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Don’t go near the sumac tree
There’s something hiding in the weeds
There’s something hiding in the weeds, underneath the fallen leaves
Don’t go near the sumac tree, please

In the growing dark
Through the leaves, he sees carved into the bark
Someone wrote it down
So that he could read, but he can’t make it out
So he steps closer

Come back toward my silhouette
Don’t you take another step
Don’t you take another step, you're close, as close as close can get
Come back toward my silhouette, instead

In the growing dark
Through the leaves, he sees carved into the bark
Someone wrote it down
So that he could read, but he can’t make it out
So he steps closer

He could hardly stand to wait
But as he reads he seems afraid
He realizes the choice he made must have been a big mistake
On the tree is carved the phrase "too late"

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from Live at Subrosa, released April 4, 2014

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Rabbit in the Rye Hamilton, New York

rab·bit·in·the·rye [ˈræbɪt ɪn thuh rahy] n. a poetic and ominous, progressive folk rock trio; a collection of bittersweet fables and genuine storytelling; allegory and honesty; stark movement and all-enveloping romanticism; rapturous walls of sound, yet sweet and somber waltzes; the creation and breaking of tension; Joseph Mettler, guitar; Alexander Lavon, bass; Brendan O'Connor, percussion ... more

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