Love is a Tanglewood Tree

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Another of my most favorite songs. Sadly, I first heard Dave Carter after he had left us. I remember the elation upon finding him and hearing his songwriting which contained words that spoke to my soul. Then the sadness to find out there would be no more. Fortunately for us, his partner, Tracy Grammer, continues to be the voice that brings us his songs...and so much more. Thank you Tracy! This is their classic, Tanglewood Tree, humbly visualized and brought to you here.

If you enjoy this song, please visit these websites to hear and purchase more. Tracy tours constantly and is a fixture at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and other East Coast venues. If you take the time to see her in concert I have no doubt you will be forever changed, like me.

www.daveandtracy.com/

www.myspace.com/tracygrammer/

www.tracygrammer.com/

www.signaturesounds.com/


Tanglewood Tree

love is a tanglewood tree in a bower of green
in a forest at dawn
fair while the mockingbird sings, but she soon lifts her wings
and the music is gone
young lovers in the tall grass with their hearts open wide
when the red summer poppies bloom
but love is a trackless domain and the rumor of rain in the late afternoon

love is an old root that creeps through the meadows of sleep
when the long shadows cast
thin as a vagrant young vine, it encircles and twines
and it holds the heart fast
catches dreamers in the wildwood with the stars in their eyes
and the moon in their tousled hair
but love is a light in the sky, and an unspoken lie
and a half-whispered prayer

i'm walkin' down a bone-dry river but the cool mirage runs true
i'm bankin' on the fables of the far, far better things we do
i'm livin' for the day of reck'nin countin' down the hours
i yearn away, i burn away, i turn away the fairest flower of love, 'cause darlin . . .

love is a garden of thorns, and a crow in the corn
and the brake growing wild
cold when the summer is spent in thes lament
for the faith of a child
my body has a number and my face has a name
and each day looks the same to me
but love is a voice on the wind, and the wages of sin
and a tanglewood tree


love's garden of thorns, how it grows
black crow in the corn hummin' low
brake nettle so pretty and wild
and thistles surround the edge of the
dim dark hour as the sun moves away
lamenting a lost summer day
who nurtures the faith of a child
when nothing remains to cover her eyes?

(sung in harmony)
my body has a number, maybe my face has a name
each hour like each hour before
this longing is a voice on the wind
she cultivates the wages of sin
in a tanglewood tree
Love is a garden of thorns
Love's garden of thorns, how it grows
And a crow in the corn
Black crow in the corn hummin' low
And the brake growing wild
Brake nettle so pretty and wild
And thistles surround the edge of the
Cold when the summer is spent
Dim dark hour as the sun moves away
In the jade heart's lament
Lamenting a lost summer day
For the faith of a child
Who nurtures the faith of a child
When nothing remains to cover her eyes?
My body has a number and my face has a name
My body has a number, maybe my face has a name
And each day looks the same to me
Each hour like each hour before
But love is a voice on the wind
This longing is a voice on the wind
And the wages of sin
She cultivates the wages of sin
And a tanglewood tree
In a tanglewood tree

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Thanks to all who post images as 'creative commons'.
To the best of my ability I have used only copyright free images.
If you beg to differ, PM me, tell me which image is yours and
I will give credit and a link, or re-edit and remove the image.
All video was all taken by me

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• ravensky23
• Tanglewood
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• Tracy
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[aprils1957]

wow...love your art... i think dave would approve

[ravensky23]

@aprils1957 Thank you, I would like to think he would. Tracy does, and that makes it all worth it! ;-)

[kenjames64]

your video is lovely.

[ravensky23]

Thanks, nice to meet another Dave and Tracy fan.

[kenjames64]

I appreciate your posting this, but you are posting a copyrighted song. It's a recording off the CD "Tanglewood Tree,"... believe me, I'm as much of a Dave Carter fan as anyone, but this is simply stealing. There are other ways to expose fans to the transcendent music of Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. As a guy who downloads illegal music, I have no moral imperative. I just want to those who love Dave and Tracy to buy the music, not hear it for free online....feel free to delete this.

[ravensky23]

Thank you for your comments and for watching. No worries, I have full permission from Tracy to use this song. In fact she's asked me to do others and I have also done "Hey, Ho, So it Goes" and I'm working on "Phantom Doll". I also have permission to do any Gandalf Murphy and Horse Flies songs. It's been my experience that when people hear songs they like they want to hear more and will buy the music. At least that's what I do. Peace.

[miyokogojo]

When I was a bit younger i used to listen to this and other Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar songs every chance I got. I got to see Tracy in concert, but sadly it was after Dave had passed...But Tracy is my inspiration for playing the violin. I have been playing for 8 years now

[sk8er9238]

to me this is the music which runs through the life and love we live

[Xeikeness]

I keep hitting my replay button so much, I think it might file for a restraining order. ^_^

[rochey1010]

"Young lovers in the tall grass with their hearts open wide

when the red summer poppies bloom

but love is a trackless domain

and the rumor of rain

in the late afternoon"

I love these lyrics.....The story in the song is brilliant.....How love never turns out how you expect it to <33

[aureas]

Wow~~ Beautifully done!

So artfully, aptly~chosen images. . .  I really appreciate your attention to detail and capturing, expressing the feeling in the lyrics, through the imagery.

[lesliebedich]

Your video is pure artistry - beautiful, and touching, as befits this achingly haunting song. Thank you. 

[wendigee]

@ravensky23

This is true. I don't understand the reason to call this stealing. I bought many of their albums after listening on Youtube and Pandora. I am glad Tracy has embraced youtube as a method for gaining more fans!

[Ben1607]

@kenjames64 -- I agree, and have actually said the exact same thing myself yesterday-- I usually pirate music, but not stuff like this, because these people deserve my money.

[toddstark]

A beautifully crafted montage for a wonderful song. Thanks very much for sharing this.

[Rumplestiltskin16]

Wow, that was great. Probably one of the most enjoyable songs I've ever heard.