Phish - Evolve Album Lyrics

It's all I know, findin' ways to stay
Hey, stranger, come crash for a minute
It's all I know, findin' ways to stay
Hey, stranger, come crash for a minute

I tried to fly in thunderclouds
With blind eyes, and touch the sky

It's all I know, findin' ways to stay
Hey, stranger, come crash for a minute

When all this noise gets turned off and you can smell the moss
In the pale blue haze, while we circle each other
Like orbiting planets, predictable and powerful
Two lost crystals in the black night sky
I've got music, so who needs anything more
To extend the time with invisible weight
Absorbed and unalterable in delirium
Sightly deceiving in living light, living light

It's all I know, findin' ways to stay
Hey, stranger, come crash for a minute

Yesterday, yesterday
I fell, and now I'm takin' backwards steps
It's all I know

Your hands hang by your side, and my advice begins at three
We'll build a bridge, some kind of machine
The hammer and the whistle that live inside of me
While morning clouds are chased off by the sun hangin' over the sea
Inhale the stars, 'cause that's what you will be
Part of the lowering sky, eventually

It's all I know, findin' ways to stay
Hey, stranger, come crash for a minute

It's all I know (it's all I know, all I know, all I know)
It's all I know (it's all I know, all I know, all I know)
It's all I know (it's all I know, all I know, all I know)
It's all I know (it's all I know, all I know, all I know, all I-)

I fold my hands across my breast
No stones to weigh upon my chest
No fist to clench, no furrowed brow
Though cold I sleep more soundly now

No stranger sunset have I seen
The wavy lines I float between
Converges, spirals and surround
And draw me further underground

Between the layers in the soil
I crash through shale and splash in oil
My relentlessness is finally quit (woo hoo, ooh)
And I am warming up a bit

Below a kingdom bathed in ink
Now opening the onyx gates
I sense the reaper as I sink
Within, oblivion awaits

I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)

I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)

I crash
(Oblivion awaits)
Through the shale
(Oblivion awaits)
And splash
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil
(Oblivion awaits)

I crash
(Oblivion awaits)
Through the shale
(Oblivion awaits)
And splash
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil

I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)
I crash through shale and splash in oil
(Oblivion awaits)

I crash
(Oblivion awaits)
Through the shale
(Oblivion awaits)
And splash
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil
(Oblivion awaits)

I crash
(Oblivion awaits)
Through the shale
(Oblivion awaits)
And splash
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil
(Oblivion awaits)
In the oil

I paused a moment once in time
Before the sun began to shine
To weigh the choice I had to make
And therein lies my first mistake

My second came just after that
To keep the solar discus flat
And make the planets scurry around
The math required was quite profound

And now it's mountains, streams, and plains
Ten thousand creatures, none the same
A million little things to solve
Or not, I'll let them all evolve

First came the light, then came the sound
Then came the worlds that could never slow down
Then came the people with problems and hope
That don't mean a thing, if they just knew the scope

First came the light, then came the sound
Then came the worlds that could never slow down
Then came the people with problems and hope
That don't mean a thing, if they just knew the scope

First came the light, then came the sound
Then came the worlds that could never slow down
Then came the people with problems and hope
That don't mean a thing, if they just knew the scope

First came the light, then came the sound
Then came the worlds that could never slow down
Then came the people with problems and hope
That don't mean a thing, if they just knew the scope

First came the light, then came the sound
Then came the worlds that could never slow down
First came the light

From out of the chaos, a wave appears in the moonlit confusion
Irons melted, coming grace, no longer frozen
The pillow drowns the moans and shallow breaths
As dancing silvery rays change
Each wave eyes a star
And the swollen moon hangs over the water

Reflections guide the way
Gold maze mirrors as the night wheels turn
Shipwrecks sway, steel mast crashes, spin green sky

I have grown my wings, I am flying
Ascending now, I am soaring
Untied my wrists and flew away
This too shall pass, this too shall pass

