Breezewood
June, 2025
from: Unrecorded
Moses struck the water,
and it PARTED IN THE MIDDLE,
so the slaves could run to safety
on a path right through the Red Sea,
but when Pharaoh’s army followed
they were swallowed by the water,
if you suspend the laws of nature,
it'll probably be brief,
Jesus at the wedding,
it was right at the beginning,
he wasn’t sure if he was ready,
but his mother begged him, “please,”
so he turned the jars of water
to Beaujolais and Pinot Noir,
if you suspend the laws of nature,
SHORT CUTS can taste sweet,
Julian of Norwich
in her cottage having porridge,
she was used to sacred visions,
they appeared as waking dreams,
she could see it all so clearly,
how eternity is tiny,
and this world is just one walnut
on an everlasting tree,
and it PARTED IN THE MIDDLE,
so the slaves could run to safety
on a path right through the Red Sea,
but when Pharaoh’s army followed
they were swallowed by the water,
if you suspend the laws of nature,
it'll probably be brief,
Breezewood, you’re not even a town,
unincorporated island on the interstate,
Breezewood, I’m not stickin’ around,
gas & snacks & coffee,
then I’ll be on my way,
Breezewood..
Jesus at the wedding,
it was right at the beginning,
he wasn’t sure if he was ready,
but his mother begged him, “please,”
so he turned the jars of water
to Beaujolais and Pinot Noir,
if you suspend the laws of nature,
SHORT CUTS can taste sweet,
Breezewood, you’re not even a town,
you opened 1940, at the dawning of the highway age,
Breezewood, I’m not puttin’ you down,
it isn’t hard to argue, we all could use a
breaking news, the world is ending,maybe we should stop pretending,and confess our love for every falling leaf…
Julian of Norwich
in her cottage having porridge,
she was used to sacred visions,
they appeared as waking dreams,
she could see it all so clearly,
how eternity is tiny,
and this world is just one walnut
on an everlasting tree,
Breezewood, you’re not even a town,
unincorporated exit off the interstate,
Breezewood, I’ll be seeing you 'round,
you're on the way to places where I would like to play,
Breezewood, we're not puttin’ you down,
gas & snacks & coffee,
we all could use a break,
Breezewood...
Notes:
A/C (E/G, capo 5)
PARTED IN THE MIDDLE and SHORT CUTS are "song game" group prompts, sent out by Matt the Electrician on 6/2 and 6/7/2025.