SYML

Sacred Spaces

released Nov 19, 2021

Dim - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

I lay next to myself, breathing slow
Car crash in rewind
"There's nothing you could have done", said a soft voice
"Calm down, you will survive"
Leave me out of my mind, sedated
Bitter and blurry-eyed
Please don't look me in my face when I'm wasted
You know you can't relate
And the world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
The world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
Though you had to go, I won't forget your light
The world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
Days come just like our friends with the soft glow
The one touch that slowly fades
You're just out of my reach, oh, in the shadows
Still young but weathered grey
And the world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
The world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
Though you had to go, I won't forget your light
The world got a little more dim tonight (whoa-oh-oh)
I will protect your light
I will protect your light
Lay down with me tonight, breathing slow
Back in your driveway
Rest now, kiss me goodbye in the morning
I'm with you always
And the world got a little more dim tonight
The world got a little more dim tonight

Stay Close - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

I know mourning is mourning and we heal differently
Right now it's all I see
In my brokenness, I found some peace
This mourning wakes my memories
When I got it wrong and you let me know
When I got it right and you told me so
Slow at first but it's rushing now
When I look for you and you're not around
Don't let me drown
I want to keep you forever, my love
But wanting is never enough, so stay with me
I need somebody, to save me
I'm caught in a flood, stay with me, stay with me
I want some more time, I can't give you up
One lifetime is never enough, so stay with me
More than a body, you're more than my heart
You're my blood, stay with me, stay with me
If there's no cure and there's no medicine
Do we count the days until the end
We've got the count, the fix is in
It's been decided before it begins
Stay close, stay close
No, I can't stay here and let you go
I lost my faith but heaven knows
It can't be your time to go
Can't stay here and let you go
I want to keep you forever, my love
But wanting is never enough, so stay with me
I need somebody, to save me
I'm caught in a flood, stay with me, stay with me
I want some more time, I can't give you up
One lifetime is never enough, so stay with me
More than a body, you're more than my heart
You're my blood, stay with me, stay with me
Stay close
Let's see the world you've never seen before
Stay close
Let's drink it up, swallow it whole
I lost my faith
Clear at first but you're fading out
Take my hand don't leave me now, don't leave me now
Stay close
I want to keep you forever, my love
But wanting is never enough, so stay with me
I need somebody, to save me
I'm caught in a flood, stay with me, stay with me
I want some more time, I can't give you up
One lifetime is never enough, so stay with me
More than a body, you're more than my heart
You're my blood, stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay with me
Stay with me, stay
Stay

The Dark - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

My fire is starved of oxygen
A flicker in the howling wind
Beware the night is closing in
And if I fall asleep, the shadows win
Well the darkness came to take my faith
It tried to steal my words to pray
My love came down like holy rain
And she became my god that day
And she became my god that day
She taught me how to think out loud
To listen when there ain't no sound
To love myself through all the doubt
To sing and make my mother proud
Oh, to sing and make my mother proud
Mmm, to sing and make my mother proud
In the dark I learned to love again
A sacred place it's always been
Where souls depart and life begins
The dark led me to light again
Yeah, the dark led me to light again
Yeah, the dark led me to light again
Yeah, the dark led me to light again

Meant to Stay Hid - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

I wasn't built for this
My head can't make any damn sense of this so it sings
Can't remember the smell and I
Can't recall the taste but I try everyday
If I wasn't so afraid
I'd shine a light up to space
Then my soul could be
Strong enough to see your face
One more day
One more day
I found notes that you hid
Sharing secrets and fears that were meant to stay hid
Moving stuff out your room
Leaves me emptier than the room where you stayed
If I wasn't so afraid
I'd shine a light up to space
Then my soul could be
Strong enough to see your face
Give me one more day
One more day
And if I wasn't so afraid
I'd shine a light up to space
Then my soul could be
Strong enough to see your face
One more day

Take Me Apart - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Look at the desperate man
Clutching with broken hands
Wondering how it ends
Stumbling back and forth
Looking to start a war
I'm lucky he was a friend
Wait
Take me apart and I'll flow like water slowly fade
I'm disappearing again
He would've risked it all
He wanted to heed the call
This was the last attempt
But as he turns to go
A broken voice cuts through the cold
"This ain't how it ends"
Wait
Take me apart and I'll flow like water slowly fade
I'm disappearing again
Time and space, there's never enough and I don't mind waiting for
The day
Everyone here will go mad
Wait
Take me apart and I'll flow like water slowly fade
I'm disappearing again
Time and space, there's never enough and I don't mind waiting for
The day
Everyone here will go mad
I was the foolish man
Living to fight again
But dying to find the end

I Wanted to Leave - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

[Instrumental]

Mr. Sandman - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell her that her lonely nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her the word that I'm not a rover
Then tell her that her lonely nights are over
Ooh Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Oh, Sandman bring us a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell her that her lonely nights are over
Oh Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
So please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make her the cutest that I've ever seen
Give her two lips like roses and clover
Then tell her that her lonely nights are over

