The Pedlar

The Pedlar arrived on a cold day
With no one to call on and no one to stay
Considered the dream that may become
To stand on the bridge until his body felt numb
Cause everywhere people swarm it's hard to frame you
'Till the stranger approached him and his dream came true
The Pedlar decided it was deja vu
The Stranger was shocked and said 'I feel like I know you'

And everywhere
Roses grow, the harvest bleeds in
Spend their town out on a pillow of green
You wonder if the vultures approve
You look at them, looking at you
On rainy days when the sky looks blue
You're at the window changing the view
But your luck is gonna turn, the turn is gonna come
And soon you'll be a saint to someone

The Pedlar departed on the third night
He thought of the Stranger as he walked in the moonlight
He savored the touch of the unknown
Thinking too much on the way back home
And everywhere shadows moved across the landscape
His heart was holding what the Stranger had told him
He leathered your hates just from your big tree
Go gather the stream and begin to dig

And everywhere
People go to gossip and greed now
Be careful where you are, the trinkets are free now
If that's the way you live and die
No children here exporting the crime
On rainy days it's warm inside
In the cottage where your spirit resides
You used to light your candle and pray
Now look at you, you're making you're way