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Safe Places To Dream

from Safe Places To Dream by Alice Bierhorst

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a poetic elegy for the end of a relationship

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Safe Places to Dream
©1997 Alice Bierhorst/BMI

The stars in the sky are impostors
They masquerade as SAFE PLACES TO DREAM

The stars in the sky are impassive
They stare straight ahead unblinking as we fade

You sweet little dolls, you Raggedy Annes
The world sharpens its claws and pulls your stuffing out

You colorless dolls, you blank slates of white
You waited so long to be named and now you're dead

All living things must come to an end

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Nothing can harm a world that's dead
Nothing can harm a world that's dead
A world that's dead
A world that's dead
A world that's dead

You twinkling bells, you ring in the dark
Rushing down the hill in freezing weather
The stars in the sky, they promise so much
All your wishes fulfilled and SAFE PLACES TO DREAM

All living things are addicted to dreams

CHORUS
Nothing can harm a world that's dead
Nothing can harm a world that's already been
Nothing can harm a world that's dead
A world that's dead
A world that's dead
A world that's dead

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from Safe Places To Dream, released February 12, 1997

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Alice Bierhorst New York, New York

Alice Bierhorst is a visionary singer and songmaker. Ethereal and earthy, tender and tough, her music draws upon classical music, 60's and 70's pop, roots rock, Tin Pan Alley, and dreamy indie folk. Debussy, Kate Bush, Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Nick Drake, Brian Wilson, Judee Sill in the mix. A voice clear and plaintive, airy and grounded, full of wonder, tenderness and love. ... more

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