Honey From The Lion

from Straight Lines by Ilan Isakov

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lyrics

sheets drawn across us
fragrance of blossoms
hummingbird throw your tongue into us
You dug a tunnel
Then came the runnel
Water has a way of seeping in
Had no one to bargain with
I admit, I believed in the myth
I sold you, but you weren’t buyin
You ran away with the dish and spoon
But I know you, and knowin you,
you’d grab a handful of honey from the lion
the flood has receded
I scan the beaches
and measure our love with a whalebone
whitewashed and sun-dried inside and outside
it was much too much to carry home
Wind-up dream, winding down Make it last, I don’t know how I lost you but I’m still cryin’
pounding with a fist of steel
everyone knew your last meal
would be a handful of honey from the lion

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from Straight Lines, released November 19, 2021

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Ilan Isakov Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ilan Isakov is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer based in Philadelphia. He has written music for film, television, theatre and contemporary dance.
His debut album Straight Lines was released on November 19th, 2021

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