81 - Joanna Newsom

I found a little plot of land

In the garden of Eden

It was dirt, and dirt is all the same

I tilled it with my two hands

And I called it my very own

There was no one to dispute my claim

Well, you’d be shocked at the state of things

The whole place had just cleared right out

It was hotter than hell, so I laid me by a spring

For a spell as naked as a trout

The wandering eye that I have caught

Is as hot as a wandering sun

But I will want for nothing more, in my garden

Start again, in my hardening to every heart but one

Meet me in the garden of Eden

Bring a friend

We are gonna have ourselves a time

We are gonna have a garden party

It’s on me, no, sirree, it’s my dime

We broke our hearts in the war between

St. George and the dragon

But both, in equal part are welcome to come along

I’m inviting everyone

Farewell to loves that I have known

Even muddiest waters run

Tell me, what is meant by sin, or none in a garden

Seceded from the union in the year of A.D. 1

The unending amends you’ve made

Are enough for one life

Be done

I believe in innocence, little darling

Start again

I believe in everyone

I believe, regardless

I believe in everyone