onalaska

damien jurado

it was if i went looking for a new direction

indecisive and undecided

i had been in the desert and spent time on a mountain

off of my feet and floating in suspension

heard the voices of wisdom and sang with creation

where my name was a color and my years were a number

i was freedom in motion where the wind never slumbered

disguising my voice so not to be heard

don't say you ever knew me

long after i am gone

don't say you ever knew me

i had my doubts so you gave me an option

take what's in front of you or the highway

it was you i ran into

i'd been dying for days

off of my feet and floating in suspension

heard your voice from the next room in a song on a station

where my name was repeated through the static and numbers

we are the way

we are the ending

don't say you ever knew me

long after i am gone

don't say that you saw this

long after i am gone