A SOUND AWAKE (MARTIN)  
imagery for a sound awake
 
  MISTAKE ANYTHING
LIE ONE MORE TIME
TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE
AND FREEZE UP AGAIN

THROUGH THE WIRES
THE MOON IS ORANGE
SO SOMETHING'S RIGHT
FOR ONCE

IS ENOUGH
SO DON'T FAKE A HEART
THAT SEES THROUGH ITSELF AND
SMILES WITH ITS EYES THE TRUTH IN
THE WIND AGAINST THE LEAVES THAT STAIN

     A SIGHT RARELY SEEN
     A NIGHT TO FORGET

A SOUND AWAKE ON A HILLSIDE
A MILE DEEP IS NOT ENOUGH
HELP IS ON ITS WAY
AND ALL THESE STORIES SOUND THE SAME

   
THE WORKING TITLE OF A SOUND AWAKE WAS 'DINGLE.' THE SONG FREQUENTLY APPEARED ON IDAHO'S U.S. TOURS IN SUPPORT OF THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

GUITAR TUNING: C F C D

5:55
LISTEN TO 20 SECONDS OF A SOUND AWAKE

 

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