saw the knights In armor coming, Saying something about a queen. There were peasants singing and Drummers drumming And the archer split the tree. There was a fanfare blowing To the sun That was floating on the breeze. Look at mother nature on the run In the nineteen seventies. Look at […]