Girl - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Girl
Perfectly her
Broken and hurt
Soft and asleep in the morning gray
Shake off the night and don't hide your face
The sun lights the world with a single flame
I want you to see this
I want you to see this
Today
And all of your days
I'll wear your pain
Heal what I can in your troubled mind
Sometimes our bodies will hurt for some time
And the beauty in that can be hard to find
I want you to find it
I want you to see this
I want you to see this
So run
Wake up and run
My little one
I wanna tear down these walls that can't hold you inside
And rip out the cords and uncover your eyes
We'll make our escape in the dark of night
I need you to see this
Girl
You'll see the world
And you'll come to learn
That falling in love is a strange work of art
All of your battles will shape who you are
And know that your scars are my favorite part
I want you to know this

Symmetry - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Come now child the day is long
Hide not yourself from me
Angels sing the final song
Silence will turn to sleep
Take heed my son
The darkness will come
Blackholes will bend the proudest ones
And change up your symmetry
Just as the night swallows the sun
I know you'll come for me
Take heed my son
The darkness will come
Take heed my son
The darkness will come
Rest now, my child, the day is done
The dark comes for everything
Inside the heart of everyone
There lives infinity

The Bird - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Covered in dust
The wings of my porcelain dove
They don’t trouble the waters my love
Frozen in time
Fragile to touch
She melts like the words on my tongue
The goddess of heavenly love
Fades outta sight
All your stars are in view
I get lost loving you
Dark was the night
Her shape burned a void in my eyes
It was black but so violently bright
Like the birth of a sun
So I cried out
But my voice could not be heard aloud
For held here safe in my mouth
The bird was done
All your stars are in view
I get lost loving you

Fear of the Water - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Some ancient call
That I've answered before
It lives in my walls
And it's under the floor
If this was meant for me, why does it hurt so much?
And if you're not made for me, why did we fall in love?
A knock at my door
I thought I was alone
Unaware of what I thought I needed
I drop like a stone
If I'm not mistaken, then I was the last to know
And if you return for me, I'd never want for more
You're dislocated
Don't be like that
And you smile when you dive in
Like you're never coming back
So hold my body
Yeah, hold my breath
See your face when I black out
I'm never coming back
Fear of the water
Fear of the water
You're dislocated
Don't be like that
And you smile when you dive in
Like you're never coming back
So hold my body
Yeah, hold my breath
See your face when I black out
I'm never coming back
You're dislocated
Don't be like that
And you smile when you dive in
Like you're never coming back
So hold my body
Yeah, hold my breath
See your face when I black out
I'm never coming back
Fear of the water
Fear of the water

The War - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Here stands a man
At the bottom of a hole he's made
Still sweating from the rush
His body tense
His hands, they shake
Oh this, this is a mad boy
Here stands a man
With a bullet in his clenched right hand
Don't push him, son
For he's got the power to crush this land
Oh hear, hear him cry, boy
Don't you ever leave me alone
My war is over
Be my shelter from the storm
My war is over
I am a sad boy
Here stands a man
At the bottom of a hole he's made
Still sweating from the rush
His body tense
His hands, they shake
Oh this, this is a mad boy
Here stands a man
With a bullet in his clenched right hand
But don't push him, son
For he's got the power to crush this land
Oh hear, hear him cry, boy
Don't you ever leave me alone
My war is over
Be my shelter from the storm
My war is over
I am a sad boy
Don't you ever leave me alone
Be my shelter from the storm
My war is over
I am a sad boy

Where's My Love - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

Cold bones, yeah that's my love
She hides away like a ghost
Does she know that we bleed the same?
Don't wanna cry but I break that way
Cold sheets, oh where's my love?
I am searching high, I'm searching low in the night
Does she know that we bleed the same?
Don't wanna cry but I break that way
Did she run away, did she run away, I don't know
If she ran away, if she ran away, come back home
Just come home
I got a fear, oh in my blood
She was carried up into the clouds, high above
If you bled I'll bleed the same
If you're scared I'm on my way
Did you run away, did you run away, I don't need to know
If you ran away, if you ran away, come back home
Just come home

Everything All At Once - Recorded at St. Mark's Cathedral

This is my hello
This is my clumsy goodbye
I’m putting my glass down
I wanna remember tonight
The silence felt justified
Learning your colors
The different shades of your eye
Give me your worst thought
You turn away with a sigh
You said you felt patronized
In one unending moment
You fall within my reach
I’m close enough to whisper
Hold on to me hold on to me
These are my burdens
This is that dark I embrace
Tell me I’m heavy
As you trace the lines on my face
They came with my fall from grace
Look at my two hands
Look at theses cracks and the holes
I am my savior
I found my truth letting go
and I’ve never felt so alone
In one unending moment
I fall within your reach
My song a sweet surrender
Hold on to me hold on to me
In one unending moment
We fall into the sea
Recall the words I gave to you
Hold on to me hold on to me hold on
I found my truth letting go
Recall the words I gave to you
Hold on to me, hold on to me