Eden

by Clara van Wel

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And now as the darkness caves into the dawn
You've got to admire the way that it's drawn
Celestial grace is a terrible thing
Watch it dancing in rhythms and rings
Rhythms and rings

Forget your instructions, forego your desires
You'll find them reflected in funeral pyres
while I stand deflecting, erecting a wall
soon the serpent; the garden; the fall

So you can try to cup my hands in yours
but I should warn you
people have tried and tried
a thousand times before, before

I wanna say,
"Eden ain't got nothing on me,"
But I'm still so far from paradise
So darling if Eden's what you want this to be
Well then don't go taking my advice
So far from Eden

I think you'll remember it's Eve who fell first
And Adam for loving was free to do worse
I don't think it's worth giving loving a go
We lost paradise so long ago

So darling you can try to cup my hands in yours
But I should warn you
I've overflown their bounds
A thousand times before, before

I wanna say,
"Eden ain't got nothing on me,"
But I'm still so far from paradise
So darling if Eden's what you want this to be
Well then don't go taking my advice
So far from Eden

And ooh...
Now are we free to fall
And ooh...
We could have stood so tall
And ooh...
I won't push you away
Say what you want to say

'Cause Eden ain't got nothing on me
But I'm still so far from paradise
Eden's what you want this to be
Well then don't go taking my advice
So far from Eden

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released August 30, 2017

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Clara van Wel New Zealand

Clara van Wel is a musician, comedian, and writer known for their witty and thoughtful storytelling.
Dynamic, reflective, and lyrically astute, their music lends a theatrical slant to the confessional intimacy of folk.

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