Here in the field we never knew
I never fell in love with you
Here in the field we never found
We buried nothing in the ground
This song started with two prompts, written, as follows:
> write a song based on a random word: entwinement
> write about a place you’ve never been: the field where we never met
I opened the file tonight, looked at them, and picked up my harp, which has been greatly ignored lately. This is what came. The simple harp accompaniment is played by me. This is a two-track piece – voice/harp and harmony.
It’s kind of a sad song for something that wasn’t even a thing.
Lyrics
Here in the field we never knew
I never fell in love with you
Here in the field we never found
We buried nothing in the ground
Where you walked upon my heart
Where I saw you when it started
I’ve always asked what I would do
And now I’m frightened that I knew.
Entwinements
Misalignments
Our voices never raised to fight
Entwinements
Misalignments
Our silence never struck the night.
This is the field we never walked
Our lot was cast, we never talked.
Upon the field, we never met
Gave up no joy and no regret.
There’s a place we never knew
Where I had never been with you
A field of white, unburdened snow
Its blinding glare the brightest woe.
Entwinements
Misalignments
We’ve never done what we were told.
Entwinements
Misalignments
The dawn is coming but is cold
Entwinements
Misalignments
So many sorrows in my soul
Entwinements
Misalignments
And so many miles to go