We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Thou Art The Dream

by Branches

supported by
Brady Holm
Brady Holm thumbnail
Brady Holm This is beautifully written good mood music, alive with hope and poignant imagery. The lyrics and the instrumentation are incredible. Love this line from Wishing Well: "When I breathed into my lungs, Your song made its home." I've been breathing this album in and it has definitely found a home among my favorites. Favorite track: Wishing Well.
Hannah Coates
Hannah Coates thumbnail
Hannah Coates Just about the catchiest folk pop album I've heard in ages. It'll put you in an excellent mood.
Michael Reilly
Michael Reilly thumbnail
Michael Reilly More inviting indie folk/pop from Branches, again showcasing their knack for writing appealing songs that effortlessly skip along without any distraction from unwanted overproduction or needless vocal embellishments. Favorite track: To The Desert.
Light & Hoppy Bar Co.
Light & Hoppy Bar Co. thumbnail
Light & Hoppy Bar Co. Eclectic, bouncy and addictive folk pop. Great lyrics and vocals. Truly original with a fantastic use of instruments and excellent arrangement. Haven't been able to stop listening to this album over the last few days!
Jessica
Jessica thumbnail
Jessica Lovely folk pop album with some of the catchiest hooks I've heard. Favorite track: Humming.
Trenton Gartke
Trenton Gartke thumbnail
Trenton Gartke I mean, how does this not get you psyched on life?! Sticks to your lips (for a while) and leaves you wanting more- like that really good s'more from last night's campfire. Favorite track: Helicopter.
more...
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD

     