I have grown wings, I am flying
Ascending fool, I am soaring
Untied my wrists and flew away
This too shall pass, this too shall pass

We are flying, we are flying
Over the water
We are diving, we are diving
Into the water

I have grown wings, I am flying
Ascending now, I am soaring
Untied my wrists and flew away
This too shall pass, this too shall pass

I have grown wings, I am flying
Ascending now, I am soaring
Untied my wrists and flew away
This too shall pass, this too shall pass

We are flying, we are flying
Over the water
We are diving, we are diving
Into the water

I have grown wings, I am flying
I have grown wings, I am flying
I have grown wings, I am flying
I have grown wings, I am flying

I am flying
I am flying
I am flying

I have grown wings, I am flying
Ascending now, I am soaring
Untied my wrists and flew away
This too shall pass, this too shall pass

They will come
On pillow jets of sound
The proof of wonder
Celestial starlight gowned
The ghost enchanter
The eagle guide
Beautiful and brown
Beautiful and brown

They will come
To form one tribe
The tone romancer
Mosaic spirit scribe
Crimson robed
And golden firelight crowned
High above the ground
High above the ground

On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound

They will come
Sewing star threads through the air
With silver serpents
That spiral in their hair
Sounding bells
Elusive and unbound
High above the ground
High above the ground

On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound

They will come
Through smoke rings in the glare
With mace and discuss
Slicing through the air
Restoring light
As the lost become the found
High above the ground
High above the ground

On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
On pillow jets of sound
Harlequin kaleidoscopic
On pillow jets of sound
Prismatic velvet tones
On pillow jets of sound
Pulsating halcyon specter
On pillow jets of sound
Flaming visions, shadow drawn
On pillow jets of sound
Vivid phantoms hovering
On pillow jets of sound
So high above the ground
On pillow jets of sound
The conjurers of thunder
On pillow jets of sound
The conjurers of thunder
On pillow jets of sound
The conjurers of thunder
On pillow jets of sound
The conjurers of thunder

When I see through the deception
And the river's flowing free
You may understand the reason why I'm drifting out to sea
And you may control the currents
As I drift in search of land
You may understand the reason when the water turns to sand

So while you're on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
While you're on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we'll finally meet at last

When doors are all closed tightly
With words the only keys
You may understand the reason why I'm floating on the breeze
When I hear your voice responding
When no questions have begun
You may understand the reasons why I'm flying to the sun

So while you're on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
While you're on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we'll finally meet at last

Perhaps we'll finally meet at last
Perhaps we'll finally meet at last

So while we're on this lonely trip
Keep a watch for other ships
And if by chance our vessels pass
Perhaps we'll finally meet at last
Perhaps we'll finally meet at last

We are temporal silver men in sulfur vessels
A percussion rinse
We are disc cultivators at this fatalistic gala

A life-saving gun, a life-saving gun
A life-saving gun

In this pepperbush of colonial ice
The cashier's fan is a life-saving gun

In clustered columns, the vaulting cartridge
In the wharf storehouse, there is a life-saving gun
There is a life-saving gun, there is a life-saving gun

Super bomby warfare, life-saving gun
Contact net, life-saving gun
Shoulder mountain, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun
Contact net, life-saving gun
Percussion rinse, life-saving gun
Super bomby warfare, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun

Contact net, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun
Super bomby warfare, life-saving gun
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse

Super bomby warfare, life-saving gun
Contact net, life-saving gun
Shoulder mountain, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun
Contact net, life-saving gun
Percussion rinse, life-saving gun
Super bomby warfare, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun

Contact net, life-saving gun
Meso laceration, life-saving gun
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse
Percussion rinse

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

A world of smoke and shadows
Has clouded my vision for so long
And I recall a time when I used to belong
The wreckage of the past
And the fear of tomorrow haunts my mind
I'm searching for a way to make it all rewind

