Anaïs Mitchell - Orion Lyrics
You were dead when they found youOn the floor of your apartmentYou were dead and your drum setStood there shining in the darkShining like stage lightsShining like your eyesShining like Orion in the nightYou were small time back in AustinWhere the drummers are all poorYou were rocking out this dive barThere were bottles on the floorAnd a couple lonely peopleAnd the bartender and I rememberedWhat it is to be aliveHey, Orion, he's fallingCatch him if you canHey, Orion, he's callingAmen, amen, amenWere you dreaming of the big timeWhen you fell down all alone?Could you see the velvet curtainAnd the silver microphone?Could you hear your own heart beating?Did you hear it getting slow?Could you hear your own heart playing rock and roll?Hey, Orion, he's fallingCatch him if you canHey, Orion, he's callingAmen, amen, amenGram parsons in a hotelBuddy holly on a planeAnd you in your apartmentWith your drum set shiningShining like stage lightsShining like your eyesShining like Orion in the nightHey, Orion, he's fallingCatch him if you canHey, Orion, he's callingAmen, amen, amen
