The Chair - Alev Lenz

I once carried a man until I no longer could

I broke down and I told him

You should

But first I got him a chair so he can sit while I explain

(Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it.

Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it)

And to make sure he’ll listen and show me some care I cared for him so he will

know how to

And I hadn’t yet spoken nor drunken a sip

We were told to move on so I shouldered him gently

(Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it.

Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it)

For another woman who had carried a man until she no longer could Needed a

chair to sit him to tell him he should

Until you break that chair

Wait for you fellow woman to talk To love

To laugh

To embrace

To rest

That circle won’t be broken

(Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it.

Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it)

I don’t know how else to describe it

I don’t know how else to move on

Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it

Burn the tools, break the chair, make a fire and gather round it

I don’t know how else to describe it

I don’t know how else to move on

I knew very well to describe it

This is how we will all move on