1.
Helicopter (free) 03:05
Yellow leaf fall Like helicopter blades Yellow leaf fall, yellow leaf fall Come on, you words Come and take your places Everything changes, everything changes After the sun, the wind will come. And the wind will come! When worries gone, the wind will come. And the wind will come! Come! Come! Come on, you heart You restless child Open up your hands And wait here awhile Yellow leaf fall Sound under my feet Fill my sleep, fill my sleep When all is done, the night will come. And the night will come! Come meet me there, and the night will come! And the night will come! Come! Come! If I am the dreamer, then Thou art the Dream If I am the pebble, then Thou art the Stream If I am the sapling, then Thou art the Bean Thou art the Laughter, Thou art the Dream!
2.
Letters 02:28
I went through old letters that you wrote me And followed your words to the bottom of the page To find all the things that you tried to show me Months ago at the bottom of the page All the words that I once knew Oh, I gave to you, yes I gave to you And all of the words that I want to know Have dried up in the back of my throat I set sail across your words Hoping never to find shore, never to find shore And in the ocean of ink, I started to sink Before your words filled my lungs with breath again There in the light of the evening city sky The yellows and pinks tell my heart to think And my mind to feel this love that is real And to let my lips say at last everything you mean So I whisper slow, three words you already know And the marching band falls in line And the symphony leads your lips to mine!
3.
Humming 03:28
Fingers extend And find the lonely pen Who has no thoughts of his own Filling pages with The sounds of your lips As they run off the desk and fill up the room You let out a cry With your hand held high In the window-blue, laughter-filled, teardrop sky The clouds start to speak I remember them each Every raindrop that fell from its place And slipped down your cheek Lips buzz along Humming towards home Your breath is a love song Marching beside The ins and outs of your sigh Pushing and pulling in perfect time Breathing clouds from our lips And we’re starting to kiss Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The rain falls around Our doubts learn to drown Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The rain joins along In apocalyptic song Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The clouds learn to sing The sky stomps its feet Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
4.
Lullaby 04:07
Morning birds sing me goodnight Lullaby in the failing light Broken wings make a quicker flight Morning birds sing The earth lets out Her birthing pains Oh, baptize me in the pouring rain Father Adam, Brother Cain, what have you done? Ooh, we're all gonna' die! Ooh, we're all gonna' die! The earth lets out Her birthing pains Oh, baptize me in the pouring rain Father Adam, Brother Cain, what have you done? It doesn't have to end like this Like a funeral for a future kiss It doesn't have to end like this No, it doesn't have to end like this! Ooh, we're all gonna' die! Ooh, we're all gonna' die! If a broken heart be your will I'll love you still, love you still But if there's another way for me Then let it be, let it be And if you're willing that this should pass Then take me far from this yellow grass But if it is your will be done Then take me home, take me home
5.
You and me, we could be Something extraordinary You and I, we could fly Somewhere in the sky worth finding I'll build a tower a mile high A mile high and in the sky So you could see the world By my side, by my side We could fly away Wouldn't it be wonderful? You're wonderful Hand in hand, step by step We could walk down to the corner Store by store, hour by hour I'll find you what you're looking for I know you know me You could be my pretty lady We'll grow old, rocking chairs on our front porch We could fly away Wouldn't it be wonderful? You're wonderful Oh, we could fly away Wouldn't it be wonderful? Wouldn't it be wonderful?
6.
I came out to the desert To find what I lost in your eyes I filled my lungs with the sunset And walked out into the night I am a wandering soldier In this dusty land Nothing but the torn clothes on my back And the empty barrel in my hand "Onwards, broken-hearted soldier Into the great unknown Lay down your weapons and follow Into the light of the sun" When I couldn't walk any further I fell to my knees to pray With my final breath I cried out In the blowing wind I heard you say "Onwards, onwards good soldier Into the great unknown Hear the golden trumpets sounding Calling the tired soldiers home Onwards, broken-hearted soldier Into the great unknown Lay down your weapons and follow Into the light of the sun Onwards, onwards good soldier Into the great unknown Hear the golden trumpets sounding Calling the tired soldiers home" I came out to the desert To find what I lost in your eyes I filled my lungs with the sunset And walked out into the night
7.
Planes 02:38
Sitting on the roof of your parents' house I watch your mouth as you talk But I don't make a sound I'm feeling like the key at the end of the kite And I'm trying to catch something That I'm afraid of 'Til just like a paper plane Caught in a hurricane We are swept away Into the great unknown Your words are like raindrops falling on my hands And my heart's blowing back and forth Like a weathervane And the water is rising all around And if we don't move soon my love We're gonna drown So just like a paper plane Caught in a hurricane We are swept away Into the great unknown So you lean in and our lips say "Amen" And I forget what it means to be afraid
8.
Going Home 02:19
Tell your sister and your brother Tell your father and your mother Tell your friend and tell your lover "We are going home." Tell the lion and the lamb Go tell every lonely man Tell them of the promised land Oh, we're going home Tell the sun and tell the moon Join with them in broken tune Tell them that we're going soon Soon, we're going home The earth is cold and darker still There ain't no hiding in its hills We are lost and lonely 'til You tell us come on home Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief Open wide your eyes and see Everything we could have been It's time to go home Come forgotten, scarred, and scorned Come ye empty, lone, and worn See the curtain that's been torn To welcome us home Our bones cry out beneath our skin To wash these hands of all their sins Oh heaven, let us in We want to come home.
9.
10.
Lines 03:29
I built a home there in the trees With splintered hands And bruised and bloodied knees One day your voice came riding on the breeze: "Ooh, ooh. You don't have to be alone, you don't have to be alone You don't have to be alone, you don't have to be alone You don't have to be alone, you don't have to be alone!" Your voice touched my skin and filled my bones It's running through the trees Like the wind that blows You set my words alive like skipping stones: "Ooh, ooh." I thought I had to be alone, I thought I had to be alone I thought I had to be alone, I thought I had to be alone I thought I had to be alone, I thought I had to be alone! Empty out my pockets full of light Filling riverbeds With tears turned dry The earth claps its hands in perfect time: "Ooh, ooh." No more singing all alone, no more singing all alone No more singing all alone, no more singing all alone No more singing all alone, no more singing all alone No more singing all alone, no more singing all alone No more singing all alone! The clock grows old in the grandfather sky The lock grows cold just waiting for me to die And all of the wrinkles that my tears have left behind: They're just lines, they're just lines, they're just lines They're just lines, they're just lines, they're just lines They're just lines, they're just lines, they're just lines They're just lines, they're just lines, they're just lines!
11.
Sun And Moon 03:58
I'm on fire all alone An empty sky to call my home I call for you but you can't hear me All my days feel like the dark An arrow made to miss its mark A whisper always left alone Never loud enough to echo What's the use of all this light If it keeps me from the night If this glorious glowing Keeps me from ever knowing you But I will chase you still I'll make these days grow long until I can look into your eyes And let our meeting fill the skies The stars call out as one, singing: "Look how far we've come! Though it seems we're standing still We will catch the morning still So we sing our sunrise hymn As the midnight starts to dim And the moon waits in the sky For our sunshine lullaby!" My son, my son please stay It doesn't have to be this way We could be together yet When you rise, I will not set Together we will share The midnight-noonday air With night and day as one Singing: "Look how far we've come!"
12.
Wishing Well 03:31
I was a wishing well, waiting to be filled I was an empty hand, waiting to be held I was asleep within, You made me breathe again I was asleep within, You made me breathe again When You came along, my heart knew Your song And I could not contain Your mysterious refrain When I breathed into my lungs, Your song made its home Kicking over gravestones, never leaving me alone Never leaving me alone
13.
In Your Eyes 02:47
There's something in the wind There's something in the wind And I don't know, oh, I don't know Oh, I don't know, oh, I don't know what it is There's something in the wind There's something in the rain There's something in the rain And I don't know, oh, I don't know Oh, I don't know, oh, I don't know what it is There's something in the rain There's something in your eyes There's something in your eyes And I don't know, oh, I don't know Oh, I don't know, oh, I don't know what it is There's something in your eyes There's something in your kiss There's something in your kiss And I don't know, oh, I don't know Oh, I don't know, oh, I don't know what it is There's something in your kiss

credits

released February 10, 2012

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Branches California

contact / help

Contact Branches

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

Branches recommends:

If you like Branches, you may also like: