Emmy The Great - Gabriel lyrics

Gabriel this is the last Chapter of our correspondence I hope that after time goes past You can remember me with fondness I think as i am thinking now Of all the pages that have seen us Laid out unending in between us And we can walk them like the ground I know my fate i do not mean to fight But you tread softly on the ground tonight Tread softly on the words you used to write Oh gabriel i see you there That day i met you in the orchard And i was younger then i wore my hair In bows across my forehead Soon they will twist it at the shoulder And fix the clasp against my neck And i do not think you would know her If you could see what they reflect I've seen my future in an evening dress All wrapped in tapestry and fur i guess Remember me the way you knew me best Oh gabriel i have kept Everything you sent me Everything you put to paper but It's better to forget Than fill your head with memories Think that you will thank me later Oh gabriel i wish that i Could pick you up and fold you like a ribbon I'd keep you always and in secret In the pockets of my clothes But this is how i live my life With all the parts that i was given This is the heart that i was given And what you're given can be sold I see my future in an evening dress And i've been walking to her step to step Remember the way you knew me best I know my fate i do not mean to fight But you tread softly on the ground tonight Tread softly on the words you used to write I know my fate i do not mean to fight But you tread softly on the ground tonight Tread softly on the words you used to write