Lori Harris: Music
Call Me Beauty
(Lori Harris)
Call Me Beauty
Lori Harris, 2007
Tangled mess of brush and leaves
Never been one for gardening
I just let it go, let it grow
So much for the soul
Looks okay there from the street
Trouble begins when you go in deep
As those who play there everyday
Know so well
But you call me a garden enclosed
An orchard, a fountain
A visionary, I suppose
As if they were there already
You speak glowingly over every fruit
Quality I'll ever be
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Call me Beauty
Say it again
Beauty, Beauty
Say what you see
So sweetly
That I believe
I want to believe
Call me Beauty
Come away my lover, let's away
To where it's safe, don't want to stay
Let's steal away from time and space
Get lost in the day
What about these leaves I've sewn
Yes, I know they're overgrown
But I've spent the time, and well, they're mine
How can I leave them behind
But you came all this way to save me
To reach down into my darkness
Imagine me a queen
And I believe your words are changing me
Miraculous things are happening
Just as you say
Inside of me
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Come on, North Wind
Blow, South
On my garden
Let the spice flow out
So my Lover
Can taste the fruit
He's seen for so long
You see
He's called me Beauty
Beauty. . .
I am yours and you are mine
And your banner over me is love
And you set me like a seal upon your heart
Kiss me, Kiss me
With the kisses of your mouth
For your love to me is better than wine
Say, say, say what you see
'Cause I believe, and I am changing