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

Easy now, easy now
Easy now, easy now
I wake up in my bed
With monsters in my head

Moving water show us the way
As the moon begins to rise
And through the air she flies

And as the night closes in
It all rolls away
And the wires in her brain
Are torn and frayed
But she is bounty and flow
And she knows where to go
Where there's nothing to lose or gain

And so she dances alone
In the summer rain
And her golden hair glows
Just sounds remain
Leaves the shadows behind
In the depths of her mind
And lets go of the fear and pain

Tangerine light beams splintered in rays
Reveal the starlit skies
Moving water show us the way
As the moon begins to rise
And through the air she flies
Beyond the ether edge
To the other side

Ooh...

And all the luminous colors
Breathe and sway
As the sky opens wide
She knows the way
All the beauty we'd find
If we could leave it behind

And the past is gone
Whatever happens now
I don't mind

It all rolls away
It all rolls away (all rolls away)
It all rolls away (all rolls away)
It all rolls away (all rolls away)

It all rolls away (all rolls away)
It all rolls away (all rolls away)
It all rolls away (all rolls away)
It all rolls away (all rolls away)

If we are complete the way that we are
Why'd I fall off my seat at the Moonrise bar
In a lovesick fog, attack of unease
See your cold stare, I'm brought down to my knees

Hey, yeah
Gotta get back to the let go
Hey, whoa
Whatever it takes to grow
Hey, yeah
Gotta get back to the get go
Get go, get go, get go
Gotta, gotta let go

It's all the vines up the rock I climb
It's just my human nature
Between the pines there's a light that shines
It's just my human nature

Paddle upstream on a hollowed out tree
With a whipped cream can and some vitamin C
No one's breaking my stride
Your love takes off and I watch it fly
Refracted back in our shared third eye
Relax and swallow my pride

Hey, yeah
Gotta get back to the let go
Hey, whoa
Whatever it takes to grow
Hey, yeah
Gotta get back to the get go
Get go, get go, get go
Gotta, gotta let go

It's all the vines up the rock I climb
It's just my human nature
Between the pines there's a light that shines
It's just my human nature

It's all the vines up the rock I climb
It's just my human nature
Between the pines there's a light that shines
It's just my human nature

Nature, nature
Nature
Nature
Nature

Please return the focus to the setting where I left
I'll picture you floating with the ghost above the trees
My camera is the soul to those armies long forgotten
And the picture tells the story in the chapter of Valdese

Valdese

For leaving can be golden on the wing
And I can't swim, but if I can I'll sing
The mail arrives, I read it then I leave
Cause the more I read, the more I feel deceived

The more I read, the more I feel deceived

Do you ever feel locked in?
Do you ever feel that you can't win?

The mad man can slide the knife inside
But who then has their sights set on him
And the ghost in the orchard will sharpen his teeth
And climb way up in a tree
And wait for some poor fool to wander beneath
On his blind journey to Valdese

To Valdese

And night is the number great lover, great lover
I'll picture you floating with the ghost above the trees
And night is the number great lover, great lover
And night is the number great lover, great lover

Valdese
To Valdese

And night is the number great lover, great lover
And night is the number great lover, great lover
And night is the number great lover, great lover
And night is the number great lover, great lover

I am water
Dancing in the light
Shimmering by the sweeping shore
Moving in darkness with the setting sun

In the afterglow
Of divine mind
A resonating tone
Beneath the waves
Calls me in my dreams

And I am ripped in two
The breathing wind speaks slowly
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy

Hearts bend
Folded red
Please don't go
Rise in fire and slip away

I am singing now
Over the fear
And remembering how
The changes come on the way down

And I am ripped in two
The breathing wind speaks slowly
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy

And I am ripped in two
The breathing wind speaks slowly
Mercy
Mercy
Mercy

I am water
Dancing in the light
Shimmering by the sweeping shore
Moving in darkness with the setting sun